Search Results

The Daredevil of the Army - Experiences as a ''Buzzer'' and Despatch Rider

Read by Steve C


Austin Patrick Corcoran


At just twenty-six years of age, the author – A P Corcoran had already led an adventurous life, having twice sailed around the world, experi…

Stories of the Lifeboat

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …

With The Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Throughout the First World War, members of the Royal Army Medical Corps provided constant support for British and Allied military troops whe…

The London and Country Brewer

Read by Steve C


Anonymous


The unknown author of this book, appears to have experienced too many unwholesome and unpleasant beers and ales on his numerous travels in L…

Lift-Luck on Southern Roads

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Here for you is the tale of my latest solitary ramble. The journey covers, as you shall see, some two hundred odd miles, through five southe…

The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Despite not having attended conventional school for more than a few months during his childhood, Thomas Alva Edison received a good groundin…

Warm Honey

Read by Steve McAlpine


Steve McAlpine


Do you parents fill you up with their faults and add a few extra ones as a special bonus? Rob meets Charis at the same time as he is making …

Private Pinkerton Millionaire

Read by Steve C


Harold Ashton


The sketches and stories in this little volume must be read as fiction. But they are all, or nearly all, founded on fact, and built up from …

Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


If you love the quiet of the country - the real quiet which is not silence at all, but the blending of a myriad scarce-perceptible sounds yo…

Heroines of Travel

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Heroines of Travel documents the bravery and fortitude of a number of Victorian-era women who showed that adventure and exciting experiences…

The Complete Confectioner

Read by Steve C


Hannah Glasse


The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…

The Tale of a Tank, and Other Yarns

Read by Steve C


Harold Ashton


Harold Ashton was the War Correspondent of The Daily News during the First World War and reported extensively on the British army’s involvem…

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

Read by Steve Cullen


Robert Fortune


An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…

First From the Front

Read by Steve C


Harold Ashton


In this brief book I have lifted a very small corner of the curtain of war, to tell of my adventures — a week in the North Sea, and a breath…

Stories Of Alpine Adventure

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Mont Blanc is the Monarch of the Mountains: They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. (Byr…

The Magic Mountain (Volume Two)

Read by Steve Gough


Thomas Mann


Thomas Mann’s epic novel depicts a decaying, corrupted European society on the eve of the First World War. Set in a luxurious sanatorium hig…

Stories Of Balloon Adventure

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…

Stories of the Fire Brigade

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…

Stories of the Royal Humane Society

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…

An Idler In The Wilds

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…

< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >