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Impertinent Poems
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Edmund Vance Cooke
A Pre-Impertinence:Anticipating the intelligent critic of "Impertinent Poems," it may well be remarked that the chief impertinence…
The Genial Idiot
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John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs once again takes us on a journey with the loveable, but somewhat self-opinionated and irritating Mr Idiot. (Summary by M…
Letters to His Children
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Theodore Roosevelt
The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the Pre…
The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Henry Fielding
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph A…
Capitol Coven
Read by Peter E. Abresch
Peter E. Abresch
Ninety percent of the federal laws, resolutions, and appropriations pass or fail in the U. S. Congress by a handful of votes. When Alexand…
The Dial, May 1920
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Various
An example of one of the leading literary magazines of the early 20th Century. Poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant (aka Mrs. John Reed…
Tiempos difíciles
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Charles Dickens
Con esta novela ambientada en la era de la revolución industrial, en una imaginada localidad londinense cuyo pueblo vive bajo el adoc…
Nikolaas Nickleby
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
Dit is het verhaal van Nikolaas Nickleby en zijn zuster Kate die na het sterven van hun vader steun zoeken bij de broer van hun vader. In di…
The Splendid Outcast
Read by Tony Oliva
George Gibbs
_What else?_—What else had happened? Something to do with the remarkable likeness between himself and Harry? The likeness,—so strong that on…
The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, has…
Modern Essays
Read by David Wales
Christopher Morley
Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…
Lectures on Butler's Analogy
Read by InTheDesert
Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers had read, when a young man, several infidel productions. Their semblance of logic and learning, and supercilious confidence …
Frigid Fracas
Read by Dale Grothmann
Dallas Mccord Reynolds and Mack Reynolds
In any status-hungry culture, the level a man is assigned depends on what people think he is—not on what he is. And that, of course, means t…
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Read by Debra Lynn
Charles Dickens
Old Martin Chuzzlewit has heaps of money that has never brought him anything but misery. Estranged from his grandson and namesake, when word…
Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister
Read by Jim Clevenger
Ulysses S. Grant
Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man a…
Writing Wrongly
Read by Thomas Corfield
Thomas Corfield
When the worst writer in history self-publishes his books, the world of literature is decimated overnight. Illiteracy becomes something to a…
Dan, the Newsboy
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Horatio Alger, Jr.
Dan and his mother are poor, so he begins selling newspapers on the streets of New York City. His perseverance, hard work, and honesty are q…
Mrs. Pretty and The Premier
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Arthur Adams
The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me dow…
In School and Out; The Conquest of Richard Grant
Read by Scarlett Martin
Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams
The second volume of the Woodville Stories contains the experience of Richard Grant, "in school and out." We are sorry to say that…