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Memoir of Washington Irving

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Charles Adams


Arguably one of America's greatest writers, Washington Irving is the author of such classics as "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "B…

Interviews on Great Writers


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University of Oxford Podcasts

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers Vol. 1

Read by Margaret Espaillat


Robert Henry Newell


These are a collection of humorous "letters" written by a fictional character to a relation in the north during the Civil War. The…

The Last Lords of Gardonal

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William Gilbert


Two brothers, born into money and power, are as cruel as the feudal age in which they live. But when the oppressed villagers seek help from …

Guest Speakers, Summer 2018 : September 2, 2018. Joe Faulkner and Randy Skidmor…


Randy Skidmore


Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories

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Mark Twain


A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…

Letters of Travel

Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)


Rudyard Kipling


Three books of travel writing (between them covering the USA, Canada, Japan and Egypt) by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stor…

David and the Phoenix

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Edward Ormondroyd


David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on…

Take it From Dad

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George Livermore and George G. Livermore


Take It From Dad is a collection of letters written by a father to his son, Ted, at boarding school, away from home for the first time. In e…

prepareforeternity


Andrew Campbell


Preparing for Eternity

The History of Britain

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


John Milton


A reader of this history, encountering the frequent references to “my author,” meaning the current source, will be reminded of DON QUIXOTE a…

Letters to Dead Authors

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Andrew Lang


With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humour and ac…

A Winter of Content

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Laura Lee Davidson


A charming memoir recounting 10 months spent among the country people of Ontario at the outbreak of the Great War. Resplendent in its descri…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

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Washington Irving


Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

On the Popular Judgment: That may be Right in Theory, but does not Hold Good in…

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Immanuel Kant


This tripartite essay – published variously as “On the Popular Judgment” (J. Richardson trans.), “On the Old Saw” (E.B. Ashton trans.), or “…

G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman

Read by John Greenman


Edward Everett Hale


More than a generation ago, a common joke when an insolvent debtor or any other loafer who had changed his home, wished to leave warning beh…

Querkopf Wilson

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Mark Twain


In der am Mississippi gelegenen Kleinstadt Dawson's Landing vertauscht eine schwarze Sklavin ihr Baby mit dem ihres Herren um ihm vor dem Ve…

Peter Bell: A Tale

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William Wordsworth


A ne'er-do-well's life is changed by an encounter with a stubborn animal. - Summary by Matthew Schneider

Cobb's Anatomy (version 2)

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Irvin S. Cobb


Irving S. Cobb discusses the human body and its various strange parts in his own inimitable hilarious style. He discusses the tummy and th…

El zopilote

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Franz Kafka


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