reader:"Omar Nasim, Stephen Johnston, Martin Kemp and Chris Lintott"

According to Jewish tradition the 5 books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) are read and studied each year. In…

On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery

Read by Martin Clifton

Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister was born near London in 1827. He studied medicine at the University of London and pursued a career as a surgeon in Scotland. H…

Zastrozzi, A Romance

Read by Martin Geeson

Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Would Julia of Strobazzo’s heart was reeking on my dagger!”From the asthmatic urgency of its opening abduction scene to the Satanic defianc…

Watch and Wait; The Young Fugitives

Read by Scarlett Martin

William Taylor Adams and Oliver Optic

One soft summer evening, when Woodville was crowned with the glory and beauty of the joyous season, three strangers presented themselves bef…

Grunt RX-10

Read by Martin Kolacek

Martin Kolacek

A sci-fi comedy, Grunt RX-10 is a story of a neurotic machine who is so depressed by being a metallic item without a soul he becomes a reneg…

Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant

Read by Scarlett Martin

Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams

This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn …

Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories

Read by Philip Martin

Cal Stewart

A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)

The Great Gatsby (version 4)

Read by Martin Reyto

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The …

Highways in Hiding

Read by Jessica Martin

George O. Smith

Mechanical engineer Steve Cornell lives in a world where ESP and telepathy are normal, and a spreading plague called Mekstrom’s Disease turn…

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…

Haste and Waste; The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain

Read by Scarlett Martin

Oliver Optic

The sixth and last volume of the Woodville stories contains the record of a mechanical, rather than a moral triumph, though the virtues of p…

Work and Win; Noddy Newman on a Cruise

Read by Scarlett Martin

Oliver Optic

The fourth book of the Woodville Series shares the progress of a boy whose education had been neglected, and whose moral attributes were of …

Hope and Have; Fanny Grant Among the Indians

Read by Scarlett Martin

Oliver Optic

The fifth volume of the Woodville stories contains the experience of Fanny Grant, who from a very naughty girl became a very good one, by th…

Riverdale Stories: A Story for Little Folks

Read by Scarlett Martin

Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams

A compilation of stories of the children of Riverdale who learn life lessons of how to be kind, polite, and helpful as they grow up. Writte…

The Call of Cthulhu (version 2)

Read by Martin Reyto

H. P. Lovecraft

“[The Call of Cthulhu] is a masterpiece, which I am sure will live as one of the highest achievements of literature. Mr. Lovecraft holds a u…

Bones Burnt Black

Read by Stephen Euin Cobb

Stephen Euin Cobb

A serial killer—brilliant, methodical and suicidal—sabotages a large commercial spacecraft's engines to set it on an eight-day trajectory to…

The Sweetest One

Read by Stephen L. Moss

Stephen L. Moss

“Where Were You the Night Billy Reno Died?” Bass guitarist Paul Kingston didn’t kill his old friend Billy, but the cops say he did, and he’s…

Autumn Leaves

Read by Stephen L. Moss

Stephen L. Moss

Who Killed Clive Peterson? Bass guitarist Paul Kingston is happy to take a last-minute job playing with Milwaukee’s greatest jazz band. But …

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William Taylor Adams and Oliver Optic

Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams

Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams

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