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The Stratagems, Book 1, Part 3

In The Stratagems and The Aqueducts of Rome

Read by Emerson Wells

Sextus Julius Frontinus

Frontinus' Stratagems is a collection of examples of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history, which the author comments based on h…

The Imperial Institute

In Dagonet Ditties

Read by Emerson Wells

George R. Sims

George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…

The Death-Bed of a Saint

In Life of Saint Gerard Majella

Read by Emerson Wells

Rev. O. R. Vassall-Phillips

Saint Gerard Majella was an Italian lay brother of the Redemptorists. His only ambition was to be like Jesus Christ in his sufferings and hu…

The Mass

In The Catholic's Ready Answer

Read by Emerson Wells

Rev. M.P. Hill and Rev. M. P. Hill

A popular vindication of Christian beliefs and practices against the attacks of modern criticism. Ninety-eight topics, in alphabetical order…

The Georgics: A Poem of the Land

Read by George Emerson

Virgil

A poem by the Latin poet Virgil, the second of his three known works. "Georgic" means "to work the land," and on such ma…

The Doings of Raffles Haw

Read by Patrick Wells

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors sprea…

There is an Air of Majesty

In Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems

Read by George Emerson

Alfred Castner King

"The author of this unpretentious volume has long questioned the advisability of adding a book to our already inflated and overloaded l…

In the Wilderness

In Stories of the Bible, Volume 1: The People of the Chosen Land

Read by Laurel Emerson

Myles Endicott

Brief Bible stories from the Old Testament, many accompanied by poems. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Edgar Allan Poe, Part 1, An Appreciation

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085

Read by George Emerson

Unknown

"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on …