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Beyond the Door

In Short Science Fiction Collection 079

Read by Jane Alice Painter

Philip K. Dick

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

Dolly and I: Story for Little Folks

Read by Victoria Alice Bell

Oliver Optic

Katherine Green an envious girl is given a pretty doll by her Aunt Jane. Christmastime is approaching... Nellie Green her sister who is quit…

The Grey Woman

Read by Jane Greensmith

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill he…

Stories from the History of Rome

Read by Melissa Jane

Emily Beesly

Mrs. Emily Beesly, the writer of this brilliant narrative, lived in an era of nothing but fairy tales and "the stories of nursery life&…

The Hawaiian Archipelago

Read by Jane Bennett

Isabella L. Bird

Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. - Summary by Isabella Bird

Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV

Read by Jane Bennett

Frantz Funck-Brentano

The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators wi…

What Came Of A Letter

In A Little Queen of Hearts

Read by Alice Jane

Ruth Ogden

A charming children's story following the trials and tribulations of the simple life of Marie-Celeste as she endears herself to everyone who…

The Photographs

In Lotus Buds

Read by Alice Jane

Amy Wilson Carmichael

Amy Carmichael tells the story of work among the girls of India, who she calls "Lotus Buds". - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles

05 - Familiar Incidents: My Unknown Friend

In Behind the Beyond

Read by Patrick Painter

Stephen Leacock

A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…