1900 or The Last President - Ingersoll Lockwood - Full Audiobook
The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely president.
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The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely president.
30 Short Ghost Stories That Will Keep You Awake At Night!
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural...
Come and hear the strange tale of The Boss Hank Morgan, a modern day Connecticut Yankee who inexplicably finds himself transported to the court of the legendary King Arthur
A Doll's House was the first of Ibsen's plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities.
The book follows the career of Hugh Paret from youth to manhood, and how his profession as a corporation lawyer gradually changes his values. The book received positive reviews, and was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1915.
The story involves a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew, and their guide encounter many adventures.
Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with...
Kate is a dress maker in the north of England who always did what was decided for her: serving those who come her way, marrying a man who is considered suitable, and living all her life "over the hills" she wants so desperately to cross.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel. It traces the early life of Stephen Dedalus & his inner struggle with the oppression of Irish society & the Catholic Church, ending with his awakening as a poet & a writer
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame, redemption and patriotism.
Delightful and charmingly predictable, this sweet romance will make you reflect one minute and laugh out loud the next. It's the kind of cozy read that will make the ideal companion on a dreary afternoon or snowy winter's evening.
"Men in pajamas sitting abaft the funnel and swapping lies of the purple seas." Thirty one early short stories by the master story teller Kipling.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective.
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries.
Dick Brewster is implicated in a murder and comes to his aunt's farm to hide. His Aunt Sarah stands by him in his need and they all move to the city in the effort to clear his name. View our full collection of podcasts at our website:...
In this children's classic, a girl named Alice follows falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm full of talking creatures. She attends a never-ending tea party and plays croquet at the court of the anthropomorphic playing cards.
Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia.
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic children’s novel, Anne of Green Gables tells the story of a red headed orphan girl with a personality you can’t help but love. Despite her “tragical” past, Anne’s optimism and imagination have helped her to always see...
Anthem is a dystopic science fiction story taking place at some unspecified future date. Mankind has entered another dark age as a result of what Rand saw as the weaknesses of socialistic thinking and economics.
Arms and the Man is a comedy written by George Bernard Shaw, and was first produced in 1894 and published in 1898, and has become one of the most popular of his plays.
Mysterious Phileas Fogg is a cool customer. A man of the most repetitious and punctual habit - with no apparent sense of adventure whatsoever - he gambles his considerable fortune that he can complete a journey around the world in just 80 days......
Journey to the center of the earth with Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'At The Earth's Core.' Follow the adventures of David Innes and his companion, Abner Perry, as they explore the strange and perilous world beneath our feet. Experience the thrill of...
Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response.
"Balder Dead" is a beautiful epic poem by Matthew Arnold. It draws from Norse mythology to retell the story of the the death of Odin's son, Balder, instigated by the treacherous jealousy of Loki.
Barks and Purrs is a collection of seven episodes in the lives of Toby-Dog, a French Bulldog, and Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat, living in a comfortable household.
The Little Baron is a man of adventure. He and his dog have already braved many adventures together, but at the time our story opens, they are kind of dull at home. What to do?
"Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville.
Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders is a classic novel about a dog named Joe and his journey to find love and happiness. The book is based on the true story of a real-life dog who suffered abuse at the hands of his former owner. Through Joe's eyes,...
On an island off the coast of Chile, Captain Amaso Delano, sailing an American sealer, sees the San Dominick, a Spanish slave ship, in obvious distress.
Beowulf tells the story of a mysterious young warrior who saves the Spear-Danes from the terrible monster Grendel and his venomous mother.
Black Beauty is Anna Sewell’s first and only novel. The story is told in the “first person” (or first horse) as an autobiographical memoir of a high-bred horse named Black Beauty.
Dive into the fascinating life of George Mackay, a prominent Presbyterian missionary who left a significant mark in northern Taiwan between 1844 and 1901. This podcast provides an engaging, fictionalized account of his life, as summarized by Edmund...
The Chancery Court had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, guardianship of orphans, & disputed property disbursements. In Dickens’ time, some cases could take years to settle, changing the lives of those involved.
Dive into the intriguing life story of Theodore Dreiser as he chronicles his journey and transformation into a renowned writer. This gripping autobiography is brought to life by Michele Eatons incredible narration.
Dive into the lives and works of four renowned female authors from the 19th century - Anna Barbaud, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Jane Austen - in this intriguing biography. Authored by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, the eldest daughter of William...
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, cryptid animals, & other paranormal events.
Boyhood forms the compelling second part of Tolstoys deeply personal trilogy of autobiographical novels, which also includes Childhood and Youth. Published in an esteemed literary journal in the 1850s, this timeless masterpiece gives us an intimate...
Delve into the intriguing, gossipy biographies of historical figures such as Bacon, Jonson, and Shakespeare in Volume 2 of Aubreys Brief Lives. Witness the less-known side of these eminent personalities as Aubrey presents them in a refreshingly candid...
Journey back to the time of the California Gold Rush with Henry Vizetelly, penning under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, as he shares his adventures from 1847-1848. Originally intending to join the US Army as a surgeon during the Mexican war, he...
Explore the thrilling life of Captain John Smith, whose name is synonymous with the early colonization of Virginia and the exploration of New England. This gripping narrative delves into his eventful life, featuring his high-stakes battles with the...
Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla.
"Carry On, Jeeves" is a collection of ten short stories, many of which had previously appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and some were rewritten versions of stories in the collection My Man Jeeves.
In a masterstroke of literary brilliance, Maria Edgeworth introduces us to Castle Rackrent, an unforgettable narrative of the 1780s Ireland. First published in 1800, this novel is a satirical portrayal of the Anglo-Irish landlords mismanagement of...
Set against the background of the Irish famine in the 1840’s, the novel tells of the tangled relationships between Clara Desmond, Herbert Fitzgerald and his cousin Owen Fitzgerald.