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The Great Gandopho [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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Anthony Boucher
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 In June of 1912 a Mister Guy Trevors of the Foreign Office came to Mycroft Holmes in need of help. He has been on the trail of a female spy who has been wanted by the government for a number of years. Trevors became involved when his brother was taken in by this spy, was cashiered by his regiment and committed suicide. He has tracked her movements through a series of small towns which Mycroft immediately recognizes as a theatrical circuit. When Trevors investigates further he determines that the...
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The Mystery of the White Elephant [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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In the summer of 1894 Holmes receives a summons from an Indian Maharajah. This Maharajah's rules a kingdom where the reign of the Maharajah is tied to the health of a sacred white elephant. For three generations, each time the sacred animal has died, it was immediately followed by the untimely death of the current Maharajah. And now the current ruler is sick. (Published: 1945)
Length: 0 hours, 24 minutes, 39 secs
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Treasure Island [MultiFormat]
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Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality, Long John Silver. But Treasure Island has also had great appeal for adult readers and was admired by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and (reluctantly) Henry James. The story has the dreamlike quality of a fairy tale and has worked its way into the collective imagination of more than five generations of readers, gain...
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Words: 68356 - Reading Time: 195-273 min.
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Lost Continent [MultiFormat]
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The year is 2137, over 160 years ago the "Great War" was fought in Europe. The Western Hemisphere stayed out of the conflict, as much as possible, using the slogan: "The East for the East ... The West for the West." For all this time the USA did not go past 30 degrees or 175 degrees latitude. Until.... The aero-submarine, "Coldwater" in command of Lieutenant Jefferson Turck is blown past the 30 in a raging storm. Damaged, the ship landed in Europe only to find that it was not the enemy that was ...
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Words: 37980 - Reading Time: 108-151 min.
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Frankenstein [MultiFormat]
by Mary Shelley
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Classic tale of a scientist who learns the secrets of life and death--with horrifying results. (Published: 1818)
Words: 75692 - Reading Time: 216-302 min.
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The Iliad [MultiFormat]
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Focusing on the closing days of the Trojan War, this novel incorporates the same epic cast of gods and warriors from The Odyssey. From the kidnapping of Helen from her Greek home to the death of Achilles's companion, the battle rages between two warring nations and the gods which protect both sides. Thrilling in content, but literate and subtle in its meaning, The Iliad remains a classic among classics. (Published: 900 B.C.)
Words: 138044 - Reading Time: 394-552 min.
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The Eyes of Mr. Leyton [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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While searching an opium den for a former patient who has disappeared, Dr. Watson finds Holmes in disguise. He is searching for someone is preying on opium users but is not himself an addict. Shortly thereafter, an American businessman presents himself at Holmes lodgings, trying to hire him to kidnap a competitor. After he hustles the man out the door, he turns to Watson: "The game's afoot!" (Published: 1945)
Length: 0 hours, 23 minutes, 44 secs
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The Paradol Chamber [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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Dr. Watson and wife explore an investment in the invention of Dr. Paradies: a machine that she claims can instantly teleport an object a distance of several miles. When Watson consults with Holmes, they decide to do some late night investigating. But on breaking into the doctors' laboratory, they discover her dead body lying in the transmission chamber of the device. (Published: 1945)
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The Case of the Out of Date Murder [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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In September of 1900 Holmes and Watson take a short holiday to the township of Eastborn. Holmes needs time to recuperate from the burden of the many cases he has recently undertaken. On the spur of the moment the two visit an old friend of Holmes, Professor Evan Whitsel, the curator of a local museum. While at the museum, Holmes is approached by Lady Clavering, who asks Holmes for his advise concerning the disappearance of her husband. (Published: 1945)
Length: 0 hours, 23 minutes, 31 secs
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Murder by Moonlight [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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 In the summer of 1894, Holmes and Watson were traveling to India on a small steamer. They were traveling incognito, posing as Mr. Mycroft and Mr. Hamish. When they arrived in India they would be confronted by the Mystery of the White Elephant. But before they could make landfall they found themselves having to deal with Murder by Moonlight. (Published: 1945)
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Cabbages and Kings [MultiFormat]
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O. Henry
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O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: The Proem; "Fox-in-the-Morning"; The Lotus and the Bottle; Smith; Caught; Cupid's Exile Number Two; The Phonograph and the Graft; Money Maze; The Admiral; The Flag Paramount; The Shamrock and the Palm; The Remnants of the Code; Shoes; Ships; Masters of Arts; Dicky; Rouge et Noir; Two Recalls; The Vitagraphoscope. (Published: 1904)
Words: 62984 - Reading Time: 179-251 min.
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Moby-Dick [MultiFormat]
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Written by one of America's greatest authors, Moby-Dick is a work of tremendous power and depth--one of world literature's great poetic epics. In the novel, published in 1851 after sixteen months of writing, Herman Melville recounts the Promethean quest of Captain Ahab, who, having lost a leg in a earlier battle with White Whale, is determined to catch the beast and destroy it. By the time readers meet Ahab, he is a vengeful, crazed, and terror-provoking figure, for Moby-Dick has come to represe...
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Words: 213741 - Reading Time: 610-854 min.
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The Land that Time Forgot [MultiFormat]
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Torpedoed by a German U-boat in the South Pacific during World War I, a group of adventurers find themselves marooned on Caprona, a hidden and impregnable island seemingly suspended in time, inhabited by dinosaurs, Neanderthals, scattered bands of humans, and cities of fierce humanoids. As they explore this otherworldly place, the protagonists struggle to unlock the fabulous secret at its heart. (Published: 1924)
Words: 37408 - Reading Time: 106-149 min.
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Metamorphosis [MultiFormat]
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In this, his most famous story, Kafka explores the notions of alienation and human loneliness through extraordinary narrative technique and depth of imagination. Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a repulsive bug. Trapped inside this hideous form, his mind remains unchanged--until he sees the shocked reaction of those around him. He begins to question the basis of human love and, indeed, the entire purpose of his existence. But this, it seems, is only the beginning...
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Words: 22127 - Reading Time: 63-88 min.
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The Little Women Omnibus: Little Women; Little Men; Jo's Boys [MultiFormat]
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All Three Classic Books! For over one hundred years their homey wisdom and timeless charm has spellbound adults and young people alike. Now read all three classic novels about the March clan: Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's boys. In one, convenient eBook. Meet old friends and new: the little women, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy, plus Jo's boys, Nat, Franz, Emil, Rob--and all the others who light up this heartwarming series. (Published: 2004)
Words: 391589 - Reading Time: 1118-1566 min.
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The Odyssey [MultiFormat]
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By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, The Odyssey has won and preserved its place among the greatest tales in the world. It tells of Odysseus' adventurous wanderings as he returns from the long war at Troy to his home in the Greek island of Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have been waiting for him for twenty years. He meets a one-eyed giant, Polyphemus the Cyclops; h...
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The Problem of Thor Bridge [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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Watson awakens one morning in October, 1890 to find that Holmes has taken a new client: one Neal Gibson, whom many consider to be the greatest mining magnate in the world. He wants Holmes to prove the innocence of Miss Grace Dunbar who is accused of murdering his wife. The evidence is overwhelming; the murder weapon was found in Miss Dunbar's quarters and the victim was carrying a note signed by Miss Dunbar requesting that they meet at the very spot where the body was found. (Published: 1945)
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The Girl with the Gazelle [The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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Holmes receives a request to come to the hotel room of a noted French art authority. The note says that M. duLac is fearful for his life. When they arrive at the Carlton Hotel, duLac's room is empty and there is a suspicious looking stain on the rug. The only visitor that M. duLac received bears a marked resemblance to Dr. Moriarty. The game is afoot. This radio show was originally broadcast in 1945 and stars Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. (Published: 1945)
Length: 0 hours, 27 minutes, 40 secs
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The Viennese Strangler [From the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes] [MP3 Audio]
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In 1889, while in Vienna on an investigation, Holmes is hired by a concert pianist who is being blackmailed. When they go to confront the blackmailer, he is found dead, strangled by an unknown person. Was it the pianist? She certainly has the hands for it? And the ego. This radio serial was originally broadcast in 1945. (Published: 1945)
Length: 0 hours, 23 minutes, 38 secs
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Aesop's Fables [MultiFormat]
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Aesop
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A collection of numerous fables from Aesop translated by George Fyler Townsend, including such familiar ones as "The Wolf and the Lamb," "The Bat and the Weasels," "The Ass and the Grasshopper," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller." Also includes "The Father and His Sons," "The Boy Hunting Locusts," "The Cock and the Jewel," "The Kingdom of the Lion," ... and many others. (Published: 1484)
Words: 36535 - Reading Time: 104-146 min.
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Beowulf [MultiFormat]
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Burton Raffel
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Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable--reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art it is quite unique; Beowulf rings with a beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for more than twelve centuries. The noble simplicity of Beowulf's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer...
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Words: 26170 - Reading Time: 74-104 min.
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Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World [MultiFormat]
by Mark Twain
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Join America's most beloved humorist and commentator on a sea and land journey through tropical latitudes and exotic lands in this 19th century classic of travel literature. From the Australian Outback to the sacred shrines of India; from quarantine in Hawai'i to colonial wars in South Africa, Mark Twain's entertaining and enlightening commentary never fails to delight, educate, and amuse his readers. (Published: 1900)
Words: 187000 - Reading Time: 534-748 min.
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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience [MultiFormat]
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One of the most important documents of American Political thought, Civil Disobedience eloquently states a position that has influenced the thinking of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and many figures of the 1960's protests against the Vietnam War. Thoreau argues that the progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual. There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recogn...
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Words: 9341 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
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Typhoon [MultiFormat]
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Joseph Conrad
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It is the story of one unremarkable steamship captain, pitted against a storm of incredible fury. Captain Macwhirr has a reputation as a solid, steadfast man, who "having just enough imagination to carry him through each successive day, and no more" cannot fully believe any storm would be a match for his powerful ship. So, when the barometer and other clues begin to hint at trouble ahead, he is only moderately concerned and unwilling to change course and lose precious time--a decision that may p...
more info>> (Published: 1901)
Words: 31126 - Reading Time: 88-124 min.
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Heart of Darkness [MultiFormat]
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Joseph Conrad
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In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. (Published: 1899)
Words: 38566 - Reading Time: 110-154 min.
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