A gift from the gods. A warning ignored. A world forever changed.

In this modern retelling of the classic Greek myth, Pandora is created by the gods and sent to live among humans with a sealed jar and one simple command: do not open it. The jar sits in the corner of her new home like a question no one will answer. As days pass, curiosity grows heavier than obedience, and Pandora finally lifts the lid.

In an instant, sickness, sorrow, fear, and hardship rush out into the world, changing human life forever. Yet when she slams the lid closed again, one small thing remains inside: Hope.

Told in clear, accessible prose and short chapters, Pandora’s Box: A Modern Retelling of the Greek Myth offers a timeless lesson about temptation, consequences, and the quiet strength of hope. Perfect for mythology lovers, students, teachers, and anyone who enjoys classic stories with a strong moral thread.

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Matthew Arnold, poet, critic, and by profession a school inspector, was embedded in the world of Victorian academic tradition. His verse and essays display fears that the stability of traditional ways was under threat from the uncertainty of modernity.

In this poem, Arnold tells the story of an Oxford student who abandons academic life to join a band of gypsies. He learns their mysterious, almost magical, and clearly unacademic knowledge and devotes himself to a lifelong quest for direct perception of truth. Unlike the people with whom the poet is surrounded, he never becomes distracted or challenged by corrosive doubt or concern about the trivialities of suburban life.

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Eleven sparkling stories from comic master P.G. Wodehouse, of hapless young clubman Bertie Wooster and his unflappable manservant Jeeves, who is always urbanely ready to rescue the young master and his friends from the soup. In which: censorious Aunt Agatha’s loathly offspring Thos exacts a classic revenge upon a cabinet minister; the future of deserving Aunt Dahlia’s peerless French cook Anatole hangs upon the love of several Hollywood starlets; old friend Sippy is in the soup with his former headmaster, and Bingo Little’s domestic happiness is imperilled by his wife’s old school chum; Bobbie Wickham blithely scatters chaos on all sides; and Bertie pursues a prank vendetta against young Tuppy Glossop, wayward suitor of Bertie’s cousin Angela, and nephew of that old Wooster nemesis, the fearsome ‘nerve specialist’ Sir Roderick Glossop…

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Dynamic Thought

or The Law of Vibrant Energy

By William Walker Atkinson

Narrated by Denis Daly

William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932) was an author and publisher of texts covering a wide range of New Thought teachings.

According to Atkinson, the idea of ‘Dynamic Thought’ underlies the entire universe and is the cause of all phenomena. Not only is everything that we see as Life and Mind and Substance an illustration of the Law, but even that which lies back of these things must provide evidence of the same Law.

The author describes this volume as “an odd book.” He states that his aim is to present a union of “Ancient Occult Teachings” with the most current discoveries in science at the time. As in most of Atkinson’s works, there is much discussion of the hidden powers of the mind, with a particular emphasis on the operation of thought in realms outside the physical.

While much of the science espoused by Atkinson has been either discredited or superseded, for example, the concept of the “ether,” his basic thesis of the essential uniformity of the primary forces of nature remains intriguingly compelling.

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She thought she had lost everything. Turns out, she still has so much left to lose.

In the aftermath of the raid in Ana, Dr. Raya Xander discovers that her life has changed dramatically. What seemed like a local criminal group is actually part of a larger international crime ring that’s involved in human trafficking. Instead of dealing with the local cops of Ana, suddenly Raya is whisked away to Seattle to work with the CIA, where new and old faces pose their own challenges.

Things get personal for Raya when a stalker seems to be on her tail, but she can count on her brother Luther and friends Aurora and Dorian to have her back. They have their hands full trying to find love, but it’s not easy when complicated pasts and old habits get in the way. Will they be too busy trying to get their love lives straight to do what it takes when their lives are at risk?

Bestowal is the second book in the Twenty-Two Series, a story of romance in the midst of trauma, danger, and hope for the future.

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A collection of three full-length adventures for R. Austin Freeman’s peerless forensic detective, Dr John Thorndyke. First, the doctor intervenes in a complex case involving a severed human head discovered in a box in the left luggage office of London’s Fenchurch Street Station; then, questions of inheritance arise when eccentric collector Daniel Penrose disappears just as his wealthy father nears death; and finally, young Dr Oldfield consults his old teacher Thorndyke concerning the disturbingly intractable illness of Modernist potter Peter Gannet—which Thorndyke quickly identifies as a case of arsenic poisoning…

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A father. A son. A desperate escape.

On the island of Crete, master craftsman Daedalus is trapped with his young son, Icarus, under the watchful eye of a ruthless king. With no road to freedom by land or sea, he turns to the only path left: the sky.

By studying the birds and trusting his own genius, Daedalus builds wings from feathers and wax—an impossible invention that might carry them both to safety. But when Icarus tastes the thrill of flight, excitement drowns out caution, and a daring escape becomes one of the most enduring cautionary tales in history.

In Wings of Wax: The Story of Daedalus and Icarus, narrator Mike Vendetti brings this classic Greek myth to life in clear, modern language, perfect for listeners of all ages. This short, powerful retelling explores timeless themes of freedom, pride, wise counsel, and the thin line between courage and recklessness.

Ideal for:

Mythology lovers and short-story listeners

Teachers and homeschool families looking for a classroom-friendly audio version

Anyone who enjoys old stories told with a strong moral and a human voice

Written and narrated by Mike Vendetti.

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Songs of Kabir

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

With an Introduction by Evelyn Underhill

Narrated by Denis Daly

Although Kabir (1398-1448, or in the Samvat calendar 1440-1518) was born of Mohammedan parentage, in his youth he became a disciple of a noted Hindu ascetic, Ramananda. As a spiritual teacher, he decried the meaningless rituals of both Islam and Hinduism, and preached a path of righteousness, which involved respect toward all things in creation and detachment from worldly preoccupations. While his teaching provoked hostility from both Muslims and Hindus, after his death, each religion claimed him as a saint.

While his devotional poetry is inspired by the works of the great Persian mystics, Attar, Sadi, Rumi, and Hafiz, Kabir’s vocabulary and thought are saturated with the concepts of classical Brahmanism.

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The Circular Study
By Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green is considered a pioneer in American detective fiction, known for her legally accurate plots and the invention of the “girl detective” trope. Classic detective novel The Circular Study features New York Police Detective Ebenezer Gryce, who is drawn out of a melancholic pre-retirement by a bizarre murder. Set in a New York brownstone, a man is found stabbed in a secured, unique, circular study, involving a mute servant, hidden metal barriers, and a mysterious woman.

BOOK I. A STRANGE CRIME

1. Red Light
2. Mysteries
3. The Mute Servitor
4. A New Experience for Mr. Gryce
5. Five Small Spangles
6. Suggestions From an Old Friend
7. Amos’s Son
8. In the Round of the Staircase
9. High and Low
10. Bride Roses
11. Misery
12. Thomas Explains
13. Despair
14. Memoranda

BOOK II. REMEMBER EVELYN

1. The Secret of the Cadwaladers
2. The Oath
3. Eva
4. Felix
5. Why the Iron Slide Remained Stationary
6. Answered
7. Last Words

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Lady Susan by Jane Austen presented by The Online Stage.

Written in epistolary form, this novella follows the manipulative behavior of Lady Susan Vernon, a scheming widow intent on securing a financial future for herself and also, rather begrudgingly, her teenage daughter, Frederica. Her sister-in-law, Catherine de Courcey, is none too pleased with Lady Susan’s sudden arrival, as Susan herself had tried to prevent Catherine’s marriage to her beloved Charles. Susan sets her sights on Catherine’s brother, Reginald, mostly out of jest and amusement, while Catherine makes desperate appeals to her brother and attempts to expose the true wretched character of Susan. Lesser known than her more popular works, Austen’s wit still shines brightly through her characters’ correspondence.

Cast:

• Lady Susan Vernon—Anna Grace
• Catherine Vernon—Amanda Friday
• Reginald de Courcey—Josh Innerst
• Alicia Johnson—Alyssa Petrey
• Mrs. de Courcey—Lillian Rachel

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An Artist’s Obsession. A Woman’s Undoing.

How far would one go for self-expression?

Harlan McCandles is a master of color, a virtuoso of form. But beneath the art professor’s facade lies a darker palette of history. When a married Patience Okoye steps into his world, she becomes Harlan’s latest fixation. But as their lessons deepen, the compulsion to keep her under his thumb increases. Patience begins to notice strange habits, including a repetition of pet names he has for her. While with a stroke of a brush, Harlan slowly paints her life with manipulation and chaos. What will the final brush stroke reveal when simply being his inspiration doesn’t suffice?

Dive into unsettling fiction: a twisted narrative of psychological power dynamics building to a thrilling conclusion. Follow Patience on her journey to escape Harlan’s clutches and watch as the suspense bleeds through the pages.

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The first three novels from comic master P.G. Wodehouse’s saga of Blandings Castle and its fluffy-minded proprietor, Lord Emsworth. Beginning with two impecunious young American exiles infiltrating Blandings in the guise of servants, to recover the gem of Mr J Preston Peters’ scarab collection from the Blandings museum. Then, the immaculate Psmith, borrowing the identity of an absconded Canadian poet, checks into Blandings in amiable pursuit of Eve Halliday, and becomes embroiled in a diamond heist. And finally, sundered hearts stalk the castle, as his lordship’s disreputable brother, the Hon Galahad Threepwood, completes his scandalous memoirs, and Lord Emsworth’s beloved prize pig, Empress of Blandings, is dramatically kidnapped!

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