Never, ever judge a book by its cover, for you could lose out on such wonderful things! The Prince found his way to this marvelous castle, which appeared to be mysteriously run by 12 hands that floated hither and yon, yet dressed him, fed him, and entertained him...until he met the true owner of the...
Since logic derives from postulates, it never has, and never will, change a postulate. And a religious belief is a system of postulates...so how can a man fight a native superstition with logic in order to save the inhabitants of an entire planet? A classic science fiction novelette by H. Beam Piper...
The Lexman Spacedrive gave man the stars - but at a fantastic price. A nine-year trip to Alpha Centauri and back seemed to take only six weeks to men on a spaceship. When they returned, however, their friends and relatives had aged nine years. Spacers lived their entire lives on the starships, raise...
Narrator and actor Glenn Hascall slips into character to describe this Rudyard Kipling tale of how the Leopard got his spots. One need not be a youngster to enjoy this short story.
Epithalamion is an ode included in an anthology, Amoretti, first published in 1595. Spenser's purpose was to celebrate his courtship of Elizabeth Boyle whose marriage with him is glorified in the Epithalamion.
As Blandings Castle slumbers in the sunshine, secret passions are astir: Lord Emsworth's niece, Millicent, wants to marry impecunious secretary, Hugo Carmody; and his nephew, Ronnie Fish, wants to marry chorus girl Sue Brown. Meanwhile, his Lordship's brother, the Hon. Galahad Threepwood, is writing...
Outcast of the Stars
By Robert Silverberg
Narrated by Andre Baum
Yorkan Varr was exiled to the prison planet for a crime he knew he had never committed. Oddly, the man who had sent him there was a prisoner too!
An Available Audio Book
In Cooperation with Spoken Realms
WHITE SERVITUDE IN MARYLAND 1634-1820. Johns Hopkins Press 1904.
by EUGENE IRVING McCORMAC
Narrated by Joseph Tabler.
CONTENTS
Introduction
I. The Negro Population
II. The Early Land System in Maryland
III. Number and Econom...
In The Hour of the Dragon, narrated by Mike Vendetti, Robert E. Howard delivers a gripping tale of epic battles, dark sorcery, and the indomitable spirit of Conan the Cimmerian. Betrayed and dethroned, Conan must fight to reclaim his kingdom of Aquilonia from the clutches of the treacherous Valerius...
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray presented by The Online Stage.
Vanity Fair centers on the young Becky Sharp and her dear friend Amelia Sedley during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Rebecca Sharp is the daughter of an art teacher and a French dancer, being ambitious, intelligent, and st...
After crashing into a devastating revelation, Cyd’s tranquil life on the Florida panhandle is further upended when she receives a letter announcing an inheritance from an estranged aunt. The inheritance contains mysterious “items of a personal nature” which Cyd must collect in person halfway across...
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
By Robert Browning
Narrated by Denis Daly
This poem, rich in its palette of human emotions, is couched in simple narrative language. Some critics have sought to interpret the poem as an allegory and find a specific meaning for every phrase and picture, but...
