Peter Yearsley
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (version 3)
"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do ..." .. and from that mom…
The People of the Abyss
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly …
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry invites listeners on an enlightening exploration of the evolution of chemistry, tracing…
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King’s College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be rea…
Grim Tales
Grim Tales by E. Nesbit invites listeners into a realm where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, and the supernatural lurks just beyond th…
The King in Yellow (part 1)
Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80's and early 90's, where his work was displayed at the Salon. However, sho…
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often …
Life in a Mediaeval City, Illustrated by York in the XVth Century
A short and gentle overview of mediaeval life in a large city. It lightly covers the class structure of society, local government, guilds, p…
Sadhana, The Realisation of Life, version 2
A collection of essays on the Hindu/Buddhist view of humankind's place in the universe. As the author says in his introduction: "in the…
The Song of Hiawatha
I sing the Song of Hiawatha,Brave of heart and strong of arm.Daughter's son of old Nokomis,Fathered by the harsh West Wind.With its regular,…
The Five Jars
The Five Jars is the only novel written by James, who is best known for his ghost stories. It is a peculiarly surreal fantasy apparently wri…
Three Men on the Bummel
Some time after "Three Men in a Boat", George, Harris and Jerome decided to go on a cycling holiday through Germany.This relaxed a…
The Parenticide Club
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), best known as journalist, satirist and short story writer. Cynical in outlook, economical in style; Bierce va…
Secret Chambers and Hiding Places
“Secret Chambers and Hiding Places” is a collection of concealments and their uses, almost all within England, although a very few passages …
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer. He remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American …
The Fourth Dimension
"Mr Hinton tries to explain the theory of the fourth dimension so that the ordinary reasoning mind can get a grasp of what metaphysical…
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Mostly a collection of story-telling poems told by a group of friends in a tavern late one night. "Tales" includes the famous Paul…
The Ghosts of Piccadilly
Nothing spooky or supernatural, but a very personal gathering of gossip, letters, and fragments of biography of famous people who have lived…
About Orchids, a Chat
This is not a manual of instruction for orchid growers; though there are many hints on cultivation, and a few paragraphs on how to hybridize…
Making a Rock Garden
A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touchin…