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A Charge

In Over the Hills and Far Away: A Story of New Zealand

Read by Lewis Fletcher

Charlotte Evans

One of the very first New Zealand novels, Over the Hills and Far Away is a heavily romanticised tale of a woman's journey from England to Ot…

Princess Rosetta

In The Old Old Fairy Tales

Read by Kristin Lewis

Laura Valentine

"Once upon a time a king had an extreme passion for silkworms..." So begins one story in this unusual collection. Here you may als…

Dedication and Preface

In The History of Pendennis

Read by Kristin Lewis

William Makepeace Thackeray

In Pendennis, William Makepeace Thackeray skillfully shows the coming of age of Arthur Pendennis, a young gentleman trying to make his way i…

The First Gentile Converts

In The Literature and History of New Testament Times

Read by Mason Lewis

John Gresham Machen

There is a tendency in the modern Church to neglect the study of Bible history. Such neglect will inevitably result in a loss of power. The …

Drawing and Allied Arts i-ii

In Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers a…

Read by Charles Lewis

Hans Gross

Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …

Biographical Statement

In The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

Read by Kristin Lewis

Henry Festing Jones and Samuel Butler

Early in his life Samuel Butler began to carry a note-book and to write down in it anything he wanted to remember; it might be something he …

Introduction

In Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state

Read by Lewis Fletcher

George Davis

The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, "Frostiana; o…

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In The Wolf of Man

Read by Shawn Lewis

Shawn Lewis

Man is the wolf of man -- Roman adage After being bitten by a werewolf and killing his best friend, college student Caden Lawson flees--des…

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