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The Ascent of Denali

Read by Phil Schempf


Hudson Stuck


The story of the First Ascent of Denali by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper and Robert Tatum in 1913, recorded in celebration of …

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Read by Phil Chenevert


Mark Twain


Mark Twain wrote these two diaries, or rather as he insists, 'translated them from the original manuscripts', late in his writing career. T…

Damned If You Don't

Read by Phil Chenevert


Randall Garrett


We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed? The one that would revolutionize society …

Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)

Read by Phil Benson


Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to …

The Royal Book of Oz (version 3)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Ruth Plumly Thompson


"Of course, we all knew the Scarecrow was a very fine fellow, but surely we never guessed he ascended from an emperor. Most of us desce…

Mowgli: All of the Mowgli Stories from the Jungle Books

Read by Phil Chenevert


Rudyard Kipling


In the Jungle Books, Kipling tells 9 wonderful and exciting tales about Mowgli, the human baby raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of …

Raggedy Ann Stories (version 3)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Johnny Gruelle


As I write this, I have before me on my desk, propped up against the telephone, an old rag doll. Dear old Raggedy Ann!The same Raggedy Ann w…

Raiders of the Universes

Read by Phil Chenevert


Donald Wandrei


It was the 34th century and all five of the Federation of Planets around Sol were buzzing with their usual activity when the Raiders appeare…

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Version 3)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Henry David Thoreau


"That government is best which governs least" is the famous opening line of this essay. The slavery crisis inflamed New England i…

The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Xenophon


The Polity of the Lacedaemonians talks about the laws and institutions created by Lycurgus, which train and develop Spartan citizens from bi…

A Martian Odyssey & A Valley of Dreams

Read by Phil Chenevert


Stanley G. Weinbaum


The first of these stories was originally published in the July 1934 issue of Wonder Stories. It was followed four months later by a sequel,…

Nice Girl With 5 Husbands

Read by Phil Chenevert


Fritz Leiber


Four quirky short stories by the talented Fritz Leiber: Nice Girl with 5 Husbands, A Pail of Air, The Last Letter and A Bad Day for Sales. …

The Children's Life of the Bee

Read by Phil Chenevert


Maurice Maeterlinck


Buzz, buzz, buzz. A fascinating and beautifully written explanation of the life of the honey bee. Maeterlinck, who won the Noble Prize for L…

The Sensitive Man

Read by Phil Chenevert


Poul William Anderson


Poul Anderson delves into the realm of human potential in this exciting story and asks some penetrating questions for us to think about. Wh…

3 Science Fiction Stories

Read by Phil Chenevert


William Tenn


These are three imaginative SF stories by an author I admire a lot, William Tenn. Venus is a Man's World, (Galaxy Science Fiction, July 19…

The Beast With Five Fingers

Read by Phil Chenevert


W. F. Harvey


A well off English bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. This includes the uncle's very large library and a box containing something t…

Little Wizard Stories of Oz (version 2)

Read by Phil Chenevert


L. Frank Baum


Six stores of OZ and it's wonderful inhabitants, told by the official Historian of Oz, L. Frank Baum. Lots of adventure here!! Dorothy and …

A Bad Day For Vermin by Keith Laumer

Read by Phil Chenevert


Keith Laumer


For your listening pleasure, here are three stories by the ingenious Keith Laumer from the glorious days of Science Fiction in the early 19…

Lord Tedric (version 2)

Read by Phil Chenevert


E. E. “Doc” Smith


The best of science fantasy meets the best of science fiction as Tedric battles his way through two universes of adventure: In one universe.…

The Men in the Walls

Read by Phil Chenevert


William Tenn


There are giant, technologically superior aliens who have conquered Earth. People live like vermin in holes in the insulation material of th…

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