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More Goops and How Not to Be Them

Read by Mark F. Smith


Frank Gelett Burgess


Deep in the heart of every parent is the wish, the desire, to have other adults tell us, in an unsolicited way, just how very polite one’s c…

The Federalist Papers (version 2)

Read by Mark F. Smith


Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison


“The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that …

The Hunting of the Snark (version 2)

Read by Shawn Craig Smith


Lewis Carroll


The Hunting of the Snark is a long nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll describing the adventures of ten weirdly assorted characters as they pursu…

Blake of the "Rattlesnake"

Read by Mark F. Smith


Frederick Thomas Jane


Fred Jane, who later went on to publish his famous "Jane's Fighting Ships", doubtless was noting the success of other books that f…

The Wild Knight and Other Poems

Read by Robert G. Smith


G. K. Chesterton


A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild K…

The Red Badge of Courage (Version 3)

Read by Mark F. Smith


Stephen Crane


A youth, caught up in patriotic fervor and dreams of glory, enlists in the Union Army. In his first battle, though, he runs away. Deeply ash…

Americans All, Immigrants All

Read by Mark F. Smith


U. S. Department Of The Interior Office Of Education


The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education partnered with the Columbia Broadcasting System to present a series of 26 …

In Darkest England and the Way Out

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


William Booth


William Booth (1829 – 1912) was the founding General of the Salvation Army in late nineteenth century England. Finding his salvation as a te…

Captain John Crane, 1800 - 1815

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Thomas Wallace Knox


John and David grew up best of friends, outgoing and full of adventure. Living but miles from the sea west of Boston, right on the cusp of m…

Brother Francis

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Eileen Douglas


Or, Less than the LeastThe following pages have been written by my request with a view to making the Soldiers of The Salvation Army somewhat…

The Authoritative Life of General William Booth

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


George Scott Railton


William Booth, together with his wife Catherine founded a small mission in London which eventually expanded to become a global movement, car…

The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice; Or, Solving a Wireless Mystery

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Allen Chapman


Radio is an ideal boy’s hobby, but it is not limited to youth. Nevertheless it offers a wonderful scope for the unquenchable enthusiasm that…

The Airship Boys in the Great War

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


De Lysle Ferree Cass and De Lysle Ferrée Cass


Little did Alan, Ned and Buck suspect what they were getting themselves in for when they approached the editor of The Herald with their plan…

Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Richard Barnum


Don was one of five little puppies. With his brothers and sisters he cuddled up close to Mrs. Gurr, the mother dog, to keep warm, for it was…

Tales of a Vanishing River

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Earl Reed


The background of this collection of sketches and stories is the country through which flowed one of the most interesting of our western riv…

Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus

Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)


Thomas Nelson Page


A charming tale about an Tommy, affluent Virginia boy who always gets what he wants at Christmas, only to discover his toys never make him q…

The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher

Read by Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


University of Oxford Podcasts

Chapter 1

In The Cloister and the Hearth

Read by Tom Denholm


Charles Reade


'The Cloister and the Hearth', by Charles Reade, was published in 1861. It's a long and winding picaresque novel set in 15th century Europe,…

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