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The Passing of the Constellations

In Curiosities of the Sky

Read by Greg Bell


Garrett Serviss and Garrett P. Serviss


Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been pen…

Vol I Ch 3: On the Way to the South, pt 1

In The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1…

Read by Greg Bell


Roald Amundsen


In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally…

Alumni Voices

Read by Bethany Bell


Bethany Bell


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Silent Barrier

Read by Mary Herndon Bell


Louis Tracy


Charles K. Spencer is a well-to-do young American mining engineer. Drinking his water in a hotel in London one day, he overhears a conversat…

The Rose Garden Husband

Read by Mary Herndon Bell


Margaret Widdemer


This novel was written by Margaret Widdemer, who won the Pulitzer prize for her collection of poetry in 1919. Phyllis is a 25-years-old chi…

Indiana

Read by Mary Herndon Bell


George Sand


This is George Sand's first novel. Her real name was Amantine (or Amandine) Lucile Dupin, and she later became baroness Dudevant. As an aris…

Dolly and I: Story for Little Folks

Read by Victoria Alice Bell


Oliver Optic


Katherine Green an envious girl is given a pretty doll by her Aunt Jane. Christmastime is approaching... Nellie Green her sister who is quit…

Martin Eden

Read by Greg W.


Jack London


Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthl…

Anthem (Version 4)

Read by Greg Giordano


Ayn Rand


Ayn Rand is best known for her classics Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. One of her earlier works, Anthem, is a dystopian vision of a wo…

Hunger

Read by Greg W.


Knut Hamsun


Hunger (Norwegian: Sult) is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890. The novel has been hail…

Selected Short Stories

Read by Greg W.


Stephen Crane


At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, how…

Lad: A Dog

Read by Greg Giordano


Albert Payson Terhune


Lad: A Dog is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first p…

Selected Classics of Washington Irving

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving is one of early America's most treasured writers. He is best known for his wit and satirical voice. Irving had the extraor…

The Book of Wonder

Read by Greg Elmensdorp


Lord Dunsany


"Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know:…

Uncle's Dream

Read by Greg Giordano


Fyodor Dostoyevsky


Uncle’s Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a hard labor camp. F…