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Illinois: A Turning Point

In Woman Suffrage and Politics

Read by Kristen Taylor


Carrie Chapman Catt


Written after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and published in 1923, "This book's essential contribution must be sought in its …

The Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George Bancroft

In Great Epochs in American History, Volume III

Read by Kristen Taylor


Francis Whiting Halsey


This is the third volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the build…

The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

Read by Kristen McQuillin


United States Government and Unit


This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.

The Stolen White Elephant

Read by Kristen McQuillin


Mark Twain


In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local po…

Vanity Fair (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


William Makepeace Thackeray


One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mo…

The Enchanted April (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


Elizabeth Von Arnim


Four very different women, with very different reasons for wanting to escape a cold and dreary London, come together to share a month's holi…

The Benefactress

Read by Helen Taylor


Elizabeth Von Arnim


Anna Estcourt, twenty-five and beautiful, is the penniless ward of her distant brother and his exasperating wife. Turning down all offers of…

The Story of the Amulet

Read by Helen Taylor


E. Nesbit


The third of the series featuring Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane: four children who are, as they often say, "the sort of people that wo…

Hellwatch: Pilot

Read by Larime Taylor


Larime Taylor


A young disabled woman in a wheelchair protects an unaware world from demons and monsters. Ester Vasquez, born with arthrogryposis, hunts th…

The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


E. Nesbit


Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a m…

Love's Shadow

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Lever…

Somehow Good

Read by Helen Taylor


William Frend De Morgan


A mysterious man arrives in London and, in a freak accident, gets electrocuted on an underground train and loses his memory. A young lady ca…

The Fortunate Foundlings

Read by Helen Taylor


Eliza Haywood


A story of love and adventure, following the fortunes of a young man and woman each trying to make their way in the wide world. Horatio and …

Tenterhooks

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


The second of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, an Edwardian comedy of manners. Several years have passed since the events in 'Love's Shadow', b…

Love at Second Sight

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


In the final instalment of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, three years have passed since Bruce and Edith's marriage was in danger of collapse.…

Mrs. Armytage, or Female Domination

Read by Helen Taylor


Catherine Grace Frances Gore


Mrs Armytage is a widowed landowner, spirited, independent and very much used to having her own way and exercising total dominance over her …

Tension

Read by Helen Taylor


E. M. Delafield


When the role of ‘Lady Superintendent’ becomes available at the Commercial and Technical College for South West England, the calm and capabl…

Legon Awakening

Read by Nicholas Taylor


Nicholas Taylor


Set in a world that is not our own, Legon Awakening takes you through an epic journey into a land full of imagination and innovation. Join L…

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Read by Nicholas Taylor


Nicholas Taylor


Join Bill Morison on his journey through corporate America, as he learns about auditing insurance and just how irritating people can be. Thi…