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General Fiction

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Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (version 2)

«The Metamorphosis» is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915 and one of his best known works. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a horrible...

David Richardson 2 hours 14 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Henry Peterson - Dulcibel

Dulcibel is a young, pretty and kind-hearted fictional character charged with Witchcraft during the infamous Salem Witch trials. During this time there is a group of «afflicted girls» who accuse Dulcibel and many...

Elaine Webb 8 hours 36 minutes

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General Fiction

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Anthony Trollope - John Caldigate

After a rather dissolute youth and having been disowned by his father, John Caldigate sets sail for Australia with his friend Dick Shand hoping to make his fortune in the goldfields in New South Wales. On the voyage,...

Simon Evers 19 hours 37 minutes

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Poetry

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William Wordsworth - Prelude

Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth published the first version of the poem in 1798, but continued to work on it...

Bob Gonzalez and 9 more 7 hours 55 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Alan Edward Nourse - Five Stories by Alan Nourse

These Five Stories were written by Alan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction (SF) author and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science....

KirksVoice 7 hours 29 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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J. M. Barrie - Echoes of the War

Short stories with dramatic parts about civilian life in London during the First World War. Some humorous moments. By the author of «Peter Pan». ( Summary by JCarson )

James E. Carson 3 hours

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Short works

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Kayray's Storytime

A collection of my favorite short children's stories and rhymes. Each book can be found online at http://gutenberg.org if you wish to look at the wonderful pictures while you listen! ( Summary by Kara )

Kara Shallenberg 2 hours 42 minutes

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Technology & Engineering

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Geoffrey H. Malins - How I Filmed the War

An account of World War I and the experience of filming it by an early cinematographer (and, after the war, successful director) who was there. (Summary by R. S. Steinberg)

R. S. Steinberg 8 hours 23 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Charles A. Siringo - Billy the Kid

A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history. When a bullet pierced his heart he was less than twenty-two years of age, and had killed twenty-one men, Indians not...

Roger Melin 2 hours 19 minutes

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General Fiction

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Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist (version 4)

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by Charles Dickens. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He...

Tadhg 15 hours

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Favorite Fairy Tales

This book of favorite fairy tales was compiled and illustrated by Peter Newell. it includes Jack The Giant Killer; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; Little Red Riding Hood; Aladin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Ugly...

Nolan Fout and 8 more 5 hours 41 minutes

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Travel Fiction

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Jerome K. Jerome - Diary of a Pilgrimage

A possibly fictionalised account by the comic novelist Jerome K. Jerome of a trip to Germany that he undertook with a friend in order to see the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau. The journey takes in London, Dover,...

Szindbad 3 hours 56 minutes

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