Religion
711
Marianne Kirlew - Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls
Marianne Kirlew tells the story of John Wesley, English revivalist and founder of Methodism, in short chapters in simple language and an engaging style for children. With scraps of dialog, poetry and scripture, John...
3 hours 55 minutes
Animals & Nature
615
George Ethelbert Walsh - Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods
In this second volume of the Twilight Animal series, we'll find out what happens to our friends Bumper, Fuzzy Wuzz, Goggle Eyes, and all the rest, after the events in the first book of the series, «Bumper the White...
2 hours 11 minutes
Humorous Fiction
471
Mark Twain - Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (version 4)
Mark Twain pokes a little good natured fun at the usual concept of heaven. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long cosmic journey to heaven; his accidental misplacement; his short-lived...
1 hour 35 minutes
Science Fiction
416
Lester del Rey - Let'em Breathe Space (version 2)
Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble—but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned. Who is trying to kill them and sabotage the...
1 hour 59 minutes
Single author
475
Henry Lawson - Verses Popular And Humorous (Version 2)
Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earlier major works, including «The Lights of Cobb and Co», «Saint Peter» and «The...
4 hours
Memoirs
498
Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville - Travels to Oaxaca
Botanical Piracy! A French botanist plots to steal red dye cochineal insects from Spanish Mexico and transplant them and their cacti hosts to the French Caribbean. The year is 1776. Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville...
10 hours 30 minutes