Cate Barratt
55 books
Anthologies
445
Álvaro Velez Ladrón de Guevara - Wheels - A Third Cycle
A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family between 1916 and 1922. The third volume, published in 1918, contains poems by Aldous Huxley, Arnold James, Iris Tree, Sherard...
1 hour 59 minutes
Modern (19th C)
511
A. H. U. Colquhoun - Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 - The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
During and after the United States' War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain. The upheavals of the 1830's and early 1840's led to a Popular Government and union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841,...
4 hours 8 minutes
Humorous Fiction
474
John Kendrick Bangs - Jack and the Check Book
Bangs is in top form in his version of this small collection of timeless fairy tales. If you don't immediately recognize Jack and the Check Book, Puss, the Promoter, and the Golden Fleece, don't worry, you soon will....
2 hours 55 minutes
*Non-fiction
439
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot - Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. He played a significant role in French politics before the Revolution of 1848, actively opposing as a liberal the reactionary King...
20 hours 19 minutes
*Non-fiction
457
Friedrich Engels - Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers paid a heavy price for the industrial revolution that swept the country....
12 hours
