David Wales
Gulliver The Great And Other Dog Stories
This 1916 book is a collection of sixteen of the author's dog stories previously published in magazines. ( David Wales)
A Mirror Of Shalott
Fourteen stories of the strange by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of stori…
Tenting To-Night; A Chronicle Of Sport And Adventure In Glacier Park And The Cascade Mountains
Tenting To-Night invites listeners to join Mary Roberts Rinehart on an evocative journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Glacier Nati…
Wongo And The Wise Old Crow
Stories of an Indian boy and his friends told by a children’s author of yesteryear, published 1923. - Summary by david wales
Pond And Stream
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
The Boy Scout And Other Stories For Boys
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, as a friend and fellow author has written of him, was “youth incarnate,” and there is probably nothing that he wrote …
The Cathedral
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884 – 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the c…
Work Of The Sisters During The Epidemic Of Influenza October, 1918
In 1918 over 2,000 Roman Catholic nuns left their convents in the Philadelphia area to nurse the sick and dying of the influenza epidemic. …
Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People
A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundari…
The Chinese Dragon
The subject of this little book [1923] is of general interest to people who are acquainted with things Chinese. The dragon has played a larg…
Hugh Walpole: Selected Short Stories
Eleven short stories from The Windsor Magazine in the 1920s, Best British Short Stories of 1922, and Best British Short Stories of 1923. - S…
The Third Circle
Sixteen short stories by the American novelist Benjamin Frank Norris Jr (1870-1902) who wrote predominantly in the naturalist genre. He liv…
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …
Abraham Lincoln: A Commemoration – 15 April 2015
April 14-15th, 2015, is the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This is a collection of pieces to mark that…
Christmas Eve At Swamp's End
In Christmas Eve At Swamp's End, Norman Duncan weaves a heartwarming narrative that captures the essence of the holiday spirit through the l…
The Private Soldier Under Washington
Much was been written about the American Revolution, but our knowledge of the private solders of the patriot army is confined chiefly to Was…
Henry James At Work
Bosanquet (1880-1961) was secretary or amanuensis to James from 1907 to his death in 1916. She wrote this essay (1924) eight years after hi…
Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University
Set against the backdrop of Harvard University, Owen Wister's Philosophy offers a humorous glimpse into the lives of three sophomores naviga…
Schubert And His Works
This is a short introduction to Franz Schubert’s life and works. “…to give the casual radio listener a slight idea of Schubert’s inundating…
Wounds In The Rain; War Stories
Wounds In The Rain presents a collection of eleven powerful stories that delve into the harrowing experiences of war, penned by the acclaime…