Category Archives: Published 1900 onward
Audiobook: Eyes Of The World
The Eyes of the World was the Best Selling Book for 1914 according to Publisher’s
Audiobook: At the Foot of the Rainbow
This story is about three people, two men and a woman. Jimmy, selfish and deceitful,
Audiobook: Pretty Lady
‘The Pretty Lady’ is considered to be one of Bennett’s most revealing and under-rated works.
Audiobook: Silver Horde
The Silver Horde , is set in Kalvik, a fictionalized community in Bristol Bay, Alaska,
Audiobook: Peggy Raymond’s School Days (or Old Girls And New)
Published in 1916, this third installment with The Friendly Terrace girls places them in The
Audiobook: Friendly Terrace Quartette (or Peggy Raymond At The Poplars)
The Friendly Terrace Quartette (or Peggy Raymond At The Poplars) published in 1920, finds Peggy
Audiobook: Yukon Trail
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North (filmed as The Grip of the Yukon
Audiobook: Buried Alive
The hero is Mr Priam Farll, a painter of considerable ability. He is, however, extremely
Audiobook: Senator North
“When, Mr. President, a man, however eminent in other pursuits and whatever claims he may
Audiobook: Souls for Sale
Perhaps the most commercially successful Hollywood novel of the 1920s, Rupert Hughes’ Souls for Sale
Audiobook: House With The Mezzanine And Other Stories
Six short stories and a novella by the Russian master. (david wales)
Audiobook: Girl From the Marsh Croft
Readers of Miss Lagerlöf will observe that in this, her latest book, “The Girl from
Audiobook: Aunt Jane’s Nieces On The Ranch
Aunt Jane’s Nieces On The Ranch sees the reappearance of Louise and Arthur Weldon after
Audiobook: Christmas Eve At Swamp’s End
Four selected chapters from The Measure Of A Man; A Tale of the Big Woods,
Audiobook: House Behind the Cedars
In this, Chesnutt’s first novel, he tells the tragic story of love set against a
Audiobook: Changed Man And Other Tales
Eleven short stories. – Summary by david wales
Audiobook: Life’s Little Ironies; A Set Of Tales With Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled A Few Crusted Characters
Eighteen short stories by a master story teller. – Summary by david wales
Audiobook: Wanted: A Husband
This serious, yet witty and hilarious, romantic comedy by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a must
Audiobook: Sleeping Fires
The story of a love so strong that neither the rigid rules of Society in
Audiobook: Jacob’s Room (version 2)
Virginia Woolf’s third novel lacks a conventional narrative style and some say even a plot.
Audiobook: Morals of Marcus Ordeyne
Marcus Ordeyne is a middle aged bachelor schoolmaster who has inherited both money and a
Audiobook: Colonel’s Dream
In this novel, Chesnutt described the hopelessness of Reconstruction in a post-Civil War South that
Audiobook: Whirligigs
A collection of short stories. – Summary by Richard Kilmer
Audiobook: Aunt Jane’s Nieces Out West
After visiting Louise, Arthur and Toodlums at their ranch in Southern California, Beth and Patsy,
Audiobook: Somehow Good
A mysterious man arrives in London and, in a freak accident, gets electrocuted on an
Audiobook: Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life
Thirteen short stories by a popular writer of the early 20th century (not to be
Audiobook: Measure Of A Man; A Tale Of The Big Woods
A tale of a singular man at work among lumber-jacks. Duncan’s droll style and tongue-in-cheek
Audiobook: Royal Highness
Royal Highness is the story of Prince Klaus Heinrich, a member of a struggling German
Audiobook: Third Person
The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The ‘ghostly man about the house’
Audiobook: Laughter Limited
When some people write the story of their life it is a sign that they