Episodes

  • The Bells and Other Poems
    Mar 1 2026

    The Bells and Other Poems

    Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)

    This is a collection of the most famous poems by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes all of his most famous poems, such as the Bells and Annabel Lee, but also some minor and less well-known poems. Readers may wish to refer to the online text for 28 beautiful colour illustrations by Edmund Dulac. - Summary by Carolin

    Genre(s): Poetry

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): poetry , poem , bells , tamerlan , dulac

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • Beasts and Super-Beasts
    Feb 28 2026

    Beasts and Super-Beasts

    Saki (1870 - 1916)

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    Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Saki's world contrasts the effete conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the ruthless but straightforward life-and-death struggles of nature. Nature generally wins in the end. (Summary from Wikipedia)

    Genre(s): Short Stories

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): humor , animals

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    6 hrs and 49 mins
  • The Bat
    Feb 27 2026

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    Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876 - 1958), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898 - 1943) et al.

    The novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run of 867 shows on Broadway and has been performed all over the world and been made into three movies over a span from 1926 to 1959. An intricate mystery, with a wide cast of characters. (Summary and read by Alan Winterrowd)

    Genre(s): Detective Fiction

    Language: English

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    6 hrs and 40 mins
  • Bartleby, the Scrivener (version 2)
    Feb 26 2026

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    Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

    Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a novella by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions of Putnam's Magazine, and was reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

    Read by Bob Neufeld

    Genre(s): General Fiction

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): melville , wall street , bartleby

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 4
    Feb 25 2026


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    Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 4

    ⁠⁠⁠Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)⁠⁠⁠

    One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. Five years later these characters, and many others whose lives we have followed, find themselves caught up in the horrific Protestant rioting led by Sir George Gordon. The mob which reaches 100,000 strong, gets out of hand, and there is danger to all in the path of their destruction. Charles Dickens skillfully weaves the lives of his many loving and many wicked characters through the rioting, and shows how this uprising changes so many lives. As a side note, Edgar Allan Poe is said to have been inspired by Barnaby’s raven Grip when he wrote his famous poem,”The Raven”. (Summary and narrated by Mil Nicholson)

    Genre(s): General Fiction, Historical Fiction

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): ⁠⁠⁠literature⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Historical Fiction⁠⁠⁠

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    5 hrs and 56 mins
  • Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 3
    Feb 24 2026


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    Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 3

    ⁠⁠Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)⁠⁠

    One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. Five years later these characters, and many others whose lives we have followed, find themselves caught up in the horrific Protestant rioting led by Sir George Gordon. The mob which reaches 100,000 strong, gets out of hand, and there is danger to all in the path of their destruction. Charles Dickens skillfully weaves the lives of his many loving and many wicked characters through the rioting, and shows how this uprising changes so many lives. As a side note, Edgar Allan Poe is said to have been inspired by Barnaby’s raven Grip when he wrote his famous poem,”The Raven”. (Summary and narrated by Mil Nicholson)

    Genre(s): General Fiction, Historical Fiction

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): ⁠⁠literature⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Historical Fiction⁠⁠

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    6 hrs and 15 mins
  • Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 2
    Feb 23 2026

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    Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 2

    ⁠Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

    One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. Five years later these characters, and many others whose lives we have followed, find themselves caught up in the horrific Protestant rioting led by Sir George Gordon. The mob which reaches 100,000 strong, gets out of hand, and there is danger to all in the path of their destruction. Charles Dickens skillfully weaves the lives of his many loving and many wicked characters through the rioting, and shows how this uprising changes so many lives. As a side note, Edgar Allan Poe is said to have been inspired by Barnaby’s raven Grip when he wrote his famous poem,”The Raven”. (Summary and narrated by Mil Nicholson)

    Genre(s): General Fiction, Historical Fiction

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): ⁠literature⁠ , ⁠Historical Fiction⁠

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    8 hrs and 16 mins
  • Barnaby Rudge (version 2) Part 1
    Feb 22 2026

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    Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

    One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins in 1775 with Barnaby, his Mother, and his talking Raven Grip, fleeing their home from a blackmailer, and going into hiding. Joe Willet similarly finds he must leave his home to escape his Father’s ire, leaving behind the woman he loves. Five years later these characters, and many others whose lives we have followed, find themselves caught up in the horrific Protestant rioting led by Sir George Gordon. The mob which reaches 100,000 strong, gets out of hand, and there is danger to all in the path of their destruction. Charles Dickens skillfully weaves the lives of his many loving and many wicked characters through the rioting, and shows how this uprising changes so many lives. As a side note, Edgar Allan Poe is said to have been inspired by Barnaby’s raven Grip when he wrote his famous poem,”The Raven”. (Summary and narrated by Mil Nicholson)

    Genre(s): General Fiction, Historical Fiction

    Language: English

    Keyword(s): literature , Historical Fiction

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    8 hrs and 31 mins