Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In " Bernice Bobs Her Hair ", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In " Benediction ," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in " The Camel's Back ." " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a poignant fantasy about a man w...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In " Bernice Bobs Her Hair ", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In " Benediction ," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in " The Camel's Back ." " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a poignant fantasy about a man w...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 35 min
This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times. 01 1848-06-10 Exc...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 23 min
This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times. 01 1848-06-10 Exc...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. 01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:50 02 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:16 03 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy T...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. 01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:50 02 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:16 03 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy T...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 41 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 48 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 42 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 52 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 38 min
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 39 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•42 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•59 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 16 min
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...
Aug 10, 2023•56 min
A collection of short stories, originally published in periodicals, featuring the character Mr. Mulliner. 01 "The Truth About George" 02 "A Slice of Life" 03 "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" 04 "The Bishop's Move" 05 "Came The Dawn" 06 "The Story of William" 07 "Portrait of a Disciplinarian" 08 "The Romance of a Bulb Squeezer" 09 "Honeysuckle Cottage" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 07, 2023•55 min
A collection of short stories, originally published in periodicals, featuring the character Mr. Mulliner. 01 "The Truth About George" 02 "A Slice of Life" 03 "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" 04 "The Bishop's Move" 05 "Came The Dawn" 06 "The Story of William" 07 "Portrait of a Disciplinarian" 08 "The Romance of a Bulb Squeezer" 09 "Honeysuckle Cottage" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min
A collection of short stories, originally published in periodicals, featuring the character Mr. Mulliner. 01 "The Truth About George" 02 "A Slice of Life" 03 "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" 04 "The Bishop's Move" 05 "Came The Dawn" 06 "The Story of William" 07 "Portrait of a Disciplinarian" 08 "The Romance of a Bulb Squeezer" 09 "Honeysuckle Cottage" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min
A collection of short stories, originally published in periodicals, featuring the character Mr. Mulliner. 01 "The Truth About George" 02 "A Slice of Life" 03 "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" 04 "The Bishop's Move" 05 "Came The Dawn" 06 "The Story of William" 07 "Portrait of a Disciplinarian" 08 "The Romance of a Bulb Squeezer" 09 "Honeysuckle Cottage" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 17 min
A collection of short stories, originally published in periodicals, featuring the character Mr. Mulliner. 01 "The Truth About George" 02 "A Slice of Life" 03 "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" 04 "The Bishop's Move" 05 "Came The Dawn" 06 "The Story of William" 07 "Portrait of a Disciplinarian" 08 "The Romance of a Bulb Squeezer" 09 "Honeysuckle Cottage" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This work presents Rousseau's belief in the profoundly transformational effects of the development of civilization on human nature, which Rousseau claims other political philosophers had failed to grasp. Specifically, before the onset of civilization, according to Rousseau, natural man lived a contented, solitary life, naturally good and happy. It is only with the onset of civilization, Rousseau claims, that humans become social beings, and, concomitant with their civilization, natural man becom...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 21 min
This work presents Rousseau's belief in the profoundly transformational effects of the development of civilization on human nature, which Rousseau claims other political philosophers had failed to grasp. Specifically, before the onset of civilization, according to Rousseau, natural man lived a contented, solitary life, naturally good and happy. It is only with the onset of civilization, Rousseau claims, that humans become social beings, and, concomitant with their civilization, natural man becom...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 25 min
An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice Fields is a continuation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe's narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother's ship the Jane; the very ship that Arthur Pym was on board at the time of his disappearance. Through the efforts of Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is enticed to make the trip to Antarctica to search fo...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min
An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice Fields is a continuation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe's narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother's ship the Jane; the very ship that Arthur Pym was on board at the time of his disappearance. Through the efforts of Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is enticed to make the trip to Antarctica to search fo...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 13 min
An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice Fields is a continuation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe's narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother's ship the Jane; the very ship that Arthur Pym was on board at the time of his disappearance. Through the efforts of Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is enticed to make the trip to Antarctica to search fo...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min
An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice Fields is a continuation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe's narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother's ship the Jane; the very ship that Arthur Pym was on board at the time of his disappearance. Through the efforts of Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is enticed to make the trip to Antarctica to search fo...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 12 min
