![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Masterpiece Robot: Romeo and Juliet - Robot Books
Excerpt from Romeo and Juliet, with sub-titles.
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| "Two Pioneers" - Elia W. Peattie
This 1877 short story depicts a voyageur town on the Missouri River, and the strange alliance during a winter of sickness between two of its non-voyageur residents: Father De Smet, a Catholic priest, and Mademoiselle Ninon, a woman of easy virtue. The light and humorous story grows rather sad by the end, but never loses hope.
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| "An Arabian Nightmare" - Fitz-James O'Brien
An Arab merchant tells the tale of the winter he spent in Russia. Gently humorous.
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| "Captain Alicant" - Fitz-James O'Brien
An lonely old man with a vanished, disgraced son. A sweet Skye terrier who's always in disgrace. What's brewing in a town called Hopskotch?
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| "El Tiro de Gracia" - Colin Cameron
A cowboy riding alone in Mexico unexpectedly finds himself facing a deadly choice. Should he give "el tiro de gracia" -- the mercy shot?
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| "The Golden Ingot" - Fitz-James O'Brien
A young doctor is called out one night by a mysterious woman.
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| Father Goriot - Honore de Balzac
Classic French boy country boy comes to the city and makes his way, with plenty of intrigue thrown into the mix.
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| Eugenie Grandet - Honore de Balzac
A miser and his daughter
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| "The Hoard of the Gibbelins" - Lord Dunsany
This 1912 fantasy short story tells of the quest of a valiant and shrewd knight to win the hoard of the Gibbelins. But it won't be easy. "The Gibbelins eat, as is well known, nothing less good than man. Their evil tower is joined to Terra Cognita, to the lands we know, by a bridge. Their hoard is beyond reason; avarice has no use for it; they have a separate cellar for emeralds and a separate cellar for sapphires; they have filled a hole with gold and dig it up when they need it...
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| Hooting Yard on the Air 2004 - Frank Key
All episodes of Resonance FM's Hooting Yard broadcast in 2004.
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| French audio books
French audio books
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| Edgar Poe - Le Corbeau (trad par Baudelaire et Mallarme) - Edgar Poe, Baudelaire, Mallarmé
Edgar Poe - Le corbeau traduit par Baudelaire et Mallarmé Edgar Poe - The Raven translated in French by Baudelaire and Mallarmé
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| Balzac - la peau de chagrin - Incipit - Balzac
Balzac - la peau de chagrin (Incipit)
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| Dino Buzzati - Le désert des Tartares (Incipit) - Dino Buzzati
Dino Buzzati - Le désert des Tartares (Incipit)
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| "Jubal the Ringer" - Fitz-James O'Brien
This 1858 short story blends stalker love with magic and creates the ultimate bad wedding. Hurry to St. Phantasmos Church and meet Jubal the Ringer!
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| "The Man Without a Country" - Edward Everett Hale
The classic story of a man who learns to love his country when it is taken away from him. This complete and unabridged version from Hale's 1868 story collection includes many incidents cut from textbooks, as well as an illuminating introduction by the author which reveals unknown facts about the tale. Listen to it again for the very first time!
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| Mystics on the Road to Vanishing Point - Disc 1 - John Robinson
Mystics on the Road to Vanishing Point, a novel by John Robinson. Read by the author. Disc 1.
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| "What Happened to Alanna" - Kathleen Thompson Norris
A cute little story about a cute little girl and what happened when they put her in charge of a raffle at the parish fair. Kathleen Thompson Norris, who wrote both as "Jane Ireland" and "Kathleen Norris" (no relation to today's writer of that name) was a prolific and popular writer of non-fiction, short stories and novels, as well as working as a reporter. Her half-Irish and Catholic heritage gave her a different viewpoint, and her experience with working for her living and with being a work-at-...
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| "The Man Without a Shadow: A New Version" - Fitz-James O'Brien
Humorous 1852 account of an odd creature one might still meet in New York.
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| "The Pot of Tulips" - Fitz-James O'Brien
A lost treasure, a lady in distress, and a message from beyond the grave! This 1855 story is an earlier appearance of Harry Escott from "What Was It? -- A Mystery", and features the same entertaining mixture of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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| "Little Orphant Annie" - James Whitcomb Riley
"And the Gobble-uns'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!"
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| "The Sword of Welleran" - Lord Dunsany
An undefended city. Citizens who have forgotten war. Enemies on the march. And seven dead heroes of old. One of the great fantasy writers of all time, Lord Dunsany was comfortable writing everything from opium dreams to darkly realistic modern fantasy, from novels to hit plays. Here he is with a high fantasy short story from 1908. Enjoy.
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| VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM - Contes Cruels, Véra - VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM
VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM - Contes Cruels, Véra
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| The Nebuly Coat - John Meade Falkner
Cullerne, once a Dorset seaport, now is a tiny town in the middle of a marshy nowhere. Its huge old church badly needs restoration, and Arthur Westray is sent by his firm to handle matters. But sleepy Cullerne is full of old secrets and mysteries, and everywhere you look is the Blandamer coat of arms -- the Nebuly Coat. (John Meade Falkner is also the author of Moonfleet and The Lost Stradivarius.) Part 2 Part 3
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| Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Prologue - Cory Doctorow
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, a novel by Cory Doctorow.
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| "In a Cellar", Part 1 - Harriet Prescott Spofford
Harriet Prescott Spofford's first published story is a mystery of Parisians, diplomacy, and diamonds. You'll never believe it was written in 1859!
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| Pròleg - Jordi Domènech i Arnau
Memòria Prohibida - Pròleg Més que d'aventures és una obra d'escenari, és més important com és el món que no pas que hi passa. Seguint la trama reseguim el descobriment d'un món, un món conseqüencia d'uns fets anteriors alguns dels quals restaran per sempre més en el misteri. (Del pròleg de l'autor).
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| The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H. P. Lovecraft
Fantasy, horror, and dream meet in this classic 1926 novella by H.P. Lovecraft. Randolph Carter defies the Dream Gods, as he sets out to find their hidden home on unknown Kadath, and the vision of a lovely sunset city that somehow his heart remembers. But the Other Gods have agents in the dream world -- creatures of power and terror.... H.P. Lovecraft is best known as a horror writer, but here he shows his more cheerful side...
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| "In a Cellar", Part 2 - Harriet Prescott Spofford
Our diplomat detective is still desperate to detect that diamond, in this daring drama with a very different denouement. Do enjoy!
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| "The Archduke's Tea", Part 1 - H. C. Bailey
The first part of this 1920 mystery story from the Dr. Fortune series sends a young doctor to deal with an archduke's mysterious mishap.
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| The Argonautica - Apollonius Rhodius
The epic story of Jason and the Argonauts, and their quest for the Golden Fleece. As told by Apollonius Rhodius, in the translation by M.A. Seaton. The last 2 parts are in Part 2.
Keywords: Audiobook - fiction; folklore; mythology
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| "Arson Plus" - Dashiell Hammett
A rural case of arson brings in the insurance companies -- and they bring in the Continental Op. Dashiell Hammett's first Continental Op story. Originally published under the pseudonym "Peter Collinson".
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| The Blue Sequin - R. Austin Freeman
This 1909 short story features the first famous pathologist detective, Dr. Thorndyke. The Thorndyke stories helped educate the police, the public, and criminals about crime scenes and forensics. CSI: Edwardian England!
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| The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage - Ernest Bramah
Blind detective Max Carrados investigates a murder in the making.
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| "The Coin of Dionysius" - Ernest Bramah
Mr. Carlyle (Not a private detective! A private inquiry agent!) is desperate to solve his current case, and needs an after-hours expert opinion on a certain coin. Why on earth would the coin dealer recommend a blind man? Ernest Bramah wrote some great Oriental fantasy (the Kai Lung series), but he also wrote several collections' worth of Max Carrados detective stories. Enjoy.
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| "The Prisoner of Cell 13" - Jacques Futrelle
Here's the contention: mind is the master of all things. Here's the bet: that a scrawny professor can escape a prison cell on Death Row in one week. What will happen in this duel between the warden of Chisholm Prison and the Thinking Machine?
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| "Shrove Tuesday" - Anton P. Chekhov
A short glimpse at a Russian family on the day before Lent begins. Written in 1887, and translated by Marian Fell, 1915. The Russian title literally translates as "On the Eve of the Fast".
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| The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
While World War I rages on, an English country town's peace is broken by murder. So a wounded officer named Hastings asks for help from a Belgian refugee named -- Poirot.
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| "The Diamond Lens" - Fitz-James O'Brien
Take one antebellum New York college student with a crazy dream of the perfect microscope. Add one spiritualist (modeled after the Fox sisters), one diamond, and one drop of water. Stir.
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| Fifty-One Tales, Part 1 - Lord Dunsany
The first third of a book of short-short stories by Lord Dunsany, the classic fantasy writer of the early 20th century. Weird, wise, funny, and sad by turns, no two tales are alike. Listen to them in order or skip about as you please. Part 2 Part 3
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| Fifty-One Tales, part 2 - Lord Dunsany
More short-short stories from Lord Dunsany, one of the great fantasy writers. Part 1 Part 3
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| Fifty-One Tales, Part 3 - Lord Dunsany
The final third of a book of short-short stories by Lord Dunsany, a classic fantasy writer of the early 20th century. Weird, wise, funny, and sad by turns -- no two tales are alike. Listen to them in order or skip about as you please. Part 1 Part 2
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| "The Loot of Bombasharna" - Lord Dunsany
Arrrr! 'Tis a story of pirates wishing to retire and not get hanged! 'Tis a story of loot and queens and mysteries of the sea, from a great fantasy writer of the early twentieth century! And 'tis short, too!
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 01 - R. Austin Freeman
Dr Thorndyke returns in this classic Edwardian mystery novel of forensics, both the medical and the law kind. How did the rich Egyptologist disappear off the face of the earth, and when? Who inherits his money? (Published in the US as The Vanishing Man. Boring title, eh?) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 02 - R. Austin Freeman
An Egyptologist is missing. An inheritance is at stake. Accusations are flying. A young doctor begins to make inquiries -- and is strangely charmed by the people at the center of the case. Another mystery starring Edwardian London's CSI -- Dr. Thorndyke! Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 03 - R. Austin Freeman
This classic mystery of a vanished man and his bizarre will continues, as the plot thickens and people start falling in love. Dr. Thorndyke is on the case! Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 04 - R. Austin Freeman
This Edwardian mystery of medicine and inheritance law continues. Young Dr. Berkeley meets the lawyer who wrote that bizarre will. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 05 - R. Austin Freeman
The legal maneuvering begins as the Edwardian forensic investigation continues. What is behind the scattering of bones? What do the police know that young Dr. Jervis doesn't? And what does Dr. Thorndyke have up his sleeve? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| The Eye of Osiris, Pt 06 - R. Austin Freeman
As Dr. Berkeley's dreams crumble, new evidence is discovered. And it may be a matter of life or death for his friends.... Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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| "The Superfluous Finger" - Jacques Futrelle
Why would a beautiful woman with healthy hands want to cut off her finger? From mystery writer Jacques Futrelle (before his untimely death on the Titanic), it's another baffling case for Professor Van Dusen, the Thinking Machine!
Keywords: Audiobook - Fiction; Mystery
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