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3 Stories - Racial Identity

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Charles W Chesnutt, Louisa May Alcott, Alice Dunbar-Nelson ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Darrell Joe, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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American Short Story, The - Volume 5

A Chronological History - Volume 5

by Booth Tarkington, Stephen Crane, Paul Laurence Dunbar ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Darrell Joe, Kelly Burke ...

Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation.From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own.America prides itself on liberty, on justice for all and, if you are a wealthy white man, that is essentially true. Sadly, many ... Read more

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The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation.From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own.America prides itself on liberty, on justice for all and, if you are a wealthy white man, that is essentially true. Sadly, many
... Read more
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American Short Story, The - Volume 1

A Chronological History - Volume 1

by Uriah Derrick D'Arcy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe, William Dufris, Eric Meyers ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation.From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own.America prides itself on liberty, on justice for all and, if you are a wealthy white man, that is essentially true. Sadly, many ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation.From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own.America prides itself on liberty, on justice for all and, if you are a wealthy white man, that is essentially true. Sadly, many
... Read more
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Men 1900s

The top ten Short Stories of the 1900's written by male authors

by D H Lawrence, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Algernon Blackwood, O Henry, Maxim Gorky, Barry Pain, Jack London, Leonid Andreyev, M R James, William Hope Hodgson ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Darrell Joe ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
... Read more
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Neglected Authors, The - Volume 2

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

by William E Burton, Mary Butts, Bernard Capes, Charles W Chesnutt, Mary Cholmondeley, Frederick Cowles, Mrs Craik, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Bithia Mary Croker, Ella D'Arcy, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Ulric Daubeny, Alphonse Daudet, E M Delafield, Maria Edgeworth, Dorothy Edwards, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Rudolph Fisher, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Lettice Galbraith, Zona Gale ...

Narrated by Lisa Bowerman, Darrell Joe, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets, The - The 20th Century

Five poems each from some of the best poets born in the 20th Century

by Robert Frost ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Scapegoat, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Paul Laurence Dunbar ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe ...

Unabridged

27 min

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27th, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents had been slaves in Kentucky before the Civil War.Dunbar wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. By 16 he was already published as a poet in ‘The Herald’, a local newspaper.After completing his formal schooling in 1891, Dunbar was employed as an elevator operator, at $4 a week. His hopes ... Read more

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Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27th, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents had been slaves in Kentucky before the Civil War.Dunbar wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. By 16 he was already published as a poet in ‘The Herald’, a local newspaper.After completing his formal schooling in 1891, Dunbar was employed as an elevator operator, at $4 a week. His hopes
... Read more
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Wife of His Youth, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Charles W Chesnutt ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe ...

Unabridged

26 min

Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born on 20th June 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents who were both ‘free persons of color’. His paternal grandfather was a white slaveholder, and Chesnutt although he identified as African-American noted that he was seven-eighths white.By age 20 Chesnutt had married and settled in Cleveland. After reading law and passing the bar exam he established a lucrative court ... Read more

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Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born on 20th June 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents who were both ‘free persons of color’. His paternal grandfather was a white slaveholder, and Chesnutt although he identified as African-American noted that he was seven-eighths white.By age 20 Chesnutt had married and settled in Cleveland. After reading law and passing the bar exam he established a lucrative court
... Read more
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Neglected Authors, The - North American Men

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

by Edward Page Mitchell, W C Morrow, Robert Duncan Milne, Robert E Howard, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Frank R Stockton, Charles W Chesnutt, Ring Lardner, Wallace Thurman, Henry Harland, Rudolph Fisher, Sinclair Lewis, Tod Robbins, Benjamin Rosenblatt, Booth Tarkington, William Austin ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets, The - The 20th Century - American Men

Five poems each from some of the male poets ever born in America

by T S Eliot, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, William Carlos Williams, Hart Crane, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Stephen Vincent Benét, Claude McKay ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Darrell Joe, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

1 hour 44 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Black Vampyre, The

by Uriah Derick D’Arcy ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Uriah Derick D’Arcy seems to all intents to be a literary pseudonym. Why no-one would want to take ownership of this story from its first publication in 1819 has been the subject of several conjectures.The only settled agreement is that it was written by a man and from there the trail runs cold until it was reprinted in 1845 and attributed to Robert C. Sands.But modern opinion now suggests that ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uriah Derick D’Arcy seems to all intents to be a literary pseudonym. Why no-one would want to take ownership of this story from its first publication in 1819 has been the subject of several conjectures.The only settled agreement is that it was written by a man and from there the trail runs cold until it was reprinted in 1845 and attributed to Robert C. Sands.But modern opinion now suggests that
... Read more
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Senility

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Sherwood Anderson ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe ...

Unabridged

6 min

Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio.When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years.He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the ... Read more

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Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio.When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years.He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the
... Read more