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"In a remote basin in the western part of Texas, the Cavendish clan raised cattle. From the vast level acreage, where longhorns grew fat on lush grass, the surrounding hills looked verdant and hospitable; but this was pure deceit on Nature's part. Those hills were treacherous, and Bryant Cavendish loved them for that selfsame treachery." The listener will be drawn into this classic Western in no time; it features many of the beloved elements of the genre: a lonesome, almost mythical hero (The Lone Ranger), his reliable friend and sidekick and of course his horse; in a story that tells us how these three came together in the first place.

A Royal Northwest Canadian Mounty always gets the job done. Or does he? Will David Carrigan catch Black Roger Audemard and escape his captors as they traverse thousands of miles of Northern rivers and forests? This is a classic, escapist adventure action saga by James Oliver Curwood, with all the right ingredients - suspense, atmosphere, action, good characters and romance!

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This suspenseful and adventurous story by Stewart Edward White is set in North Canada. It centers around the "long journey", which is an euphemism for an implied order to kill a person who has become a liability to the company; in practice, this meant sending out the offender alone and with almost no provisions on a long trek in the wilderness, to face almost certain death. But the Hudson Bay Trading Company did not count on young and handsome offender Ned Trent to be so resourceful and resilient!

A heartbreakingly warm and touching tale of a young orphaned boy, sold out of an orphanage to work on a farm; and of his relationship with an equally orphaned, beautiful, black fawn that he stumbles upon in the woods one day. Will their friendship survive the many obstacles the adults pose in their way, such as hunting? A story with a classic, timeless and universal feel and message to it.

This is an extremely clever and entertaining story by H. de Vere Stacpoole of lookalikes and switching of identities! Our protagonist, a very poor American in England, meets his lookalike, the rich Rochester in a fancy hotel. The two get along, but very soon the world announces the suicide of (the real) Rochester. From now on everything gets really complicated, as the new Rochester falls in love with the old/real Rochester's woman... A very funny work but also a very astute social satire.

A crime novel by Johnston McCulley, the creator and author of the world famous "Zorro"-series! This story is about the elusive thief called the Black Star and his gang, leaving black stars at the crime scenes and occasional ironic notes for the eyes of the law, standing powerless against the elegance and professionalism of the master criminal... But along comes detective Roger Verbeck. Will he prove to be a worthy opponent?

A story of ultimate redemption and finding of love for our "hero", the alcoholic gambler and Yukon gold finder Carter Brent. He strikes real gold as he comes upon a beautiful young half-breed girl called Snowdrift. The two experience adventures and adversity of all sorts, both physical and psychological. They find solace and strength in each other. By James B. Hendryx, published in 1923. James B. Hendryx (1880-1963), was an extremely prolific American writer of mostly adventure fiction, with Canada and Alaska as favorite settings.

A vivid and unforgettable portrayal by James Brendan Connolly of the hard lives of New England fishermen... The tough skipper of a vessel is working his crew extremely hard. So hard that one member pays with his life. A close friend of the deceased fisherman decides to take his place on board the vessel. Will he survive, facing off with both the skipper and the sea? James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957) was an American athlete and writer. Also the very first modern Olympic champion.

An epic tale by Peter B. Kyne of a father and son, spanning the time spectrum of their whole lives, with existential ups and downs along the ride... This is the story of Cardigan and his son, both pioneers in the very special place of Trinidad Head. We follow the travails and successes, both career-wise and love-wise of the father and his son. Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) was an American novelist. There are more than 100 film adaptations of his works.

This story by James Oliver Curwood, published in 1913, possesses all of the great elements that make up a good adventure yarn! Old fashioned sense of nobility, falling in love, losing love, suspense, tragedies and ultimate happiness regained as the listener gets entangled in the story - full of twists and turns - of a Sergeant of the Canadian Northwest Mounted and his partner; chasing an elusive killer and his wife through a wintry and harsh world.

Celia and her husband Seth migrate from Kentucky to the windswept, tornado-filled vastness of Kansas, where Seth might be having a job waiting for him in the soon to be built "Magic City"... but is that the whole truth? This work by Zoe Anderson Norris is filled with wonderful atmosphere; the landscape of Kansas and the omnipresent wind become complete and fascinating characters of their own, in many ways influencing or even dictating the eventual outcome for our protagonists.

A deceptively simple, but in fact timeless, universal and profound story by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews about a young man making personal amends for having disappointed everyone around him, from family to school - and, perhaps most importantly, himself. It moves us and makes us think with the simplicity, charm and clarity of an old, fable-like tale.

Through the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), this series of communications has been made public and available! Most of the names have been left out, but the majority of the sightings in 1947 can be known by listening to the fascinating ongoing correspondence at the time between the FBI and diverse US government and military organizations. Absolutely essential listening for both history buffs and fans of ufology.

Welcome to the wonderful warming humor and equally warming wisdom of these nine essay-like tales, all illustrating the old adage of "Where there's a will, the is a way!" Extract: "The boys of Mr. Fountain's school were delighted when he told them he should take them that evening to a lecture in the town; not that they cared a fig for the lecture, but it was a chance to get out, and in place of the quiet study-room there would be the jolly walk by moonlight down the frozen hillside, with slides and snowballing instead of books.

Welcome to the dangerous and rugged world of the breathtakingly majestic landscape of western Canada! Our main character, Jimmy, doesn't know whether or not he shot and killed a Northwest Mounted while he was hunting with his friends. What follows is a well-told tale by Harold Bindloss of escape and survival of our protagonist, in an unfamiliar and particularly challenging and unforgiving environment.

Ever notice sounds? I mean really notice them? I do. I don't have any choice, not since I fell into The Loop. And what's The Loop? It's a world - a world of sounds and narration, of incidental music and special effects. The Loop is ambiance, implication, and the subtle - and not-so-subtle - manipulations of the Off-Mike People. But people are the same on or off The Loop, a distressing fact that always seems to add up to Blues for Johnny Raven.

An Egyptologist, attempting to raise from the dead the mummy of Tera, an ancient Egyptian queen, finds a magnificent gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown power... Amid bloody and unsettling scenes, his daughter is possessed by Tera's soul, and her fate depends upon bringing Tera's mummified body back to life... From the world famous Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, comes this hair-raising story!

This is a gently self-deprecating, ironic and often warmly, sadly humorous tale by Roswell Field of a widower's last shot at happiness in love... It is narrated in the first person, that being John, a well to do and preserved (according to himself) reasonably well-preserved middle-aged widower. John falls for a much younger person - a person, while delightful, not entirely unproblematic: she is the orphaned daughter of his very first love.

Engineer and our hero Jack is sent into the depths of the Canadian wilderness to construct a train route where all of the other previous men have failed or mysteriously disappeared... From one of the masters of the adventure and western genres, James Oliver Curwood, comes a stunning and suspenseful tale that even manages to throw in a nice all be it mysterious romance in the mix! James Oliver Curwood (1878-1927) was an American action-adventure writer.