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This wonderfully old-fashioned adventure, love and detective story set in the Northern Canadian wilderness of the early 1900's will entertain and charm the listener like no other! The hero has to save his business from unfamiliar enemies and in the process falls in love with an attractive young woman who lives in a mysterious hidden old castle.

This is a touching and charming tale of the special bond between man and canine, wonderfully warm and accurate. A young farmer loses his father and almost loses his inherited farm through his drinking. Then he stumbles upon an abandoned dog, a collie. The two form a strong bond and the dog becomes an invaluable asset on the farm. However, the real owners of the dog turn up.

A remarkable collection, centering on tales situated in the White Mountains region. The hero in the first tale turns out to be the actual Great Stone Face, but it will take the villagers and himself a lifetime to realize this! The collection includes three other fascinating short stories: The Ambitious Guest, The Great Carbuncle and Sketches from Memory.

A classic held as one of the greatest works of 19th Century fiction. The novel is thought of as a reply to the growing cultural divide and alienation between liberals of the 1830s/1840s and the rapidly growing nihilist movement. These two philosophies were contrasted with the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's greatness lay in its traditional spirituality... The main characters reflect a youthful rebellious and anarchistic thought, therefore confronted with their traditional fathers.

The listener is engrossed in a world filled with action, travel, betrayal and greed. A complicated and multifaceted story involving a journey across the sea, different countries and a potential revolution; but the core of it is of our hero rescuing his lady and trying to find the famous treasure of Eldorado.

This is an effective mystery and detective yarn that will please fans of the classic genre. What's that old saying? Never trust a beautiful woman... perhaps, perhaps not. A typical set up in the classical Agatha Christie style; a detective visiting a manor is suddenly forced to examine the murder of a young woman on the grounds, and everyone there- including himself - might be up for grabs as potential killer; as alibis start to crumble and lies and silences prosper...

Kentucky has suffered from an extremely bad reputation, and these recordings of feuds, tragedies and vendettas - the most notorious being that of the Hatfield and McCoys - puts the listener right into it! The New York Times of July 26, 1885 had this to say of the state and its people: "The savages who inhabit this region are not manly enough to fight fairly, face to face. They lie in wait and shoot their enemies in the back... One can hardly believe that any part of the United States is cursed with people so lawless and degraded.

Helen Hardwick is the lone witness to a part of an enigmatic murder that happens during a performance of a play she has herself written. There are not many clues, mostly just disturbing details, such as a frightening laughter that she keeps hearing... Could the mysterious and dangerous figure of the Grey Phantom be involved in this in any way, good or bad..?

Only two individuals have survived a cataclysmic disaster on earth, a man called Adam and a woman called Robin. Will they try to repopulate the earth? Is it even worth it, considering what happened, and how human history has "evolved"? A great mixture of fantasy elements and philosophical contemplations makes this work stand out as a kind of post apocalyptical take on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve.

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

A classic detective story with twists and turns! Mr. Stoughton's vault has been robbed...

A suspenseful classic detective story! A rich woman boards a taxi on a night in the big city. When they reach her destination, the driver discovers the woman gone, a suitcase and a male corpse... This is a perfect case for Detective David Carroll; brilliant and somewhat eccentric.

A suspenseful work filled with everything we want from an adventurous, mysterious romance and murder puzzle! A North Canadian police officer makes a deathbed confession to a murder that an innocent man is going to die for... A beautiful, secretive young woman knows something about the case, but has her motive to keep this hidden from everyone except the Chief of Police, who has reasons of his own for everything to just go away...

Along with the fight for survival in the wild, comes a poignant melodrama with a side order of mystery! A beautiful young wife dies shortly after giving birth to a girl. She is appeased by the lovely violin playing of a starving boy who came to their cabin for food. The mystery of the violin player's past and how his life connects with those in the small trading village is what makes this tale stand out.

A wonderfully warm and atmospheric tale of friendship, wisdom, growing up, war and love. The friendship is between the old man Eben, who rescues young orphan Bill from yet another orphanage, as the two migrate from Vermont to Paradise Valley. The wisdom comes from Eben. The growing up is done by Bill, as well as the partaking in the war (The American Civil War) and the falling in love.

In 1860, starting a mail route became a must in order to connect the eastern U.S. with the growing west coast following the gold rush of California, the lumber camps, and the various needs because of the settling of the western frontier. An accessible yet thorough account of the operation of the line known as the Pony Express, that lasted for about 16 months before being replaced by the telegraph. This work is meticulous yet manages to convey the entrepreneurial and dangerous atmosphere of the time (repelling of Indian attacks and overall tough working conditions).

Along the coast of Maine can be found loads of rocky and starkly beautiful small islands. "Pocket Island" was no exception. Along with the loveliness come secrets and mysteries and, above all, hazard. And old ghosts, war, smuggling, barn dances, passions and friendships. Even love.

Temptress Desirée Le Mire and brothers Paul and Harry Lamar are searching for a missing treasure in a mysterious cave in the Andes. They encounter Inca deformed by living underground. What follows is a tornado of an adventure underground by Rex Stout; featuring heroic acts, lucky escapes, battles of will and physical power, feats of daring and strategy.

This classic Western tale features many of the beloved elements of the genre: a lonesome, almost mythical hero (The Lone Ranger), his steadfast friend and sidekick and of course his horse; in a story that tells us how these three came together in the first place.

Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been made available to the public for the first time! Most of the files have been redacted with names left out, but most of the sightings in 1947 can be known by listening to the ongoing correspondence at the time between the FBI and diverse U.S. Government and military establishments. Essential listening for both history buffs and fans of ufology!