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Evangelical Teaching

Dr. Cumming: An Essay

By George Eliot

Narrated by Sarah Bacaller

"Evangelical Teaching” is an insightful 1855 essay written by George Eliot (Marian Evans) and published in The Westminster Review. Here, Eliot explores ethical problems inherent in certain strands and styles of Christian evangelical teaching—particularly as displayed in the writings of one Dr. Cumming. While Eliot’s critique is focused on the work of this particular preacher, her insights are enduringly pertinent for those interested in the politics and ethics of religious discourse today. As always, Eliot’s authorial voice is abounding in pathos and concern for contexts of human relationality.

The Little Steel Coils

By Anna Katharine Green

Narrated by Erin Grassie

When the untimely death of her husband is foretold by a newspaper clipping found in the the young wife's bedroom the day before, she enlists a detective to help solve the the puzzle only to find the killer is much closer than she ever imagined. Witten by the first female writer of detective fiction in America, this short thriller in two parts showcases the remarkable mind of Anna Katharine Green widely considered the ”Mother of the detective novel” and contemporary influencer of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.

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The Tragedy of the Korosko

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narration by Susan Iannucci and featuring the voices of Denis Daly, David Shears, Andy Harrington, Sara Morsey, Trisha Rose, Marty Krz, Graham Scott, Linda Barrans, Glenn Hascall, Russell Gold, David Stifel and JD Sutter.

European tourists travel languidly along the Nile River to Abousir, at the southern frontier of Egypt, aboard “a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler,” the Korosko. But Dervish warriors threaten danger and then attack and kidnap the tourists.

In this novel, Doyle explores themes of British Imperialism and a defensive European perspective on North Africa; racial paternalism; and debates on interference with other countries’ politics and religions. This wonderful novel was first published in 1898, long before Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.

The Flowers Of Evil

By Charles Baudelaire

Translated by Frank Pearce Sturm

Baudelaire’s most famous collection of poems is The Flowers of Evil, which was published in 1857 and which was widely condemned as being unwholesome and decadent. The publication actually led to Baudelaire being prosecuted on a charge of offending public morals.

There have been numerous translations of Baudelaire’s work into English, but many of them have been judged as not being particularly successful. Strum’s version of The Flowers of Evil is unusual and notable for its accuracy in capturing the elusive appeal of the originals.

This recording also includes a critical study of the poet by Sturm.

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The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde's Life

By Charles J. Finger

Narrated by Gary D. MacFadden

Charles Finger’s book efficiently covers Oscar Wilde’s background, his early years and education, and his beginnings as an author, poet, and critic for several magazines.

The author then turns to the activities of Wilde that drew the attention of others, culminating in the Marquess of Queensbury calling Wilde out as a homosexual. Wilde sued for slander, but the Marquess was acquitted and materials brought forth during the trial resulted in Wilde being arrested and tried for homosexuality. He was convicted and sentenced to two years of hard labor, from which he never really recovered. Wilde then moved to France and lived under the assumed name of Sebastian Melmoth until his death at the age of forty-six.

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A History Of Freemasonry

By Joseph McCabe

Narrated by Oberon Michaels

Many have claimed for Freemasonry a heritage that has been traced to biblical times and involved many historical celebrities. In this acerbic essay, religious scholar Joseph McCabe reveals that this tradition actually commenced with the guilds in the Middle Ages, and that it inevitably attracted the hostility of the Catholic Church because of its populist and atheistic leanings. He also shows that Freemasons were significant players in the struggle for democracy which eroded the power of popes and princes.

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The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel

by A. E. W. Mason

Narrated by Graham Scott

While Sûreté inspector Gabriel Hanaud visits the London home of his friend Mr. Ricardo, they receive a visit from Carradine, a young socialite with a disturbing story. A beautiful young woman he met at a costume party has appealed to him for help. Obsessed with a rich American woman’s pearls, this young woman went to steal them from the American’s hotel room … only to find a gang of thieves, who overpowered her. She woke up hours later, alone in the room except for a dead body. Can Hanaud prove her innocence, and bring the real murderers to justice?

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Love and Mr. Lewisham

The story of a very young couple

By H.G.Wells

Narrated by Robin Siegerman

The world of young Mr Lewisham is one day turned upside down when he meets and falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young woman from London who is visiting relatives in Sussex. Their brief and innocent rendezvous has significant implications when Lewisham’s job is threatened. Some time later, Lewisham moves to London, where he decides to go search of Ethel, but finding her proves to be more complicated than expected …

This book is said to closely resemble events in H. G. Wells’ own life.

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New Light on Witchcraft

By Joseph McCabe

Narrated by Oberon Michaels

In this short history, scholar of religion Joseph McCabe, explores the nature and development of witchcraft as an alternative religion, which was fundamentally opposed to Christianity. He examines the inevitable persecution of witches by the established church, and describes how the development of the enlightenment movement eventually led to the end of the practice of witch hunting.

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Meet Mr. Mulliner

By P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by Graham Scott

Mr. Mulliner, the irrepressible raconteur and sage of the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest public house, narrates nine tales of his extraordinary family, including: a young curate's remarkable transformation thanks to Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo - and the still more remarkable transformation of an elderly bishop; a romance during the great San Francisco earthquake (or fire) of 1906; a photographer jaded by a constant parade of beautiful women; and a confirmed bachelor trapped with a beautiful girl in a cottage haunted by the influence of a writer of glutinous romantic fiction...