Henri Barbusse’s novel, Light, is about an office worker who, while serving in the army, begins to realize that the imperialist war is a crime.

The Inferno, Henri Barbusse’s 1908 novel, is a brilliant examination of the philosophy of solipsism, which is the idea that knowledge outside of one’s own mind is...

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen...

A collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock...

The Picture of Dorian Gray, first published in 1890, is still one of the most riveting novels ever written. The genius plot has everything to capture and hold the imagination,...

When a student at Cambridge university takes possession of a mysterious manuscript, he closes the door on his old life and opens up a dangerous secret that threatens to consume...

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological character. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1912. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins...

"The Emerald City of Oz" is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20,...

This recording contains an abridged version of the O. Henry classic short story, “The Gift of the Magi”. It includes sound effects and music and is tailored especially for...

One of history’s most amazing armies is bornAnd its soldiers wear silk robesLady Mochizuki Chiyome is mired in grief. Recently widowed by Japan’s endless civil war, she has...