Publisher: TERRENCE/HARRIS
Noah gets more than a second chance at life when he is reincarnated into the body of a poisoned wizarding school professor. Every time he dies, his body changes again. With infinite variations of rune magic yet to be discovered, and death merely painful soul trauma rather than final finality, Noah finally has a chance to wander the land of the living once more.
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Love in a Cottage by Nathaniel Parker Willis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 24th, 2010.Show book
Richard Drumm might still look like a normal fifteen-year-old kid from Ohio, but over the last few months, he’s become much, much more. The heir apparent of a galaxy-spanning kingdom, he’s survived assassination attacks, been evolved by the energies of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and been given powers far beyond the abilities of other humans. But challenges lie ahead. For one thing, he can’t always control his powers, a development that is embarrassing at best and downright dangerous at worst—such as when he teleports places without knowing when or where it will happen. He’s also still the target of the devious Senator Spartacus, who will stop at nothing to prevent Richard from taking the throne. And his confrontation with the great nemesis looms on the horizon. Fortunately for Richard, his allies will do whatever it takes to keep him safe, including the foxlike Amber, the love of his life, his double, Henry, and the enigmatic synthetic lifeform AAL. Richard will soon find, however, that their efforts will cause him more trouble than he thought possible—both in his new home of Krel and back home on Earth. An Unlikely Love Story is the explosive second volume in the Richard series, a cosmic coming-of-age story that spans the galaxy.Show book
Tono-Bungay is a powerful and incisive novel by H. G. Wells that blends social realism, satire, and personal reflection to expose the illusions of wealth, progress, and success in modern society. First published in 1909, the book is widely regarded as one of Wells's greatest literary achievements. The story is narrated by George Ponderevo, who recounts his rise from modest beginnings alongside his charismatic and unscrupulous uncle, Edward Ponderevo. Together, they achieve sudden fortune through the marketing of Tono-Bungay, a wildly popular but essentially worthless patent medicine. As their financial empire grows, so does the moral emptiness at its core. Through George's personal journey—marked by ambition, disillusionment, and a search for meaning—Wells delivers a sharp critique of capitalism, advertising, and the false promises of material success. The novel also explores themes of class mobility, scientific idealism, imperial expansion, and the conflict between genuine progress and hollow prosperity. Intelligent, ironic, and deeply reflective, Tono-Bungay is both a personal coming-of-age story and a sweeping social commentary. Its penetrating insight into modern life and economic illusion makes it a timeless and thought-provoking classic of English literature.Show book
The Purple Land follows Richard Lamb, a young Englishman who flees to Uruguay after eloping with an Argentine girl. Immersed in the wild countryside, he encounters gauchos, rebel guerrillas, and perilous adventures, testing his courage and wit. Through battles, escapes, and forbidden romances, Lamb confronts the meaning of civilization, freedom, and belonging, discovering a new perspective on life and society.Show book
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close to her. Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland books have delighted readers across the globe for more than a hundred years. The Wonderland Collection presents three of Carroll's most famous works:Alice in WonderlandThrough the Looking GlassA Tangled Tale Narrated by award-winning voice talent Simon Bubb, The Wonderland Collection (Seasons Edition--Summer) is one of three titles available in June 2020. The summer season audio collection also will include Persuasion and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Solutions and explanations of the riddles in A Tangled Tale are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.Show book
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the highest selling verse novels ever published in Australia.The novel tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street Push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill's transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father. C.J. Dennis went on to publish three sequels to this novel: The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916), Doreen (1917) and Rose of Spadgers (1924(Introduction from Wikipedia)Show book
