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In the first book of the series, intrepid teenage sleuth, Nancy Drew, searches for the true will of the late Josiah Crowley, a wealthy businessman from Nancy's hometown of River Heights. In an effort to help Josiah's impoverished relatives, Nancy risks her own safety to track the clues that will solve the mystery. The Secret of the Old Clock was written by Mildred Wirt Benson using the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. - Summary by Louise Jaeschke

Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian speculative fiction novel by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically, it centres on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Winter In Canada by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 28, 2025 ------Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon was a Canadian writer and poet. She was "one of the first English-Canadian writers to depict French Canada in a way that earned the praise of, and resulted in her novels being read by, both anglophone and francophone Canadians." - Summary by Wikipedia

The Book of Changes (Traditional: 易經; Simplified: 易经; Legge: Yî King, Wade-Giles: I Ching; Pīnyīn: Yìjīng; Bopomofo: ㄧˋㄐㄧㄥ; Korean: 역경; Japanese: 易経; Vietnamese: Kinh Dịch)Fúxī (伏羲), King Tāng of Shāng (商湯), King Wén of Zhōu (周文王), his son the Duke of Zhōu (周公旦), and Confucius (孔子) have traditionally been credited as the originators of the trigrams (八卦 bāguà), hexagrams (卦 guà), hexagram statements (彖 tuàn), line statements (爻辭 yáocí), and Ten Wings (十翼) commentaries."The I Ching does not offer itself with ...

The Book of Jade is a collection of poems published anonymously in 1901 and dedicated "To the Memory of Charles Baudelaire". Its author, David Park Barnitz, died shortly thereafter, at the age of 23. - Summary by Brian Fullen

La gran novela de D. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra se ha leído, estudiado, analizado, representado, comentado a lo largo y ancho de todos los continentes desde su publicación en 1615.Conocida mundialmente y sin perder ningún valor a lo largo de los años, Cervantes nos ofrece para deleite de quien quisiere leerla su creación más excelsa. Considerada por muchos la obra más destacada de la literatura española y una de las más importantes de la literatura universal, es imposible consignar aquí una introducción sencilla.Simplemente unas líneas del prólogo para instigar al lector:«...

Esta colección de 11 (no se incluye La aventura de la caja de cartón) relatos de Arthur Conan Doyle, presenta casos difíciles como robos, asesinatos y desapariciones, culminando con la muerte de Holmes tras su enfrentamiento final con el profesor Moriarty en "El problema final". Watson narra los eventos, mostrando la genialidad deductiva de Holmes hasta su.... ¿desaparición?... - Summary by Phileas Fogg

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Reminiscence by Anne Brontë.This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 4, 2026. ------Anne Brontë was an English novelist and poet. A member of the Brontë literary family, she was the younger sister of Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell. Anne is known for her 1847 novel Agnes Grey and for her 1848 novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which is considered to be one of the first feminist novels. - Summary by Wikipedia

The second volume follows the principles of growing social and political ideals in the transition from colony to independent nation.

This autobiography of the author is a beautiful story of his journey to becoming a self-realized yogi, starting from recalling his early childhood experiences, to finding his gurus, and gaining spiritual wisdom as he progresses in his journey. It gives profound knowledge about the science of Yoga. - Summary by Ritu Aarcee

“Bunner Sisters,” like “The Age of Innocence” is set in 1870s New York, however the lives of Ann Eliza and Evelina Bunner reflect impoverished New York. The sisters run a "very small shop, in a shabby basement, in a side street already doomed to decline." Shabby as it is, the sisters are happy in their small orderly community of supportive women. The story tells of the destruction of this life, and how the once content sisters are thrown into the realistic world outside of their little shop. (Summary by Margaret)

Mary and Ned Boyne have fled their dreary life in Wisconsin for a home in rustic Dorsetshire. But you can only run so far, and some things - some secret things - may follow you. A creepy and tragic ghost story from one of the masters. (Summary by John Silence)

This is another of the fine detective mysteries written by Edgar Wallace during the early part of the twentieth century. This particular story revolves around the adventures of one Leslie Maughn who is employed as an advisor to New Scotland Yard in the days before women could become actual police officers. Supervised by her boss, Inspector Coldwell, she unravels a complex plot created by the Druze family. The other main character in the story is Peter Dawlish, a recently released prisoner from Dartmoor Prison who naturally becomes the first person suspected in a recently discovered murder. ...

Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this 1920 novel about Old New York society. Newland Archer is wealthy, well-bred, and engaged to the beautiful May Welland. But he finds himself drawn to May's cousin Ellen Olenska, who has been living in Europe and who has returned following a scandalous separation from her husband. (Introduction by Elizabeth Klett)

Welcome to Fun Facts: your go-to podcast for discovering fun, unusual, interesting, and never-before-seen facts. We offer short episodes with quick facts if you're on the go, and longer episodes for those looking to fall asleep with information.Whether you're interested in food, fitness, cooking, self-improvement, psychology, animals, crime, and much more, we've got it all!We appreciate every like, comment, and message on our episodes to ensure we deliver only the best to our community. Join us on a journey of exploration, learning, and fun!RSSVERIFY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Sonic Cinema Audiobooks brings stories to life through cinematic narration and immersive audio experiences. From gripping fiction to dramatic storytelling, each chapter is designed to feel like a movie for your ears. Press play, close your eyes, and step into a world where stories don’t just get told — they unfold.

The Just Men of Cordova by Edgar Wallace. Once again our vigilante heroes lend their great talents to serve against those outwith the law; The setting is the Spanish city of Cordova, wherein a number of wealthy European financiers have succumbed to a mysterious poison. Manfred, Gonzales, Poiccart and another meet out justice in there usual inimitable fashion, thwarting the devious shenanigans of the criminals of the early twentieth century.

Dr. Nikola’s Experiment by Guy Boothby. Guy Boothby's fourth novel of five about the svelte mysterious anti-hero Dr Nikola sees him progress further on his search for immortality. Here we find him deep in the wilds of Northumbria conducting an experiment of longevity and restoration of youth with another somewhat naive assistant. He is pursued by his Chinese enemies who will stop at nothing to achieve his demise. In this novel he displays a slight hint of emotion regarding his assistant's love affair with a beautiful Spaniard. Once again you are left wondering whether you like him or ...

The Sign of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had ...

The Burglars' Club by Henry Augustus Hering. 'He's one of us,' the burglar explained. 'You see, we are men who have pretty well exhausted the pleasures of life. We've all been in the Army or the Navy, all of us are sportsmen, and we are bachelors; so there isn't much excitement left for us. We've started a Burglars' Club to help things on a bit. The entrance fee is a town burglary, the subject to be set by our president, and every other year each member has to keep up his subscription by a provincial line.'