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MARIE (CHAP 8) by H.RIDER HAGGARD

Allen and his Hottentot servant Hans have a rough sail towards their destination, finally disembarking within 50 miles of their destination. They spe…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

MARIE (CHAPS 6-7) by H.RIDER HAGGARD

Marie's father Henri makes it clear that he forbids their marriage and both Allan and Marie profess their love for each other. Marie and her father j…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

MARIE (CHAP 5) by H. RIDER HAGGARD

The day of the shooting match arrives and Allan and Hernan go at it. Hernan asks to go first, an advantage which gives him the lower flying targets b…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

MARIE (CHAP 4) by H. RIDER HAGGARD

Still recovering from wounds suffered during the defense of Maraisfontaine, young Allen has to cope with a wealthy suitor coming between himself and …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

MARIE (CHAPS 2-3) by H. RIDER HAGGARD

Le Blanc rides out alone to check his copper diggings and falls asleep drunk, waking up to find his horse, which had grazed beyond his view, being le…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

MARIE by H. RIDER HAGGARD (CHAP 1)

Marie is a 1912 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot concerns Quatermain as a young man and involves his first marriage, …

1 year ago

A GOLDEN WEDDING by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

MEA young man returns from the west to catch up with his Aunt and Uncle,who raised him, and hopefully to start a business with the money he saved, on…

1 year ago

LONG DISTANCE and A BUSH LEAGUE HERO EDNA FERBER

Two great short stories from Edna Ferber for your enjoyment.  When you listen to her writing style you begin tom appreciate how much she says with a …

1 year ago

A WEDDING GIFT by GUY de MAUPASSANT

In this classic story by Guy de Maupassant a young man with a troubling past marries a young French girl, and during their wedding party a note is de…

1 year ago

ON THE DIVIDE by WILLA CATHER

"On the Divide" is a short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. It was first published in Overland Monthly in January 1896. 

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1 year, 1 month ago