B. J. Harrison Reads The Scholar-Gypsy by Matthew Arnold
English | MP3@192 kbps | 20 min | 27.7 MB
An impoverished Oxford scholar decides to quit his studies and joins a group of gipsies. He absorbs their customs, trades and traditional way of learning. He learns that wisdom is not only to be found in schools and universities. It is among us and it is up to us to open our eyes to it. Matthew Arnold's "The Scholar Gipsy" reminds us of this.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Queer Feet by G.K.Chesterton
English | MP3@192 kbps | 47 min | 64.7 MB
The Twelve True Fishermen are going on their annual dinner at an exclusive club where fifteen waiters are going to serve the guests. The fishermen are refined and insist on using their own ornate silver knives and forks, which are shaped like fish and have a pearl in the handles. The dinner goes as planned until the silver cutlery disappears. Have some of the waiters stolen it? Father Brown will find out.
B. J. Harrison Reads The People of the Black Circle by Robert E.Howard
English | MP3@192 kbps | 3h 33m | 292.6 MB
Set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, this story introduces us to the legendary Conan the Barbarian. After the death of Vendhya's emperor, Bunda Chad, Conan kidnaps his sister - Devi Yasmina. But why did Conan the Barbarian kidnap princess Yasmina? Does he want to be the new ruler of Vendhya or does he simply wants to become rich by exchanging the girl for money? Or is he working for someone with impure intentions? If you want to find out the answers, do not hesitate to embark on this journey full of all sorts of weird events, wizards, amazing deeds of super strength and plenty of blood and guts.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
English | MP3@192 kbps | 8h 50m | 728.2 MB
Ballantrae and Henry are two brothers and Scottish noblemen, whose family is torn apart during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Ballantrae is an unscrupulous and bold man, who joins the fights to restore the Stuarts to the English throne. His brother, an honest and good-natured man, stays as a supporter of King George. Just when everyone thinks that Ballantrae has been killed, he returns to find out the terrible truth about his younger brother. Why did Henry choose to stay with King George instead of supporting his brother and country in the Jacobite fight? How will Ballantrae react when he finds out? Find all the answers in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "The Master of Ballantrae" from 1889.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
English | MP3@192 kbps | 7h 50m | 645.7 MB
Edward Malone is a young journalist at the "Daily Gazette", who is eager to impress his girlfriend Gladys. To do so, he requests a dangerous and complex task. After a few days, he is assigned to an expedition leaded by the notorious Professor Challenger. The the expedition is headed toward what Challenger's claim is a new and isolated area of the Amazon jungle. He believes that thousands of years ago dinosaurs, pterodactyls and other exotic creatures were inhabitants of the area. The professor believes that no one has set foot there before, so he wants to be the first one.Why does Malone want to impress the woman he loves so badly, and will he be able to do so? Can he deal with the task he was assigned to? Will Professor Challenger's expedition succeed? Will he make a discovery of global significance?You can find all the answers in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's exciting and adventurous short story "The Lost World".
B. J. Harrison Reads The Invisible Man, a Father Brown Mystery by G.K.Chesterton
English | MP3@192 kbps | 39 min | 54.8 MB
Isidore Smythe is in danger. He has received threating letters and he does not see a way out. John Angus offers Smythe his help and Smythe is escorted back to his flat. Angus is determined to find out who has sent the letters and he heads out to the former criminal Flambeau and the private detective Father Brown. Before he leaves Smythe's apartment, he instructs four people to keep an eye on him. Yet when he comes back Smythe is missing and there's a bloodstain on the floor. Is Smythe dead or has he been kidnapped? Who is responsible? Will Angus, Flambeau and Brown manage to solve the case? Find out in "The Invisible Man, a Father Brown Mystery".
B. J. Harrison Reads The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain
English | MP3@192 kbps | 1h 04m | 89.0 MB
Have you ever read the story of Creation told in the first person and in a diary form? If not "The Diaries of Adam and Eve" would be the best choice for you. You will find out what the Garden of Eden looked like, see how Adam and Eve lived, and what their perceptions of each other was. You will witness how Eve named the animals and the plants, and what Adam thought of it. This is Mark Twain's most amusing masterpiece.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
English | MP3@192 kbps | 7h 27m | 614.8 MB
Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a new plan for troublemaking every day. He steals snacks, comes home late, lies to his friends, tricks them into giving him various things and each time he manages to get away with it. But when he falls in love with a girl and tries to win her heart, he gets into even bigger trouble. Can he grow to be a decent young man or will his tricks and mischiefs ruin his life? Find out in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
B. J. Harrison Reads Schalken the Painter by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
English | MP3@192 kbps | 58 min | 79.8 MB
"Schalken the Painter" is a ghost short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, taking place in the 17th-century Netherlands. An aspiring painter falls in love with his master's niece but one day, a mysterious man comes to ask for the niece's hand, and the master agrees. Yet the heartbroken painter can't help but feel that is something totally wrong with this new suitor. This is a short story of about greedy family relations, and is a psychologically unnerving and ghastly tale that fans of horror fiction will definitely love.
B. J. Harrison Reads Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Joseph Rudyard Kipling
English | MP3@192 kbps | 39 min | 54.2 MB
One day, a little English boy called Teddy finds a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the family house garden. He thinks that the poor animal is dead, but his mother takes it inside the house and it recovers. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi then begins to explore the garden, which is half-wild and overgrown and crosses the path of two troublesome cobras. This is the moment where Rikki-Tikki-Tavi's adventure begins. How did the mongoose end up at the English family's house? Will he stay with the family? Who are the two cobras and what will they do to Rikki-Tikki-Tavi? How will he deal with them? Find all the answers in Rudyard Kipling's adventurous short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" from 1894.