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.
B. J. Harrison Reads Gismondi's Wage by Raphael Sabatini
English | MP3@192 kbps | 32 min | 44.0 MB
Benvenuto Gismondi is sitting on his horse, breathing hard and grinning, while looking at Messer Crespi. Crespi is also grinning while laying in the snow with his arms flung wide. The only problem is that the man is not breathing. Gismondi is a murderer and thief, who plans to assassinate his next target - the Duke Cesare Borgia. However, things go wrong when the rumors of Gismodi's plan reaches Borgia. Why did Gismondi murder Messer Crespi? Was it a revenge? Why is he also planning to assassinate Lord Borgia? Will Gismondi succeed once again in his evil plan? Find all the answers in Rafael Sabatini's 1912 novel about murder, espionage and death "Gismondi's Wage".
B. J. Harrison Reads Bill the Bloodhound by P. G. Wodehouse
English | MP3@192 kbps | 34 min | 48.0 MB
Henry Pitfield Rice is an unglorified detective leading an uneventful life, making ends meet by keeping up with the comings and goings of certain people. One day, he comes across the chorus girl Alice Weston and falls head over heels for her. The problem is, she wants nothing to do with someone who is not in the same line of business as she is. When Henry is tasked with shadowing a person in Alice's touring company, he finds himself with the perfect opportunity to win her over - or fail miserably. Hear the short story by P.G. Wodehouse dating back to the early 20th century as read by B.J. Harrison.
B. J. Harrison Reads Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville
English | MP3@192 kbps | 1h 37m | 134.4 MB
The narrator of this story is a successful lawyer on Wall Street. He hires a scrivener named Bartleby to help him with all the papers and relieve the load of work. Bartleby quickly gains the lawyer's trust by completing his tasks on time. However, the newcomer becomes mentally unstable. He suddenly refuses to perform his duties and stares at a blank wall instead. The lawyer decides to give Bartleby a break, then tries to fire him, but the uncontrollable employee refuses to leave.Who exactly is Bartleby? Why does he refuse to perform the tasks he has been hired to do? What is his problem? How is the lawyer going to deal with the scrivener? Will Bartleby ever leave?Find all the answers in Herman Melville's novel "Bartleby, the Scrivener" from 1853.
B. J. Harrison Reads An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott
English | MP3@192 kbps | 1h 08m | 94.7 MB
B.J. Harrison narrates "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by author Louisa May Alcott. Thanksgiving is here, but the mother and father of seven children are called away to the bedside of an ill grandmother. The farm is left in charge of the eldest child and the children decide to whip up a Thanksgiving dinner that will make their parents proud, but the task turns out to be more difficult than they had imagined. This heartwarming short story from the late 19th century has been turned into the TV movie An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) starring Jacqueline Bisset.
B. J. Harrison Reads A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell
English | MP3@192 kbps | 54 min | 75.2 MB
"A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story by Susan Glaspell, adapted from her one-act play "Trifles" exploring a murder mystery. The detectives trying to solve the crime are two women, making it one of the first pieces feminist detective fiction. It targets the vainglorious and absent-minded decisions of men, and highlights female's psychology and powerfulness of feeling. It is a crime and mystery short story that is both fast-paced entertaining, a must read.
Aunts and Pianos by Edward Benson
English | MP3@192 kbps | 21 min | 29.3 MB
Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist, and short story writer, best known for his masterly and uncanny ghost stories. Less well known are his wonderful humorous stories, of which "Aunts and Pianos" is one. Bobby is an accomplished and charming pianist who has befriended a number of rich elderly widows and spinsters, each of which he refers to as "aunt". He already has his own Bechstein grand piano, plus another concert grand which was (touchingly but highly inconveniently) left to him by a late "aunt". Now various of his other "aunts" are also keen to offload their grand pianos on him...