Voices of Today

About the Holy BibleA LectureBy Robert G. IngersollNarrated by Denis DalyThis aggressive diatribe against the Bible was published in 1894 and is based on an assertion that formed the basis of many of Ingersoll's attacks on organized religion -the...

The Adventures of Captain HatterasBy Jules VerneTranslated by William ButcherNarrated by Patrick BarkerFirst Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and...

AlastorOr the Spirit of SolitudeAnd Other PoemsBy Percy Bysshe ShelleyNarrated by Denis DalyThis meditation on artistic creativity was written during the latter months of 1815, during a sojourn on the border of Windsor Forest. Critics have concurred...

In 5 hours, Andy will take you through Hegel’s Logic, the book on philosophy which has been most influential amongst radicals and revolutionaries and all those who stray from the well trodden path of conventional, bourgeois thinking.The book begins...

This collection follows on from Australian Christmas Yarns Volume I and consists of ten stories by notable Australian author Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958). These stories sketch challenges of landscape, relationship, loss and hope.This collection...

This collection of short stories by notable Australian author, Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958), reflects on Australian experiences of summertime. Infused with the smells, sounds and textures of Australian life during the Christmas season, these stories...

Blinky Bill is a mischievous koala who lives in the Australian bush. Keen for adventure, he sets off to see the world. On his journeys, he makes trouble in Miss Pimm's shop, meets Old Wombo (Mr. Wombat), joins a Frog Choir and gets invited to a...

The Bronze HandBy Anna Katharine GreenNarrated by Sara MorseyIn this brief crime novel, set in the days of Lincoln's presiedntial election, a man responds to a cry for help from a woman who lives in the same block of apartments. She claims that a ring...

Bush Studies is a collection of six short stories by the enigmatic Australian author, Barbara Baynton (1857–1929). Embedded in Baynton's merciless, rugged vistas, these stories highlight the tragedy, harshness and humour of nineteenth century...

Sadie is upset when her mum uproots them from the city to move to the remote small town of Boort. But before long she has discovered a powerful place and crows that speak to her, and she is drawn to two boys, Lachie and Walter. Then Sadie is thrown...

An Edward Lear CollectionNarrated by Denis Daly, Sarah Bacaller and Lucy BacallerHave you been lately to Lake Pipple Popple? Perhaps you have spotted the Pobble who has no toes? Or maybe you have roosted in the Quangle Wangle’s hat? Certainly Mr....

Two children embark on an extraordinary and mystical journey, to discover their own pathways to peace. For children of all ages, this story invites creativity, imagination, and exploration of the beauty of world and the universe.Written by multi award...

Richard le Gallienne was, almost to the point of caricature, a notable example of the Bohemian literary figure. He travelled widely, had many acquaintances among notable figures of his day, including Oscar Wilde, Rupert Brooke and John Cowper Powys,...

Enoch ArdenBy Alfred Lord TennysonNarrated by Denis DalyEnoch Arden is a long narrative poem which is built on a theme which has been widely explored in literature and on film. A man is separated from his family due to shipwreck, and marooned on an...

This short biographical work describes the experiences of Chimezie Ihekuna, a Nigerian man born with a facial deformity. From one scenario to the next, Chimezie encounters ostracisation and indifference from peers and elders alike. He reflects...

It is 1988 in Australia and people are missing. And when one goes missing, many more are lost. In outback Queensland, quiet and reserved teenager Leesa Richards disappears silently from her bedroom into the fog early one morning. Then cowboy Toby...

Greybeards at Play' is a short collection of humorous poetry by celebrated British writer and social commentator, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936). Published in 1900, it was Chesterton's first publication. These rhymes and sketches spin witty...

‘Hegel in Fragments’ is a collection of writings in dialogue with the work of German philosopher, G. W. F. Hegel. In bite-sized pieces, Australian academic Stephen Curkpatrick applies Hegelian insights to themes such as contingency, truth, theology,...

oe Wilson and His MatesBy Henry LawsonNarrated by Amy Soakes and Denis DalyThis collection was published in 1901 and contains some of Lawson's best known stories.Most of the stories are set in the Australian bush, and feature many of Lawson's iconic...

Joyous Miseries of Three Travellers in ScandinaviaBy Jules VerneTranslated with an introduction, notes andappendices by William ButcherRead by Patrick BarkerIn 1861 a struggling playwright from Nantes travelled to the wildest parts of Norway with two...

Les DiaboliquesBy Jules-Amédée Barbey d'AurevillyNarrated by Cate Barratt and John BurlinsonThis translation, by an unknown hand, of D'Aurevilly's salacious miscellany, which consists of six novellas, was published in 1900 under the title “Weird...

This is a collection of 71 very brief tales, each featuring a crime submitted for the consideration of fictional detective, Professor Fordney.In these accounts every fact, every clue necessary to the solution is given. The answer can be found in the...

This book of thirteen silly rhymes about strange animals is sure to delight and confuzzle its young listeners.'More Beasts for Worse Children', a collection nonsense verse for children, was written by English-French writer, historian and satirist,...

A memoir is only a slice of a life. This 'questory' (quest + history) covers more than the beloved cake-eating hippo. 'Not Just a Piece of Cake' is a candid memoir of the realistic process of the process of creativity, via anecdotes.'Anecdultery' is a...