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1Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes

By Lord Alfred Douglas

This is a collection of ten humorous verses by Lord Alfred Douglas. - Summary by Carolin

This is a volume of five short stories for Children. Each of them contains a cute little learning experience and a happy end. - Summary by Carolin

3Little Girl in Old New York

By Amanda Minnie Douglas

The first entry in A Little Girl series, a series of historical fiction books for young girls, A Little Girl in Old New York chronices the adventures of Hannah Ann as she moves and settles into life in New York with her family. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn

4Little Girl in Old Boston

By Amanda Minnie Douglas

Doris, an orphan from England, arrives in Boston and adapts to life in America. As she grows up, she undergoes many adventures and experiences the 1812 war. Summary by Elsie Selwyn. <br><br><b>Cast List:</b><br><br> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13278">KevinS</a><br> Doris: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11806">Navin</a> Winthrop Adams: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Mr. Leverett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12399">Jim Hilgen</a><br> Mrs. Leverett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13456">Mickey Lee Rich</a><br> Warren Leverett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9835">Eiljah Fisher</a><br> Betty Leverett: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Aunt Priscilla: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13892">Lisanne Lavoie</a><br> Madam Royall: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12500">Foon</a><br> Mrs. Manning: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13420">Anita Sloma-Martinez</a><br> Cary Adams: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13830"> Adam Bielka</a><br> Miss Recompense: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a><br> Electa King: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614"> Leanne Yau</a><br> <br /> Additional characters read by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9743">Ulrike Denis</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/444">Sage Tyrtle</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13354">Marilyn Rakes</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13072">Campbell Schelp</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13524">Lola Janie</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13420">Anita Sloma-Martinez</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11535">Nemo</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13604">Arthur Nascimento</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12257">Luke Castle</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13444">B L Newman</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13456">Mickey Lee Rich</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12787">LikeManyWaters </a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14729"> JazzyGirl</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12028">Pseudonymous Nerd</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13127">Betsy Walker</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9835">Eiljah Fisher</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13909">ZoinkMeister Patrick</a>.<br><br /> <b>Edited by:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5796">Linette Geisel</a><br /> <b>Proof listeners:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13257">Elsie Selwyn</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5796">Linette Geisel</a>, and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11884">Gillian Hendrie</a>.

A collection of stories exploring the psychological and paranormal, some stories bordering on the macabre. - Summary by Luke Castle

6Brother Francis

By Eileen Douglas

<b>Or, Less than the Least</b><br /><br /> The following pages have been written by my request with a view to making the Soldiers of The Salvation Army somewhat familiar with the life-story of one of the most remarkable men this world has ever seen. While many and varied will be the opinions respecting the methods employed by Francis of Assisi, and while some will doubtless strongly dissent from these methods, yet I think no serious follower of Jesus Christ can do otherwise than admire the sincerity, devotion and sacrifice of the man; and further, there can be, I think, no two opinions as to his having taught and manifested to the world what it means to be possessed entirely by the Savior's spirit. - Summary by General William Booth ̶ Founder of The Salvation Army

This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of his youth. Douglas was primarily a sonneteer, and this collection features shorter poems about love, hatred, nature, religion, death, and even the art of poetry itself. It does not include Two Loves, the poem made famous by Oscar Wilde’s defence of it in his 1895 trials. - Summary by Rob Marland

The first memoir by the poet Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was written 14 years after the death of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of Douglas's failed prosecution of Arthur Ransome for libel. Ransome, in his "Oscar Wilde, a Critical Study," had quoted from the expurgated portions of Wilde's prison letter to Douglas, "De Profundis", which was highly critical of his former friend and lover. Having failed to convince a jury that he had been libelled, Douglas appealed instead to posterity by writing his memoir. In "Oscar Wilde and Myself" Douglas refutes Wilde's version of the events that led to his (Wilde's) imprisonment and takes swipes at Ransome, Wilde's friend Robert Ross, other biographers of Wilde, and Wilde's overzealous imitators. He also critiques Wilde's writing and character and concludes that the Irish playwright will soon be forgotten. (Rob Marland)

In 1924, Lord Alfred Douglas was sued by Winston Churchill after he alleged that the politician had been part of a Jewish-backed conspiracy to commit various acts of wartime misconduct. Douglas lost the case and was jailed for six months. During his time at Wormwood Scrubs, Douglas wrote a sonnet sequence that he would title In Excelsis (in the highest), a reversal of the title of the prison letter written by his former lover, Oscar Wilde (De Profundis - from the depths). Douglas claims in the preface to the volume that the poems are spiritual in nature. They also include poorly disguised attacks on Wilde and support for anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. (Rob Marland)

10Little Girl in Old Philadelphia

By Amanda Minnie Douglas

The early youth of an old town has a certain simplicity like the youth of human life. Its struggles, its romance, its unfolding come down through the earnest hands that have labored for its welfare and left imperishable monuments. To the legacies of remembrances you have had handed down to you, I add this little story of a long ago time, a posy culled from quaint gardens. With sincere regard, AMANDA M. DOUGLAS (Summary by Amanda Minnie Douglas)

11Cake and Biscuit Book

By Elizabeth Douglas

This is a collection of recipes for all types of cakes and biscuits including sponge cakes, fruit cakes, gingerbread and icings. - Summary by Larry Wilson

12Soup and Sauce Book

By Elizabeth Douglas

This is a collection of recipes for all types soups and sauces including vegetable soups, broths, stock, purees, hot sauces, and cold sauces -- and so much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson

13Pudding and Pastry Book

By Elizabeth Douglas

This is a collection of recipes for all types of puddings and pastries including custards, fritters, pancakes, soufflés, tarts, jellies, ices, pies and so much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Bessie desperately wants to be trusted with taking care of the house alone, instead of being bossed by Cousin Jane, while her mother goes on a trip. Bessie receives her wish but soon finds keeping house to be harder than she expected. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn

The Thrill Book is back with another exciting issue to tantalize the senses with tales of action, suspense and terror! Keep your guard up as you peruse the exotic mystery "The Street Without A Name", this issue's cover story! Listen for the mysterious music of "The Fatal Chord!" Pull the shades down and huddle up with the horror of Greye La Spina's "The Haunted Landscape"! Plus we conclude the hair-raising serial "The Crawling Hands" and introduce the first installment of the sensational spy thriller "Strasbourg Rose"! All this and more awaits in this issue of The Thrill Book! (Summary by Ben Tucker)

Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas wrote his autobiography in his late fifties, some 29 years after the death of Oscar Wilde. Since the publication of his first memoir, “Oscar Wilde and Myself” (1914), Douglas’s anger at his former lover had cooled somewhat, but he still took the opportunity to strike back at his many perceived enemies. - Summary by Rob Marland This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted.