Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Audiobook

Prodigal Son!, The

by Timothy Shay Arthur ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

35 min

Timothy Shay Arthur wrote many popular moral stories in the nineteenth century. In this tale, a family sends their son to a prestigious boarding school where he can academically prosper. Though things start off well, he soon falls in with the wrong crowd. The story mirrors the plot of the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, which shows the depth of forgiveness and the power of redemption. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Timothy Shay Arthur wrote many popular moral stories in the nineteenth century. In this tale, a family sends their son to a prestigious boarding school where he can academically prosper. Though things start off well, he soon falls in with the wrong crowd. The story mirrors the plot of the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, which shows the depth of forgiveness and the power of redemption.
... Read more
Audiobook

Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carroll ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

2 min

“Jabberwocky” is one of the most well-known nonsense poems in the English language. Though full of playful made-up words like “brillig,” “mimsy,” and frumious,” the poem still tells a story. A young warrior faces up against the fearsome Jabberwock, armed with a “vorpal blade,” and comes out triumphant: “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” This poem first appeared in the middle of Through the Looking ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

“Jabberwocky” is one of the most well-known nonsense poems in the English language. Though full of playful made-up words like “brillig,” “mimsy,” and frumious,” the poem still tells a story. A young warrior faces up against the fearsome Jabberwock, armed with a “vorpal blade,” and comes out triumphant: “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” This poem first appeared in the middle of Through the Looking
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Selfish Giant, The

by Oscar Wilde ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

13 min

This is a charming children’s story penned by the great literary legend Oscar Wilde. The giant protects his beloved garden from intrusion...but at a cost of eternal winter inside. Then one day a special young boy shows up who changes everything. Though infused with religious symbolism, you don’t have to embrace religious faith to appreciate this timeless lesson about love and generosity. ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

This is a charming children’s story penned by the great literary legend Oscar Wilde. The giant protects his beloved garden from intrusion...but at a cost of eternal winter inside. Then one day a special young boy shows up who changes everything. Though infused with religious symbolism, you don’t have to embrace religious faith to appreciate this timeless lesson about love and generosity.
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Model Millionaire, The

by Oscar Wilde ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

15 min

Oscar Wilde upholds his reputation for literary wit from the first line of this 1887 short story: “Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.” The young Hugh Erskine wants to get married, but his bride’s father declares him too poor. Dejected, Erskine gives his last coin to a beggar who is posing for a portrait. This clever story takes a turn for the better at the end, ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

Oscar Wilde upholds his reputation for literary wit from the first line of this 1887 short story: “Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.” The young Hugh Erskine wants to get married, but his bride’s father declares him too poor. Dejected, Erskine gives his last coin to a beggar who is posing for a portrait. This clever story takes a turn for the better at the end,
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

In the Court of the Dragon

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

23 min

In the middle of a church service, a man is struck by a sense of dread. As impassioned organ music fills the building, the man senses that the source of his anxiety is coming from a hostile organist. What is the root of the musician’s animosity? Is it real, or is the narrator just imagining it? This quick, suspenseful story from The King in Yellow gives readers a taste of Chambers’ mastery of the ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

In the middle of a church service, a man is struck by a sense of dread. As impassioned organ music fills the building, the man senses that the source of his anxiety is coming from a hostile organist. What is the root of the musician’s animosity? Is it real, or is the narrator just imagining it? This quick, suspenseful story from The King in Yellow gives readers a taste of Chambers’ mastery of the
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Repairer of Reputations, The

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

This story, first published in 1855, takes place in 1920’s New York City. Chambers creates a utopian future in which America holds colonial power and government-assisted suicide is legal. The story follows Hildred Castaigne, a young man who spent time in a mental asylum following a head injury, and Mr. Wilde, the eponymous “Repairer of Reputations.” Horror and conspiracy work together in this ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

This story, first published in 1855, takes place in 1920’s New York City. Chambers creates a utopian future in which America holds colonial power and government-assisted suicide is legal. The story follows Hildred Castaigne, a young man who spent time in a mental asylum following a head injury, and Mr. Wilde, the eponymous “Repairer of Reputations.” Horror and conspiracy work together in this
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Demoiselle D'Ys, The

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

40 min

A stranger, lost while hunting in the moors of Brittany, meets the mysterious Demoiselle D'Ys. She invites him back to her castle, and the two grow closer. After a while, however, the stranger begins to suspect that the other inhabitants of the castle are not from the world as he knows it. “Demoiselle D'Ys” is a quintessential romantic horror story from Robert Chambers’ collection, The King in ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

A stranger, lost while hunting in the moors of Brittany, meets the mysterious Demoiselle D'Ys. She invites him back to her castle, and the two grow closer. After a while, however, the stranger begins to suspect that the other inhabitants of the castle are not from the world as he knows it. “Demoiselle D'Ys” is a quintessential romantic horror story from Robert Chambers’ collection, The King in
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Prophets' Paradise, The

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

8 min

With “The Prophets’ Paradise,” acclaimed horror writer Robert Chambers plays with form to create a series of dream-like prose poems. In one section, a woman empties a jar of blood on a patch of white flowers, crying out, “I have killed him I loved!” In another, a clown tells Death, “You are very beautiful.” These eerie, yet ethereal poems defy interpretation and will linger in the minds of readers ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

With “The Prophets’ Paradise,” acclaimed horror writer Robert Chambers plays with form to create a series of dream-like prose poems. In one section, a woman empties a jar of blood on a patch of white flowers, crying out, “I have killed him I loved!” In another, a clown tells Death, “You are very beautiful.” These eerie, yet ethereal poems defy interpretation and will linger in the minds of readers
... Read more
Audiobook

Yellow Sign, The

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

52 min

From his Washington Park studio, Scott can see the sinister watchman of a nearby church. His model, Tessie, tells him the watchman shares the face of a hearse driver who’s been appearing in her dreams. Scott grows more and more unsettled by the watchman, until one day, he hears the man mumble something from a mysterious play that always signals trouble: The King in Yellow. Readers of “The Yellow ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

From his Washington Park studio, Scott can see the sinister watchman of a nearby church. His model, Tessie, tells him the watchman shares the face of a hearse driver who’s been appearing in her dreams. Scott grows more and more unsettled by the watchman, until one day, he hears the man mumble something from a mysterious play that always signals trouble: The King in Yellow. Readers of “The Yellow
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Benito Cereno

by Herman Melville ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

3 hours 31 min

When an American sea captain sees a Spanish slave ship in distress, he reaches out with an offer to help. Once on board, however, the odd behavior of the captain, crew, and slaves leave him with an uneasy feeling that something is not as it seems. Melville based the plot of this novella on real events that occurred off the coast of Chile in 1799. Though it is not Melville’s best-known work, it is ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

When an American sea captain sees a Spanish slave ship in distress, he reaches out with an offer to help. Once on board, however, the odd behavior of the captain, crew, and slaves leave him with an uneasy feeling that something is not as it seems. Melville based the plot of this novella on real events that occurred off the coast of Chile in 1799. Though it is not Melville’s best-known work, it is
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Fruits of Sorrow, The

by Timothy Shay Arthur ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

27 min

In this story, the narrator is recovering from an illness in the company of Lucy Latimer, a local lady who loves to help the ailing. When he notes a look of sadness in her eyes, she tells him of the “one great sorrow” of her life. Her brush with tragedy reveals the fruits such experiences can have in our lives. Though relatively unknown today, Timothy Shay Arthur was a highly influential voice in ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this story, the narrator is recovering from an illness in the company of Lucy Latimer, a local lady who loves to help the ailing. When he notes a look of sadness in her eyes, she tells him of the “one great sorrow” of her life. Her brush with tragedy reveals the fruits such experiences can have in our lives. Though relatively unknown today, Timothy Shay Arthur was a highly influential voice in
... Read more
Audiobook

Power of the Tongue!, The

by Timothy Shay Arthur ...

Narrated by George Keller ...

Unabridged

13 min

Mr. Winkleman thinks he ought not to have to watch his tongue in his own home. Yet one morning, his angry words bring his wife to tears, and he face the conviction that perhaps a kind tone is not such a strenuous demand after all. Arthur begins and ends this story with verses from Proverbs describing the power of the tongue. Moral stories like this one from helped define middle-class values in the ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mr. Winkleman thinks he ought not to have to watch his tongue in his own home. Yet one morning, his angry words bring his wife to tears, and he face the conviction that perhaps a kind tone is not such a strenuous demand after all. Arthur begins and ends this story with verses from Proverbs describing the power of the tongue. Moral stories like this one from helped define middle-class values in the
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“george e keller”

Prodigal Son!, The

Jabberwocky

Selfish Giant, The

Model Millionaire, The

In the Court of the Dragon

Repairer of Reputations, The

Demoiselle D'Ys, The

Prophets' Paradise, The

Yellow Sign, The

Benito Cereno

Fruits of Sorrow, The

Power of the Tongue!, The

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“george e keller”

Show: