Mike Harris

4 books read for LibriVox

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Hypatia Charles Kingsley
Robbery Under Arms Rolf Boldrewood
You get a sprawling, rough-edged Australian adventure narrated by Dick Marston, whose loyalty to his reckless brother keeps pulling him back toward bushranging. Captain Starlight brings swagger and danger, but the book’s real strength is Dick’s uneasy honesty about the damage their freedom leaves behind.
Short Fiction P. G. Wodehouse
Early Wodehouse, before Jeeves fully took over, so you get Reggie Pepper bumbling through engagements and young men getting sent to New York by terrifying aunts. Lighter than air and happily silly; read one with tea when the news gets grim.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen Rudolph Erich Raspe
The fun here is the straight face: the Baron rides a cannonball and ties his horse to a church steeple in a snowdrift, and never once winks at you. Short, silly episodes, perfect for dipping into, less so if you need a plot to hold onto.

4 books read for LibriVox

filter sort genre era audiobooks

Hypatia Charles Kingsley
Robbery Under Arms Rolf Boldrewood
You get a sprawling, rough-edged Australian adventure narrated by Dick Marston, whose loyalty to his reckless brother keeps pulling him back toward bushranging. Captain Starlight brings swagger and danger, but the book’s real strength is Dick’s uneasy honesty about the damage their freedom leaves behind.
Short Fiction P. G. Wodehouse
Early Wodehouse, before Jeeves fully took over, so you get Reggie Pepper bumbling through engagements and young men getting sent to New York by terrifying aunts. Lighter than air and happily silly; read one with tea when the news gets grim.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen Rudolph Erich Raspe
The fun here is the straight face: the Baron rides a cannonball and ties his horse to a church steeple in a snowdrift, and never once winks at you. Short, silly episodes, perfect for dipping into, less so if you need a plot to hold onto.