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On November 7th 1837 a pro-slavery mob attacked a warehouse containing a printing press that was due for use by an abolitionist newspaper. Shots were exchanged and stones were thrown. Elijah Lovejoy a minister inside the warehouse was killed and the rest of the defenders fled beneath a hail of bullets.The arm of the law stepped in, and showing an astounding bias, arrested the occupants of the warehouse for riot! This book covers the two major trials arising from the mob's attack on the warehouse.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of this fascinating regimental history.The 151st Field Artillery Brigade trained hard for a year and a half before being dispatched to the front line in 1918. They arrived in time to take part in the final month of the war.In this World War One history, written by an officer of the brigade while on his way back to the United States, you'll hear about their organisation and adventures.

When the war with the Kaiser's best started, John Carey found himself rejected by the forces while his own brother had joined the Navy and become a hero. Due to his infirmities he found himself relegated to the role of School Teacher in a second-rate establishment in the back of beyond. Yet, in the quiet little village not everything is what it seems. Perhaps a chance for valour is just around the corner and foes could be knocking on your door.

FNH Audio Presents and unabridged reading of this classic weird tale. What is madness? Do the insane know they are mad, or do they believe in what the world around them calls madness? Jones the clerk has a very special belief. Is it real, or is he mad?

The house on Benefit Street is shunned. With a dark forbidding exterior, a garden overrun by corrupt weeds and bent malformed trees, it simply looks wrong. The locals know its history, know how many people that house has killed, and fear it. Dr Elihu Whipple is not afraid of the house, he's fascinated by it and its history, and now he's decided to investigate its horrifying secret.

Albert Williams was the special war correspondent of "The Outlook" in France and Belgium during the First World War. In these early days of the conflict, Albert was riding up and down the lines and even crossed over to the German side. Unfortunately he found himself on the wrong side of a German bayonet and quickly marched into captivity as a possible spy. With an aggressive German officer trumping up charges, the situation was grim. This book relates Albert's experiences.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of William Hope Hodgson's "The Derelict". When a storm abates, leaving the ship in need of repairs, the men set to work, only to discover another ship a mile off, a floating wreck, a derelict. Thinking there may be salvage to be had, they cross to the mysterious stranger. Instead of salvage, they discover horror and death, and possibly a clue to the origin of life itself.

FNH Audio presents an Unabridged reading of "The Damned" by Algernon Blackwood. A brother and sister are invited to stay at "The Towers", an ancient residence owned by a friend. When they arrive, they find their friend in a state of distress. Something is wrong; something in "The Towers" feels wrong. Strange sounds, whispery apparitions and doors opening themselves lead the siblings to conclude that there is something other than themselves and the servants abroad in the house.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of How to care for the Insane. In 1886 William Granger the superintendent of an insane asylum, having spent years in these establishments he realised that the behaviour and training of the attendents and nurses was rather woeful. He then wrote and published this book, which is a facinating insight into the mental health care training of the late 1800s.

The 9th Kings was a territorial infantry battalion when the Great War (World War I) began. On the 4th of August 1914, a telegram containing one word arrived at their headquarters: "Mobilise!" This book follows the unit from mobilisation in 1914 through to the demobilisation in 1918 after the armistice. Along the way, they take part in all of the big battles, Somme, Arras, Ypres along with a near continuous series of skirmishes and patrols while in the front line.

A brief record of the fighting on the Eastern front in the great war, by an Austrian Officer in that great and terrible conflict.

Sci Fi Shorts is a collection of classic science fiction stories from the "Golden" age of space stories. This group of nine unabridged short stories by seven authors covers such adventures, as hidden aliens on earth, a conquered humanity, super villains made by super science and time travel.

Rev. Innes found himself at a recruiting barracks when the first world war broke out. In this narrative he reports on how vast numbers of volunteers sweapt into the barracks which found itself desperately short of material to clothe and equip so many men. His duties soon move him over to France where in between his religious duties he finds himself helping in the hospital with the vast number of wounded that came back from the lines.

FNH Audio presents a complete and unabridged reading of F. L. Wallace's "Accidental Flight". The Handicap Haven is an asteroid. It's also home to the "accidentals": collection of humanities rejects, people saved from death but mutilated in ways that the delicate sensibilities of the future cannot bare to look at. The Earth of the far future is a place for beautiful, young looking, perfectly formed people where the slightest imperfection is a crisis, and those that can't be "fixed" are exiled. But the residents of the "Haven" have had enough....

FNH Audio presents a complete and unabridged audio book of a book published in 1917 at the height of the First World War. The author, Jeffery Farnol, is better known for his works of romantic fiction, but in this departure, Jeffery recites the events observations and anecdotes of his tour of Great Britain's war effort.

FNH Audio presents the story of Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, a regiment that was formed duing the American Civil War. It's officers were almost all experienced men and the rank and file was likewise seeded with experience.The unit served with distinction throughout its existance.The book comes in three sections. The first tells of the "Battle at High Bridge". The Fourth were dispatched to the bridge having been told the defences would be light or non existant.

FNH Audio presents a full reading of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. This story written in 1907 has stood the test of time. It is today, just as creepy and unnerving as it was in its own time. Algernon Blackwood is probably best known for this story and another classic "The Wendigo". Although his writings do not focus on horror, he has in this case created an outstanding work in that genre. It's not blood and gore based horror, but rather a story that works on the mind.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of The Defence of Duffers Drift. Written in 1902, this book tells the story of a young officer during the Boer War tasked with defending a river crossing. The officer has a sequence of dreams about the failing defence of the crossing, but with each dream, he learns the lessons of his failed efforts.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Meditations, which is a series of personal musings by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Carson Napier and the beautiful Duare are kidnapped by a Thorist spy and transported across the lands of Venus to his home where they can look forward to nothing but torture and eventual death. Strange places, creatures, and stranger people lie in wait for our intrepid hero.