Serials
[ Note: This is a new feature. Please email the librarian with any books you’d like to see serialised. ]
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There are currently 13 serials available:
101 Zen Stories Remastered
by Richard Neville & others.
Daily Zen [ Running ]
A short zen story every day.
Next: Episode 101 of 101 (daily) delivered Wed 24 Aug 2022.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle (originally published in serial from Wed 1 Jul 1891).
Holmes as originally published [ Running ]
A collection of the finest Sherlock Holmes stories, with each new story released on the month it was first published in The Strand magazine.
Next: Episode 2 of 12 (monthly) delivered Mon 1 Aug 2022.
Aesop’s Fables
by Aesop.
Daily Fables [ Running ]
A new fable every day.
Next: Episode 310 of 310 (daily) delivered Wed 4 Jan 2023.
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens.
Nine Days Of A Christmas Carol [ Starting soon ]
Read through to Christmas Eve. The ideal way to nurture your Christmas spirit.
Next: Episode 9 of 9 (daily) delivered Sat 24 Dec 2022.
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens (originally published in serial from Thurs 3 May 1849).
David Copperfield read-along [ Running ]
Read Dickens’ classic as a monthly serial, with each new episode released on the month it was originally published.
Next: Episode 18 of 19 (monthly) delivered Tues 3 Oct 2023.
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens (originally published in serial from Sat 1 Dec 1860).
Great Expectations read-along [ Running ]
Read Dickens’ classic as a weekly serial, with each new episode released on the week it was originally published.
Next: Episode 36 of 36 (weekly) delivered Wed 3 Aug 2022.
Haiku
by Matsuo Bashō & others.
Daily Haiku [ Running ]
A haiku to set you up for the day.
Next: Episode 365 of 365 (daily) delivered Sat 31 Dec 2022.
I Am A Cat
by Natsume Soseki.
Weekly Cats [ Running ]
Soseki's classic, delivered in serial, as originally published.
Next: Episode 11 of 11 (weekly) delivered Mon 19 Sept 2022.
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens (originally published in serial from Sun 5 Feb 1837).
#1 Oliver Twist as originally published [ Running ]
Read Dickens’ classic as a monthly serial, with each new episode released on the month it was originally published.
Next: Episode 19 of 36 (monthly) delivered Fri 5 Aug 2022.
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens (originally published in serial from Sat 5 Mar 1836).
The Pickwick Papers read-along [ Running ]
Read Dickens’ classic as a monthly serial, with each new episode released on the month it was originally published.
Next: Episode 18 of 20 (monthly) delivered Fri 5 Aug 2022.
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens (originally published in serial from Sat 30 Apr 1859).
A Tale of Two Cities read-along [ Running ]
Read Dickens’ classic as a weekly serial, with each new episode released on the week it was originally published.
Next: Episode 11 of 31 (weekly) delivered Sat 9 Jul 2022.
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson (originally published in serial from Sat 1 Oct 1881).
The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island [ Starting soon ]
Read one of the world’s greatest adventure stories, as it was first published as a weekly serial in ‘Young Folks’ magazine.
Next: Episode 17 of 17 (weekly) delivered Sat 21 Jan 2023.
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray (originally published in serial from Mon 4 Jan 1847).
Vanity Fair read-along [ Running ]
Read the great British satire, as it was first published as a monthly serial.
Next: Episode 8 of 19 (monthly) delivered Thurs 4 Aug 2022.