Jim finds himself enmeshed with the pirates, but with an ally in Long John Silver, and hopefully a chance to reunite with the Doctor, the Captain, and the Squire if all goes well.

Jim's harrowing time back aboard the Hispaniola and returning to the stockade.

Jim takes matters in to his own hands and strikes out on a mission.

The faithful crew inside the stockade, the mutineers outside, Long John offers a possible truce, which when rejected leads to battle!

Resuming reading Treasure Island. This section details, mostly from Dr. Livesey's perspective, how they left the Hispaniola and garrisoned the stockade, under a barrage of cannon fire, and how Jim is reunited with the loyal crew.

A tale of adventure and colonial arrogance and wild success and hubris and downfall.

A very short story about telling stories, or passing stories from one generation to the next.

A very short story from "Men Without Women" in which a man and a woman have drinks and a tense conversation while waiting for a train to take them to Madrid for an unspecified operation.

One of Poe's greatest tales -- a macabre and gothic tale of madness, illness, family legacy, and the end of the Usher line.

A Sherlock Holmes triple murder mystery set in England but involving a nefarious American organization. This story is reportedly Doyle's 7th favorite of all his stories.

3 more chapters of Treasure Island

the last two chapters in Part Two "The Sea Cook"

Three more chapters of Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless classic "Treasure Island"

Two more chapters of this timeless adventure classic! Things are starting to take shape and young Jim is soon to set out to sea!

Reading further into the first section of the book entitled "The Old Buccaneer"

The first two chapters of the timeless pirate tale "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and childhood favorite of mine.

A short tale set in the Civil War South, the hanging of a rebel that ends with a twist! Drop me a line at ListenToMark@protonmail.com to let me know how you enjoyed it, send recommendations, or let me know where you're listening from !

An "out of body" experience while undergoing surgery, told by one of the grandfathers of science fiction. Send me a note at ListenToMark@protonmail.com -- I'd love to hear who is listening to these episodes, where you're from, what you think of the story, or any requests for things you'd like to hear read.

A bizarre and gruesome tale of justice gone awry on an isolated island, and the end of the era of a strange torture machine. Don't forget to drop me a line at ListentoMark@protonmail.com -- I'd love to learn about my listeners, hear your thoughts about these stories, and learn more about places around the country and world from which you're receiving these podcasts!

A tale of greed and over-reach, and a warning that the devil may be listening to your thoughts and playing tricks on you! Dear Listeners, I don't know why I never thought of it before, but I just activated an email account for the purposes of being able to interact with my listeners. You can now reach me at ListenToMark@protonmail.com. I'd love to learn who my listeners are, where you're from, and any thought you'd like to share about the stories you've listened to. I can p...