The Black Motor Car (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2017-03-01 | Check out this bookhttp://free-audio-books.info/the-new-book-of-this-channel/2789The Black Motor Car - audiobookHarris BURLAND (1870 - 1926)Head over heels in love with the amazingly beautiful Mrs. de la Mothe, Jack Portheous is led to embezzle a large sum of money from the bank at which he works, and plans to elope with her to South America. On the eve of their planned departure, however, Jack finds his wife dead in their house, and as he blames himself for her death, he decides to cancel everything. Marie de la Mothe is not a woman to be trifled with, however, and she immediately gives him away to his employer, sending Jack off to prison for years. After finishing his prison term and spending several years abroad, Jack returns to England, with nothing on his mind but the thought of revenge.. - Summary by CarolinGenre(s): Crime & Mystery FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Catherine Howard (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2017-03-01 | Check out this bookhttp://free-audio-books.info/the-new-book-of-this-channel/2789Catherine Howard - audiobookAlexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870), translated by W. D. SUTER (1811 - 1882) and ( - )Subtitled "The Throne, The Tomb, and The Scaffold - An Historical Play in 3 Acts From the Celebrated Play of that Name by Alexandre Dumas" - How can you resist a play about English history - the doomed fifth wife of Henry the 8th - by the celebrated French author of The Musketeers?? - Summary by ToddHW Cast list:Henry VIII, King of England: Larry WilsonAthelwold, Duke of Northumberland: Paul SimoninArchbishop Cranmer: alanmapstoneDuke of Sussex: KHandDuke of Norfolk: tovarischGrand Chamberlain: Tomas PeterLieutenant of the Tower: Sandra SchmitFleming, an Alchemist: AvaillePage: LydiaMartin Krinkly, a Cordwainer: Tomas PeterSimon Kreetnur, a Weaver: VivianWeaverCaptain of Guard: Bjorn VExecutioner: KalyndaPrincess Margaret, Sister to the King: Leanne YauCatherine Howard, his Fifth Wife: Beth ThomasDame Kennedy, her Nurse: LydiaWinifred Krinkly, Wife to Martin: SoniaStage Directions: ToddHWEdited By: ToddHWGenre(s): Dramatic Readings, Historical FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Country Parson His Character and Rule of Life (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2017-03-01 | The Country Parson: His Character and Rule of Life - audiobookGeorge HERBERT (1593 - 1633)George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest. In The Country Parson he describes the roles of the priest and offers practice advice to English clergymen about how to fulfill their duties. - Summary by Karen Clausen-BrownGenre(s): ReligionLanguage: English(FULL Audiobook)
The Grey Man (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-05-03 | The Grey Man - audiobookS. R. CROCKETT (1859 - 1914)This novel is set in Scotland in turbulent times, and we are immediately introduced to intrigue and family strife. At Launcelot Kennedy's aunt's husband's funeral, he and his father are first hidden, then hustled away secretly for fear of being spies. Werewolves, murder, secret trysts, vengeance and siege are the backdrop to this tale as Kennedy is set against Kennedy in this chilling feud. ( Lynne Thompson)Genre(s): Action & Adventure FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Inspector-General (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-05-03 | The Inspector-General - audiobook dramatic readingNikolai Vasilievich GOGOL (1809 - 1852), translated by Thomas SELTZER (1875 - 1943)The Governor and Officials of a small provincial town in Russia are worried. They have received word that a Government Inspector is on his way. As they do what they can to cover up their own corruption and incompetence, a man arrives at the Inn and refuses to pay for his meals. Surely such an audacious act can only be the work of the dreaded Inspector!Meanwhile Khlestakov, a common copying clerk from St. Petersburg who has lost all his money at cards, is attempting to bluff and bully the landlord of the Inn he is staying at into giving him one more free meal. He is scared and confused when the Governor comes to confront him, but his tendency to tell fantastic lies and brag about his imaginary illustrious friends turns the situation to his advantage.This blistering satire by Gogol looks at the way greed and corruption make fools of ordinary men, and ordinary fools into even greater fools. Both funny and adroit, this is a sadly accurate portrayal of small-town (and large-city) politics the world over.Lamentably this play contains some instances of anti-Semitism. (Summary by Lucy Perry) Cast list:Stage Directions: Lucy PerryAnton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the Governor: ToddHWAnna Andreyevna, his wife: Maria KasperMarya Antonovna, his daughter: Tara FlynnLuka Lukich Khlopov, the Inspector of Schools: Nick BulkaHis Wife: ImkeStevensAmmos Fiodorovich Liapkin-Tiapkin, the Judge: EccentricOwlArtemy Filippovich Zemlianika, the Superintendent of Charities: P. J. MorganIvan Kuzmich Shpekin, the Postmaster: Ray KasperPiotr Ivanovich Dobchinsky, Country Squire: Simon SmokePiotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky, Country Squire: Peter TuckerIvan Aleksandrovich Khlestakov, an official from St. Petersburg: Seamus DobbinOsip, his servant: Algy PugFiodr Andreyevich Liuliukov, ex-official, esteemed personage of the town: Betsy CooleyIvan Lazarevich Rastakovsky, ex-official, esteemed personage of the town: Wojtek MurawskiStepan Ivanovich Korobkin, ex-official, esteemed personage of the town: BeniaminoMassimoHis Wife: AvailleStepan Ilyich Ukhovertov, the Police Captain: David OlsonSvistunov, a Police Sergeant: Rosslyn CarlyleDerzhimorda, a Police Sergeant: Vanessa CooleyAbdulin, a merchant: balaFeveronya Petrovna Poshliopkina, the Locksmith's wife: MaryankaMishka, the Governor's Servant: Etel BussThe Widow of a non-commissioned Officer: Anna SimonServant at the Inn: Elizabeth KlettA Second Merchant: Mary KayA Postilion: AvailleA Gendarme: Elizabeth KlettEdited by: Lucy PerryGenre(s): SatireLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Last Essays of Elia (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-04-19 | The Last Essays of Elia - audiobookCharles LAMB (1775 - 1834)Discursive ramblings of a generous mind, no-one would know from Lamb's conversational button-holing of you and telling you whatever is on his mind that his sister had killed their mother and he had spent his life looking after her; had collaborated with her, in fact, on their Tales From Shakespeare. This world was made by God, he once remarked, but He has left it for humanity to bustle about in. These are Lamb's reflections on said bustlings. He once said of his close friend Coleridge that the man was hungry for eternity; but Lamb was hungry for humanity. He satisfies this hunger admirably in these Last Essays. - Summary by Tony AddisonGenre(s): Essays & Short WorksLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
A Queen (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-04-04 | A Queen - audiobookOttilie WILDERMUTH (1817 - 1877)Maggie is an orphan who depends on the charity of the farmer she lives with. She tries to be cheerful and helpful to everyone where she is. However, Maggie dreams of being a queen. But how can a poor orphan ever become anything other than what she is? (Summary by Esther ben Simonides)Genre(s): Family, Christian FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
His Last Bow (version 3) (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-16 | Check out this bookhttp://free-audio-books.info/the-new-book-of-this-channel/2789His Last Bow (version 3) - audiobookSir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism. - Summary by David ClarkeGenre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, General FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No 4, April 1899 (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-16 | Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No 4, April 1899 - audiobookVARIOUS ( - )"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." - Summary by J. M. SmallheerGenre(s): NatureLanguage: EnglishGroup: Birds and All Nature Magazine (FULL Audiobook)
The Sea Wolf - Version 2 (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-16 | The Sea Wolf - Version 2 - audiobookJack LONDON (1876 - 1916)The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic, survivor of an ocean collision, who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. - Summary by WikipediaGenre(s): Action & Adventure FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Woman of Mystery (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-16 | The Woman of Mystery - audiobookMaurice LEBLANC (1864 - 1941)In 1898, a young boy watches in horror as his father is stabbed to death by a mysterious woman wearing a black lace scarf and an ornate brooch, Years later, when he arrives with his new bride at the chateau that was part of her dowry, he sees in a portrait the face of his father's murderer, wearing the same black lace and brooch -- his wife's late mother. Then he himself is attacked by a man resembling that same woman. Torn between love and repulsion for his bride, and plagued by self doubt, he answers the call to arms as world war begins. And in that war lies the answer to questions that have tormented him since the night of the original murder. - Summary by JacquerieGenre(s): Crime & Mystery FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Libussa (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-13 | Libussa - audiobookJohann Karl August MUSÄUS (1735 - 1787), translated by John OXENFORD (1812 - 1877)This is the Tale of Libussa, the mythical founder of the city of Prague. It chronicles the story of her parents and her birth, her elevation to the throne of Bohemia, and how she must fight for her true love. Musäus' famous version of the story is marked by the special poetry of his language and the beautiful, compelling setting and atmosphere. - Summary by CarolinGenre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Secret Power (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-13 | The Secret Power - audiobookMarie CORELLI (1855 - 1924)This Marie Corelli novel falls in the realm of fantasy and science fiction with a steampunk element. The story centers around Morgana Royal, a powerful woman who invents an airship, and Roger Seaton, her love interest who has control of a destructive power. She explores her capacity to love, as well as his. Moreover, she questions whether she is of this world and this time, or some other realm altogether. - Summary by Amy GramourGenre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Romance, Science FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Comedy of Errors (Improved Reading) (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-13 | The Comedy of Errors (version 3) - audiobookWilliam SHAKESPEARE (1554 - 1616)Written sometime between 1592 and 1594, Comedy of Errors is certainly the exact recipe for a Shakespearean Comedy. Two sets of identical twin boys are born on the same day but separated when a freak tempest destroys their boat. Fast forward many years and by some twist of fate, the sets of twins are set to be reunited! But not before some false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, demonic possession, angry wives, nuns, merchants, lectures and genuine mistaken identities. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)This play was recorded in two weeks as part of the Librivox 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death celebrations Cast ListSolinus, Balthazar, Pinch: Phil SchempfAegeon: LindaBAntipholus of Ephesus, First Merchant: John BurlinsonAntipholus of Syracuse: Tony AddisonDromio of Ephesus: Adele de PignerollesDromio of Syracuse: Esther ben SimonidesAngelo: Ray KasperAemilia: Maria KasperAdriana: Charlotte DuckettLuciana: LydiaLuce, Officer, Servant: RachelCourtezan: Laurie Anne WaldenGaoler: Kathrine EnganSecond Merchant: SoniaNarrator: ElijahAudio Edited by: Esther ben Simonides, Maria Kasper, Rachel & Adele de PignerollesGenre(s): ComedyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Times Red Cross Story Book By Famous Novelists Serving In Audio Books 2016-03-12 | The Times' Red Cross Story Book By Famous Novelists Serving In His Majesty's Forces - audiobookVARIOUS ( - )These eighteen stories were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded" - Summary by Book's title page and david walesGenre(s): Short StoriesLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Iolanthe (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-12 | Iolanthe - audiobookW. S. GILBERT (1836 - 1911)Iolanthe is a fairy banished from fairyland for the crime of marrying a mortal. Her half-fairy, half-human son Strephon is a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are human. He loves Phyllis, but she is courted by the whole House of Lords and the Lord High Chancellor himself! Strephon decides the only way to win his love is to go into Parliament, with the help of his mother and all his fairy aunts. None of them understand politics, but that doesn't matter. He will soon make some changes, starting with throwing the Peerage open to competitive examination! But how will Phyllis react when she catches Strephon with an impossibly young and very beautiful lady who he claims is his fairy mother? This is a spoken "poetic" version of the libretto written by W. S. Gilbert, where a full cast of voices brings the sparkling wit of Gilbert to the fore, and will enhance understanding and appreciation of this comic light opera. (Summary by Beth Thomas) Narrator/Phyllis: Beth ThomasStrephon: Shakira SearleQueen of the Fairies: Roohi HaqThe Lord Chancellor: HamletIolanthe: Kristin GjerløwCelia: LydiaLeila: Vanessa CooleyFleta: J. E. VorbleEarl of Mountararat: Rob BoardEarl of Tolloller: ToddPrivate Willis: Alan MapstoneChorus Fairy: K. HandChorus Peer: John BurlinsonAudio edited by Kristin GjerløwGenre(s): Culture & HeritageLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Miscellaneous Poems (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-11 | Miscellaneous Poems - audiobookJames Russell LOWELL (1819 - 1891)This is the second part of James Russell Lowell's collected poems: the Miscellaneous Poems. This series of poems covers, as the title implies, a wide range of topics, shaped into Lowell's beautiful poetry. - Summary by CarolinGenre(s): PoetryLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Katharine Lauderdale (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-11 | Katharine Lauderdale Volume 1 - audiobookFrancis Marion CRAWFORD (1854 - 1909)Katharine Lauderdale would be a New York society belle, if it were not for her miserly father. Her older sister has escaped the unhappy parental home by marrying and Katherine plans to do the same, but her father has already refused to sanction her nuptials with her cousin and childhood sweetheart, Jack Ralston. Desperate measures are needed and what role will rich Uncle Robert play in the future of the young people? ( Lynne Thompson)Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
Damon and Delia (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-11 | Damon and Delia - audiobookWilliam GODWIN (1756 - 1836)Damon and Delia fall in love instantly. Unfortunately, Damon is promised to another. Can true love prevail? Damon and Delia is a romance that is a bit tongue in cheek. It was penned on commission by William Godwin, political philosopher and writer, husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, and father of Mary Shelley.Genre(s): RomanceLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Exiles of Florida (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | The Exiles of Florida - audiobookJoshua GIDDINGS (1795 - 1864)“The Author of the following work has endeavored to give a faithful record of … the Exiles of Florida. Torn from their native land, their friends and homes, they were sold in the markets of Carolina and Georgia. Feeling the hand of oppression bearing heavily upon them, they fled to Florida, and, under Spanish laws, became free. … At a time of profound peace, our army, acting under the direction of the Executive, invaded Florida, murdered many of these free men, and brought others to the United States and consigned them to slavery. An expensive and bloody war followed …During its protracted continuance of seven years, bribery and treachery were practiced towards the Exiles and their allies, the Seminole Indians; flags of truce were violated; the pledged faith of the nation was disregarded. By these means the removal of the Exiles from Florida was effected. After they had settled in the Western Country, most of these iniquities were repeated, until they were driven from our nation and compelled to seek an asylum in Mexico.” (From the author’s Introduction, 1858)Genre(s): Modern (19th C)Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Food of the Gods, and How It Came to Earth (version 2) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | The Food of the Gods, and How It Came to Earth (version 2)H. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946) - audiobookMr. Bensington and Professor Redwood have invented a substance that causes living things to grow - and grow - and grow! As their experiments progress, the substance quickly gets out of control and the fun begins as insects and plants receive the benefit of the Food of the Gods. Surely nobody would dream of feeding such a thing to a human child… would they? In this little-known science fiction satire, Wells takes potshots at every member of society: scientists, ministers, charitable heiresses, revolutionaries, and everyone in between. Yet in the end, Wells shows his faith both in humanity and its never-ceasing progress. - Summary by Catharine EastmanGenre(s): Humorous Fiction, Science FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Business of Being a Woman (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | The Business of Being a Woman - audiobookIda M. TARBELL (1857 - 1944)How were women's roles changing in the 1900's? Ida Tarbell explores this in a well written, witty and insightful series of essays. "The object of this little volume is to call attention to a certain distrust, which the author feels in the modern woman, of the significance and dignity of the work laid upon her by Nature and by society. Its ideas are the result of a long, if somewhat desultory, observation of the professional, political, and domestic activities of women in this country and in France. These observations have led to certain definite opinions as to those phases of the woman question most in need of emphasis to-day." This book contains, as a footnote, a Declaration of Sentiments which begins 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal...' and continues on. A wonderful declaration of the equality of the sexes in many things. This will be a separate section of this project since I think it is excellent in style and sentiment. - Summary by the introduction and BCGenre(s): Social ScienceLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Effi Briest (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | Effi Briest (abridged) - audiobookTheodor FONTANE (1819 - 1898), translated by William A. COOPER (1868 - 1939)Effi Briest is a classic of Prussian Realism, relatively unknown in the English speaking world, but widely taught in German schools. This tragic tale tells the story of Effi, a young woman from an old and respectable family who, due to a sense of duty, marries Geert von Instetten, a much older Prussian official. The tragedy unfolds as a consequence of Instetten's strict following of his duties in society in response to his wife's indiscretions. Thomas Mann once wrote that if one's library had to be reduced to six books, Effi Briest should be one of them. (Summary by Margaret )Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Silver Box (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | The Silver Box - audiobookJohn GALSWORTHY (1867 - 1933)This is a lovely comedy about the theft of a prostitute's purse by a rich 'young man of good family. It is placed beside the theft of a silver cigarette case from the rich man's father's house by 'a poor devil', with very different repercussions. - Summary by Michele Eaton Editor and Narrator: Michele Eaton John Barthwick; Livens: Steve Gough Mrs Barthwick: Kristin Gjerløw Jack Barthwick: davidpr Roper: Joseph Tabler Mrs Jones: Beth Thomas Marlow: K. Adrian Stroet Wheeler: Sonia Jones: Peter Tucker Mrs Seddon: Bev J Stevens Snow: ToddHW A Police Magistrate: John Burlinson An Unknown Lady: Availle A Relieving Officer: David Olson Swearing Clerk: Mary Kay An Usher: Dillon McFarlane Bald Constable: David Purdy Clerk: MikeyHazGenre(s): Plays, ComedyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Epilogue (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | Epilogue - audiobookBliss CARMAN (1861 - 1929)In 1904, Canadian poet Bliss Carman published Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics, which was not just a translation of the fragments but an imaginative reconstruction of the lost poems. While of little to no scholarly value, Carman's translations brought Sappho's work to the attention of a wide readership. Our Fortnightly Poem is the Epilogue to this collection by Bliss Carman. (Wikipedia)Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-07 | Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales - audiobookWilliam WORDSWORTH (1770 - 1850)The 1st of March is St David's Day, probably the most important Welsh holiday there is (because it means a lot of dressing up and singing and being just generally patriotic :lol: ) St David or Dewi Sant is the patron saint of Wales and all things Welsh This poem by Wordsworth is about how time changes things and has a lot of the Welsh spirit of "hiraeth" (a feeling of loss and deep regret or homesickness for a place that you can no longer return to) (Summary by catrose)Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
Sacred Meditations (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-06 | Sacred Meditations - audiobookJohann GERHARD (1582 - 1637), translated by C. W. HEISLER ( - )Meditationes Sacrae, was first published in Latin in 1606 when Gerhard was only twenty-two years old. It consists of 51 brief meditations on various aspects of the Christian life. Nearly four hundred years after its first appearance, it remains the only work published by such a young author that has stood the test of time. Frequently reprinted in Latin, it has also been translated into most European languages as well as Greek and Arabic. While not a large book, it is impactive beyond its size. - Jonathan LangeGenre(s): Christianity - OtherLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Washington Irvings Visit to England (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-06 | Washington Irving's Visit to England - audiobookWashington IRVING (1783 - 1859)Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. This volume contains some of his observations about that trip, including his impressions of the English countryside, the differences between the wealthy and the poor, rural customs, and other aspects of British culture. During a visit to the library located in the depths of Westminster Abbey, Irving muses on the issue of why some examples of English literature stand the test of time, while others are lost to history. The collection concludes with Irving's memories of his visit to Stratford-on-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare, and the nearby communities that influenced some of Shakespeare's work. ( Greg Giordano)Genre(s): Culture & Heritage, Short Stories, Biography & AutobiographyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages 2 (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-05 | Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages Volume 2 - audiobookGeorge HODGES (1856 - 1919)volume 1youtube.com/watch?v=B3bYOGraUTMIn this second volume, Hodges uses stories of the lives of fourteen well-known saints and heroes of the faith to continue the history of the church from the end of the Reformation through the 1700s. These stories recount their lives and sacrifices for the faith. These saints and heroes include: Luther, More, Loyola, Cranmer, Calvin, Knox, Coligny, William the Silent, Brewster, Laud, Cromwell, Bunyan, Fox, and Wesley. Appropriate and beneficial for children and adults! - Summary by Maggie TraversGenre(s): ReligionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Jacobs Room (version 2) (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-04 | Jacob's Room (version 2) - audiobookVirginia WOOLF (1882 - 1941)Virginia Woolf’s third novel lacks a conventional narrative style and some say even a plot. It follows Jacob from his childhood, through his education at Cambridge and finally to his death in World War I. The prose repeatedly shifts its point of view and the reader is challenged to find connections between the narrative fragments. Largely from the comments of others we come to know the sequence and some moments of Jacob’s life but we never fully learn who Jacob is. The literary experimentation in Jacob’s Room is used even more successfully in Woolf’s later novels. (Summary by DaveC)Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Published 1900 onwardLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Sea Voyage (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-04 | The Sea Voyage - audiobookJohn FLETCHER (1579 - 1625) and Philip MASSINGER (1583 - 1640)Albert, a handsome French pirate, and his crew get shipwrecked on a barren, rocky island after a severe storm. They encounter another pair of castaways who reveal a quite unusual secret- yet another strange group of people inhabit the island. Albert soon learns that these people are actually an Amazonian-like tribe of women, and proposes an alliance for the benefit of both parties. Love and hijinks ensue in a battle of the sexes.Notable for imitating many elements of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, the collaborators also consulted nonfictional traveler's accounts to bring their vision to life. Frequently re-envisioned by other playwrights and performed with considerable popularity, it is now considered a fascinating play in that it highlights the Jacobean excitement over colonialism and their attitudes towards it. (Summary by Wikipedia and Mary Kay) Dramatis Personae Albert: ToddHWTibalt du Pont: Kristin GjerløwMaster of the Ship: Joseph TablerLamure: Rob BoardFranville: John BurlinsonMorillat: Dillon McFarlaneBoatswain: alanmapstoneSebastian: Zames CurranNicusa: HamletRaymond: John BurlinsonSurgeon: AvailleFirst Sailor: TriciaGSecond Sailor: Elizabeth KlettAminta: KHandRosella: Beth ThomasClarinda: Sarah TerryHippolita: Elizabeth KlettCrocale: April WaltersJuletta: Mary KayNarrated by alanmapstoneGenre(s): ComedyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
In Search of Mademoiselle (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-03 | In Search of Mademoiselle - audiobookGeorge GIBBS (1870 - 1942)Preface note by George Gibbs: There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts of the French people to gain a permanent foothold on our shores.... The most thrilling chapter in all this history, strangely neglected or overlooked by the romantic writers, is that of the struggle between the Spanish and French colonists for dominion over our own land of Florida. To me, whose profession it is to see pictures in the words of other men and to produce them, this historic page has appealed very strongly as the proper setting for a human drama--an inviting canvas upon which the imagination may paint a moving picture of the emotions, desires and passions--the loves and hates--of men and women like ourselves--against the somber and sometimes lurid background of historic fact. From chapter 1: It is enough that I loved--and now love--Diane better than woman was ever loved, and that I hated Diego with a hate which has outlived death itself. - Summary by The author, George GibbsGenre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nautical & Marine FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-03-02 | Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart - audiobookAlexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870)The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of stories based upon historical records, from the pen of Alexandre Dumas, pere, when he was not "the elder," nor yet the author of D'Artagnan or Monte Cristo, but was a rising young dramatist and a lion in the literary set and world of fashion.The third volume is devoted to the story of Mary Queen of Scots, another woman who suffered a violent death, and around whose name an endless controversy has waged. Dumas goes carefully into the dubious episodes of her stormy career, but does not allow these to blind his sympathy for her fate. Mary, it should be remembered, was closely allied to France by education and marriage, and the French never forgave Elizabeth the part she played in the tragedy. - From the IntroductionGenre(s): Biography & AutobiographyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Abandoned (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | Abandoned - audiobookJules VERNE (1828 - 1905), translated by William Henry Giles KINGSTON (1814 - 1880)Explorers in a hot-air balloon land on an island, figuring that they must be the only inhabitants. However, they discover a bullet inside a wounded animal--one which must have been fired within the previous three months. The men propose to build a canoe so they can survey the island in search of other human life. Many adventures follow, one after another. They find a large chest filled with provisions and tools. Setting off in search of who might have left the chest, the travelers make their way through the Mercy River to the sea. During their trek, the men find remnants of the balloon they arrived in. Back at camp (Granite House) they find their ladder to the house has been removed--by invading orangutans. Soon the animals are defeated, except for one, whom they tame to become a house servant. The men construct a bridge over the river. They protect their abode by surrounding it on all sides with water. They undertake projects to make their colony habitable and comfortable. They create a hydraulic lift to replace the ladder. They build a seagoing boat for further exploration. Eventually they discover another human on Tabor Island, bringing him back to their now-well-stocked colony. (Bill Boerst)Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, General FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Sesame and Lilies (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | Sesame and Lilies - audiobookJohn RUSKIN (1819 - 1900)John Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies (1865) consists of two lectures, “Of Kings’ Treasuries” and “Of Queens' Gardens,” delivered in December 1864 at the town halls at Rusholme and Manchester. While these lectures emphasize the connections between nature, art and society, they are essentially concerned with education and ideal conduct. The first half of the original work, “Of Kings’ Treasuries,” is a critique of Victorian manhood. The second half, “Of Queens' Gardens,” counsels women to be moral guides and urges parents to educate them as such. Although Sesame and Lilies was widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century. A preface and a third essay, “The Mystery of Life and Its Arts,” were added to later editions, first seen in 1871.First edition identification and notes: John Wiley and Son of New York first published Sesame and Lilies in 1865. ( Genre(s): *Non-fictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Merchant of Venice (the best version) (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | The Merchant of Venice (version 2) - audiobookWilliam SHAKESPEARE (1554 - 1616)Perhaps the most controversial of Shakespeare's comedies, The Merchant of Venice tells the tale of a man, Bassanio, who has a crazy plan to woo the heiress, Portia, with money borrowed off an old Jewish money lender, Shylock. However, when the money isn't repaid soon enough, his friend Antonio, the titular Merchant of Venice, may have to pay the ultimate price for Bassanio's big ideas. With a court case in session, it will be up for the play's heroines to sort out the mess caused by their husbands-to-be. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)This group recording was completed in two weeks as part of Librivox's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Cast List:Duke of Venice, Prince of Arragon, Balthasar, Portia's servant: Phil SchempfPrince of Morocco: Beth ThomasAntonio: Kristin GjerløwBassanio, Launcelot Gobbo (Clown): John BurlinsonSolanio: TriciaGSalarino: LindaBGratiano: SoniaShylock, Lorenzo: Tony AddisonTubal: Maria KasperOld Gobbo, Man from Antonio: Ray KasperLeonardo: Kathrine EnganPortia: Charlotte DuckettNerissa: Jennifer FournierJessica: RachelMessenger: LydiaNarrator: Glenn O'BrienAudio edited by: Adele de Pignerolles, Rachel, Kristin Gjerløw, Maria Kasper, and Esther ben SimonidesProoflistening by: Adele de Pignerolles, Charlotte Duckett, and Esther ben SimonidesGenre(s): Dramatic Readings, ComedyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 6 Audio Books 2016-02-29 | Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 6, 1866 to 1875 - audiobookHans Christian ANDERSEN (1805 - 1875), translated by H. P. PAULL (1812 - 1888)A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. Summary by Kristingj.Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy TalesLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
On the Late Massacre in the Piedmont (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | On the Late Massacre in the Piedmont - audiobookJohn MILTON (1608 - 1674)On the Late Massacre in the Piedmont was written by John Milton in 1655. It was the weekly poem for the week of Feb 21-Feb 28, 2016. - Summary by EstherbenSimonidesGenre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One SyllableJean S. REMY ( - ) - audiobookLives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable is a halting account in presidential history - quite literally! From Washington to Jackson to Cleveland to McKinley, Jean S. Remy details the lives of the presidents in as few syllables as possible. - Summary by Josh KirshGenre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C), Modern (20th C)Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Nō Plays of Japan (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-29 | The Nō Plays of Japan - audiobookVARIOUS ( - ), translated by Arthur WALEY (1889 - 1966)Noh (Nō), or Nogaku—derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent"—is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art still regularly performed today. Traditionally, a Noh program includes five Noh plays with comedic kyōgen plays in between, even though an abbreviated program of two Noh plays and one kyōgen piece has become common in Noh presentations today. An okina play may be presented in the very beginning, especially during New Year celebrations, holidays, and other special occasions. Noh is often based on tales from traditional literature with a supernatural being transformed into human form as a hero narrating a story. Noh integrates masks, costumes and various props in a dance-based performance, requiring highly trained actors and musicians. Emotions are primarily conveyed by stylized conventional gestures while the iconic masks represent the roles such as ghosts, women, children, and old people. Written in ancient Japanese, the text "vividly describes the ordinary people of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries." These translations are done by renowned scholar Arthur Waley, a remarkable self-taught master of both Chinese and Japanese, who is often regarded as the most important transmitter of East Asian culture to the West in history. - Summary by Wikipedia (edited by Expatriate)Genre(s): PlaysLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Sesame and Lilies (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-28 | Sesame and Lilies - audiobookJohn RUSKIN (1819 - 1900)John Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies (1865) consists of two lectures, “Of Kings’ Treasuries” and “Of Queens' Gardens,” delivered in December 1864 at the town halls at Rusholme and Manchester. While these lectures emphasize the connections between nature, art and society, they are essentially concerned with education and ideal conduct. The first half of the original work, “Of Kings’ Treasuries,” is a critique of Victorian manhood. The second half, “Of Queens' Gardens,” counsels women to be moral guides and urges parents to educate them as such. Although Sesame and Lilies was widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century. A preface and a third essay, “The Mystery of Life and Its Arts,” were added to later editions, first seen in 1871.Genre(s): *Non-fictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-27 | Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4 - audiobookLucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS (c. 46 - c. 120), translated by Bernadotte PERRIN (1847 - 1920)Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. Plutarch was not concerned with writing histories, as such, but in exploring the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of famous men. The first pair of lives the Epaminondas-Scipio Africanus no longer exists, and many of the remaining lives are truncated, contain obvious lacunae and/or have been tampered with by later writers. In this copy-right expired 11-volume translation from the Loeb Classical library, the order of the paired lives is rearranged to present the Greek lives in chronological order. Vol 4 presents the paired lives of Alcibiades & Coriolanus, two notorious turncoats, and Lysander & Sulla, two military commanders who imposed drastic changes in civil government in their respective countries. ( Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline)Genre(s): Classics (Antiquity), Biography & Autobiography, AntiquityLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
A Fool There Was (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-27 | A Fool There Was - audiobookPorter Emerson BROWNE (1879 - 1934)Two friends were asked by their respective fathers on their death beds to promise to marry a special girl, who lived across the street and who they had been very fond of since childhood. Once they reached young manhood, one of these fulfilled his father's wish. The story takes off from there, and, while all three continued to be very close to one another as they grew older, the married man was sent abroad on business, allowing his friend to take care of his wife and child while he was away. While overseas, the married man fell into temptation. Many twists and turns, as well as surprises were to follow, rendering the reader curious as to how it would all turn out. ( Roger Melin)Genre(s): Romance, Published 1900 onwardLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Vegetarian Cook Book (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-25 | The Vegetarian Cook BookE. G. FULTON ( - )Cookbook from the era of John Kellogg, whose vegetarian meat substitutes Protose and Nuttolene are featured heavily in this volume. Production of this item was available as recently as the mid 2000's via Scandinavia, but any current substitutions could probably suffice if you want to try the recipes. ( Matt Pierard)Genre(s): *Non-fictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Father Goriot The NEW version (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-25 | Father Goriot (version 2) - audiobookHonoré de BALZAC (1799 - 1850), translated by Ellen MARRIAGE (1865 - 1946)Father Goriot (Le Père Goriot), published in 1835, is widely considered to be Balzac's finest and most popular novel. It is set in Paris in 1819, after Napoleon's defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. France was undergoing massive social upheaval, as the new bourgeoisie jockeyed for position alongside the old aristocracy. Against this backdrop, we follow the lives of Goriot, an old man who irrationally dotes on his daughters; Vautrin, a shadowy criminal mastermind; and Rastignac, a young man from the provinces who studies how to navigate the complexities and climb the ladder of Parisian society. Balzac's masterful use of physical and psychological detail makes this book a landmark in the development of realism in western literature. - Summary by Bruce PirieGenre(s): Literary FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories Audio Books 2016-02-25 | The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories - audiobookH. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946)A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, author of "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds". The science fiction master ranges over a variety of topics, each original and unexpected. Included in this collection is "The Country of the Blind" where a man with sight hopes to make himself king. In other stories a stranger offers to sell diamonds on the street, a magic door appears requires a sacrifice to go through it, a demon machine tries to become a god, an engineer finds an engineering solution to a love triangle, and a man dreams or does he? - Summary by Beth ThomasGenre(s): Science Fiction, Single Author CollectionsLanguage: English(FULL Audiobook)
The War Workers (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-24 | The War Workers - audiobookE. M. DELAFIELD (1890 - 1943)This is an early work by the author of "Diary Of A Provincial Lady". During the first world war, in the Midlands, there was a place where soldiers received sandwiches and a bit of comfort. It is run by Miss Vivian, an upper class woman who is controlling and manipulative. Her dedication to her work hides her selfishness and ability to emotionally blackmail her so-called workers. She is admired by everyone for that same dedication, until Grace Jones comes to the scene and sees through her. Would someone be able to help Miss Vivian see her error and change before it is too late? This book is a war novel. Yet it is also a story which tests the narrow line between friendship and admiration and complete blindness to what your loved ones do. It is also the story of a work place which would appeal to everyone who ever had to work where there are intrigues. Yet it is also a story about family, and about the things one will or won't do for the people who truly care about us. - Summary by Stav Nisser.Genre(s): War & Military FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Tales Of Lonely Trails (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-24 | Tales Of Lonely Trails - audiobookZane GREY (1872 - 1939)Western novelist Zane Grey (1872-1939) also wrote nonfiction books about the American West and its country. This 1922 tribute to country he loved consists of narratives of six different trips to various parts of the West: Nonnesozhe, Colorado, Grand Canyon, Tonto Basin, Death Valley. - Summary by david walesGenre(s): Nature, Travel & GeographyLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
Lord Clive (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-24 | Lord Clive - audiobookThomas Babington MACAULAY (1800 - 1859)Robert Clive was, in Macaulay’s view, the real founder of British power in India. Macaulay himself served on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, working on legal and educational changes in that country. In his view, the establishment of British control and influence in India was part of a great civilizing mission, helping to rid India of its backwardness, superstitions, and corruption by replacing them with an advanced English culture, scientific and literary. That view comes through very clearly both in this essay and that of his on Warren Hastings as well. Needless to say many Indians have and have had a rather different outlook. ( Nicholas Clifford)Genre(s): War & MilitaryLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
The Republic of the Future (FULL Audiobook) Audio Books 2016-02-23 | The Republic of the Future - audiobookAnna Bowman DODD (1855 - 1929)or Socialism a Reality In the year 2050, Wolfgang travels to the socialist city of New York. He writes enthusiastically to his friend Hannevig describing the wonders of the journey (via pneumatic tube under the ocean) and vastness of the city. He then turns his eye and pen to the effects of true equality of the sexes and freedom from work. Unfortunately for the New Yorkers, they do not create the desired utopia but just the opposite. (Jennifer Fournier)Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction, Science FictionLanguage: English (FULL Audiobook)
