Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier by Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) Genre(s): True Crime Read by: JohannC, storylines, Kalynda, deongines, Jim Locke in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter I, part 1 00:15:01 - 02 - Chapter I, part 2 00:33:42 - 03 - Chapter II 00:43:19 - 04 - Chapter III 01:10:10 - 05 - Chapter IV 01:21:15 - 06 - Chapter V 01:42:08 - 07 - Chapter VI 01:55:20 - 08 - Chapter VII 02:17:38 - 09 - Chapter VIII 02:32:05 - 10 - Chapter IX, part 1 02:56:05 - 11 - Chapter IX, part 2 03:21:14 - 12 - Chapter X 03:35:38 - 13 - Chapter XI 03:56:46 - 14 - Chapter XII This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to his destruction. He was accused of witchcraft after a series of accusations from nuns of a nearby convent, who claimed that Grandier has sent several demons upon them. The case is very well documented, and the original documents of the alleged pact, written in backwards Latin and signed by all participating demons, are still preserved. The case continues to inspire art and sciences, leading to assessments of the events in light of modern sociology, psychology, and legal sciences. Alexandre Dumas' version of the events is presented here. - Summary by Carolin More information: http://librivox.org/celebrated-crimes-vol-4-urbain-grandier-by-alexandre-dumas/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout by J. W. BUEL (1849 - 1920) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography Read by: Jairus Amar, Lynne T, Jothi Tharavant, micnc08, fdneal, DJRickyV, drsxj, Itsjustlib, deongines, Richard Corfield, cheeni in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Peculiarities of Wild Bill's Nature 00:03:40 - 02 - Wild Bill's Early Life 00:08:25 - 03 - First Evidence of Pluck 00:12:28 - 04 - Desperate Fight at Rock Creek 00:24:22 - 05 - A Running Fight with Confederates 00:26:33 - 06 - Enters The Union Army as a Spy 00:30:20 - 07 - A Ride with Death 00:33:58 - 08 - Captured and Condemned to Death 00:39:19 - 09 - A Fight with Three Bushwhackers 00:43:20 - 10 - Bowie-Knife Duel with an Indian Chief 00:49:52 - 11 - Indian and Buffalo Speculation 00:53:13 - 12 - Bill's Duel at Springfield 01:01:52 - 13 - A Quadrangular Duel in Nebraska 01:07:23 - 14 - Wild Bill's Opinion of Yankees 01:11:12 - 15 - How Bill Killed Jack Strawhan 01:15:51 - 16 - Bill Mulvey's Last Row 01:18:36 - 17 - A Fight with Fifteen Soldiers 01:24:03 - 18 - A Death Fight with Texas Gamblers 01:28:53 - 19 - A Reward of $5,000 in Gold Offered for Bill's Heart 01:33:10 - 20 - Bill Thompson's Fatal Surprise 01:36:44 - 21 - Wild Bill makes Twenty Men Ask an Apology 01:39:29 - 22 - Bill's Fight with Phil Cole's Cousin 01:43:03 - 23 - Removes to Kansas City 01:47:03 - 24 - A Prize Fight in a Chicago Billiard Room 01:49:07 - 25 - Bill's Marriage to Mrs. Lake 01:51:12 - 26 - Makes his Debut on the Stage 01:53:08 - 27 - Bill's Last Trip to the Black Hills 01:55:37 - 28 - Assassination of Wild Bill 02:10:01 - 29 - Jack McCall Pays the Penalty 02:11:53 - 30 - Wild Bill's Remains Exhumed and found to be Petrified 02:16:34 - 31 - Idiosyncraces of Bill—His Belief in Spirits 02:21:28 - 32 - Bill's Wonderful Accuracy of Aim 02:24:42 - 33 - Black Nell, the Wonderful Mare 02:29:52 - 34 - Conclusion—Does Bill Deserve a Monument? BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUTAND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED. 'Wild Bill, as a frontier character of the daring, cunning and honorable class, stands alone, without a prototype; his originality is as conspicuous as his remarkable escapades. He was desperate without being a desperado; a fighter without that disposition which invites danger or craves the excitement of an encounter. He killed many men, but in every instance it was either in self-defense or in the prosecution of a duty which he deemed justifiable. Wild Bill was a necessary character in the Far West during the period which marked his career. He was essentially a civilizer, in the sense of a vigilance posse. The law and order class found in him an effective agent for the correction of the lawless; it was fighting the desperate with one of their kind, and Bill had the cunning to remain on the side of society and to always flank his enemies.' - Summary by from the book More information: http://librivox.org/life-and-marvelous-adventures-of-wild-bill-the-scout-by-j-w-buel/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 13 (Supplemental Nights) by Anonymous Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Read by: Thomas A. Copeland in English Cover design by Annise. Parts: Part 2 https://youtu.be/Hpyb2v4IFXE Part 3 https://youtu.be/E8lCYVgdaXE Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Tale of Zayn al-Asnam, Part 1 00:38:42 - 02 - The Tale of Zayn al-Asnam, Part 2 01:10:30 - 03 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 1 01:57:43 - 04 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 2 02:44:12 - 05 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 3 03:30:48 - 06 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 4 04:18:51 - 07 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 5 05:02:41 - 08 - Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp, Part 6 05:50:39 - 09 - Khudadad and His Brothers, Part 1 06:26:33 - 10 - Khudadad and His Brothers, Part 2 This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators, and scholars. They are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the Indian sub-continent, Persia, and Arabia. No original manuscript has ever been found for the collection, but several versions date the collection's genesis to somewhere between AD 800 and 900. The stories are wound together under the device of a long series of cliff-hangers told by Shahrazad to her husband to prevent him from executing her. In translating the Nights, R. F. Burton attempted to invent an English equivalent of medieval Arabic. In doing so, he drew upon Chaucerian English, Elizabethan English, and the 1653 English translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart of the first three books of Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532-1546). - Summary by Thomas A. Copeland based on Wikipedia article More information: https://librivox.org/the-book-of-the-thousand-nights-and-a-night-volume-13/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Dogs and Puppies by Frances Trego Montgomery (1858 - 1925) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Read by: prajak, Isaac Barrow, Mark Reglin, larryhayes7, mleigh in English Cover design by J. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Gypsy's Family 00:06:45 - 02 - Pretty's First Home 00:12:32 - 03 - A Pleasant Home for Punch 00:15:50 - 04 - What Happened to Buster 00:27:40 - 05 - Patsy and His Little Lame Mistress 00:40:41 - 06 - Beans and the Orphan Boy From the author of the popular 'Billie Whiskers' books, comes this short collection of stories about --- well, dogs and puppies. Let's meet Gypsy, Pretty, Punch, Buster, Patsy, and Beans. - Summary by Larry Wilson More information: https://librivox.org/dogs-and-puppies-by-frances-trego-montgomery/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)