A Woman's Journey Round the World by Ida Laura PFEIFFER (1797 - 1858) Genre(s): Exploration Read by: Lynne T, Leni, Piotr Nater, Gail Timmerman Vaughan, Xiph, Suprada Urval, bala, Zaineb, Kyle Stadelhofer, Jeanie, Anna Simon, Julia Niedermaier, Gilles G. Le Blanc in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - PREFACE 00:07:27 - 01 - THE VOYAGE TO THE BRAZILS, PART 1 00:28:32 - 02 - THE VOYAGE TO THE BRAZILS, PART 2 00:53:45 - 03 - ARRIVAL AND SOJOURN IN RIO JANEIRO, PART 1 01:16:16 - 04 - ARRIVAL AND SOJOURN IN RIO JANEIRO, PART 2 01:42:11 - 05 - EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF RIO JANEIRO 02:08:53 - 06 - JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILS, PART 1 02:40:39 - 07 - JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BRAZILS, PART 2 03:06:56 - 08 - THE VOYAGE ROUND CAPE HORN 03:42:08 - 09 - ARRIVAL AND RESIDENCE IN VALPARAISO 04:05:52 - 10 - THE VOYAGE FROM VALPARAISO TO CANTON VIA TAHITI, PART 1 04:36:51 - 11 - THE VOYAGE FROM VALPARAISO TO CANTON VIA TAHITI, PART 2 05:08:50 - 12 - CHINA, PART 1 05:43:42 - 13 - CHINA, PART 2 06:14:25 - 14 - CHINA, PART 3 06:42:23 - 15 - THE EAST INDIES - SINGAPORE, PART 1 Ida Laura Pfeiffer was an Austrian traveler and travel book author, one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into several languages. 'The Woman's Journey Around the World, from Vienna to Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, China, Hindostan, Persia, and Asia Minor' is the travel diary of the first of her two trips 'around the world', following her successful trips to the Holy Land and to Iceland. (Summary by Leni) More information: http://librivox.org/a-womans-journey-round-the-world-by-ida-laura-pfeiffer/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Uttermost Star, and Other Gleams of Fancy by Frank W. BOREHAM (1871 - 1959) Genre(s): Christianity - Other Read by: Devorah Allen, Paul Brian Stewart, Larry Wilson, Katie Bond, Sawyer Rewis, gcarlson, mleigh, Owlivia, drandall, laurencetrask, Ross Moore, April6090, Rebecca Eden Walker, Joan Freeman, Tchaikovsky, pianoroll262 in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - By Way of Introduction 00:01:44 - 01 - Pt 1 Ch 1: The Signal-Box 00:17:42 - 02 - Pt 1 Ch 2: The Uttermost Star 00:30:08 - 03 - Pt 1 Ch 3: Picking Up the Pile Light 00:46:33 - 04 - Pt 1 Ch 4: Marjorie 01:05:49 - 05 - Pt 1 Ch 5: Camouflage 01:18:50 - 06 - Pt 1 Ch 6: The Whaler 01:34:36 - 07 - Pt 1 Ch 7: A Box of Perfume 01:50:53 - 08 - Pt 1 Ch 8: Slippers 02:09:21 - 09 - Pt 1 Ch 9: The Miser of Murdstone Creek 02:25:25 - 10 - Pt 1 Ch 10: The Secret 02:41:08 - 11 - Pt 1 Ch 11: Mary Golding 02:58:16 - 12 - Pt 2 Ch 1: Drifting Apart 03:16:03 - 13 - Pt 2 Ch 2: The Will-O'-The-Wisp 03:30:48 - 14 - Pt 2 Ch 3: The Doctor's Conversion 03:47:47 - 15 - Pt 2 Ch 4: Heather and Bluebells 04:05:24 - 16 - Pt 2 Ch 5: The Village Green 04:25:51 - 17 - Pt 2 Ch 6: The Sieve 04:43:11 - 18 - Pt 3 Ch 1: Slip! 04:57:50 - 19 - Pt 3 Ch 2: The Four Idols 05:17:38 - 20 - Pt 3 Ch 3: His Worship the Mayor 05:31:37 - 21 - Pt 3 Ch 4: The Lantern in the Lane 05:46:13 - 22 - Pt 3 Ch 5: The Holly-Tree 06:02:01 - 23 - Pt 3 Ch 6: Rifts of Blue 06:13:05 - 24 - Pt 3 Ch 7: A Divided Diaconate 06:29:53 - 25 - Pt 3 Ch 8: When the Tide Turns Frank Boreham was a well known preacher who served in England, Australia, and New Zealand. He published dozens of books and thousands of editorials during his lifetime, with no sign of slowing down, even up until his death at age 88. He wrote with a distinctive style, seeming to be able to draw a spiritual lesson out of any conceivable topic.In this volume, Boreham invites us to enter his book and his thoughts as if we were honored guests entering his home, with an evening of hospitality and fellowship before us. - Summary by Devorah Allen More information: https://librivox.org/the-uttermost-star-by-frank-w-boreham/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

A Christmas Carol (version 08 dramatic reading) by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Literary Fiction, Published 1800 -1900 Read by: in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Marley's Ghost 00:44:28 - 02 - The First of the Three Spirits 01:23:29 - 03 - The Second of the Three Spirits 02:13:43 - 04 - The Last of the Spirits 02:46:50 - 05 - The End of It A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastEbenezer Scrooge: Andy MinterFred: mbBob Cratchit: David RichardsonGentleman: Martin LangerJacob Marley: Algy PugGhost of Christmas Past: Tricia GFan/Tiny Tim: rashadaYoung Scrooge/Peter Cratchit: Paul AndrewsSchoolmaster/Man 2: Peter BishopFezziwig: John SteigerwaldBelle: AvailleBelle's Husband/Man 3: Levi ThrockmortonGhost of Christmas Present: Barry EadsMrs. Cratchit: Arielle LipshawMartha Cratchit/Girl: Christin ChapelleBelinda Cratchit/Caroline: Amy GramourScrooge's Niece: Veronica JenkinsNiece's Sister: Liberty StumpMan 1: David LawrenceMan 4: Chris DonnellyMan 5: Darren VCharwoman: Kara ShallenbergOld Joe: Tom CrawfordMrs. Dilber: Sandra GCaroline's Husband: Shea McNamaraBoy: SaabNarrator: Elizabeth KlettAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett More information: http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-dramatic-reading-by-charles-dickens/

G. K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1921 by G. K. CHESTERTON (1874 - 1936) Genre(s): Essays & Short Works Read by: ambsweet13, mmfarris91, Sofia Moonlight, Devorah Allen, KHand, Larry Wilson, SaintAndrewHolyFool, Adrian Stephens, Chad Jackson, L. Mack, bslreader, Nate Stahlnecker, haskilllisa, nlraths, Alan Mapstone, Rhea Elsner, Greg Giordano, bthoneycutt, Mack Hopper, Judith Ignacio, Eric W., Scott Schermerhorn, jonah45 in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Storm-Glass of Superstition 00:12:41 - 02 - The Beard of the Bolshevist 00:23:06 - 03 - Street Cries and Arcady 00:34:13 - 04 - The Statue and the Irishman 00:47:58 - 05 - A Defence of Interviewers 00:59:05 - 06 - A World of Wood 01:10:45 - 07 - A Caution About Coats and Canes 01:22:15 - 08 - The March to Main Street 01:33:55 - 09 - The Plain Man and the Pipe of Peace 01:45:55 - 10 - On Dollars and Day-Dreams 01:58:38 - 11 - On Making Friends for England 02:12:15 - 12 - Diplomacy and Dixie 02:23:57 - 13 - The Case for the Englishman 02:37:57 - 14 - On An American Critic 02:51:57 - 15 - Penelope and the Servile State 03:03:36 - 16 - The Republican in the Ruins 03:16:31 - 17 - The Philosophy of Baby Worship 03:27:38 - 18 - The Topsy-Turvey Reformer 03:39:50 - 19 - The Unpractical Patriot 03:56:39 - 20 - The Religion of Bernard Shaw 04:11:20 - 21 - The Soul in Every Legend 04:23:50 - 22 - The Extraordinary American 04:38:12 - 23 - The American King and the English President 04:52:19 - 24 - A Doubt About the Interview 05:05:03 - 25 - Is America Young? 05:19:13 - 26 - A Sermon Under Six Heads 05:33:09 - 27 - Two Bolshevists and a Pessimist 05:46:53 - 28 - King Arthur at the Court of the Yankees 05:58:18 - 29 - The Higher Snobbishness 06:10:19 - 30 - Mr. R.J. Campbell and the Cabman 06:22:09 - 31 - Leaving Out the Story 06:34:40 - 32 - The Spade and the Spinning Wheel 06:46:23 - 33 - Prohibition and Property 06:57:56 - 34 - Feminism and Freemasonry A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for 'The New Witness', under the heading 'At the Sign of the World's End'. This project compiles the articles from 1921 (Summary by Maria Therese) More information: https://librivox.org/chestertons-new-witness-1921-by-g-k-chesterton/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)