Doctor Rabbit and Tom Wildcat by Thomas Clark Hinkle (1876 - 1949) Genre(s): Animals & Nature, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Read by: Laurie Banza in English Cover design by Annise. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - An Unwelcome Caller 00:04:58 - 02 - Doctor Rabbit Discovers a Secret 00:07:31 - 03 - Doctor Rabbit Keeps Still and Listens 00:11:10 - 04 - Doctor Rabbit Speaks to Jack Rabbit 00:15:19 - 05 - Fooling Tom Wildcat 00:19:50 - 06 - Tom Wildcat Has an Accident 00:25:10 - 07 - A Big Surprise 00:28:18 - 08 - Tom Wildcat Invites Doctor Rabbit to Dinner 00:31:31 - 09 - O. Possum Gets Sick 00:35:46 - 10 - Doctoring O. Possum and Stubby Woodchuck 00:40:44 - 11 - Stubby Woodchuck's Exciting Adventure 00:44:55 - 12 - Tom Wildcat Gets Frightened 00:49:34 - 13 - Tom Wildcat Makes a Discovery 00:54:25 - 14 - Doctor Rabbit Thinks of a New Scheme 00:59:08 - 15 - Chatty Red Squirrel Has an Adventure 01:04:31 - 16 - O. Possum's Funny Mistake 01:08:48 - 17 - Tom Wildcat Decides to Make a Visit 01:11:21 - 18 - Tom Wildcat is Greatly Surprised 01:15:50 - 19 - Tom Wildcat Becomes Frightened 01:18:47 - 20 - Tom Wildcat Moves Hastily All Doctor Rabbit and his friends want is peace in the Big Green Woods. But peace alludes them as long as Tom Wildcat is around because T. Wildcat is bound and determined to have rabbit, woodchuck, squirrel, or any of the other little creatures in the woods for a meal! Doctor Rabbit must think of a scheme to make all the little wood's creatures safe, but it won't be easy! (Summary by Laurie Banza ) More information: https://librivox.org/doctor-rabbit-and-tom-wildcat-by-thomas-clark-hinkle/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Dracula (version 2 dramatic reading) by Bram STOKER (1847 - 1912) Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Horror & Supernatural Fiction Read by: mb, Denny Sayers (d. 2015)Elizabeth Klett, Denny Sayers (d. 2015)Arielle Lipshaw, Denny Sayers (d. 2015)Rismyth, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Denny Sayers (d. 2015)mb in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:33:07 - 02 - Chapter 2 01:08:50 - 03 - Chapter 3 01:44:37 - 04 - Chapter 4 02:24:00 - 05 - Chapter 5 02:44:16 - 06 - Chapter 6 03:19:27 - 07 - Chapter 7 03:55:14 - 08 - Chapter 8 04:33:39 - 09 - Chapter 9 05:14:23 - 10 - Chapter 10 05:58:49 - 11 - Chapter 11 06:29:49 - 12 - Chapter 12 Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. In form Dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. It begins with lawyer Jonathan Harker's perilous journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania, and chronicles the vampire's invasion of England, where he preys upon the lovely Lucy Westenra and Harker's fiancee, Mina. Harker and Mina join forces with lunatic asylum proprieter Dr. Seward, Lucy's fiance Arthur Holmwood, Texas man of action Quincey Morris, and Dutch vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing to try and defeat their powerful adversary. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:Jonathan Harker: mbMina Murray Harker: Elizabeth KlettLucy Westenra: Arielle LipshawDr. Seward: Denny SayersQuincey P. Morris: Eric ZetterlundArthur Holmwood: Brett W. DowneyCutting from The Dailygraph: Kara ShallenbergLog of the Demeter: Chuck BurkeSamuel F. Billington Son: Katalina WattCarter, Patterson Co: Robert B.Sister Agatha: AvailleAbraham Van Helsing: RismythThe Pall Mall Gazette: Lucy PerryPatrick Hennessey: Dee WyckoffThe Westminster Gazette: David LawrenceMitchell, Sons, Candy: Robert B.Rufus Smith Telegrams: Nadine Eckert-BouletAudio edited by: Elizabeth Klett More information: http://librivox.org/dracula-version-2-by-bram-stoker/

Canti by Giacomo LEOPARDI (1798 - 1837) Genre(s): Poetry Read by: Sergio Baldelli in Italian Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - All'Italia 00:07:39 - 02 - 02 - Sopra il monumento di Dante che si preparava in Firenze 00:19:32 - 03 - 03 - Ad Angelo Mai quand'ebbe trovato i libri di Cicerone della Repubblica 00:31:20 - 04 - 04 - Nelle nozze della sorella Paolina 00:37:59 - 05 - 05 - A un vincitore nel pallone 00:42:12 - 06 - 06 - Bruto minore 00:49:16 - 07 - 07 - Alla primavera, o delle favole antiche 00:55:20 - 08 - 08 - Inno ai patriarchi o De' princpi del genere umano 01:03:21 - 09 - 09 - Ultimo canto di Saffo 01:08:28 - 10 - 10 - Il primo amore 01:15:17 - 11 - 11- Il passero solitario 01:19:12 - 12 - 12 - L'infinito 01:20:44 - 13 - 13 - La sera del dì di festa 01:24:16 - 14 - 14 - Alla luna 01:25:39 - 15 - 15 - Il sogno 01:32:18 - 16 - 16 - La vita solitaria 01:38:55 - 17 - 17 - Consalvo 01:49:57 - 18 - 18 - Alla sua donna 01:54:03 - 19 - 19 - Al conte Carlo Pepoli 02:05:23 - 20 - 20 - Il risorgimento 02:13:41 - 21 - 21 - A Silvia 02:17:36 - 22 - 22 - Le ricordanze 02:29:47 - 23 - 23 - Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia 02:37:46 - 24 - 24 - La quiete dopo la tempesta 02:40:50 - 25 - 25 - Il sabato del villaggio 02:43:59 - 26 - 26 - Il pensiero dominante 02:52:32 - 27 - 27 - Amore e morte 02:59:35 - 28 - 28 - A se stesso 03:00:57 - 29 - 29 - Aspasia 03:08:40 - 30 - 30 - Sopra un basso rilievo antico sepolcrale 03:15:34 - 31 - 31 - Sopra il ritratto di una bella donna 03:19:16 - 32 - 32 - Palinodia al marchese Gino Capponi 03:37:52 - 33 - 33 - Il tramonto della luna 03:42:06 - 34 - 34 - La ginestra 03:59:34 - 35 - 35 - Imitazione 04:00:36 - 36 - 36 - Scherzo 04:01:57 - 37 - 37 - (Odi, Melisso) 04:04:17 - 38 - 38 - (Io qui vagando) 04:05:54 - 39 - 39 - (Spento il diurno raggio) 04:11:27 - 40 - 40 - Dal greco di Simonide 04:13:38 - 41 - 41 - Dello stesso La prima edizione dei Canti fu pubblicata a Napoli, curata dall'autore, nel 1835. Superficialmente sarebbe potuta apparire un'ennesima raccolta della tradizione classicista italiana. Nulla di nuovo infatti nel contenuto e nel linguaggio. Il pessimismo e la noia sono temi che dall'Ecclesiaste erano apparsi regolarmente nella letteratura occidentale, da quella classica fino al Werther. Le sferzate poetiche contro la decadenza politica e civile della 'patria', le cui prime attestazioni nella tradizione culturale occidentale risalgono ai profeti veterotestamentari, già in Dante e Petrarca avevano raggiunto vette altissime. Nulla di sostanzialmente nuovo neanche nella lingua poetica, la stessa oramai canonica dal Petrarca in poi: 'sembiante' per viso, 'luci', 'lumi' o 'rai' per occhi,'garzone' per giovane, 'beltà', 'augelli', 'alma', 'cor', ecc. Ma si legga a caso un passo dei Canti, ed ecco che, come nella musica di Mozart, siamo colpiti da un tono nuovo, unico, difficilmente analizzabile. Si provi ad invertire un qualunque sintagma e la magia scompare! Mai titolo fu più pertinente. Ma non è musica fine a sé stessa. Dispiegata sulle 'ali del canto', la voce, così profondamente sincera ed umana di Giacomo Leopardi, grazie all'ineffabilità che nasce dal suo sforzo poetico, continua a toccarci l'animo e il cuore come poche altre, nella poesia italiana. (Riassunto di Sergio Baldelli) More information: http://librivox.org/canti-by-giacomo-leopardi/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765) by William BLACKSTONE (1723 - 1780) Genre(s): Law, Political Science Read by: Jc Guan, Graham Redman, Anna Simon, Sibella Denton, Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit, Andrew Coleman in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:05:03 - 01 - Introduction - Section 1 - Part 1 00:27:40 - 02 - Introduction - Section 1 - Part 2 00:51:09 - 03 - Introduction - Section 1 - Part 3 01:04:44 - 04 - Introduction - Section 1 - Part 4 01:24:11 - 05 - Introduction - Section 2 - Part 1 01:49:08 - 06 - Introduction - Section 2 - Part 2 02:17:21 - 07 - Introduction - Section 2 - Part 3 02:30:40 - 08 - Introduction - Secton 3 - Part 1 02:59:01 - 09 - Introduction - Section 3 - Part 2 03:21:30 - 10 - Introduction - Section 3 - Part 3 03:50:26 - 11 - Introduction - Section 4 - Part 1 04:23:16 - 12 - Introduction - Section 4 - Part 2 04:49:01 - 13 - Ch 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals - Part 1 05:17:40 - 14 - Ch 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals - Part 2 05:41:27 - 15 - Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 1 06:00:10 - 16 - Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 2 06:17:47 - 17 - Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 3 06:36:21 - 18 - Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 4 07:06:22 - 19 - Ch 2: Of the Parliament - Part 5 07:27:18 - 20 - Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 1 07:53:57 - 21 - Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 2 08:19:10 - 22 - Ch 3: Of the King and his Title - Part 3 08:46:19 - 23 - Ch 4: Of the King's Royal Family 09:02:50 - 24 - Ch 5: Of the Councils Belonging to the King 09:13:52 - 25 - Ch 6: Of the King's Duties 09:20:45 - 26 - Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 1 09:40:18 - 27 - Ch 7: Of the King's Prerogative - Part 2 The Commentaries on the Laws of England are an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by the Clarendon Press at Oxford, 1765-1769.The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. They were in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law suitable for a lay readership since at least the Middle Ages. The common law of England has relied on precedent more than statute and codifications and has been far less amenable than the civil law, developed from the Roman law, to the needs of a treatise. The Commentaries were influential largely because they were in fact readable, and because they met a need. The work is as much an apologia for the legal system of the time as it is an explanation; even when the law was obscure, Blackstone sought to make it seem rational, just, and inevitable that things should be how they were. (Summary from Wikipedia.) More information: http://librivox.org/commentaries-on-the-laws-of-england-by-william-blackstone/