Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round' by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Single Author Collections Read by: David Wales in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 26 - Mrs. Lirriper's Lodging Part 1 00:37:35 - 27 - Mrs. Lirriper's Lodging Part 2 01:26:06 - 28 - Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Part 1 02:06:32 - 29 - Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Part 2 02:40:30 - 30 - Dr. Marigold Part 1 03:35:53 - 31 - Dr. Marigold Part 2 04:20:55 - 32 - Mugby Junction Part 1 04:48:03 - 33 - Mugby Junction Part 2 05:17:22 - 34 - Mugby Junction Part 3 06:02:09 - 35 - Mugby Junction Part 4 06:27:11 - 36 - Mugby Junction Part 5 06:58:51 - 37 - No Thoroughfare Part 1 Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines 'Household Words' and 'All The Year Round'. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic injustices of his day. Some of the stories were written in collaboration with other authors. The editor of this volume chose to omit those other chapters and include only Dickens' work. The result is that some of the stories are a bit choppy, not to say confusing. (summary by david wales) More information: http://librivox.org/christmas-stories-by-charles-dickens/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

A Life's Morning by George GISSING (1857 - 1903) Genre(s): Romance Read by: shihping, Lynne T, MariaS, beyondutopia, mlaura, rookieblue in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 01 Part 01 An Undergraduate at Leisure 00:22:54 - 02 - Chapter 01 Part 02 00:53:06 - 03 - Chapter 02 Beatrice Redwing 01:36:11 - 04 - Chapter 03 Part 01 Lyrical 01:56:42 - 05 - Chapter 03 Part 02 02:21:46 - 06 - Chapter 04 A Conflict of Opinions 02:55:01 - 07 - Chapter 05 Part 01 The Shadow of Home 03:22:05 - 08 - Chapter 05 Part 02 03:50:19 - 09 - Chapter 06 A Visitor by Express 04:31:30 - 10 - Chapter 07 Part 01 On the Levels 04:55:52 - 11 - Chapter 07 Part 02 05:16:53 - 12 - Chapter 08 A Sterner Wooing 06:17:15 - 13 - Chapter 09 Circumstance This is the story of a poor young lady Emily Hood who while working as a governess falls in love with Wilfrid Athel the son of her employer. They become engaged, however things do not run smoothly after a visit home to her parents and Emily has to make a heartbreaking choice. (Summary by Michele Eaton) More information: http://librivox.org/a-lifes-morning-by-george-gissing/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Food Preparedness by Dr. Albert Philip SY (1872 - ?) Genre(s): Self-Help, Cooking Read by: TriciaG in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - 0 - Introduction 00:01:38 - 01 - 1 - Food Preparedness 00:09:38 - 02 - 2 - Modern Theories of Diet; Classification of Foods 00:19:08 - 03 - 3 - Palatability of Meals; Nutritive Values; Dietary Fads--Quacks and Alarmists 00:26:32 - 04 - 4 - Protein Substitutions 00:39:11 - 05 - 5 - Carbohydrate Substitutions 00:49:58 - 06 - 6 - Fat substitutes; Sanitation 00:54:08 - 07 - 7 - Composition & Calories of Foods (table) A short pamphlet from WWI, first describing basic nutrition, then discussing what foods may be substituted during food shortages without loss of nutrition. 'The last few months have more and more impressed upon Americans the need of preparedness in every department of life. Perhaps some of the alarm created is unnecessary; but with regard to the production, conservation, and prudent use of food, our concern should be timely. In presenting the bulletin upon 'Food Preparedness' the University of Buffalo feels sure that it can render the people of this vicinity valuable advice and assistance. The paper has been prepared by Albert P. Sy, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, who has given the subject of food and diet especial attention for many years.' (Summary by TriciaG & from the Introduction) More information: http://librivox.org/food-preparedness-by-dr-albert-philip-sy/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume II, From the Death of Alexander I until the Death of Alexander III (1825 - 1894) by Simon DUBNOW (1860 - 1941), translated by Israel FRIEDLAENDER (1876 - 1920) Genre(s): Modern (19th C) Read by: S S Kim in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 13. The Military Despotism of Nicholas I, Part 1 00:20:47 - 02 - Chapter 13. The Military Despotism of Nicholas I, Part 2 00:46:36 - 03 - Chapter 13. The Military Despotism of Nicholas I, Part 3 01:12:30 - 04 - Chapter 14. Compulsory Enlightenment and Increased Oppression, Part 1 01:43:28 - 05 - Chapter 14. Compulsory Enlightenment and Increased Oppression, Part 2 02:14:00 - 06 - Chapter 14. Compulsory Enlightenment and Increased Oppression, Part 3 02:48:40 - 07 - Chapter 15. The Jews in The Kingdom of Poland, Part 1 03:17:35 - 08 - Chapter 15. The Jews in the Kingdom of Poland, Part 2 03:40:11 - 09 - Chapter 16. The Inner Life of Russian Jewry during the Period of Military Despotism, Part 1 04:11:54 - 10 - Chapter 16. The Inner Life of Russian Jewry during the Period of Military Despotism, Part 2 04:43:15 - 11 - Chapter 17. The Last Years of Nicholas I 05:13:56 - 12 - Chapter 18, The Era of Reforms under Alexander II, Part 1 05:56:16 - 13 - Chapter 18. The Era of Reforms under Alexander II, Part 2 06:21:35 - 14 - Chapter 19. The Reaction under Alexander II, Part 1 06:55:37 - 15 - Chapter 19. The Reaction under Alexander II, Part 2 Simon Dubnow was born in 1860 to a poor Jewish family in Belarussian town of Mstsislaw and later became an authority of Jewish history and an activist. Due to his Jewish origin, he had to move to St. Petersburg, Odessa, Vilna (Lithuania), St. Petersburg (2nd time), Kaunas (Lithuania), Berlin and finally Riga (Latvia) after Hitler came to power. When Nazi troops occupied Latvia 1941, he was moved with thousands of other Jews to the Riga ghetto and was eventually killed. His life is a symbol of Jewish suffering in Eastern Europe in the first half of 20 century. Jews have been migrating from Germany and other European countries to Poland since the late middle ages where they were protected by Polish kings mainly for their economic contribution, but frequently persecuted by Christians whenever there was a pretext or the king's power was not strong enough. After Poland was annexed by Russia in the late 18th century, they became the object of systematic persecution by Russian government. This tragedy is parallel to the life of the author culminating in the Nazi Holocaust. - Summary by S S Kim More information: https://librivox.org/jews-in-russia-and-poland-ii-by-simon-dubnow/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)