The pastoral loves of Daphnis and Chloe by Longus Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Romance Read by: Anamika, Rapunzelina, Bonita Dominguez in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Book the First 00:43:53 - 02 - Book the Second 01:34:28 - 03 - Book the Third 02:17:36 - 04 - Book the Fourth Daphnis and Chloe is an Ancient Greek prose work, probably written during the second century EC, by Longus. It tells the story of two young people, Daphnis and Chloe, both abandoned at birth along with some identifying tokens. A goatherd named Lamon raises the boy Daphnis as his son, and a shepherd called Dryas finds Chloe, and also decides to raise her. They both grow up as neighbors herding the flocks in the island of Lesbos. They fall in love with each other, but have to go through many adventures and hardships, including abduction and pirate attacks, until they find their happy ending. (Summary by Leni) More information: https://librivox.org/the-pastoral-loves-of-daphnis-and-chloe-by-longus/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 2 by Charles MACKAY (1814 - 1889) Genre(s): Psychology, Modern (19th C), Christianity - Other Read by: Matt Markgraf, DrPGould, HarmonicPearl, Linda Johnson, Greg Giordano, kish, Robert Robinson, Devorah Allen, Bill Mosley, Sondra Robinson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 20 - Chapter 2 The Witch Mania, Part 8 00:31:46 - 21 - Chapter 2 The Witch Mania, Part 9 01:00:02 - 22 - Chapter 2 The Witch Mania, Part 10 01:26:39 - 23 - Chapter 3 The Slow Poisoners, Part 1 01:50:24 - 24 - Chapter 3 The Slow Poisoners, Part 2 02:09:10 - 25 - Chapter 3 The Slow Poisoners, Part 3 02:31:40 - 26 - Chapter 4 Haunted Houses, Part 1 02:56:39 - 27 - Chapter 4 Haunted Houses, Part 2 03:11:24 - 28 - Chapter 4 Haunted Houses, Part 3 03:45:00 - 29 - Chapter 5 Popular Follies of Great Cities 04:14:13 - 30 - Chapter 6 Popular Admiration of Great Thieves 04:44:24 - 31 - Chapter 7 Duels & Ordeals, Part 1 05:19:43 - 32 - Chapter 7 Duels Ordeals, Part 2 05:53:35 - 33 - Chapter 7 Duels Ordeals, Part 3 06:23:37 - 34 - Chapter 7 Duels Ordeals, Part 4 06:50:16 - 35 - Chapter 8 Relics 'Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.''In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first.'So wrote author Charles MacKay in this landmark work, which is still in print in the twenty-first century, and is considered most important for its analysis of economic 'bubbles,' such as the dot com bubble of 1997-2001. To a lesser degree, it was one of the first serious attempts to examine crowd psychology and is still a touchstone in that field. The history of the twentieth century suggests that as the planet has become more populated, the workings of crowd psychology have increasingly influenced everyday life, sustaining the longevity of MacKay's observations.In this volume are eight topics, four of which MacKay would classify as 'Peculiar Follies:' the Crusades, the Witch Mania, the outbreak of assassination by slow poisoning, and a belief in haunted houses. The other four: Popular Admiration for Great Thieves, Popular Follies in Great Cities, Duels & Ordeals, and Relics, he classified as national delusions.(DrPGould)Link to Volume 1 More information: https://librivox.org/extraordinary-popular-delusions-vol-2-by-charles-mackay/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)