Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne by Dorothy OSBORNE (1627 - 1695) Genre(s): Letters Read by: Rhonda Federman, Landii, Anna Simon, Annise, breathe, Neeru Iyer, Ruth Golding, Ezwa in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Letters 1-5 00:24:29 - 02 - 02 - Letters 6-10 00:45:20 - 03 - 03 - Letters 11-15 01:11:34 - 04 - 04 - Letters 16-20 01:38:39 - 05 - 05 - Letters 21-25 02:06:03 - 06 - 06 - Letters 26-30 02:30:30 - 07 - 07 - Letters 31-35 02:54:38 - 08 - 08 - Letters 36-40 03:34:54 - 09 - 09 - Letters 41-45 03:58:43 - 10 - 10 - Letters 46-50 04:30:14 - 11 - 11 - Letters 51-55 05:09:59 - 12 - 12 - Letters 56-60 05:29:27 - 13 - 13 - Letters 61-65 05:46:57 - 14 - 14 - Letters 66-71 06:05:05 - 15 - 15 - Letters 72-80 06:11:44 - 16 - 16 - Letters 81-83 A lively, interesting and important collection of 17th century love-letters written by an English lady, against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration [summary by hefyd]After refusing a long string of suitors put forth by her family, including her cousin Thomas Osborne, Henry Cromwell (son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell) and Sir Justinian Isham, in 1655 Dorothy Osborne married Sir William Temple, a man with whom she had carried on a lengthy clandestine courtship that was largely epistolary in nature. It is for her letters to Temple, which were witty, progressive and socially illuminating, that Osborne is remembered. Only Osborne's side of the correspondence survived and comprises a collection of seventy-seven letters held in the British Library. (Summary from Wikipedia)Note: This reading contains all the letters in the correspondence but leaves out the editorial comments. More information: http://librivox.org/love-letters-of-dorothy-osborne-by-dorothy-osborne/

The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 3: The Queen's Necklace (Version 2) by Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870), translated by Henry L. WILLIAMS (1842 - ) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Read by: John Van Stan in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 29 - The Ambassador 00:09:20 - 30 - Messrs. Boehmer and Bossange 00:16:00 - 31 - The Ambassador's Hotel 00:27:10 - 32 - The Bargain 00:37:30 - 33 - The Journalist's House 00:51:05 - 34 - How Two Friends Became Enemies 01:01:25 - 35 - The House in the Rue St. Gilles 01:18:50 - 36 - The Head of the Taverney Family 01:27:40 - 37 - The Stanzas of M. de Provence 01:38:34 - 38 - The Princess de Lamballe 01:50:14 - 39 - The Queen 02:08:32 - 40 - An Alibi 02:21:36 - 41 - M. de Crosne 02:30:36 - 42 - The Temptress 02:38:11 - 43 - Two Ambitions that Wish to Pass for Two Loves 02:42:46 - 44 - Faces under Their Masks 02:58:51 - 45 - In Which M. Ducorneau Understands Nothing of What is Passing 03:10:06 - 46 - Illusions and Reality 03:14:21 - 47 - Olivia Begins to Ask What They Want of Her 03:20:26 - 48 - The Deserted House 03:23:46 - 49 - Jeanne the Protectress 03:32:02 - 50 - Jeanne Protected 03:41:17 - 51 - The Queen's Portfolio 03:47:22 - 52 - In Which We Find Dr. Louis 03:53:47 - 53 - Aegri Somnia 04:01:17 - 54 - Andree 04:09:47 - 55 - Delirium 04:15:10 - 56 - Convalescence 04:23:40 - 57 - Two Bleeding Hearts 04:34:24 - 58 - The Minister of Finance 04:41:21 - 59 - The Cardinal de Rohan 04:53:31 - 60 - Debtor and Creditor 05:02:56 - 61 - Family Accounts 05:10:06 - 62 - Marie Antoinette as Queen and Madame de la Motte as Woman 05:17:16 - 63 - The Receipt of MM. Boehmer and Bossange, and the Gratitude of the Queen 05:23:36 - 64 - The Prisoner 05:33:21 - 65 - The Look Out 05:36:51 - 66 - The Two Neighbors 05:43:46 - 67 - The Rendezvous 05:49:02 - 68 - The Queen's Hand 05:52:32 - 69 - Woman and Queen 06:03:07 - 70 - Woman and Demon 06:12:47 - 71 - The Night 06:20:17 - 72 - The Conge 06:27:57 - 73 - The Jealousy of the Cardinal 06:42:17 - 74 - The Flight 06:51:15 - 75 - The Letter and the Receipt 06:58:04 - 76 - Roi ne Puis, Prince ne Daigne, Rohan Je Suis This 3rd volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of 'The Mesmerist's Victim' and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called 'The Diamond Necklace Affair.' In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or 'Balsamo'), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, 'Ne vous mêlez pas du pain' (One must not meddle with bread)! - Summary by jvanstan More information: https://librivox.org/the-marie-antoinette-romances-vol-3-the-queens-necklace-version-2-by-alexandre-dumas/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Green Carnation by Robert Smythe HICHENS (1864 - 1950) Genre(s): Satire Read by: ElleyKat, James K. White, Lisa Reichert in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:17:35 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:30:20 - 03 - Chapter 3 00:47:09 - 04 - Chapter 4 00:57:44 - 05 - Chapter 5 01:24:34 - 06 - Chapter 6 01:43:28 - 07 - Chapter 7 02:09:27 - 08 - Chapter 8 02:25:04 - 09 - Chapter 9 02:40:42 - 10 - Chapter 10 03:11:20 - 11 - Chapter 11 03:37:18 - 12 - Chapter 12 03:52:41 - 13 - Chapter 13 04:11:42 - 14 - Chapter 14 04:41:01 - 15 - Chapter 15 The Green Carnation, first published anonymously in 1894, was a scandalous novel by Robert Hichens whose lead characters are closely based on Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas - also known as 'Bosie', whom the author personally knew. It was an instant succès de scandale on both sides of the Atlantic. The book features the characters of 'Esmé Amarinth' (Wilde), and 'Lord Reginald (Reggie) Hastings' (Douglas). The words put in the mouths of the hero and his young friend in the story are mostly gathered from the sayings of their originals. Robert Hichens spent nearly a year 'in the company of the men' and was able to accurately recreate the atmosphere and relationship between Oscar and Bosie. The book was withdrawn from circulation in 1895, but by that time the damage had been done. Wilde soon stood three consecutive trials for Gross Indecency and was sentenced to two years at hard labor. The Green Carnation was one of the works used against him by the prosecution. (Summary by Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/the-green-carnation-by-robert-smythe-hichens/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Age of Chivalry by Thomas BULFINCH (1796 - 1867) Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Read by: Marlim, TriciaG, Sibella Denton, B. G. Oxford, Anders Lankford, Evan Barnes, J. Rebecca Franklin, Barry Eads, Kristine Bekere, LaraC, Louisville, KY, Andrew Coleman, David Barnes, Russ Clough, Kalynda, Alison Raouf in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Prefaces 00:18:40 - 01 - KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS Ch 01: Introduction 00:44:16 - 02 - Ch 02: The Mythical History of England 01:04:56 - 03 - Ch 03: Merlin 01:18:12 - 04 - Ch 04: Arthur 01:43:08 - 05 - Ch 05: Arthur (continued) 02:05:51 - 06 - Ch 06: Sir Gawain 02:13:24 - 07 - Ch 07: Caradoc Briefbras 02:22:59 - 08 - Ch 08: Launcelot of the Lake 02:51:25 - 09 - Ch 09: The Adventure of the Cart 03:05:46 - 10 - Ch 10: The Lady of Shalott 03:14:55 - 11 - Ch 11: Queen Guenever's Peril 03:22:51 - 12 - Ch 12: Tristram and Isoude 03:41:10 - 13 - Ch 13: Tristram and Isoude (continued) 03:56:01 - 14 - Ch 14: Sir Tristram's Battle with Sir Launcelot 04:03:53 - 15 - Ch 15: The Round Table 04:15:15 - 16 - Ch 16: Sir Palamedes 04:23:11 - 17 - Ch 17: Sir Tristram 04:31:43 - 18 - Ch 18: Perceval 04:48:47 - 19 - Ch 19: The Sangreal, or Holy Graal 05:00:20 - 20 - Ch 20: The Sangreal (Continued) 05:11:51 - 21 - Ch 21: The Sangreal (Continued) 05:32:15 - 22 - Ch 22: Sir Agrivain's Treason 05:47:10 - 23 - Ch 23: Morte d'Arthur 06:12:13 - 24 - THE MABINOGEON Introductory Note, Ch 01: The Britons 06:26:30 - 25 - Ch 02: The Lady of the Fountain 06:38:32 - 26 - Ch 03: The Lady of the Fountain (Continued) 06:59:33 - 27 - Ch 04: The Lady of the Fountain (Continued) 07:18:01 - 28 - Ch 05: Geraint, the Son of Erbin 07:41:43 - 29 - Ch 06: Geraint, the Son of Erbin (Continued) 07:58:21 - 30 - Ch 07: Geraint, the Son of Erbin (Continued) 08:21:29 - 31 - Ch 08: Pwyll, Prince of Dyved 08:34:25 - 32 - Ch 09: Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr 08:51:41 - 33 - Ch 10: Manawyddan 09:13:49 - 34 - Ch 11: Kilwich and Olwen 09:39:22 - 35 - Ch 12: Kilwich and Olwen (Continued) 09:52:59 - 36 - Ch 13: Taliesin 10:09:20 - 37 - HERO MYTHS OF THE BRITISH RACE: Beowulf; Cuchulain, Champion of Ireland; Hereward the Wake; Robin Hood Thomas Bulfinch explains the his work is 'an attempt to tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. We have endeavored to tell them correctly, according to the ancient authorities, so that when the reader finds them referred to he may not be at a loss to recognize the reference. Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.'The Bulfinch version of myth, presents the myths in their literary versions, without unnecessary violence, sex, psychology or ethnographic information. The Bulfinch myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the American 19th century. (Summary from Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/age-of-chivalry-by-bulfinch/