Silas Strong by Irving BACHELLER (1859 - 1950) Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Published 1900 onward Read by: Roger Melin in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 31 - Chapter 31 00:08:06 - 32 - Chapter 32 00:16:49 - 33 - Chapter 33 00:22:41 - 34 - Chapter 34 00:34:13 - 35 - Chapter 35 00:43:00 - 36 - Chapter 36 Per the author: 'The book has one high ambition. It has tried to tell the sad story of the wilderness itself—to show, from the woodsman's view-point, the play of great forces which have been tearing down his home and turning it into the flesh and bone of cities.'But this story is much more than that. It revolves around Silas Strong and his distaste for the modernization and destruction of his beloved forest surroundings, and how it pleases him to teach younger folk how to appreciate that which has been given us. He takes matters into his own hands, as only Silas Strong can do.Addison Irving Bacheller was an American journalist and writer who founded the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States. He was a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in 1882. - Summary from Book preface, Wikipedia, Roger Melin More information: http://librivox.org/silas-strong-by-irving-bacheller/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Heroides by Publius (Ovid) OVIDIUS NASO (c. 43 BC - 18 AD), translated by UNKNOWN ( - ) Genre(s): Classics (Antiquity), Epistolary Fiction, Poetry Read by: Julie VW, Anna Simon, Philippa, Kalynda, SopranoHarmony, MorganScorpion, Kristin Hughes, Leni, Ransom, Graham Redman, Andrew Coleman, woggy298 in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Penelope to Ulysses 00:09:56 - 02 - 02 - Phyllis to Demophoon 00:21:24 - 03 - 03 - Briseis to Achilles 00:34:18 - 04 - 04 - Phaedra to Hippolytus 00:45:46 - 05 - 05 - Oenone to Paris 00:57:50 - 06 - 06 - Hypsipyle to Jason 01:10:05 - 07 - 07 - Dido to Aeneas 01:26:25 - 08 - 08 - Hermione to Orestes 01:35:38 - 09 - 09 - Deianira to Hercules 01:48:05 - 10 - 10 - Ariadne to Theseus 02:01:13 - 11 - 11 - Canace to Macareus 02:10:46 - 12 - 12 - Medea to Jason 02:26:24 - 13 - 13 - Laodamia to Protesilaus 02:38:42 - 14 - 14 - Hypermnestra to Lynceus 02:50:56 - 15 - 15 - Sappho to Phaon 03:07:03 - 16 - 16 - Paris to Helen 03:39:50 - 17 - 17 - Helen to Paris 04:00:28 - 18 - 18 - Leander to Hero 04:22:12 - 19 - 19 - Hero to Leander 04:39:02 - 20 - 20 - Acontius to Cydippe 04:57:24 - 21 - 21 - Cydippe to Acontius The Heroides, also known as the Heroines, the Letters of the Heroines or simply as Epistles are a very famous collection of poems by Ovid, not only for their interesting subject - letters by famous mythological characters addressed to their beloved ones - but also because it's considered by some the first example of the Epistle as a literary genre - a statement made by Ovid himself in his Ars Amatoria. The book as we have it nowadays consists of 21 letters, divided in two parts. The first is composed of fifteen letters presented as if written by a female mythological character to her lover; the second part, also known as Double Heroides, brings three pairs of letters, being the first in each pair supposedly written by a hero, and the second one, the heroine's response to the first letter. Along the Metamorphoses and the Ars Amatoria, the Heroides were one of the most influential works of Ovid, not only in the Antiquity, but also throughout the Middle Ages and up to Modern times. (Summary by Leni) More information: http://librivox.org/heroides-by-ovid/

A Christmas Carol (version 07) by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900 Read by: Cori Samuel in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Stave 1: Marley's Ghost 00:53:20 - 02 - Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits 01:39:57 - 03 - Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits 02:42:24 - 04 - Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits 03:23:33 - 05 - Stave 5: The End of It The classic Christmas story of an old miser and the astonishing effect a series of ghostly visitors has upon him. This version has been read in a whisper and is perfect for night-time listening in a quiet room. The low volume is intentional! - Summary by Cori Samuel More information: http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-version-7-by-charles-dickens/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Mothering on Perilous by Lucy S. FURMAN (1869 - 1958) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Laura Victoria in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Arrival on Perilous 00:05:39 - 02 - 02 - Getting Acquainted 00:11:45 - 03 - 03 - Acquiring a Family 00:28:58 - 04 - 04 - War, not Peace 00:36:38 - 05 - 05 - Getting Better Acquainted 00:43:32 - 06 - 06 - A Trade and Other Matters 00:51:42 - 07 - 07 - Heroes and Hero Worship 00:57:01 - 08 - 08 - Dress, Chivalry and the Trojan War 01:08:39 - 09 - 09 - More Trading, and Some Family History 01:16:57 - 10 - 10 - About Mothers 01:25:22 - 11 - 11 - Over on Trigger 01:40:29 - 12 - 12 - The Fightingest Boy 01:47:07 - 13 - 13 - Around the Fire 02:03:13 - 14 - 14 - The Visit Home, and the Funeral Occasion 02:18:54 - 15 - 15 - Trouble on Trigger and Elsewhere 02:30:32 - 16 - 16 - Filial Piety and Croup 02:35:44 - 17 - 17 - Blessings and Hatings 02:43:11 - 18 - 18 - Christmas Anticipations 02:51:41 - 19 - 19 - Christmas and Danger 03:02:04 - 20 - 20 - War and Worse on Trigger 03:10:33 - 21 - 21 - Suspense 03:18:32 - 22 - 22 - The 'Eech,' and Tragedy 03:31:32 - 23 - 23 - Despair, and Budding Romance 03:43:05 - 24 - 24 - The Babe 03:53:54 - 25 - 25 - Change and Growth 04:03:58 - 26 - 26 - 'Marvles' and Marvels 04:14:30 - 27 - 27 - Transformation 04:23:37 - 28 - 28 - 'Keeps' 04:30:37 - 29 - 29 - Liberty and New Life Cecelia Loring is alone in the world after the death of her mother and has come to the Kentucky mountains in search of work. Although very depressed from her loss she soon becomes caretaker of the garden at a school and not many days later finds herself quite busy as housemother to a group of energetic boys that keep running away from the school because of homesickness, especially Nucky, who seems to have the weight of the world on his shoulders, worrying about not being at home to help his brother Blant 'keep lookout' for the Cheevers, who have been at war with the Marrses for years over a piece of land. Can she find a way to make the boys feel at home so they will stay and get an education? And can they begin to help her heal the broken places in her heart?Lucy Furman based several of her novels, including Mothering on Perilous, on her years as a teacher and housemother at the Hindman Settlement School in Kentucky. Through her experiences at the school her writing vividly portrays the beauty, but also the harshness of mountain life. (summary by Laura Victoria) More information: http://librivox.org/mothering-on-perilous-by-lucy-s-furman/