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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two by Jonathan SWIFT Part 2/2 | Full Audio Book
The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two by Jonathan SWIFT (1667 - 1745)
Genre(s): Single author
Read by: Arthur Krolman in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 100 - The Yahoo's Overthrow
00:04:27 - 101 - On Cashel and Bettesworth, Irish Club, Noisy Tom
00:08:15 - 102 - On Dr. Rundle and Epigram
00:11:33 - 103 - The Legion Club
00:21:57 - 104 - On Printer's to Newgate, Libel Vindication, Apology, Ay and No, Ballad, Wicked Libel
00:30:21 - 105 - Epigrams against Carthy
00:35:46 - 106 - Poetical Epistle to Sheridan
00:39:09 - 107 - The Upstart
00:40:58 - 108 - Waterford and Blenheim
00:42:22 - 109 - An Excellent new Song on the Grand Jury
00:44:38 - 110 - The Archbishop of Dublin
00:49:51 - 111 - To the Citizens
00:52:18 - 112 - Punch's Petition and Epigrams
00:57:04 - 113 - George Rochfort's Verses
00:58:30 - 114 - A Left-Handed Letter and Replies
01:03:23 - 115 - To the Dean of St. Patrick's and Replies
01:24:02 - 116 - Mr. Thomas Sheridan and Replies
01:29:36 - 117 - On Dr. Sheridan's Circular Verses
01:32:46 - 118 - On Dan Jackson's Picture and Replies
01:47:01 - 119 - The Pardon
01:49:37 - 120 - The Last Speech and Dying Words of Daniel Jackson
01:53:01 - 121 - To the Rev. Daniel Jackson
01:56:00 - 122 - Sheridan to Swift and Reply
01:59:04 - 123 - Mary the Cook Maid's Letter
02:02:33 - 124 - A Portrait from the Life
02:03:30 - 125 - On Stealing a Crown when the Dean was asleep
02:05:17 - 126 - Prologue and Epilogue to a Play
02:08:13 - 127 - The Song
02:09:59 - 128 - A New Year's Gift for the Dean of St. Patrick's
02:13:21 - 129 - To Quilca, Country Life and A Faithful Inventory
02:16:40 - 130 - Palinodia
02:19:13 - 131 - Letter to the Dean and Invitation to Dinner
02:23:36 - 132 - On the Five Ladies and Replies
02:27:18 - 133 - Ballad on Ballyspellin and Reply
02:33:01 - 134 - An Epistle to Two Friends etc.
02:37:58 - 135 - A True and Faithful Inventory
02:39:28 - 136 - A New Simile for the Ladies and Answer
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheridan, for one, Jonathan Swift delighted in the 18th century equivalent of a rap off - going back and forth in dueling verse repartee. This second volume is a cornucopia of biting, iconoclastic humor and earnest criticism of injustice. Poems herein concerning Wood's Halfpence are the companion to his famous Drapier's Letters and trumpet his achievement in stirring up sufficient outcry to spare Ireland from damaging monetary debasement. He knew what real money was: 'For in all the leases that ever we hold We must pay our rent in good silver and gold, And not in brass tokens of such a base mould.' And he didn't think much of monetary debasement's evil twin, fractional reserve banking, either: 'We wan...
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Genre(s): Single author
Read by: Arthur Krolman in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 100 - The Yahoo's Overthrow
00:04:27 - 101 - On Cashel and Bettesworth, Irish Club, Noisy Tom
00:08:15 - 102 - On Dr. Rundle and Epigram
00:11:33 - 103 - The Legion Club
00:21:57 - 104 - On Printer's to Newgate, Libel Vindication, Apology, Ay and No, Ballad, Wicked Libel
00:30:21 - 105 - Epigrams against Carthy
00:35:46 - 106 - Poetical Epistle to Sheridan
00:39:09 - 107 - The Upstart
00:40:58 - 108 - Waterford and Blenheim
00:42:22 - 109 - An Excellent new Song on the Grand Jury
00:44:38 - 110 - The Archbishop of Dublin
00:49:51 - 111 - To the Citizens
00:52:18 - 112 - Punch's Petition and Epigrams
00:57:04 - 113 - George Rochfort's Verses
00:58:30 - 114 - A Left-Handed Letter and Replies
01:03:23 - 115 - To the Dean of St. Patrick's and Replies
01:24:02 - 116 - Mr. Thomas Sheridan and Replies
01:29:36 - 117 - On Dr. Sheridan's Circular Verses
01:32:46 - 118 - On Dan Jackson's Picture and Replies
01:47:01 - 119 - The Pardon
01:49:37 - 120 - The Last Speech and Dying Words of Daniel Jackson
01:53:01 - 121 - To the Rev. Daniel Jackson
01:56:00 - 122 - Sheridan to Swift and Reply
01:59:04 - 123 - Mary the Cook Maid's Letter
02:02:33 - 124 - A Portrait from the Life
02:03:30 - 125 - On Stealing a Crown when the Dean was asleep
02:05:17 - 126 - Prologue and Epilogue to a Play
02:08:13 - 127 - The Song
02:09:59 - 128 - A New Year's Gift for the Dean of St. Patrick's
02:13:21 - 129 - To Quilca, Country Life and A Faithful Inventory
02:16:40 - 130 - Palinodia
02:19:13 - 131 - Letter to the Dean and Invitation to Dinner
02:23:36 - 132 - On the Five Ladies and Replies
02:27:18 - 133 - Ballad on Ballyspellin and Reply
02:33:01 - 134 - An Epistle to Two Friends etc.
02:37:58 - 135 - A True and Faithful Inventory
02:39:28 - 136 - A New Simile for the Ladies and Answer
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheridan, for one, Jonathan Swift delighted in the 18th century equivalent of a rap off - going back and forth in dueling verse repartee. This second volume is a cornucopia of biting, iconoclastic humor and earnest criticism of injustice. Poems herein concerning Wood's Halfpence are the companion to his famous Drapier's Letters and trumpet his achievement in stirring up sufficient outcry to spare Ireland from damaging monetary debasement. He knew what real money was: 'For in all the leases that ever we hold We must pay our rent in good silver and gold, And not in brass tokens of such a base mould.' And he didn't think much of monetary debasement's evil twin, fractional reserve banking, either: 'We wan...
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Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, *Non-fiction, Philosophy
Read by: TriciaG, John Trevithick, NoelBadrian, Rhonda Federman, Tiffany Halla Colonna, Jessica Louise, Martin Geeson, Carol Box in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - A Defense of Nonsense
00:11:35 - 02 - A Defense of Useful Information
00:23:57 - 03 - A Defense of Rash Vows
00:36:43 - 04 - A Defense of Farce
00:48:25 - 05 - A Defense of Baby Worship
00:56:49 - 06 - A Defense of Slang
01:06:00 - 07 - A Defense of Humility
01:17:21 - 08 - A Defense of Penny Dreadfuls
01:30:34 - 09 - Maeterlink
01:40:26 - 10 - On Lying In Bed
01:51:43 - 11 - The Little Birds Who Won't Sing
02:00:45 - 12 - A Tragedy of Twopence
This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in 'The Defandant', 'Varied Types' and 'Tremendous Trifles'. These 12 pieces were chosen to giving a peek into the margins of Chesterton's work and give a sense of the distinctive flavor of his mind. They were also chosen with an eye to showing what a complex and fascinating character he was. (Summary by Phil chenevert)
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Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction
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00:00:00 - 34 - Chapter 34
00:05:28 - 35 - Chapter 35
00:17:31 - 36 - Conclusion
An adventure story for children, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fun-filled book that shows life along the Mississippi River in the 1840s. Written by Mark Twain, the book shows masterfully-done satire, racism, childhood, and the importance of loyalty and courage- no matter the cost. - Summary by JayKitty76. A note to parents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is considered a children's classic, but contains racial slurs which, although 'acceptable' in the time and place of the story's setting, will likely offend modern listeners
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Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction
Read by: Sharon Kilmer in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - The Face At the Window
00:27:18 - 02 - P. C. Robinson 'Takes A Line'
00:53:19 - 03 - The Gathering Clouds
01:21:42 - 04 - A Cabal
01:47:53 - 05 - The Seeds Of Mischief
02:13:00 - 06 - Scotland Yard Takes A Hand
02:37:05 - 07 - 'Alarums And Excursions'
03:00:34 - 08 - An Interrupted Symposium
03:23:51 - 09 - He Whom The Cap Fits
03:47:24 - 10 - The Case Against Grant
04:13:02 - 11 - P. C. Robinson Takes Another Line
04:37:31 - 12 - Wherein Winter Gets To Work
05:03:24 - 13 - Concerning Theodore Siddle
05:29:24 - 14 - On Both sides Of The River
05:53:30 - 15 - A Matter Of Heredity
06:18:07 - 16 - Furneaux Makes A Successful Bid
06:39:37 - 17 - An Official Housebreaker
A charming mystery story set in the early 1900s which is as much about the townspeople, sleuths and othercolorful characters as it is about the murder. Filled with comic antics of Scotland Yard fellows, local police, and residentsof the town, keeps the murder ever elusive. The 'whodunit' is maintained until the very end and the laughter keepsgoing even after the mystery is solved. (Summary by Sharon Kilmer)
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Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Satire
Read by: Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 1 - The Idiot (Chapters 1 - 4)
00:48:32 - 02 - 2 - The Idiot (Chapters 5 - 9)
01:36:58 - 03 - 3 - The Idiot (Chapters 10 - 12)
The Idiot is anything but, yet his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers-Pedagog's home for single gentlemen see him as such. His brand of creative thought is dismissed as foolishness yet it continues to get under their skin, because when you're beneath contempt you can say what you please. - This is the first of John Kendrick Bang's 'Idiot' books and was published by Harper and Brothers in 1895. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
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An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah by Beth ELLIS (1874 - 1913)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Travel & Geography
Read by: Carol Fullerton-Samsel in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Introduction and I. The Voyage
00:29:29 - 02 - II. Rangoon
00:49:09 - 03 - III. The Road to Mandalay
01:04:52 - 04 - IV. The Journey to the HIlls
01:32:38 - 05 - V. The Up-country Station
01:49:54 - 06 - VI. The European Inhabitants
02:30:48 - 07 - VII. The Burmese
02:58:04 - 08 - VIII. Entertaining
03:08:32 - 09 - IX. Adventures
03:23:48 - 10 - X. Beasts and Reptiles
03:50:11 - 11 - XI. Sport
04:10:50 - 12 - XII. The Return
An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis, is a well-edited, turn-of-the-century journal documenting a young woman's visit to Burma. The account documents her ocean voyage to Rangoon, and her stay in a small, jungle-embedded, European community in Remyo. The author, who travelled to Asia alone to visit her brother, is quick to laugh at her own exaggerated fears. She gives us a glimpse into the less-than-glamorous lives to Myanmar's British occupiers. The book was published in 1899, just thirteen years after the conclusion of the third Anglo-Burmese war, when Britain took formal control of Myanmar and made it a province of India. (Summary by Carol Fullerton-Samsel)
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Tales of the Uneasy by Violet HUNT (1862 - 1942)
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Published 1900 onward, Single Author Collections
Read by: Lisa Reichert in English
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00:00:00 - 01 - The Telegram, Part 1.
00:28:29 - 02 - The Telegram, Part 2.
01:01:44 - 03 - The Operation, Part 1.
01:42:56 - 04 - The Operation, Part 2.
02:07:51 - 05 - The Memoir.
02:45:49 - 06 - The Prayer, Part 1.
03:17:34 - 07 - The Prayer, Part 2.
03:48:56 - 08 - The Coach.
04:34:07 - 09 - The Blue Bonnet.
05:23:01 - 10 - The Witness.
06:14:23 - 11 - The Barometer.
06:41:40 - 12 - The Tiger-skin, Part 1.
Nine twisty-turny tales of tragic human drama, played out in Victorian parlors, death beds and lonely country roads. This collection of Violet Hunt writings has all the requirements for short story entertainment: flirtatious beauties, mismatched love, ''lung symptoms'', and cruel, cruel fate. Sometimes the horror has a ghostly source, but often the horror is rooted in our very human pathology. - Lisa Reichert
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David Copperfield (version 2) by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Literary Fiction
Read by: Tadhg in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 42 - 42 - Chapter 42 - Mischief
00:44:37 - 43 - 43 - Chapter 43 - Another Retrospect
01:03:00 - 44 - 44 - Chapter 44 - Our Housekeeping
01:36:48 - 45 - 45 - Chapter 45 - Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt`s Predictions
02:10:35 - 46 - 46 - Chapter 46 - Intelligence
02:40:16 - 47 - 47 - Chapter 47 - Martha
03:04:18 - 48 - 48 - Chapter 48 - Domestic
03:29:09 - 49 - 49 - Chapter 49 - I Am Involved In Mystery
03:57:09 - 50 - 50 - Chapter 50 - Mr.Peggotty's Dream Comes True
04:18:41 - 51 - 51 - Chapter 51 - The Beginning of a Longer Journey
04:58:28 - 52 - 52 - Chapter 52 - I Assist At An Explosion
05:53:29 - 53 - 53 - Chapter 53 - Another Retrospect
06:04:37 - 54 - 54 - Chapter 54 - Mr. Micawber's Transactions
06:38:50 - 55 - 55 - Chapter 55 - Tempest
The story is told almost entirely from the point of view of the first person narrator, David Copperfield himself, and was the first Dickens novel to be written as such a narration. The story deals with the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David's father had died six months before he was born, and seven years later, his mother remarries but David and his step-father don't get on and he is sent to boarding school. As David settles into life we are taken along with him and meet a dazzling array of characters, some of whom we will never forget and some of whom we won't want to remember! (Introduction by Wikipedia & T.Hynes)
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Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Elizabeth E. Lea (1793 - 1858)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, House & Home, Cooking
Read by: Gesine, Martin Clifton, Kara Shallenberg, Zale Schafer (Rose May Chamberlin Memorial Foundat, Lisa Chau, Peter Yearsley, Deborah Clark, Kristen McQuillin, Cori Samuel, Chris Vee, Kathy, Betsie Bush, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Marlo Dianne in English
Cover design by Janette Brown.
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00:00:00 - 01 - Advertisement to the Third Edition & Introductory Address
00:02:53 - 02 - Meats and Poultry
00:45:14 - 03 - Soups
00:52:41 - 04 - Fish, Oysters,
01:09:04 - 05 - Vegetables
01:30:59 - 06 - Bread,
02:18:56 - 07 - Pies, Puddings, Cakes,
03:02:18 - 08 - Syrups, Ices,
03:09:57 - 09 - Cakes
03:32:33 - 10 - Preserves, Jellies,
04:12:25 - 11 - Cordials, Wines, Vinegar, Pickles,
04:49:42 - 12 - To Cure Bacon, Beef, Pork, Sausage,
05:08:19 - 13 - Butter, Cheese, Coffee, Tea,
05:23:23 - 14 - Lard, Tallow, Soap and Candles
05:36:56 - 15 - Miscellaneous Receipts
06:28:23 - 16 - Simple Remedies
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Der Mann im Mond oder Der Zug des Herzens ist des Schicksals Stimme by Wilhelm HAUFF (1802 - 1827)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Romance, Satire
Read by: Elli, Hokuspokus, Jessi, Christian Al-Kadi, Markus Wachenheim, Rainer, Kaktus, Gesine, Lars Rolander (1942-2016), Kalynda, Wolfgang, Sascha, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Cate Mackenzie in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 43 - Noch einmal zieht er vor des Liebchens Haus
00:08:06 - 44 - Das Duell
00:16:55 - 45 - Fingerzeig des Schicksals
00:25:47 - 46 - Licht in der Finsternis
00:34:52 - 47 - Reue und Liebe
00:46:57 - 48 - Versöhnte Liebe
00:53:50 - 49 - Die Freiwerber
01:03:46 - 50 - Fortsetzung der Freier
01:15:55 - 51 - Die Soiree
01:23:12 - 52 - Die Braut
01:33:36 - 53 - Präliminarien
01:40:11 - 54 - Zurüstungen
01:47:25 - 55 - Hochzeit
01:55:56 - 56 - Der Schmaus
02:00:50 - 57 - Schluß
02:05:44 - 58 - Nachschrift
02:13:33 - 59 - Kontrovers-Predigt 1
03:09:36 - 60 - Kontrovers-Predigt 2
Präsidents Ida ist gerade von der Pension in der Residenzstadt zurückgekehrt und ihr Erscheinen auf dem Ball ist ein glänzender Erfolg. Doch sie hat nur Augen für den geheimnisvollen polnischen Grafen Martiniz, der jede Nacht die Stunde zwischen zwölf und ein Uhr im Münster verbringt. Aus der Residenz ergeht Befehl, den Grafen unbedingt in der Gegend zu halten, da er wegen seines beträchtlichen Vermögens mit einer nicht sehr gut beleumundeten und hoch verschuldeten Gräfin verheiratet werden soll. Auch Idas Pate ist von dem jungen Mann sehr angetan. Kann er das Geheimnis um den Grafen lüften?Hauff publizierte die Satire unter dem Namen des damals sehr bekannten Unterhaltungsschriftstellers Heinrich Clauren. Das Buch wurde ein großer Erfolg und provozierte einen Skandal, als Hauffs Autorenschaft ans Licht kam. Hauff war durchaus kein Freund von seichter Unterhaltungsliteratur. In der Kontrovers-Predigt, den letzten beiden Abschnitten dieses Projekts, entlarvt er diese Sorte Literatur als Schund und Kitsch. Trotz seiner Bemühungen, den Lesern durch Übersättigung den Appetit auf solche Geschichten zu nehmen, ist Der Mann im Mond eine unterhaltsame Erzählung und nicht so seicht geraten, wie Hauff beabsichtigte.(Summary by Hokuspokus)
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