Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged) by Lewis CARROLL (1832 - 1898) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Read by: Kirsten Ferreri in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Down the Rabbit-Hole 00:07:22 - 02 - The Pool of Tears 00:13:47 - 03 - A Caucus Race and A Long Tale 00:20:38 - 04 - The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill 00:28:04 - 05 - Advice From a Caterpillar 00:34:37 - 06 - Pig and Pepper 00:40:07 - 07 - A Mad Tea-Party 00:43:45 - 08 - The Queen's Croquet Ground 00:51:05 - 09 - Who Stole the Tarts? 00:54:49 - 10 - Alice's Evidence Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a work of children's literature by the English mathematician and author, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm populated by grotesque figures like talking playing cards and anthropomorphic creatures. The Wonderland described in the tale plays with logic in ways that have made the story of lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the genre of literary nonsense. (Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-lewis-carroll-2/

The Gentle Persuasion by Alan Gray (1857 - 1934) Genre(s): Memoirs Read by: mleigh, Brize C, Frederik Birch, Adrian Stephens, yourbookvoice, ABVoice, April6090, Caro Davy in English Cover design by TriciaG. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Colonel's Funeral 00:19:51 - 02 - The 'Monastery' 00:41:52 - 03 - The Auld Aumrie 00:57:19 - 04 - The Parting of the Ways 01:07:36 - 05 - Crossing the Rubicon 01:20:09 - 06 - Settling Down 01:34:31 - 07 - Drumscondie 01:53:10 - 08 - An Auld-Farrant Laddie 02:09:37 - 09 - Boycotted 02:22:12 - 10 - The Auld Provost 02:37:10 - 11 - The Major 02:49:58 - 12 - The Burnin' O' The Kirk More information: https://librivox.org/the-gentle-persuasion-by-alan-gray/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Metamorphoses by Publius (Ovid) OVIDIUS NASO (c. 43 BC - 18 AD), translated by Brookes MORE ( - ) Genre(s): Classics (Antiquity), Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Poetry Read by: Leni, ontheroad, mwharrington, Bellona Times, ravenotation, MorganScorpion, Neeru Iyer, aphrael, David Goldfarb, Jenni, Elizabeth Klett, Paul Huckerby, Christina Vasilevski, Diapadion, Julie VW, Michael Wolf, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), DrBeccaAnne, bhagerty, Kevin Were, Zoe Dickinson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 44 - 44 - Book 15, Part 2 00:16:56 - 45 - 45 - Book 15, Part 3 The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists of a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world through mythological tales, starting with a cosmogony and finishing with the deification of Julius Caesar. Published around 8 AD, the Metamorphoses are a source, sometimes the only source, for many of the most famous ancient myths, such as the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Arachne or Narcisus. Ovid works his way through his subject matter often in an apparently arbitrary fashion; however, the connection between all the seemingly unconnected stories is that all of them talk about transformation. Change as the only permanent aspect of nature is the certainty that underlies the work of Ovid, who jumps from one transformation tale to another, sometimes retelling what had come to be seen as central events in the world of Greek myths and sometimes straying in odd directions. The poem is often called a mock-epic. It is written in dactylic hexameter, the form of the great heroic and nationalistic epic poems, both those of the ancient tradition (the Iliad and Odyssey) and of Ovid's own day (the Aeneid). It begins with the ritual 'invocation of the muse,' and makes use of traditional epithets and circumlocutions. But instead of following and extolling the deeds of a human hero, it leaps from story to story sometimes in very cunning ways, and, because of the clever ways in which it connects the stories, the Metamorphoses were once called the 'Thousand and One Nights of the Ancient World'. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Leni) More information: http://librivox.org/metamorphoses-by-publius-ovidius-naso-ovid/

Doctor Thorne (version 2) by Anthony TROLLOPE (1815 - 1882) Genre(s): Family Life, General Fiction Read by: Nick Whitley in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 27 - XXVII Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit 00:36:36 - 28 - XXVIII The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage 01:08:44 - 29 - XXIX The Donkey Ride 01:51:40 - 30 - XXX Post Prandial 02:12:56 - 31 - XXXI The Small End of the Wedge 02:44:31 - 32 - XXXII Mr. Oriel 03:09:52 - 33 - XXXIII A Morning Visit 03:41:07 - 34 - XXXIV A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury 04:31:51 - 35 - XXXV Sir Louis Goes Out to Dinner 04:59:19 - 36 - XXXVI Will He Come Again? 05:23:15 - 37 - XXXVII Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury 05:51:33 - 38 - XXXVIII De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice 06:36:17 - 39 - XXXIX What the World Says about Blood This is the third book in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, the first two being The Warden and Barchester Towers; however, although some characters from the first two books are referred to, there is no need to read/ listen to them first to enjoy Dr. Thorne. It is mainly concerned with the romantic problems of Mary Thorne, niece of Doctor Thomas Thorne (a member of a junior branch of the family of Mr. Wilfred Thorne, who appeared in Barchester Towers), and Frank Gresham, the only son of the local squire, although Trollope as the omniscient narrator assures the reader at the beginning that the hero is really the doctor.Themes of the book are the social pain and exclusion caused by illegitimacy, the nefarious effects of the demon drink and the difficulties of romantic attachments outside one's social class. The novel also gives a vivid picture of electioneering and all the barely legal shenanigans that accompany the event. Most of the action takes place in a village of Barsetshire and a country house not far off.When their father dies, Doctor Thomas Thorne and his younger, ne'er-do-well brother Henry are left to fend for themselves. Doctor Thorne begins to establish a medical practice, while Henry seduces Mary Scatcherd, the sister of stonemason Roger Scatcherd. When Scatcherd finds out that Mary has become pregnant, he seeks out Henry and kills him in a fight.While her brother is in prison, Mary gives birth to a girl. A former suitor offers to marry her and emigrate to the United States to start a new life but refuses to take the baby. Doctor Thorne persuades her to accept the generous offer, promising to raise his niece. He names her Mary Thorne but wishing neither to have her illegitimacy made public nor to have her associate with the uncouth Roger Scatcherd, he keeps her birth secret. He tells Scatcherd that the baby had died.After his release, Scatcherd rises quickly in the world as a railway project undertaker. In time, his skills make him extremely rich. When he completes a seemingly-impossible important project on time, he is made a baronet for his efforts. Throughout his career, he entrusts his financial affairs to Doctor Thorne. When Thorne becomes the family doctor to the Greshams, he persuades Scatcherd to lend ever growing sums to the head of the family, the local squire, who has troubles managing his finances. Eventually, much of the Gresham estate is put up as collateral. - Summary by WikipediaNow read on . . . More information: https://librivox.org/doctor-thorne-by-anthony-trollope-2/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)