Chapters on Evolution by Andrew Wilson (1852 - 1912) Genre(s): Life Sciences Read by: J. M. Smallheer in English Cover design by J. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 21 - The Evidence from Missing Links, part 2 00:23:08 - 22 - The Evidence from Missing Links, part 3 00:41:50 - 23 - The Evidence from Development. - 1. The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 1 01:03:22 - 24 - The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 2 01:23:19 - 25 - The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 3 01:42:11 - 26 - The Evidence from Development. - 2. The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 1 02:05:18 - 27 - The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 2 02:27:21 - 28 - The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 3 02:53:28 - 29 - The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 1 03:18:27 - 30 - The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 2 03:41:41 - 31 - The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 3 04:13:20 - 32 - The Evidence from the Life-Histories of Insects, part 1 04:41:02 - 33 - The Evidence from the Life-Histories of Insects, part 2 05:05:37 - 34 - The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 1 05:30:34 - 35 - The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 2 05:54:33 - 36 - The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 3 06:18:16 - 37 - The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 4 06:32:19 - 38 - The Fertilisation of Flowers, part 1 06:56:37 - 39 - The Fertilisation of Flowers, part 2 More information: https://librivox.org/chapters-on-evolution-by-andrew-wilson/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The House of the Seven Gables (Version 2) by Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804 - 1864) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Nicodemus, Xe Sands in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:05:56 - 01 - The Old Pyncheon Family 00:59:28 - 02 - The Little Shop Window 01:25:38 - 03 - The First Customer 01:54:09 - 04 - A Day Behind the Counter 02:23:16 - 05 - May and November 02:54:26 - 06 - Maule's Well 03:16:53 - 07 - The Guest 03:53:06 - 08 - The Pyncheon of To-day 04:29:19 - 09 - Clifford and Phoebe 04:56:04 - 10 - The Pyncheon Garden 05:25:12 - 11 - The Arched Window 05:55:06 - 12 - The Daguerreotypist 06:23:45 - 13 - Alice Pyncheon 07:11:25 - 14 - Phoebe's Good-bye 07:34:06 - 15 - The Scowl and Smile 08:08:18 - 16 - Clifford's Chamber 08:34:36 - 17 - The Flight of Two Owls 09:04:46 - 18 - Governor Pyncheon 09:41:46 - 19 - Alice's Posies The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family. (Summary from Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/house-of-the-seven-gables-by-nathaniel-hawthorne/

Vagabonding Down The Andes by Harry A. FRANCK (1881 - 1962) Genre(s): Travel & Geography, Memoirs Read by: Elliott Swanson, Linda Johnson, Blainej in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 08 - Chapter 06 - The City of the Equator part 2 00:55:44 - 09 - Chapter 07 - Down Volcano Avenue 02:08:58 - 10 - Chapter 08 - Through Southern Equador 03:13:44 - 11 - Chapter 09 - The Wilds of Northern Peru Part 1 04:16:07 - 12 - Chapter 09 - The Wilds of Northern Peru Part 2 05:14:54 - 13 - Chapter 10 - Approaching Inca Land Part 1 06:00:04 - 14 - Chapter 10 - Approaching Inca Land Part 2 06:41:52 - 15 - Chapter 11 - Drawbacks of the Trail Part 1 Sometime in the latter half of 1911, Harry A. Franck jumped out of a box-car and crossed the Rio Grande, from Laredo. Thus began a journey, often afoot, that Harry estimated would take him 8 months. It ended up occupying four years of his life. The first leg of his Latin American epic is recorded in 'Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond' (The Century Company, 1916). He then headed south to the Canal Zone, Teddy Roosevelt's grand experiment in socialism, and applied within the Zone police force for a position as a census taker (chronicled in 'Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers', The Century Company, April 1913). Since he was one of the few Americans who actually spoke Spanish, and a bevy of other languages, he was hired immediately. By June, 1912, he'd bankrolled enough money to see him through the opening phase of the work I'll be reading for you, 'Vagabonding Down the Andes; Being the Narrative of a Journey, Chiefly Afoot, From Panama to Buenos Aires' (The Century Company, 1917). Leaving the Zone in June of 1912, with 'objections to his reemployment', he caught a steamer and entered the South American continent at Cartagena, Colombia. Approximate 30 months later, having walked most of the length of the Inca highway, he staggered from a trek that took him over mountains and through raw jungle onto a ferry, and thence sailed into Buenos Aires, regarded as one of the most glamorous and expensive cities on earth at the time. This leg of the four volume epic (which later concludes with 'Working North from Patagonia; Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on the Way, Through Southern and Eastern South America, The Century Company, 1921) was the longest one, and in many respects, 'Vagabonding Down the Andes' was also the most detailed. As you can see, the works were not published in chronological order. Why? I don't know, other than the last volume, which was delayed by Harry's enlistment and serving in WWI.Harry is an opinionated iconoclast with a strong American value system based upon self-reliance. He's both college-educated and what I suppose can best be called 'street smart', though most of his trip took him through places where 'street' was little more than an abstract concept. Before his South American journey, he'd already worked his way around the world, and had written a book about it ('A Vagabond Journey Around the World', The Century Company, 1910). Some people are going to get their Politically Correct dander up if they listen. Well, fast traveler, keep in mind that Harry was a man of his times, and thus he sees the world, as we are all people of our times, and thus we see and experience the world. Harry did his vagabonding with a pistol as his constant companion, and lived amongst the poorest classes of people. He drank water collected in the ruts of wagon wheels. Not knowing where his next meal was coming from was the norm, as opposed to the exception. In terms of travel writing he makes Paul Theroux look like an armchair dilettante. Take him as he is, and I think you'll soon become enmeshed in this extraordinary saga.Written by Elliott Swanson, reader. More information: https://librivox.org/vagabonding-down-the-andes-by-harry-a-franck/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile ZOLA (1840 - 1902), translated by Ernest Alfred VIZETELLY (1853 - 1922) Genre(s): Historical Fiction Read by: Peter Tucker in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 10 - Chapter 5, Part 2 00:41:43 - 11 - Chapter 5, Part 3 01:23:40 - 12 - Chapter 6, Part 1 02:25:53 - 13 - Chapter 6, Part 2 03:29:19 - 14 - Chapter 6, Part 3 04:31:06 - 15 - Chapter 7 The Fortune of the Rougons (French: La Fortune des Rougon), originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Émile Zola's monumental twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. In his introduction Zola indicates that this series is intended to demonstrate the interaction of heredity and environment along the lines of natural selection and evolution. While Zola's metascience is questionable, this novel is successful in its analysis of the interaction of momentous social and political events and the everyday lives and aspirations of a provincial society. In a satisfyingly intricate, vast and integrated plot, set in the time of Napoleon III's coup d'etat and establishment of the Second Empire, the fates and fortunes of the disparate descendents of one Provencal family are traced in detail. The novel ranges from idyll to cynical observation of base motives, and ends in a way that anticipates its many sequels. Summary by the soloist. More information: http://librivox.org/the-fortune-of-the-rougons-by-emile-zola/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)