El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) by José RIZAL (1861 - 1896), translated by Charles DERBYSHIRE ( - ) Genre(s): Literary Fiction Read by: Availle in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 21 - Manila Types 00:28:09 - 22 - The Performance 01:01:49 - 23 - A Corpse 01:20:42 - 24 - Dreams 01:45:35 - 25 - Smiles and Tears 02:05:18 - 26 - Pasquinades 02:18:42 - 27 - The Friar and the Filipino 02:44:37 - 28 - Tatakut 03:04:43 - 29 - Exit Capitan Tiago 03:13:50 - 30 - Juli 03:38:04 - 31 - The High Official 03:52:52 - 32 - Effect of the Pasquinades 04:03:44 - 33 - La Ultima Razón 04:23:16 - 34 - The Wedding 04:34:15 - 35 - The Fiesta 04:55:00 - 36 - Ben-Zayb's Afflictions 05:10:18 - 37 - The Mystery 05:20:54 - 38 - Fatality 05:32:38 - 39 - Conclusion The Philippines, still a Spanish colony, are more or less run by the Catholic friars, and with an iron fist.. However, here and there are pockets of insurrection. In the countryside, a group of outlaws takes things in their own hands - including the money of the rich. And the students of Manila petition the government to be taught in Tagalog instead of Spanish. Follow Basilio, a medical student and his friends as they navigate the difficult climate in Manila, while his fiance struggles with the law in their hometown. Above all this looms the figure of Simoun, a powerful and extremely rich jeweller, who is more than ready to put his immeasurable wealth to use... El Filibusterismo is the sequel to Noli me Tangere, and cited among the reasons for the execution of the author, who is now regarded national hero of the Philippines. (Summary by Availle) More information: https://librivox.org/el-filibusterismo-by-jose-rizal/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Moonstone by Wilkie COLLINS (1824 - 1889) Genre(s): Detective Fiction Read by: Mike Gardom, Lee Ann Howlett, Graham Redman, Gesine, J. M. Smallheer, Kristine Bekere, Joel Poortenga, Justin Brett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 29 - Second Period: First Narrative VI & VII 00:30:22 - 30 - Second Period: First Narrative VIII 01:05:16 - 31 - Second Period: Second Narrative I 01:31:27 - 32 - Second Period: Second Narrative II & III 02:05:58 - 33 - Second Period: Third Narrative I & II 02:34:10 - 34 - Second Period: Third Narrative III 02:54:40 - 35 - Second Period: Third Narrative IV 03:29:25 - 36 - Second Period: Third Narrative V 03:51:08 - 37 - Second Period: Third Narrative VI 04:13:25 - 38 - Second Period: Third Narrative VII 04:45:53 - 39 - Second Period: Third Narrative VIII 05:17:34 - 40 - Second Period: Third Narrative IX 05:54:01 - 41 - Second Period: Third Narrative X 06:29:11 - 42 - Second Period: Fourth Narrative Part 1 07:00:16 - 43 - Second Period: Fourth Narrative Part 2 07:36:32 - 44 - Second Period: Fourth Narrative Part 3 08:14:58 - 45 - Second Period: Fifth Narrative 08:57:40 - 46 - Second Period: Sixth Narrative 09:25:09 - 47 - Second Period: Seventh and Eighth Narratives; Epilogue The story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday.The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels. T. S. Eliot called it 'the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels'. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre: a large number of suspects, red herrings, a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the 'local bungler' and the skilled, professional, Scotland Yard detective. (Summary from Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/the-moonstone-by-wilkie-collins/