A History of the Great War, Volume 2 by John Buchan (1875 - 1940) Genre(s): War & Military Read by: Lynette Caulkins, Paul Lawley-Jones, yourbookvoice, Edmund Bloxam, Tatiana Chichilla, BrandonB, EastCentralMinnesota, roselbex, Acs2047, HossTheTroubadour, maxmagnus99 in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 14 - Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect (June 28, 1914 - June 28, 1915), part 1 00:34:11 - 15 - Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 2 01:13:13 - 16 - Chapter 31 - The First Year of War: A Retrospect, part 3 01:51:09 - 17 - Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns (October 1914 - July 9, 1915), part 1 02:15:26 - 18 - Chapter 32 - The Asian and African Campaigns, part 2 02:47:26 - 19 - Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw (June 22 - August 5, 1915), part 1 03:23:09 - 20 - Chapter 33 - The Abandonment of Warsaw, part 2 03:52:42 - 21 - Chapter 34 - Gallipoli: The Battles for Krithia (April 29 - July 31, 1915) 04:41:27 - 22 - Chapter 35 - The Straining of America's Patience 05:30:19 - 23 - Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing (August 6-27, 1915), part 1 05:59:57 - 24 - Chapter 36 - Gallipoli: The New Landing, part 2 06:21:23 - 25 - Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat (August 5 - September 30, 1915), part 1 06:54:39 - 26 - Chapter 37 - The Great Russian Retreat, part 2 This is the second of a four-volume history of the First World War, covering the period from the opening of the Dardenelles Campaign in September 1914 through the first stage of The Battle of Verdun, stopping in mid-April, 1916. As David Reader noted for volume 1, 'the author took a rather formal approach by describing the war from a more macroscopic level, packed with factual details, but from the perspective of a patriotic British national.' - Summary by Lynette Caulkins More information: https://librivox.org/history-great-war-volume-2-by-john-buchan/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (version 2) by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Literary Fiction Read by: Peter John Keeble in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 24 - CHAPTER 24-REPORTS PROGRESS IN CERTAIN HOMELY MATTERS OF LOVE, HATRED, JEALOUSY, AND REVENGE 00:38:28 - 25 - CHAPTER 25-IS IN PART PROFESSIONAL, AND FURNISHES THE READER WITH SOME VALUABLE HINTS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF A SICK CHAMBER 01:16:11 - 26 - CHAPTER 26-AN UNEXPECTED MEETING, AND A PROMISING PROSPECT 01:35:49 - 27 - CHAPTER 27-SHOWING THAT OLD FRIENDS MAY NOT ONLY APPEAR WITH NEW FACES, BUT IN FALSE COLOURS. THAT PEOPLE ARE PRONE TO BITE, AND THAT BITERS MAY SOMETIMES BE BITTEN. 02:26:13 - 28 - CHAPTER 28-MR MONTAGUE AT HOME. AND MR JONAS CHUZZLEWIT AT HOME 02:49:49 - 29 - CHAPTER 29-IN WHICH SOME PEOPLE ARE PRECOCIOUS, OTHERS PROFESSIONAL, AND OTHERS MYSTERIOUS; ALL IN THEIR SEVERAL WAYS 03:11:24 - 30 - CHAPTER 30 PROVES THAT CHANGES MAY BE RUNG IN THE BEST-REGULATED FAMILIES, AND THAT MR PECKNIFF WAS A SPECIAL HAND AT A TRIPLE-BOB-MAJOR 03:51:11 - 31 - CHAPTER 31- MR PINCH IS DISCHARGED OF A DUTY WHICH HE NEVER OWED TO ANYBODY, AND MR PECKSNIFF DISCHARGES A DUTY WHICH HE OWES TO SOCIETY 04:35:21 - 32 - CHAPTER 32- TREATS OF TODGER'S AGAIN; AND OF ANOTHER BLIGHTED PLANT BESIDES THE PLANTS UPON THE LEADS 04:50:39 - 33 - CHAPTER 33- FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EDEN, AND A PROCEEDING OUT OF IT. MARTIN MAKES A DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANCE 05:30:21 - 34 - CHAPTER 34- IN WHICH THE TRAVELLERS MOVE HOMEWARD, AND ENCOUNTER SOME DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS UPON THE WAY 06:07:16 - 35 - CHAPTER 35- ARRIVING IN ENGLAND, MARTIN WITNESSES A CEREMONY, FROM WHICH HE DERIVES THE CHEERING INFORMATION THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN IN HIS ABSENCE 06:24:04 - 36 - CHAPTER 36- TOM PINCH DEPARTS TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE. WHAT HE FINDS AT STARTING Martin Chuzzlewit was Dickens 6th novel, serially published in 1843 - 44. Irrespective of the fact that Dickens considered - 'Chuzzlewit is in 100 points immeasurably the best of my stories'- it failed to resonate with, or capture the public's imagination as many of its predecessors had done. However by the1850s its popularity had risen and it eventually found recognition as the great novel that it is.The beginning is somewhat protracted but the prose is magnificent throughout. The theme of the story is about selfishness and obstinacy. The callow eponymous hero Martin Chuzzlewit is estranged from his grandfather (Martin Chuzzlewit the elder) for having the temerity to fall in love with his grandfather's ward — Mary Graham. The Chuzzlewit family are all placed under the microscope as Martin journeys on a voyage of what can only be termed as 'self-discovery'. His journeying takes him to America, where his experiences change him forever and he returns a far better man. Woven around the theme of the book are some of Dickens most finely drawn characters, ranging from the comic: Seth Pecksniff, an oily unctuous hypocrite, Mrs Gamp a nurse with a propensity for strong liquor and a delightful way of mangling the English language: to the macabre Jonas Chuzzlewit a dark brooding murderer. There are plots within plots, deception and artifice abound, confidence tricksters on both sides of the Atlantic, and a vicious murder.This is a satirical novel, particularly when Martin is in America and Dickens, who never shirked from social criticism, utilized that portion of the book to express his feelings on his experiences during his visit to America in1842. It is a comical novel, humour being prevalent throughout, witness Mrs Gamp 'Rich folk may ride on camels, but it ain't so easy for em to see out of the needles eye'. The irrepressible and precocious young Bailey strutting and posing in his Footman's livery. The deeply melancholic Augustus Moddle, desperate to be run over but finding no takers! and doomed to marry the wrong sister. More information: http://librivox.org/martin-chuzzlewit-by-charles-dickens/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Rome Express by Arthur GRIFFITHS (1838 - 1908) Genre(s): Detective Fiction, *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography Read by: Rapunzelina, Carmen H, April Gonzales, Robert Hoffman, Tara Dow, genierose, K.G.Cross, Patti Cunningham, spiritualbeing, Nichole Karl, Linda Jenner, Crln Yldz Ksr, Gabriela Cowan in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Chapter I 00:11:24 - 02 - 02 - Chapter II 00:20:52 - 03 - 03 - Chapter III 00:29:47 - 04 - 04 - Chapter IV 00:42:40 - 05 - 05 - Chapter V 00:56:34 - 06 - 06 - Chapter VI 01:08:16 - 07 - 07 - Chapter VII 01:19:45 - 08 - 08 - Chapter VIII 01:33:05 - 09 - 09 - Chapter IX 01:44:58 - 10 - 10 - Chapter X 01:55:40 - 11 - 11 - Chapter XI 02:04:52 - 12 - 12 - Chapter XII 02:15:06 - 13 - 13 - Chapter XIII 02:26:14 - 14 - 14 - Chapter XIV 02:34:08 - 15 - 15 - Chapter XV 02:47:38 - 16 - 16 - Chapter XVI 03:00:30 - 17 - 17 - Chapter XVII 03:11:03 - 18 - 18 - Chapter XVIII 03:22:51 - 19 - 19 - Chapter XIX 03:37:47 - 20 - 20 - Chapter XX The passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express were just woken and informed that they will reach Paris soon, and a bustle ensues. Only one passenger cannot be awoken by the porter, no matter how loudly he knocks. At last, when the door is forced open, the occupant of the compartment is found dead - stabbed to the heart. The murderer must be found among the passengers... (Summary by Carolin) More information: http://librivox.org/the-rome-express-by-arthur-griffiths/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

A Mayfair Magician; a Romance of Criminal Science by George GRIFFITH (1857 - 1906) Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction Read by: dg73, James K. White, Kristine Bekere, ToddHW, Campbell Schelp, Peter Block, DavidReader, Jacob Paul Starr, Alirrae, Aaron White, David Bear, Frirgan in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 27 - Chapter XXVII 00:12:02 - 28 - Chapter XXVIII 00:25:42 - 29 - Chapter XXIX 00:41:45 - 30 - Chapter XXX 00:53:51 - 31 - Chapter XXXI 01:10:37 - 32 - Epilogue Our narrator, a researcher, finds himself snowed in at a Scottish prison. The resident doctor, an observer of criminal psychology, offers him hospitality and entertainment in the form of this story, an account of the bizarre case of a strange prisoner in motorcycle goggles, why he must wear them, and what he did to earn a life sentence. - Summary by A. Gramour More information: https://librivox.org/a-mayfair-magician-a-romance-of-criminal-science-by-george-griffith/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)