Countess Julie by August STRINDBERG (1849 - 1912)
Genre(s): Plays
Read by: Elizabeth KlettAvaille, mbMiriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017) in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Part 1
00:33:44 - 02 - Part 2
August Strindberg's naturalistic one-act drama has only three characters: Julie, a passionate young noblewoman; Jean, her father's ambitious valet; and Kristin, the cook, who is also Jean's fiancee. The play is set on Midsummer Eve, when everyone is reveling, and Julie and Jean get a bit too intimate - with tragic results. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Characters:Julie - Elizabeth KlettJean - mbKristin - Miriam Esther GoldmanNarration - AvailleAudio edited by mb
More information: http://librivox.org/countess-julie-by-august-strindberg/
Der Grüne Heinrich (zweite Fassung) by Gottfried KELLER (1819 - 1890)
Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Read by: Hans Hafen in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 39 - 2. Band, 14. Kapitel: Der Tell
00:19:06 - 40 - 2. Band, 15. Kapitel: Tischgespraeche
00:53:38 - 41 - 2. Band, 16. Kapitel: Abendlandschaft - Berta von Bruneck
01:13:40 - 42 - 2. Band, 17. Kapitel: Die barmherzigen Brueder
01:38:31 - 43 - 2. Band, 18. Kapitel: Judith
02:05:20 - 44 - 3. Band, 01. Kapitel: Arbeit und Beschaulichkeit
02:23:04 - 45 - 3. Band, 02. Kapitel: Ein Wunder und ein wirklicher Meister
02:56:24 - 46 - 3. Band, 03. Kapitel: Anna
03:11:25 - 47 - 3. Band, 04. Kapitel: Judith
03:34:46 - 48 - 3. Band, 05. Kapitel: Torheit des Meisters und des Schuelers
04:07:42 - 49 - 3. Band, 06. Kapitel: Leiden und Leben
04:31:53 - 50 - 3. Band, 07. Kapitel: Annas Tod und Begraebnis
05:01:41 - 51 - 3. Band, 08. Kapitel: Auch Judith geht
05:19:08 - 52 - 3. Band, 09. Kapitel: Das Pergamentlein
05:44:42 - 53 - 3. Band, 10. Kapitel: Der Schaedel (Teil 1)
06:34:35 - 54 - 3. Band, 10. Kapitel: Der Schaedel (Teil 2)
Der grüne Heinrich von Gottfried Keller ist ein teilweise autobiographischer Roman, der neben Goethes Wilhelm Meister und Stifters Nachsommer als einer der bedeutendsten Bildungsromane der deutschen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts gilt. Dies ist die 'zweite Fassung' des Romans, eine Überarbeitung Kellers aus dem Jahre 1870. (Zusammenfassung von Wikipedia)
More information: http://librivox.org/der-gruene-heinrich-zweite-fassung/
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. PACKARD (1877 - 1942)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
Read by: Maire Rhode, Lars Rolander (1942-2016), Julia Albath, webround, Roger Melin, Jacob Cherry, Wyatt in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - P-1 Ch 1-A The Gray Seal
00:23:22 - 02 - P-1 Ch 1-B The Gray Seal
00:50:00 - 03 - P-1 Ch 2-A By Proxy
01:08:34 - 04 - P-1 Ch 2-B By Proxy
01:27:41 - 05 - P-1 Ch 2-C By Proxy
01:58:38 - 06 - P-1 Ch 3-A The Mother Lode
02:19:25 - 07 - P-1 Ch 3-B The Mother Lode
02:41:13 - 08 - P-1 Ch 3-C The Mother Lode
03:04:51 - 09 - P-1 Ch 4-A The Counterfeit Five
03:25:50 - 10 - P-1 Ch 4-B The Counterfeit Five
03:53:11 - 11 - P-1 Ch 4-C The Counterfeit Five
04:15:46 - 12 - P-1 Ch 5-A The Affair of the Pushcart Man
04:43:26 - 13 - P-1 Ch 5-B The Affair of the Pushcart Man
05:18:56 - 14 - P-1 Ch 6-A Devil's Work
05:45:34 - 15 - P-1 Ch 6-B Devil's Work
06:13:31 - 16 - P-1 Ch 6-C Devil's Work
06:36:52 - 17 - P-1 Ch 7-A The Thief
06:58:29 - 18 - P-1 Ch 7-B The Thief
07:25:57 - 19 - P-1 Ch 7-C The Thief
07:50:51 - 20 - P-1 Ch 8-A The Man Higher Up
08:10:58 - 21 - P-1 Ch 8-B The Man Higher Up
08:39:12 - 22 - P-1 Ch 8-C The Man Higher Up
08:59:07 - 23 - P-1 Ch 9-A Two Crooks and a Knave
09:25:45 - 24 - P-1 Ch 9-B Two Crooks and a Knave
09:56:02 - 25 - P-1 Ch 9-C Two Crooks and a Knave
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 - February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist born in Montreal, Quebec. He worked as a civil engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He later wrote a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale. Jimmie Dale is a wealthy playboy by day, with a Harvard education and membership to New York City's ultra-exclusive private club St. James. But at night he puts on a costume and becomes The Grey Seal, who enters businesses or homes and cracks safes, always leaving a diamond shaped, grey paper 'seal' behind to mark his conquest, but never taking anything. He was just doing it for 'the sheer deviltry of it' at first, but when a woman catches him, she blackmails him to war on certain crime organizations. Jimmie Dale/The Grey Seal is often credited with greatly influencing and popularizing later pulp and comic book heroes. The foppish playboy-by-day-crimefighter-by-night routine had a precursor in The Scarlet Pimpernel, but it was Jimmie Dale that brought the idea into a contemporary setting and added the idea of a costume and mask for his secret identity, serving as a possible influence for characters like Zorro and The Shadow. He also established the concept of a hero's secret hideout or lair, The Sanctuary, a precersor of the Batcave or the Fortress of Solitude. (Summary by Wikipedia and Maire Rhode)The sequel to this book, The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale, can also be found on Librivox.
More information: http://librivox.org/the-adventures-of-jimmie-dale-by-frank-l-packard/
Further Chronicles of Avonlea (version 2) (Dramatic Reading) by Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Family
Read by: Beth Thomas in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:08:02 - 01 - Story 1 - Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat
00:30:17 - 02 - Story 2 - The Materializing of Cecil
00:50:58 - 03 - Story 3 - Her Father's Daughter
01:33:10 - 04 - Story 4 - Jane's Baby
01:56:51 - 05 - Story 5 - The Dream Child
02:25:37 - 06 - Story 6 - The Brother who Failed
02:47:25 - 07 - Story 7 - The Return of Hester
03:05:42 - 08 - Story 8 - The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily
03:21:48 - 09 - Story 9 - Sara's Way
03:39:06 - 10 - Story 10 - The Son of His Mother
04:14:20 - 11 - Story 11 - The Education of Betty
04:49:06 - 12 - Story 12 - In her Selfless Mood
05:29:06 - 13 - Story 13 - The Conscience Case of David Bell
05:50:13 - 14 - Story 14 - Only a Common Fellow
06:08:10 - 15 - Story 15 - Tannis of the Flats
After her famed book 'Anne of Green Gables,' Lucy Maud Montgomery continued her stories in 'Chronicles of Avonlea' followed by 'Further Chronicles of Avonlea.' The book includes fifteen short and entertaining, funny, and romantic stories. She brings back old characters such as Anne, Rachel Lynde, and Matthew Cuthbert, although most of the stories are focused around new characters living in Avonlea. Summary by francesb. Prooflisteners: Beth Thomas, and Kimberly Krause.Story 1 - Aunt Cynthia's Persian CatEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator/Sue: Beth ThomasAunt Cynthia: Lynne ThompsonMax: Arnaldo MachadoIsmay: Frances BrownOld Woman: Kristin GjerløwStory 2 - The Materializing of CecilEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator/Charlotte: Beth ThomasGeorgie: Kimberly KrauseWilhelmina: Frances BrownJosephine: Kristin GjerløwSusette: LydiaMaggie: KHandCecil: RedFoxNancy: Eliza Anne HoldtStory 3 - Her Father's DaughterEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator: Kristin GjerløwIsabella Spencer: Piper ReidRachel Spencer: Amanda FridayDavid Spencer: Beth ThomasAunt Jane: Lynne ThompsonCarrie Bell: Kimberly KrauseFrank: RedFoxStory 4 - Jane's BabyEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator: Beth ThomasMiss Rosetta: Kimberly KrauseMr. Patterson: Frances BrownCharlotte Wheeler: Kristin GjerløwMrs. Gordon: KHandStory 5 - The Dream ChildEditor: RapunzelinaDavid/Narrator: Paul SimoninJosephine: Kimberly KrauseAbel Blair: Beth ThomasDoctor: RedFoxStory 6 - The Brother who FailedEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator: Beth ThomasJames: Arnaldo MachadoAunt Isabel & Edith: Frances BrownKathleen Bell: Amanda FridayMalcolm: ToddHWRalph: Kimberly KrauseMargaret: Kristin GjerløwStory 7 - The Return of HesterEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator/Margaret: Kristin GjerløwHester: Amanda FridayJames Trent & Hugh Blair: Frances BrownStory 8 - The Little Brown Book of Mrs. EmilyEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator & Anne: thestorygirlDiana: Amanda FridayMarilla: Kristin GjerløwStory 9 - Sara's WayEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator & Lige Baxter: Beth ThomasSara: SavannahMrs. Jonas: Kristin GjerløwMrs. Eben: Sarah HoltzMrs. George Pye: Amanda FridayMrs. Rachel Lynde: Lynne ThompsonMrs. Harmon Andrews: Etel BussMr. Harmon Andrews: Frances BrownStory 10 - The Son of His MotherEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator: Beth ThomasThyra Carewe: Kristin GjerløwMrs. Cynthia White: Etel BussAugust: Arnaldo MachadoCarl: ToddHWAbel Blair: Kimberly KrauseChester: Piper ReidStory 11 - The Education of BettyEditor: Sweet PeaStephen/ Narrator: ToddHWYoung Betty: Frances BrownSara: SavannahOlder Betty: Amanda FridayStory 12 - In her Selfless MoodEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator & Charles: Beth ThomasNaomi: Kristin GjerløwCaroline: Frances BrownEunice: thestorygirlChristopher: Arnaldo MachadoSarah: Amanda FridayDoctor: RedFoxElecta: Etel BussStory 13 - The Conscience Case of David BellEditor: Sweet PeaNarrator: Beth ThomasEben: Kristin GjerløwMollie: Frances BrownMiriam: Woolly BeeMary: LydiaDavid: Arnaldo MachadoMr. Bentley: ToddHWFlora Jane: Amanda FridayStory 14 - Only a Common FellowEditor: Sweet PeaNarrator/Rachel: Kristin GjerløwPhillippa: Amanda FridayIsabella: Woolly BeeOwen Blair: Beth ThomasMark Foster: Frances BrownStory 15 - Tannis of the FlatsEditor: RapunzelinaNarrator: Beth ThomasTannis: Eliza Anne HoldtJerome Carey: Arnaldo MachadoMan: Kimberly KrauseMrs. Joe Esquint: Lynne ThompsonElinor: Kristin GjerløwPaul: Piper ReidDoctor: Frances BrownMaid: Woolly Bee
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Woman in Science by John Augustine ZAHM (1851 - 1921)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History , Science
Read by: Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Leni, Sirmelja, Ruth Golding, Amy Gramour, Ralph Kerwin, Availle, J. M. Smallheer, Mich_elle, Bellona Times, Kara Shallenberg, Beth Thomas, TriciaG, Stephanie Lee in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 13 - Women in Physics
00:33:04 - 14 - Women in Chemistry
01:09:46 - 15 - Women in the Natural Sciences, Part 1
01:32:30 - 16 - Women in the Natural Sciences, Part 2
01:59:20 - 17 - Women in Medicine and Surgery, Part 1
02:42:39 - 18 - Women in Medicine and Surgery, Part 2
03:23:42 - 19 - Women in Archæology, Part 1
03:55:23 - 20 - Women in Archæology, Part 2
04:18:02 - 21 - Women as Inventors, Part 1
04:39:16 - 22 - Women as Inventors, Part 2
05:04:12 - 23 - Women as Inspirers and Collaborators in Science, Part 1
05:30:07 - 24 - Women as Inspirers and Collaborators in Science, Part 2
05:58:29 - 25 - The Future of Women in Science: Summary and Epilogue, Part 1
06:32:19 - 26 - The Future of Women in Science: Summary and Epilogue, Part 2
A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)
More information: http://librivox.org/woman-in-science-by-john-augustine-zahm/
Ollanta - Drama Quichua en Tres Actos y en Verso by UNKNOWN ( - )
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Plays, Romance
Read by: KendalRigans in Spanish
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introducción
00:08:29 - 01 - Proemio
00:24:54 - 02 - Acto Primero - Escena 1
00:29:39 - 03 - Acto Primero - Escena 2
00:30:54 - 04 - Acto Primero - Escena 3
00:36:59 - 05 - Acto Primero - Escena 4
00:38:12 - 06 - Acto Primero - Escena 5
00:39:52 - 07 - Acto Primero - Escena 6
00:41:56 - 08 - Acto Primero - Escena 7
00:42:36 - 09 - Acto Primero - Escena 8
00:43:58 - 10 - Acto Primero - Escena 9
00:45:35 - 11 - Acto Primero - Escena 10
00:48:04 - 12 - Acto Primero - Escena 11
00:50:49 - 13 - Acto Primero - Escena 12
00:53:09 - 14 - Acto Primero - Escena 13
00:58:40 - 15 - Acto Segundo - Escena 1
00:59:40 - 16 - Acto Segundo - Escena 2
01:01:42 - 17 - Acto Segundo - Escena 3
01:08:35 - 18 - Acto Segundo - Escena 4
01:10:28 - 19 - Acto Segundo - Escena 5
01:14:07 - 20 - Acto Segundo - Escena 6
01:15:20 - 21 - Acto Segundo - Escena 7
01:16:09 - 22 - Acto Segundo - Escena 8
01:18:29 - 23 - Acto Segundo - Escena 9
01:20:35 - 24 - Acto Segundo - Escena 10
01:21:41 - 25 - Acto Segundo - Escena 11
01:24:29 - 26 - Acto Tercero - Escena 1
01:26:14 - 27 - Acto Tercero - Escena 2
01:27:29 - 28 - Acto Tercero - Escena 3
01:32:30 - 29 - Acto Tercero - Escena 4
01:33:50 - 30 - Acto Tercero - Escena 5
01:36:55 - 31 - Acto Tercero - Escena 6
01:38:35 - 32 - Acto Tercero - Escena 7
01:46:39 - 33 - Acto Tercero - Escena 8
01:49:24 - 34 - Acto Tercero - Escena 9
Ollantay u Ollántay es un drama escrito originalmente en quechua colonial, considerado por unos como de origen incaico —y como tal la más antigua y rotunda expresión de la literatura quechua—; y por otros como de origen hispano colonial. El más antiguo manuscrito de esta obra perteneció al sacerdote Antonio Valdés , a quien por algún tiempo se consideró su autor original; pero existen otros manuscritos divergentes que han hecho pensar en la existencia de una fuente común, de más remoto origen. La posición más aceptada actualmente es que la historia contada en el drama es de origen inca, que fue conservada durante mucho tiempo como tradición oral, hasta que en la época colonial fue adaptada para su escenificación teatral según el molde occidental, aunque continúa en el anonimato el autor o autores de tal adaptación. El general de los ejércitos incas, Ollantay, es un guerrero de origen plebeyo que por sus excelentes servicios ha sido elevado a la nobleza de privilegio y al que se le han concedido numerosos premios. Pero se enamora de Cusi Coyllur , hija del Inca Pachacútec , amor prohibido, pues de acuerdo a las leyes de Imperio, nadie, salvo otro de linaje inca, puede casarse con una princesa. No obstante, Ollantay, enceguecido por el amor, se une a Cusi Coyllur, secreto que comparte la reina madre Ccoya o Anahuarqui. Pese a los augurios en contra que le da el Huillac Uma o sumo sacerdote, Ollantay decide pedir al Inca que apruebe formalmente su unión con Cusi Coyllur. Pachacútec le recuerda a Ollantay su origen humilde y le señala su increíble audacia de querer 'subir demasiado alto'; luego, enfurecido, lo expulsa de su presencia. Cusi Coyllur es encerrada en un calabozo de la casa de mujeres escogidas o Acllahuasi, donde deberá expiar su falta; allí dará a luz una niña, fruto de su amor con Ollantay, a la cual llamará Ima Súmac , desde entonces ocurren diversos hechos que desencadenan en apasionados enfrentamientos entre el Inca y el que fuera su mejor guerrero: Ollanta. Summary by Ricardo PalmaOllantay or Ollantay is a drama originally written in colonial Quechua, considered by some to be of Inca origin - and as such the oldest and most outspoken expression of Quechua literature; and by others as of Hispanic colonial origin. The oldest manuscript of this work belonged to the priest Antonio Valdes , who for some time was considered its original author; but there are other divergent manuscripts that have made us think of the existence of a common source, of more remote origin. The most accepted position today is that the story told in the drama is of Inca origin, that was conserved for a long time as oral tradition until in colonial times it was adapted for its theatrical staging according to the western mold, although the author of this adaptation remains unknown. The General of the Inca armies, Ollantay, is a warrior of plebeian origin who has been elevated to the nobility of privilege for his excellent services and who has been awarded numerous prizes. He falls in love with Cusi Coyllur, daughter of the Inca Pachacútec . Their love is forbidden, since according to the laws of Empire no one except one of Inca lineage can marry a princess. Nevertheless, Ollantay, blinded by this love, is united to Cusi Coyllur, a secret shared by the queen mother Ccoya or Anahuarqui. In ...
More information: http://librivox.org/ollanta/
Graustark by George Barr MCCUTCHEON (1866 - 1928)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction, Romance
Read by: Maire Rhode, Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014), Christine Blachford, Cori Samuel, Annise in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - MR. GRENFALL LORRY SEEKS ADVENTURE
00:29:46 - 02 - TWO STRANGERS IN A COACH
00:58:48 - 03 - MISS GUGGENSLOCKER
01:38:02 - 04 - THE INVITATION EXTENDED
02:05:21 - 05 - SENTIMENTAL EXCHANGE
02:32:08 - 06 - GRAUSTARK
03:08:12 - 07 - THE LADY IN THE CARRIAGE
03:29:32 - 08 - THE ABDUCTION OF A PRINCESS
03:59:38 - 09 - THE EXPLOIT OF LORRY AND ANGUISH
04:19:22 - 10 - YETIVE
04:48:53 - 11 - LOVE IN A CASTLE
05:09:42 - 12 - A WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
05:22:55 - 13 - UNDER MOON AND MONASTERY
05:51:11 - 14 - THE EPISODE OF THE THRONE ROOM
06:08:47 - 15 - THE BETROTHAL
06:24:08 - 16 - A CLASH AND IT'S RESULT
06:39:54 - 17 - IN THE TOWER
06:54:01 - 18 - THE FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
07:11:26 - 19 - THE SOLDIER
07:39:05 - 20 - THE APPROACHING ORDEAL
07:56:17 - 21 - FROM A WINDOW ABOVE
08:21:11 - 22 - GRENFALL LORRY'S FOE
08:36:14 - 23 - THE VISITOR AT MIDNIGHT
09:01:31 - 24 - OFF TO THE DUNGEON
09:19:33 - 25 - BECAUSE I LOVE HIM
09:41:52 - 26 - THE GUESSING OF ANGUISH
09:56:31 - 27 - ON THE BALCONY AGAIN
10:15:41 - 28 - THE MAID OF GRAUSTARK
The Graustark novels are stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance similar to Anthony Hope's 1894 novel, The Prisoner of Zenda, and its sequels. They were popular best-sellers at the time they were published and the original editions are still readily available in used book shops. The novels gave their name to a fictional genre called Graustarkian: this genre contains tales of romance and intrigue usually featuring titled characters in small, fictional, Central European countries.During the 1870's, Graustark's ruler, Prince Ganlook, was killed in a war with neighboring Axphain. As part of the ensuing peace treaty, Graustark agreed to pay a large indemnity to Axphain, to be due, with interest, in fifteen years. (Summary from Wikipedia)
More information: http://librivox.org/graustark-by-george-barr-mccutcheon/
Tangled Trails by William MacLeod RAINE (1871 - 1954)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Westerns, Published 1900 onward
Read by: Roger Melin in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 38 - A Full Morning
00:24:23 - 39 - Kirby Invites Himself to a Ride
00:39:31 - 40 - The Mills of the Gods
01:01:45 - 41 - Enter X
01:19:29 - 42 - The New World
The aptly titled 'Tangled Trails, A Western Detective Story' takes the listener through a web of curious incidents revolving around the murder of a prominent man in Denver. Kirby Lane was quite obviously the guilty party in the murder of his uncle. Lane, among others, had had a falling out with his uncle, the victim James Cunningham. But there were some who believed his nephew to be innocent of the hideous crime. Lane feared the guilty party to be a female bronco rider whom he had befriended, as her presence at the scene of the crime was quite evident, albeit only to him. There were others also who appeared to be implicated in the murder for various reasons, thus leading to a veritable tangling of clues and suspects. Was there a detective capable enough to untangle this web? ( Roger Melin)
More information: http://librivox.org/tangled-trails-by-william-macleod-raine/
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