The Devil's Garden by William Babington MAXWELL (1866 - 1938) Genre(s): Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Read by: Tom Weiss in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 21 - Chapter 21 00:09:50 - 22 - Chapter 22 00:18:35 - 23 - Chapter 23 00:41:01 - 24 - Chapter 24 00:55:44 - 25 - Chapter 25 01:01:21 - 26 - Chapter 26 01:19:54 - 27 - Chapter 27 01:41:56 - 28 - Chapter 28 02:10:33 - 29 - Chapter 29 02:42:20 - 30 - Chapter 30 03:15:41 - 31 - Chapter 31 03:49:59 - 32 - Chapter 32 04:17:47 - 33 - Chapter 33 04:30:56 - 34 - Chapter 34 04:52:54 - 35 - Chapter 35 Risque for its time, but tame by today's standards, The Devil's Garden is a story of passion and mystery. William Dale, the main character of the story is Postmaster of Rodhaven. He is introduced as an honest peasant of uncompromising temper, whose rough nature is ever softened by his pretty wife Mavis. Mavis is an orphan raised by her Aunt Petherick. Known as Will, and referred to as Dale throughout the story, he gets into trouble at the post office but thanks to the intervention of the local magnet of Rodhaven, he is cleared and reinstated. At the height of his joy, his wife meets him in London. Together they dine at a good restaurant and attend a music hall performance. Dale's evening in London is transformed into a catastrophe when he learns a past secret about Mavis that threatens his marriage. Confronted with this secret, Will and Mavis struggle to make their marriage work and become successful. Ironically, Dale is eventually confronted by the same scenario.The novel was a top ten Publisher's Weekly Best Seller in 1914. The book was banned in London. At times, the book seems slow and the listener may wonder what point the author is trying to make. Then suddenly, Maxwell sends you into a frenzy with something unexpected. (Tom Weiss) More information: http://librivox.org/the-devils-garden-by-william-babington-maxwell/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

We of the Never-Never by Jeannie GUNN (1870 - 1961) Genre(s): Published 1900 onward Read by: Gail Timmerman Vaughan, KHand, Mike Pelton in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Dedicated to and PRELUDE 00:02:37 - 01 - CHAPTER I 00:14:30 - 02 - CHAPTER II 00:30:45 - 03 - CHAPTER III 00:48:16 - 04 - CHAPTER IV 01:08:24 - 05 - CHAPTER V 01:29:30 - 06 - CHAPTER VI 01:42:57 - 07 - CHAPTER VII 02:11:46 - 08 - CHAPTER VIII 02:30:46 - 09 - CHAPTER IX 02:55:47 - 10 - CHAPTER X 03:16:09 - 11 - CHAPTER XI 03:37:43 - 12 - CHAPTER XII 03:54:52 - 13 - CHAPTER XIII 04:20:36 - 14 - CHAPTER XIV 04:49:24 - 15 - CHAPTER XV 05:09:45 - 16 - CHAPTER XVI 05:26:57 - 17 - CHAPTER XVII 05:50:18 - 18 - CHAPTER XVIII 06:19:17 - 19 - CHAPTER XIX 06:28:40 - 20 - CHAPTER XX 06:55:27 - 21 - CHAPTER XXI We of the Never Never is the second book written by Jeannie Gunn under the name of 'Mrs Aeneas Gunn'. It is considered by many as a classic of Australian writing. The book was published as a novel but draws on the author's own experience in settling on the Elsey Station way out in the 'back blocks' of the Katherine region of the Northern Territories of Australia early in the 20th century. The primary concession to fiction was that she fictionalised the names of many of the real-life characters that featured in her life at the time, giving them names like 'the Sanguine Scott', 'the Fizzer', 'the Quiet Stockman' and 'the Dandy'. Shortly after their marriage, Jeannie Gunn (to be dubbed 'the Missus') and her husand, Aeneas Gunn 'the Maluka', travelled to Darwin then into the Katherine to take up the management of the Elsey Cattle Station. The idea of introducing a white woman into the outback of the Northern Territory of the time met with opposition from all directions, and with flurries of telegrams from the men of the Elsey, but on she travelled, proving to be resilient and energetic. What follows is a rural romance, punctuated with occasional lyrical descriptions of the surrounds of the Elsey. We of the Never Never covers the time that Jeannie and Aeneas Gunn lived at the Elsey in 1902 and 1903.NOTE: The book is a product of its time and the descriptions of aboriginal people and their treatment reflect the attitudes of early 20th century whites. However, Chapters 19 and 20 go beyond this and describe preparation for and execution of a hunt down the rivers for aboriginal people -- described repeatedly with a racist epithet that was commonly used in that time but is completely unacceptable now. (Introduction by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan) More information: http://librivox.org/we-of-the-never-never-by-jeannie-gunn/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Through Fairy Halls of My Bookhouse by VARIOUS ( - ) and Olive Beaupre MILLER (1883 - 1968) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Read by: Oxenhandler, Jana Ross, Charlotte Duckett, kandice stehlik, Amy Gramour, Jeffrey McCamish, mlcui, ashleighjane, Emily Jones, Jill Engle, Snapdragon, Annette McGuinness, TriciaG, Joe Becker, Carmen Stewart, Lorelei, nomorejeffs, Matthew Scott, bedwere, mhartfeldt, Grace, J.J. Wazman, deongines, nbvoices, DJRickyV, Eden Rea-Hedrick, Kakkarot211, rookieblue, ToddHW in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 58 - The Fog 00:00:52 - 59 - The Ragged Pedlar 00:11:45 - 60 - The Pedlar's Song 00:12:29 - 61 - David and Goliath 00:21:43 - 62 - Rhodopis and Her Little Gilded Sandals: The First Cinderella Story 00:29:11 - 63 - A Day 00:30:31 - 64 - Phaeton a Greek Myth 00:43:38 - 65 - The Cloud 00:44:56 - 66 - The Golden Touch 01:17:35 - 67 - The Humming Bird 01:18:25 - 68 - The Acorn and the Pumpkin 01:20:28 - 69 - The Golden Bird: A German Fairy Tale 01:39:24 - 70 - The Bells 01:40:33 - 71 - The Snow Queen 02:25:44 - 72 - Prince Cherry 02:48:24 - 73 - Gigi and the Magic Ring: An Italian Fairy Tale 03:10:21 - 74 - The Month of March: An Italian Fairy Tale 03:21:42 - 75 - March 03:22:54 - 76 - Columbine and Her Playfellows of the Italian Pantomime 03:39:41 - 77 - The Six Swans: A German Fairy Tale 03:49:52 - 78 - The Two Bad Bargains: A Serbian Tale\ 03:59:44 - 79 - How the Waterfall Came to the Thirsting Mountain: A Roumanian Fairy Tale 04:15:18 - 80 - The Cataract of Lodore 04:16:37 - 81 - Through the Mouse Hole: A Czech Fairy Tale 04:36:49 - 82 - April 04:37:59 - 83 - Tudur Ap Einion: A Welsh Fairy Tale 04:45:43 - 84 - East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon: A Norse Folk Tale 05:04:23 - 85 - The Boy and the Elf 05:30:59 - 86 - Little Diamond and the North Wind 05:59:55 - 87 - The Renowned and World-Famous Adventures of Punch and Judy Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the third volume of the 'My Bookhouse' series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes. (Summary by Maria Therese) More information: http://librivox.org/through-fairy-halls-of-my-bookhouse-by-olive-beaupre-miller/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Prince and the Pauper (version 2) by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Read by: Elijah Fisher, deongines, MaryAnne, AlvinJPrice, Wiebke, Cunmolly, Dory, Denise Nordell, Roohi, Katy Caselli, Nancee Cline in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The birth of the Prince and the Pauper. 00:02:32 - 02 - Tom's early life. 00:13:03 - 03 - Tom's meeting with the Prince. 00:26:34 - 04 - The Prince's troubles begin. 00:36:20 - 05 - Tom as a patrician. 00:52:10 - 06 - Tom receives instructions. 01:08:26 - 07 - Tom's first royal dinner. 01:19:12 - 08 - The question of the Seal. 01:26:01 - 09 - The river pageant. 01:33:47 - 10 - The Prince in the toils. 01:58:48 - 11 - At Guildhall. 02:11:41 - 12 - The Prince and his deliverer. 02:40:39 - 13 - The disappearance of the Prince. 02:51:27 - 14 - 'Le Roi est mort--vive le Roi.' 03:14:18 - 15 - Tom as King. 03:36:33 - 16 - The state dinner. 03:42:20 - 17 - Foo-foo the First. 04:00:47 - 18 - The Prince with the tramps. 04:19:41 - 19 - The Prince with the peasants. 04:32:46 - 20 - The Prince and the hermit. 04:49:10 - 21 - Hendon to the rescue. 04:58:36 - 22 - A victim of treachery. 05:10:52 - 23 - The Prince a prisoner. 05:17:33 - 24 - The escape. 05:23:45 - 25 - Hendon Hall. 05:38:34 - 26 - Disowned. 05:47:39 - 27 - In prison. 06:08:30 - 28 - The sacrifice. 06:16:53 - 29 - To London. 06:21:36 - 30 - Tom's progress. 06:27:10 - 31 - The Recognition procession. 06:40:07 - 32 - Coronation Day. One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in life and how very similar they both are to one another in appearance. They decide to trade clothes for a few minutes to see what it is like. Still in Tom's clothes, the Prince, Edward, leaves the room for a few minutes, and the guards mistake him for the pauper, throwing him out of the palace!Tom decides to try and act like the prince, not knowing what has happened to him. Everyone thinks the prince is ill, causing him to forget things, while the real prince struggles to survive in the streets of his own kingdom. This story is about all the adventures both have in the process. --Summary by Fiddlesticks More information: http://librivox.org/the-prince-and-the-pauper-2-by-mark-twain/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)