Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey CHAUCER (c. 1343 - 1400) Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: Alan Clare, Arouet, Kara Shallenberg, Kristin Hughes, Karen Savage, Val Grimm in Middle English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by ACC 00:01:22 - 02 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by IWM 00:02:28 - 03 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by KS 00:03:46 - 04 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by KLH 00:05:06 - 05 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by KRS 00:06:10 - 06 - Prologue to the Canterbury Tales - Read by VG LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Lines 1-18 by Geoffrey Chaucer. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 15th, 2007. More information: http://librivox.org/prologue-to-the-canterbury-tales-lines-1-18-by-geoffrey-chaucer/

The Sins of Hollywood by Ed ROBERTS ( - ) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Art, Design & Architecture Read by: Chuck Williamson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - The Reasons for the 'Sins of Hollywood' 00:07:33 - 01 - 01 - Dope! 00:25:34 - 02 - 02 - Duck Blinds! 00:41:33 - 03 - 03 - Strip Poker and Paddle Parties 01:02:44 - 04 - 04 - How the Great Letty Played Her Cards 01:21:10 - 05 - 05 - The 'Gold Digger' and the Wife 01:37:17 - 06 - 06 - The Battle Royal That Led to Stardom 01:53:01 - 07 - 07 - A Wonderful Lover! 02:07:39 - 08 - 08 - Whiskey Fumes and Orange Blossoms 02:17:23 - 09 - 09 - A Movie Queen and a Broken Home 02:30:09 - 10 - 10 - Making Sodom Look Sick 02:36:24 - 11 - 11 - The Girl Who Wanted Work Exacerbated by several high-profile Hollywood scandals, a wave of anti-Hollywood rhetoric tried to paint the movie capital as a veritable hotbed of crime, licentiousness, and moral transgression. THE SINS OF HOLLYWOOD, published in May 1922, is perhaps the most prominent anti-Hollywood polemic published during this turbulent time in film history. This anonymously-written booklet recounts in sensational, lurid detail the various high-profile scandals that precipitated the firestorm surrounding Hollywood's supposed moral turpitude. The author (later identified as former PHOTOPLAY editor Ed Roberts) pulls no punches in his condemnation of 'movie vice.' He even takes aim at some of Hollywood's biggest stars, directors, and producers: Rudolph Valentino, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Reid, Thomas Ince, Mabel Normand, Mae Busch, and more. Although real names are only sparingly used, most subjects are easily identified.In a nutshell, the author takes us on a guided tour through the seedy, disreputable, thoroughly indecent underworld that lurks beneath Hollywood's glistening, glamorous facade. It is a sensational work of moral alarmism that gives us a wild, untamed, unapologetically lurid account of Hollywood's dark side. NOTE: This book is an entertaining, propulsively readable book regardless of one's prior knowledge of early Hollywood history. However, some listeners may want to know the identities of these scandalized stars. Their identities can be found in the annotations provided by TAYLOROLOGY: http://www.taylorology.com/issues/Taylor30.txt (Summary by ChuckW) More information: http://librivox.org/the-sins-of-hollywood-by-ed-roberts/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Underground Railroad, Part 4 by William STILL (1821 - 1902) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C) Read by: Michele Fry, Larry Wilson, Jennifer Dorr, Greg Giordano, Lee Smalley, Denise Nordell, Maria Kasper, Joanne Rochon in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Arrivals from Belleair and Maryland 00:12:30 - 02 - Arrivals from New Market and Virginia 00:21:04 - 03 - Arrivals from , Richmond, Norfolk, VA and from Near Baltimore 00:28:33 - 04 - Arrivals from Virginia, Washington D.C. and Virginia 00:33:28 - 05 - Arrivals from the Old Dominion 00:50:33 - 06 - Arrivals from Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina and Delaware 01:01:23 - 07 - Arrival from Maryland 01:11:04 - 08 - Arrivals from Maryland, District of Columbia and Honey Brook Township 01:19:39 - 09 - Arrivals from Alexandria, VA and the Seat of Government 01:29:57 - 10 - Crossing the Bay in a Skiff 01:39:23 - 11 - Arrivals from Kent County MD, Washington and Cecil County 01:47:39 - 12 - Arrivals from Georgetown, D.C. and Sussex County 01:58:53 - 13 - Sundry Arrivals in 1859; Arrival from Richmond 02:10:56 - 14 - Arrivals from Delaware and Richmond 02:23:12 - 15 - Arrival from Maryland; Sundry Arrivals, Arrivals from Maryland and Delaware 02:35:17 - 16 - Arrivals from Virginia; Sundry Arrivals from Maryland; Arrivals from Richmond and Maryland 02:47:47 - 17 - Arrivals from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia; Sundry Arrivals from Maryland and Virginia; Arrivals from Seaford and Tapps' Neck MD 02:58:16 - 18 - Arrival from Maryland; Sundry Arrivals from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware 03:09:25 - 19 - Arrivals from Different Points 03:22:17 - 20 - Sundry Arrivals From Maryland; Arrival from Virginia and Baltimore 03:36:46 - 21 - Arrivals from Maryland and Fredericksburg; Sundry Arrivals from Maryland 03:51:37 - 22 - Crossing the Bay in a Batteau; Arrivals from Dorchester County and Maryland 04:03:55 - 23 - Twelve Months in the Woods; Arrival from Maryland; A Slave Catcher Caught in His Own Trap 04:15:31 - 24 - Arrival from Richmond, 1858 04:27:06 - 25 - Arrival from Richmond, 1859 04:36:11 - 26 - Arrival from Richmond 04:55:36 - 27 - 'Aunt Hannah Moore' 05:11:33 - 28 - Kidnapping of Rachel and Elizabeth Parker, Murder of Joseph C. Miller, in 1851 and 1852 05:26:25 - 29 - Arrival from Virginia, 1854 05:33:08 - 30 - Arrival from Norfolk 05:37:54 - 31 - Arrival of Fifteen from Norfolk, VA 05:59:23 - 32 - Case of Euphemia Williams, Part 1 06:10:59 - 33 - Case of Euphemia Williams, Part 2 06:22:21 - 34 - Case of Euphemia Williams, Part 3 06:41:22 - 35 - Case of Euphemia Williams, Part 4 'The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a horror, or a sense of humiliation and shame that makes the blood curdle or the cheek flush, or the breathing difficult. The best and the worst sides of human nature are successfully exhibited. Here heroism and patience stand out transfigured; there selfishness and brutality hold carnival till it seems as though justice had been exiled and God had forgotten his own. The number of cases reported is very large, and the method in which the author has done his work is commendable. There is no rhetorical ambition. The narratives are embodied in plain language. The facts are left to make their own impression, without an attempt to embellish them by the aid of imagination.' From the 'Morning Star,' Dover, New Hampshire.William Still is often called the Father of the Underground Railroad. Over 14 years, he helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Still was committed to preserving the stories of the bondmen and he kept careful records of the many escaped slaves who passed through the Philadelphia 'station'. The Underground Railroad was published in 1871 from Still's records and diaries. In bringing you these stories, Librivox volunteers are reading from the 1878 edition. (Summary by MaryAnn)Complete list of recordings comprising this book:The Underground Railroad, Part 1, The Underground Railroad, Part 2, The Underground Railroad, Part 3, The Underground Railroad, Part 4, The Underground Railroad, Part 5. More information: http://librivox.org/the-underground-railroad-part-4-by-william-still/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Paradise Lost by John MILTON (1608 - 1674) Genre(s): Poetry, Epics Read by: Owen, J A Carter, Kirsten Ferreri, Cori Samuel, Greg Bryant, Catharine Eastman, Clayton J. Smith, Rosalind Wills, Eric Ray, Onjana Yawnghwe, hefyd, Kurt Wong in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Book One, Part 1 00:25:15 - 02 - Book One, Part 2 00:51:04 - 03 - Book Two, Part 1 01:15:09 - 04 - Book Two, Part 2 01:44:26 - 05 - Book Three, Part 1 02:03:35 - 06 - Book Three, Part 2 02:24:48 - 07 - Book Four, Part 1 02:57:14 - 08 - Book Four, Part 2 03:27:13 - 09 - Book Five, Part 1 03:49:08 - 10 - Book Five, Part 2 04:14:08 - 11 - Book Six, Part 1 04:33:32 - 12 - Book Six, Part 2 05:01:25 - 13 - Book Seven, Part 1 05:38:51 - 14 - Book Seven, Part 2 06:15:15 - 15 - Book Eight, Part 1 06:41:55 - 16 - Book Eight, Part 2 07:17:34 - 17 - Book Nine, Part 1 07:50:10 - 18 - Book Nine, Part 2 08:18:29 - 19 - Book Ten, Part 1 08:55:57 - 20 - Book Ten, Part 2 Paradise Lost is the first epic of English literature written in the classical style. John Milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of Homer, Virgil, and Dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully represented the most basic tenets of the Protestant faith. His work, which was dictated from memory and transcribed by his daughter, remains as one of the most powerful English poems. (Summary by Caeristhiona)This is a recording of the text of Milton's first edition of 1667, which had ten books, unlike the second edition (1674) which was redivided into twelve books in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid. See Wikipedia entry. More information: http://librivox.org/paradise-lost-by-john-milton/