Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer by Richard STEELE (1672 - 1729) Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Humorous Fiction Read by: Elijah Fisher in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:06:39 - 01 - The Staffian Race 00:15:44 - 02 - Pacolet 00:28:13 - 03 - Pacolet's story 00:41:14 - 04 - Recollections 00:53:27 - 05 - Marriage of Sister Jenny 01:06:36 - 06 - Professional: A Case of Spleen 01:13:04 - 07 - The Dream of Fame 01:32:39 - 08 - Love and Sorrow 01:45:45 - 09 - Love and Reason 01:55:21 - 10 - A Business Meeting 02:04:41 - 11 - Duello 02:09:29 - 12 - Happy Marriage 02:23:19 - 13 - Dead Folk 02:36:04 - 14 - The Wife Dead 02:46:43 - 15 - The Club at ''The Trumpet'' 02:57:25 - 16 - A Very Pretty Poet 03:06:22 - 17 - Fatherly Care 03:16:21 - 18 - Bickerstaff Censor: Cases In Court 03:58:09 - 19 - Of Men Who Are Not Their Own Masters 04:09:44 - 20 - False Doctoring 04:18:44 - 21 - Drinking 04:25:46 - 22 - Night and Day 04:36:44 - 23 - Two Old Ladies 04:48:23 - 24 - Maria Calls In Shire Lane 04:54:37 - 25 - Sister Jenny and Her Husband 05:06:32 - 26 - Love That Will Live 05:18:31 - 27 - Mr. Bickerstaff's Nephews Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. was a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then famous Almanac-maker and astrologer John Partridge. In 1709, Richard Steele bolstered the release of his new satirical paper The Tatler by naming the fictitious Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. as editor. These are fictional essays/memoirs of Bickerstaff, written by Steele. Isaac writes from his time, and his personal things on what was going on. Bickerstaff, or rather Richard Steele, talks mostly about Mr. Bickerstaff's friends, his family, and the many different entertainments that Bickerstaff goes through. Bickerstaff also gets many opportunities to talk to people who are in trouble with their spouse or maybe looking for a partner, and so Bickerstaff plays the role of a father, giving advice to many characters throughout the book. (Summary by TriciaG & Elijah.) More information: https://librivox.org/isaac-bickerstaff-physician-and-astrologer-by-richard-steele/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Storm Over Warlock by Andre NORTON (1912 - 2005) Genre(s): Science Fiction Read by: R. J. Davis in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Cover Introduction 00:01:26 - 01 - Disaster 00:25:26 - 02 - Death Of A Ship 00:49:40 - 03 - To Close Ranks 01:11:12 - 04 - Sortie 01:35:26 - 05 - Pursuit 01:59:40 - 06 - The Hound 02:22:47 - 07 - Unwelcome Guide 02:46:40 - 08 - Utgard 03:09:47 - 09 - One Alone 03:33:05 - 10 - A Trap For A Trapper 03:59:09 - 11 - The Witch 04:25:31 - 12 - The Veil of Illusion 04:50:39 - 13 - He Who Dreams 05:16:08 - 14 - Escape 05:41:00 - 15 - Dragon Slayer 06:05:22 - 16 - Third Prisoner 06:30:05 - 17 - Throg Justice 06:53:27 - 18 - Storm's Ending The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after dawn, without warning, and with a deadly precision which argued that the aliens had fully reconnoitered and prepared that attack. Eye-searing lances of energy lashed back and forth across the base with methodical accuracy. And a single cowering witness, flattened on a ledge in the heights above, knew that when the last of those yellow-red bolts fell, nothing human would be left alive down there.And so Shann Lantee, most menial of the Terrans attached to the camp on the planet Warlock, was left alone and weaponless in the strange, hostile world, the human prey of the aliens from space and the aliens on the ground alike. (Summary from Front Cover ) More information: http://librivox.org/storm-over-warlock-by-andre-norton/

Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. by Washington IRVING (1783 - 1859) Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Satire Read by: James K. White in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Biographical Notice 00:12:18 - 01 - Letter I 00:19:58 - 02 - Letter II 00:30:11 - 03 - Letter III 00:42:13 - 04 - Letter IV 00:51:27 - 05 - Letter V 01:00:18 - 06 - Letter VI 01:13:39 - 07 - Letter VII 01:27:03 - 08 - Letter VIII The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (1824) is a compilation of eight humorous and observational letters written by American writer, Washington Irving, under the pseudonym, Jonathan Oldstyle. These eight letters and one additional were first published as a series of 'Letters to the Editor' of the New York paper, The Morning Chronicle, between 1802 and 1803. In them Oldstyle skewered the local New York social scene on the topics of etiquette, marriage, fashion, and other particulars of human interaction.Most of Oldstyle's observations took place in the theatre, but really had less to do with that venue and more to do with an analysis of men and women acting out their own particular roles in life. At times this letter-writing Oldstyle had a bit of help from his good friend, the inimitable Andrew Quoz (another of Irving's personae). Together they subverted the status quo of theatre criticism in New York, and placed social behavior in the limelight, figuratively speaking. These letters were Irving's first foray into published writing; he was 19 at the time. He would later pen Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (Summary by James K. White, Gent.) More information: http://librivox.org/letters-of-jonathan-oldstyle-gent-by-washington-irving/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Ellen Middleton by Georgiana Fullerton (1812 - 1885) Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900 Read by: Michele Eaton, Christina Fu, Elizabeth Horan, Therese Lindholm, Benrocampo, Philip Erickson, littlemissclumsy, Anna Goss, JacobValdez, Michelle Tan, Charm1973, Michelle Broadbent, Rowan Scott, Mary Balmer, Aimee van den Berg in English Cover design by Annise. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction and Notes 00:42:24 - 01 - Chapter 1 01:09:09 - 02 - Chapter 2 01:48:19 - 03 - Chapter 3 02:16:47 - 04 - Chapter 4 02:43:32 - 05 - Chapter 5 03:21:16 - 06 - Chapter 6 03:42:53 - 07 - Chapter 7 04:09:47 - 08 - Chapter 8 04:35:01 - 09 - Chapter 9 05:05:44 - 10 - Chapter 10 05:27:44 - 11 - Chapter 11 05:49:14 - 12 - Chapter 12 06:28:21 - 13 - Chapter 13 06:50:37 - 14 - Chapter 14 More information: https://librivox.org/ellen-middleton-by-georgiana-fullerton/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)