The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice BURROUGHS (1875 - 1950) Genre(s): Science Fiction Read by: JD Weber in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - The Plant Men 00:31:09 - 02 - 02 - A Forest Battle 00:56:33 - 03 - 03 - The Chamber of Mystery 01:23:38 - 04 - 04 - Thuvia 01:46:52 - 05 - 05 - Corridors of Peril 02:04:37 - 06 - 06 - The Black Pirates of Barsoom 02:20:23 - 07 - 07 - A Fair Goddess 02:42:01 - 08 - 08 - The Depths of Omean 03:06:09 - 09 - 09 - Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal 03:24:18 - 10 - 10 - The Prison Isle of Shador 03:42:24 - 11 - 11 - When Hell Broke Loose 04:06:56 - 12 - 12 - Doomed to Die 04:20:31 - 13 - 13 - A Break for Liberty 04:45:00 - 14 - 14 - The Eyes in the Dark 05:10:40 - 15 - 15 - Flight and Pursuit 05:26:26 - 16 - 16 - Under Arrest 05:45:59 - 17 - 17 - The Death Sentence 06:01:58 - 18 - 18 - Sola's Story 06:15:31 - 19 - 19 - Black Despair 06:41:47 - 20 - 20 - The Air Battle 07:06:13 - 21 - 21 - Through Flood and Flame 07:20:52 - 22 - 22 - Victory and Defeat The Gods of Mars is a 1918 Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the second of his famous Barsoom series.It can be said that the novel set the tone for much science fiction to come. Its influence can clearly be seen in franchises such as Star Trek and Farscape. While Burroughs no doubt borrowed liberally from the pulp fiction of his day, particularly westerns and swashbuckling tales, the pacing and themes set the tone for the soft science fiction genre.The protagonist, John Carter, with his proficiency in hand-to-hand combat and flirtations with beautiful alien women, could be said to have set the mold for later influential icons like Captain James T. Kirk and James Bond.At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. The Gods of Mars begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a ten year hiatus, separated from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately, John Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian heaven. (Summary from wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/the-gods-of-mars-by-edgar-rice-burroughs/

The Sylph by Georgiana CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE (1757 - 1806) Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction Read by: Algy Pug, Celine Major, Larry Wilson, Devorah Allen, KevinS, ToddHW, KirksVoice, Jim Locke, JT, JennPratt, Adrian Stephens in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Section 1: letters 1 and 2- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 00:36:31 - 02 - Section 2: letter 3: from Julia Stanley to miss Grenville 00:46:41 - 03 - Section 3: letter 4: from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 00:53:15 - 04 - Section 4: letter 5- from Louisa Grenville to lady Stanley 00:56:05 - 05 - SEction 5: Letter 6: from HENRY WOODLEY to James Spencer 01:07:35 - 06 - Section 6: letter 7- from James Spencer to Henry Woodley 01:11:27 - 07 - Section 7: letter 8- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 01:27:34 - 08 - Section 8: letter 9-Part 1. from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 02:03:25 - 09 - Section 9:-Letter 9-Part 2-from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 02:33:40 - 10 - Section 10: letter 10- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 02:51:54 - 11 - Section 11: letter 11- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 02:56:30 - 12 - Section 12: letters 12-14- from lady Stanley to miss Granville 03:35:59 - 13 - Section 13: letter 15- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 03:39:44 - 14 - Section 14: letters 16-17: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 03:53:33 - 15 - Section 15: letter 18- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 03:55:49 - 16 - Section 16: letters 19-21: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 04:30:25 - 17 - Section 17: letter 22- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 04:35:42 - 18 - Section 18: letters 23- 24: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 04:48:22 - 19 - Section 19: letter 25- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 04:54:15 - 20 - Section 20: letter 26- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 04:57:11 - 21 - Section 21: letters 27-28: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 05:40:35 - 22 - Section 22: letter 29- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 05:44:01 - 23 - Section 23: letter 30- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 05:49:11 - 24 - section 24: letter 31- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 05:54:16 - 25 - Section 25: letter 32- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 05:55:45 - 26 - Section 26: letter 33- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 05:59:13 - 27 - section 27: letter 34- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 06:00:00 - 28 - Section 28: letters 35-36: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 06:29:01 - 29 - Section 29: letter 37- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 06:31:17 - 30 - Section 30: letter 38- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 06:33:31 - 31 - Section 31: letter 39- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 06:38:31 - 32 - Section 32: letter 40- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 06:44:45 - 33 - Section 33: letter 41- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 06:50:08 - 34 - Section 34: letter 42- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 06:52:06 - 35 - Section 35: letter 43- from GEORGE BRUDENEL to William Stanley 06:54:06 - 36 - Section 36: letter 44- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville Georgianna Cavendish, duchess of Devonshire was one of the leading ladies of her time. There for, her novel, which contains many autobiographical plots, has been published anonymously. The author was thought to have been Sophia Briscoe, a contemporary novelist, or Fanny Burney, author of Evelina which was published at about the same time. However the duchess admitted to writing the story of Julia Grenville, a welsh beauty who marries an older man. She very quickly discovers her husband is a libertine and a rake, and that she has no idea how to behave in London society. Yet she has a sylph, a man who watches over her and gives her advice. The novel shows London society in a scathing manner, and teaches us that even in the darkest times there are good people along the way. - Summary by Stav Nisser. More information: https://librivox.org/the-sylph-by-georgiana-cavendish-duchess-of-devonshire/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Short Science Fiction Collection 059 by VARIOUS ( - ) Genre(s): Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Anthologies Read by: Rosie9, Dale Grothmann, dg73, VfkaBT in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - And All The Earth A Grave 00:16:02 - 02 - And It Comes Out Here 00:46:18 - 03 - The Answer 01:14:58 - 04 - Birds of a Feather 02:07:15 - 05 - The Eel 02:28:09 - 06 - The Eyes Have It 02:36:05 - 07 - Happy Families 03:04:17 - 08 - The Intruder 03:19:36 - 09 - Lost in the Future 03:26:11 - 10 - The Misplaced Battleship 04:37:42 - 11 - Oh, Rats! 05:00:42 - 12 - The Other Now 05:31:10 - 13 - A Pail of Air 06:08:33 - 14 - Postmark Ganymede 06:27:55 - 15 - Say 'Hello' For Me 06:35:34 - 16 - The Semantic War 06:53:45 - 17 - The Skull Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author's creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. The genre can spark an interest in the sciences and is cited as the impetus for the career choice of many scientists. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human mind. - Summary by A. Gramour More information: http://librivox.org/short-science-fiction-collection-059-by-various/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Little Colonel's Holidays by Annie Fellows JOHNSTON (1863 - 1931) Genre(s): Family, General Read by: Amanda Friday, Kristen Schaugaard-Green, Lars Rolander (1942-2016) in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - The Magic Kettle 00:05:57 - 02 - 02 - The End of Summer 00:20:46 - 03 - 03 - Back to the Cuckoo's Nest 00:39:38 - 04 - 04 - 'To Barley-Bright' 00:59:27 - 05 - 05 - A Time for Patience 01:21:10 - 06 - 06 - Molly's Story 01:46:39 - 07 - 07 - A Feast of Sails 02:08:57 - 08 - 08 - Eugenia Joins the Search 02:24:49 - 09 - 09 - Left Behind 02:43:36 - 10 - 10 - Home-Lessons and Jack-O'-Lanterns 03:06:37 - 11 - 11 - A Halloween Party 03:32:35 - 12 - 12 - The Home of a Hero 03:54:33 - 13 - 13 - The Day After Thanksgiving 04:23:36 - 14 - 14 - Lloyd Makes a Discovery 04:47:19 - 15 - 15 - A Happy Christmas 05:10:02 - 16 - 16 - A Peep Into the Future 'What happened after the Little Colonel's house party?' they demand, and they send letters to the Valley by the score, asking 'Did Betty go blind?' 'Did the two little Knights of Kentucky ever meet Joyce again or find the Gate of the Giant Scissors?' Did the Little Colonel ever have any more good times at Locust, or did Eugenia ever forget that she too had started out to build a Road of the Loving Heart?It would be impossible to answer all these questions through the post-office, so that is why the magic kettle has been dragged from its hiding-place after all these years, and set a-boiling once more. Gather in a ring around it, all you who want to know, and pass your curious fingers through its wreaths. of rising steam. Now you shall see the Little Colonel and her guests of the house party in turn, and the bells shall ring for each a different song. This is the fifth book in the 'Little Colonel' series for girls. (Summary from the book and Maria Therese) More information: http://librivox.org/the-little-colonels-holidays-by-annie-fellows-johnston/