Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series by Lafcadio HEARN (1850 - 1904) Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Travel & Geography Read by: mlcui in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:11:11 - 01 - Ch 1: My First Day in the Orient, Part 1 00:36:34 - 02 - Ch 1: My First Day in the Orient, Part 2 01:06:13 - 03 - Ch 2: The Writing of Kobodaishi 01:15:20 - 04 - Ch 3: Jizo, Part 1 01:45:10 - 05 - Ch 3: Jizo, Part 2 02:11:15 - 06 - Ch 4: A Pilgrimage to Enoshima, Part 1 02:40:19 - 07 - Ch 4: A Pilgrimage to Enoshima, Part 2 03:04:53 - 08 - Ch 4: A Pilgrimage to Enoshima, Part 3 03:37:11 - 09 - Ch 5: At the Market of the Dead 04:05:06 - 10 - Ch 6: Bon Odori 04:45:39 - 11 - Ch 7: The Chief City of the Province of the Gods, Part 1 05:12:10 - 12 - Ch 7: The Chief City of the Province of the Gods, Part 2 05:33:41 - 13 - Ch 7: The Chief City of the Province of the Gods, Part 3 05:56:33 - 14 - Ch 8: Kitzuki: The Most Ancient Shrine of Japan, Part 1 06:18:41 - 15 - Ch 8: Kitzuki: The Most Ancient Shrine of Japan, Part 2 06:49:08 - 16 - Ch 8: Kitzuki: The Most Ancient Shrine of Japan, Part 3 Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinating he decided to stay there for the rest of his life. In these essays and recollections he expresses his curiosity, bewilderment, and marvel at Japanese tradition, culture and lifestyle. Lafcadio Hearn is best known as the most notable person to introduce Japan to the West. He produced about thirty works, including translations, retellings of folktales, and travelogues. - Summary by mlcui More information: https://librivox.org/glimpses-of-unfamiliar-japan-first-series-by-lafcadio-hearn/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Agricola by Publius Cornelius TACITUS (56 - 117), translated by Alfred John CHURCH (1829 - 1912) and William Jackson BRODRIBB (1829 - 1905) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Antiquity Read by: Leni, Martin Geeson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Section 1 00:22:06 - 02 - Section 2 00:42:49 - 03 - Section 3 01:04:27 - 04 - Section 4 The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian Tacitus, written c 98, which recounts the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general. It also covers, briefly, the geography and ethnography of ancient Britain. As in the Germania, Tacitus favorably contrasts the liberty of the native Britons to the corruption and tyranny of the Empire; the book also contains eloquent and vicious polemics against the rapacity and greed of Rome. This translation by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, was first published in 1877. (Summary from Wikipedia.) More information: http://librivox.org/agricola-by-tacitus/

A King in Babylon by Burton Egbert STEVENSON (1872 - 1962) Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction Read by: Ellen Preckel, Lynne T, Lucretia B., Ralph Crown, Mike Pelton in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 31 - Chapter XXXI 00:10:42 - 32 - Chapter XXXII 00:28:35 - 33 - Epilog A film company shooting a movie in Egypt becomes embroiled in events that happened in ancient Egypt. A supernatural adventure story about a pharaoh's curse and reincarnation... but with film directors and movie stars as our protagonists. (Written 5 years before King Tut was found!) (Summary by ChuckW ) More information: http://librivox.org/a-king-in-babylon-by-burton-e-stevenson/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Taking the Bastile by Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Published 1800 -1900 Read by: Elsie Selwyn, Rita Boutros, bts13mp, RussellEric in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - CHAPTER I. THE SON OF GILBERT. 00:10:00 - 02 - CHAPTER II. ANGE PITOU. 00:32:58 - 03 - CHAPTER III. A REVOLUTIONARY FARMER. 00:50:24 - 04 - CHAPTER IV. LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING, IF NOT FOR DANCING. 01:15:19 - 05 - CHAPTER V. WHY THE POLICE AGENT CAME WITH THE CONSTABLES. 01:33:52 - 06 - CHAPTER VI. ON THE ROAD. 01:40:32 - 07 - CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST BLOOD. 01:58:23 - 08 - CHAPTER VIII. PITOU DISCOVERS HE IS BRAVE. 02:15:02 - 09 - CHAPTER IX. 'TO THE BASTILE!' 02:32:17 - 10 - CHAPTER X. BLOWING HOT AND COLD. 02:59:22 - 11 - CHAPTER XI. THE PRISON GOVERNOR. 03:24:57 - 12 - CHAPTER XII. STORMING THE BASTILE. 03:55:21 - 13 - CHAPTER XIII. DOWN IN THE DUNGEONS. 04:10:26 - 14 - CHAPTER XIV. THE TRIANGLE OF LIBERTY. 04:31:00 - 15 - CHAPTER XV. THE YOUNG VISIONARY. 04:35:54 - 16 - CHAPTER XVI. THE PHYSICIAN FOR THE STATE. 04:43:48 - 17 - CHAPTER XVII. THE COUNTESS OF CHARNY. 04:57:02 - 18 - CHAPTER XVIII. THE QUEEN AT BAY. 05:13:23 - 19 - CHAPTER XIX. THE QUEEN'S FAVOURITE. 05:39:21 - 20 - CHAPTER XX. THE TRIO OF LOVE. 05:47:34 - 21 - CHAPTER XXI. THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER. 06:05:17 - 22 - CHAPTER XXII. THE PRIVATE COUNCIL. 06:24:11 - 23 - CHAPTER XXIII. WHY THE QUEEN WAITED. 06:44:29 - 24 - CHAPTER XXIV. THE ARMY OF WOMEN. 06:59:58 - 25 - CHAPTER XXV. THE NIGHT OF HORRORS. Pitou lost his mother when he was small. He was raised by a stern aunt who did not really love him. He starts knowing the world by going to service. How can this man, Pitou the Peasant (as the subtitle of the novel suggests) go on to influence the whole state? How can he go on and take a part in the French revolution? Can his motivation, coming from what he did not have, be enough? - Summary by Stav Nisser More information: https://librivox.org/taking-the-bastile-by-alexandre-dumas/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)