Aristopia: A Romance-History of the New World by Castello Newton HOLFORD (1844 - 1905) Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Historical Fiction Read by: Ruth Golding in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:10:22 - 01 - Chapter I 00:22:54 - 02 - Chapter II 00:30:51 - 03 - Chapter III 00:38:30 - 04 - Chapter IV 00:56:29 - 05 - Chapter V 01:09:54 - 06 - Chapter VI 01:22:54 - 07 - Chapter VII 01:32:19 - 08 - Chapter VIII 01:43:46 - 09 - Chapter IX 02:00:16 - 10 - Chapter X 02:14:04 - 11 - Chapter XI 02:35:10 - 12 - Chapter XII 02:46:21 - 13 - Chapter XIII 02:58:35 - 14 - Chapter XIV 03:10:28 - 15 - Chapter XV 03:30:19 - 16 - Chapter XVI 03:39:37 - 17 - Chapter XVII 04:01:43 - 18 - Chapter XVIII 04:12:00 - 19 - Chapter XIX 04:25:50 - 20 - Chapter XX 04:40:01 - 21 - Chapter XXI 04:48:19 - 22 - Chapter XXII 04:53:48 - 23 - Chapter XXIII 05:02:27 - 24 - Chapter XXIV and Conclusion Aristopia (published 1895) is truly an alternative history. It is an imagination of how the continent of North America might have developed if one man with the vision, altruism and determination to build a state for the benefit of all its people had been in the happy position of having wealth enough to make his dream a reality.It is an interesting book which deserves its place in literary history largely for being the first novel-length example of its genre. It is written, not as a novel, but as unvarnished history. Only a few passages seem really to catch alight with the idealistic passion of the country's founder, Ralph Morton. Those that do, however, are powerful.Borrowing heavily from actual documents of the period such as Captain John Smith's Journal, and also from More's Utopia, Newton appears to use his book to show how the vast natural resources of the new continent could, with the vision and wealth of a man like Morton, have improved the lives of huge numbers of the poor, disenfranchised and disaffected of Europe, instead of making relatively few men very rich indeed. In keeping with the thinking of his own time, he seems not to have considered to any great extent how this would still have displaced the native inhabitants of Morton's new 'Commonwealth'. (Summary by Ruth Golding) More information: http://librivox.org/aristopia-by-castello-newton-holford/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Vertical City by Fannie HURST (1889 - 1968) Genre(s): Short Stories, Published 1900 onward Read by: Lisa Reichert in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - She Walks In Beauty, Part 1 00:28:44 - 02 - She Walks In Beauty, Part 2 00:53:47 - 03 - She Walks In Beauty, Part 3 01:25:14 - 04 - Back Pay, Part 1 01:45:23 - 05 - Back Pay, Part 2 02:11:44 - 06 - Back Pay, Part 3 02:42:34 - 07 - The Vertical City, Part 1 03:10:03 - 08 - The Vertical City, Part 2 03:35:48 - 09 - The Smudge, Part 1 03:57:09 - 10 - The Smudge, Part 2 04:29:07 - 11 - Guilty, Part 1 05:00:51 - 12 - Guilty, Part 2 05:32:06 - 13 - Roulette, Part 1 06:09:14 - 14 - Roulette, Part 2 06:48:28 - 15 - Roulette, Part 3 As the city above soars gloriously skyward, the denizens of the city writhe in its dirty underbelly.The Vertical City is a collection of six short stories by Fannie Hurst (American). Each story, tells in gritty, dramatic style, of ugly inner city tragedy: unwed mothers, women doing what they need to do in order to escape poverty, or loneliness… A mother can literally give her life in the attempt to provide a better life for her child, and even then she may fail because her love, protection and guidance, cannot overcome the depravity of the environment.Stories included here are: She Walks In Beauty, Back Pay, The Vertical City, The Smudge, Guilty, and Roulette. Summary by Lisa Reichert More information: http://librivox.org/the-vertical-city-by-fannie-hurst/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

A Handful of Stars by Frank W. BOREHAM (1871 - 1959) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography Read by: Tim Bower, MaryAnn, Lois Beachy Yoder, Larry Wilson, TriciaG in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - William Penn's Text 00:19:41 - 02 - Robinson Crusoe's Text 00:37:39 - 03 - James Chalmer's Text 00:53:43 - 04 - Sydney Carton's Text 01:11:55 - 05 - Ebenezer Erskine's Text 01:29:41 - 06 - Doctor Davidson's Text 01:42:37 - 07 - Henry Martyn's Text 02:01:04 - 08 - Michael Trevanion's Text 02:19:50 - 09 - Hudson Taylor's Text 02:35:33 - 10 - Rodney Steele's Text 02:55:39 - 11 - Thomas Huxley's Text 03:13:01 - 12 - Walter Petherick's Text 03:32:16 - 13 - Doctor Blund's Text 03:50:34 - 14 - Hedley Vicars' Text 04:07:10 - 15 - Silas Wright's Text 04:22:57 - 16 - Michael Faraday's Text 04:38:57 - 17 - Janet Dempster's Text 04:57:01 - 18 - Catherine Booth's Text 05:16:55 - 19 - Uncle Tom's Text 05:34:15 - 20 - Andrew Bonar's Text 05:49:04 - 21 - Francis d'Assisi's Text 06:09:20 - 22 - Everybody's Text This is the second of a five volume series called 'Texts That Made History'. As with the first volume, 'A Bunch of Everlastings', each chapter tell a brief biography with emphasis on the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. It is biography and Bible study expertly woven together to produce interesting and inspirational stories. (Summary by Tim Bower) More information: http://librivox.org/a-handful-of-stars-by-frank-w-boreham/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

On Virginity by GREGORY OF NYSSA (c 335 - c 395), translated by William MOORE ( - ) and Henry Austin WILSON (1854 - 1927) Genre(s): Christianity - Other Read by: Geremia in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapters 1-4. Excellencies of virginity 00:42:17 - 02 - Chapters 5-11. Fittingness of virginity for divine contemplation 01:15:54 - 03 - Chapters 12-18. Qualities and virtues that virginity must enclose in itself 01:58:23 - 04 - Chapters 19-24. Principles, descendants and spiritual marriage of virginity His admirable book 'On Virginity', written about 370, was composed to strengthen in all who read it the desire for a life of perfect virtue. - Summary by Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). More information: https://librivox.org/on-virginity-by-gregory-of-nyssa/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)