Nußknacker und Mausekönig by E. T. A. HOFFMANN (1776 - 1822) Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Literary Fiction Read by: Hokuspokus in German Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Der Weihnachtsabend 00:08:33 - 02 - Die Gaben 00:18:04 - 03 - Der Schützling 00:27:37 - 04 - Wunderdinge 00:48:22 - 05 - Die Schlacht 00:58:59 - 06 - Die Krankheit 01:10:23 - 07 - Das Märchen von der harten Nuß 01:24:52 - 08 - Fortsetzung des Märchens von der harten Nuß 01:36:43 - 09 - Beschluß des Märchens von der harten Nuß 01:55:08 - 10 - Onkel und Neffe 02:03:17 - 11 - Der Sieg 02:21:48 - 12 - Das Puppenreich 02:33:38 - 13 - Die Hauptstadt 02:51:52 - 14 - Beschluß Ein weihnachtliches Märchen.Marie Stahlbaum bekommt zu Weihnachten einen Nussknacker geschenkt, den sie gleich sehr lieb gewinnt. Noch in der Christnacht wird sie Zeuge, wie Leben in den Nussknacker und die anderen Spielzeuge kommt. Sie beobachtet eine Schlacht zwischen der Spielzeugarmee unter dem Kommando von Nussknacker und den feindlichen Mäusen, angeführt vom siebenköpfigen Mausekönig. Als sich das Schlachtenglück den Mäusen zuneigt, wirft sie ihren Pantoffel und rettet damit die Spielzeugarmee.Marie ist überzeugt, dass ihr Nussknacker niemand anderes ist als der verzauberte Neffe ihres Paten Droßelmeier. Sie ist fest entschlossen, ihm gegen den Mausekönig beizustehen. (Summary by Hokuspokus) More information: http://librivox.org/nussknacker-und-mausekoenig-by-eta-hoffmann/

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 062 by Various Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction Read by: Clarissa V, Yoganandh, Michael Broomhill, Lee Vogler, Dale Grothmann, Andy Sames, Cliff Stone, Philip Erickson, CalebSchroeder, Walter Ford, Ben Tucker, Kevin Crody in English Cover design by Annise. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Black Cat 00:23:35 - 02 - The Damned Thing 00:41:59 - 03 - The Diary of Philip Westerly 00:53:19 - 04 - He 01:23:01 - 05 - Itself 01:40:37 - 06 - A Lesson In Chemistry 01:52:58 - 07 - The Mystery of the Derelict 02:30:33 - 08 - At Old Man Eckert's 02:36:17 - 09 - The Phantom Woman 02:49:31 - 10 - Poor Pretty Bobby 03:34:03 - 11 - Present at a Hanging 03:39:03 - 12 - The Sixth Tree 03:54:53 - 13 - The Spook House 04:04:30 - 14 - The Star 04:37:25 - 15 - A Suspicious Gift 05:01:20 - 16 - There is a Reaper 05:13:28 - 17 - The Tomb of Sarah 05:43:44 - 18 - The Vengeance of a Tree 05:55:11 - 19 - The Voice in the Night 06:29:46 - 20 - Wonderful Providence A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, four-legged beasts and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the sound of a monstrous howl, and the occasional touch of wonder. More information: https://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-062-by-various/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

What I Believe by Leo TOLSTOY (1828 - 1910), translated by Constantine POPOFF (1868 - 1923) Genre(s): Philosophy, Religion Read by: David Barnes in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface and Introduction 00:07:20 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:26:38 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:40:53 - 03 - Chapter 3 01:15:02 - 04 - Chapter 4 01:38:12 - 05 - Chapter 5 02:16:26 - 06 - Chapter 6, part 1 03:03:29 - 07 - Chapter 6, part 2 03:39:01 - 08 - Chapter 7 04:17:24 - 09 - Chapter 8 05:11:20 - 10 - Chapter 9 05:38:20 - 11 - Chapter 10 06:36:16 - 12 - Chapter 11 07:29:19 - 13 - Chapter 12 'The inner working of my soul, which I wish to speak of here, was not the result of a methodical investigation of doctrinal theology, or of the actual texts of the gospel; it was a sudden removal of all that hid the true meaning of the Christian doctrine - a momentary flash of light, which made everything clear to me. It was something like that which might happen to a man who, after vainly attempting, by a false plan, to build up a statue out of a confused heap of small pieces of marble, suddenly guesses at the figure they are intended to form by the shape of the largest piece; and then, on beginning to set up the statue, finds his guess confirmed by the harmonious joining in of the various pieces.' (Extract from Chapter 1) More information: http://librivox.org/what-i-believe-by-leo-tolstoy/

The Long Shadow by B. M. BOWER (1871 - 1940) Genre(s): Westerns Read by: Tom Penn in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Ch 1 Charming Billy Has A Visitor 00:17:48 - 02 - Ch 2 Prune Pie and Coon-can 00:30:26 - 03 - Ch 3 Charming Billy Has a Fight 00:41:50 - 04 - Ch 4 Canned 00:50:32 - 05 - Ch 5 The Man From Michigan 01:06:45 - 06 - Ch 6 ''That's My Dill Pickle!'' 01:19:35 - 07 - Ch 7 ''Till Hell's a Skating-rink'' 01:29:56 - 08 - Ch 8 Just a Day-dream 01:38:50 - 09 - Ch 9 The ''Double-Crank'' 01:53:03 - 10 - Ch 10 The Day We Celebrate 02:12:16 - 11 - Ch 11 ''When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way'' 02:22:31 - 12 - Ch 12 Dilly Hires a Cook 02:34:27 - 13 - Ch 13 Billy Meets the Pilgrim 02:43:12 - 14 - Ch 14 A Winter at the Double-Crank 03:01:38 - 15 - Ch 15 The Shadow Falls Lightly 03:20:02 - 16 - Ch 16 Self-defense 03:32:47 - 17 - Ch 17 The Shadow Darkens 03:57:32 - 18 - Ch 18 When the North Wind Blows 04:12:00 - 19 - Ch 19 ''I'm Not Your Wife Yet!'' 04:25:42 - 20 - Ch 20 The Shadow Lies Long 04:41:21 - 21 - Ch 21 The End of the Double-Crank 04:56:57 - 22 - Ch 22 Settled In Full 05:12:55 - 23 - Ch 23 Oh, Where Have You Been, Charming Billy? Billy Boyle, tough, honest, plain dealing, is at home on the range. He knows cattle and horses better than most. Alexander P. Dill, the merchant from Michigan, knows little of livestock and needs Billy's help to make it in the business. Billy is eager to oblige, but can he beat the weather, the barbed wire, and the mysterious maneuvers of old man Brown? And what is the Pilgrim up to? Surely no good when it comes to Flora Bridger, who Billy wants to make his own. - Summary by Tom Penn More information: https://librivox.org/the-long-shadow-by-b-m-bower/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)