The Homesteader by Oscar MICHEAUX (1884 - 1951) Genre(s): Family Life Read by: Geoff Blanchard, PhyllisV, Lynda Marie Neilson, Shashank Jakhmola, Nila Dudley, Dan Hu, AJ Somerville, Mooninya in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter I - Epoch the First - Agnes 00:15:06 - 02 - Chapter II - Epoch the First - The Homesteader 00:28:59 - 03 - Chapter III - Epoch the First - At the Sod House 00:48:05 - 04 - Chapter IV - Epoch the First - She Could Never Be Anything to Him 01:01:57 - 05 - Chapter V - Epoch the First - When the Indians Shot the Town Up 01:14:08 - 06 - Chapter VI - Epoch the First - The Infidel, A Jew and A German 01:26:19 - 07 - Chapter VII - Epoch the First - The Day Before 01:36:23 - 08 - Chapter VIII - Epoch the First - An Enterprising Young Man 02:06:46 - 09 - Chapter IX - Epoch the First - 'Christine! Christine!' 02:18:29 - 10 - Chapter X - Epoch the First - 'You Have Never Been This Way Before' 02:28:00 - 11 - Chapter XI - Epoch the First - What Jean Baptiste Found in the Well 02:37:04 - 12 - Chapter XII - Epoch the First - Miss Stewart Receives a Caller 02:50:28 - 13 - Chapter XIII - Epoch the First - The Coming of the Railroad 03:11:48 - 14 - Chapter XIV - Epoch the First - The Administrating Angel 03:28:01 - 15 - Chapter XV - Epoch the First - Oh, My Jean 03:42:24 - 16 - Chapter XVI - Epoch the First - 'Bill' Prescott Proposes 03:57:36 - 17 - Chapter XVII - Epoch the First - Harvest Time and What Came with It 04:18:58 - 18 - Chapter I - Epoch the Second - Regarding the Intermarriage of Races 04:39:40 - 19 - Chapter II - Epoch the Second - Which? 04:52:31 - 20 - Chapter III - Epoch the Second - Memories—N. Justine McCarthy 05:21:48 - 21 - Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean 05:45:14 - 22 - Chapter V - Epoch the Second - A Proposal: A Proposition; A Certain Mrs. Pruitt—And a Letter 05:54:43 - 23 - Chapter VI - Epoch the Second - The Prairie Fire 06:05:44 - 24 - Chapter VII - Epoch the Second - Vanity 06:25:54 - 25 - Chapter VIII - Epoch the Second - Married 06:35:59 - 26 - Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean Receives a Letter and Advice 06:52:27 - 27 - Chapter X - Epoch the Second - Eugene Crook The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he marries the daughter of a black preacher, Orlean, which eventually, due to family issues, ends in a tragedy. Returning to his homestead, he finds Agnes again and discovers her upbringing and past, which brings the book to its conclusion. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson) More information: https://librivox.org/the-homesteader-by-oscar-micheaux/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Manxman by Hall CAINE (1853 - 1931) Genre(s): Romance Read by: Tony Ashworth in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 125 - Part 06 - Chapter 22 00:12:58 - 126 - Part 06 - Chapter 23 Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, CH, KBE (14 May 1853 - 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular and at the peak of his success and his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. Many of his novels were also made into films. His novels were primarily romantic in nature, involving the love triangle, but they did also address some of the more serious political and social issues of the day.He was a lover of the Isle of Man and Manx culture and purchased a large house, Greeba Castle, on the island. For a time he was a Member of the House of Keys.In 1916 The Manxman, which was produced by the London Film Company, was filmed on the Isle of Man and when it was released in 1917 it drew huge crowds in Britain and America.The Manxman tells the story of two childhood friends, a poor fisherman, Pete Quilliam, and a lawyer, Philip Christian. Pete is in love with Kate but when her father, Old Caesar refuses to consent to their marriage, Pete sets off for Africa to make his fortune, asking Philip to take care of Kate until he returns... (Summary by Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/the-manxman-by-hall-caine/

Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW (1807 - 1882) Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Catharine Eastman, Claire Goget, Douglas D. Anderson, JemmaBlythe, Kristin Hughes, Kara Shallenberg, Rebecca Dekker, William Haseltine in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Christmas Bells - Read by APC 00:01:58 - 02 - Christmas Bells - Read by CE 00:03:57 - 03 - Christmas Bells - Read by CG 00:05:21 - 04 - Christmas Bells - Read by DDA 00:07:27 - 05 - Christmas Bells - Read by JB 00:09:01 - 06 - Christmas Bells - Read by KLH 00:11:00 - 07 - Christmas Bells - Read by KS 00:12:53 - 08 - Christmas Bells - Read by RAD 00:14:44 - 09 - Christmas Bells - Read by WH LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of Christmas Bells, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 24th, 2006. More information: http://librivox.org/christmas-bells-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/

Nine Sci-fi Stories by Poul Anderson by Poul William Anderson (1926 - 2001) Genre(s): Science Fiction Read by: Edmund Bloxam in English Parts: Part 2 https://youtu.be/EE_dMMMqE0s Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Industrial Revolution, Part One 00:17:20 - 02 - Industrial Revolution, Part Two 00:33:34 - 03 - Industrial Revolution, Part Three 01:02:29 - 04 - Industrial Revolution, Part Four 01:35:13 - 05 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter One 01:52:48 - 06 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Two 02:04:37 - 07 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Three 02:23:08 - 08 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Four 02:40:05 - 09 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Five 02:55:39 - 10 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Six 03:08:08 - 11 - Captive of the Centaurianess, Chapter Seven 03:19:36 - 12 - What Shall it Profit? 03:59:36 - 13 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter One 04:16:44 - 14 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter Two 04:31:26 - 15 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter Three 04:53:28 - 16 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter Four 05:13:31 - 17 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter Five 05:26:30 - 18 - The Virgin of Valkarion, Chapter Six 05:38:10 - 19 - Catalysis, Part One 06:01:55 - 20 - Catalysis, Part Two 06:23:16 - 21 - World of the Mad, Part One 06:46:22 - 22 - World of the Mad, Part Two 'Industrial Revolution': Workers in a distant miner's facility plot emancipation from Earth. The military might have some say in the matter. 'Captive of the Centaurianess': A scientist, a warrior princess and a Martian walk into a bar. And revolutionise space travel. 'What Shall it Profit?' A mysterious, underground research facility is discovered. Does it hold the key to eternal life? Or much deeper consequences? 'The Virgin of Valkarion': In a Rome-like empire, a barbarian encounters a warlord with a scheme to overthrow the empire, and a princess that wants to stop it. 'Catalysis': Mutiny brews on a long-distance spaceship. Are they all going to die? 'World of the Mad': A scientist's wife keeps having terrifying visions. Is it the planet or is it just her? 'Innocent at Large' (Written with Karen Anderson): When attempting to scam an experienced deep space explorer, one must be careful. 'Witch of the Demon Seas': A warrior with a vanquished army. Across the dangerous seas to reclaim his fame! 'Sargasso of Lost Starships': A general with a vanquished army. Into the dangerous void to reclaim his fame! (Summary by the reader) More information: https://librivox.org/nine-sci-fi-stories-by-poul-anderson/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)