Essays book 1 by Michel Eyquem de MONTAIGNE (1533 - 1592), translated by Charles COTTON (1630 - 1687) Genre(s): Essays, Early Modern Read by: Martin Geeson, Ted Garvin, Caeliveres, John Kooz, MorganScorpion, Cheri Gardner, Lorraine B, doonaboon, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, TriciaG, Leni, Andrew Coleman, Ana Simão, stephenreader, elmay, anjieliu, Max Körlinge, Jonathan Hockey in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END. 00:15:35 - 02 - 02 - OF SORROW 00:26:29 - 03 - 03 - THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US 00:46:52 - 04 - 04 - THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHERE THE TRUE ARE WANTING 00:55:42 - 05 - 05 - WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT HIMSELF TO GO OUT TO PARLEY 01:05:27 - 06 - 06 - THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS 01:14:28 - 07 - 07 - THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS 01:18:42 - 08 - 08 - OF IDLENESS 01:23:48 - 09 - 09 - OF LIARS 01:43:57 - 10 - 10 - OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH 01:52:12 - 11 - 11 - OF PROGNOSTICATIONS 02:05:41 - 12 - 12 - OF CONSTANCY 02:16:02 - 13 - 13 - THE CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRINCES 02:20:56 - 14 - 14 - THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT THAT IS NOT IN REASON TO BE DEFENDED 02:25:56 - 15 - 15 - OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE 02:31:50 - 16 - 16 - A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS 02:44:01 - 17 - 17 - OF FEAR 02:53:45 - 18 - 18 - THAT MEN ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER DEATH. 03:04:44 - 19 - 19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE 03:54:50 - 20 - 20 - OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION 04:28:00 - 21 - 21 - THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER 04:30:33 - 22 - 22 - OF CUSTOM, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED 05:20:38 - 23 - 23 - VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL 05:49:53 - 24 - 24 - OF PEDANTRY 06:26:29 - 25 - 25 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 1 Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as 'Attempts') contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. (Summary extracted from Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/essays-book-1-by-michel-eyquem-de-montaigne/

小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) by Teika no FUJIWARA (1162 - 1241) Genre(s): Poetry Read by: kaseumin in Japanese Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Waka 001 to 010 00:03:12 - 02 - Waka 011 to 020 00:06:23 - 03 - Waka 021 to 030 00:09:39 - 04 - Waka 031 to 040 00:12:56 - 05 - Waka 041 to 050 00:16:20 - 06 - Waka 051 to 060 00:19:43 - 07 - Waka 061 to 070 00:22:51 - 08 - Waka 071 to 080 00:26:03 - 09 - Waka 081 to 090 00:29:20 - 10 - Waka 091 to 100 Hyakunin isshu (百人一首) is a traditional style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology.(Summary from Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/ogura-hyakunin-isshu-by-fujiwara-no-teika/

To the Man of the High North by Robert W. SERVICE (1874 - 1958) Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: Amy Gramour, David Lawrence, Leonard Wilson, John W. Michaels, Winston Tharp in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - To the Man of the High North - Read by ALG 00:01:36 - 02 - To the Man of the High North - Read by DL 00:03:17 - 03 - To the Man of the High North - Read by LLW 00:05:11 - 04 - To the Man of the High North - Read by MV 00:07:06 - 05 - To the Man of the High North - Read by WT LibriVox volunteers bring you 5 recordings of To the Man of the High North by Robert Service. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 28, 2010.Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 - September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer, sometimes referred to as 'the Bard of the Yukon'.His writing was so expressive that his readers took him for a hard-bitten old Klondike prospector, not the later-arriving bank clerk he actually was.In addition to his Yukon works, Service also wrote poetry set in locales as diverse as South Africa, Afghanistan, and New Zealand. More information: http://librivox.org/to-the-man-of-the-high-north-by-robert-w-service/

A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by Louis-Marie Grignon de MONTFORT (1673 - 1716), translated by Frederick William FABER (1814 - 1863) Genre(s): Christianity - Other Read by: Michael Portelli, Maria Therese in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:10:48 - 01 - Preface French Edition 00:17:05 - 02 - Introduction 00:28:06 - 03 - Part 1 01:16:33 - 04 - Part 2 01:54:13 - 05 - Part 3 02:12:52 - 06 - Part 4 02:32:36 - 07 - Part 5 03:24:57 - 08 - Part 6 03:57:53 - 09 - Part 7 04:13:43 - 10 - Part 8 04:52:30 - 11 - Part 9 True Devotion to Mary is a treatise of what it means to have devotion to Our Lady. Montfort goes through the various aspects of this devotion explaining what is true devotion and outlining what is false devotion. The book also includes a series of meditations and prayers that assist in making a consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Montfort explains that devotion to Mary is not an optional devotion like any other devotion to the Saints. He boldly claims that devotion to Mary is necessary in becoming a living image of Christ in this world. He makes no distinction between devotion to Mary and devotion to Jesus. He invites those that are capable of understanding this devotion to embark on a journey of entering more deeply into the inner life of Jesus and Mary and by so doing to grow in holiness. (Summary by Michael Portelli) More information: http://librivox.org/a-treatise-on-the-true-devotion-to-the-blessed-virgin-by-louis-marie-grignon-de-montfort/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)