Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens by G. K. CHESTERTON (1874 - 1936) Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Literary Criticism Read by: Ray Clare in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction Part 1 00:10:39 - 01 - Introduction Part 2 00:24:58 - 02 - Introduction Part 3 00:36:44 - 03 - Introduction Part 4 00:46:17 - 04 - Sketches by Boz Part 1 00:57:54 - 05 - Sketches by Boz Part 2 01:10:45 - 06 - Pickwick Papers Part 1 01:22:42 - 07 - Pickwick Papers Part 2 01:35:52 - 08 - Nicholas Nickleby Part 1 01:47:49 - 09 - Nicholas Nickleby Part 2 01:59:29 - 10 - Oliver Twist 02:21:18 - 11 - The Old Curiosity Shop Part 1 02:35:09 - 12 - The Old Curiosity Shop Part 2 02:50:08 - 13 - Barnaby Rudge 03:10:49 - 14 - American Notes 03:31:07 - 15 - Pictures from Italy 03:36:54 - 16 - Martin Chuzzlewit 04:00:50 - 17 - Christmas Books 04:21:24 - 18 - Dombey and Son Part 1 04:36:22 - 19 - Dombey and Son Part 2 04:52:14 - 20 - David Copperfield 05:12:50 - 21 - Christmas Stories 05:27:37 - 22 - Bleak House 05:49:25 - 23 - Child's History of England 06:06:25 - 24 - Hard Times 06:23:53 - 25 - Little Dorrit 06:43:00 - 26 - A Tale of Two Cities 07:00:05 - 27 - Great Expectations 07:19:17 - 28 - Our Mutual Friend 07:41:09 - 29 - Edwin Drood 08:01:20 - 30 - Master Humphrey's Clock 08:18:13 - 31 - Reprinted Pieces 'These papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries of the classics which are one of the real improvements of recent times. Thus they were harmless, being diluted by, or rather drowned in Dickens. My scrap of theory was a mere dry biscuit to be taken with the grand tawny port of great English comedy; and by most people it was not taken at all--like the biscuit.Nevertheless the essays were not in intention so aimless as they appear in fact. I had a general notion of what needed saying about Dickens to the new generation, though probably I did not say it. I will make another attempt to do so in this prologue, and, possibly fail again.' (Summary by G. K. Chesterton) More information: http://librivox.org/appreciations-and-criticisms-of-dickens-by-chesterton/

Bert's Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking by Edmund BERT ( - ) Genre(s): Animals, Sports & Recreation Read by: Curt Walton in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:15:04 - 01 - Section I 01:17:55 - 02 - Section II 02:16:50 - 03 - Section III An approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking. Divided into three Bookes. The first teacheth, How to make a short-winged Hawke good, with good conditions. The second, How to reclaime a Hawke from any ill condition. The third teacheth. Cures for all knowne griefes and diseases. By Edmund Bert, Gentleman. The author, who lived at Collier Row, near Romford, Essex, details his method of training the Goshawk, in which he was very successful. He used to ride out of Essex into Sussex to hawk over the downs, where, he says, ' I have killed for the most part of a moneth together with an intermewed goshawke eight, nine, or tenne Partridges in a day. The day of my going thither and the day of my returne to London was just five weeks, and it was a fortnight or more in Michaelmas terme when I came backe. I killed in that time with that one hawke foure score and odd Partridges, five Pheasants, seven Rayles, and four Hares against my will.'He had ' for a Goshawke and Tarsell a hundred marks both solde to one man within sixteen months '. For another Goshawk he was offered ' fortie pounds ', and ultimately sold her for thirty. In 1795, a silver ' varvel,' engraved with the name 'Oxenforde,' was found near Headingham Castle, the ancient seat of this family in Essex. It is figured and described in the Archceologia, and may well have belonged to the nobleman to whom this book is dedicated. - Summary by James Edmund Harting, 1891. More information: http://librivox.org/berts-treatise-of-hawkes-and-hawking-by-edmund-bert/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)