Domestic Manners of the Americans by Frances Milton TROLLOPE (1779 - 1863) Genre(s): General Fiction, *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography Read by: Nicholas Clifford in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 23 - 23 - Chapter 23 00:14:17 - 24 - 24 - Chapter 24 00:24:46 - 25 - 25 - Chapter 25 00:39:49 - 26 - 26 - Chapter 26 01:06:22 - 27 - 27 - Chapter 27 01:23:41 - 28 - 28 - Chapter 28 01:50:41 - 29 - 29 - Chapter 29 02:28:06 - 30 - 30 - Chapter 30 03:07:07 - 31 - 31 - Chapter 31 03:28:49 - 32 - 32 - Chapter 32 03:54:08 - 33 - 33 - Chapter 33 04:33:17 - 34 - 34 - Chapter 34 Next to de Alexis de Tocquville's almost contemporary Democracy in America, Frances Trollope's work may be the most famous (or at least notorious) dissection of manners and morals of the United States. The work was a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic, and particularly in America, where Trollope was reviled as representing the worst of old world prejudices the new republic (though the criticism did nothing to hurt sales).Accompanied by a son and two daughters, Trollope lived in the United States from 1827 to 1831, spending most of her time in Cincinnati, where she had hoped, when joined by her husband, to open a large department store, which was also to be a place of entertainment and culture. She was, unfortunately, almost entirely ignorant of business practices, and habitually short of money, which her husband was in no position to make up. After leaving Cincinnati she traveled briefly in the eastern states, before returning to England. There is something of a happy ending; Domestic Manners was her first book, and such a success that she turned to writing, producing in her lifetime over a hundred books, which, though they never made her very rich, were more than sufficient to keep the wolf from the door. She passed on her highly disciplined writing habits to her son Anthony (who had not accompanied her to the new world), who produced forty-seven novels as well as several other works. His views of the United States, thanks in part to its attractive young women, were, of course, more benign; indeed in The Duke's Children, the lovely New Yorker Isabel Boncassen is to become the Duchess of Omnium.It's worth remembering that Frances Trollope's introduction to America was made through what was still something of frontier territory in Ohio, and few historians would argue that refinement and high culture were outstanding features of the Jacksonian era, which she saw first hand. Though some at the time feared that Domestic Manners would lead to a new Anglo-American war, fortunately the critical disputes took place on paper. Eventually passions cooled, and some Americans even came to admit that some of her judgements were just. Mark Twain, for instance, while chiding Trollope for falling for American tall tales (see the story of the crocodile's -- or alligator's -- destruction of a family in Chapter III), also remarked that the reason Domestic Manners was so hated by patriotic Americans was because it was so true.In any case, it is offered by the reader as a contribution to the American political campaign of 2012.Introduction by Nicholas Clifford) More information: http://librivox.org/domestic-manners-of-the-americans-by-frances-trollope/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant by PANSY (1841 - 1930) Genre(s): Family Life, Christian Fiction Read by: TriciaG in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 23 - ''Who Knows?'' 00:21:38 - 24 - A Happy Mother The Bryant family - widowed Mrs. Bryant and her children Benjamin, Caroline ('Line' for short), and little Daisy - is on the thin edge of poverty due to debt incurred when Mr. Bryant was alive. We follow the family, especially Ben and Daisy, as they help shoulder some of the burden. Prominent in the story are children's dolls, which are the means to some of the family's income. - Summary by TriciaG More information: https://librivox.org/miss-dee-dunmore-bryant-by-pansy/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Unto Caesar by Baroness Emma ORCZY (1865 - 1947) Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction Read by: Beth Thomas, Greg Lewin, Jules Hawryluk, Hope K, deongines, Bill Mosley in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 19 - Chapter XIX 00:04:32 - 20 - Chapter XX 00:19:27 - 21 - Chapter XXI 00:29:04 - 22 - Chapter XXII 00:43:18 - 23 - Chapter XXIII 00:55:56 - 24 - Chapter XXIV 01:08:09 - 25 - Chapter XXV 01:24:48 - 26 - Chapter XXVI 01:40:33 - 27 - Chapter XXVII 02:00:00 - 28 - Chapter XXVIII 02:19:00 - 29 - Chapter XXIX 02:41:33 - 30 - Chapter XXX 03:26:57 - 31 - Chapter XXXI 03:45:34 - 32 - Chapter XXXII 04:14:04 - 33 - Chapter XXXIII 04:39:04 - 34 - Chapter XXXIV 05:05:37 - 35 - Chapter XXXV 05:15:29 - 36 - Chapter XXXVI 'The State,' he said, speaking at least as haughtily as Dea Flavia herself, 'hath agreed to accept the sum of twenty aurei for this slave. 'Tis too late now to make further bids for her.'But a pair of large blue eyes, cold as the waters of the Tiber and like unto them mysterious and elusive, were turned fully on the speaker.'Too late didst thou say, oh Taurus Antinor?' said Dea Flavia raising her pencilled eyebrows with a slight expression of scorn, 'nay! I had not seen the hammer descend! The girl until then is not sold, and open to the highest bidder. Or am I wrong, O praefect, in thus interpreting the laws of Rome?''This is an exceptional case, Augusta,' he retorted curtly.'Then wilt thou expound to me that law which deals with such exceptional cases?' she rejoined with the same ill-concealed tone of gentle irony. 'I had never heard of it; so I pray thee enlighten mine ignorance. Of a truth thou must know the law, since thou didst swear before the altar of the gods to uphold it with all thy might.'''Tis not a case of law, Augusta, but one of pity.'The praefect, feeling no doubt the weakness of any argument which aimed at coercing this daughter of the Cæsars, prompted too by his innate respect of the law which he administered, thought it best to retreat from his position of haughty arrogance and to make an appeal, since obviously he could not command. Dea Flavia was quick to note this change of attitude, and her delicate lips parted in a contemptuous smile.'Dost administer pity as well as law, O Taurus Antinor?' she asked coldly. - Summary from the book More information: https://librivox.org/unto-caesar-by-baroness-orczy/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Os Sertões by Euclides da CUNHA (1866 - 1909) Genre(s): Nature, Modern (19th C) Read by: Leni in Portuguese Chapters: 00:00:00 - 41 - 41 - Parte 7, Capitulo 2 00:26:47 - 42 - 42 - Parte 7, Capitulo 3 00:46:51 - 43 - 43 - Parte 8, Capitulo 1 01:00:48 - 44 - 44 - Parte 8, Capitulo 2 01:17:16 - 45 - 45 - Parte 8, Capitulo 3 01:38:03 - 46 - 46 - Parte 8, Capitulo 4 02:01:11 - 47 - 47 - Parte 8, Capitulo 5 02:52:52 - 48 - 48 - Parte 8, Capitulo 6. Capitulo 7 Os Sertões é um livro brasileiro, escrito por Euclides da Cunha e publicado em 1902. Trata da Guerra de Canudos (1896-1897), no interior da Bahia. Euclides da Cunha tinha presenciado uma parte desta guerra como correspondente do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo, e ao retornar escreveu um dos maiores livros já escritos por um brasileiro. Pertence, ao mesmo tempo, à prosa científica e à prosa artística. Pode ser entendido como um obra de Sociologia, Geografia, História ou crítica humana. Mas não é errado lê-lo como uma epopéia da vida sertaneja em sua luta diária contra a paisagem e a incompreensão das elites governamentais.(Sumário extraído da Wikipédia) More information: http://librivox.org/os-sertoes-by-euclides-da-cunha/