A New Year by Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866 - 1918) Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: April6090, Bruce Kachuk, Julio Araujo, Jonathan Jones, KevinS, Lori Arsenault, Larry Wilson, LeeSalter, redrun in English Cover design by TriciaG. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - A New Year - Read by ADR 00:01:32 - 02 - A New Year - Read by BK 00:03:09 - 03 - A New Year - Read by JA 00:04:31 - 04 - A New Year - Read by JFJ 00:06:08 - 05 - A New Year - Read by KS 00:07:33 - 06 - A New Year - Read by LCA 00:08:52 - 07 - A New Year - Read by LCW 00:10:13 - 08 - A New Year - Read by LS 00:11:43 - 09 - A New Year - Read by RR LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of A New Year by Dora Sigerson Shorter. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 25, 2022. ------ This poem is taken from The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems by Dora Sigerson (Mts. Clement Shorter). - Summary by David Lawrence More information: https://librivox.org/a-new-year-by-dora-sigerson-shorter/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Australian Explorers - Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements by George Grimm (1833 - 1897) Genre(s): Modern (19th C) Read by: Son of the Exiles, Jim Locke, Craig Franklin, Piotr Nater, jenno in English Cover design by Sandra Schmit. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:06:42 - 01 - Introduction. Pioneer Navigators 00:46:36 - 02 - Chapter I. The Pioneers of the Blue Mountains 01:01:34 - 03 - Chapter II. Surveyor Evan's Discovery of the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers and the Bathurst Plains 01:05:50 - 04 - Chapter III. Oxley's Expedition to the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers 01:18:53 - 05 - Chapter IV. Hume and Hovell's Expedition from Lake George to Port Phillip 01:32:17 - 06 - Chapter V. Allan Cunningham's Explorations 01:53:32 - 07 - Chapter VI. Captain Sturt's Three Expeditions 02:43:12 - 08 - Chapter VII. Eyre's Adventurous Journey Along the Great Australian Bight 03:06:45 - 09 - Chapter VIII. Sir Thomas Mitchell's Four Expeditions 03:56:45 - 10 - Chapter IX. Kennedy's Disastrous Expedition to Cape Yorke 04:12:30 - 11 - Chapter X. Leichhardt's Expedition to Port Essington and into the Interior 04:31:00 - 12 - Chapter XI. Mr. A. C. Gregory's Expedition to the North-West Interior 04:37:44 - 13 - Chapter XII. Burke and Wills's Expedition Across the Australian Continent 05:03:31 - 14 - Chapter XIII. Search Expeditions in Quest of Burke and Wills 05:21:05 - 15 - Chapter XIV. John McDouall Stuart's Expeditions in the South, to the Centre, and Across the Continent 05:46:45 - 16 - Chapter XV. Colonel Warburton's Journey Across the Western Interior 06:04:49 - 17 - Chapter XVI. The Hon. John Forrest's Explorations in Western Australia 06:20:54 - 18 - Chapter XVII. Mr. Ernest Giles's Explorations in Central and Western Australia 06:37:04 - 19 - Chapter XVIII. Other Explorers in Western Australia - Conclusion 'The Story of the Exploration of Australia is one which we cannot willingly let die. There are many reasons for keeping alive the remembrance of such heroic deeds. It is due to the memory of those men who took their lives in their hands, and, in many cases, laid their bones in the desert; it is an act of gratitude on our part, who have entered on their labours; and it is a kind of information indispensable to every Australian who desires to know the history of his country.' - Summary from the Author's Preface More information: https://librivox.org/australian-explorers-by-george-grimm/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Christmas Tree by ANONYMOUS ( - ) and Alice Maude KELLOGG (1862 - 1911) Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: David Lawrence, Amy Gramour, Andrew Whitson, Bill Mosley, Ernst Pattynama, Gabriel Glenn, Jason Mills, Lee Ann Howlett, Gargoyle, TriciaG in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Christmas Tree - Read by DL 00:01:31 - 02 - The Christmas Tree - Read by ALG 00:02:48 - 03 - The Christmas Tree - Read by AW 00:04:14 - 04 - The Christmas Tree - Read by BM 00:06:10 - 05 - The Christmas Tree - Read by EEP 00:07:47 - 06 - The Christmas Tree - Read by GG 00:09:45 - 07 - The Christmas Tree - Read by JCM 00:11:10 - 08 - The Christmas Tree - Read by LAH 00:12:45 - 09 - The Christmas Tree - Read by RDS 00:13:57 - 10 - The Christmas Tree - Read by TG LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of The Christmas Tree by Anonymous. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 19, 2010This poem taken from Christmas Entertainments by Alice Maude Kellogg, contianing fancy drills, acrostics, motion songs, tableaux, short plays, recitations in costume for children of five to fifteen years. (from book introduction) More information: http://librivox.org/the-christmas-tree-by-anonymous/

In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Ambrose BIERCE (1842 - 1914) Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Historical Fiction, War & Military Fiction Read by: David Wales in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Suitable Surroundings 00:20:57 - 02 - A Tough Tussle 00:44:10 - 03 - An Inhabitant of Carcosa 00:56:39 - 04 - The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot 01:21:36 - 05 - Haita The Shepherd 01:37:45 - 06 - A Horseman In The Sky 01:56:38 - 07 - An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge 02:25:34 - 08 - Chickamauga 02:45:42 - 09 - A Son Of The Gods 03:06:48 - 10 - One Of The Missing 03:42:24 - 11 - Killed At Resaca 04:00:34 - 12 - The Affair At Coulter's Notch 04:25:17 - 13 - The Coup De Grace 04:41:59 - 14 - Parker Adderson, Philosopher 05:00:28 - 15 - An Affair Of Outposts 05:28:28 - 16 - The Story Of A Conscience 05:47:22 - 17 - One Kind Of Officer 06:15:00 - 18 - One Officer, One Man 06:33:36 - 19 - George Thurston 06:48:15 - 20 - The Mocking-bird These stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This is the 1909 edition. The 1909 edition omits six stories from the original 1891 edition; these six stories are added to this LibriVox recording (from an undated English edition). The 1891 edition is entitled In The Midst Of Life; Tales Of Soldiers And Civilians. The Wikipedia entry for the book uses the title Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - after December 26, 1913) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. Today, he is best known for his short story, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and his satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. The sardonic view of human nature that informed his work - along with his vehemence as a critic, with his motto 'nothing matters' - earned him the nickname 'Bitter Bierce.' Despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, Bierce was known to encourage younger writers, including poet George Sterling and fiction writer W. C. Morrow. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing, especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events. In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain a first-hand perspective on that country's ongoing revolution. While traveling with rebel troops, the elderly writer disappeared without a trace. Since the book is a compilation of short stories, there is not an overarching plot. However, there are literary elements, or plot devices, that are shared throughout. Bierce's stories often begin mid-plot, with relevant details withheld until the end, where the dramatic resolution unfolds differently than expected, to a degree where most are considered twist endings. His characters were described by George Sterling as: 'His heroes, or rather victims, are lonely men, passing to unpredictable dooms, and hearing, from inaccessible crypts of space, the voices of unseen malevolencies.'... Bierce served as a union soldier during the Civil War and his experiences as a soldier served as an inspiration for his writing, particularly for the Soldiers section. In this way, Bierce's war treatments anticipate and parallel Ernest Hemingway's later arrival, whereas the civilian tales later influence horror writers. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) More information: http://librivox.org/in-the-midst-of-life-by-ambrose-bierce/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)