Poetry Everywhere by W. S. GILBERT (1836 - 1911) Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) Read by: Bruce Kachuk, David Lawrence, Greg Giordano, Kyle B Jones, Lee Ann Howlett, Maria Kasper, Twinkle in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by BK 00:01:17 - 02 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by DL 00:02:29 - 03 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by GG 00:03:45 - 04 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by KBJ 00:04:57 - 05 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by LAH 00:06:03 - 06 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by MK 00:07:42 - 07 - Poetry Everywhere - Read by T Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado.Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light verse accompanied by his own comical drawings. His creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, numerous stories, poems, lyrics and various other comic and serious pieces. His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. According to The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, Gilbert's 'lyrical facility and his mastery of metre raised the poetical quality of comic opera to a position that it had never reached before and has not reached since' - Summary by Wikipedia More information: http://librivox.org/poetry-everywhere-by-w-s-gilbert/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Imperialist by Sara Jeannette DUNCAN (1861 - 1922) Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction Read by: Bruce Pirie in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:29:25 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:49:43 - 03 - Chapter 3 01:14:19 - 04 - Chapter 4 01:35:26 - 05 - Chapter 5 01:56:50 - 06 - Chapter 6 02:18:29 - 07 - Chapter 7 02:41:56 - 08 - Chapter 8 03:01:23 - 09 - Chapter 9 03:21:24 - 10 - Chapter 10 03:41:17 - 11 - Chapter 11 03:57:49 - 12 - Chapter 12 04:22:48 - 13 - Chapter 13 04:35:38 - 14 - Chapter 14 04:52:19 - 15 - Chapter 15 05:08:09 - 16 - Chapter 16 05:29:34 - 17 - Chapter 17 05:58:29 - 18 - Chapter 18 06:18:55 - 19 - Chapter 19 06:34:22 - 20 - Chapter 20 06:55:33 - 21 - Chapter 21 'The Imperialist,' a novel by Sara Jeannette Duncan, published in 1904, is a portrait of life in small-town Ontario at the beginning of the 20th century.At that time, English Canada was torn between affectionate loyalty for the 'mother country' (Britain), and, on the other side, hard-headed respect for the demands of life in the shadow of the dynamic American economy. (In a by-election, one party pushes for establishing a preferred trading relationship between Canada and Britain: this is the 'imperialist' position referred to by the book's title.)Main characters find themselves in problematic love stories that unfold against the backdrop of a society that is working out its national identity. These national issues would continue to vex Canada for decades to come. The author is ambivalent about the larger debates, but offers richly specific, subtle, and entertaining observations of manners and morals.In the decades since publication, 'The Imperialist' has been increasingly appreciated as a landmark in Canadian fiction. Critic and scholar Peter Allen has written: 'Duncan is an eloquent and important witness to the ambiguity of [Canada's] developing national identity in the years before World War I.'NOTE: In this novel, a brief depiction of Native Canadians uses what we today recognize as offensive stereotypes. It is LibriVox policy to record texts as their authors originally intended. * - Summary by Bruce Pirie More information: https://librivox.org/the-imperialist-by-mrs-everard-cotes/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Nelly by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870), translated by C.M. MENSING ( - ) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Marcel Coenders in Dutch Chapters: 00:00:00 - 34 - 34 - DE COMMENSAAL 00:17:08 - 35 - 35 - HET BOMBARDEMENT 00:46:11 - 36 - 36 - DE KLEINE MEID KRIJGT VLEESCH 01:02:06 - 37 - 37 - EEN PAAR OUDE KENNISSEN 01:24:45 - 38 - 38 - WIE DIE COMMENSAAL TOCH ZIJN MAG 01:58:11 - 39 - 39 - DE HALVE DAG 02:19:46 - 40 - 40 - HET GESPREK IN DE TUIN 02:43:46 - 41 - 41 - KLEINE BETHEL 03:06:17 - 42 - 42 - HET HEIDENKAMP 03:31:23 - 43 - 43 - DE ONTWEKEN MISDAAD 03:42:31 - 44 - 44 - DE SCHIPPERS 03:58:47 - 45 - 45 - DE GEHEIMZINNIGE WELDOENER 04:29:08 - 46 - 46 - JAMMER EN ELLENDE 04:50:31 - 47 - 47 - DE UITKOMST 05:22:59 - 48 - 48 - HOE HET MET DE ONTDEKKINGSREIS VAN DEN COMMENSAAL AFLIEP 05:42:20 - 49 - 49 - DE MEDELOGEERGAST 06:16:21 - 50 - 50 - DE LEVENDE DOODE 06:35:49 - 51 - 51 - DE NIEUWE ROBINSON Vertaling van de Old Curiosity Shop (1841). Het weesje Nelly leeft bij haar grootvader die grote schulden heeft. Samen proberen zij de armoede en de schande te ontvluchten. Uiteindelijk vinden zij een rustige plaats om te leven ...Zoals een winkel voor Antiek en Curiosa een bonte verzameling van kunst en kitsch bevat, zo bevat dit boek een groteske verzameling van menselijke- en zelfs dierlijke karakters. (Samenvatting door Marcel Coenders) More information: http://librivox.org/nelly-by-charles-dickens/

Lourdes by Émile ZOLA (1840 - 1902), translated by Ernest Alfred VIZETELLY (1853 - 1922) Genre(s): Religious Fiction Read by: Peter Tucker in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 20 - The Fourth Day: V 00:44:13 - 21 - The Fifth Day: I 01:22:06 - 22 - The Fifth Day: II 02:12:28 - 23 - The Fifth Day: III 03:04:12 - 24 - The Fifth Day: IV 03:56:44 - 25 - The Fifth Day: V This book describes a five day national pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Lourdes, where miracle cures are hoped for. The central character is a priest, Pierre, whose faith is faltering. He is accompanying his childhood sweetheart who has been stricken with paralysis and whose faith is strong. In the background of the great irony of this relationship, there are numerous sub-plots, some tragic, some whimsical, involving a large number of characters, set in the midst of organised chaos in the pilgrimage site. Through Pierre's mental and spiritual experiences Zola explores the role of religious faith in a society coming to terms with science and reason. - Summary by Peter Tucker More information: https://librivox.org/lourdes-by-emile-zola/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)