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Sammlung deutscher Gedichte 004 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Anthologies
Read by: Christian Al-Kadi, Rolf Kaiser in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Abend
00:01:28 - 02 - Wer wußte je das Leben recht zu fassen
00:02:46 - 03 - Es liegt an eines Menschen Schmerz
00:04:34 - 04 - Mittag
00:05:48 - 05 - Morgen Sonnet
00:07:11 - 06 - San Marco
00:08:33 - 07 - Wenn tiefe Schwermut meine Seele wieget
00:09:50 - 08 - Es sehnt sich ewig dieser Geist ins Weite
00:11:07 - 09 - Spätherbst in Venedig
00:12:23 - 10 - Tristan
One Thing Needful by Mary Elizabeth BRADDON (1835 - 1915)
Genre(s): Romance, Published 1800 -1900
Read by: Mark Nelson, Jim Locke in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 14 - Chapter 13
00:22:19 - 15 - Chapter 14
00:52:14 - 16 - Chapter 15
01:04:04 - 17 - Chapter 16
01:16:57 - 18 - Chapter 17
01:52:23 - 19 - Chapter 18
02:20:48 - 20 - Chapter 19
02:50:47 - 21 - Chapter 20
03:03:13 - 22 - Chapter 21
03:49:46 - 23 - Chapter 22
Can starving children be grateful for the education they receive if, when they ask for food, rich people give them a stone? This is the question in the heart of this rich psychological novel. Lady Lashmore is a typical lady of her time, ruling every aspect of her household and constantly complaining that the poor people in the factory ten miles away bother her. Things change when her son, Lord Lashmore, falls in love with a poor woman. Only then does he understand what is the one thing they need most. Only then does he mature, develop empathy, and see what are the real important things in life. This is a coming of age story, a love story, but, most of all, a story about prejudice and small revolutions. For the world would never be the same and the young generation sees social classes differently. This novel is perfect for fans of Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell. Readers who love Mary Elizabeth Braddon's other novels will not be disappointed. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
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Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Paul LACROIX (1806 - 1884)
Genre(s): Middle Ages/Middle History
Read by: Leni, Donna Stewart, Ruth Golding, Jim Clevenger, hearhis, Clacas in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 35 - 35 - Costumes, Part 2
A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on private life, food, hunting, games and pastimes, costume, privileges and rights, justice, commerce, finance, and punishments. The online text of the book has over 400 contemporary illustrations. Warning: Sections 27 and 28, Punishments, may be disturbing to those of a sensitive disposition. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
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Time Telling Through the Ages by Harry Chase BREARLEY (1870 - 1940)
Genre(s): Technology & Engineering
Read by: Claudia Salto, Linda Johnson, tommack, realisticspeakers, James K. White, garybclayton, Kristine Bekere in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter i, The Man Animal and Nature's Timepieces
00:17:50 - 02 - Chapter ii, The Land Between the Rivers
00:44:29 - 03 - Chapter iii, How Man Began to Model After Nature
01:07:45 - 04 - Chapter iv, Telling Time by the 'Water Thief'
01:24:02 - 05 - Chapter v, How Father Time Got his Hour Glass
01:36:23 - 06 - Chapter vi, The Clocks Which Named Themselves
01:55:46 - 07 - Chapter vii, The Modern Clock and Its Creators
02:26:11 - 08 - Chapter viii, The Watch That Was Hatched From The Nuremburg Egg
02:45:27 - 09 - Chapter ix, How a Mechanical Toy Became a Scientific Time Piece
03:05:32 - 10 - Chapter x, The 'Worshipful Company' and English Watchmaking
03:25:04 - 11 - Chapter xi, What Happened in France and Switzerland
03:52:01 - 12 - Chapter xii, How an American Industry Came on Horseback
04:14:14 - 13 - Chapter xiii, America Learns to Make Watches
04:40:09 - 14 - Chapter xiv, Checkered History
04:53:42 - 15 - Chapter xv, 'The Watch That Wound Forever'
05:14:15 - 16 - Chapter xvi, 'The Watch That Made The Dollar Famous'
05:30:34 - 17 - Chapter xvii, Putting Fifty Million Watches Into Service
05:51:04 - 18 - Chapter xviii, The End of the Journey
06:12:08 - 19 - Appendix A, How it Works
A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock through the key inventions driving advances in the accuracy of clocks and watches in both Europe and America. The book was conceived and sponsored by the Ingersoll Family as a celebration of their then 25 years of watchmaking. - Summary by Chris Cartwright
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
Read by: TBOL3, Kara Shallenberg, Robin Cotter, Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Kirsten Ferreri, Julian Jamison, J A Carter, Kevin McAsh, J. M. Smallheer, Gesine, Laurie Anne Walden in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - A Scandal in Bohemia
01:05:15 - 02 - The Red-Headed League
02:04:29 - 03 - A Case of Identity
02:49:54 - 04 - The Boscombe Valley Mystery
03:42:54 - 05 - The Five Orange Pips
04:24:19 - 06 - The Man with the Twisted Lip
05:16:01 - 07 - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
05:57:40 - 08 - The Adventure of the Speckled Band
06:52:04 - 09 - The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
07:34:12 - 10 - The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
08:19:10 - 11 - The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
09:19:43 - 12 - The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. They were originally published in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The title character was named after famous American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Evening Incense by John R. MACDUFF (1818 - 1895)
Genre(s): Christianity - Other
Read by: Kymberli Welch, Bethesda Lily, JaneHackathorn, Mich_elle, Chris A. Hawkins, Lazlo, Mike T., Kathleen Moore, Kathrine Engan in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - First Evening: FOR COMMUNION WITH GOD
00:04:46 - 02 - Second Evening: FOR PARDONING GRACE
00:09:24 - 03 - Third Evening: FOR RENEWING GRACE
00:13:55 - 04 - Fourth Evening: FOR SANCTIFYING GRACE
00:18:15 - 05 - Fifth Evening: FOR RESTRAINING GRACE
00:22:45 - 06 - Sixth Evening: FOR RESTORING GRACE
00:27:26 - 07 - Seventh Evening: FOR QUICKENING GRACE
00:32:18 - 08 - Eighth Evening: FOR IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS
00:36:42 - 09 - Ninth Evening: FOR PEACE IN BELIEVING
00:40:59 - 10 - Tenth Evening: FOR THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION
00:45:52 - 11 - FOR WEANEDNESS FROM THE WORLD
00:49:36 - 12 - FOR GRATITUDE FOR THE PAST
00:53:28 - 13 - FOR TRUST FOR THE FUTURE
00:57:38 - 14 - FOR KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST
01:01:28 - 15 - FOR GUIDANCE IN PERPLEXITY
01:05:18 - 16 - FOR VICTORY OVER SIN
01:10:37 - 17 - FOR THE LIFE OF FAITH
01:15:30 - 18 - FOR THE DAILY DEATH
01:19:47 - 19 - FOR RENUNCIATION OF SELF
01:24:58 - 20 - FOR A CHILD-LIKE SPIRIT
01:30:02 - 21 - FOR HEAVENWARD PROGRESS
01:34:38 - 22 - FOR HUMILITY OF HEART
01:39:19 - 23 - FOR FIRMNESS IN TEMPTATION
01:44:05 - 24 - FOR COMPOSURE IN TRIAL
01:48:27 - 25 - FOR ACTIVITY IN DUTY
01:52:46 - 26 - FOR THE SPIRIT'S TEACHING
01:56:49 - 27 - FOR THE WORLD'S CONVERSION
02:01:03 - 28 - FOR THE CHURCH'S REVIVAL
02:05:30 - 29 - FOR SUPPORT IN DEATH
02:10:06 - 30 - FOR PREPARATION FOR JUDGMENT
02:14:15 - 31 - FOR MEETING IN HEAVEN
This is a small volume of Evening Prayers. Thoughts to think on in the quiet before bedtime; ideas that edify the soul, calm the mind and prepare our bodies and spirits for sleep. Each is not long, but they are edifying and thought provoking. As the author says in the prefact 'May He with whom is 'the residue of the Spirit,' 'cause His Angel to fly swiftly' and touch us in the time of our Evening Oblation; and may all that is amiss in thought and word be lost in the fragrant incense-cloud which ascends from the Golden Altar before the Throne!' 'And thou shalt make an ALTAR to burn INCENSE upon:'And thou shalt put it ... before the MERCY-SEAT that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.'And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at EVEN, he shall burn INCENSE upon it.'—Exod. xxx. 1, 6, 8.- Summary by Phil chenevert and the author
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Another Study of Woman by Honoré de BALZAC (1799 - 1850), translated by Ellen MARRIAGE (1865 - 1946) and Gertrude BELL (1868 - 1926)
Genre(s): Literary Fiction
Read by: Nicholas Clifford in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1
00:41:19 - 02 - Chapter 2
01:13:28 - 03 - Chapter 3
A series of tales -- told by men, of course -- about women. Though the book first appeared in 1842, Balzac later added to it as an addenfum a tale of 1831, La Grande Bretèche. That will be read later, keeping it separate to mirror the form of the English translation here used. (More to follow) - Summary by Nicholas Clifford
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World English Bible by WORLD ENGLISH BIBLE ( - )
Genre(s): World English Bible
Read by: Winfred Wardell Henson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 36 - First Chronicles 20-29
01:02:34 - 37 - Second Chronicles 1-14
02:12:45 - 38 - Second Chronicles 15-27
03:21:21 - 39 - Second Chronicles 28-36
04:25:29 - 40 - Ezra 1-10
05:26:46 - 41 - Nehemiah 1-11
06:34:38 - 42 - Nehemiah 12-13, Esther 1-10
The Holy Bible derived from the American Standard Bible of 1901. - Summary by Winfred Wardell Henson
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A Common Story by Ivan GONCHAROV (1812 - 1891), translated by Constance GARNETT (1861 - 1946)
Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Satire
Read by: Expatriate in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 25 - Chapter 09, pt. 3
00:14:55 - 26 - Chapter 10, pt. 1
00:35:58 - 27 - Chapter 10, pt. 2
00:55:21 - 28 - Chapter 10, pt. 3
01:13:19 - 29 - Chapter 11, pt. 1
01:28:22 - 30 - Chapter 11, pt. 2
01:42:50 - 31 - Chapter 12, pt. 1
02:03:10 - 32 - Chapter 12, pt. 2
02:24:36 - 33 - Chapter 12, pt. 3
02:49:22 - 34 - Epilogue, pt. 1
03:09:31 - 35 - Epilogue, pt. 2
Alexander Fedoritch Adouev is the naïve, pampered son of Anna Pavlovna, a provincial landowner. He decides to go off to Saint Petersburg, not only to make his mark upon society but also to fulfill his two rosy romantic dreams of becoming a great writer and finding a great love. He is taken under the reluctant wing of his uncle, Piotr Ivanitch Adouev, a pragmatic, hard-headed businessman who scorns everything romantic and tries to cure Alexander Fedoritch of his sentimental, youthful illusions. The younger Adouev resists the indoctrinations of the elder, writing prosaic articles about manure and crop rotation for an agricultural journal as a way of supporting himself but spending his nights writing passionate works of poetry and drama. In quest of True Love, he pursues in turn the rustic Sophia, the perfidious Nadinka, the melancholy Julia, the sprightlike Liza, and even (implicitly) the wise and beautiful Lizaveta, who has entered into a loveless marriage with Alexander's own unsentimental uncle. The great question throughout the novel is whether Alexander can make a life balanced between pragmatism and romanticism, or be sacrificed to one or the other. Not a 'superfluous man' in the same sense as Gontcharov's later famous protagonist Oblomov, Alexander Fedoritch Adouev remains a noteworthy creation, a sympathetic, three-dimensional character in the early years of Russian realism. ( Expatriate)
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