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Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time
Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar D. SKELTON (1878 - 1941)
Genre(s): Modern (19th C)
Read by: Scott Foster, Bruce Pirie, Ian Hutchings, Maria Kasper in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Prefatory Note; The Making of a Canadian
00:19:36 - 02 - Politics in the Sixties
00:35:25 - 03 - First Years in Parliament, Part 1
00:46:24 - 04 - First Years in Parliament, Part 2
00:58:16 - 05 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 1
01:11:09 - 06 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 2
01:28:01 - 07 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 3
01:39:27 - 08 - Leader of the Opposition, 1887-1896
01:50:04 - 09 - Looking to Washington, Part 1
02:09:05 - 10 - Looking to Washington, Part 2
02:25:47 - 11 - An Empire in Transition, Part 1
02:42:39 - 12 - An Empire in Transition, Part 2
03:01:21 - 13 - The End of a Regime
03:23:27 - 14 - New Men at the Helm
03:32:08 - 15 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 1
03:52:29 - 16 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 2
04:12:28 - 17 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 3
04:35:07 - 18 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 1
04:58:38 - 19 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 2
05:19:20 - 20 - Canada and Foreign Powers
05:41:58 - 21 - Nation and Empire, Part 1
05:59:21 - 22 - Nation and Empire, Part 2
06:18:00 - 23 - Nation and Empire, Part 3
06:37:07 - 24 - Fifty Years of Union
In conformity with its title, this volume, save for the earlier chapters, is history rather than biography, is of the day, more than of the man. The aim has been to review the more significant events and tendencies in the recent political life of Canada. (from the Preface)Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) was a member of parliament for 45 years (1874-1919) and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was Canada's first French-speaking prime minister and did much to reconcile English and French Canada. (TriciaG)
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Genre(s): Modern (19th C)
Read by: Scott Foster, Bruce Pirie, Ian Hutchings, Maria Kasper in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Prefatory Note; The Making of a Canadian
00:19:36 - 02 - Politics in the Sixties
00:35:25 - 03 - First Years in Parliament, Part 1
00:46:24 - 04 - First Years in Parliament, Part 2
00:58:16 - 05 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 1
01:11:09 - 06 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 2
01:28:01 - 07 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 3
01:39:27 - 08 - Leader of the Opposition, 1887-1896
01:50:04 - 09 - Looking to Washington, Part 1
02:09:05 - 10 - Looking to Washington, Part 2
02:25:47 - 11 - An Empire in Transition, Part 1
02:42:39 - 12 - An Empire in Transition, Part 2
03:01:21 - 13 - The End of a Regime
03:23:27 - 14 - New Men at the Helm
03:32:08 - 15 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 1
03:52:29 - 16 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 2
04:12:28 - 17 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 3
04:35:07 - 18 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 1
04:58:38 - 19 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 2
05:19:20 - 20 - Canada and Foreign Powers
05:41:58 - 21 - Nation and Empire, Part 1
05:59:21 - 22 - Nation and Empire, Part 2
06:18:00 - 23 - Nation and Empire, Part 3
06:37:07 - 24 - Fifty Years of Union
In conformity with its title, this volume, save for the earlier chapters, is history rather than biography, is of the day, more than of the man. The aim has been to review the more significant events and tendencies in the recent political life of Canada. (from the Preface)Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) was a member of parliament for 45 years (1874-1919) and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was Canada's first French-speaking prime minister and did much to reconcile English and French Canada. (TriciaG)
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The Monster Men by Edgar Rice BURROUGHS (1875 - 1950)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Read by: Mark Nelson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1
00:25:46 - 02 - Chapter 2
00:47:25 - 03 - Chapter 3
01:09:01 - 04 - Chapter 4
01:28:12 - 05 - Chapter 5
01:51:43 - 06 - Chapter 6
02:11:27 - 07 - Chapter 7
02:40:13 - 08 - Chapter 8
03:09:14 - 09 - Chapter 9
03:31:23 - 10 - Chapter 10
03:49:46 - 11 - Chapter 11
04:12:50 - 12 - Chapter 12
04:31:10 - 13 - Chapter 13
04:49:48 - 14 - Chapter 14
05:09:23 - 15 - Chapter 15
05:28:44 - 16 - Chapter 16
05:51:00 - 17 - Chapter 17
Dr. Arthur Maxon has a dream: to create an artificial human being! His first twelve experiments have resulted only in grotesque, subhuman monsters. But Number Thirteen is perfect, and will make an ideal mate for Virginia, Dr. Maxon's only daughter. But his monstrous plan goes awry when it is disrupted by pirates and Maxon's duplicitous assistant, Carl von Horn. - Summary by Mark Nelson
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A Vanished Hand by Sarah DOUDNEY (1841 - 1926)
Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900
Read by: Maggie Mizzi, Jessie Yun, Jim Locke, jenno, Kathleen Moore in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - CHAPTER I - IN A BACK ROOM
00:14:08 - 02 - CHAPTER II - WHAT WAS WRITTEN
00:22:51 - 03 - CHAPTER III - TAKING COUNSEL
00:36:01 - 04 - CHAPTER IV - MRS. TRYON
00:46:37 - 05 - CHAPTER V - MRS. BEATON
00:58:11 - 06 - CHAPTER VI - HAROLD AND META
01:12:25 - 07 - CHAPTER VII - MRS. PENN
01:24:38 - 08 - CHAPTER VIII - LOOKING AT PICTURES
01:36:46 - 09 - CHAPTER IX - MEETINGS
01:48:44 - 10 - CHAPTER X - LONELINESS
01:58:38 - 11 - CHAPTER XI - MRS. VERDON
02:11:48 - 12 - CHAPTER XII - HIS FIRST VISIT
02:22:26 - 13 - CHAPTER XIII - IN PORTMAN SQUARE
02:35:27 - 14 - CHAPTER XIV - RUSHBROOK
02:48:10 - 15 - CHAPTER XV - WAYNE'S COURT
03:02:27 - 16 - CHAPTER XVI - GOING TO CHURCH
03:14:53 - 17 - CHAPTER XVII - THE PICNIC
03:25:36 - 18 - CHAPTER XVIII - THE ISLAND
03:51:27 - 19 - CHAPTER XIX - CONCLUSION
Memories haunt Elsie Kilner at every turn. Kicked out of her family home, she finds a new abode in which she finds fragments of a diary. It begins with the words: 'If I only knew that some one would be kind to Jamie'. Finding a kindred spirit in the author of the diary, Elsie goes on a search. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
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The Chinese Dragon by Luther Newton Hayes (1883 - 1978)
Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Read by: David Wales in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction And Preface
00:08:55 - 01 - Chapter 1 The Place Of The Dragon In Chinese Life; Ch 2 How The Dragon Idea Originated
00:22:14 - 02 - Ch 3 The Varieties Of Dragons; Ch 4 What Dragons Really Look Like
00:38:14 - 03 - Ch 5 People Who Have Seen Dragons; Ch 6 The Dragon In Western Mythology
00:53:22 - 04 - Ch 7 Quaint Beliefs About The Dragon; Ch 8 How Dragons Control The Fortunes Of Men
01:06:11 - 05 - Ch 9 The Hold Of The Dragon On China
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Lovecraft's Influences and Favorites by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Anthologies
Read by: Josh Kibbey, Rafe Ball, Availle, Chris Pyle, oogiesragdoll, Dan Ficklin, Peter Yearsley, Maria de Fátima da Silva, Robert Doolan, Ian Virly, JMH Powell, Alan Winterrowd, Stefan Von Blon in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
00:38:40 - 02 - What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien
01:15:29 - 03 - The Little Red Kitten by Lafcadio Hearn
01:21:04 - 04 - The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford
02:06:06 - 05 - The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce
02:39:37 - 06 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling
03:12:58 - 07 - The Captain of the 'Pole-Star' by Arthur Conan Doyle
04:02:46 - 08 - The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers
04:41:43 - 09 - Xelucha by M. P. Shiel
05:08:02 - 10 - The Red Room by H. G. Wells
05:32:58 - 11 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins
06:09:02 - 12 - The Harbor-Master by Robert W. Chambers
In 1927, H. P. Lovecraft wrote a long essay on 'Supernatural Horror in Literature' in which he discussed the history of what came to be known as Weird Fiction. This collection includes many of the texts that Lovecraft mentioned in the essay, beginning with Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, published in 1839 and ending with Walter de la Mare Seaton's Aunt from 1922. Included are 19 stories and 1 poem. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd
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Bible (KJV) NT 20: James by KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) ( - )
Genre(s): King James Version
Read by: Susan Denney in English
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00:00:00 - 01 -
The writer of this letter instructs the early Christians on the value of showing patience, controlling an unruly tongue and treating all people with kindness without respect to their social position. It also provides the basis for the practice of blessing the sick with an anointing of oil. The book has been historically controversial because of its teaching that both faith and works are necessary to salvation. The great promise in the book is that those who are honestly seeking wisdom may receive it by asking for divine help. Summary by Susan Denney
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The Money-Spinner by Arthur Wing PINERO (1855 - 1934)
Genre(s): Comedy
Read by: in English
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00:00:00 - 01 - Act 1 - 10 A.M.
01:04:18 - 02 - Act 2 - 10 P.M.
When his younger brother incurs a large betting debt, what could be easier than for a man to borrow the money to save him from the factory he runs while his employers are away. Whoops; his employers are coming back before he has repaid the money. Ah, perhaps his wife can get the money from a friendly Lord who was once her suitor.... A friendly card game perhaps. What could go wrong? - Summary by ToddHWCast list:Lord Kengussie: Son of the ExilesBaron Croodle: ToddHWHarold Boycott: Mark NelsonJules Faubert: Alan MapstoneMillicent Boycott: SoniaDorinda Croodle: Jenn BrodaMargot: Adrian StephensStage Directions: MichaelMaggsEditing: ToddHW
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Life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough by Louise CREIGHTON (1850 - 1936)
Genre(s): War & Military, Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
Read by: Pamela Nagami in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 33 - Ch. 15: The Fall of the Whigs, Pt. 2
00:17:25 - 34 - Ch. 16: Peace Negotiations, Pt. 1
00:34:01 - 35 - Ch. 16: Peace Negotiations, Pt. 2
00:45:27 - 36 - Ch. 17: The Fall of Marlborough, Pt. 1
01:02:17 - 37 - Ch. 17: The Fall of Marlborough, Pt. 2
01:13:02 - 38 - Ch. 18: Last Years of Marlborough, Pt. 1
01:26:26 - 39 - Ch. 18: Last Years of Marlborough, Pt. 2
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), was the oldest surviving son of Sir Winston Churchill, an impoverished country gentleman. After the restoration of Charles II, John's sister, Arabella, became the mistress of the King's brother, James, Duke of York. The family fortunes were made and Churchill's military career launched. In the winter of 1677-78, Churchill married Sarah Jennings, the intimate friend of the future Queen Anne. Ruthlessly changing sides during the Glorious Revolution, he deserted his patron James and joined the army of William of Orange. Marlborough's brilliant generalship in the War of the Spanish Succession destroyed the myth of French military invincibility and won him the adoration of the British people. But Marlborough fell from power when his wife's relationship with Queen Anne ended rancorously and when the peace-loving Tories ousted his wartime supporters, the Whigs. - Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.
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Nothing of Importance by John Bernard Pye ADAMS (1890 - 1917)
Genre(s): War & Military
Read by: Lee Smalley in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - In Memoriam and Preface
00:12:56 - 01 - First Impressions
00:41:27 - 02 - Cuinchy and Givenchy
01:17:05 - 03 - Working-Parties
01:51:58 - 04 - Rest
02:29:11 - 05 - On the March
02:43:24 - 06 - The Bois Français Trenches
03:09:32 - 07 - More First Impressions
03:34:22 - 08 - Sniping
04:05:41 - 09 - On Patrol
04:19:00 - 10 - 'Whom the Gods Love'
04:43:30 - 11 - 'Whom the Gods Love'—(continued).
05:04:03 - 12 - Officers' Servants
05:29:54 - 13 - Mines
05:54:05 - 14 - Billets
06:37:18 - 15 - 'A certain Man Drew a Bow at a Venture'
06:55:51 - 16 - Wounded
Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experienced: the living conditions and duties of officers and 'Tommies' (enlisted men) in their dank, rat-infested trenches and behind the lines; the maiming and deaths; and the quiet periods described in official reports as 'nothing of importance'. Adams relates his wounding in June, 1916 and its aftermath. The concluding chapter, which he wrote during his convalescence in 'Blighty' (soldiers' slang for England), is an impassioned reflection on war. Following several months of recuperation Adams returned to the front where, on February 26, 1917 he was wounded again. The following day he died. (Lee Smalley)
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The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) by Alessandro MANZONI (1785 - 1873), translated by UNKNOWN ( - )
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, General Fiction
Read by: TriciaG, Luigina, Brendan Stallard, clover, SuD, Peter Turner, Lani Small, T.K. Kirven, Charles McHugh, Jules Hawryluk, alanmapstone, Martin Geeson, Jeanie, Michele Eaton, Sandra Estenson in English
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00:00:00 - 77 - Chapter 38, Part 2
The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) presents a kaleidoscope of individual stories, which are all tied together by the story of Lucia and Renzo, two young persons of humble origin that are deeply in love with one another. However, despite their great attachment, they are prevented from marrying by the cruel Don Rodrigo, who has himself cast an eye on the beautiful and pious Lucia. Don Rodrigo menaces the priest who was to perform the wedding ceremony, who then refuses to do his duty. Thus threatened and prevented from being married, the couple is separated, and the narration follows each of them on their struggle to unite again.Set in the years 1628-1630, the main story is accompanied by a rich and most accurate description of the historical background -- the warfaring cities, the plague, and the oppressive Spanish rule over Northern Italy during that time. The narration also includes many smaller subplots which allow the reader glimpses into the lives of the other characters involved.Alessandro Manzoni is regarded as one of the most important authors of Italian literature, and this particular work is counted to the overall most important literary works of the 19th century.
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