Salome by Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900), translated by Lord Alfred DOUGLAS (1870 - 1945)
Genre(s): Plays
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Part 1
00:26:31 - 02 - Part 2
The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Iokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. (Summary by wikipedia)Cast:Herod Antipas: Mark PenfoldIokanaan: Bruce PirieThe Young Syrian: Kim StichTigellinus: Matthew ReeceA Cappadocian: Tim FerreiraA Nubian: D MoNeYFirst Soldier: SkythrockSecond Soldier: Joshua LoganThe Page of Herodias: om123Herodias: SweetlilbirdySalome: Arielle LipshawA Slave: AnaFirst Jew: Frank BookerSecond Jew/Fourth Jew/Sadducee: Elizabeth KlettThird Jew/First Nazarene: Denny SayersFifth Jew: David LawrenceSecond Nazarene: Algy PugA Pharisee: mbNarrator: Tricia GAudio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw
The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline JOHNSON (1861 - 1913)
Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: acousticwave, CS Houghton, David Lawrence, fshort, Snapdragon, Jason Mills, April Gonzales, Jannie Meisberger, Lee Ann Howlett, Rhonda Federman, ravenotation, Robert Hoffman, ekzemplaro in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by AS
00:01:08 - 02 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by CSH
00:02:41 - 03 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by DL
00:03:53 - 04 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by FS
00:05:07 - 05 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by GC
00:06:21 - 06 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by JCM
00:07:24 - 07 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by JL
00:08:43 - 08 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by JM
00:09:56 - 09 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by LAH
00:11:12 - 10 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by REF
00:12:39 - 11 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by RN
00:14:11 - 12 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by RWH
00:15:30 - 13 - The Indian Corn Planter - Read by UM
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 29, 2012.'But in the writings of one poet alone I came upon a new note—the note of the Red Man's Canada. This was the poet that most interested me—Pauline Johnson. I quoted her lovely canoe song 'In the Shadows,' which will be found in this volume. I at once sat down and wrote a long article, which could have been ten times as long, upon a subject so suggestive as that of Canadian poetry.' (From the Introduction to Flint and Feather, Collected Verse BY E. Pauline Johnson; written by Theodore Watts-Dunton, The Pines, Putney Hill. 20th August, 1913.
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Rainbow Valley (version 3 Dramatic Reading) by Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942)
Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Dramatic Readings, Published 1900 onward
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Dramatis Personae
00:02:18 - 01 - Chapter 1: Home Again
00:10:05 - 02 - Chapter 2: Sheer Gossip
00:29:36 - 03 - Chapter 3: The Ingleside Children
00:42:45 - 04 - Chapter 4: The Manse Children
01:01:03 - 05 - Chapter 5: The Advent of Mary Vance
01:23:49 - 06 - Chapter 6: Mary Stays at the Manse
01:32:37 - 07 - Chapter 7: A Fishy Episode
01:46:39 - 08 - Chapter 8: Miss Cornelia Intervenes
02:01:03 - 09 - Chapter 9: Una Intervenes
02:19:54 - 10 - Chapter 10: The Manse Girls Clean House
02:32:48 - 11 - Chapter 11: A Dreadful Discovery
02:40:25 - 12 - Chapter 12: An Explanation and a Dare
02:54:54 - 13 - Chapter 13: The House on the Hill
03:12:15 - 14 - Chapter 14: Mrs. Alec Davis Makes a Call
03:29:04 - 15 - Chapter 15: More Gossip
03:43:17 - 16 - Chapter 16: Tit for Tat
04:05:28 - 17 - Chapter 17: A Double Victory
04:23:21 - 18 - Chapter 18: Mary Brings Evil Tidings
04:32:25 - 19 - Chapter 19: Poor Adam!
04:39:51 - 20 - Chapter 20: Faith Makes a Friend
04:49:35 - 21 - Chapter 21: The Impossible Word
05:06:35 - 22 - Chapter 22: St. George Knows All About It
05:17:00 - 23 - Chapter 23: The Good-Conduct Club
05:36:16 - 24 - Chapter 24: A Charitable Impulse
05:49:57 - 25 - Chapter 25: Another Scandal and Another ''Explanation''
06:03:29 - 26 - Chapter 26: Miss Cornelia Gets a New Point of View
06:16:57 - 27 - Chapter 27: A Sacred Concert
06:24:57 - 28 - Chapter 28: A Fast Day
06:33:00 - 29 - Chapter 29: A Weird Tale
06:40:07 - 30 - Chapter 30: The Ghost on the Dyke
06:48:53 - 31 - Chapter 31: Carl Does Penance
06:58:01 - 32 - Chapter 32: Two Stubborn People
Anne Shirley is grown up and married, and her six children are off having their own adventures with the Merediths - the four children of a widowed, absent-minded minister. Whether they're hiding a runaway home girl and plotting to save her from the orphanage or organizing a day of fasting to punish themselves for singing an awful song in the graveyard, their adventures and misadventures make this seventh Anne novel a different, but still delightful, story. Summary by RachelCast List:Narrator: Esther ben SimonidesFaith Meredith: RachelUna Meredith: GabyJerry Meredith: Aaron M. LebowitzCarl Meredith: DanielDerondaMary Vance: Paula PriebeJem Blythe: Ashur GharaviWalter Blythe: Eddy ShermanJohn Meredith: Mark Crowle-GrovesRosemary West: Leanne YauAnne Blythe: Adele de PignerollesSusan Baker: Beth ThomasMiss Cornelia: Michele EatonOther characters voiced by Ananda, aravagarwal, Lilith Branda, Mark Crowle-Groves, Mike Harris, Heidi Hoerman, Aaron M. Lebowitz, Arielle Lipshaw, kellymcgee, Rosalynn, MaryAnnS, Sonia, SuperCoconut, Twinkle, and Leanne YauAudio edited by Rachel and TwinkleAdditional proof-listening by Rachel and Beth Thomas.
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan POE (1809 - 1849)
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Short Stories
Read by: TriciaG, Morgan Saletta, Lady Maria, NickNumber, Larissa Little, Mike Vendetti, Alan Winterrowd, Jackie Provau, Hannah Dowell, David Lawrence, Zloot in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 21 - Berenice
00:29:43 - 22 - Eleanora
Monday, January 19, 2009 marked Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. Though these tales need no introduction, the rationale for starting with volume two is threefold: many of the best-loved (and best) tales are included, the vast majority run from 15 to 30 minutes, and the other volumes can then be recorded without repetition, if there is interest in doing so. (Summary by M.L. Cohen)
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Migration of Birds by U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ( - )
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Animals
Read by: Sue Anderson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:03:37 - 01 - Introduction
00:11:00 - 02 - Early Ideas About Migration
00:19:34 - 03 - Techniques for Studying Migration
00:36:24 - 04 - Evolution of Migration
00:49:47 - 05 - Stimulus for Migration
00:59:49 - 06 - When Birds Migrate
01:17:33 - 07 - Flight Speed and Rate of Migration
01:36:35 - 08 - Migratory Flight Altitude
01:43:05 - 09 - Segregation During Migration
01:55:16 - 10 - Geographic Patterns of Migration
02:08:09 - 11 - Orientation and Navigation
02:26:25 - 12 - Influence of Weather
02:35:17 - 13 - Influence of Topography
02:39:55 - 14 - Perils of Migration
02:48:23 - 15 - Routes of Migration
03:30:36 - 16 - Patterns of Migration
03:58:20 - 17 - Future Directions
Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast '60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 miles at an average speed of 28 miles per hour.' This is just one of the many intriguing facts about bird migration contained in this 1998 circular from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Informative and up-to-date chapters discuss flight speed and rate of migration, migration routes, and techniques for studying migration. A final chapter, Future Directions, concludes 'Migratory pathways evolved over the eons in expectation of a moderately stable environment with sufficient food and cover along appropriate corridors that connected sustaining winter ranges with suitable breeding areas... But human impacts on the environment generate rates of change that exceed many species' ability to adapt.' Summary by Sue Anderson.
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Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 4) by John HAY (1835 - 1905) and John George NICOLAY (1832 - 1901)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Read by: Jim Locke, Kevin W. Davidson, MaryAnn, Owen Cook, Denise Nordell in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Fort Pickens Reenforced
00:30:19 - 02 - The Sumter Expedition
01:18:01 - 03 - The Fall of Sumter
01:54:55 - 04 - The Call to Arms
02:31:26 - 05 - The National Uprising
03:11:57 - 06 - Baltimore
03:51:36 - 07 - Washington in Danger
04:37:39 - 08 - Rebellious Maryland
05:18:31 - 09 - Texas
05:38:28 - 10 - The Ohio Line
05:59:35 - 11 - Missouri
06:36:16 - 12 - Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 4 chronicles Lincoln's life from April to November 1861. ( Summary adapted from wikipedia by Ann Boulais)
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Short Ghost and Horror Collection 011 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Read by: Tim Casey, BStapley, MorganScorpion, Taryn Maxximillian Dafoe, Jason Mills, om123, Aidan Brack, Peter Yearsley, Amy Gramour, Paulsw, Winston Tharp, Mark Nelson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - The Damned Thing
00:18:32 - 02 - The Cuckoo Clock
00:36:16 - 03 - The Phantom Armies Seen in France
00:47:56 - 04 - The Mask of the Red Death
01:03:11 - 05 - Three at Table
01:17:04 - 06 - The Fiend
01:29:23 - 07 - The Murder Hole
01:35:04 - 08 - The Levite And His Concubine
01:42:29 - 09 - Buried Alive
02:05:04 - 10 - The Horned Women
02:11:26 - 11 - The Corpse on the Grating
02:46:33 - 12 - The Murderer
02:50:50 - 13 - The Ghost at the 'Blue Dragon'
03:12:23 - 14 - The Black Dog
03:24:16 - 15 - The Vampyre
04:07:28 - 16 - Death, too, is a Journey
04:16:45 - 17 - The Tell-Tale Heart
04:27:50 - 18 - The Secret of Macarger's Gulch
04:44:38 - 19 - The Iron Shroud
05:15:40 - 20 - The Burial of the Rats
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.
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Christmastide by E. Pauline JOHNSON (1861 - 1913)
Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: Austin Heath, Bruce Kachuk, Ben N, Caitlin Buckley, ChadH94, Chloe Mayer, Doug Fajardo, David Lawrence, Newgatenovelist, fshort, Garth Burton, Graham Scott, Lee Ann Howlett, Phil Schempf, rumpledpoetry in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Christmastide - Read by AEH
00:01:42 - 02 - Christmastide - Read by BK
00:03:28 - 03 - Christmastide - Read by BMN
00:04:52 - 04 - Christmastide - Read by CB
00:06:07 - 05 - Christmastide - Read by CJPH
00:07:23 - 06 - Christmastide - Read by CM
00:08:46 - 07 - Christmastide - Read by DEF
00:10:33 - 08 - Christmastide - Read by DL
00:12:00 - 09 - Christmastide - Read by EL
00:13:55 - 10 - Christmastide - Read by FS
00:15:25 - 11 - Christmastide - Read by GB
00:17:01 - 12 - Christmastide - Read by GRS
00:18:40 - 13 - Christmastide - Read by LAH
00:20:10 - 14 - Christmastide - Read by PS
00:21:29 - 15 - Christmastide - Read by RP
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Christmastide by E. Pauline Johnson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 15, 2019. ------Emily Pauline Johnson (also known in Mohawk as Tekahionwake -pronounced: dageh-eeon-wageh, literally: 'double-life') commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century. - Summary by Wikipedia
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The Giant-Killer - or the Battle Which All Must Fight by Charlotte Maria TUCKER (1821 - 1893)
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Family, Religion
Read by: Lynne T in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:02:47 - 01 - The Arrival
00:14:29 - 02 - First Impressions
00:25:15 - 03 - Giant Sloth
00:36:42 - 04 - Giant Selfishness
00:58:47 - 05 - Giant Untruth
01:07:43 - 06 - Trials And Troubles
01:25:48 - 07 - Sunday At Dove's Nest
01:48:13 - 08 - Giant Hate
02:08:48 - 09 - Fair Gratitude
02:26:21 - 10 - The Pleasure Excursion
02:46:36 - 11 - The Prisoner In Darkness
03:01:00 - 12 - Giant Pride
Ten year old twins. Constantine and Adolphus are chagrined to be shipped off to a private tutor in the country. Their lot appears worse when they meet their host and his family, consisting of a wife, son Aleck (who imagines himself the perfect student) and two little girls! On top of that, they are expected to study. Fun seems in short supply when they are not even allowed to pull the cow's tail, and there is no second dinner provided. This allegorical tale can be a simple, amusing story or a lesson to us all. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
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