The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by the Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James that comprises his edited Gifford Lectures on 'Natural Theology' delivered at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland between 1901 and 1902. These lectures concerned the nature of religion and the neglect of science, in James' view, in the academic study of religion. Soon after its publication, the book found its way into the canon of psychology and philosophy, and has remained in print for over a century. (Summary by Wikipedia)Lectures read by JoeD, preface read by musil.
Under the Lilacs (version 3, dramatic reading) by Louisa May ALCOTT (1832 - 1888)
Genre(s): Historical
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Dramatis Personae
00:02:34 - 01 - Chapter 1: A Mysterious Dog
00:22:42 - 02 - Chapter 2: Where They Found His Master
00:35:32 - 03 - Chapter 3: Ben
00:49:02 - 04 - Chapter 4: His Story
00:59:55 - 05 - Chapter 5: Ben Gets a Place
01:15:44 - 06 - Chapter 6: A Circulating Library
01:26:19 - 07 - Chapter 7: New Friends Trot In
01:43:56 - 08 - Chapter 8: Miss Celia's Man
02:00:16 - 09 - Chapter 9: A Happy Tea
02:21:02 - 10 - Chapter 10: A Heavy Trouble
02:33:30 - 11 - Chapter 11: Sunday
03:10:08 - 12 - Chapter 12: Good Times
03:36:18 - 13 - Chapter 13: Somebody Runs Away
04:00:26 - 14 - Chapter 14: Somebody Gets Lost
04:35:19 - 15 - Chapter 15: Ben's Ride
05:04:06 - 16 - Chapter 16: Detective Thornton
05:31:08 - 17 - Chapter 17: Betty's Bravery
06:00:13 - 18 - Chapter 18: Bows and Arrows
06:19:24 - 19 - Chapter 19: Speaking Pieces
06:42:40 - 20 - Chapter 20: Ben's Birthday
When a raggedy boy from the circus limps into the lives of the Moss family, he is unlike any child they have ever met. With his devoted and clever dog, Sancho, at his side, Ben's amazing stunts from the big top and kindly, eager persona win the hearts of the Mosses, as well as the nurturing affection of his new mistress, Miss Celia, and the friendship of her spoiled brother, Thornton. From birthday parties to broken bones, times of triumph to times of tragedy, the group sticks together through it all in this heart-warming children's story by Louisa May Alcott. (Summary by Twinkle)Cast List:Narrated by Christine LehmanBen Brown: Aaron M. LebowitzBab Moss: RachelBetty Moss: SuperCoconutMiss Celia: Lian PangThorny: Kangaroo692Mrs. Moss: Beth ThomasMr. Brown, Billy Barton: Tomas PeterSam Kitteridge: Teresa BaumanAlfred Barlow: Paige Al QasemSancho: Esther ben SimonidesOther characters voiced by Teresa Bauman,Lilith Branda,Jarek Celuch,Edgard Coronado,Charlotte Duckett,Gaby,KHand,Kalynda,Lydia,Ross McGrath,Adele de Pignerolles,Sonia,SuperCoconut,Twinkle, andLeanne YauAudio edited by Michele Eaton,Aaron M. Lebowitz,Christine Lehman, andTwinkle
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On the Exercises of Piety by Jean GUIBERT (1857 - 1914)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction
Read by: dave7 in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Chapter 1, Mental Prayer
00:26:22 - 02 - 02 - Chapter 2, Vocal Prayers
00:42:32 - 03 - 03 - Chapter 3, The Liturgical Offices
00:56:32 - 04 - 04 - Chapter 4, Devotions
01:16:29 - 05 - 05 - Chapter 5, Holy Mass
01:33:16 - 06 - 06 - Chapter 6, Holy Communion
01:50:39 - 07 - 07 - Chapter 7, The Sacrament of Penance
02:12:10 - 08 - 08 - Chapter 8, Instructions and Reading
02:32:07 - 09 - 09 - Chapter 9, Examination of Conscience
02:44:21 - 10 - 10 - Chapter 10, Spiritual Retreats, Conclusion
In this book, Father Jean Guibert of the Society of St. Sulpice shows how piety permeates the spiritual life in mental and vocal prayer, in the sacraments, in various devotions, in spiritual reading, in the examination of one's conscience, and in spiritual retreats. This book is the sequel to Father Guibert's On Piety, wherein he explains the nature of piety and its effects. Both books bear an imprimatur. (Summary by dave7)
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The Wall Street Girl by Frederick O. BARTLETT (1876 - 1945)
Genre(s): Romance
Read by: ashleighjane in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Don Receives a Jolt
00:13:08 - 02 - It Becomes Necessary to Eat
00:25:07 - 03 - The Queen Was in The Parlour
00:33:33 - 04 - Concerning Sandwiches
00:53:17 - 05 - Business
01:18:08 - 06 - Two Girls
01:26:18 - 07 - Roses
01:36:15 - 08 - A Man of Affairs
01:51:56 - 09 - It Will Never Do
01:59:16 - 10 - Dictation
02:11:19 - 11 - Steak, With Mushrooms and Advice
02:25:15 - 12 - A Social Widow
02:32:28 - 13 - Dear Sir--
02:43:59 - 14 - In Reply
02:52:00 - 15 - Cost
03:03:17 - 16 - A Memorandum
03:12:27 - 17 - On the Way Home
03:24:12 - 18 - A Discourse on Salaries
03:40:18 - 19 - A Letter
03:41:32 - 20 - Stars
03:50:14 - 21 - In the Dark
03:59:55 - 22 - The Sensible Thing
04:08:27 - 23 - Looking Ahead
04:18:55 - 24 - Vacations
04:27:57 - 25 - In the Park
04:47:36 - 26 - One Stuyvesant
04:59:08 - 27 - The Stars Again
05:10:07 - 28 - Seeing
05:19:32 - 29 - Mostly Sally
05:32:02 - 30 - Don Explains
05:56:26 - 31 - Sally Decides
06:08:42 - 32 - Barton Appears
06:22:14 - 33 - A Bully World
06:26:48 - 34 - Don Makes Good
06:37:16 - 35 - ''Home, John''
After the loss of his father, Don finds that life isn't quite as easy when having to make his own way in the world. Stripped of his riches, he must find a way to make his own money. On this journey he discovers that life will be very different for him. He also discovers that the things and people that he thinks he wants in his life might not be what he wants at all. - Summary by ashleighjane
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Lucinda by Anthony HOPE (1863 - 1933)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
Read by: Nick Bulka in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 22 - XXII. Suitable Surroundings
00:19:06 - 23 - XXIII. The Banquet
00:36:36 - 24 - XXIV. The Mascot
00:57:31 - 25 - XXV. Homage
01:18:30 - 26 - XXVI. The Air on the Coast
01:39:14 - 27 - XXVII. In Five Years
It's 1914 London, and it's Waldo and Lucinda's wedding day. Unfortunately, Lucinda is nowhere to be found. A messenger boy brings Lucinda's note to her mother - ‘I can't do it, Mother. So I've gone.' There seems to be some suspicion that an Italian gentleman was somehow involved. The search for Lucinda is interrupted by the First World War, and it's not until the end of the war that she is finally located and her story unfolds. - Summary by Nick Bulka
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Gleams of Sunshine by Joseph Horatio CHANT (1837 - 1928)
Genre(s): Poetry
Read by: Jeff Moon, David Purdy, Ross Klatte, Carol, JudyDerby, Jude, Anusha Iyer, Diana Schmidt, Craig Abbott, Angie, Amelia Chesley, Corinne Sampson, KHand, Just Leah, pattymarie, CJ Baars in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Invocation
00:02:08 - 02 - Father of Universal Man
00:05:10 - 03 - God's Plan is Best
00:07:02 - 04 - Canada
00:11:18 - 05 - Late Autumn
00:12:35 - 06 - Friendship
00:15:27 - 07 - Life
00:16:41 - 08 - To Mr. Rudyard Kipling
00:19:20 - 09 - Men Below Deck
00:21:01 - 10 - 'Others Save with Fear'
00:24:31 - 11 - Tread Softly
00:28:12 - 12 - 'It Was My Fault'
00:29:36 - 13 - Kept the Flag Floating
00:31:59 - 14 - Mary
00:33:05 - 15 - A World Redeemed
00:35:13 - 16 - Alaskan Boundary Settlement
00:37:24 - 17 - My Primrose
00:38:51 - 18 - Niagara's Rainbow
00:40:24 - 19 - My Sister Nell and I
00:42:21 - 20 - Gather the Wayside Flowers
00:44:07 - 21 - Hide Their Scars
00:45:56 - 22 - 'Ashamed but not Afraid'
00:47:52 - 23 - Dunbar
00:54:00 - 24 - Marston Moor
00:57:39 - 25 - Oil the Cricket
00:58:52 - 26 - The Real
00:59:40 - 27 - Victory Gained and Life Lost
01:00:46 - 28 - The Baptism of Clovis
01:05:17 - 29 - The Water Lily
01:07:48 - 30 - 'He Shall Wipe away every Tear'
01:09:11 - 31 - The Taj of Agra
01:15:56 - 32 - England's Brave Sons
01:18:30 - 33 - Queen Victoria
01:21:33 - 34 - Silver Tones
01:25:21 - 35 - God's Order
01:27:16 - 36 - Influence
01:28:53 - 37 - Undecaying Fruit
01:30:42 - 38 - The Heroes of Our Day
01:32:35 - 39 - The Big Bear Creek
01:34:37 - 40 - The Frost on the Window
01:36:36 - 41 - 'Wilt Thou Harass a Driven Leaf?'
01:38:35 - 42 - A Gem
01:39:37 - 43 - The Clouds
01:41:35 - 44 - The Mosses
01:43:14 - 45 - The Grandest Theme
01:44:41 - 46 - September
01:50:21 - 47 - The Flowers
01:51:35 - 48 - The Bud
01:53:10 - 49 - Beautiful Sky
01:54:18 - 50 - Buttercups and Daisies
01:56:15 - 51 - The Moss Rose
01:58:42 - 52 - God's Care
01:59:36 - 53 - My Lot
02:00:32 - 54 - God's Foot on the Cradle
02:01:54 - 55 - God's Gifts to be Enjoyed
02:03:30 - 56 - The Highest Goal
02:04:46 - 57 - Joy in the Morning
02:05:57 - 58 - 'He Shall Dwell on High'
02:08:45 - 59 - Bag Your Game
02:11:22 - 60 - Others' Burdens
02:12:18 - 61 - Memory
02:14:11 - 62 - The Royal Way
02:16:18 - 63 - 'Stablished
02:17:39 - 64 - A Merognostic
02:20:45 - 65 - 'Salut Aux Blessis'
02:22:07 - 66 - Sonnet
02:23:09 - 67 - Brotherhood
02:24:25 - 68 - She Dearly Loved the Flowers
02:25:55 - 69 - My Pansy Pets
02:27:08 - 70 - Love Better than Knowledge
02:28:38 - 71 - A Suffering God
02:30:12 - 72 - The Copy
02:32:00 - 73 - Perfect Work
02:33:14 - 74 - The Johnstown Disaster
02:42:58 - 75 - Eye Hath Not Seen
02:44:40 - 76 - What Lasts?
02:46:45 - 77 - Is there a Brighter World?
02:50:50 - 78 - A Glimpse of Heaven
02:53:22 - 79 - The End We Sought
02:54:10 - 80 - Aspiration
02:55:11 - 81 - My Rest
02:56:59 - 82 - 'Paint Me as I Am, Warts and All'
02:58:19 - 83 - 'I Was There'
03:00:29 - 84 - True Love
03:01:51 - 85 - A True Man
03:02:56 - 86 - My Old Sweetheart
This is a volume of religious, and as the subtitle of the book says, 'optimistic' poems by J.H. Chant, a Canadian minister of the United Church. - Summary by Carolin
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Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 3 by Samuel RICHARDSON (1689 - 1761)
Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction, Romance
Read by: Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett, Lynne T, Lucretia B., Larry Wilson, Brett G. Hirsch, Lee Smalley, Kimberly Krause, Lucretia B.Lynne T in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Summary of the Letters of Volume 3
00:18:06 - 01 - Letter I
00:21:44 - 02 - Letter II
01:15:54 - 03 - Letter III
01:27:02 - 04 - Letter IV
01:32:02 - 05 - Letter V
01:36:39 - 06 - Letter VI
02:36:02 - 07 - Letter VII
02:55:33 - 08 - Letter VIII
03:15:56 - 09 - Letter IX
03:28:11 - 10 - Letter X
03:31:59 - 11 - Letter XI
03:45:40 - 12 - Letter XII
03:51:27 - 13 - Letter XIII
04:01:09 - 14 - Letter XIV
04:10:05 - 15 - Letter XV
04:25:41 - 16 - Letter XVI
04:36:21 - 17 - Letter XVII
04:44:48 - 18 - Letter XVIII
05:08:37 - 19 - Letter XIX
05:15:47 - 20 - Letter XX
05:23:36 - 21 - Letter XXI
05:45:36 - 22 - Letter XXII
05:49:30 - 23 - Letter XXIII
05:55:45 - 24 - Letter XXIV
06:22:34 - 25 - Letter XXV
06:32:20 - 26 - Letter XXVI
06:41:04 - 27 - Letter XXVII
06:46:40 - 28 - Letter XXVIII
06:55:15 - 29 - Letter XXIX
Clarissa Harlowe, is the tragic heroine of this story, she is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become wealthy only recently and now desires to become part of the aristocracy. Originally they planned to concentrate the wealth and lands of the Harlowe's into the possession of James Harlowe, Clarissa's brother whose wealth and political power will lead to his being given a title. Clarissa's grandfather has left her a substantial piece of property upon his death, and a new route to the nobility opens through Clarissa marrying Robert Lovelace, heir to an earldom. James's response is to provoke a duel with Lovelace, who is seen thereafter as the family's enemy. James also proposes that Clarissa marry Roger Solmes, who is willing to trade properties with James to concentrate James's holdings and speed his becoming Lord Harlowe. The family agrees and attempts to force Clarissa to marry Solmes, whom she finds physically disgusting as well as boorish. The story continues to twist and turn through a series of letters written between two women, two men and a variety of other characters which continues throughout the 9 volumes of the book. (Summary by Michele Eaton)
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Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name by Émile GABORIAU (1832 - 1873), translated by UNKNOWN ( - )
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Detective Fiction
Read by: Lazuli, Joanna1, Nicholas Clifford, K.G.Cross, Tony Oliva, om123, Ezwa in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1
00:20:35 - 02 - Chapter 2
00:52:03 - 03 - Chapter 3
01:10:04 - 04 - Chapter 4
01:20:10 - 05 - Chapter 5
01:39:08 - 06 - Chapter 6
01:55:56 - 07 - Chapter 7
02:06:24 - 08 - Chapter 8
02:16:42 - 09 - Chapter 9
02:28:48 - 10 - Chapter 10
02:40:01 - 11 - Chapter 11
03:00:46 - 12 - Chapter 12
03:11:34 - 13 - Chapter 13
03:31:53 - 14 - Chapter 14
03:42:06 - 15 - Chapter 15
03:51:18 - 16 - Chapter 16
04:20:49 - 17 - Chapter 17
04:42:49 - 18 - Chapter 18
05:00:23 - 19 - Chapter 19
05:10:39 - 20 - Chapter 20
05:18:28 - 21 - Chapter 21
05:26:59 - 22 - Chapter 22
05:42:44 - 23 - Chapter 23
06:00:42 - 24 - Chapter 24
06:24:54 - 25 - Chapter 25
06:42:46 - 26 - Chapter 26
06:51:22 - 27 - Chapter 27
Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story: Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the old Barrière d'Italie, frightful cries, coming from Mother Chupin's drinking-shop, are heard by a party of detectives led by Inspector Gévrol. The squad runs up to it. A triple murder has just been committed. The murderer is caught on the premises.Despite Gévrol's opinion that four scoundrels encountered each other in this vile den, that they began to quarrel, that one of them had a revolver and killed the others, Lecoq, a young police agent, suspects a great mystery. In this second book (out of two) we go back in time to that dark period of French history. Little by little, the key to the mystery murder is unveiled. (Summary by Ezwa, expanded by Nadine)Part 1: The Inquiry
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Конёк-Горбунок (The Humpbacked Horse) by Pyotr Pavlovich YERSHOV (1815 - 1869)
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Read by: Mark Chulsky in Russian
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Часть 1
00:29:59 - 02 - Часть 2, начало
00:52:15 - 03 - Часть 2, окончание
01:09:45 - 04 - Часть 3, начало
01:32:20 - 05 - Часть 3, окончание
The Humpbacked Horse (Конёк-Горбунок) is a version of the Golden-Maned Steed fairy-tale character type, although a large part of the plot of this story is based on Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gray Wolf. The titular little horse helps Ivan, a peasant's son, carry out the many unreasonable demands of the czar. During his adventures, Ivan captures the beautiful magic firebird for the czar, keeps his magic horse, and finds his love. - Summary by Wikipedia and Mark Chulsky
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