Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 04 by VARIOUS ( - ) Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Short Stories Read by: Maximillian Gray, Alayna Kennedy, Colleen McMahon, Cameron Davis, Gaby, Gabrielle Rodriguez, domarisdione, SomethingClever, Sonrisa Jones in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Coming of Sir Galahad - British 00:07:10 - 02 - How Sir Galahad Won the Red-Cross Shield - British 00:12:04 - 03 - How Ethne Quitted Fairyland - Irish 00:19:17 - 04 - Arachne - Greek 00:23:58 - 05 - Introduction to Book of Giants - Various 00:30:38 - 06 - La Llorana - Mexican 00:35:42 - 07 - How Zeus Fought with Titans and Giants - Greek 00:57:22 - 08 - Legend of Don Juan Manuel - Mexican 01:03:46 - 09 - Orpheus - Greek 01:20:12 - 10 - Kai-Káús - Persian 01:33:56 - 11 - The Seven Labors of Rustem - Persian 02:12:20 - 12 - A Legend of the Great Flood - Australian Aboriginal This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends, heroes, myths, and ancient lore from many different cultures. (Lynette Caulkins) More information: https://librivox.org/myths-and-legends-around-the-world-collection-04-by-various/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

In Search of the Castaways by Jules VERNE (1828 - 1905), translated by UNKNOWN ( - ) Genre(s): Nautical & Marine Fiction Read by: Sibella Denton, Eddie Winter, Laurie Anne Walden, cowfoots, humeangel, Roger Melin, Helen Elsbeth, Anna Roberts, Erica Sims, Maria Elmvang, Mark F. Smith, Esther, fourgrays, Kristine Bekere, aquielisunari, mpetranech, Dirk Weber, Lucy Lo Faro in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:03:24 - 01 - Book One - I - The Shark 00:13:19 - 02 - Book One - II - The Three Documents 00:30:05 - 03 - Book One - III - The Captain's Children 00:38:59 - 04 - Book One - IV - Lady Glenarvan's Proposal 00:49:17 - 05 - Book One - V - The Departure of the 'Duncan' 00:58:10 - 06 - Book One - VI - An Unexpected Passenger 01:10:38 - 07 - Book One - VII - Jacques Paganel is undeceived 01:22:35 - 08 - Book One - VIII - The Geographer's Resolution 01:34:06 - 09 - Book One - IX - Through the Straits of Magelan 01:44:08 - 10 - Book One - X - The Course decided 01:58:18 - 11 - Book One - XI - Traveling in Chili 02:09:19 - 12 - Book One - XII - Eleven Thousand Feet aloft 02:20:08 - 13 - Book One - XIII - A sudden Descent 02:40:55 - 14 - Book One - XIV - Providentially rescued 02:57:43 - 15 - Book One - XV - Thalcave 03:10:56 - 16 - Book One - XVI - The News of the lost Captain 03:24:54 - 17 - Book One - XVII - A serious Necessity 03:33:45 - 18 - Book One - XVIII - In search of Water 03:49:59 - 19 - Book One - XIX - The Red Wolves 04:08:59 - 20 - Book One - XX - Strange Signs 04:19:39 - 21 - Book One - XXI - A False Trail 04:32:46 - 22 - Book One - XXII - The Flood 04:51:37 - 23 - Book One - XXIII - A Singular Abode 05:09:37 - 24 - Book One - XXIV - Paganel's Disclosure 05:28:34 - 25 - Book One - XXV - Between Fire and Water 05:44:36 - 26 - Book One - XXVI - The Return on Board 06:02:29 - 27 - Book Two - I - A New Destination 06:19:03 - 28 - Book Two - II - Tristan D'Acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam 06:29:00 - 29 - Book Two - III - Cape Town and M. Viot 06:39:17 - 30 - Book Two - IV - A Wager and how decided 06:54:09 - 31 - Book Two - V - The Storm on the Indian Ocean 07:11:11 - 32 - Book Two - VI - A Hospitable Colonist 07:29:48 - 33 - Book Two - VII - The Quartermaster of the 'Britania' 07:50:19 - 34 - Book Two - VIII - Preparation for the Journey 08:05:59 - 35 - Book Two - IX - A Country of Paradoxes 08:18:33 - 36 - Book Two - X - An Accident 08:34:49 - 37 - Book Two - XI - Crime or Calamity 08:49:35 - 38 - Book Two - XII - Toline of the Lachlan 09:09:30 - 39 - Book Two - XIII - A Warning 09:25:39 - 40 - Book Two - XIV - Wealth in the Wilderness 09:47:04 - 41 - Book Two - XV - Suspicious Occurences The book tells the story of the quest for Captain Grant of the Britannia. After finding a bottle cast into the ocean by the captain himself after the Britannia is shipwrecked, Lord and Lady Glenarvan of Scotland decide to launch a rescue expedition. The main difficulty is that the coordinates of the wreckage are mostly erased, and only the latitude (37 degrees) is known.Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Grant's children and the crew of his yacht the Duncan they set off for South America. An unexpected passenger in the form of French geographer Jacques Paganel joins the search. They explore Patagonia, Tristan da Cunha Island, Amsterdam Island, Australia and New Zealand in their search for the castaways. (summary from Wikipedia). More information: http://librivox.org/in-search-of-the-castaways-by-jules-verne/

Aventuras de Masín (Tom) Sawyer by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910), translated by José MENENDEZ NOVELLA ( - 1925) Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Action & Adventure Read by: Victor Villarraza in Spanish Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Capítulo I 00:20:16 - 02 - Capitulo II 00:33:47 - 03 - Capitulo III 00:52:31 - 04 - Capítulo IV 01:19:47 - 05 - Capítulo V 01:28:15 - 06 - Capítulo VI 01:55:50 - 07 - Capítulo VII 02:11:08 - 08 - Capítulo VIII 02:23:13 - 09 - Capítulo IX 02:40:30 - 10 - Capítulo X 02:54:13 - 11 - Capitulo XI 03:05:13 - 12 - CapituloXII 03:17:17 - 13 - Capitulo XIII 03:35:01 - 14 - Capítulo XIV 03:45:33 - 15 - Capítulo XV 03:55:10 - 16 - Capítulo XVI 04:06:18 - 17 - Capítulo XVII 04:12:03 - 18 - Capítulo XVIII 04:19:36 - 19 - Capítulo XIX 04:35:29 - 20 - Capítulo XX 04:41:03 - 21 - Capítulo XXI 04:52:18 - 22 - Capitulo XXII 05:05:33 - 23 - Capítulo XXIII 05:09:33 - 24 - Capítulo XXIV 05:22:35 - 25 - Capítulo XXV 05:26:07 - 26 - Capítulo XXVI 05:39:44 - 27 - Capítulo XXVII 05:53:52 - 28 - Capítulo XXVIII 05:58:32 - 29 - Capítulo XXIX 06:02:52 - 30 - Capítulo XXX 06:15:44 - 31 - Capítulo XXXI 06:32:51 - 32 - Capítulo XXXII 06:48:50 - 33 - Capítulo XXXIII 06:54:53 - 34 - Capítulo XXXIV La vida en San Petersburgo, un pueblecito situado a orillas del Misisipi, al suroeste de Estados Unidos, es tan plácida que incluso puede resultar aburrida. Pero Tom Sawyer, un muchacho curioso y travieso, es capaz de sacar provecho a cualquier hecho cotidiano, como pintar una valla, o no tan cotidiano, como perseguir a un malvado asesino o ir en busca de un tesoro escondido en una cueva, acompañado de su inseparable amigo Huck. Summary by Phileas Fogg More information: http://librivox.org/aventuras-de-masin-tom-sawyer-by-mark-twain/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Aus dänischer Zeit by Charlotte Niese (1854 - 1935) Genre(s): Memoirs, Modern (19th C) Read by: storylines, yessisth, SowasVon, Sonia, lorda, Katharina21, Katharina Glowalla, Monica Hinrichs-Mayer in German Cover design by Sandra Schmit. Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Unsre kleine Stadt 00:17:33 - 02 - Tante Feddersen 00:33:20 - 03 - Was Mahlmann erzählte 00:59:10 - 04 - Diebesrache 01:26:36 - 05 - Der Stadtmusikus 01:42:08 - 06 - Grossvaters Schreiber 02:10:45 - 07 - Übers Wasser 02:36:12 - 08 - Krambambuli 02:57:40 - 09 - Blasse Rosen 03:29:03 - 10 - Tanzstunde 03:48:40 - 11 - Poltern 04:10:58 - 12 - Das Erlebnis des Stuhlwagens 04:30:25 - 13 - Jahrmarkt und Theater 04:58:44 - 14 - Allerhand Politisches 05:27:59 - 15 - Mamsell van Ehren. Teil 1 06:21:37 - 16 - Mamsell van Ehren. Teil 2 Charlotte Niese war eine beliebte deutsche Schriftstellerin des späten neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Diese autobiographischen Skizzen zeigen das Leben auf der Insel Fehmarn, auf der sie aufwuchs. Sie bestehen aus mündlich weitererzählter Geschichte und geben Einblick in eine Welt, in der politische Turbulenz und einfacher Gemeinschaftszusammenhalt wetteiferten. Für ein Mädchen, das in diesem Grenzgebiet aufwuchs, wurde der Konflikt zwischen Freiheit und Einschränkung zum zentralen Thema ihres Lebens. Charlotte Niese was a popular late-nineteenth-century German author. These autobiographical sketches show nineteenth-century life on an island in the Baltic Sea. As oral histories, they give an insight into a world in which political turbulence vied with simple community cohesion. For a girl growing up in this contested borderland, the conflict between freedom and restriction became a central theme of her life. (Summary by storylines) More information: https://librivox.org/aus-daenischer-zeit-by-charlotte-niese/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)