Picture a tranquil English village, with an inn on the green. A lone patron enjoys his wine and teasing the landlord's pretty daughter, when suddenly they are rudely interrupted by a local aristocrat and his two henchmen. These same three reappear the following day to disrupt the May Day celebrations.Suddenly, a group of men in Lincoln green appear to save the day. But who are they? This is a different take on the tale of Robin Hood, placing him in the time of Henry III, rather than the more traditional reign of Richard I. James claims to have history on his side as he relates the story of an intelligent yeoman fighting against the tyrannical Henry and Simon de Montford of Leicester. Meanwhile, we follow the romance of Hugh and Lucy as they try to overcome the prejudices of her father and brother and the evil conniving of her cousin, Richard.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I by Francis Whiting HALSEY (1851 - 1919)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History
Read by: BettyB, Linda Johnson, Anita Sloma-Martinez, Michael Fassio, Ciufi Galeazzi, Rita Boutros, Larry Wilson, timli, Bill Mosley, Jddykst in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:03:13 - 01 - Introduction
00:11:52 - 02 - Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor
00:23:56 - 03 - Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD)
00:37:12 - 04 - Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD)
00:42:48 - 05 - Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton
00:47:06 - 06 - The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving
01:00:48 - 07 - The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself
01:13:24 - 08 - The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493)
01:27:05 - 09 - The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle
01:35:35 - 10 - The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account
01:40:30 - 11 - The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account
01:55:49 - 12 - A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius
02:02:16 - 13 - The first account of America printed in English (1511)
02:06:14 - 14 - The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account
02:12:14 - 15 - The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana
02:26:57 - 16 - The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account
02:49:45 - 17 - The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account
03:08:55 - 18 - Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle
03:20:19 - 19 - Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account
03:36:00 - 20 - Searches for 'The seven cities of Cibola' (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites
03:44:02 - 21 - Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account
04:03:46 - 22 - The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account
04:32:29 - 23 - The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account
04:40:22 - 24 - The death of de Soto (1542) by one of de Soto's companions
04:48:30 - 25 - Drake's visit to California (1579) by one of Drake's companions
05:08:12 - 26 - Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary
05:24:13 - 27 - Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain himself
05:33:30 - 28 - Marquette's discovery of the Mississippi (1673): Marquette's own account
05:44:00 - 29 - The death of Marquette (1675) by Father Claude Dablon
05:48:40 - 30 - Discovery of Niagara Falls (1678) by Father Louis Hennepin
05:51:56 - 31 - La Salle's voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi (1682) by Francis Parkman
This is the first volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume I describes the early period from 1000 AD to 1682. - Summary by Kikisaulite
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Poems by Mary COLERIDGE (1861 - 1907)
Genre(s): Single author, Lyric
Read by: Newgatenovelist in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 101 - Flowers of the Field
00:00:46 - 102 - Companionship
00:02:08 - 103 - On the Arrival of a Visitor
00:03:16 - 104 - Lo, when the house is empty come the dead
00:04:31 - 105 - Street Lanterns
00:05:38 - 106 - Where a Roman Villa Stood, Above Freiburg
00:06:50 - 107 - 'Deep Calleth unto Deep'
00:08:10 - 108 - Imagination
00:09:29 - 109 - September
00:10:30 - 110 - O Earth, my mother! not upon thy breast
00:11:50 - 111 - Love went a-riding over the earth
00:12:32 - 112 - Friends - with a Difference
00:13:26 - 113 - Thee have I sought, divine Humility
00:14:56 - 114 - Dear builder of the Bridge, with thee I stood
00:15:50 - 115 - Forgive? O yes! How lightly, lightly said!
00:16:27 - 116 - On a day, and on a day
00:17:11 - 117 - Whether I live, or whether I die
00:18:01 - 118 - Thou that canst sit in silence hour by hour
00:19:07 - 119 - One Day in Every Year
00:19:59 - 120 - A Dedication
00:20:48 - 121 - Egypt's might is tumbled down
00:21:48 - 122 - An Insincere Wish Addressed to a Beggar
00:23:03 - 123 - 'Remember Not Our Iniquities'
00:23:56 - 124 - O Mighty Spirit, whither art thou fled?
00:24:32 - 125 - Ah, I have striven, I have striven
00:25:29 - 126 - Weary was I of toil and strife
00:27:36 - 127 - We were not made for refuge of lies
00:28:35 - 128 - Sounds
00:29:40 - 129 - To a Bullying Wind that Rose at Sunset
00:30:57 - 130 - No Newspapers
00:31:36 - 131 - There with two lives before me did I choose
00:32:15 - 132 - O tell me not that years will give
00:32:44 - 133 - 'They served with Nelson, and with Nelson died'
00:33:28 - 134 - O Darkness gather round
00:34:11 - 135 - No longer live!
00:34:37 - 136 - Wind
00:35:06 - 137 - The song of nightingales
00:35:45 - 138 - I shall forget you, O my dead
00:36:29 - 139 - Two Heavens
00:37:14 - 140 - Death and the Lady
00:38:34 - 141 - The Contents of an Ink-Bottle
00:39:47 - 142 - Chillingham
00:42:45 - 143 - Guy's Cliffe at Night
00:43:46 - 144 - New Year's Eve
00:44:25 - 145 - On a Soldier Who Died of Illness
00:45:11 - 146 - Lilies and Doves (May, 1902)
00:46:06 - 147 - On Such a Day
00:46:44 - 148 - Evening
00:49:11 - 149 - Arm thee! Arm thee! Forth upon the road!
00:50:00 - 150 - Her face, for utter stillness, hath no peer
00:51:25 - 151 - Blind
00:52:03 - 152 - Good Friday in my heart! Fear and affright!
00:53:08 - 153 - Lord of the winds, I cry to thee
00:53:47 - 154 - To C. E. G. on Her Birthday
00:54:20 - 155 - The Singing of the Children for Theo
00:55:26 - 156 - Gibberish
00:56:07 - 157 - In London Town
00:57:29 - 158 - The sum of loss I have not reckoned yet
00:57:56 - 159 - Are the dead as calm as those
00:58:42 - 160 - Nicodemus
01:00:25 - 161 - Three Aspects
01:01:28 - 162 - Low-flying swallow, tho' the sky be fair
01:02:29 - 163 - The Haven
01:03:11 - 164 - 'Cut It Down'
01:04:20 - 165 - Change
01:05:11 - 166 - Hail and Farewell
01:06:22 - 167 - Broken Friendship
01:06:58 - 168 - 'In That Sleep of Death What Dreams May Come?'
01:08:04 - 169 - The Maiden
01:08:55 - 170 - January the First
01:09:57 - 171 - Gold
01:10:34 - 172 - O let me be in loving nice
01:11:20 - 173 - Youth's Dying
01:12:25 - 174 - Three Helpers in Battle
01:13:08 - 175 - Praise
01:14:19 - 176 - Joy in Joy
01:15:03 - 177 - Two
01:16:04 - 178 - As I went singing over the earth
01:16:36 - 179 - Ingrato Cor
01:17:20 - 180 - After St. Augustine
01:17:52 - 181 - 'At Evening Time It Shall Be Light'
01:18:32 - 182 - Fighting would I have you die
01:19:00 - 183 - Two differing sorrows made these eyes grow dim
01:19:36 - 184 - The King
01:20:19 - 185 - The Second Time
01:21:31 - 186 - Love, the immortal thing, by Time constrained
01:22:05 - 187 - Hush
01:22:49 - 188 - A Mother to a Baby
01:23:57 - 189 - On a Sudden Departure
01:25:15 - 190 - Say This
01:26:01 - 191 - Tar Ublia Chi Bien Eima
01:26:48 - 192 - Sleep
01:27:53 - 193 - Contradictions
01:28:55 - 194 - Astrology
01:29:29 - 195 - A Child's Day
01:30:33 - 196 - Wind and Sea
01:31:40 - 197 - Mistaken
01:32:42 - 198 - Marah
01:33:19 - 199 - 'My True Love Hath My Heart and I Have His'
01:34:25 - 200 - The Deserted House
Mary Coleridge was a novelist, essayist and biographer. She was also a talented poet, and her posthumously published verses are variously meditative, joyous, gothic, wistful and devotional. (Newgatenovelist)
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The Strange Visitation by Marie CORELLI (1855 - 1924)
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Published 1900 onward
Read by: John Van Stan, eliseblack, Ed Fenton in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Section 1
00:16:48 - 02 - Section 2
00:31:40 - 03 - Section 3
00:53:59 - 04 - Section 4
01:10:54 - 05 - Section 5
01:27:05 - 06 - Section 6
01:50:32 - 07 - Section 7
01:58:29 - 08 - Section 8
02:15:03 - 09 - Section 9
02:34:48 - 10 - Section 10
02:49:08 - 11 - Section 11
03:06:00 - 12 - Section 12
The Strange Visitation is a Christmas ghost story in the spirit of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It was commissioned by the Strand as a supplement to its December volume of that year. - Summary by A. Gramour
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De Schippersjongen by Pieter LOUWERSE (1840 - 1908)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure
Read by: Marcel Coenders in Dutch
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Voorbericht
00:03:45 - 01 - Een weinig geschiedenis
00:31:09 - 02 - Dat is weer gebeurd
01:02:15 - 03 - Echte leeuwen op den weg
01:29:42 - 04 - Eendeeieren en nieuws
01:48:57 - 05 - Er broedt verraad en onweder
02:08:57 - 06 - Twee, die vroeg op pad zijn
02:29:50 - 07 - Aan doovemans-deur geklopt
02:51:52 - 08 - Waar moet het heen?
03:19:03 - 09 - Mislukt Zondags-werk
03:50:43 - 10 - Een duur slaapje
04:16:36 - 11 - Zonneschijn en regen
04:48:16 - 12 - Godt behoede Leyden!
05:10:40 - 13 - Medicijn voor den Prins
05:32:41 - 14 - Wat zal van Leiden worden?
05:52:50 - 15 - Samenzweerders beluisterd
06:03:37 - 16 - Wat zal het nog worden?
06:27:20 - 17 - Onder de Watergeuzen
06:54:20 - 18 - Om brood bij den vijand
Verhaal over het beleg en ontzet van Leiden 1573 - 1574. - Summary by Marcel Coenders
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There and Back by George MACDONALD (1824 - 1905)
Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900, Christian Fiction
Read by: Devorah Allen, Joe Selah, jenno, csinclair, Hannah Mary, La-Foy, Lenore Rose, Holly, JaneGrey17, Lily, Lisa Villado, George Emerson, Marina, CTR, weezer in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Father, Child, and Nurse
00:21:48 - 02 - Stepmother and Nurse
00:31:31 - 03 - The Flight
00:40:57 - 04 - The Bookbinder and His Pupil
01:03:15 - 05 - The Mansons
01:25:25 - 06 - Simon Armour
01:42:01 - 07 - Comparisons
01:52:50 - 08 - A Lost Shoe
02:04:36 - 09 - A Holiday
02:17:35 - 10 - The Library
02:32:21 - 11 - Alice
02:50:06 - 12 - Mortgrange
02:59:23 - 13 - The Beech Tree
03:14:35 - 14 - The Library
03:21:35 - 15 - Barbara Wylder
03:33:35 - 16 - Barbara and Richard
03:53:40 - 17 - Barbara and Others
04:01:42 - 18 - Mrs. Wylder
04:17:12 - 19 - Mrs. Wylder and Barbara
04:23:37 - 20 - Barbara and Her Critics
04:31:39 - 21 - The Parson's Parable
04:50:57 - 22 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
05:40:18 - 23 - A Human Gadfly
05:55:15 - 24 - Richard and Wingfold
06:08:59 - 25 - Wingfold and His Wife
06:16:02 - 26 - Richard and Alice
06:31:23 - 27 - A Sister
06:56:54 - 28 - Barbara and Lady Ann
An unscrupulous baronet is left a widower and couldn't care less what happens to his ugly newborn heir. But when an icy stepmother moves in and the child is stolen away by his loving nurse, what can unfold but a riveting account of the years of mystery, drama, love and lessons for which MacDonald's writings are known. (Sequel to Thomas Wingfold, Curate and 'Paul Faber, Surgeon') - Summary by HannahMary
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Evening by Archibald LAMPMAN (1861 - 1899)
Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: David Lawrence, Ernst Pattynama, Lee Ann Howlett, Laurie Anne Walden, Landii, Sally Ann Cook, Sergio Baldelli, Stuart Bell, Varra Unreal in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Evening - Read by DL
00:01:01 - 02 - Evening - Read by EEP
00:02:16 - 03 - Evening - Read by LAH
00:03:29 - 04 - Evening - Read by LAW
00:04:27 - 05 - Evening - Read by LH
00:05:32 - 06 - Evening - Read by SAC
00:06:56 - 07 - Evening - Read by SB
00:08:16 - 08 - Evening - Read by SJB
00:09:41 - 09 - Evening - Read by VU
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Evening by Archibald Lampman. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of August 3rd, 2008.
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Oroonoko by Thomas SOUTHERNE (1660 - 1746)
Genre(s): Comedy, Tragedy
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Act 1
00:37:23 - 02 - Act 2
01:11:51 - 03 - Act 3
01:37:56 - 04 - Act 4
02:04:26 - 05 - Act 5
Based on Aphra Behn's 1688 novel (which is one of the earliest novels in the English language), Thomas Southerne's Oroonoko is seen by scholars today as the driving force that kept Behn's work from fading into obscurity. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was considered even more popular than the novel, presenting theatergoing audiences with a highly touching tale of pathos and tragedy involving the eponymous prince-turned-slave and his undying devotion to his beloved wife, Imoinda. However, in this version, unlike in Behn's novel, Imoinda is a white woman, and there is also a comic subplot involving the husband-hunting Welldon sisters that caters to Restoration tastes (though in later productions, this subplot was removed altogether). This LibriVox production presents the play as it was first written, and in doing so, brings to the fore a number of interesting themes, such as the importance of individual liberty; the infallibility of true love; and the quick wit and determination of strong, independent women. Summary by Tomas PeterCast List:Oroonoko: ToddHWAboan: Larry HayesLieutenant-Governor of Surinam / Slave: Algy PugBlanford: Tomas PeterStanmore: Jason in PanamaJack Stanmore: KurtCaptain Driver: Roger MelinDaniel Lackitt / Hottman / Second Planter: NemoImoinda: Sandra SchmitWidow Lackitt: Leanne YauCharlotte Welldon: Beth ThomasLucy Welldon / Women Slaves: SoniaFirst Planter: Melanie TThird Planter: PaezraFourth Planter: Thomas A. CopelandSinging Slave: Alan MapstoneServant: Devorah AllenNarrator / Women Slaves: Eva DavisEditor: Tomas Peter
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The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer (Version 2) by Thornton W. BURGESS (1874 - 1965)
Genre(s): Animals & Nature
Read by: Jude Somers in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Peter Rabbit Meets Lightfoot Lightfoot's New Antlers Lightfoot Tells How His Antlers Grew
00:13:38 - 02 - The Spirit of Fear Sammy Jay Brings Lightfoot Word A Game of Hide and Seek
00:25:55 - 03 - The Merry Little Breezes Help Lightfoot Wit Against Wit Lightfoot Becomes Uncertain
00:35:33 - 04 - Lightfoot's Clever Trick The Hunted Watches the Hunter Lightfoot Visits Paddy the Beaver
00:45:42 - 05 - Lightfoot and Paddy Become Partners How Paddy Warned Lightfoot The Three Watchers
00:55:37 - 06 - Visitors to Paddy's Pond Sammy Jay Arrives The Hunter Loses His Temper
01:05:37 - 07 - Sammy Jay is Modest Lightfoot Hears a Dreadful Sound How Lightfoot Got Rid of the Hounds
01:15:21 - 08 - Lightfoot's Long Swim Lightfoot Finds a Friend The Hunter is Disappointed
01:25:36 - 09 - The Hunter Lies in Wait Lightfoot Does the Wise Thing Sammy Jay Worries
01:35:42 - 10 - The Hunting Season Ends Mr. and Mrs. Quack are Startled The Mystery is Solved
01:45:48 - 11 - A Surprising Discovery Lightfoot Sees the Stranger A Different Game of Hide and Seek
01:55:48 - 12 - A Startling New Footprint Lightfoot is Reckless, Sammy Jay Takes a Hand
02:05:11 - 13 - The Great Fight An Unseen Watcher Lighfoot Discovers Love Happy Days in the Green Forest
Lightfoot and his friends, Sammy Jay and Paddy Beaver, help each other through hunting season in the Green Forest. - Summary by Jude Somers
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Iphigenia in Aulis by EURIPIDES (484 BCE - 406 BCE), translated by Theodore Alois BUCKLEY (1825 - 1856)
Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Plays
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Part 1
00:50:20 - 02 - Part 2
Iphigenia in Aulis is the last extant work of the playwright Euripides. The Greek fleet is waiting at Aulis, Boeotia, with its ships ready to sail for Troy, but it is unable to depart due to a strange lack of wind. After consulting the seer Calchas, the Greek leaders learn that this is no mere meteorological abnormality but rather the will of the goddess Artemis, who is withholding the winds because Agamemnon has caused her offense. Calchas informs the general that in order to appease the goddess, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon, in spite of his horror, must consider this seriously because his assembled troops, who have been waiting on the beach and are increasingly restless, may rebel if their bloodlust is not satisfied. He sends a message to his wife, Clytemnestra, telling her to send Iphigenia to Aulis on the pretext that the girl is to be married to the Greek warrior Achilles before he sets off to fight. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastAgamemnon: Bob NeufeldOld Man: ToddMenelaus: Algy PugChorus/Messenger: Elizabeth KlettClytemnestra: Libby GohnIphigenia: Amanda FridayAchilles: Denny SayersNarrator: Charlotte DuckettAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett
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