Historischer Roman aus der Zeit der Christenverfolgung im alten Rom des Kaisers Nero. Tullus und Acca wachsen mit dem Priester Atinas wohlbehütet und abgeschieden von der Welt auf einer Beerdigungs-/Tempel-Insel auf. Als Atinas nach Rom aufbricht, um sich dort an der Christenverfolgung zu beteiligen, beschließt der neugierige Tullus mit Acca zusammen, seinem Vater nachzureisen. Dabei geraten die naiven Jugendlichen zwischen die Fronten der alten und der neuen Religion. (Zusammenfassung von Ramona Deininger-Schnabel)
Aus meinem Leben. Dichtung und Wahrheit by Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE (1749 - 1832)
Genre(s): Memoirs
Read by: redaer in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 60 - Zweiter Teil Zehntes Buch Teil 5
00:28:46 - 61 - Zweiter Teil Zehntes Buch Teil 6
00:54:17 - 62 - Zweiter Teil Zehntes Buch Teil 7
01:18:54 - 63 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 1
01:48:05 - 64 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 2
02:18:27 - 65 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 3
02:49:45 - 66 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 4
03:23:27 - 67 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 5
03:57:22 - 68 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 6
04:28:09 - 69 - Dritter Teil Eilftes Buch Teil 7
04:57:50 - 70 - Dritter Teil Zwoelftes Buch Teil 1
05:31:46 - 71 - Dritter Teil Zwoelftes Buch Teil 2
06:01:16 - 72 - Dritter Teil Zwoelftes Buch Teil 3
06:36:15 - 73 - Dritter Teil Zwoelftes Buch Teil 4
Aus meinem Leben. Dichtung und Wahrheit ist eine zwischen 1808 und 1831 entstandene Autobiographie, in der Johann Wolfgang von Goethe seine Erlebnisse aus den Jahren 1749 bis 1775 liebevoll darstellt. Nach Richard Friedenthal ist diese mannigfaltig vorschreitende Lebensgeschichte einer der großen deutschen Romane - ein Hausbuch. (Zusammenfassung von Wikipedia)
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The Ship of Ishtar by Abraham Merritt (1884 - 1943)
Genre(s): Fantasy Fiction
Read by: ToddHW, David Nyhoff, Heather McKee, Paul Lawley-Jones, Gillian Hendrie, Ben Stewart, Inkell, Josh J Barker, Marie Christian, Nigel Kerr, Michael Broomhill, JL Walden, roselbex, Ashley Greeley, Dodi, Devvon Eubanks, Christine Rottger, Alan Schulte, Micaela Harper in English
Cover design by TriciaG.
Parts:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/tCVqWowu5aU
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 27 - 'Ishtar! Show Thy Face!'
00:19:17 - 28 - Guile of the Black Priest
00:32:05 - 29 - The Gods--and Man's Desire
00:54:05 - 30 - The Waking of Sharane
01:35:58 - 31 - To the Open Sea
01:45:39 - 32 - 'Let the Strife End!'
02:17:33 - 33 - The Ship Is Freed
02:30:25 - 34 - The Ship's Last Battle
02:55:51 - 35 - The Broken Toy!
Imaginative, sensual, gory.
John Kenton, WWI veteran and wealthy archaeologist, receives stone artifact from a friend in Babylon. Surprisingly, within the block is an incredibly detailed model of an ancient Babylonian ship. Soon Kenton finds himself transported to the ship the model represents, sailing the sea of an alien world and taking part in the eternal conflict between two Babylonian gods, Ishtar and Nergal. Sharane, the assistant priestess of Ishtar, controls one half of the ship; Klaneth, the assistant priest of Nergal, controls the other half. Can Kenton win over the priestess of Ishtar and free the ship from Nergal's influence? - Summary by TriciaG
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No Name by Wilkie COLLINS (1824 - 1889)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Detective Fiction
Read by: SilverG, Bob Neufeld, Linda McDaniel, Phil Griffiths, Dillon Stiles, Anna Simon, Magdalena, Hannah Skoonberg, Linda Lee Paquet, Dawn, Gesine, Philippa, Jude Peel, Wiebke, Nadine Eckert-Boulet in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - Preface
00:03:46 - 01 - 01 - 1st Scene, Chapter 1
00:39:43 - 02 - 02 - 1st Scene, Chapter 2
00:53:24 - 03 - 03 - 1st Scene, Chapter 3
01:05:44 - 04 - 04 - 1st Scene, Chapter 4
01:35:08 - 05 - 05 - 1st Scene, Chapter 5
01:57:11 - 06 - 06 - 1st Scene, Chapter 6
02:21:45 - 07 - 07 - 1st Scene, Chapter 7
02:32:44 - 08 - 08 - 1st Scene, Chapter 8
02:51:07 - 09 - 09 - 1st Scene, Chapter 9
03:22:21 - 10 - 10 - 1st Scene, Chapter 10
03:50:55 - 11 - 11 - 1st Scene, Chapter 11
04:14:22 - 12 - 12 - 1st Scene, Chapter 12
04:36:41 - 13 - 13 - 1st Scene, Chapter 13
05:18:02 - 14 - 14 - 1st Scene, Chapter 14
05:39:48 - 15 - 15 - 1st Scene, Chapter 15
06:32:38 - 16 - 16 - Between the Scenes (1st and 2nd)
The story begins in 1846, at Combe-Raven in West Somersetshire, the country residence of the happy Vanstone family. When Andrew Vanstone is killed suddenly in an accident and his wife follows shortly thereafter, it is revealed that they were not married at the time of their daughters' births, making their daughters 'Nobody's Children' in the eyes of English law and robbing them of their inheritance. Andrew Vanstone's elder brother Michael gleefully takes possession of his brother's fortune, leaving his nieces to make their own way in the world. Norah, the elder sister, accepts her misfortune gracefully, but the headstrong Magdalen is determined to have her revenge. Using her dramatic talent and assisted by wily swindler Captain Wragge, Magdalen plots to regain her rightful inheritance. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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History of the Britons by NENNIUS ( - 9th Cent.), translated by J. A. GILES (1808 - 1884)
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, *Non-fiction, History
Read by: BUAES, Amy Gramour in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Prologue p.1-3(s.1-3)
00:05:29 - 01 - Adam to Hoctor p.3-7(s.4-14)
00:19:04 - 02 - The Romans p.7-12(s.15-30)
00:35:03 - 03 - Vortigern p.12-18(s.31-42)
00:55:27 - 04 - Vortimer p.18-21(s.43-49)
01:04:47 - 05 - Arthur p.21-23(s.50)
01:10:15 - 06 - St. Partick p.23-27(s.51-61)
01:15:59 - 07 - Genealogy p.27-29(s.62-66)
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, and embellisher, of historic characters and events; but his book is notable as one of the earliest that mention Arthur (of Arthurian legend). (Summary by Alan Stealey)
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The History of the Church of Christ: Century III by Joseph Milner (1744 - 1797)
Genre(s): Antiquity, Christianity - Biographies, Christianity - Other
Read by: InTheDesert in English
Cover design by TriciaG.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Irenaeus
00:13:41 - 02 - Tertullian
00:31:21 - 03 - Pantaenus
00:36:06 - 04 - Clemens Alexandrinus
00:45:14 - 05 - The Affairs of the Church during the Reigns of Severus and Caracalla
00:57:58 - 06 - Christian Affairs during the Reigns of Macrinus, Heliogabalus, Alexander, Maximinus, Pupienus, Gordian, and Philip
01:12:31 - 07 - The Conversion of Cyprian
01:29:44 - 08 - The Beginnings of the Persecution of Decius, and Cyprian's Government till his Retirement
01:38:09 - 09 - The History of Cyprian and the Western Church during his Retirement of two Years
02:37:37 - 10 - Cyprian's Settlement of his Church after his Return and the History of the Western Church till the Persecution under Gallus
02:58:04 - 11 - The Effects of the Persecution of Decius in the Eastern Church
03:41:13 - 12 - The History of the Church during the Reign of Gallus
04:08:33 - 13 - The Pacific Part of Valerian's Reign
04:39:55 - 14 - The Last Acts and Martyrdom of Cyprian
04:57:04 - 15 - Cyprian compared with Origen
05:21:09 - 16 - Other Particulars of Valerian's Persecution
05:39:35 - 17 - From the Reign of Gallienus to the End of the Century
06:14:28 - 18 - Some Account of Gregory Thaumaturgus, Theognostus, and Dionysius of Rome
06:27:56 - 19 - The Farther Extension of the Gospel in this Century
06:30:39 - 20 - A Short View of the External State of the Church
06:53:16 - 21 - Testimonies to the Church of Christ from its Enemies
07:22:40 - 22 - Connexion between the Doctrine and Practice of Primitive Christians
It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by the rules of the New Testament; men who have been real, not merely nominal Christians, who believed the doctrines of the gospel, loved them because of their divine excellency, and suffered gladly the loss of all things, that they might win Christ, and be found in him. It is the history of these men which I propose to write. It is of no consequence with respect to my plan, nor of much importance I believe in its own nature, to what external church they belonged. I intend not to enter with any nicety into an account of their rites and ceremonies, or forms of church government, much less into their secular history. Even religious controversies shall be omitted, except those which seem to bear a relation to the essence of Christ's religion, and of which the history of his real church seems to require some account. Let not the reader expect, that the actions of great men (great in a secular view I mean) will be exhibited to his notice. Nothing but what belongs to Christ's kingdom shall be admitted, and genuine piety is that alone which I intend to celebrate. - Summary by Introduction
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Die toten Seelen by Nikolai Vasilievich GOGOL (1809 - 1852), translated by Alexander ELIASBERG (1878 - 1924)
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Literary Fiction
Read by: Eva K. in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Erster Teil, 1
00:35:02 - 02 - Erster Teil, 2 - Abschnitt 1
00:59:14 - 03 - Erster Teil, 2 - Abschnitt 2
01:32:51 - 04 - Erster Teil, 3 - Abschnitt 1
02:02:01 - 05 - Erster Teil, 3 - Abschnitt 2
02:30:42 - 06 - Erster Teil, 4 - Abschnitt 1
02:57:09 - 07 - Erster Teil, 4 - Abschnitt 2
03:32:35 - 08 - Erster Teil, 4 - Abschnitt 3
03:48:32 - 09 - Erster Teil, 5 - Abschnitt 1
04:22:38 - 10 - Erster Teil, 5 - Abschnitt 2
04:49:27 - 11 - Erster Teil, 6 - Abschnitt 1
05:22:19 - 12 - Erster Teil, 6 - Abschnitt 2
05:56:24 - 13 - Erster Teil, 7 - Abschnitt 1
06:23:32 - 14 - Erster Teil, 7 - Abschnitt 2
06:55:57 - 15 - Erster Teil, 8 - Abschnitt 1
Pawel Tschitschikow entwirft eine groteske Idee, die ihn zu Geld bringen soll. Er macht Geschäfte mit Leibeigenen, und zwar mit toten! Mittels Humor und beißender Satire stellt der große Erzähler Nikolai Gogol die marode, korrupte Gesellschaft seiner Zeit an den Pranger.Das vorliegende Hörbuch enthält den ersten und zweiten Teil des Romans 'Die toten Seelen'. Der erste Band wurde 1842 veröffentlicht. Der zweite Teil erfuhr während seiner Entstehung ab 1840 mehrere Umarbeitungen. Vor seinem Tode im Jahr 1852 vernichtete Gogol die aktuellste Fassung, so dass hier nur Fragmente einer von 1842-1845 erschaffenen Neufassung, die Gogol ebenfalls in Teilen vernichtete, vorliegen. Lediglich der bemerkenswerte Schluss des Romans geht auf die Urfassung des zweiten Bandes zurück. (Zusammenfassung von Eva K.)
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Vol. 1 by John Lloyd STEPHENS (1805 - 1852)
Genre(s): Travel & Geography
Read by: Sue Anderson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 25 - 25 - Survey of the Canal; Horrors of Civil War
The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River. Two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, are about to rediscover Mayan civilization. Their guide, slashing through the rampant growth with his machete, leads them to a structure with steps up the side, shaped like a pyramid. Next they see a stone column, fourteen feet high, sculptured on the front with a portrait of a man, 'solemn, stern and well fitted to excite terror,' covered on the sides with hieroglyphics, and with workmanship 'equal to the finest monuments of the Egyptians.' Stephens records these discoveries and also his travels in Central America, where he had been sent by President Van Buren as special ambassador to the ill-fated Republic of Central America. The republic being engulfed in civil war when Stephens arrives in Guatemala, he finds himself dodging revolutionary armies while he hunts for a 'legitimate government' to which to present his credentials. Catherwood, meanwhile, directs his immense artistic talent to illustrating views of Mayan architecture. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan was a best seller in its day and has been called an 'Indiana Jones' saga by modern reviewers. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
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Short Poetry Collection 147 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Poetry
Read by: Ian King, Son of the Exiles, Shakira Searle, Chris Pyle, Leonard Wilson, Bruce Kachuk, Newgatenovelist, Winston Tharp, Peter Tucker, John Perkins, Algy Pug, Claudia Salto in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - After the Last Breath
00:01:31 - 02 - The Armada
00:07:51 - 03 - Ashes of Life
00:09:21 - 04 - Beauty
00:10:24 - 05 - Book Lover
00:12:41 - 06 - A Career
00:14:39 - 07 - A Child's Laughter
00:16:32 - 08 - The Dancers
00:17:24 - 09 - Down by the Salley Gardens
00:18:24 - 10 - Sonnet XXXVII (Fair is my love that feeds among the lilies)
00:19:35 - 11 - A Farewell to Arms
00:21:00 - 12 - First Love
00:22:25 - 13 - Forgiveness
00:24:08 - 14 - A Lazy Day
00:25:35 - 15 - Life Is Struggle
00:27:08 - 16 - Morning
00:28:25 - 17 - Oak and Olive
00:31:37 - 18 - On the Death of Sir Philip Sidney
00:32:41 - 19 - She Walks in Beauty
00:34:11 - 20 - Song of Khan Zada
00:35:03 - 21 - A Song of Republics
00:39:39 - 22 - Sorrow
00:40:43 - 23 - Stanzas for Music
00:41:49 - 24 - The True Knight
00:42:31 - 25 - Wail of an Old-timer
00:44:37 - 26 - Sonnet VII (When I too long have looked upon your face)
00:46:13 - 27 - When Mother Reads Aloud
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2015.
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Answer to a Child's Question by Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE (1772 - 1834)
Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: Anna Gouldsmith, CaprishaPage, Diana Majlinger, Drew Johnson, David Lawrence, Deena Rhoads, dsilber01, Ernst Pattynama, Jonathan Andersen, Jayes, Jason Mills, Jennifer Dorr, Jannie Meisberger, Kara Shallenberg, Kimberly Dion, Lee Ann Howlett, Leonard Wilson, Pat David, Pam Castille, ravenotation, Anastasiia Solokha in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by AG
00:00:51 - 02 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by CMP
00:01:55 - 03 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by DII
00:02:52 - 04 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by DJ
00:03:55 - 05 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by DL
00:04:59 - 06 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by DMR
00:05:56 - 07 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by DSS
00:06:51 - 08 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by EEP
00:07:57 - 09 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by JA
00:08:56 - 10 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by JAY
00:09:53 - 11 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by JCM
00:10:50 - 12 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by JED
00:11:50 - 13 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by JM
00:12:52 - 14 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by KARA
00:13:47 - 15 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by KSD
00:15:02 - 16 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by LAH
00:16:03 - 17 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by LLW
00:17:08 - 18 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by PD
00:18:04 - 19 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by PSC
00:19:11 - 20 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by RN
00:20:32 - 21 - Answer to a Child's Question - Read by SAP
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Answer to a Child's Question by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 6, 2013. (Summary by Diana Majlinger)
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