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The Iliad (Pope Translation) by HOMER (c. 8th cen - c. 8th cen), translated by Alexander POPE (1688 - 1744)
Genre(s): Classics (Antiquity), Historical Fiction, Epics
Read by: Steven R. Perkins, Jan Moorehouse in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 20 - Book 18
00:37:38 - 21 - Book 19
01:03:19 - 22 - Book 20
01:34:46 - 23 - Book 21
02:12:58 - 24 - Book 22
02:49:57 - 25 - Book 23
03:43:07 - 26 - Book 24
04:34:30 - 27 - End Note
Homer's Iliad is the first great work of Western literature. Composed in twenty-four books of Greek hexameter poetry, it portrays the events of the last year of the Trojan War. Its translation into rhyming couplets by Alexander Pope is considered by some the greatest act of translation in English. Its power sweeps the reader along through an epic tale that begins with the wrath of Achilles and ends with the burial of Hector, breaker of horses. (Introduction by Steve Perkins)
Only a Ghost! by Irenæus the Deacon by Sabine BARING-GOULD (1834 - 1924)
Genre(s): Christian Fiction
Read by: MaryAnn in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Why I came to London
00:15:01 - 02 - How I went to Church with Boodle
00:33:20 - 03 - 'The Popular Preacher'
00:42:09 - 04 - Sarum Use
Baring-Gould's humorous observations on the various Christian sects to be found in 'the most learned church in the most religious country in the world' (i.e., London in 1870) contains a challenge to Christians of today to focus on the substance of faith rather than the forms of public worship. - Summary by MaryAnn
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Wereldvrede by Louis COUPERUS (1863 - 1923)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Read by: Marcel Coenders in Dutch
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Voorrede
00:03:42 - 01 - Proloog - paragraaf 1
00:28:38 - 02 - Proloog - paragraaf 2
00:47:54 - 03 - Proloog - paragraaf 3-4
01:13:21 - 04 - Hoofdstuk 1 - paragraaf 1-3
01:47:16 - 05 - Hoofdstuk 1 - paragraaf 4-7
02:22:56 - 06 - Hoofdstuk 1 - paragraaf 8-9
02:53:48 - 07 - Hoofdstuk 1 - paragraaf 10-11
03:31:29 - 08 - Hoofdstuk 1 - paragraaf 12
03:41:57 - 09 - Intermezzo - paragraaf 1-3
04:12:34 - 10 - Intermezzo - paragraaf 4-5
04:37:06 - 11 - Intermezzo - paragraaf 6-8
05:21:19 - 12 - Hoofdstuk 2 - paragraaf 1-2
05:54:21 - 13 - Hoofdstuk 2 - paragraaf 3-4
06:19:46 - 14 - Hoofdstuk 2 - paragraaf 5-6
06:53:03 - 15 - Hoofdstuk 2 - paragraaf 7-8
Wereldvrede is het vervolg van Majesteit. Nadat zijn vader Oscar is overleden regeert Kroonprins Othomar nu als Keizer Othomar de XII. In dit boek wordt gepleit voor internationale gerechtshoven, maar is men bang voor een grote oorlog voordat deze gerechtshoven daadwerkelijk worden opgericht. Het is nu meer dan 100 jaar na de uitgave van dit boek allemaal uitgekomen en ook nog wel in Den-Haag de geboorteplaats van Louis Couperus. Voorgelezen ter gelegenheid van de kroning van Koning Willem-Alexander en Koningin Maxima op 30 april 2013. Samenvatting geschreven door Marcel Coenders
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The Chronicles of America Volume 05 - Pioneers of the Old South by Mary JOHNSTON (1870 - 1936)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Early Modern
Read by: Jim Locke in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1
00:12:59 - 02 - Chapter 2
00:38:10 - 03 - Chapter 3
00:55:28 - 04 - Chapter 4
01:16:45 - 05 - Chapter 5
01:35:14 - 06 - Chapter 6
02:03:48 - 07 - Chapter 7
02:17:28 - 08 - Chapter 8
02:36:35 - 09 - Chapter 9
03:00:06 - 10 - Chapter 10
03:22:31 - 11 - Chapter 11
03:41:15 - 12 - Chapter 12
04:00:34 - 13 - Chapter 13
04:32:53 - 14 - Chapter 14
04:51:15 - 15 - Chapter 15
05:16:53 - 16 - Chapter 16
In this remarkably detailed and sweeping fifth installment, Mary Johnston takes us from discoveries and settlements to the evolution into the first colonies, specifically Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and finally Georgia.Group: Chronicles of America Series
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The Mind The Paint Girl by Arthur Wing PINERO (1855 - 1934)
Genre(s): Plays, Satire
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Act 1
01:11:50 - 02 - Act 2
02:21:30 - 03 - Act 3
03:33:49 - 04 - Act 4
Another Pinero play from the early 1900s. With a social message about the effects of stardom on the star as well as those that love them. 'I'm afraid there's one thing finer than winning the woman you love and, when you've won her, being prepared to go through fire and water for her.' 'What's that?' 'Having the courage to give her up' - Summary by ToddHWCast list:Viscount Farncombe: Tomas PeterColonel the Hon. Arthur Stidulph: alanmapstoneBaron von Rettenmayer: NemoCaptain Nicholas Jeyes: Campbell SchelpLionel Roper: HamletSam de Castro: Aaron WhiteHerbert Fulkerson: Frédéric SurgetStewart Heneage: KevinSGerald Grimwood: April 6090Carlton Smythe (Manager of the Pandora Theatre): James ThomasAlbert Palk (Actor at the Pandora): Sandra SchmitWilfrid Tavish (Actor at the Pandora): Philip WatsonVincent Bland (A Musical Composer, attached to the Pandora): ToddHWMorris Cooling (Business Manager at the Pandora): Jim LockeLuigi (Maître d'hôtel at Catani's Restaurant): PierThe Hon. Mrs. Arthur Stidulph (Formerly, as Dolly Ensor, of the Pandora Theatre): TJ BurnsLily Parradell (Of the Pandora): FoonJimmie Birch (Of the Pandora): SoniaGabrielle Kato (Of the Pandora): Pauline LatournerieEnid Moncrieff (Of the Pandora): Leanne YauDaphne Dure (Of the Pandora): EmmaHattonNita Trevenna (Of the Pandora): Lex HankinsFlo Connify (One of Four Beauties Of the Pandora): Eva DavisSybil Dermott (One of Four Beauties Of the Pandora): AvailleOlga Cook (One of Four Beauties Of the Pandora): Devorah AllenEvangeline Ventris (One of Four Beauties Of the Pandora): Elsie SelwynMrs. Upjohn (Lily Parradell's mother): DuckTDGladys (Lily's parlourmaid): Eva DavisMaud (Lily's maid): Leanne YauStage Directions: Larry WilsonEdited by: ToddHW
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A Spinner in the Sun (version 2 dramatic reading) by Myrtle REED (1874 - 1911)
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Dramatic Readings, Romance
Read by: in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - 'The Fire Was Kind'
00:16:53 - 02 - 02 - Miss Mehitable
00:35:43 - 03 - 03 - The Pearls
00:51:46 - 04 - 04 - 'From the Depths of His Love'
01:02:49 - 05 - 05 - Araminta
01:23:06 - 06 - 06 - Pipes O'Pan
01:39:55 - 07 - 07 - 'The Honour of the Spoken Word'
02:00:16 - 08 - 08 - Piper Tom
02:16:40 - 09 - 09 - Housecleaning
02:33:18 - 10 - 10 - Ralph's First Case
02:51:09 - 11 - 11 - The Loose Link
03:09:00 - 12 - 12 - A Grey Kitten
03:25:33 - 13 - 13 - The River Comes into Its Own
03:44:21 - 14 - 14 - A Little Hour of Triumph
03:55:45 - 15 - 15 - The State of Araminta's Soul
04:11:57 - 16 - 16 - The March of the Days
04:30:22 - 17 - 17 - Loved by a Dog
04:49:40 - 18 - 18 - Undine
05:05:17 - 19 - 19 - In the Shadow of the Cypress
05:23:37 - 20 - 20 - The Secret of the Veil
05:39:02 - 21 - 21 - The Poppies Claim their Own
05:56:42 - 22 - 22 - Forgiveness
06:14:10 - 23 - 23 - Undine Finds her Soul
06:34:37 - 24 - 24 - Telling Aunt Hitty
06:54:14 - 25 - 25 - Redeemed
Myrtle Reed may always be depended upon to write a story in which poetry, charm, tenderness and humor are combined into a clever and entertaining book. Her characters are delightful and she always displays a quaint humor of expression and a quiet feeling of pathos which give a touch of active realism to all her writings. In 'A Spinner in the Sun' she tells an old-fashioned love story, of a veiled lady who lives in solitude and whose features her neighbors have never seen. There is a mystery at the heart of the book that throws over it the glamour of romance (Summary by Summary by Grosset & Dunlap publishers, 1913)Cast:Miss Evelina: KristingjMiss Mehitable: TriciaGDoctor Dexter: AllenJohnsDoctor Ralph: Max KörlingePiper Tom: John TrevithickAraminta: Elizabeth KlettMr. Thorpe: Algy PugA Woman / Doctor Dexter's maid / A Neighbor/ The Walls: April GonzalesNarrator: Amanda FridayEdited by: Kristingj
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The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite by Duncan Forbes (1798 - 1868)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure
Read by: dc in English
Cover design by Annise.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Translator's Preface and Preface
00:03:48 - 02 - Introductory Tale
00:25:45 - 03 - Tale I
00:48:56 - 04 - Tale II
00:57:53 - 05 - Tale III
01:12:01 - 06 - Tale IV
01:39:52 - 07 - Tale V
01:46:59 - 08 - Tale VI
01:57:26 - 09 - Tale VII
02:02:37 - 10 - Tale VIII
02:10:39 - 11 - Tale IX
02:18:24 - 12 - Tale X
02:24:45 - 13 - Tale XI
02:34:04 - 14 - Tale XII
02:39:24 - 15 - Tale XIII
02:48:46 - 16 - Tale XIV
03:05:31 - 17 - Tale XV
03:20:55 - 18 - Tale XVI
03:31:04 - 19 - Tale XVII
03:39:05 - 20 - Tale XVIII
03:51:27 - 21 - Tale XIX
04:01:37 - 22 - Tale XX
04:07:41 - 23 - Tale XXI
04:12:10 - 24 - Tale XXII
04:16:21 - 25 - Tale XXIII
04:26:48 - 26 - Tale XXIV
04:29:34 - 27 - Tale XXV
Originally written in Sanskrit by Somdev Bhatt, the Vetala Panchavimshati or Baitâl Pachchisi, also popularly known as Vikram Betal is a collection of tales and legends from India. Set in the 11th century, the tales intend to impart moral/social lessons. The practices may not be viable anymore to the letter but the basic message may still act as a guide to help live good lives. - Summary by dc
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The Sylph by Georgiana CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE (1757 - 1806)
Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction
Read by: Algy Pug, Celine Major, Larry Wilson, Devorah Allen, KevinS, ToddHW, KirksVoice, Jim Locke, JT, JennPratt, Adrian Stephens in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 37 - Section 37: letter 45- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE
00:09:06 - 38 - section 38: letter 46: from lady Stanley to Julia Grenville
00:28:35 - 39 - Section 39: letter 47- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE
00:37:13 - 40 - Section 40: letter 48- from miss Finch to miss Grenville
00:39:06 - 41 - Section 41: letter 49- from the Sylph to lady Stanley
00:42:26 - 42 - Section 42: from Edward Stanley to Sir GEORGE BRUDENEL
00:49:14 - 43 - Section 43: letter 51- from lady Stanley to miss Finch
00:53:14 - 44 - Section 44: letters 52-54: from miss Grenville to lady Stanley
01:02:12 - 45 - Section 45: letter 55- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville
01:06:00 - 46 - Section 46: letter 56- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley
01:08:37 - 47 - Section 47: letters 57-58: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville
01:12:34 - 48 - Section 48: letters 59-60: from lady Stanley to Lady BRUDENEL
01:29:18 - 49 - Section 49: letter 61- from lady BRUDENEL to lady Stanley
Georgianna Cavendish, duchess of Devonshire was one of the leading ladies of her time. There for, her novel, which contains many autobiographical plots, has been published anonymously. The author was thought to have been Sophia Briscoe, a contemporary novelist, or Fanny Burney, author of Evelina which was published at about the same time. However the duchess admitted to writing the story of Julia Grenville, a welsh beauty who marries an older man. She very quickly discovers her husband is a libertine and a rake, and that she has no idea how to behave in London society. Yet she has a sylph, a man who watches over her and gives her advice. The novel shows London society in a scathing manner, and teaches us that even in the darkest times there are good people along the way. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
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