Life of Prince Metternich by George Bruce MALLESON (1825 - 1898) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Political Science Read by: Pamela Nagami in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Ch. 1: Early Training. 1773-1806 00:31:13 - 02 - Ch. 2: The Embassy to Paris. 1806-1809, Pt. 1 01:02:04 - 03 - Ch. 2: The Embassy to Paris. 1806-1809, Pt. 2 01:41:10 - 04 - Ch. 3: From the War of 1809 to the Retreat from Moscow. 1809-1812, Pt. 1 02:18:35 - 05 - Ch. 3: From the War of 1809 to the Retreat from Moscow. 1809-1812, Pt. 2 02:56:48 - 06 - Ch. 4: From the Winter of 1812 to the Armistice of Pleiswitz, 1812-1813, Pt. 1 03:29:43 - 07 - Ch. 4: From the Winter of 1812 to the Armistice of Pleiswitz, 1812-1813, Pt. 2 03:51:00 - 08 - Ch. 5: From the Armistice of Pleiswitz to the Renewal of the Hostilities. June-August, 1813, Pt. 1 04:10:55 - 09 - Ch. 5: From the Armistice of Pleiswitz to the Renewal of Hostilities, June-August, 1813, Pt. 2 04:31:03 - 10 - Ch. 6: From the Rupture of the Armistice of Pleiswitz to the Fall of Napoleon. August, 1813 to March, 1814 04:50:40 - 11 - Ch. 7: The Crisis before the Hundred Days--and After. March, 1814 to November, 1815, Pt. 1 05:03:58 - 12 - Ch. 7: The Crisis before the Hundred Days--and After. March, 1814 to November, 1815, Pt. 2 05:20:38 - 13 - Ch. 8: The Continental System of Metternich; Its Rise and Progress. 1815-1830, Pt. 1 05:54:48 - 14 - Ch. 8: The Continental System of Metternich; Its Rise and Progress. 1815-1830, Pt. 2 06:26:44 - 15 - Ch. 9: The Decline and Fall of Metternich's System in Europe. 1830-1848, Pt. 1 06:53:38 - 16 - Ch. 9: The Decline and Fall of Metternich's System in Europe. 1830-1848, Pt. 2 Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) first foreign minister, and then chancellor of the Austrian Empire was a great diplomat: crafty, manipulative, and single-minded in his determination to overthrow Napoleon and his revolutionary ideals and to reestablish the European monarchical system. In this short 1888 biography, the British officer, Colonel G. B. Malleson, describes how the charming, aristocratic Metternich devoted countless hours to winning Napoleon's trust and to buying time for his country, until a rearmed Austria, at the head of the Sixth Coalition, was able to defeat the still-formidable Corsican. From 1815 until his downfall amid the revolutions of 1848, Malleson writes of Metternich that he devoted 'all his power, all his influence, all his untiring energy, to the forging of new fetters for the human race.' (summary by Pamela Nagami) More information: http://librivox.org/life-of-prince-metternich-by-george-bruce-malleson/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Short Poetry Collection 210 by VARIOUS ( - ) Genre(s): Poetry Read by: Calvin Cruz, zhougeoff, mleigh, Larry Wilson, Andrew Gaunce, Craig Campbell, Rachel May, Ike Sherr, Colleen McMahon, Winston Tharp, Zach Hoyt, EliseDee, Newgatenovelist, sophiaboydd, Sonia, Bruce Kachuk, kykochi, Anamika, Craig Franklin, InTheDesert, smccaroni, Larry WilsonDevorah Allen in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The Adventures of the Little Woman, Her Dog, and the Pedlar 00:01:30 - 02 - The Anvil 00:02:21 - 03 - The Autumn Wind 00:03:21 - 04 - The Black Panther 00:04:32 - 05 - Broken Numbers 00:06:08 - 06 - Broken Veteran of Commercial Wars 00:07:35 - 07 - Days of Melancholy 00:08:15 - 08 - The Donkey 00:09:09 - 09 - The Dustman 00:10:19 - 10 - The Fakenham Ghost 00:14:13 - 11 - 'Farewell' is on my tongue 00:15:03 - 12 - The Fire of Drift-wood 00:17:08 - 13 - Good-Night 00:18:05 - 14 - The Grave, the Grave 00:20:05 - 15 - The House Inside 00:23:24 - 16 - How Is it 00:25:26 - 17 - I Hear America Singing 00:26:42 - 18 - I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day 00:28:17 - 19 - Let Pass 00:29:52 - 20 - Life on the Farm 00:31:31 - 21 - Love, the Light-Giver 00:32:50 - 22 - Love's Counterfeit 00:34:01 - 23 - The Merry Wind 00:34:56 - 24 - Metempsychosis 00:38:18 - 25 - A pleasant ship 00:39:13 - 26 - The Prodigal 00:40:27 - 27 - Richard and Kate: Or, Fair Day 00:47:40 - 28 - Ruth 00:49:29 - 29 - Sonnet XLIII 00:50:30 - 30 - The Subalterns 00:51:55 - 31 - The Sun Has Long Been Set 00:52:45 - 32 - Then and Now 00:53:53 - 33 - Three Hills 00:54:51 - 34 - To - 00:57:24 - 35 - To a Dead Crow 01:00:07 - 36 - To a Gipsy Child by the Sea-Shore 01:05:02 - 37 - To Critics 01:05:53 - 38 - To Life 01:07:06 - 39 - Two Hundred Years After 01:08:15 - 40 - Tyre 01:33:43 - 41 - The War-Time 01:34:43 - 42 - A Wasted Illness 01:36:53 - 43 - The Water Lady 01:38:11 - 44 - The Widow to her Hour-Glass 01:40:07 - 45 - Willie's Question 01:49:56 - 46 - Winter-Lull This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020. More information: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-210-by-various/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Children of the Ghetto by Israel ZANGWILL (1864 - 1926) Genre(s): Historical Fiction, *Non-fiction, Religion Read by: Adrian Praetzellis in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 42 - Chap 27.2 The Shadow of Religion 00:14:53 - 43 - Chap 28.1 Seder Night 00:39:56 - 44 - Chap 28.2 Seder Night In this 1892 novel of London's Jewish East End, Israel Zangwill sets the apparently irrational and decidedly indecorous religious practices of transplanted eastern European Jews against the forces of assimilation. Zangwill's knowledge of Yiddishkeit and skill in melodrama created a series of unforgettable vignettes that had a significant effect on the public perception of this much stigmatized immigrant group.Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born in London of Russian and Polish parents. He coined the term cultural 'melting pot'. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) More information: http://librivox.org/children-of-the-ghetto-by-israel-zangwill/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier by Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870) Genre(s): True Crime Read by: JohannC, storylines, Kalynda, deongines, Jim Locke in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter I, part 1 00:15:01 - 02 - Chapter I, part 2 00:33:42 - 03 - Chapter II 00:43:19 - 04 - Chapter III 01:10:10 - 05 - Chapter IV 01:21:15 - 06 - Chapter V 01:42:08 - 07 - Chapter VI 01:55:20 - 08 - Chapter VII 02:17:38 - 09 - Chapter VIII 02:32:05 - 10 - Chapter IX, part 1 02:56:05 - 11 - Chapter IX, part 2 03:21:14 - 12 - Chapter X 03:35:38 - 13 - Chapter XI 03:56:46 - 14 - Chapter XII This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to his destruction. He was accused of witchcraft after a series of accusations from nuns of a nearby convent, who claimed that Grandier has sent several demons upon them. The case is very well documented, and the original documents of the alleged pact, written in backwards Latin and signed by all participating demons, are still preserved. The case continues to inspire art and sciences, leading to assessments of the events in light of modern sociology, psychology, and legal sciences. Alexandre Dumas' version of the events is presented here. - Summary by Carolin More information: http://librivox.org/celebrated-crimes-vol-4-urbain-grandier-by-alexandre-dumas/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)