In the Closed Room by Frances Hodgson BURNETT (1849 - 1924) Genre(s): Children's Fiction Read by: Linda Andrus in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Part One 00:36:26 - 02 - Part Two This is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a house in the suburbs for the summer she meets another little girl in the house and they become playmates. (Introduction by Linda Andrus) More information: http://librivox.org/in-the-closed-room-by-frances-hodgson-burnett/

Demonios by Aluísio AZEVEDO (1857 - 1913) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Literary Fiction Read by: RogerioM in Portuguese Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Seção 1 - Capítulos 1 a 3 00:25:52 - 02 - Seção 2 - Capítulos 4 a 5 00:46:57 - 03 - Seção 3 - Capítulos 6 a 9 01:05:49 - 04 - Seção 4 - Capítulos 10 a 12 Demônios é um conto de terror, com temática sobrenatural. Em um dia que parece não ter início nem fim, um escritor desperta e observa que não houve amanhecer. As horas passam e o dia não surge. Não bastasse a treva que domina o ambiente, o escritor descobre que aqueles que o cercavam jaziam mortos. Em meio ao pânico e ao desespero, sai em busca de sua amada, Laura, na esperança de encontrá-la, enfrentando o desconhecido e o pavor daquela noite interminável. - Summary by Rogerio Maciel More information: https://librivox.org/demonios-by-aluisio-azevedo/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Portrait of a Lady (version 3) by Henry JAMES (1843 - 1916) Genre(s): Literary Fiction Read by: Nicholas Clifford in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 22 - chps. 34-35 00:44:06 - 23 - chps. 36-37 01:32:39 - 24 - chp. 38 01:59:57 - 25 - chp. 39 02:31:25 - 26 - chp. 40 03:05:49 - 27 - chps. 41-42 04:03:40 - 28 - chp. 43 04:31:46 - 29 - chp. 44 05:07:56 - 30 - chps; 45-46 06:02:10 - 31 - chp. 47 06:37:02 - 32 - chp. 48 Our central character is Isabel Archer of Albany, New York, a young woman of no great means, and no great beauty (that is, by her own estimation; others disagree) yet of rich imagination, high ideals and a thirst for knowledge of the world. Carried off by her aunt to England, she quite unexpectedly finds herself the beneficiary of a substantial legacy from her uncle, a very successful American banker in London. It will, her admiring cousin says to his father, allow her 'to put a little wind in her sails' and to see the world.Though some American reviewers rather dismissed the book when it appeared in the mid-1880s, for other readers today The Portrait of a Lady has become THE Great American Novel, or at least very close to the top. That is for a number of reasons, including among others the delineations of character and the psychological depths of the work. A few years ago, in a biographical study of James, Michael Gorra drew on it as a central work (not surprisingly his book is called Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece). James himself tinkered with it over the years, and the text here comes from the so-called New York edition of 1907-09.Much of the action takes place in Italy, particularly n the expatriate communities of Florence and Rome. Without giving anything away, it's worth noting that James's ending for the novel has caused some puzzlement, not to say controversy, among readers. (Nicholas Clifford) More information: http://librivox.org/the-portrait-of-a-lady-version-3-by-henry-james/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Country House by John GALSWORTHY (1867 - 1933) Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900 Read by: Bob R in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 25 - Part 3, Chapter 3 00:05:50 - 26 - Part 3, Chapter 4 00:24:36 - 27 - Part 3, Chapter 5 00:39:38 - 28 - Part 3, Chapter 6 00:54:16 - 29 - Part 3, Chapter 7 01:25:44 - 30 - Part 3, Chapter 8 01:38:41 - 31 - Part 3, Chapter 9 In 'The Country House', John Galsworthy explores many of the themes he would later expand upon in his better known, nine-novel, 'The Forsyth Saga'. This is a novel of English society as 1900 approaches. A divorce is being threatened in the Pendyce family, whose members are of the landed gentry. Such an event would be an enormous scandal. There is little action. The story paints, in exquisite language, the feelings of each of the six or so main characters. These feelings concern the necessity for family honor and the horror of scandal; the stifling effect of the social mores of the time; the ridiculous complications of the law; and, the threat of the many changes in the social order which seem to be coming. Galsworthy was himself of this privileged class. While he was extremely critical of the social structure of the time, he shows sympathy for those caught in it. Each is constrained to his or her niche; only by major changes in the social code will that be changed. Gaslworthy was very much a social activist in life, as well as on the printed page. He was quite successful in showing the reader how it must have felt to live in one of those social niches. (Summary by BobR) More information: http://librivox.org/the-country-house-by-john-galsworthy/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)