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The Girl with the Golden Eyes by Honoré de BALZAC read by Martin Geeson | Full Audio Book
The Girl with the Golden Eyes by Honoré de BALZAC (1799 - 1850), translated by Ellen MARRIAGE (1865 - 1946)
Genre(s): Romance, Published 1800 -1900
Read by: Martin Geeson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Preamble: Paris
01:00:32 - 02 - 'Upon one of those fine spring mornings...'
01:30:18 - 03 - 'The young man who called himself...'
01:48:08 - 04 - 'De Marsay was not impulsive...'
02:10:14 - 05 - 'When, after making an excellent meal...'
02:29:54 - 06 - 'At the hour mentioned Henri was...'
03:00:17 - 07 - 'For the next and succeeding day Henri disappeared...'
03:21:57 - 08 - 'If it be impossible to paint the unheard-of delights...'
03:39:22 - 09 - 'At breakfast, by the time he had started...'
03:58:39 - 10 - 'Paquita seemed to have been created for love...'
04:14:58 - 11 - 'De Marsay was driven to the house...'
Listeners who like to plunge straight into a story would do well to skip the lengthy preamble. Here, Balzac the virtuoso satirist depicts the levels of Parisian society as a version of the Inferno of Dante - but perhaps keeps the reader waiting too long for the first act of his operatic extravaganza.Our beautiful, androgynous hero, Henri de Marsay, is one of the bastard offspring of a depraved Regency milord and himself practises the cynical arts of the libertine. His quarry is the exotic Paquita Valdes, she of the golden eyes.But there is a mysterious third person in this liaison...The shocking truth of their interrelationships marks this out at once as one of those French novels that Lady Bracknell would instantly ban from the house. (Summary by Martin Geeson)
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Genre(s): Romance, Published 1800 -1900
Read by: Martin Geeson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Preamble: Paris
01:00:32 - 02 - 'Upon one of those fine spring mornings...'
01:30:18 - 03 - 'The young man who called himself...'
01:48:08 - 04 - 'De Marsay was not impulsive...'
02:10:14 - 05 - 'When, after making an excellent meal...'
02:29:54 - 06 - 'At the hour mentioned Henri was...'
03:00:17 - 07 - 'For the next and succeeding day Henri disappeared...'
03:21:57 - 08 - 'If it be impossible to paint the unheard-of delights...'
03:39:22 - 09 - 'At breakfast, by the time he had started...'
03:58:39 - 10 - 'Paquita seemed to have been created for love...'
04:14:58 - 11 - 'De Marsay was driven to the house...'
Listeners who like to plunge straight into a story would do well to skip the lengthy preamble. Here, Balzac the virtuoso satirist depicts the levels of Parisian society as a version of the Inferno of Dante - but perhaps keeps the reader waiting too long for the first act of his operatic extravaganza.Our beautiful, androgynous hero, Henri de Marsay, is one of the bastard offspring of a depraved Regency milord and himself practises the cynical arts of the libertine. His quarry is the exotic Paquita Valdes, she of the golden eyes.But there is a mysterious third person in this liaison...The shocking truth of their interrelationships marks this out at once as one of those French novels that Lady Bracknell would instantly ban from the house. (Summary by Martin Geeson)
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Mrs. Warren's Daughter by Sir Harry JOHNSTON (1858 - 1927)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Read by: Jacquerie in English
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00:00:00 - 16 - Chapter XIV, Militancy, Part 1
00:28:35 - 17 - Chapter XIV, Militancy, Part 2
00:56:38 - 18 - Chapter XIV, Militancy, Part 3
01:14:11 - 19 - Chapter XV, Imprisonment, Part 1
01:41:47 - 20 - Chapter XV, Imprisonment, Part 2
02:13:56 - 21 - Chapter XVI, Brussels and the War: 1914, Part 1
02:43:50 - 22 - Chapter XVI, Brussels and the War:1914, Part 2
03:08:02 - 23 - Chapter XVII, The Germans in Brussels: 1915-1916, Part 1
03:35:01 - 24 - Chapter XVII, The Germans in Brussels: 1915-1916, Part 2
04:06:06 - 25 - Chapter XVIII, The Bomb in Portland Place, Part 1
04:28:28 - 26 - Chapter XVIII, The Bomb in Portland Place, Part 2
04:47:59 - 27 - Chapter XIX, Bertie Adams, Part 1
05:11:53 - 28 - Chapter XIX, Bertie Adams, Part 2
05:35:12 - 29 - Chapter XX, After the Armistice
06:04:22 - 30 - L'Envoi
Mrs. Warren's Daughter is a continuation, in novel form, of George Bernard Shaw's controversial play, Mrs. Warren's Profession. In the play, Vivie Warren, an emancipated young woman recently graduated from University, disavows her mother Kitty when she learns that Kitty's fortune comes from an ownership share in an international string of brothels, and that Kitty herself was once a prostitute. This novel, written by a world renowned botanist, explorer, and colonial administrator, follows Vivie's personal and political adventures through her involvement in the Suffragist movement and the years leading up to and during World War I. - Summary by Jacquerie
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The Beloved Vagabond by William John LOCKE (1863 - 1930)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Read by: Simon Evers in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1
00:18:05 - 02 - Chapter 2
00:41:03 - 03 - Chapter 3
00:59:56 - 04 - Chapter 4
01:26:12 - 05 - Chapter 5
01:44:00 - 06 - Chapter 6
02:13:17 - 07 - Chapter 7
02:40:12 - 08 - Chapter 8
03:01:10 - 09 - Chapter 9
03:25:41 - 10 - Chapter 10
03:38:47 - 11 - Chapter 11
04:03:30 - 12 - Chapter 12
04:24:34 - 13 - Chapter 13
04:46:11 - 14 - Chapter 14
05:10:00 - 15 - Chapter 15
05:29:11 - 16 - Chapter 16
05:46:20 - 17 - Chapter 17
06:07:10 - 18 - Chapter 18
06:20:51 - 19 - Chapter 19
06:49:56 - 20 - Chapter 20
The vagabond, Paragot, a truly eccentric bohemian and a wandering scholar with a mysterious past, adopts a London street urchin (whom he calls Asticot) by purchasing him from his mother for half a crown. Paragot leads Asticot on various adventures through 19th century Europe, eventually arriving in Paris. Here Paragot's dark romantic past begins to catch up with him. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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The New Magdalen by Wilkie COLLINS (1824 - 1889)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Read by: ToddHW, Cory Sampson, Kathleen Moore, Katy Dix, Warren Kati, Michelle Tan, Layla Montipay, deongines, Karen Mallozzi, Skawuczek, acousticwave, Peter John Keeble in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - The Two Women
00:16:18 - 02 - Magdalen - In modern Times
00:32:38 - 03 - The German Shell
00:46:37 - 04 - The Temptation
01:01:10 - 05 - The German Surgeon
01:21:55 - 06 - Lady Janet's Companion
01:42:26 - 07 - The Man is coming
02:14:01 - 08 - The Man appears
02:31:28 - 09 - News from Mannheim
02:51:40 - 10 - A Council of Three
03:02:51 - 11 - The Dead alive
03:28:33 - 12 - Exit Julian
03:52:02 - 13 - Enter Julian
04:10:13 - 14 - Coming Events cast their Shadows before
04:24:49 - 15 - A Woman's Remorse
04:49:14 - 16 - They Meet Again
05:03:45 - 17 - The Guardian Angel
05:22:50 - 18 - The Search in the Grounds
05:44:08 - 19 - The Evil Genius
05:59:42 - 20 - The Policeman in Plain Clothes
06:36:19 - 21 - The Footstep in the Corridor
06:58:38 - 22 - The Man in the Dining-Room
Mercy Merrick is living a difficult life on the streets, but when she meets the young and charismatic clergyman Julian Gray, she desires to leave this life behind and start afresh. She packs her things and volunteers as a nurse in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. It is, however, very difficult to leave your life behind, and even harder to start a new life in a society so dependent on social connections. So when she sees that Grace Roseberry is killed by a shell, Mercy assumes Grace's identity and social position... - Summary by Carolin
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The Surgeon's Daughter by Sir Walter SCOTT (1771 - 1832)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Read by: Deon Gines in English
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00:00:00 - 15 - Mr. Croftangry's Conclusion
The Surgeon's Daughter is an historical novel, originally part of the Chronicles of the Canongate stories, later published on its own, in 1827. - Summary by Deon Gines
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Khaled, A Tale of Arabia by Francis Marion CRAWFORD (1854 - 1909)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Romance
Read by: Angelique G. Campbell, Joseph DeNoia, mlcui, Lucretia B. in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter I
00:41:06 - 02 - Chapter II
01:18:08 - 03 - Chapter III
01:51:56 - 04 - Chapter IV
02:16:34 - 05 - Chapter V
02:41:34 - 06 - Chapter VI
03:06:28 - 07 - Chapter VII
03:38:28 - 08 - Chapter VIII
04:16:59 - 09 - Chapter IX
04:47:26 - 10 - Chapter X
05:10:49 - 11 - Chapter XI
05:35:02 - 12 - Chapter XII
Khaled is a powerful jinn, or genius, but he has a good heart. When he sees that Zehowah, the beautiful, virtuous daughter of the king is about to accept a foreign prince as husband, who lied about converting to Islam, he takes the law into his own hands and kills the prince. When the pair is confronted by an Angel, Khaled begs to be made into a mortal man. His wish is granted, under one condition: Khaled must win the love of Zehowah... - Summary by Carolin
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre DUMAS (1802 - 1870)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Romance
Read by: Jc Guan, Tuo in French
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00:19:03 - 99 - L'Aveu
Edmond Dantès, a young seaman with a promising future, is arrested at his wedding ceremony under calomnious charges, and locked up in the Chateau d'If for 14 years. During this time, he secretly meets another detainee, l'Abbé Faria, an erudite believed to be insane, who becomes his friend and teacher, and who, upon his death, gives Edmond the secret to a hidden treasure.Dantès then manages to escape, almost drowning in the process, and is believed by all to be dead. With the knowledge and the treasure transmitted by l'abbé Faria, and his own wish for revenge, Edmond Dantès plots the downfall of his enemies under the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo.Summary by Jc Guan.
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The Golden Calf by Mary Elizabeth BRADDON (1835 - 1915)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Read by: Tara Dow in English
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00:00:00 - 27 - 26 - And, If I Die, No Soul Will Pity Me
00:35:52 - 28 - 27 - John Jardine Solves the Mystery
01:21:40 - 29 - 28 - An Englishman's House is His Castle
01:38:19 - 30 - 29 - As One Dead in the Bottom of a Tomb
01:51:51 - 31 - 30 - A Fiery Dawn
02:07:05 - 32 - 31 - Sole Partner and Sole Part of All of These Joys
A late 19th Century sensation novel following the young life of Ida Palliser as she searches for fortune and love within England's Gentry Class. Victorian sensation books were often set in ordinary, familiar setting, undermining the perceived adherence to social convention. They exposed the true lives of Victorian England's upper class - lives they tried to keep hidden. (summary by James Dow)
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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): *Non-fiction
Read by: VfkaBT, Availle, Sue Anderson, John N. Daily, Craig Campbell, Phil Schempf, Gerwin Kramer, Elizabeth P., Garth Burton, Andrea Kotzer in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Against the Epicureans and Academics
00:09:52 - 02 - Apocolocyntosis (or: The Pumpkinification of Claudius)
00:45:41 - 03 - The Circular Snare
00:56:36 - 04 - The Community Masque as a Substitute for War
01:07:50 - 05 - The Cylindrical Silo
01:15:41 - 06 - Did We Eat One Another?
01:18:49 - 07 - Excerpt from Theodicy
01:30:49 - 08 - The Fate of Sir John Franklin
01:36:34 - 09 - The Nature of the Human Mind
01:42:14 - 10 - A Noble Life-Work After Fifty-Seven: Sophia B. Packard
01:51:49 - 11 - The Official Account of the Death of Archbishop Seghers
02:00:49 - 12 - The Place of Science in a Liberal Education
02:26:41 - 13 - Preface to The Robbers (1781)
02:38:16 - 14 - The Story of a Daughter's Love
02:56:28 - 15 - Torre Abbey
03:09:21 - 16 - Way Down East
03:27:34 - 17 - The Wright Brothers and Their Problem
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, artic explorer Sir John Franklin, spider webs, and cylindrical silos; plays and cinema--Lillian Gish and Friedrich Schiller; satire--selections from Ambrose Bierce, Robert Benchley, and Seneca; biographies--Aaron Burr, and Sophia Packard of Spellman College; the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers in Alaska in 1886; and a history of Torrey Abbey in England. Summary by Sue AndersonAgainst the Epicurean and Academics was translated by T. W. Rolleston.
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To Sleep by Sir Philip SIDNEY (1554 - 1586)
Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: Algy Pug, Claudia Salto, cemarker, CaprishaPage, David Lawrence, JemmaBlythe, Jason Mills, Lee Ann Howlett, Larry Greene, ravenotation, SkyAlbatross in English
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00:00:00 - 01 - To Sleep - Read by ALP
00:01:14 - 02 - To Sleep - Read by CCS
00:02:29 - 03 - To Sleep - Read by CEM
00:03:36 - 04 - To Sleep - Read by CMP
00:04:58 - 05 - To Sleep - Read by DL
00:06:10 - 06 - To Sleep - Read by JBS
00:07:17 - 07 - To Sleep - Read by JCM
00:08:30 - 08 - To Sleep - Read by LAH
00:09:44 - 09 - To Sleep - Read by LG
00:10:59 - 10 - To Sleep - Read by RN
00:12:23 - 11 - To Sleep - Read by SABT
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of To Sleep by Sir Philip Sidney. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 23, 2014.Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 - 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier and soldier, who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. (Summary from Wikipedia )
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