Novelle per un anno, vol. 04: L'Uomo Solo by Luigi PIRANDELLO (1867 - 1936) Genre(s): Anthologies Read by: Filippo Gioachin, capisciotta, Enrica Giampieretti, Roberto Cofini, Maria Grazia Tundo, Riccardo Fasol in Italian Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - Avvertenza 00:03:07 - 01 - 01 - LUomo Solo 00:22:59 - 02 - 02 - La Cassa Riposta 00:52:09 - 03 - 03 - Il Treno ha Fischiato... 01:10:24 - 04 - 04 - Zia Michelina 01:38:03 - 05 - 05 - Il Professor Terremoto 01:56:49 - 06 - 06 - La Veste Lunga 02:33:10 - 07 - 07 - I Nostri Ricordi 02:57:34 - 08 - 08 - Di Guardia 03:25:05 - 09 - 09 - Dono della Vergine Maria 03:56:52 - 10 - 10 - La Verità 04:16:39 - 11 - 11 - Volare 04:42:12 - 12 - 12 - Il Coppo 05:00:52 - 13 - 13 - La Trappola 05:23:05 - 14 - 14 - Notizie del Mondo (prima parte) 05:49:29 - 15 - 15 - Notizie del Mondo (seconda parte) 06:03:46 - 16 - 16 - Notizie del Mondo (terza parte) 06:26:30 - 17 - 17 - La Tragedia d'un Personaggio Novelle per un anno è una raccolta di 241 novelle scritte da Luigi Pirandello. Originariamente sono state pubblicate sul Corriere della Sera, successivamente ripubblicate in 15 raccolte. Inizialmente erano previste 24 raccolte contenenti 365 novelle, tuttavia la prematura morte dell'autore ha impedito il raggiungimento del traguardo. Postume sono state pubblicate altre novelle scritte dall'autore. Le raccolte sono state pubblicate tra il 1922 e il 1938. La quarta raccolta è stata pubblicata nel 1922. (Riassunto di Filippo Gioachin)Questo libro è stato promosso dal gruppo Volontari del Libro di aNobii. More information: http://librivox.org/novelle-per-un-anno-vol-4-luomo-solo-by-luigi-pirandello/

Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper by T. S. ARTHUR (1809 - 1885) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Kehinde in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Intro and My Speculation in China Ware 00:15:47 - 02 - Something About Cooks 00:29:36 - 03 - Light on the Subject 00:38:22 - 04 - Cheap Furniture 00:52:12 - 05 - Is it Economy? 01:05:59 - 06 - Living at a Convenient Distance. 01:20:52 - 07 - The Picked-Up Dinner 01:32:45 - 08 - Who is Kriss Kringle? 01:43:20 - 09 - Not at Home 01:54:22 - 10 - Shirt Buttons 02:05:40 - 11 - Pavement Washing in Winter 02:14:07 - 12 - Regard for the Poor 02:23:45 - 13 - Something More About Cooks 02:30:45 - 14 - Not a Rag on their Backs 02:40:13 - 15 - Curiosity 02:50:33 - 16 - House Cleaning 03:16:13 - 17 - Broiling a Lobster 03:20:31 - 18 - The Strawberry-Woman 03:38:51 - 19 - Lots of Things 03:47:51 - 20 - A Cure for Low Spirits 03:57:59 - 21 - A Bargain 04:10:19 - 22 - A Peevish Day and Its Consequences 04:25:27 - 23 - Words 04:33:58 - 24 - May Be So 04:42:52 - 25 - 'The Poor Child Died' 04:50:29 - 26 - The Rival Bonnets 05:07:09 - 27 - The Washerman 05:17:26 - 28 - My Borrowing Neighbor 05:38:47 - 29 - Experiences in Taking Boarders 06:16:25 - 30 - Two Ways with Domestics 06:38:33 - 31 - A Mother's Duty Is housekeeping such a trial? Mrs. Smith thinks so and confesses all in this merry account of her escapades and near disasters! (Summary by Kehinde) More information: http://librivox.org/trials-and-confessions-of-a-housekeeper-by-t-s-arthur/

Bleak House (version 3) by Charles DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Mil Nicholson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:05:40 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:22:50 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:41:12 - 03 - Chapter 3 01:33:15 - 04 - Chapter 4 02:03:58 - 05 - Chapter 5 02:42:05 - 06 - Chapter 6 03:40:44 - 07 - Chapter 7 04:08:22 - 08 - Chapter 8 05:00:12 - 09 - Chapter 9 05:40:45 - 10 - Chapter 10 06:08:53 - 11 - Chapter 11 06:47:16 - 12 - Chapter 12 The Chancery Court had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, the guardianship of orphans, and disputed property disbursement. In Dickens' time, some cases could take years to be settled, changing the lives of those involved.Esther Summerson, a young woman raised in a tough and unloving atmosphere, is unexpectedly requested to be a companion to two teenage orphans, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare, for whom the court has appointed as guardian, John Jarndyce. They take up residence at Mr. Jarndyce's home, Bleak House. The story of their lives and fortunes is the main thrust of the novel, and is related at times through the eyes of Esther, whose gentle point of view gives the reader a different and more intimate perspective.Richard is sure his fortune is ‘just around the corner' when the case of Jarndyce-v-Jarndyce, of which he and Ada will be beneficiaries, is settled. He tries his hand at a career or two, but he becomes obsessed with hastening the probate of the willed fortune he feels must soon be theirs. Further difficulties arise when he and Ada fall in love, while he, penniless, continues the quest to bring his case to justice.A scriber of legal documents dies, and from his death, questions arise which unearth secrets that the Jarndyce's neighbour, Lady Dedlock, has kept hidden for years. Inspector Bucket enters the case, and begins investigating the disappearance of Lady Dedlock. In the dirt poor part of London comes a young boy called Joe who claims to ‘know noffink' but who has witnessed something very important.Several other colorful characters are wound into the story. Nearly insane Miss Flite, who for years has attended court every day, with her little folder of documents, is ever hopeful of a settlement. Mr. Boythorn is a boisterous friend of Jarndyce who has a vendetta with Sir Leicester Dedlock. The Jellyby Family, invariably on the verge of a disaster, is neglected by their Mother who is obsessed with an overseas project. The Smallweed family is mean and avaricious - squeezing money from poor clients. Mr. Skimpole is the childlike captivating friend of Mr. Jarndyce who sees no harm in living off everybody else. Mr. Guppy fawns after Esther, and plots to steal documents with his friend Weevle. Mr. Woodcourt is a gentle surgeon and family friend, who becomes a hero.Since the writing of Bleak House, the property laws of England were changed, and disbursements were thenceforth conducted in court with the object of swiftly coming to a settlement for the benefit of inheritors.(Summary by Mil Nicholson) More information: http://librivox.org/bleak-house-by-charles-dickens-2/

A Vanished Hand by Sarah DOUDNEY (1841 - 1926) Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900 Read by: Maggie Mizzi, Jessie Yun, Jim Locke, jenno, Kathleen Moore in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - CHAPTER I - IN A BACK ROOM 00:14:08 - 02 - CHAPTER II - WHAT WAS WRITTEN 00:22:51 - 03 - CHAPTER III - TAKING COUNSEL 00:36:01 - 04 - CHAPTER IV - MRS. TRYON 00:46:37 - 05 - CHAPTER V - MRS. BEATON 00:58:11 - 06 - CHAPTER VI - HAROLD AND META 01:12:25 - 07 - CHAPTER VII - MRS. PENN 01:24:38 - 08 - CHAPTER VIII - LOOKING AT PICTURES 01:36:46 - 09 - CHAPTER IX - MEETINGS 01:48:44 - 10 - CHAPTER X - LONELINESS 01:58:38 - 11 - CHAPTER XI - MRS. VERDON 02:11:48 - 12 - CHAPTER XII - HIS FIRST VISIT 02:22:26 - 13 - CHAPTER XIII - IN PORTMAN SQUARE 02:35:27 - 14 - CHAPTER XIV - RUSHBROOK 02:48:10 - 15 - CHAPTER XV - WAYNE'S COURT 03:02:27 - 16 - CHAPTER XVI - GOING TO CHURCH 03:14:53 - 17 - CHAPTER XVII - THE PICNIC 03:25:36 - 18 - CHAPTER XVIII - THE ISLAND 03:51:27 - 19 - CHAPTER XIX - CONCLUSION Memories haunt Elsie Kilner at every turn. Kicked out of her family home, she finds a new abode in which she finds fragments of a diary. It begins with the words: 'If I only knew that some one would be kind to Jamie'. Finding a kindred spirit in the author of the diary, Elsie goes on a search. - Summary by Stav Nisser. More information: https://librivox.org/a-vanished-hand-by-sarah-doudney/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)