LibriVox recording of Beowulf by an unknown author (translated by Francis Barton Gummere). Read in English by Tad E. Beowulf was composed by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. Francis Barton Gummere translates this beautiful poem. Beowulf is an epic poem. The main character, Beowulf, proves himself a hero as he battles against supernatural demons and beasts. (Summary by Tad E.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, poetry, poem, epic poetry, Anglo-saxon
Librivox recording of Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad. Read by Kristin Luoma Set in a time of oppressive colonisation, when large areas of the world were still unknown to Europe, and Africa was literally on maps and minds as a mysterious shadow, Heart of Darkness famously explores the rituals of civilisation and barbarism, and the frighteningly fine line between them. We get the tale through a classic unreliable narrator, relating as Marlow, a ship's captain, tells how he was sent by the...
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LibriVox recording of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne . Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the Antarctic to Atlantis. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men, or a reinterpretation of Homer's Odyssey, we'll all enjoy...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, literature
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of 365 Foreign Dishes, by Unknown. Starters, main courses and desserts from around the world, one dish for every day of the year. From Turkey to China, from India to England, from Austria to Egypt, a wide variety of mouth-watering cuisines are represented. Each recipe is described in one short paragraph, making this book perfect for dipping into when you’re seeking inspiration on what to cook. (Summary by Lucy Perry) For further information, including links to online text,...
Topics: librivox, audiobook, food, recipes
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
The Lum Edwards Collection
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ESCAPE In the Golden Days of Radio, back in the 1930s to the 1950s, most popular radio series had a set time for going out each week. Occasionally, there might be a change in the schedule, but on the whole a consistent time-slot was something that helped build a large audience and so was something the big networks aimed to achieve. One exception to this rule was the dramatic adventure anthology series called Escape , whose time-slot shifted an incredible eighteen times in its seven-year run...
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Topics: OTRR, Old Time Radio Researchers Group, OTR, Old Time Radio, OTRR Set, OTRR Single Episodes,...
LibriVox recording of Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert. (Translator Unknown.) Read in English by Carolin. After completing the famous Mme Bovary , Flaubert put all his efforts into researching the Punic Wars and completed the lesser known Salammbô . In this volume, Flaubert describes in detail the Mercenary Revolt and the fight of the Mercenaries against the all-powerful Carthage, the theft of the magical Zaimph and the love and hate between the Carthaginian princess Salammbô and the fiercest...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, yldz
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Artist: Various Artists Title: mix-toor presents: This is material music.I do your condition Release: dystopiaq029 Date: February 7, 2012 Genre: Abstract, Illbient, Hip-Hop CONDITION 1 01. mix-toor – Material Music 02. The Broke Unknown – Lisboa 03. Tronx – It's Not Jazz 04. Astro – Lo Vibes Everyday 05. 100R feat m-one beat– Let’s Play 06. Glyphick – Latenite Cruise 2 07. A-Rookie – Depth 08. Sátt – Sea 09. Solarr – You're On My Mind 10. Charton Push – Mrnng Frshnss 11....
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Topics: netaudio, netlabel, creative commons, instrumental hip-hop, hip-hop, illbient, abstract
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DARK FANTASY Dark Fantasy was a short series with tales of the weird, adventures of the supernatural, created for you by Scott Bishop. The series aired as a horror drama on NBC between 1941 and 1942. Dark Fantasy was a series dedicated to dealings with the unknown. Originating from radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, it was written by Scott Bishop (of The Mysterious Traveler and The Sealed Book fame) and was heard Fridays over stations. Tom Paxton served as announcer. The shows covered horror,...
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Librivox recording of Japanese Fairy Tales , by Yei Theodora Ozaki. First published in 1908, this is a book of "beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan" that were collected, translated and retold by the author, Yei Theodora Ozaki, who states: "...in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West." In part, the project was the result of a suggestion made by her friend...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, audio book, fairy tales, japanese, ozaki
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Aug 6, 2006
08/06
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CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Thomas Hyland was played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the...
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Topics: OTRR, Old Time Radio Researchers Group, Old Time Radio, OTRR Set, OTRR Single Episodes, Crime...
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Topic: Live concert
Source: Neumann KM184; DIN from lip of stage>Graham Patten DMIC 20>MT2496
LibriVox recording of The Breaking Point, by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Read by Nicholas Clifford. Mary Roberts Rinehart -- "America's Agatha Christie," as she used to be called -- set this story in a New York suburban town, shortly after the end of the first world war. Dick Livingstone is a young, successful doctor, who in the course of events becomes engaged to Elizabeth Wheeler. But there is a mystery about his past, and he thinks himself honor-bound to unravel it before giving himself...
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Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fiction, mystery, romance
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of The Chessmen of Mars (version 3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read in English by Mark Nelson In the fifth book in the Barsoom series, Tara of Helium, daughter of John Carter, becomes lost in an unknown area of Mars when her single-seat flier is caught in a rare Martian hurricane. She is first captured by the bizarre and hideous Kaldanes, then the brutal Manatorians, where she is the prize in a tournament of Martian chess, jetan, that is played by live game pieces, and to the...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, librivox, science fiction, edgar rice burroughs, barsoom, classic sci-fi
LibriVox recording of Das Lob der Narrheit by Desiderius Erasmus. (Translated by Unknown.) Read in German by Julia Niedermaier Hinter dem tollen Wirrwarr menschlichen Treibens, hinter den Mängeln, Schwächen, Fehlern und Untugenden sieht Erasmus die Thorheit als etwas nur Allzumenschliches an. Sie ist ihm dasjenige geistige Element, das dem Erdendasein überhaupt erst Reiz und Wert verleiht. Das Horazische Dulce est desipere in loco ist hier zu einem Prinzip der Weltanschauung erhoben und wird...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks
An alien crash lands on Earth, and for ten years terrorizes the planet, hiding, periodically killing and eating people and stealing materials for some unknown purpose. The only hope is Bart Stanton, a medically-engineered superman, designed for the sole purpose of confronting the “Nipe”. (Summary by Mark Nelson) Narrated by Mark Nelson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover, M4B or other formats (if available), please go to the...
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Topics: aliens, science fiction, genetic engineering, space
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of Tausend und eine Nacht, Band 2 by Unknown. (Translated by Gustav Weil.) Read in German by Bernd Ungerer Scheherazade oder Schehersad, die Tochter eines Wesirs, heiratete den König / Sultan, der die Angewohnheit hatte, seine Ehefrauen am ersten Tag nach der Hochzeit köpfen zu lassen. Schehersad jedoch begann ihm Geschichten zu erzählen, die am Ende der Nacht den Ausgang offen ließen und den Sultan dazu brachten, wenn er den Fortgang der Geschichte erfahren wollte, von...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, Märchen, sultan, 1001 nacht, schehersad, arabisch, persisch, wesir
LibriVox recording of Las pasiones del joven Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (Translator Unknown.) Read in Spanish by Mongope Es ésta una obra semiautobiográfica de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, la cual ha recibido diferentes nombres: Las penas del joven...Los sufrimientos del joven...o simplemente “El joven Werther”. Werther, joven artista de gran sensibilidad, conoce a una mujer, Lotte, ya comprometida con Albert, de la cual se enamora perdidamente. Aquel va contando a su amigo de...
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LibriVox recording of Discoverers and Explorers, by Edward R. Shaw. Read by Laura Caldwell. Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry gods lived. They dared to sail near the equator which was thought to have such intense heat that it would boil the ocean water. It was also commonly thought at the time that the world was flat, and the ships would fall off the face of the earth. These men overcame...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, children, history, explorers, edward r. shaw
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton. Read in English by Lynne T Lee Clavering, a young playwright falls in love with an Austrian countess, not noticing the adoring glances from the outgoing flapper, Janet. Unknown to the young lover, the object of his devotion is defying age with artifice in this controversial pseudo-science fiction romance. - Summary by Lynne Thompson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, romance, New York, love, society, youth, prince, aging, playwright, vienna,...
Librivox recording of The House of a Thousand Candles by Meredith Nicholson. Read by J. M. Smallheer. A top ten bestseller of 1906, The House of a Thousand Candles is part adventure/mystery and part romance. The book begins with young Jack Glenarm returning from various exploits in Europe and Africa for the reading of his grandfather’s will. In it, he stands to inherit his grandfather’s estate, but only if he can remain for one year in residence at the old man’s unfinished “House of a...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, mystery, best-sellers
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of The Colors of Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Read by Mark Nelson. Young Bart Steele’s father is dead. A mysterious stranger tells him his life is in danger, and hands him a ticket aboard a Lhari star cruiser to an unknown destination. He gets on, not knowing where he is going, or why... A fantastic kid’s adventure from sci-fi master Marion Zimmer Bradley. (Summary by Mark Nelson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds,...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, science fiction, sci-fi, space travel, space aliens, young adult
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of The Stolen Singer by Martha Bellinger. Read in English by VfkaBT Agatha Redmond, a popular soprano, is kidnapped in New York City by thugs unknown, shortly after she learns of a hefty inheritance from a friend of her mother's. Coming to her rescue is a wealthy young businessman named James Hambleton, late of Lynn, MA, and this is just the first two chapters. - Summary by Matt Pierard For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, humor, adventure, romance, kidnapping
LibriVox recording of The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson. Read in English by Mark Nelson The Sun has gone out and the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, nearly eight miles high – the Last Redoubt, under siege from unknown forces and Powers outside in the dark. These are held back by a Circle of Energy, known as the "air clog", powered from a subterranean energy source...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, librivox, audiobook, fantasy, Hodgson
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Still it's difficult to find the right stamp for the band all:my:faults. And as you can hear on the new album, steve:kiai's still able to arrange dark soundwaves and feelings with classical & modern Rocksounds. The press wrote about a band going new musical ways, but it seem's they've ignored the fact that this is nothing but the typical underground. With releases that solely by the content and less by the outer appearance reached a big audience worldwide. As a second vocalist & writer...
Topics: Alternative, Electronic, Electro, Darkwave, Gothic, Rock, Industrial, afmusic:, all:my:faults
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This page is one of several which provide a collection of plain vanilla CD case inserts for LibriVox audio books. Each insert is intended to be placed into an empty CD case along with the corresponding audio book, on CD or DVD. These inserts list the meta-data related to a LibriVox audio book. This meta-data includes items like: the book title, authors name, run time, number of chapters, description of the audio book, reader and support staff credits and so on. Each insert included in the...
Topics: librivox, audiobook, cover art, album art, cd case insert
This is a Librivox collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Emphasis for this collection is Humor in various genres -- fiction and non-fiction. (Summary by BellonaTimes) This collection comprises: Aspects of Game Captaincy , from A Wodehouse Miscellany , by P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Beyond Pandora , by Robert J. Martin Boar-Pig, The , by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) (1870–1916) Closing Number , by Will M. Cressy...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, short stories, humor
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Librivox recording of Ecclesiastes (ASV) - Book 21 of the Holy Scriptures. Ecclesiastes (or The Preacher) is the twenty-first book of The Bible. The author of this book is unknown but is considered by many biblical scholars to be Solomon. The author describes how all endeavors in life are in vain and a grasping for the wind, since all comes to naught in the end when we return to the dust from whence we came. The generations to come will not remember us. In the end, The Preacher admonishes us...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, literature, bible
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of Bible (Reina Valera) 12: Segundo Libro de los Reyes by Reina-Valera. Read in Spanish by Joyfull El Segundo libro de los Reyes continúa la saga de desobediencia comenzada en el Primer libro de los Reyes, alrededor del 850 a. C. con la conclusión del ministerio profético de Elías en Israel y el comienzo de la obra de su sucesor, Eliseo. Israel avanzó en espiral hacia abajo en su infidelidad, finalmente fue derrotado y dispersado por los asirios en 722. Judá, el reino...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, elías, eliseo sucede a elías, el aceite de la viuda, la sunamita, eliseo y...
LibriVox recording of Short Poetry Collection 166 by Various. This is a collection of 36 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2017. It includes: Brennu-Njáls saga: The Woof Of War from Chapter 156, by Unknown A College Breakfast Party, by George Eliot Dirge from Cymbaline (Act 4, Scene 2), by William Shakespeare The Dryad, by William Wilfred Campbell Egil’s saga: Sona Torrek (Son’s Loss) from Chapter 81, by Unknown Eurydice to Orpheus, by Robert Browning Farewell, My...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, poetry collection, short poetry, long poetry
LibriVox recording of Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Read by Peter John Keeble. Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of “Pip” from his childhood, through often painful experiences, to adulthood. It charts his progress as he moves from the Kent marshes - his social status radically changed having gained an unknown benefactor - to busy commercial London. The book is richly populated with a variety of extraordinary characters...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, Journey of childhood to adulthood, Discovering true self, determining personal...
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of THAT SWEET LITTLE OLD LADY, by Randall Garrett. Read by Phil Chenevert Randall Garrett had this story first published in Astounding Science Fiction September and October of 1959. His twisted sense of humor and gift for the bizarre situation with believable characters shines here. In the not too distant future, Ken Malone, young but promising FBI agent , is given the most important and difficult assignment of his career: find a spy who is stealing information from the Ultra...
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Topics: SF, science fiction, garrett, librivox, audiobook
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of David Copperfield o El sobrino de mi tía (español) by Charles Dickens. (Translated by Unknown.) Read in Spanish by Mongope. Esta obra narra la vida de David Copperfield desde su infancia hasta la madurez. El padre de David muere seis meses antes de que él naciera, y siete años después, su madre se vuelve a casar, pero David y su padrastro no se llevan bien, y DAvid es enviado por ello a un internado. A medida que David va labrando su vida, nos encontramos con una...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, humor irónico, luto y angustia, alegría
To Search Through and Play Items From This Collection: Please click here to use Hobbit, the search and playing mechanism for the Dragon Hoard. PLEASE NOTE IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO INITIALIZE THE INDEX WHEN YOU FIRST LOAD IT. Summary Description: A wide-ranging collection of 490,000 mp3 files from MySpace.com, accomplished using unknown means by an anonymous academic study conducted between 2008 and 2010. These files are arranged by the filenames assigned by MySpace's Content...
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Topics: MySpace, Music, 2000s, Tom, Music, MP3, academic, loss
LibriVox recording of The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read by Mark Nelson After John Carter's arrival, a boat of Green Martians on the River Iss are ambushed by the previously unknown Plant Men. The lone survivor is his friend Tars Tarkas, the Jeddak of Thark, who has taken the pilgrimage to the Valley Dor to find Carter. Having saved their own lives, Carter and Tars Tarkas discover that the Therns, a white-skinned race of self-proclaimed gods, have for eons deceived the Barsoomians...
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Topics: Librivox, Audiobooks, Edgar Rice Burrough, Barsoom, SciFi, science fiction
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of El crimen de Gramercy Park by Anna Katharine Green. (Translated by Unknown.) Read in Spanish by Victor Villarraza Obra maestra de la «madre de la novela de detectives», Anna Katharine Green, conocida como la Agatha Christie victoriana. El misterio de Gramercy Park, publicado en 1897, es la décima novela policíaca de Anna K. Green y la primera en la que se introduce el inolvidable personaje de Amelia Butterworth(precursora de la señorita Marple), dama soltera y...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, Mystery, miss butterworth, that affair next door
LibriVox recording of The Eclogues, by Publius Vergilius Maro (aka Virgil). This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely inspired not only by the Romans themselves, but by the Medieval Catholic church, The Eclogues is one of the most beloved collections of Latin short poetry. (Summary by Caeristhiona) The translator of this version is unknown. This recording is done in the form of a dramatic reading:...
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Topics: Librivox, audiobook, Latin, poetry, Virgil
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Librivox recording of Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh. "The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the periodical press, as well as letters addressed to me by many with whom I am not personally acquainted, show that an unabated interest is still taken in every particular that can be told about her. I am thus encouraged not only to offer a Second Edition of the Memoir, but also to...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, Jane Austen, biography
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of Bola de sebo by Guy de Maupassant. (Translated by Unknown.) Read in Spanish by Epachuko Cuento largo o novela breve, que supuso el primer texto con cierto éxito del maestro Guy de Maupassant. Durante la guerra franco-prusiana, una diligencia, con una variopinta composición, que huye de la línea del frente es detenida en una posada. Allí un oficial prusiano les plantea una cuestión peliaguda: a no ser que una de las viajeras (conocida como "Bola de sebo")...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, cuento, novela corta
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Collection of Hitler Speeches (by or about) ------------------------------------------ English titles. Audio is in German. 1932-02-25 - Joseph Goebbels - Speech about the Hitler state residents (4m 55s). Mp3 1932-07-15 - Adolf Hitler - appeal to the nation (8m 10s). Mp3 1932-07-21 - Adolf Hitler - election rally of the NSDAP in Goettingen (4m 57s). Mp3 1932-07-27 - Adolf Hitler - campaign speech in Eberswalde (10m 48s). Mp3 1933-01-30 - German Radio - Hitler is Reichskanzler (Part 1) (5m 10s)....
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Topics: hitler, germany, speech, speeches, nazi, nazis, national, nationalism, national socialism
LibriVox recording of Bible (Reina Valera) 10: Segundo Libro de Samuel by Reina-Valera. Read in Spanish by Joyfull El segundo libro de Samuel relata el reinado de David como rey de Israel (alrededor de 1010-970 a. C.) Como Dios había prometido a Abraham, durante el reinado de David, las fronteras de Israel se extendieron aproximadamente desde Egipto hasta el Eufrates. David tuvo muchos éxitos, pero después de su pecado contra Bathsheba y Uriah (capítulo 11), tanto su reino como su propia...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, rey david, saúl y jonathán, bathsheba, uriah, batalla de gibeón, david...
LibriVox recording of La metamorfosis by Franz Kafka. (Translated by Unknown) Read in Spanish by Victor Villarraza La metamorfosis (Die Verwandlung, en su título original en alemán) es una novela escrita por Franz Kafka en 1912. La historia trata sobre Gregorio Samsa, cuya repentina transformación en un enorme insecto dificulta cada vez más la comunicación de su entorno social con él, hasta que es considerado intolerable por su familia y finalmente perece. La primera traducción de La...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, Kafka, metamorfosis, gregorio samsa
LibriVox recording of Multilingual Short Works Collection 026 - Poetry & Prose by Various. Read in Multilingual by AnasYousef; Jing Li; GilbertC; lorda; Liber; Sonia; Rachel Klippenstein; Piotr Nater; Sandyreads97; blazeiro; Rachel Moraes; Mark Chulsky; MaricelaDiaz0788; Epachuko This is our 26th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English) as listed below. All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. -...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, multilingual
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LibriVox recording of The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne (1828–1905), translated by William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880) and read by LibriVox volunteers. The book tells the adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. The story begins in the American Civil War, during the siege of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. As famine and death ravage the city, five northern prisoners of war decide to escape by the unusual means of...
Topics: librivox, audiobook, fiction, adventure, mystery
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of The Elder Edda (Bray Translation) by Sæmund Sigfusson. (Translated by Olive Bray.) Read in English by Expatriate The Elder or Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems dating from the thirteenth century CE. Though no two translators or editors seem to agree on precisely which poems should be included in this collection, the Elder Edda is the most important source for Norse mythology and legends of northern European heroes. The later "Younger" or Prose Edda,...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, norse mythology
LibriVox recording of The Clock Struck One by Fergus Hume. Read in English by Celine Major Fergus Hume was a prolific writer of Victorian murder mysteries and The Clock Struck One is another great example of his inventive plots. Julian Edermont living in near seclusion for the last 20 years fearful of an unknown assailant is beaten to death in his study following an argument with his ward's fiance Dr. Allen Scott. The secret revealed to Allen during this argument is such that he breaks off his...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, fiction, romance, Mystery, Crime, suspense, victorian
LibriVox recording of On the Trail of The Immigrant by Edward A. Steiner. Read in English by Michele Fry; Mark Chulsky; Soumen Barua; Denise Nordell; Mike Pelton How did the immigrants come to America? Who were they? What Where did they come from? In this book, Edward Steiner tells of the experiences of immigrants from Hungry, Poland, Scandanavia, Germany, Italy and many other countries as they leave everything and board a boat to an unknown future. Steiner was born to a well-to-do...
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This is a collection of 19 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2013. Contributors: David Wales; Gman; Kasper Nijsen; Larry Wilson; Laurie Anne Walden; Leonard Wilson; Winston Tharp This project contains the following: Promise by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) The Seedling by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) Fulfilment by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) California City Landscape by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) A Christmas Legend by Caroline Atwater Mason (1853-1939) Easter Angels by...
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, poetry, collection, short poetry
LibriVox recording of The Book of Enoch by Unknown. (Translated by Robert Charles.) Read in English by CJ Plogue The Book of Enoch, is an ancient, non-canonical Jewish work. Estimates vary on the actual dates of authorship. However, Enoch was alive during the Antediluvian period as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. Fragments of the text, were discovered in cave 4 of the Qumran caves in 1948. Enoch, born in the 7th generation from Adam, was the grandfather of Noah. Enoch prophesied concerning the...
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LibriVox recording of The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 04 January 1896 by Various. Read in English by Kate Follis; Beth Blakely; Katharina Glowalla; VM Nielsen; Sonia; Nemo; Julie Burks The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. This is the fourth issue, containing the following 7 stories: "In...
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