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Librivox: Fables de La Fontaine, livre 10 by La Fontaine, Jean deJoin Now to Follow
Toujours observateur des comportements humains, Jean de La Fontaine ne cesse de les mettre en scène dans ces 16 fables, tantôt en invitant le genre animal à caricaturer l'homme tantôt en confiant sa propre bêtise à l'homme lui-même. Ce dixième livre s'inscrit dans la continuité de l'oeuvre du grand fabuliste. ( Jean Lambert )
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Librivox: Principles of Economics, Book 6: The Distribution of National Income by Marshall, AlfredJoin Now to Follow
Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the Principles of Economics in 1881 and he spent much of the next decade at work on the treatise. His plan for the work gradually extended to a two-volume compilation on the whole of economic thought; the first volume was published in 1890 to worldwide acclaim that established him as one of the leading economists of his time. It brought the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole, and became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period. The second volume, which was to address foreign trade, money, trade fluctuations, taxation, and collectivism, was never published at all. (Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Merkwürdiges Beispiel einer weiblichen Rache by Diderot, DenisJoin Now to Follow
Friedrich von Schillers (1759 - 1805) Übertragung der "Mme de la Pommeraye"-Episode aus Diderots (1713-1784) "Jacques le Fataliste", erschienen 1785. Aber die kühne Neuheit dieser Intrige, die unverkennbare Wahrheit der Schilderung, die schmucklose Eleganz der Beschreibung haben mich in Versuchung geführt, eine Übersetzung davon zu wagen, welche freilich die Eigentümlichkeit des Originals nicht erreicht haben wird. --Friedrich von Schiller This reading is in German.
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Librivox: Short Story Collection Vol. 028 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 028: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
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Librivox: Märchen - Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 by Hauff, WilhelmJoin Now to Follow
Hauffs Märchen entstanden in der Spätromantik. Der erste Band mit der Rahmenerzählung “Die Karawane” zeichnet sich durch hohes Einfühlungsvermögen in die orientalische Lebensweise aus. Er enthält neben den bekannte Märchen “Kalif Storch” und “Der kleine Muck” “Die Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff”, “Die Geschichte von der abgehauenen Hand”, “Die Errettung Fatmes” und “Das Märchen vom falschen Prinzen”. “Das Gespensterschiff” und “Die abgehauene Hand” sind nach heutigem Empfinden für Kinder nicht geeignet. (Summary by Wikipedia and Hokuspokus)
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Librivox: Ideal Husband, An by Wilde, OscarJoin Now to Follow
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Little Servant, A by Hill, Grace LivingstonJoin Now to Follow
A short story of a little girl who is Jesus' servant and how she won the heart of an unbelieving gardener. Summary by Esther
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Librivox: Sokrates Verteidigung, Des by PlatoJoin Now to Follow
Platon (427 v. Chr.–348 v. Chr.) läßt Sokrates sein Leben darstellen und beurteilen sowie seine Einstellung zum Tod. Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1805. (Summary by redaer) This reading is in German.
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Silken on SexJoin Now to Follow
Sexy, naughty, often kinky, and no more than 15 minutes long, each erotic episode is an invitation to join Kayar Silkenvoice in her exploration of the sensual side of life. Thoughtful, provocative, and creative, this writer and narrator of erotic stories podcasts her innermost thoughts, as well sex advice, erotica excerpts and poetry readings. Silken also has an album of erotic vignettes titled "AudioSensual Erotic Shorts" that is available on Amazon.com and iTunes. Visit www.SilkenOnSex.com for more juicy details OR stop by her sponsor www.AdamandEve.com and enter SILKEN into the coupon code field to save 50% on any item!
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Librivox: Cinq semaines en ballon by Verne, JulesJoin Now to Follow
Un savant, Samuel Ferguson, accompagné de son domestique Joe et de son ami Dick Kennedy entreprend de traverser le continent africain — alors incomplètement exploré — à l'aide d'un ballon gonflé à l'hydrogène. Il a en effet inventé un dispositif qui, en lui évitant de perdre du gaz ou de devoir jeter du lest pour régler son altitude, autorise les plus longs voyages. Ce voyage est supposé relier les explorations faites par Burton et Speke en Afrique orientale à celles de Heinrich Barth dans les régions du Sahara et du Tchad. Partis de Zanzibar, les trois aéronautes réalisent effectivement la traversée, au prix de mille aventures au terme desquelles ils parviennent au Sénégal avant de retourner en Angleterre où ils reçoivent un accueil enthousiaste. (Résumé par Wikipédia)
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