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Librivox: She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways by Wordsworth, WilliamJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poem for the week of May 4th, 2008.
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Librivox: Four-Pools Mystery, The by Webster, JeanJoin Now to Follow
In The Four Pools Mystery the tyrannical plantation owner is deemed responsible for his own murder because of his mistreatment of the former slaves who continued in his employment after the war. Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster) was born July 24, 1876 and died June 11, 1916. She was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. (Wiki)
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Librivox: Bible (ASV) 34: Nahum by American Standard VersionJoin Now to Follow
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (740s BC). Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to the latter half of the reign of Hezekiah (700s BC). Probably the book was written in Jerusalem, where he witnessed the invasion of Sennacherib and the destruction of his host (2 Kings 19:35). And still others support the idea that the "book of vision" was written shortly before the fall of Nineveh (612 BCE). This theory is evidenced by the fact that the oracles must be dated after the Assyrian destruction of Thebes in 663 BCE as this event is mentioned in Nah 3:8. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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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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