Arts Podcasts
Librivox: Meister Zacharius by Verne, JulesJoin Now to Follow
Meister Zacharius ist ein Uhrmacher in Genf und berühmt für die Genauigkeit seiner Uhren. Eines Tages beginnen seine Uhren falsch zu gehen und mehr und mehr von ihnen bleiben ganz stehen. Trotz aller Mühe gelingt es ihm nicht, die Uhren wieder in Gang zu setzen oder die Ursache des Defekts zu finden. Gleichzeitig wird er ernsthaft krank und sein Verstand und seine Seele geraten aus dem Gleichgewicht. Es scheint ein Zusammenhang zwischen den stehengebliebenen Uhren und seiner Lebenszeit zu bestehen. (Summary by Hokuspokus)
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Librivox: Pole Poppenspäler by Storm, TheodorJoin Now to Follow
"Pole Poppenspäler" erzählt die Geschichte der Kinderfreundschaft und späteren Liebe zwischen Paul Paulsen, dem Sohn eines angesehenen Bürgers einer norddeutschen Kleinstadt, und Lisei, der Tochter des fahrenden Puppenspielers Joseph Tendler. Die Städter lachen über Tendlers Spiel, ihn selbst und seine Familie jedoch verachten sie wegen ihres "Vagabundenlebens". Immer wieder müssen sich Pauls und Liseis Gefühle gegen die harten Vorurteile der Gesellschaft bewähren.(Summary by Al-Kadi)
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Librivox: Rebels of the Red Planet by Fontenay, Charles L.Join Now to Follow
Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years. It was a fact; everyone knew it. Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars. The Phoenix had been destroyed not once, not twice, but three times! But this time the resurrected Dark had new plans, plans which involved dangerous experiments in mutation and psionics. And now the rebels realized they were in double jeopardy. Not only from the government's desperate hatred of their movement, but also from the growing possibility that the new breed of mutated monsters would get out of hand and bring terrors never before known to man. (Summary from Project Gutenberg text)
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Librivox: Easter, 1916 by Yeats, William ButlerJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 4 recordings of Easter, 1916 by William Butler Yeats. This was the fortnightly poetry project for April 5th, 2009.
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Librivox: Echo by Rossetti, Christina G.Join Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Echo by Christina Rossetti. This was the weekly poetry project for April 12th, 2009.
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StoryTimeJoin Now to Follow
A world of new Fiction stories. StoryTime is all about new fiction reading and writing, we endeavour to encourage new fiction writing and reading as a multi-purpose means to improve professional writing ability, and receive vital feedback and exposure.
Librivox: Short Science Fiction Collection 019 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
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Librivox: Rain by Maugham, W. SomersetJoin Now to Follow
One of Maugham's most famous short stories, Rain unfolds in a soggy tropical paradise marred by self-righteous hypocrites trying to force their moral beliefs on a girl who basically just wants to have fun. At a running time of approximately 2 1/2 hours, it is too long for inclusion in a Short Story collection.(Summary by BellonaTimes)
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Librivox: This Country of Ours, Part 3 by Marshall, Henrietta ElizabethJoin Now to Follow
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall's book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 3: Stories of New England, from chapter 22 (The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers) to chapter 34 (The Witches of Salem). Read along and view the original illustrations at mainlesson.com. The LibriVox recording of Part 1 of this book can be found at http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-1-by-he-marshall/ The LibriVox recording of Part 2 of this book can be found at http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-2-by-h-e-marshall/ (Summary by Kara)
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Librivox: Pygmalion by Shaw, George BernardJoin Now to Follow
Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
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