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Librivox: Marquise von O…, Die by Kleist, Heinrich vonJoin Now to Follow
Ausgangspunkt der „Marquise von O.“ ist die skandalöse Begebenheit einer unwissentlich zustande gekommenen Schwangerschaft. Durch verschiedene sprachliche Mittel wird der Geschichte ein Eindruck von Authentizität verliehen. Zu diesen Mitteln zählen beispielsweise der Untertitel „Nach einer wahren Begebenheit, deren Schauplatz von Norden nach dem Süden verlegt worden“ sowie die Abkürzung der in der Novelle erwähnten Orts- und Personennamen. Letztere legt eine tatsächliche Existenz von Figuren nahe, deren Identität nicht preisgegeben werden darf. Der tatsächliche Wahrheitsgehalt der Novelle ist jedoch fraglich. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Lenz by Büchner, GeorgJoin Now to Follow
Büchner schildert in dieser Erzählung, wie der deutsche Schriftsteller Jakob Lenz dem Wahnsinn verfällt. Vor dem abwechselnd düsteren und grellen Hintergrund der elsässischen Landschaft im Winter, tritt die erschütternde Exaktheit in der Schilderung der unausweichlichen Leidensgewalt der Schizophrenie durch die geradezu überwältigende Einfühlungskraft des Autors umso eindrucksvoller hervor. (Summary by Rolf Kaiser)
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Librivox: Victory by del Rey, LesterJoin Now to Follow
Lester del Rey (1915 – 1993) was a Golden Age science fiction author and editor closely connected to John W. Campbell Jr. and Astounding Science Fiction magazine. He also founded Del Rey Books, a popular publishing label he edited with his wife Judy-Lynn. Victory is the story of an undefended Earth in a warring galaxy. It appeared in the August 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
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Librivox: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar RiceJoin Now to Follow
Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely-connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically, the events recounted in it actually occur between chapters 12 and 13 of the first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Short Ghost and Horror Collection 002 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the smell of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.
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Librivox: Ja och Nej by Nyblom, HelenaJoin Now to Follow
Helena Nyblom (1843-1926) was born in Denmark. But in 1864 she Married University Doctor Carl Rupert Nyblom and moved to Uppsala, Sweden. Her debut as a story- and fairytale writer was in 1897, when she was 54 years old. She was a very productive and popular author around 1900 and in the early 20th Century. Alienation, lack of understanding, appreciation and sympathy, and the conflict between doing ones duty and freedom were often underlying themes of her stories. This collection of Fairy tales under the name “Ja och Nej” (Yes and No) were published in the “Barnbiliotket Saga” (Childrens Story Library) series in 1908 consisting of 8 Stories / Fairytales and are a good example of her writings. (Summary by Lars Rolander)
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Librivox: Popular History of Ireland, Book 11, A by McGee, Thomas D'ArcyJoin Now to Follow
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 11 subtitled “From the Accession of George I to the Legislative Union of England and Ireland”, addresses the 1700s, the Goerges, the further oppresion of the Irish people, and the final dismissal of the Irish Parliament. (Summary by Sibella Denton)
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Librivox: Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by Baum, L. FrankJoin Now to Follow
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at least three others, all using the same pseudonym. Baum wrote the first four books in the series, possibly with help from his son, Harry Neal Baum, on the third. The books are concerned with adolescent girl detectives— a concept Baum had experimented with earlier, in The Daring Twins (1911) and Phoebe Daring (1912). The Bluebird series began with Mary Louise, originally written as a tribute to Baum's favorite sister, Mary Louise Baum Brewster. Baum's publisher, Reilly & Britton, rejected that manuscript, apparently judging the heroine too independent. Baum wrote a new version of the book; the original manuscript is lost. The title character is Mary Louise Burrows. In this, the third book of the series, Mary Louise and her Grandfather happen upon a mysterious pair of Americans whilst travelling in Italy. Jason Jones is a failed artist, and his companion is his daughter, Alora, an heiress. When the girl is kidnapped, truths stemming back to the time of her parents' marriage are brought to light by Mary Louise and her friend Josie O'Gorman. (Summary by Wikipedia and Sibella Denton)
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Librivox: Potato's Dance, The by Lindsay, VachelJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Potato's Dance by Vachel Lindsay. This was the weekly poetry project for March 22nd, 2009.
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Librivox: Life of the Spider, The by Fabre, J. HenriJoin Now to Follow
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 - October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an autodidact, owing to the poverty of his family. Nevertheless, he acquired a primary teaching certificate at the young age of 19 and began teaching at the college of Ajaccio, Corsica, called Carpentras. In 1852, he taught at the lycée in Avignon. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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