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Planet Strappers, The by GALLUN, Raymond Z.Join Now to Follow
<p>The Planet Strappers started out as The Bunch, a group of student-astronauts in the back room of a store in Jarviston, Minnesota. They wanted off Earth, and they begged, borrowed and built what they needed to make it. They got what they wanted--a start on the road to the stars--but no one brought up on Earth could have imagined what was waiting for them Out There! (Summary from the text)</p>
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Tale of Two Cities, A by DICKENS, CharlesJoin Now to Follow
<p>A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette. (Introduction by Wikipedia)</p>
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Librivox: She by Haggard, H. RiderJoin Now to Follow
At 5 years old Leo Vincey is left in the care of a Cambridge professor by the name of Horace Holly. His father leaves him a strange casket which he is to open on his 25th Birthday. On opening the Casket Leo and Horace discover the strange history of Leo's ancestors. Leo and his adoptive father Horace must travel all the way to Africa in order to uncover the solve his family's strange history. - Written by Lizzie Driver
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Little Women (dramatic reading) by ALCOTT, Louisa MayJoin Now to Follow
<p>Louisa May Alcott's beloved 1868 novel is about the four March girls - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - who are growing up in Massachusetts during the Civil War. As the novel opens, their father is away at war, and the girls are struggling to be good and to reconcile themselves to their relative poverty. Each has her trials to deal with, and they are encouraged by their loving mother, and by their friendship with their neighbor, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence.</p><strong>Cast:</strong><br><p>Narrator/Jo: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a><br>Meg: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a><br>Beth: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1649">Kalynda</a><br>Amy/Parrot: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a><br>Marmee: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/19">Kara Shallenberg</a><br>Mr. March: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699">Bruce Pirie</a><br>Hannah: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3645">MaryAnn</a><br>Mrs. Hummel/Hummel Children/Lotty: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3885">Elli</a><br>Girl/Child/Tina/Daisy/Maid: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5748">Lavinia</a><br>Laurie: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb</a><br>Aunt March: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4744">Amy Gramour</a><br>Old Man/Dr. Bangs: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5717">Phil Chenevert</a><br>Mr. Laurence: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911">David Lawrence</a><br>Mr. Davis/Shopman/Young Man #2/Clerk: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2990">Tom Crawford</a><br>Annie/May Chester: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5952">sherlock85</a><br>Clara/Miss Lamb/Kitty: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5480">ESFJ Girl</a><br>Mr. Lamb/Mr. Dashwood: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/26">Denny Sayers</a><br>Mrs. Moffat/Aunt Carrol/Old Lady/Mrs. Chester: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4706">Sally Mc</a><br>Major Lincoln/Tudor: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/21">Henry Frigon</a><br>Belle/Second Girl/Minnie: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4323">BookAngel7</a><br>Nan/Mrs. Kirke: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5265">Susanna</a><br>Sallie Gardiner Moffat: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4964">rashada</a><br>Hortense/Esther: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3698">Nadine Eckert-Boulet</a><br>Fred Vaughan: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5791">John Croudy</a><br>John Brooke: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6037">Peter Bishop</a><br>Kate Vaughan: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5375">BumbleVee</a><br>Ned Moffat/Parker/Young Man #1: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5907">coolkid2219</a><br>Frank Vaughan: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719">John Fricker</a><br>Boy/Demi: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5101">E. Lee</a><br>Professor Bhaer: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/252">Rainer</a><br><br><strong>Audio edited by:</strong> Elizabeth Klett<br></p>
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Room with a View (version 2), A by FORSTER, E. M.Join Now to Follow
The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture (as did his other major novel of the period, Howards End). (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
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SteamPod 3.0Join Now to Follow
*The* place to visit for the best Steampunk short stories
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Rhetoric by ARISTOTLEJoin Now to Follow
<p>The Rhetoric was developed by Aristotle during two periods when he was in Athens, the first between 367 to 347 BCE (when he was seconded to Plato in the Academy), and the second between 335 to 322 BCE (when he was running his own school, the Lyceum). The Rhetoric consists of three books. Book I offers a general overview, presenting the purposes of rhetoric and a working definition; it also offers a detailed discussion of the major contexts and types of rhetoric. Book II discusses in detail the three means of persuasion that an orator must rely on: those grounded in credibility (ethos), in the emotions and psychology of the audience (pathos), and in patterns of reasoning (logos). Book III introduces the elements of style (word choice, metaphor, and sentence structure) and arrangement (organization). Some attention is paid to delivery, but generally the reader is referred to the Poetics for more information in that area. (Summary by Wikipedia)</p>
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Short Science Fiction Collection 038 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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On War (Volume 1) by CLAUSEWITZ, Carl vonJoin Now to Follow
<p>A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing statements and then draws them together to describe many facets of war. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers. This audiobook is based on a 1909 English translation.</p> In section 2, the reader Timothy Ferguson was assisted by <a href="http://dev.librivox.org/reader/3675">Linda Ferguson</a>.
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Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading), The by WILDE, OscarJoin Now to Follow
<p>The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. This reading uses the 20-chapter 1891 version of Wilde's novel. (Summary by Wikipedia)</p><p><br><strong>Cast:</strong><br><br>NARRATOR - <a> Martin Geeson</a><br> Lord Henry Wotton - <a> David Goldfarb</a><br> Dorian Gray - <a> Algy Pug</a><br> Basil Hallward - <a> Anthony</a><br> Sibyl Vane - <a> Miss Avarice</a><br> James Vane - <a> David Lawrence</a><br> Duchess of Monmouth - <a> Availle</a><br> Victor - <a> Martin Geeson</a><br> Francis - <a> Simon Pride</a><br> Cab Driver - <a> Simon Pride</a><br> Parker - <a> Elizabeth Klett</a><br> Lord Fermor - <a> Anthony</a><br> Lady Agatha - <a> Sarah</a><br> Duchess of Harley - <a> Hannah Harris</a><br> Sir Thomas Burdon - <a> Terence Taylor</a><br> Mr. Erskine - <a> Frank Booker</a><br> Mrs. Vandeleur - <a> Mary-Beth Blackburn</a><br> Lady Henry - <a> Susanna</a><br> Mrs. Vane - <a> Arielle Lipshaw</a><br> Mrs. Leaf - <a> Rebeka Harris</a><br> Mr. Hubbard - <a> Frank Booker</a><br> Alan Campbell - <a> Ernst Pattynama</a><br> Lady Narborough - <a> Elizabeth Klett</a><br> Lady Ruxton - <a> Mary-Beth Blackburn</a><br> Adrian Singleton - <a> Joseph Lawler</a><br> Woman - <a> Lucy Perry</a><br> Sir Geoffrey Clouston - <a> Mark F. Smith</a><br> Gamekeeper - <a> Martin Geeson</a><br> Gardener- <a> Joseph Lawler</a><br> Young Man - <a> Elizabeth Klett</a><br> Old Gentleman - <a> Mark F. Smith</a><br> Constable - <a> Joseph Lawler</a><br><br>Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw</p>
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