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The Land of Little Rain is a book of sketches which portray the high desert country of southern California, where the Sierras descend into the Mojave Desert. Mary Austin finds beauty in the harsh landscape: "This is the sense of the desert hills--that there is room enough and time enough. . . The treeless spaces uncramp the soul." Her story begins with the water trails that lead toward the few life giving springs--the way marked for men by ancient Indian pictographs. Life and death play out at these springs. Rabbits fall prey to the coyote; buzzards hang heavily in the sky above. She then ...

Amid the legacies of remarkable figures and renowned Church leaders, it’s easy to wonder whether humble, everyday acts of faith really make a difference. But for every Latter-day Saint who serves in the spotlight, there are countless others whose quiet contributions shape the course of God’s work. This powerful collection of stories celebrates faithful disciples who, though they may be considered ordinary, have contributed to the building up of the kingdom in extraordinary ways.

Un voyage sonore à travers l'Égypte, d’hier à aujourd’hui. Antique, mythologique, puis moderne. Et éventuellement des hypothèses sur lesquels on peut débattre. Venez vous amuser en écoutant ce podcast qui saura certainement vous apprendre, Bon nombre de connaissances que vous ne saviez même pas ! Issue d’une ambition un peu folle de son créateur, peut-être est-ce les scribes de l’Égypte, qui ont rappelés à son auteur, l’importance de l’impact de l’histoire dans le monde. Afin de mieux comprendre. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite ...

A volatile evening of family drama is interrupted by a surprise earthquake, knocking out power to the entire city. Explosions ensue, followed by the appearance of something no one can explain, plunging the group into a high-stakes game of survival. With fires breaking out across the city and chaos in the streets, Marissa and her loved ones must decide the best way to survive the night. Sit tight and wait for help or try to escape on foot. Both are dangerous, but not nearly as deadly as the things stalking the city...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Winter by Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 11, 2026. ------ Mary Ann H T Bigelow was a nineteenth-century American poet whose work engages with the themes of domesticity, nature, and religious faith prevalent in the sentimental poetry of the era. While little is known about her life, her poetry offers a glimpse into the social and cultural landscape inhabited by women in antebellum America. (summary from allpoetry.com)

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the creature we fear most is not born from darkness, but from human ambition left without love? In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creates one of literature’s most haunting visions of creation...

In 1879, eighteen-year-old Liv, like thousands of her fellow citizens, leaves the hard times in Norway for a new life in Minnesota. She’s accompanied by her beautiful sixteen-year-old sister, Marit, who vanishes within moments of arriving at Ellis Island. Officials dismiss the disappearance as confusion in the crush of immigrants, insisting that she must have wandered off. But Liv knows Marit would never do that. Dockworkers whisper darker possibilities. Even with the assistance of overworked officials, no trace of Marit can be found.

Welcome to The Infinite Feed, where every episode brings something new to your playlist. From the latest gaming trends and industry news to food reviews, drink discoveries, internet culture, technology, entertainment, and everything in between, we cover the topics people are talking about right now.Whether you're looking for gaming insights, honest reviews, trending stories, or casual conversations that keep you informed and entertained, The Infinite Feed delivers fresh perspectives without limits. No niche restrictions, no boring discussions—just an endless stream of interesting content for...

A personal account of the American author's visit to Europe in January 1915 while a war correspondent in Belgium for The Saturday Evening Post. She writes: "War is not two great armies meeting in a clash and frenzy of battle. It is much more than that. War is a boy carried on a stretcher, looking up at God's blue sky with bewildered eyes that are soon to close; war is a woman carrying a child that has been wounded by a shell; war is spirited horses tied in burning buildings and waiting for death; war is the flower of a race, torn, battered, hungry, bleeding, up to its knees in icy water; war ...

This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about 18 months, then later, Volume 2 chronicles the changes when Miss Mitford returns to the village some 2 years later. The book's subtitle is “sketches of rural character and scenery”... and this perfectly describes its contents. People and nature are minutely observed and the language reflects Miss Mitford's exquisite eye for detail and love of the changing seasons and the impact they have on the flora and fauna around her. The village characters are ...

Long before nuclear war, climate catastrophe, and zombie outbreaks became staples of modern fiction, visionary writers were imagining the end of civilization in startlingly original ways. Apocalypse Then brings together six pioneering classics of apocalyptic and cosmic horror literature...

Mary Coleridge was a novelist, essayist and biographer. She was also a talented poet, and her posthumously published verses are variously meditative, joyous, gothic, wistful and devotional. (Newgatenovelist)

Published in 1924, Precious Bane is a novel by Mary Webb (1881 - 1927) which touches on ambition, prejudice and hatred but also on the power of love. Prue Sarn is a farm girl in rural Shropshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars and is viewed with suspicion by the local community because of having been born with a harelip. Her ambitious and domineering brother betrays her and her superstitious neighbours accuse her of witchcraft. An itinerant weaver Kester Woodseaves, makes his living by weaving for the local people in their homes. Like Prue, he loves the natural world and comes to ...

Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity. Published by Wollstonecraft's career-long publisher, Joseph Johnson, it was the last work issued during her lifetime. Wollstonecraft undertook her tour of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark in order to retrieve a stolen treasure ship for her lover, ...

A retelling of Greek myths, history and stories aimed at children.

Within these rooms are gathered the complete tales of Mary Elizabeth Hawker, who wrote as Lanoe Falconer: stories of quiet houses, watchful strangers, troubled consciences, and those unseen presences which pass, half-suspected, through the ordered life of England. Read in full, and without haste, this library invites the listener to enter a world where politeness may conceal danger, faith may tremble before doubt, and the common drawing room may prove less safe than it appears.

In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit with a long sojourn in Colorado, returning to England as the snows began to fall. While there, she had to give up her "Lady's ways" and help on the farm in many ways she'd never stoop to at home. She makes hay, cooks, paints the barn roof, and cleans. Through it all, the newness helped her keep her temper, and these letters home show an insight into the settlement of Western Canada. These letters have a feel of "Little House on the Prairie" from an English ...

The story of three "middle aged ladies". Follow along as they have all sorts of adventures. - Summary by Sandra More Tish stories The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carbery More Tish Proof-listeners: IdaLee & Maria Kasper

The action and adventure of Highlander meets the passion and epic romance of Outlander in this thrilling Scottish historical from beloved author Mary Wine. Brenda Grant's abusive first marriage taught her that she's better off on her own. But when her family threatens her freedom and demands...

Mary in America is a weekly conversation about how the machine of society works. Journalist and author Mary Childs jumps into the minds of the greatest, most interesting people who are shaping the world we live in, to understand the structures we build, the stories we tell, the games we play, and the choices we make. Why is it like that? Who made it that way? Should we change it? Can we?