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LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Beard and Baby by Eugene Field.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 23, 2022. ------Dearest Aunt:Many years ago you used to rock me to sleep, cradling me in your arms and singing me petty songs. Beloved lady, in memory of years to be recalled only in thought, and in token of my gratitude and affection, I bring you these little love-songs, and reverently I lay them at your feet.(Introduction to Love-Songs of Childhood by Eugene Field (1894)

One of James's last great stories, it is not actually a ghost story but has every claim to be considered such with its mysterious spectral essences surviving death and summoning the central character towards - well, what, exactly? That query is of the very essence of the story; and when the Beast finally does pounce out of the hidden Jungle in which it had hitherto so spectrally lurked, you (and he, the central male) might well find yourself startled by its name. - Summary by Tony Addison

"Der Bauernspiegel", erschienen 1837, war der erste Roman von Albert Bitzius (1797-1854). Der Name der Hauptfigur aus diesem Werk wurde zugleich sein Schriftstellername: Jeremias Gotthelf.In dem "Bauernspiegel" wird das Bild des Berner (oder genauer, Emmentaler) Dorflebens wirklichkeitsnah, ohne den Versuch, die Mängel oder Schwächen zu übergehen, erzählt. Es ist zwar in Deutsch geschrieben, enthält aber Ausdrücke des Berner Dialekts aus dem Emmertal. Der Schriftsteller Gotthelf selbst war kein Bauer, sondern gehörte als Pfarrer zu der gebildeten Klasse. In dem "Bauernspiegel" wird also...

Breckinridge Elkins is the roughest, toughest, fastest-shootin', hardest-fightin' feller in the Bear Creek settlement, and probably in the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he travels further from home, he single-handedly takes on outlaws, settles (and starts) feuds and tries his hand at romancing the girls. He also discovers a lot of strange customs among other folks, such as building houses out of boards and wearing clothes that ain't buckskins. Set in Nevada during the late 1800's, this collection of stories is a great rollicking romp through the American frontier as seen through the eyes of one...

Graf Franz Ludwig Evarist Alexander von Pocci, aufgrund seiner Werke für das Kasperl- und Marionettentheater auch als 'Kasperlgraf' bekannt, wendet sich mit diesem Büchlein vor allem an die ländliche Bevölkerung um dieser eine kleine Zerstreuung nach dem schweren Tagwerk zu geben. Hierzu verbindet er Kirchenlehre und Volksglaube zur Erklärung der herrschenden Ordnung. - Summary by lorda

The superb skill and dexterity of D.H. Lawrence, a writer who profoundly influenced the literature of the twentieth century, is very evident in this collection of poems conceived during the years of The Great War. Lawrence, living a semi-nomadic lifestyle in England throughout these years, seized the opportunity to write of events and their effects from an objective but by no means dispassionate perspective.Indeed the passion of Lawrence while attempting to understand the collective motivation of mankind in the name of wartime vengeance is very evident throughout this work, manifesting itself ...

A well off English bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. This includes the uncle's very large library and a box containing something that used to belong to his uncle. The box has air holes in it. It is not a rat or other small mammal for his collection, but it is something still alive; something very malevolent and something very evil. - Summary by Phil chenevert

A collection of Tennyson's poetry : 1 The Brook - 00:16 2 Song from "Maud" - 1:20 3 A Farewell - 2:34 4 Song from “Maud” - 3:26 5 Break, Break, Break - 4:53 6 From “Locksley Hall”- 5:43 7 Song from “Maud” - 6:43 8 Song from “The Princess” - 7:43 9 Lillian - 8:37 10 Ring out, Wild Bells - 9:52 11 From “The Princess” - 11:27 12 Song From “The Princess” - 12:43 13 From “Enoch Arden” - 13:58 14 From “Enoch Arden” - 15:36 15 The Charge of the Light Brigade- 16:56 16 From “The May Queen” - 18:51 17 Song from “The Princess” - 19:36 18 From “...

Adam Karrillon (1853-1938) war Arzt und Schriftsteller. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Heimatromane aus dem Odenwald sowie durch Reiseerzählungen.Bei den 16 Novellen dieses Hörbuches handelt es sich um Dorfgeschichten, in denen Karrillon auf derb-skurrile Art, gewürzt mit etwas trockenem Humor, das Leben auf dem Lande beschreibt. - Summary by lordaMitwirkende:Astrid Weinmann: Hebamme (2)Bernd Ungerer: Doktor Ebenich (1 - 3, 6, 9, 11 - 16)Karlsson: Hannes (4)Katharina Glowalla: Wirtin (4), Schwester (8), Nachbarin (10), Frau Feuerstein (11), Bäuerin (13), Bauerndirne (14)Kazbek: Wetterhuber (...

The estimable gentleman, Chunder Bindabun Bhosh, ESQ., B.A., travels from his native India to England, with his impeccable English and manners, which immediately mark him as a foreigner, and embarks on an enviable program of escapades. These stories are the product of the fertile imagination of Hurry Bungsho Jabberjee, B.A., a nom de plume for the humorist F. Anstey, which is a further nom de plume for Thomas Anstey Guthrie. Whether rescuing a nubile maiden from a charging bull or falling in love with said nubile maiden, Mr. Bosh, B. A. cannot help but perform with the requisite humor to ...

Two sailors, Harbutt and Raft, discuss their plight as workers under the thumb of a wealthy owner. During a windstorm, Raft and his fellow hands must climb a mast of the three-master to control a rigging gone astray. Once they master that runaway rigging, they pause to watch another vessel in the distance. It's a ship many have seen before. We are introduced to the occupants of this new ship, the Gaston de Paris. The owner is Prince Selm, who loves the finest things in life, yet is drawn to the sea. His guests are an elderly eccentric woman, Madame de Warens, and her adopted daughter, Cleo de ...

The third book in the Beacon Lights of History series, Lord discusses achievements such as the formation of laws, the development of the fine arts, ancient science, and key people such as Cicero and Cleopatra. Summary by KHand

En el X volumen de Los episodios nacionales, Gabriel Araceli culmina su periplo bélico participando activamente en la famosa batalla de Los Arapiles (Salamanca 1812), donde se produjo la última derrota del ejército imperial napoleónico ante el ejército aliado hispano-luso-británico bajo las órdenes de Lord Wellington, duque de Ciudad Rodrigo. Gabriel asume en este Episodio la peligrosísima tarea de entrar en Salamanca, en poder de los franceses, para expiar e informar sobre las defensas de la ciudad. Pero también con el secreto objetivo de encontrarse con Inés, prisionera en ...

"The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well-known works. (Wikipedia)

"Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" is the first book of poems by the American author Herman Melville. Published in 1866, the volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in the War For the Maintenance of the Union Fell Devotedly Under the Flag of Their Fathers" (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Be Kind When You Can by Eliza Cook. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 30, 2011.Eliza Cook was an English author, Chartist poet and writer born in London Road, Southwark.She was the daughter of a local tradesman. She attended the local Sunday Schools and was encouraged by the son of the music master to produce her first volume of poetry. From this she took confidence and in 1837 began to offer verse to the radical Weekly Dispatch, then edited by William Johnson Fox. She was a staple of its pages for the next ten years. She also offered...

The transitioning years between girlhood and womanhood are an exciting time for a girl, as well as tumultuous and confusing. Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale is a lovely guide that will help the young girl understand the changes she is going through emotionally and physically and also guide her in the proper behavior befitting a young woman. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)

The Battle of Marathon is a rhymed, dramatic, narrative-poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Written in 1820, it retells powerfully The Battle of Marathon: during which the Athenian state defeated the much larger invading force during the first Persian invasion of Greece. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Breckinridge Elkins is the roughest, toughest, fastest-shootin', hardest-fightin' feller in the Bear Creek settlement, and probably in the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he travels further from home, he single-handedly takes on outlaws, settles (and starts) feuds and tries his hand at romancing the girls. He also discovers a lot of strange customs among other folks, such as building houses out of boards and wearing clothes that ain't buckskins. Set in Arizona during the late 1800's, this collection of stories is a great rollicking romp through the American frontier as seen through the eyes of ...

The Word is alive like never before. The best selling translation of all time, with all of its poetic beauty and classic language. Multi-voice narration with world class talent, dramatized to bring these diverse characters to life. Fully orchestrated background music with soundscaping puts you right in the story. A timeless experience for a timeless treasure.