26/10/2024
Legends of Vikramaditya
A collection of fascinating tales of adventure, bravery, wisdom, and generosity of the King Vikramaditya – Summary by Vineymala [chương_files]
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26/10/2024
Untroubled Mind
A very wise physician has said that “every illness has two parts—what it is, and what the patient thinks about it.” What the patient thinks about it is often more important and more troublesome than the real disease. What the patient thinks of life, what life means to him is also of great importance and may be the bar that shuts out all real health and happiness. The following pages are devoted to certain ideals of life which I would like to give to my patients, the long-time patients who have especially fallen to my lot. (Summary by Herbert J Hall – from the Preface) [chương_files]
26/10/2024
Cidade do Vício
Obra dedicada, por José Fialho de Almeida, a Joaquim Xavier de Figueiredo e a Mello Oriol Pena. Nela se encontram encerrados diversos contos de ficção, que a par da obra Contos, também foram produzidos durante as horas de ócio. Os seus dois livros de contos foram editados quando ainda era estudante de medicina. Formado em 1885, apenas episodicamente fez clínica. Atraído por Lisboa, pelos seus teatros, cafés, livrarias, Fialho abandonou tudo para se dedicar ao jornalismo profissional, paixão da sua vida, em que mal ganhava para viver. (Resumo por CrisLuiz) [chương_files]
26/10/2024
Square Egg and Other Sketches
Eight amusing short pieces by Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki) who died in the First World War, collected and published posthumously in 1924. The eponymous first story although humorous includes some indications of the horror of trench warfare. Though Munro was over the age of conscription he volunteered to fight. Rothay Reynolds in an appreciation of Munro written for an earlier posthumous collection quoted the officer in command of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (Saki’s regiment): “Poor Saki! What an admiration we all had for him, I always quoted him as one of the heroes of the war. I saw daily the appalling discomforts he so cheerfully endured. He flatly refused to take a commission or in any way to allow me to try to make him more comfortable. General Vaughan told him that a brain like his was wasted as a private soldier. He just smiled. He was absolutely splendid. What courage! The men simply loved him.” – Summary by Tim Bulkeley This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted. [chương_files]
26/10/2024
Soft Side
Lauded author Henry James, best known for his seminal and highly influential novella The Turn of the Screw and his highly literate trans-continental character studies such as The Portrait of a Lady and Washington Square, brings a stunning collection of stories that illustrates the breath of his ornate and subtle talents. These tales span the gamut from wistful melancholy and romantic melodrama to ghostly happenings and cunning criminals. (Summary by Ben Tucker) [chương_files]
26/10/2024
Short Stories (Household Words, 1854-58)
Elizabeth Gaskell published 18 short works in Charles Dickens’ Household Words between 1850 and 1858. This collection follows the Librivox collection of the 1850-1853 works, with recordings of 7 Household Words pieces published between 1854 and 1858. The collection includes two of Gaskell’s most important shorter works: Half a Lifetime Ago, set in the English Lake District, and The Poor Clare, in which the bewitched heroine is pursued by a mischievous double. The Sin of a Father and The Manchester Marriage are both tales with a message. The collection begins with three documentary pieces that emerged from Gaskell’s travels in France. (Phil Benson) [chương_files]
25/10/2024
Christmas Short Works Collection 2012
The worldwide LibriVox community brings you 26 Dutch, English, French, German and Japanese recordings of short stories, poems, non-fiction articles and even a short play – all with a Christmas theme. Cast of What Makes Christmas Christmas: Narrator: Pamela Krantz Christmas Gifts: Charlotte Duckett Money: Ruth Golding Christmas Tree: Amanda Friday Christmas Stocking: Snapdragon Plum Pudding: Rapunzelina An Old Man: David Olson A Child: Evie Marie The King’s Son: David Lawrence A Spirit: Lyn Silva Audio edited by David Lawrence Play co-ordinated by Annise [chương_files]
25/10/2024
Multilingual Short Story Collection 001
In LibriVox’s first Multilingual Short Story Collection, LibriVox members read 15 short works of fiction in languages other than English. This collection includes contributions in Cantonese, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. [chương_files]
25/10/2024
Christmas Short Works Collection 2014
This year’s Christmas collection of short stories and non-fiction, a play, poems, and bible readings features readings in English, Bulgarian, French, German, Italian and Swedish. Cast list for The Christmas Dinner: Mother Goose: Bev J Stevens Grandfather: Ray Kasper Grandmother: Ronelle Spiegel Father: J Korth Mother: Maria Kasper Walter: Beth Thomas Gertrude: Kimberly Kraus Santa Claus: Phil Chenevert Narrator: MaryAnn Spiegel Edited by: MaryAnn Spiegel [chương_files]
25/10/2024
Love Stories Volume 2
Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, covering all kinds of experiences involving romantic or other kinds of love resulting in heartbreak or happiness — where the heart overflows with passion, pride, emotion or wonder. ( ~ Michele Fry) [chương_files]