Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 014
Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. “Die Nacht – Ein Traumgesicht” und “Coco” übersetzt von Georg von Ompteda [chương_files]
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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. “Die Nacht – Ein Traumgesicht” und “Coco” übersetzt von Georg von Ompteda [chương_files]
Diese Sammlung umfasst verschiedene deutschsprachige Texte aller Genres, Fiktion, Non-Fiktion und Lyrik. Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier. “Elternmord” übersetzt von Georg von Ompteda (1863-1931) [chương_files]
Brief plot lines of these 16 stories by Nobel Prize winning author John Galsworthy: 01, 02, 03 “A Feud” The breaking of an engagement ignites a feud. 04 “The Man Who Kept His Form” Ruding’s financial prospects disappoint. He adjusts. 05 “A Hedonist” Still single at 55, Vaness declares his love to a woman, 26. 06 “Timber” Hirries takes a celebratory afternoon walk in his forest. 07 “Santa Lucia” Old Trevillian recalls a past attraction begun at a casino. 08 “Blackmail” Money given to a needy woman leads to a blackmail threat. 09 “The Broken Boot” An impoverished actor chances upon an old acquaintance. 10 “Stroke of Lightning” Besotted by an extramarital relationship, Frank goes to extremes. 11 “Virtue” Mellesh pays a “working girl’s” fine and tells his wife. 12 “Conscience” A staff writer refuses to continue to ghostwrite. 13 “Salta Pro Nobis” Terrified as her execution for treason nears, she dances. 14 “Philanthropy” A writer tries to cope with an insufferable alcoholic. 15 “A Long-ago Affair” When 16 he was infatuated with an attractive widow. 16 “Acme” A destitute author writes a movie script for his own amusement. 17 “Late–299” Released from prison, the doctor goes about with a “peculiar smile”. 18, 19 “Had a Horse” Jimmy, a bookie, accepts a racehorse in payment of gambling debts. (Summary by Lee Smalley) [chương_files]
This is the 32nd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is WILDERNESS. The collection is full after 20 pieces have been submitted. [chương_files]
“LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to life…” Hugh McGuire, LibriVox’s founder, August 9, 2005 In celebration of LibriVox’s sixteenth anniversary, here is collection of short works of various kinds and from varied authors which include in their title the words ‘sixteen’ or ‘sixteenth’ or the number ’16.’ Each piece is selected and read by a LibriVox volunteer. [chương_files]
Kuprin is well-known to Russian readers and has been described as one of the last exponents of Russian critical realism. He first made a career as an officer in the army, but he left this work to take on employment as varied as journalist, hunter, fisherman, actor, and circus worker. His literary fame was launched with the publication in 1905 of Poyedinok (The Duel). Here are 12 short stories from Alexander Kuprin. – Summary by KevinS [chương_files]
This is the 31st Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read 20 stories or poems of their choice, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is SPRINGTIME. [chương_files]
This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is “MYTHICAL CREATURES”… leprechauns, unicorns, angels, demons, ghosts, fairies, gnomes, dragons, mermaids, centaurs, werewolves . . . the list goes on and on. There are 21 stories in this collection. [chương_files]
This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes’ duration or less, suitable for short commutes and coffee breaks. The subject for this collection is “DOGS”… and the collection is full after 20 pieces have been submitted. – Summary by ~ Michele Fry [chương_files]
As the city above soars gloriously skyward, the denizens of the city writhe in its dirty underbelly. The Vertical City is a collection of six short stories by Fannie Hurst (American). Each story, tells in gritty, dramatic style, of ugly inner city tragedy: unwed mothers, women doing what they need to do in order to escape poverty, or loneliness… A mother can literally give her life in the attempt to provide a better life for her child, and even then she may fail because her love, protection and guidance, cannot overcome the depravity of the environment. Stories included here are: She Walks In Beauty, Back Pay, The Vertical City, The Smudge, Guilty, and Roulette. Summary by Lisa Reichert [chương_files]
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