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14/07/2024
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Elia; and The Last Essays of Elia

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Elia and The Last Essays of Elia are two collections of essays written by Charles Lamb. The essays first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. They were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers. Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is “Cousin Bridget.” Lamb took the name of Elia from an old Italian clerk at the South-Sea House in Lamb’s time of employment there; that is, in 1791-1792. Many of these essays contain references to Lamb’s contemporaries or events of his day, which may not strike as strong a chord in the heart of the contemporary listener. – Summary by TriciaG     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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Selected Classics of Washington Irving

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Washington Irving is one of early America’s most treasured writers. He is best known for his wit and satirical voice. Irving had the extraordinary ability to paint a picture in words on the canvas of the printed page. Irving spent time in England where he wrote some of his best work. This collection includes two of his most famous works: “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” In these two classics, set in New York, Irving brings the legends and daily goings on of the early settlers to life in vivid color and detail. Additionally, two of Irving’s essays about England, both rural and metropolitan, round out his Trans-Atlantic descriptions of life in a bygone era. (Greg Giordano)     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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Liar

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A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learns that her husband is susceptible to a very peculiar habit. – Summary by Deborah Percy     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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Short Poetry Collection 006

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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 006: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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Christmas Carol (version 07)

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The classic Christmas story of an old miser and the astonishing effect a series of ghostly visitors has upon him. This version has been read in a whisper and is perfect for night-time listening in a quiet room. The low volume is intentional! – Summary by Cori Samuel     [chương_files]  

13/07/2024
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Junjyoshokyokusyu

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萩原朔太郎の第4詩集です。文語調自由詩28編が収録されています。愛憐詩篇の18編は、作者が自由詩を始めた初期の作品です。郷土望景詩の10編は作者30代の時の作品で、前橋の風物を詠じています。口語自由詩を確立した作者の文語自由詩をお楽しみ下さい。The author’s fourth collection of poetry. It includes 28 poems.     [chương_files]  

13/07/2024
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Fate of Fenella

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One book, twenty-four authors … Fenella is the beautiful, girlish and headstrong heroine of a sensational Victorian novel which continually passes from one writer’s cliffhanger to another’s resolution. Fenella, with her young son Ronny, is recuperating in a Harrogate hotel, where her flirtatious behaviour has already broken the heart of a fellow guest, a rising barrister. Her feelings at her estrangement from her young husband, who appears to be flaunting his manipulative French mistress to the world, are still running high. Impulsively, she strikes back with an invitation to the French count whose flirtation had fired her husband’s jealousy. The stage is set for a crime in mysterious circumstances, bringing Fenella into a sorrowful womanhood, and changing the lives of those around her forever. Violence, misunderstanding, love, intrigue, kidnapping, disaster … mystery, sensation, social commentary, wit and romance combine across continents as each writer takes up the story. “The publishers claim with no little satisfaction that in this book they offer the reading public a genuine novelty. The idea of a novel written by twenty-four popular writers is certainly an original one. The ladies and gentlemen who have written The Fate of Fenella have done their work quite independently of each other. There has been collaboration but not consultation. As each one wrote a chapter it was passed on to the next, and so on until it reached the hands of Mr. F. Anstey, whose peculiar and delightful humor made him a fitting choice for bringing the story to a […]

13/07/2024
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Wasuregusaniyosu

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24歳と8ヶ月で亡くなった立原道造の処女詩集です。東京で育ちましたが、自然を愛し、自然と淡い恋心を美しい言葉で語っています。10本のソネット(14行詩)を含みます。音の美しさをお楽しみ下さい。     [chương_files]  

13/07/2024
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Cousin Henry

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Indefer Jones struggles to name an heir to his estate. Will he choose his favorite niece, Isabel, or a male heir? The story turns on the trouble that arises when Indefer fails to tell anyone his final decision before passing away. ( Summary by Jean Bascom )     [chương_files]  

13/07/2024
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Poems Every Child Should Know

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This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith, as well as many lovely poems that may be unfamiliar. Most of the poems in this collection are short enough for children to memorize.     [chương_files]