The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” The author praises joyous living and recommends certain routes to its attainment. He explores schooling (public secondary and the university), travel, and the study of nature as ways to stay buoyant during life’s trials. He also praises the power of the arts (literature, music, painting, sculpture) to keep spirits soaring. (Summary by Bill Boerst) [chương_files]
John Dolittle, M. D., was once a famous doctor. But then he learned to talk Animal-Language, picked up several interesting pets, and gradually began to lose his patients. Finally the only patient who remains, the Cat’s-Meat-Man, makes a suggestion – why doesn’t he give up treating people and become an animal doctor? And so Dr. Dolittle becomes an animal doctor, and life seems to be going well. But with the addition of an escaped crocodile to his store of pets, even the animals stop coming to see him. What to do? Children of all ages – and adults too – will enjoy the story of the good Doctor and his animals as he travels to Africa and back, braves shipwrecks and pirates, escapes from prison, and tries to reunite a little boy with his kidnapped uncle, all with the help of his charming animal friends. (Summary by Rachel) Please note that this book was written at a different time and includes attitudes which are now considered racist. Some modern editions are available with some of this changed – this recording is of the original public domain text, as it was first published in 1920. Cast List: Introduction read by Donald Cummings Narrated by Adele de Pignerolles Doctor Dolittle: Adam Polynesia the parrot / Ben Ali the Barbary Dragon: Beth Thomas Too-Too the owl / the Pushmi-Pullyu: Esther ben Simonides Chee-Chee the monkey: Adele de Pignerolles Gub-Gub the pig / Tiny Red Monkey: SuperCoconut Dab-Dab the duck / Queen Ermintrude / […]
The boy scouts are at it again! The war in Warsaw, Poland was devastating and led to many broken families. When the beloved children of the royal family under the charge of an American professor are kidnaped, the boy scouts, stop at nothing until they are safely reunited. Prince Ivan and American boy Warren make friends and also work together to search for the children. An adventure packed book with a good story! – Summary by Kimberly Krause [chương_files]
Thrown out of Russia by a powerful relative, a young American Boy Scout, Fred Waring, meets his Russian cousin, Boris Suvaroff, and together they discover the secrets of the advancing German army. Through perilous escapes, secret passages, and being captured as a spy (by both sides), they deliver their information to Russian intelligence. But Fred now has to face an obstacle even bigger than he had realized. John Blaine is a pseudonym of Harold L. Goodwin. (Kangaroo) [chương_files]
Jarwin is an English sailor who has been shipwrecked. He is stranded on a raft with only his dog Cuffy, and land is nowhere in sight. Their food and water is running out. What can Jarwin do to save his dog’s (and his own) life? Summary by Esther ben Simonides [chương_files]
All work and no play makes 14-year-old Joe Gaston run away. He’s also falsely branded as a horse-thief by his own father. This heart-warming story tells of Joe’s wanderings and life on the tow-path, of finding Old Charlie and the real horse-thief, how his name is cleared, and his return home. This book, published in 1892, is the third written by Homer Greene, whose primary profession was law. His novels generally include a legal transgression with an interrogation or court-room scene. (Summary by Donald Cummings) [chương_files]
How the Giant Airship was constructed and how the daring young aviator and his friends made the hazardous journey through the clouds from the new world to the old, is told in a way to keep the reader spellbound. (As published by Cupples & Leon, New York, NY, 1913) [chương_files]
Jack London credited his skill of story-telling to the days he spent as a hobo learning to fabricate tales to get meals from sympathetic strangers. In The Road, he relates the tales and memories of his days on the hobo road, including how the hobos would elude train crews and his travels with Kelly’s Army. – Summary by Barry Eads [chương_files]
On Thursday, November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave a brief address at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This speech is now considered one of the greatest in American history and one of the finest examples of English public oratory. To mark its 150th anniversary, Librivox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of the Gettysburg Address. (from Wikipedia and LA Walden) [chương_files]
“The Hunters of the Hills” is the first volume of a series dealing with the great struggle of France and England and their colonies for dominion in North America, culminating with the fall of Quebec. It is also concerned to a large extent with the Iroquois, the mighty league known in their own language as the Hodenosaunee, for the favor of which both French and English were high bidders. In his treatment of the theme the author has consulted many authorities, and he is not conscious of any historical error. – Summary taken from the Preface [chương_files]
Copyright © 2024 | FreeAudible
