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Character Building

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Contemporary, Essays & Short Works, Self Help
Chapter: 38 | Listen: 4

Character Building is a compilation of speeches, given by Mr. Booker T. Washington, to the students and staff of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now known as Tuskegee University). Booker T. Washington was one of the most prominent leaders in advancing African-American civil rights. Born into slavery and freed as a young boy, he rose through the ranks of education to eventually earn his position as principal of Tuskegee. Under his guidance, the school was built, by students and for students, to give them a deeply meaningful education. Mr. Washington stressed the importance of developing oneself for life-long success. He strove to imbue in his students the highest personal standards, and these speeches represent the core messages he gave. (Originally published by Doubleday, Page & Co., NY, in 1902. Summary by Luke Sartor) [chương_files]

Little White Bird

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 26 | Listen: 4

“A children’s book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man’s search for a sense of belonging. All in one amazing and lyrical collection. This is the first book in which Peter Pan starts to appear. His adventure in Kensington Gardens are first narrated here. Other than that, it offers a magical portrait of contemporary London, and a realistic tale of a family to which every one of us could have belonged.” – Summary by Stav Nisser. [chương_files]

Night Side of New York

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Essays & Short Works, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Chapter: 22 | Listen: 2

This nonfiction collection of sketches, by “members of the New York press,” takes the reader on a tour of 1866 New York City after dark, with stops along the way to vividly depict scenes ranging from the splendid to the squalid – but focusing largely on the latter! (Summary by Grant Hurlock) [chương_files]

G.K. Chesterton’s Newspaper Columns: The New Witness – November 1919 to April 1920

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Essays & Short Works
Chapter: 11 | Listen: 4

A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for “The New Witness”, under the heading “At the Sign of the World’s End”. This project compiles the articles included in the issues between November 21, 1919 to April 30, 1920. (Summary by Maria Therese) [chương_files]

Marvelous Land of Oz (version 3)

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 24 | Listen: 4

The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman is the second of L. Frank Baum’s books set in the Land of Oz, and the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Tons of exciting things happen in this book, including the story of the little boy Tip who makes a magic sawhorse and then a Pumpkin headed man come to life, runs away from the witch Old Mombi and seeks to find the Emerald City where the Scarecrow rules in all of his magnificence. Be prepared for dangerous encounters, exciting plot twists and marvelously brave (and stupid in the case of the Pumpkin headed man) heroes. Listen and be amazed! Summary by Phil chenevert [chương_files]

Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 25 | Listen: 3

Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date lads will surely wish to make his acquaintance. This initial volume tells how the hero ran away from his miserly guardian, fell in with a successful airman, and became a young aviator of note. (From the 1913 edition) [chương_files]

At the Back of the North Wind (version 2)

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 38 | Listen: 5

At the Back of the North Wind is a children’s book by George MacDonald. It was serialized in the children’s magazine Good Words for the Young beginning in 1868 and was published in book form in 1871. It is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights. The book includes the fairy tale Little Daylight, which has been pulled out as an independent work, or separately, added to other collections of his fairy tales. Summary from Wikipedia [chương_files]

Submarine Boys and the Middies

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 20 | Listen: 4

The Pollard is about to be taken to Anapolis, where the United States Navy will train their midshipmen how to run the submarine. Jack, Hal and Eph are all to help with training and to see the sights in Anapolis. They might even persuade the Navy to buy the second submarine, the Farnum. (Ann Boulais) [chương_files]

Essays, First Series (version 2)

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Essays & Short Works, Non-fiction, Philosophy
Chapter: 12 | Listen:

Essays: First Series is a series of 12 essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson concerning transcendentalism, including Self-Reliance. It was published in 1841. (Summary by Wikipedia) [chương_files]

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Version 2)

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Contemporary, Essays & Short Works, Political Science
Chapter: 2 | Listen: 5

Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War. (Summary by Wikipedia) [chương_files]