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Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2

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Essays & Short Works, History, Non-fiction
Chapter: 20 | Listen: 5

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of Historic Newspaper Articles in the LibriVox collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today’s readers a sense of the tenor of the times. (summary by Lee Ann Howlett) [chương_files]

Captain Ted

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Action & Adventure, Religion
Chapter: 18 | Listen: 1

When tragedy hits his family, in the form of a sudden illness to his father, young Teddy Thornton is forced to leave school and find work to help support his family. Without his realization he is thrown into a world of crime and counterfeiting. Will he do the right thing, or will he unwittingly be drawn down the wrong path? And will the mystery of Heron Hall be solved? Mary T. Waggaman was a prolific Catholic writer of juvenile fiction in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. (Introduction by Maria Therese) [chương_files]

Young Railroaders

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 23 | Listen: 1

While aimed at youths, this series of tales of the just-opening West makes a rollicking good story for adults, too. Three teen-age boys, trained as telegraphers, manage to get themselves in and out of a wide variety of harrowing circumstances. Using their knowledge of Morse code, the science of telegraphs, and the operation of railroads, the boys stir in native resourcefulness, quick-thinking, and when the occasion demands it, raw courage – to effect rescues, thwart thieves, and solve mysteries. If Tom Swift had lived in the nineteenth century, he could not have had more exciting escapades! (Summary by Mark F. Smith) [chương_files]

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 6 | Listen:

When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to live in Kensington Gardens, and acquires a goat. (Summary by Peter Eastman) [chương_files]

Adventures of Maya the Bee

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Action & Adventure, Animals & Nature
Chapter: 17 | Listen: 3

The Adventures of Maya the Bee is an exciting tale for children of all ages. Themes of growth and development of courage and wisdom are found, as well as the extreme joy and satisfaction that Maya experiences in the beauty of creation and all creatures. Her ultimate and innate loyalty to her Nation of Bees is acted out in the final heroic scenes. This story gives us the delightful sense of having seen a small segment of the world through a Bee’s eyes. (Summary by Brenda Price) [chương_files]

Day at the County Fair

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 9 | Listen: 6

Three little friends are taken to the County Fair in Uncle Billy’s motorcar, but a slight delay occurs on the way. How they finally arrived at the fair ground and their amusing experiences are most entertainingly told in this short book for younger readers and listeners. Read along and see the charming illustrations at Project Gutenberg. (Summary by Kara) [chương_files]

Gettysburg Address

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Essays & Short Works, Non-fiction
Chapter: 1 | Listen: 4

It was a cloudy November day in 1863 when thousands gathered to hear renowned orator Edward Everett dedicate a national cemetery at the site of a pivotal battle early in July of that year. Also present to deliver “a few appropriate remarks” was the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln spoke but 278 words; Everett later wrote to the President, “I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes.” Though there are surviving transcripts of Everett’s lengthy speech, it is Lincoln’s words which have come to be known as “The Gettysburg Address” (Summary by Chip) [chương_files]

Miscellaneous Essays of Thomas de Quincey

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Essays & Short Works
Chapter: 17 | Listen: 10

The Hunter Thompson of the 19th Century, de Quincey is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater (an activity shared with his hero, Samuel Coleridge, much to Wordsworth’s dismay). However, de Quincey’s literary genius is best captured in his essays, which, according to Wikipedia: His immediate influence extended to Edgar Allan Poe, Fitz Hugh Ludlow and Charles Baudelaire, but even major 20th century writers such as Jorge Luis Borges admired and claimed to be partly influenced by his work. (written by TTM) [chương_files]

Royal Book of Oz (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Action & Adventure, Dramatic Readings
Chapter: 25 | Listen: 5

When the professor decides to outline the ancestry of the eminent people of Oz, Scarecrow feels left out. He doesn’t have a family tree – unless you count the bean pole on which he had been placed when the farmer put him in the cornfield! So he decides to seek out his roots . . . which leads him, Dorothy, and the Cowardly Lion on adventures they never dreamed, meeting new friends (and foes) along the way. (Introduction by TriciaG) Cast list: Narrator: KHand Scarecrow: Chuck Williamson Dorothy: Victoria P Cowardly Lion: Woolly Bee Sir Hokus: Peter Parshall Drummer/Happy Toko, Big Fix : Todd Jenken Dromedary, Fix King : Janet Chief Poker, General, Fix 1, Comfortable Camel: P. J. Morgan Professor Wogglebug, Old Gentleman/The Grand Chew Chew: Beth Thomas Zif, Rattlesnake, Middling Son, Blink, Big Bush, Randum, Grandson/Grandsons, Wizard: Kristin Gjerløw Jack, A-B-Sea Serpent, Muddle, Others/Courtiers/People, Sticken, Prince 2, Wizard of Oz: ToddHW Tik-Tok, Middling Father, Poke Man, Silver Man, Giant, Bed: sunny1849 Farmer, Pokes, Sticken: Annika Vera Tin Woodman, Middling King, Prince 1: Sophia Noelle Scraps, Others/Courtiers/People: Frances Brown Glinda, Betsy Bobbin, Little Bush, Others/Courtiers/People: Charlotte Brown Ozma, Winkie Lady, Lantern 1, Memo, Grandsons, Princess Orange Blossom: thestorygirl Jellia Jamb, Pokes, Lantern 2, Grandsons, Others/Courtiers/People, Prince 3: TriciaG Middling Singer: David Lawrence Editors: Kristin Gjerløw, Kimberly Krause, Gillian Schnurr, Rob Board and Dave Harrell. [chương_files]

Camp-Fire Girls In The Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success Against Odds

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Action & Adventure
Chapter: 22 | Listen: 4

The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s. (Wikipedia) [chương_files]