Of this third, and final, phase of the French Revolution, including that period known as The Terror, Carlyle comments "It is unfortunate, though very natural, that the history of this Period has so generally been written in hysterics." Carlyle's own account of the prominent personalities and "two great movements" that dominate this phase of the revolution — "a rushing against domestic Traitors, a rushing against foreign Despots" — spares us none of the drama, yet is surprisingly compassionate an...
Nov 07, 2021•12 hr 45 min
An early screwball comedy, the plot revolves around a Soap Manufacturing Mogul's attempt to get his idle-rich son to make something of himself. This involves a Countess who speaks only French (or does she?); the son's sweetheart (or is she?); a hard-sell theatrical press-agent (well, he definitely is!), and a new soap company set up by the son in competition with his father. “No. 13 Soap ... It's Unlucky for Dirt.” Genre(s): Comedy Roi Cooper Megrue (1882 - 1927) and Walter Hackett (1876 - 1944)...
Nov 07, 2021•3 hr 35 min
Thomas Mann, author of Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) was a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. The main character in this novella is Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous author in his early 50s who was widowed at an early age. In poor health, he visits Venice and becomes increasingly obsessed by the sight of a stunningly beautiful lad of 14. This book has been acclaimed a masterpiece and in 1971 was adapted as a film starring Dirk Bogarde. Genre(s): Literary Fiction Thomas Mann (...
Nov 07, 2021•3 hr 16 min
In this pamphlet no attempt has been made to give specific directions as to the uses of spices and condiments. It must be borne in mind that their usage results neither from the demands of fashion nor of a vitiated sense of taste, but from their own germicidal and preservative qualities. … A short account of the divers kinds and qualities of these excellent substances may lead, it is hoped, to a more intelligent use of them in cookery. - Excerpt from the preface. Genre(s): Cooking...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
This is a collection of 44 poems read in English for September 2021. Genre(s): Poetry
Nov 07, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Isabella L. Bird (1831 - 1904) Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography
Nov 06, 2021•15 hr 43 min
Herbert Croly (1869 - 1930) The book is said to "offer a manifesto of Progressive beliefs" that "anticipated the transition from competitive to corporate capitalism and from limited government to the welfare state." By Croly’s death in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. Despite this, the book was immensely influential, even influencing Theodore Roosevelt to adopt the platform of The New Nationalism. Genre(s): Political Science...
Nov 06, 2021•18 hr 34 min
Charles Merivale (1808 - 1893) In this short volume, the British historian, Charles Merivale, describes the long conflict by which the rule of one man replaced the Roman Republic. Here we meet that ineffectual has-been Pompeius, the resourceful military and political genius, Julius Caesar, unbending Cato, brave, dissolute Marcus Antonius, grandiloquent, doomed Cicero, peerless Cleopatra and, almost the sole survivor, crafty, cold, and sagacious young Octavius Genre(s): War & Military, Antiqu...
Nov 06, 2021•8 hr 9 min
W. H. Fawcett (1885 - 1940) "Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of American wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue is packed with jokes, quips, and humorous bits of writing. Each year it grew in popularity, and Fawcett’s success lead to the formation of the well-known Fawcett Publications, which issued "Whiz Comics" and introduced Captain Marvel. The magazine was immortalized in a line in the song “Trouble” from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man.” Genre(...
Nov 06, 2021•1 hr 51 min
Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918) Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his Roman Catholic religious faith, Kilmer was also a journalist, literary critic, lecturer, and editor. He was deployed to France with the 69th Infantry Regiment (the famous "Fighting 69th") in 191...
Nov 06, 2021•14 min
Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942) A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marshal Turenne, Charles XII Of Sweden, John Duke Of Marlborough, Prince Eugene Of Savoy, General James Wolfe and Frederick The Great are just some of the contenders. This is volume two of eight volumes. Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, History Language: English...
Nov 06, 2021•12 hr 9 min
This collection begins with Augustine's response to the charge that Christians, unlike anyone else in the world, believe in things that cannot be seen, two works on christology from Athanasius and Augustine's exposition of the Apostles' Creed. Next come two responses from church leaders on what to do when Christians have participated in idolatry (Cyprian's after the Decian persecution). After some shorter works including all the extant fragments from Papias, there are a large number of works fro...
Nov 06, 2021•8 hr 35 min
Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented will lull the busy mind to a state of sweet sleep. Introduction by Cori Samuel. Genre(s): Essays & Short Works
Nov 06, 2021•7 hr 26 min
Merle Devore Johnson (1874 - 1935) As printed, this book contains an extensive listing of Mark Twain's work. Rather than repeating that listing, this recording simply reflects the bibliographer's entertaining analysis of Twain's books, speeches, letters, anecdotes, and notes. Genre(s): Literary Criticism
Nov 05, 2021•2 hr 53 min
After the Roman conquest, the Celtic Gauls adopted Roman culture and speech. The Germanic invasions ultimately transformed France into a Catholic feudal society. In this short history, Mary Duclaux traces the emergence of towns, the rise of the French monarchy, the calamitous Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. We meet Joan of Arc, Charles VII, the gallant Henry IV, and the Sun King, Louis XIV, who drove France to the brink of bankruptcy. In the second half of the book Duclaux gives us ...
Nov 05, 2021•10 hr 47 min
A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, sketches of life and character, humorous stories, touching home scenes, and tales of tender pathos, drawn from the bright and shady sides of the great under world of New York. By Mrs. Helen Campbell, City Missionary and Philanthropist; Col. Thomas W. Knox, Author and Journalist; and Supt. Thomas Byrnes, Chief of NY Police and Detectives. With highly interesting...
Nov 05, 2021•16 hr 9 min
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, hunting, fishing and farming. Their activity and battles during French, British and U.S. rule of the territory. Extermination and forced removal of tribes to agencies and reservations. Numbers of survivors from original tribes and plight of those remaining in the 20th century. Popular Science Handbook No. 6, published by the Milwaukee Public Museum in 1954. Genre(...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 32 min
"Leave it to Jeeves" was Bertie's motto, be the question one of a colour of a tie, the style of a hat, the cut of a coat. Jeeves was always right. There was no one like him to placate rich uncles or indignant mammas. He said just the right thing at just the right moment. What did it matter that Jeeves was somewhat of a tyrant, and that without his approval Bertie could not grow so much as a moustache? Was he not always there to lean on in moments of stress? And moments such as these were frequen...
Nov 05, 2021•7 hr 33 min
The second of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her - and therefore her life - by telling her tales in installments. Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Nov 04, 2021•13 hr 35 min
One essay (1909) lays out tactics for mountain fighting, focused on British Army experience on the Indian frontier (Afghanistan), penned by a British officer who fought in that conflict, Wilkinson Dent Bird. The other essay (1917) focuses on the British navy in World War I written by an author who specialized in British naval strategy and history, John Leyland. Genre(s): War & Military
Nov 04, 2021•3 hr 31 min
This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2021. Genre(s): Poetry
Nov 03, 2021•2 hr 36 min
Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. Genre(s): Essays & Short Works
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Will love conquer all? An entertaining novel of growth in light of societal pressures of propriety, finance and inheritance of 19th century France. Intriguing events and turns of phrase abound. Genre(s): Romance, Published 1800 -1900
Nov 03, 2021•9 hr 33 min
The title may lead you to think tat these are retellings of old familiar fairy tales. Not so at all. These are completely new stories but written in conformity with the way fairy tales are traditionally written and told. You will find ghosts and goblins; knaves and knights; widows and witches in them. But they all give the sense of wonder at the world that fairy tales have given us for ages past. Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Nov 02, 2021•3 hr 30 min
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories Language: English
Nov 02, 2021•2 hr 30 min
"The Rescue" is the third of Conrad's novels to feature Captain Tom Lingard, an independent buccaneer operating in the Malayan archipelago. Tom Lingard was probably based on the real-life William Lingard, a runaway from an English landed family who owned several ships and traded extensively (and perhaps illegally) around the Macassar Strait in the mid-nineteenth century. In this prequel to both "An Outcast of the Islands" and "Almayer's Folly", Tom Lingard, after several years of expensive prepa...
Nov 01, 2021•14 hr 8 min
Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are disturbed by the arrival of Hester, a 14-year-old girl who is just as strong willed. The conflict between Catherine and Hester is resolved through their mutual love for Edward. On one level a love story, Hester is unusual for its time in its portrayal of women in business. Genre(s): Family Life, Literary Fiction
Nov 01, 2021•6 hr 33 min
Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guise of peace, the reader is transported to the years before a cohesive group of city-states that became Germany. She shows us how the power of the Catholic Church stoked the fires of revolution, and caused the great schism between the Catholic people and the newly forming Protestant sects. The book begins by discussing the origins of the Aryan race (...
Nov 01, 2021•3 hr 38 min
A collection of twelve stories for Halloween. Enjoy some of the classics, like Poe and Lovecraft, but also some of the lesser-known contributors to Weird Tales. Have a Happy Spooky Halloween! Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Nov 01, 2021•3 hr 45 min
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, May 1899. It includes the following articles: The Redwood Forest of the Pacific Coast, by Henry Gannett Is Climatic Aridity Impending on the Pacific Slope? by J. B. Leiberg Professor O. C. Marsh, by W. J McGee The Area of the Philippines, by George Davidson The Recent Ascent of Itambe, by J. C. Branner Genre(s): Travel & Geography...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 51 min
