Eine Sammlung 20 deutscher Gedichte für LibriVox.
20 episodes
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
10 episodes
In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).
20 episodes
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
10 episodes
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
10 episodes
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
10 episodes
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
10 episodes
Verzameling van gedichten in het Maastrichts, afkomstig uit "Van de Schelde tot de Weichsel. Nederduitsche Dialecten in Dicht en Ondicht, uitgekozen en opgehelderd door Joh. A. Leopold en L. Leopold", uitgegeven in 1882. De gedichten zijn geschreven door Theodoor Weustenraad, Guillaume Franquinet en L. Polis.
9 episodes
Eine Sammlung 20 deutscher Gedichte für LibriVox.
20 episodes
LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 005: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
10 episodes
In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers select and read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).
20 episodes
Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 006: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
10 episodes
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
15 episodes
Eine Sammlung 20 deutscher Gedichte für LibriVox.
20 episodes
Eine Sammlung 20 deutscher Gedichte für LibriVox.
20 episodes
In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).
20 episodes
In this collection of Russian stories, editor and compiler Thomas Seltzer selects from a range of the best examples of 19th and early 20th century Russian literature. As a survey of famous authors at the height of the powers, as well as some writers who have been unjustly neglected, this anthology is indispensable. (Summary by Nullifidian)
"Everything is subordinated to two main requirements--humanitarian ideals and fidelity to life. This is the secret of the marvellous simplicity of Russian literary art."--THOMAS SELTZER.
23 episodes
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) and his sister Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) played important roles in the artistic milieu of Victorian England. Members of a highly cultured Italian immigrant family, they achieved widespread fame and exerted a significant influence upon the poetry and art of their time.
Dante Gabriel was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of painters, contributing to a renewed interest in medieval themes and techniques. Both his painting and his poetry anticipated the Aesthetic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His deep intellect and highly emotional nature are reflected in poems that exhibit a combination of complex symbolism and powerful feeling. He was a master of the sonnet form, as best exemplified in his book The House of Life.Christina served as a model for some of her brother’s early paintings, and she was closely identified with the Pre-Raphaelites. Her poetry is more accessible and displays perhaps a greater felicity of expression than her brother’s. Today she holds a higher reputation, often being ranked (sometimes rather condescendingly) among the leading women poets. Other critics, quite appropriately, consider her a major poet without the feminine label. A deeply devout person, she never married, although she eventually rejected two suitors, both for religious reasons. She produced a large body of Christian poetry, which is not represented in this collection. She also wrote many delightful poems for children. (Summary by Leonard Wilson)
35 episodes
This is a collection of city stories, fiction or non-fiction, in English and published before 1923. Contributions have been chosen by the readers themselves. Summary by BellonaTimes.
10 episodes
In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).
20 episodes
Eine Sammlung 20 deutscher Gedichte für LibriVox.
20 episodes
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2011.
25 episodes
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.
26 episodes
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
20 episodes
Compiled around 1763, ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’ is the standard collection of the poetic art of the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Poems in Volume Five are of the style 五 言 絕 句 'Five-character-quatrain' (poems 224 to 260) and 七 言 絕 句 Seven-character-quatrain (poems 261 to 320). (Summary by David Barnes)
All poems recorded in Mandarin.
97 episodes
This is a collection of science fiction short stories.
19 episodes
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2012.
16 episodes
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically "think" rather than "shoot" their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author's imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
20 episodes
The Bronte sisters, most famous for their novels, began their career with a slim volume of poetry, published under pseudonyms. It only sold two volumes, but inspired much interest in the identities of the unknown poets. This is a recording of the more successful 1850 edition, which includes additional poems by Emily and Anne which Charlotte collected after their deaths. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
87 episodes
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013.
23 episodes
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought, and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. Many people chose to become scientists because science fiction sparked their interest. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human mind.-(Summary by Amy Gramour)
20 episodes
This book, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, is a collection of 23 "modern short stories", written by various authors as follows: Cornelia A. P. Comer, Amy Wentworth Stone, Elizabeth Ashe, Dallas Lore Sharp, H. G. Dwight, Mary Lerner, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Henry Seidel Canby, Zephine Humphrey, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Katharine Butler, Madeleine Z. Doty, F. J. Louriet, Ernest Starr, C. A. Mercer, Margaret Sherwood, E. Nesbit, E. V. Lucas, Margaret Lynn, Margaret Prescott Montague, and Arthur Russell Taylor. This audio compilation begins with the stories themselves, each Section followed by the editor's Biographical and Interpretative Notes, and at the end of the collection, the book's lengthy Introduction is included for the benefit of scholars who may be interested in editor Charles Swain Thomas' detailed opinions on what makes a short story compelling and why women excel in this genre. (Summary by Michele Fry)
24 episodes
Eine Sammlung von 20 deutschen Gedichten für LibriVox.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier.Die Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers übersetzt von Friedrich Rosen (1856 - 1935)
20 episodes
In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors of the time for the purpose of raising funds for the "Work For Women Fund". A few of the outstanding authors represented in this sparkling collection are J.M. Barrie with is essay on A Holiday in Bed; A. Conan Doyle; J.H. Fabre the naturalist with his well know description of The Ant-Lion; H. Ryder Haggard; Rudyard Kipling; Alfred Noyes ("A Spell for a Fairy"); Baroness Orczy (yes, that one); and Kate Douglas Wiggin . - Summary by Phil Chenevert
20 episodes
In this anthology, Agnes Blake Poor introduces to the American public a collection of Latin American poets in translation. The poems are organized by country of origin, and present a variety of subjects and meters, aptly translated into English verse by Agnes Poor herself. - Summary by Leni
34 episodes
Eine Sammlung von 20 deutschen Gedichten für LibriVox.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier.
20 episodes
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers.
01 - Chinese - Returning (Guiqulaixici 归去来兮辞) by Tao Chien.
Key words: poetry; hermitage; nature; finiteness of human life
02 - Finnish - Kalle Saukko by August Blanche, transalted by Theodolinda Hahnsson
Key words: short story, humorous
03 - French - Le conte futur by Paul Adam
Key words: dramatic prose, fiction, love, admiration, compassion, bragging, blood
04 - French - Raité de Turin du 24 mars 1860
Key words: prose, non-fiction, history, treaty, France, Italy
05 - French - L'héritage de mon oncle Christian by Erckmann-Chatrian
Key words: fiction in prose, ghost story
06 - German - Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott by Martin Luther
Key words: popular, hymn, Martin Luther
07 - German - Im Herbste by Theodor Storm
Key words: poetry
08 - Hebrew - הכניסיני תחת כנפך (Haxnisini Taxat Knafex) by Hayim Nahman Bialik
Key words: poetry, love
09 - Hebrew - הֲכִנטות הצל (HaXintot HaTzel) by Shaul Tchernichovsky
Key words: poetry, love, nature
10 - Italian - Di sé stesso (Non son chi fui...) by Ugo Foscolo
Key words: poetry
11 - Italian - Il proprio ritratto by Ugo Foscolo
Key words: poetry
12 - Italian - In morte del fratello Giovanni by Ugo Foscolo
Key words: poetry
13 - Italian - A Zacinto by Ugo Foscolo
Key words: poetry
14 - Italian - A Luigia Pallavicini caduta da cavallo sulla riviera di Sestri by Ugo Foscolo
Key words: poetry
15 - Portuguese - I-Juca-Pirama by Gonçalves Dias
Key words: poetry, romanticism, Brazilian Literature
16 - Russian - Случай с классиком (Sluchai s klassikom) by Anton Chekhov
Key words: prose, Chekhov, Чехов, рассказы, юмор
17 - Russian - Страшная ночь (Strashnaya noch') by Anton Chekhov
Key words: prose, Chekhov, Чехов, рассказы, юмор
18 - Russian - Я вас любил... (Ya vas lyubil) by Alexander Pushkin
Key words: romantic poetry
19 - Spanish - A unos ojos azules by Fernanda Siliuto
Key words: poetry, lyrical, love, nature, romanticism
20 - Swedish - Dagen svalnar by Edith Södergran
Key words: poetry, modernism, Finland, Swedish literature
20 episodes
Seltsame Geschichten ist eine Sammlung von Spukgeschichten und anderer fantastischer Seltsamkeiten aus dem 19ten und frühen 20ten Jahrhundert. Neben einigen bekannten Namen wie Kipling, Heine und Meyrink sind auch viele heute vergessene Autoren vertreten.
12 episodes
Eine Sammlung von 20 deutschen Gedichten für LibriVox.Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier.
Nr. 7 Spleen übersetzt von Frtz Koegel (1860-1904)
Nr. 8 Spleen übersetzt von Wolf von Kalckreuth (1887-1906)
20 episodes
The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge". This short collection of poems was published to raise money for the society's annual bazaar. The collection included contributions from 'marquee' poets of the time, including Charles Swain and Agnes Strickland, and Thomas Hood provided an entertaining preface on poetry as food for the mind. It also found space for several of the local school of poets, who were determined to show the world that Manchester was not just a centre of industry and trade. In addition to poems by Ner Gardiner, John Bolton Rogerson, Isabella Varley (later Mrs. Linnaeus Banks, author of 'The Manchester Man'), Samuel Bamford, Isabella Caulton and John Critchley Prince, the collection includes Ann Hawkshaw's first published poem and a rare published piece by Jamaican-born Robert Rose, Manchester's 'bard of colour'. - Summary by Phil Benson
30 episodes
A collection of mindful ancient Chinese poetry by Li Po, Wan Ts’u, Mei Chang and other masters set in English prose by anonymous translators. (summary by Frédéric Surget)
6 episodes
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes a range of famous and influential love poems relating to such topics as admiration; love's nature; love's beginnings; and wooing and winning. It also includes an introductory essay by American poet John Vance Cheney (1848-1922). Summary by Tomas Peter.
171 episodes
Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1879. Here he collects poetry from various sources in the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Transvaal. Summary by Larry Wilson.
118 episodes
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, includes a range of famous and influential love poems relating to such topics as cautions and complaints; lovers; love's power; and wedded love. Summary by Tomas Peter.
142 episodes
This is a collection of the best short stories about girls published in Harper's Magazine from 1895 to 1906. The girls in these stories are not the typical 'girl' from late 19th century novels. They are..different. They are actually [gasp] real people! Not necessarily shy, not necessarily bold, not necessarily well read and mostly, not waiting around to be rescued and most definitely not heroines but all of them are completely human. These stories by some of the best authors of the time are about girls in a different light, they are all American girls (except for one, Katie's Sister Josephene), some Irish-American, some older, some younger but all seeing life from a girl's perspective and with a girl's zest for life. So let's go back a hundred years to see what 'different' girls were like then. - Summary by Phil chenevert
12 episodes
John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up the core body of work for the Library of Congress Archive. "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" is his collection that propelled him to the forefront of his field and ignited new interest in American folklore, inspiring many to continue research. For his contributions to the field of cowboy music, Locas was inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 2010. Many of the verses here are accompanied by musical scores, and some may be more familiar in their musical form such as "A Home on the Range." A wide array of characters and life across the western United States is represented here. - Summary by Larry Wilson
156 episodes
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. The genre can spark an interest in the sciences and is cited as the impetus for the career choice of many scientists. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human mind. - Summary by A. Gramour
20 episodes
This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubles seem too much. The purpose of this volume is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that THINGS CAN BE DONE. It is better for this purpose than the entire works of any one poet, for it takes the cream of many and has greater diversity than any one writer can show. Besides the poems themselves, the volume contains helps to their understanding and enjoyment. The pieces are introduced by short comments; these serve the same purpose as the strain played by the pianist before the singer begins to sing; they create a mood, give a point of view, throw light on the meaning of what follows. - Summary by Phil chenevert and the editors
239 episodes
This special anthology, published in 1885, is formed of seven stories, together with an introductory chapter setting up a framing narrative by Henry Norman, which is returned to at the end of each subsequent tale. This connecting narrative concerns a group of travelers on a transatlantic crossing. When their ship, the Bavaria suffers a ‘broken shaft’, they are forced to remain becalmed mid-ocean, telling stories to pass the time. - Summary by Ann Boulais
8 episodes
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too-common subject of death. Selected and edited by Kenneth Grahame. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
82 episodes
