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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers.\xa0Tonight, by listener request, we\u2019ll read the second and final part to the story, "The Princess of Babylon".\xa0To unlock full episodes and ad-free listening of this series and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThis story is taken from a lesser known philosophical tale by Voltaire, written in 1768. The story focuses on Amazan, a handsome, unknown shepherd, and Formosanta, the Princess of Babylon, whose love and jealousy drive them to travel the world.\xa0\n\nIn the first episode, the king holds a competition of the world\u2019s rulers who were interested in marrying his daughter, the princess. The games would be impossibly difficult. A handsome and magical stranger appears out of seeming thin air to win the games, however he is suddenly called away to care to matters at home.\xa0\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices