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Title: Charge of the Light Brigade

Author: Lord Alfred Tennyson

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10/16/2007

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Literature, Classics

Publisher's Summary:

The Charge of the Light Brigade is a famous poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, whose lines "Theirs not to reason why / Theirs but to do and die" have made the charge a symbol of warfare at its most reckless.

The actual cavalry charge, led by Lord Cardigan, was most possibly based on a misunderstood order which occurred during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 during the Crimean War. The command from the army commander Lord Raglan directed the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy and try to prevent them from carrying away the guns. It appears that the order was understood by Cardigan to refer to the mass of Russian guns at the end of the valley, when Raglan had in fact been referring to a set on the reverse slope of the hill forming the left side of the valley which were not visible from the view of the Light Brigade on the floor of the valley.

The brigade was not completely destroyed, but after regrouping, only 195 men were still with horses. The futility of the action and its reckless bravery prompted the French Marshal Pierre Bosquet to state "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre." ("It is magnificent, but it is not war.")

The charge of the Light Brigade became a subject of considerable controversy and public dispute throughout England. It continues to be studied by modern military historians and students as an example of what can go wrong when accurate military intelligence is lacking and orders are unclear.

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Title: Worries of a Winter Walk

Author: William Dean Howells

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10/16/2007

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

This short story is a delightful tale of a writer with a deadline who is on a winter walk. This story epitomizes an example of the creative path that a writer may take while viewing a normal everyday scene and formulating a cohesive story line from the basic content.

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Title: Bartleby

Author: Herman Melville

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 1 hr 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 7/13/2006

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

This is a short story about a lawyer with offices on Wall Street in New York City. He runs an advertisement for a scrivener, or professional copyist, for his office and Bartleby responds to his advertisement and comes to work for the lawyer. At first Bartleby appears to be a competent worker, but later he refuses to work when requested, repeatedly uttering the phrase "I would prefer not to." As Bartleby's behavior escalates, the lawyer is confronted with how he will handle and respond to this bizarre behavior.

In 2001, the story was adapted into a movie titled "Bartleby".

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Title: Wild Flowers of the Asphalt

Author: William Dean Howells

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 5/7/2006

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

A short story that intricately discusses the wild flowers found amoung the asphalt and concrete of New York City.

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Title: Jeeves comes to America

Author: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Edward Duke

Length: 1 hr 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 1/1/2006

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

Edward Duke brilliantly performs an entire cast of characters in these delightful stories by P.G. Wodehouse, the greatest humorous writer of his age. These selections are adapted from Duke's stage show performed worldwide.

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Title: Difficult People

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 1/1/2006

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

This short story is about the stressful relationship between a son and his father. The family lives in a small house in the Russian countryside. Poverty has played a toll on how the father reacts to his childs need for money to attend college. An emotional conversation ensues.

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Title: Japanese Fairy Tales

Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki

Narrator: Michael Scott

Length: 1 hr 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10/30/2005

Publisher: Thought Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

These three charming Japanese Fairy Tales were translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki in 1908. Although taken from actual Japanese folk stories, these were not literal translations, but somewhat Westernized for American readers. These stories combine fictitious creatures and magical animals with the lives of normal humans and provide an insight into a piece of ancient Japan.

The stories in this volume include:

- My Lord Bag of Rice

- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

- The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad

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Title: Cloudy Jewel

Author: Grace Livingston Hill

Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers

Length: 9 hrs 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 1/1/2016

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Julia Cloud, the oldest--and most responsible--child of her family, helped raise her four siblings due to their mother's long-time illness and father's death. After faithfully nursing two ill brothers (who died), she then cared for her invalid mother for many years. When Julia's mother passes on, her only surviving sibling Ellen fully expects--and nearly demands--that her spinster sister come live with her family. But to earn her keep, Julia must be their live-in housekeeper and babysitter for Ellen's four children. But Julia's college-age niece and nephew arrive unexpectedly from California and offer Aunt Cloudy Jewel a surprise opportunity she never expected in her wildest dreams. (Summary by Joy Easton)

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Title: Foreign Office Romance by Arthur Conan Doyle

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Mike Harris

Length: 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 1/1/2011

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

A Classic short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Title: Lamplighter

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Various Readers

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 1/1/2011

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Publisher's Summary:

A Classic short story by Charles Dickens.