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April 05, 2023 Metamorphoses, by Ovid. Part III.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists of a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world through mythological tales, starting with a cosmogony and finishing with the deification of Julius Caesar. Published around 8 AD, the Metamorphoses are a source, sometimes the only source, for many of the most famous ancient myths, such as the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Arachne or Narcisus.
Ovid works his way through his subject matter often in an apparently arbitrary fashion; however, the connection between all the seemingly unconnected stories is that all of them talk about transformation. Change as the only permanent aspect of nature is the certainty that underlies the work of Ovid, who jumps from one transformation tale to another, sometimes retelling what had come to be seen as central events in the world of Greek myths and sometimes straying in odd directions. The poem is often called a mock-epic. It is written in dactylic hexameter, the form of the great heroic and nationalistic epic poems, both those of the ancient tradition (the Iliad and Odyssey) and of Ovid's own day (the Aeneid). It begins with the ritual "invocation of the muse," and makes use of traditional epithets and circumlocutions. But instead of following and extolling the deeds of a human hero, it leaps from story to story sometimes in very cunning ways, and, because of the clever ways in which it connects the stories, the Metamorphoses were once called the "Thousand and One Nights of the Ancient World". (Adapted from Wikipedia.)
Translated by J. J. Howard.

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April 05, 2023 Metamorphoses, by Ovid. Part II.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists of a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world through mythological tales, starting with a cosmogony and finishing with the deification of Julius Caesar. Published around 8 AD, the Metamorphoses are a source, sometimes the only source, for many of the most famous ancient myths, such as the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Arachne or Narcisus.
Ovid works his way through his subject matter often in an apparently arbitrary fashion; however, the connection between all the seemingly unconnected stories is that all of them talk about transformation. Change as the only permanent aspect of nature is the certainty that underlies the work of Ovid, who jumps from one transformation tale to another, sometimes retelling what had come to be seen as central events in the world of Greek myths and sometimes straying in odd directions. The poem is often called a mock-epic. It is written in dactylic hexameter, the form of the great heroic and nationalistic epic poems, both those of the ancient tradition (the Iliad and Odyssey) and of Ovid's own day (the Aeneid). It begins with the ritual "invocation of the muse," and makes use of traditional epithets and circumlocutions. But instead of following and extolling the deeds of a human hero, it leaps from story to story sometimes in very cunning ways, and, because of the clever ways in which it connects the stories, the Metamorphoses were once called the "Thousand and One Nights of the Ancient World". (Adapted from Wikipedia.)
Translated by J. J. Howard.

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1h 56min
April 05, 2023 Metamorphoses, by Ovid. Part I.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid is probably one of the best known, certainly one of the most influential works of the Ancient world. It consists of a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world through mythological tales, starting with a cosmogony and finishing with the deification of Julius Caesar. Published around 8 AD, the Metamorphoses are a source, sometimes the only source, for many of the most famous ancient myths, such as the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Arachne or Narcisus.
Ovid works his way through his subject matter often in an apparently arbitrary fashion; however, the connection between all the seemingly unconnected stories is that all of them talk about transformation. Change as the only permanent aspect of nature is the certainty that underlies the work of Ovid, who jumps from one transformation tale to another, sometimes retelling what had come to be seen as central events in the world of Greek myths and sometimes straying in odd directions. The poem is often called a mock-epic. It is written in dactylic hexameter, the form of the great heroic and nationalistic epic poems, both those of the ancient tradition (the Iliad and Odyssey) and of Ovid's own day (the Aeneid). It begins with the ritual "invocation of the muse," and makes use of traditional epithets and circumlocutions. But instead of following and extolling the deeds of a human hero, it leaps from story to story sometimes in very cunning ways, and, because of the clever ways in which it connects the stories, the Metamorphoses were once called the "Thousand and One Nights of the Ancient World". (Adapted from Wikipedia.)
Translated by J. J. Howard.

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1h 60min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part VII.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 4min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part VI.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 30min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part V.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 30min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part IV.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 53min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part III.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 38min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part II.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 41min
March 10, 2023 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories, by H.G. Wells. Part I.
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author: "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.

Part I
01 The Jilting of Jane
02 The Cone
03 The Stolen Bacillus
04 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
05 In the Avu Observatory
06 Aepyornis Island
07 The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

Part II
08 The Lord of the Dynamos
09 The Moth
10 The Treasure in the Forest
11 The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham
12 Under the Knife

Part III
13 The Sea Raiders
14 The Obliterated Man
15 The Plattner Story
16 The Red Room
17 The Purple Pileus

Part IV
18 A Slip Under the Microscope
19 The Crystal Egg
20 The Star
21 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Part V
22 A Vision of Judgement
23 Jimmy Goggles the god
24 Miss Winchelsea's Heart
25 A Dream of Armageddon

Part VI
26 The Valley of Spiders
27 The New Accelerator
28 The Truth about Pyecraft
29 The Magic Shop
30 The Empire of the Ants

Part VII
31 The Door in the Wall
32 The Country of the Blind
33 The Beautiful Suit

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2h 51min

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