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ID: 258763

Title: American Claimant

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: John Greenman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:43:25

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 12 of 12. (Summary by Chip)

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ID: 258873

Title: Figure in the Carpet

Author: Henry James

Narrator: Nicholas Clifford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:39:38

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critics who greatly admirs the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he - and all other critics - have in fact missed the great point of Verreker's work, and the critic (and his editor) thereupon devote themselves to trying to unravel the mystery. James's story, however, almost certainly has an autobiographical side to it, perhaps itself criticizing those critics who couldn't see, or wouldn't see, the figures lost in the carpet of his own writing. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford)

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ID: 259295

Title: Washington Square

Author: Henry James

Narrator: Dawn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:25:28

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, domineering father.

The book is often compared to Jane Austen's work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its intense focus on family relationships. James was hardly a great admirer of Jane Austen, so he might not have regarded the comparison as flattering. In fact, James was not a great fan of Washington Square itself. He tried to read it over for inclusion in the New York Edition of his fiction (1907-1909) but found that he couldn't, and the novel was not included. Other readers, though, have sufficiently enjoyed the book to make it one of the more popular works of the Jamesian canon. (summary from Wikipedia)

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ID: 259078

Title: Reluctant Dragon

Author: Kenneth Grahame

Narrator: Mark F. Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:56:50

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure

Summary:

What would you do if you discovered a dragon living in a cave on a hill above your home? Make friends, read poetry together? It turns out that not all dragons are intent on pillaging the countryside. Some might actually enjoy peace, quiet, and the occasional banquet. The Boy of this story knows how to handle dragons, and life is good... until a knight in shining armor arrives in town to exterminate his friend! It doesn't matter that it's a "good" dragon - rules are rules, you know! (Summary by Mark)

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ID: 257567

Title: Modest Proposal

Author: Jonathan Swift

Narrator: John Gonzalez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:24:59

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody

Summary:

Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the "Proposal" was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity - the exact state the "Proposal" was written to expose. (Summary by Hugh)

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ID: 281551

Title: The Liar

Author: Henry James

Narrator: Deborah Percy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:30:12

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learns that her husband is susceptible to a very peculiar habit. - Summary by Deborah Percy

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ID: 259202

Title: Wolf-Leader

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Narrator: John Van Stan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:23:06

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror

Summary:

Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernaturlal encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest. With Thibault's resentment at his treatment by the world at its height, the devil sees his chance and, in the guise of a wolf, proposes a deal which Thibault accepts; the ever available trade of one's soul for evil power. With a pack of demon possessed wolves at his command, Thibault begins to explore his new power tentatively, hesitant to do evil, but unable to help himself, the momentum of the tale grown in surprising and horrifying ways until the unexpected climax. (Summary by TimoleonWash)

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ID: 257994

Titolo: Dialogo delle lingue

Autore: Sperone Speroni

Narratore: Riccardo Fasol

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 01:29:20

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-01-16

Editore: LibriVox

Categoria: Foreign Language Titles, Language Instruction, Italian, Other

Riepilogo:

Pubblicato nel 1542, questo dialogo espone le teorie sulla lingua italiana che, già dal secolo precedente, presero forma, cercando di trasformare il volgare italiano, ancora instabile grammaticalmente, in una vera e propria lingua regolata da norme. I protagonisti del dialogo sono: Bembo (Pietro Bembo), sostenitore del volgare colto e che prende come modelli il Decameron del Boccaccio e il Canzoniere del Petrarca; Lazaro (Lazzaro Bonamico), cultore del latino e spregiatore dell'uso colto del volgare; un Cortegiano, portavoce della teoria di Baldassarre Castiglione, che propone di aprire il volgare di base toscana alle influenze di altre regioni e lingue; uno Scolare che riporta un dialogo tra Lascari (Giano Lascaris), professore di greco, sostenitore dell'indissolubilità tra concetto e parola, e Peretto (Pietro Pomponazzi - detto Peretto per la bassa statura), filosofo aristotelico, che auspica l'utilizzo del dialetto nell'esercizio dell'attività speculativa, per non perdere tempo inutile nello studio delle parole a scapito delle "cose".(Summary by Riccardo Fasol)

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ID: 259050

Title: Lost Princess of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Narrator: Mark F. Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:23:06

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure

Summary:

Who is stealing all the magic in Oz? Dorothy and her friends set out to comb all of Oz, not only for magic stolen from Glinda and the Wizard, but also for the kidnapped princess, Ozma. Along the way, they explore regions never seen in other Oz books, meeting strange and interesting people and animals, and falling into peril more than once. It's a desperate mission - for if the thefts are all linked, then it means that some magician unknown to them has acquired powers beyond any available to them now. How will they find him? And how will they conquer him? Not one of them knows - but with continuing faith that goodness will triumph, they march forth to try. (Summary by Mark)

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ID: 258333

Title: My First Summer in the Sierra

Author: John Muir

Narrator: Adrian Praetzellis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:14:21

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-16

Publisher: LibriVox

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Summary:

The journal of nature-lover John Muir who spent the summer of 1869 walking California's Sierra Nevada range. From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. The antics of the smallest "insect people" amazed him as much as stunted thousand-year old Juniper trees growing with inconceivable tenacity from tiny cracks in the stone. Muir spent the rest of his life working to preserve the high Sierra, believing that "the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Dunbar, Scotland and grew up in Wisconsin, USA. This recording commemorates the 140th anniversary of that first summer. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

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