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- The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole – Chapter 2 – Read by Great PlainsThis is Chapter 2 of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, narrated by Great Plains. This audiobook comes with an ebook version at https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole. The ebook is $1.99 if you’d like to support the production of more books & audiobooks. But if that’s not an option, you’re welcome to download the book for free. Just look under the price for the free link. Whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy. Consider leaving a review on the site, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so others can enjoy it as well.
Author: Horace Walpole
Title: The Castle of Otranto
Ebook: https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole
Narrator: Great Plains49 min - The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole – Chapter 1 – Read by Great PlainsThis is Chapter 1 of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, narrated by Great Plains. This audiobook comes with an ebook version at https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole. The ebook is $1.99 if you’d like to support the production of more books & audiobooks. But if that’s not an option, you’re welcome to download the book for free. Just look under the price for the free link. Whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy. Consider leaving a review on the site, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so others can enjoy it as well.
Author: Horace Walpole
Title: The Castle of Otranto
Ebook: https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole
Narrator: Great Plains48 min - The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole – Chapter 0: Preface – Read by Great PlainsThis is Chapter 0: Preface of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, narrated by Great Plains. This audiobook comes with an ebook version at https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole. The ebook is $1.99 if you’d like to support the production of more books & audiobooks. But if that’s not an option, you’re welcome to download the book for free. Just look under the price for the free link. Whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy. Consider leaving a review on the site, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so others can enjoy it as well.
Author: Horace Walpole
Title: The Castle of Otranto
Ebook: https://librecron.com/products/the-castle-of-otranto_horace-walpole
Narrator: Great Plains9 min - The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsThis is an audiobook of The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, narrated by Mark Nelson.
The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the fifth novel in the Barsoom series. It was published as a 6-part serial between February and March of 1922, before being released as a complete novel in the November of the same year. As of 2020, this is the last Barsoom novel in the public domain. Assuming no changes in copyright law, we can expect to see A Fighting Man of Mars, published in 1928, enter the public domain on January 1st, 2024.
The heroine of the story is Tara, the daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris. Gahan, prince of Gathol, wants her hand in marriage. Tara is against this; she doesn’t see him as a suitable partner, thinking him a dandy. One day, when shes out on her flier, a storm strands her in an unknown area. While Gahan seeks to rescue her, she comes across Kaldanes and Rykors, grotesque creatures that don’t have anything nice planned for Tara.
Title: The Chessmen of Mars
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
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Original Recording: LibriVox
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support6 hr 46 min - Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThis is an audiobook of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, narrated by Peter John Keeble.
There’s few lines in literature as famous as “Pleasure sir, may I have some more?” But if there’s one thing Charles Dickens knows, it’s how to write a novel that, almost two centuries after its publication, is still going strong and being adapted. Oliver Twist (full title: Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress) tells the story of a young orphan, Oliver, who has some not-so-good luck. He’s taken in by several cruel “benefactors”, shuffled around and getting lost, until he finally lands at a place he might call him. At heart, though, he’s a kind boy who doesn’t wish to do ill. It’s all well and good, then, that he gets a happy ending.
Still, he did reach happily ever after easily. Dickens explores what the life of a young outcast was like in the early-1800s, illustrating the practice of child labor at a time where workers rights weren’t exactly the talk of the town. Poverty & social class are both major themes in the book. The highly stratified nature of pre-Victorian and Victorian times led to a divisive class structure that wasn’t easily traversed. While it was a time of rapid expansion and industrialization, it also meant that the least fortunate and able were left by the wayside, or worse. As in most cases, the well off were few and far between; most had to subsist or scrounge to stay alive. This, in turn, led to crime – another important theme. A naive Oliver is roped into schemes where, after they fail, he is left as a patsy.
Title: Oliver Twist
Author: Charles Dickens
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
Apple Books Link
Original Recording: LibriVox
If you want all these audiobooks delivered automatically, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Consider leaving a review if you enjoy these books!
I cleaned up the recording as follows:
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Removed the LibriVox introduction.
Shorted or removed long silences.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support6 hr 46 min - Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThis is an audiobook of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, by Elizabeth Klett.
First published in 1837, Jane Eyre had a powerful impact on prose fiction. It focuses on the moral & spiritual development of its main character, Jane Eyre, through first-person narrative. Its importance and influence was highlighted in 2003, when the novel was ranked #10 in the BBC’s The Big Read survey.
The novel has five distinct parts: the beginning, where Jane is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her schooling, where she makes friends but is still oppressed; as a governess, where she falls in love with her employer; her time at Moor House, where she is proposed to; and her reunion with her employer as a governess.
Throughout each of the parts, Brontë brings up the eminent issues & ideas of the time and provides her perspective (often critical) on them. The full title of the novel is Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. While a work of fiction, it’s obvious that Brontë’s own experiences helped shape the book. While at school, Jane befriends Helen Burns. Helen eventually dies of tuberculosis in Jane’s arms. The character of Helen is based on Charlotte Brontës own sister, Maria Brontë, who died at 11 of the same disease.
Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
Apple Books Link
Original Recording: LibriVox
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I cleaned up the recording as follows:
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Removed the LibriVox introduction.
Shorted or removed long silences.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support6 hr 46 min - Dracula by Bram Stoker
This is an audiobook of Dracula by Bram Stoker, narrated by Corrinne LePage.
The tale of the vampire has been around for ages. You can trace the current word back to the 18th century, but the traits of the vampire have existed in various cultures from around the world throughout time. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 novella Carmilla is one of the first popular portrayals of the vampire. It was preceded by The Vampyre by John Polidori in 1819, which remained popular throughout the century of its publication.
However, they all seem to take a backseat to the legendary Dracula by Bram Stoker. Published in 1897, Stoker’s classic is still the goto wellspring of information for anyone that wants to adapt the myth to the screen or stage. Everything popular that you know about vampires – their weakness to garlic and the crucifix, driving a stake through their heart, the lack of a reflection, the turning of a human to a vampire – comes from Dracula.
Title: Dracula
Author: Bram Stoker
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
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Original Recording: LibriVox
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I cleaned up the recording as follows:
- Removed the introduction of the narrator.
- Removed the LibriVox introduction.
- Shorted or removed long silences.
---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support15 hr 27 min - The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. EddisonThis is an audiobook of The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison, narrated by Jason Mills.
It’s not easy writing a high fantasy classic. Your competition is immense. You’ve got J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, C. S. Lewis, and so many more it’s impossible to make a dent, even with a long list. But in the top echelons, there’s another name – E. R. Eddison, author of The Worm Ouroboros.
Eddison was different from Tolkien in some important ways, though. For one, Tolkien placed a heavy premium on the linguistic aspects of his created world. His names had meaning, and the overall legendarium is steeped in mythology. In contrast, E. R. Eddison had begun thinking up The Worm Ouroboros while he was a pre-teen child. He imagined some of the story, the characters, and the setting then – and seemed to have kept parts of it. This is especially notable in the names for some of his characters: Lord Spitfire, La Fireez, Fax Fay Faz, Goldry Bluszco, etc.
Title: The Worm Ouroboros
Author: E. R. Eddison
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
Apple Books Link
Original Recording: LibriVox
If you want all these audiobooks delivered automatically, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Consider leaving a review if you enjoy these books!
I cleaned up the recording as follows:
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Removed the LibriVox introduction.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support6 hr 46 min - Wuthering Heights by Emile Brontë
This is an audiobook of Wuthering Heights by Emile Brontë, narrated by Ruth Golding.
Wuthering Heights, published in 1847, is the only novel by Emily Brontë, one of the three Brontë sisters. She died just a year after its initial publication, but her legacy has continued; despite being her only work, it has transcended the 160 intervening years with grace. Emily Brontë broke with the norms and mores of the day; she offered a stark look at & depiction of cruelty and tackled timeless themes such as religious hypocrisy, morality, the class system, and more.
Containing elements of Gothic fiction, the tale takes place in the moorlands. The frame narrative introduces us to some important characters, especially Heathcliff, before rewinding the time back several decades and continuing from there. The story has a bit of everything – love, revenge, death, family, and more.
Title: Wuthering Heights
Author: Emily Brontë
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
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Original Recording: LibriVox
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I cleaned up the recording as follows:
- Removed the introduction of the narrator.
- Removed the LibriVox introduction.
- Shorted or removed long silences.
---Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/librecron/support14 hr 38 min - The Republic by PlatoThis is an audiobook of The Republic by Plato, narrated by Bob Neufeld.
The Republic by Plato, written around 380 BC, is the best known work of Plato as well as one of the most widely read & influential works of philosophy ever written. It is written as a dialogue – specifically, a Socratic dialogue. These particular works are written to solve philosophical problems & concerns by way of two or more characters conversing with each other, with Socrates often appearing as the main subject.
The Republic discusses many of the philosophies of Plato, including his theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, the ideal of the philosopher-king, and more. It is written as 10 books, each of which features Socrates engaging in philosophical debate & Socratic dialogue with other characters. The Republic has been commented on by scores of philosophers, writers, and rulers – each of whom seem to respect it for its place in antiquity (at the least), even if they might disagree with Plato on the substance.
Title: The Republic
Author: Plato
Free/Pay-What-You-Want: Librecron Edition
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Original Recording: LibriVox
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Removed the LibriVox introduction.
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