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Little Women (Version 3 Dramatic Reading) Pt.1

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Louisa May Alcott's beloved 1868 novel is about the four March girls - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - who are growing up in Massachusetts during the Civil War. As the novel opens, their father is away at war, and the girls are struggling to be good and to reconcile themselves to their relative poverty. Each has her trials to deal with, and they are encouraged by their loving mother, and by their friendship with their neighbor, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence.
Cast:
Narrator/Jo: Elizabeth Klett
Meg: Arielle Lipshaw
Beth: Kalynda
Amy/Parrot: Karen Savage
Marmee: Kara Shallenberg
Mr. March: Bruce Pirie
Hannah: MaryAnn
Mrs. Hummel/Hummel Children/Lotty: Elli
Girl/Child/Tina/Daisy/Maid: Lavinia
Laurie: mb
Aunt March: Amy Gramour
Old Man/Dr. Bangs: Phil Chenevert
Mr. Laurence: David Lawrence
Mr. Davis/Shopman/Young Man #2/Clerk: Tom Crawford
Annie/May Chester: sherlock85
Clara/Miss Lamb/Kitty: ESFJ Girl
Mr. Lamb/Mr. Dashwood: Denny Sayers
Mrs. Moffat/Aunt Carrol/Old Lady/Mrs. Chester: Sally Mc
Major Lincoln/Tudor: Henry Frigon
Belle/Second Girl/Minnie: BookAngel7
Nan/Mrs. Kirke: Susanna
Sallie Gardiner Moffat: rashada
Hortense/Esther: Nadine Eckert-Boulet
Fred Vaughan: John Croudy
John Brooke: Peter Bishop
Kate Vaughan: BumbleVee
Ned Moffat/Parker/Young Man #1: coolkid2219
Frank Vaughan: John Fricker
Boy/Demi: E. Lee
Professor Bhaer: Rainer
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, General Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): alcott (19), Little Women (7)

Abraham Lincoln: A History, Vol 1(Pt.2)

John Hay (1835 - 1905) and John George Nicolay (1832 - 1901)

This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Keyword(s): history , biography , civil war , United States history , lincoln 

Group: Abraham Lincoln: A History in 10 Volumes

Abraham Lincoln: A History, Vol 1(Pt.1)

John Hay (1835 - 1905) and John George Nicolay (1832 - 1901)

This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Keyword(s): history  biography , civil war , United States history , lincoln 

Group: Abraham Lincoln: A History in 10 Volumes

Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on March 4th, 1861, as the North and South were sliding towards separation and Civil War. His second inaugural, given just weeks before his assassination, was also delivered on March 4th but four years later, in 1865. Just over a month later, April 18th, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. This was four days after Lincoln was shot on April 14th. He died the next day. - Summary by John Greenman

Light on Life’s Difficulties

When a man enters a dark room he is not sure of his movements, he cannot see objects around him, or properly locate them, and is liable to hurt himself by coming into sudden contact with them. But let a light be introduced, and immediately all confusion disappears. Every object is seen, and there is no danger of being hurt. To the majority, life is such a dark room, and their frequent hurts—their disappointments, perplexities, sorrows and pains—are caused by sudden contact with principles which they do not see, and are therefore not prepared to deal with. But when the light of wisdom is introduced into the darkened understanding, confusion vanishes, difficulties are dissolved, all things are seen in their true place and proportion, and henceforth the man walks open-eyed and unhurt, in the clear light of wise comprehension. - Summary by James Allen

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Self-Help

Language: English

Keyword(s): love (365), Law (52), Occult (52), self-help (50), sin (33), metaphysics (32), heaven (31), wisdom (29), peace (29), New Thought (22), mind (21), truth (17), spirit (15), happiness (14), sorrow (9), thought (8), change (7), reality (6), Ego (4), willpower (4), purity (3)

Narrative of The Life of David Crockett of The State of Tennessee

David Crockett (1786 - 1836)

Autobiography, written by David (Davey) Crockett about 2 years before his death at the Alamo in March of 1836. - Summary by Bill2147

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Keyword(s): autobiography , Tennessee, davey crockett (2)

L. Frank Baum takes us through the adventures of Santa Claus beginning with his adoption as an infant by Necile the nymph. As a youth, Claus discovers fellow humans on earth and returns to their world where he decides his duty is to make children happy through the gift of toys. Claus has to fight Awgwa’s and eventually gets help from the Flossie and Glossie, the first reindeers. Through his tireless work Claus is declared a Saint and is bestowed with immortality. His work lives on today with the help of good parents around the world.
Summary by Linette Geisel.
Cast List:
Cast
Narrator: KHand
Claus: Larry Wilson
Ak the Master Woodsman: Donald Gilmore
Necile the nymph: Devorah Allen
Queen Zurline: Beth Thomas
Queen of the Faries: Leanne Yau
Various other roles read by:
realisticspeakers,
linny ,
pmstrahm,
DrPGould,
TJ Burns,
Christopher Thompson,
Jim Locke,
Foon,
Jasmin Salma,
Pseudonymous Nerd,
Edited by: linny
Proof listener: DrPGould

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)

This story of Santa Claus veers away slightly from the traditional stories of his beginnings. L. Frank Baum creates a world of fantasy that surrounds Santa Claus's life. Orphaned at an infant he is found by the nymph Necile, who convinces the great Ak to allow her to raise Claus for her own. As he grows older he meets his fellow humans, and sees the neglect of children. This sets him on the path to making toys and becoming the beloved Saint Nicholas we are familiar with today. (summary by Kri)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Keyword(s): baum , santa claus (, santa 

Life on the Mississippi (Pt.2)

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Nature, Memoirs

Language: English

Keyword(s): literature , nature , biography , twain , river , mississippi 

Life on the Mississippi (Pt.1)

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Nature, Memoirs

Language: English

Keyword(s): literature , nature , biography , twain , river , mississippi