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Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)

The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, Chayka) is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The play was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading leading lady Irina Arkadina, her son the experimental playwright Konstantin Treplyov, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin. (Wikipedia)
Cast:
Irina Arkadina, an actress: Ruth Golding
Constantine Treplieff, her son: mb
Peter Sorin, her brother: Glenn Simonsen
Nina Zarietchnaya, a young girl, the daughter of a rich landowner: Jc Guan
Ilia Shamraeff, the manager of Sorin's estate: John Eddings
Paulina, his wife: TriciaG
Masha, their daughter: Philippa
Boris Trigorin, an author: Derrick George
Eugene Dorn, a doctor: Robert Steiner
Simon Medviedenko, a schoolmaster: Ernst Pattynama
Jacob, a workman: David Muncaster
A cook: Laurie Anne Walden
Stage Directions: Hannah Dowell
Audio edited by mb

Genre(s): Plays, Drama

Language: English

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
Translated by Ciro Bayo (1859 - 1939)

Salambó recrea la “Guerra de los mercenarios” que tuvo lugar en el siglo III AC en la ciudad de Cartago. Se puede considerar una novela histórica aunque en ella aparecen tanto personajes reales como ficticios. Flaubert relató con todo lujo de detalles, excesivos para algunos de su época, hechos, lugares... vestimentas, etc.
La obra está llena de violencia; batallas, sangre, crímenes, incluso canibalismo.
Por otro lado está Salambó, hija de Amílcar, de la que Matho, líder de los mercenarios se obsesiona. Matho roba el zaïmph, velo sagrado que envuelve a la diosa Tanit en su templo y que es guardián de la ciudad. Graves consecuencias conlleva el robo del zaïmf. (Summary by Montse González)

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Antiquity

Language: Spanish

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose work reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Sadhana is a collection of essays, most of which he gave before the Harvard University, describing Indian beliefs, philosophy and culture from different viewpoints, often making comparison with Western thought and culture.
(Summary by Peter Yearsley/Wikipedia)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Philosophy

Language: English

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Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Translated by Robert W. Lawson (1890 - 1960)

This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein’s theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. In this book he brings a simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the layperson. In the words of Einstein: “The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” The book is challenging at times but, when approached patiently, proves itself one of the most lucid explanations of Relativity to be found anywhere. [Due to transcription or optical character recognition errors in creating online texts, and because of less-than-clear fonts in some printed texts, the variables as read in some of the equations here are not as Einstein intended. For example, the numeral ‘one’ has frequently been printed and read as the letter ‘I.’ In addition, some equations do not translate well into the spoken word. If you require completely accurate renditions of Einstein’s mathematical formulas, we suggest that you consult a published text.] — Summary written by Kelly Bescherer [and Laurie Anne Walden]

Genre(s): Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

Language: English

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Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897 - 1963)

"As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every follower of Christ. But, he asserts, it is all too rare when believers have become conditioned by tradition to accept standards of mediocrity, and the church struggles with formality and worldliness. Using examples from Scripture and from the lives of saints who lived with this thirst for God, Tozer sheds light on the path to a closer walk with God. (Summary by D. Leeson)

Genre(s): Christianity - Other

Language: English

James H. Leuba (1867 - 1946)

"The present essay when complete will contain three parts. Of the two parts now published, the first is an analysis of the conversion process; it is divided into six subdivisions, corresponding to the natural phases of the experience: The Sense of Sin, Self-surrender, Faith, Joy, Appearance of newness, The Role of the Will. In Part II we place, side by side, the Christian doctrines concerning Justification, Faith, the Grace of God, the Freedom of the Will, and the corresponding facts as they appear in Part I." Many stories of conversion are discussed, including Samuel H. Hadley, St. Augustine, John Bunyan, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, John B. Gough, Colonel James Gardiner, Jeremiah Hallock and J.O. Peck. This publication is cited in many publications. (Summary by Curt Walton)

Genre(s): Psychology, Modern

Language: English

Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
Translated by Harry Woodburn Chase (1883 - 1955)

A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker

Genre(s): Medical

Language: English

Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)
Translated by Julius West (1891 - 1918)

The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. They married to gain wealth and possessions. In this play, the concept of marriage is being satirized to show the real purpose of marriage - materialistic gain rather than true love. (Summary with reference to Wikipedia)
Cast:
Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov - read by John Eddings
Natalya Stepanovna - read by Ruth Golding
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov - read by Simon Larois
Stage directions - read by Philippa
Audio edited by Ruth Golding

Genre(s): Satire

Language: English

02 Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Emma Joyce

03 Gaudete (from Piae Cantiones, a collection of Finnish/Swedish sacred songs 1582) Paul C. Newman

04 Good King Wceslas John Mason Neale Kara Shallberg

05 The Holly and the Ivy Traditional glish Carol Kara Shallberg

06 I Heard the Bells Hry Wadsworth Longfellow Megan Kunkel

07 Love Came Down at Christmas (Tune: Garton) Christina Rossetti Carol Stripling

08 O Christmas Tree Traditional Ryan DeRamos

09 O Come Little Childr Christoph von Schmid Carol Stripling

10 O Holy night! Placide Cappeau Bellona Times

11 O Little Town of Bethlehem (Tune: St. Lou­is) Phillips Brooks Bellona Times

12 Silt Night Franz Xaver Gruber DL Pead

13 Sleep! Holy Babe Edward Caswall Ruth Golding

14 Wassail Song Traditional glish Carol Ruth Golding

15 Werde Munter Mein Gemuthe - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Johann Sebastian Bach DL Pead

16 What Child Is This?

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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Translated by Eugène Tardieu (1881 - 1918)

"Le Portrait de Dorian Gray" fut écrit et publié par Oscar Wilde en 1890 et révisé en 1891. Touchant des sujets philosophiques et fantastiques, Wilde révèle le côté décadent de l'époque Victorienne, touchant même au Satanisme, avec le jeune Dorian Gray, qui rend son âme à un portrait de lui-même, afin de ne jamais vieillir. En effet, Dorian reste toujours jeune, mais peu à peu, il perd son innocence et sa compassion. La beauté de sa figure ne change pas, mais le portrait commence à montrer l'aspect hideux qui a enveloppé son âme. Horrifié, il cache ce portrait, qui chaque jour, devient de plus en plus monstrueux. L'auteur introduit des questions de moralité, beauté, jeunesse, et l'hédonisme. Plusieurs de critiques contemporains de Wilde ont jugé son roman "répugnant." Cependant, ce titre reste jusqu'à nos jours une des oeuvres plus lues et plus aimées de la littérature anglaise. Cette traduction fut écrite par Eugène Tardieu, et publiée en 1920. - Summary by Linda Olsen Fitak

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