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May 07, 2023 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
Support Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, normally known simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe's death and at least twelve years after the first performance of the play.Cast:
Chorus: Martin Geeson
Good Angel: Availle
Evil Angel/Cardinal/Third Scholar: Denny Sayers
Doctor Faustus/Vintner/First Friar/Covetousness/Gluttony: Algy Pug
Mephistophilis/Knight/First Scholar/Envy/Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Lucifer: CalmDragon
Wagner: Arielle Lipshaw
Valdes/Clown/Third Friar: Nadine Eckert-Boulet
Cornelius: Rainer
The Pope: John Steigerwald
Emperor: Sean Randall
Horse-courser: Frank Booker
Robin: Jason Mills
Ralph/Second Scholar/Wrath: Sandra G
Second Friar/Old Man: David Lawrence
Fourth Friar/Duke of Vanholt: Lars Rolander
Duchess of Vanholt: Musicalheart1
Pride: Mary-Beth Blackburn
Sloth: Diana Majlinger
Lechery: Lucy PerryAudio edited by: Elizabeth KlettSupport Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/
1 hr 40 min
May 02, 2023 The Souls of Black Folk
Support Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in Atlantic Monthly magazine. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African-American in American society. Outside of its notable place in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the first works to deal with sociology.Support Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/
8 hr
April 28, 2023 The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years. Carelessly, he wishes the opposite were true. What happens is a treatise on morals, self-indulgence and how crucial personal responsibility is towards one's self. (Summary by John Gonzalez)Support Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/
6 hr 12 min
April 27, 2023 The Meditations
Support Us And Donate Here:⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. He explicates the Stoic philosophy that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. He shows no particular religious faith in his writings, but seems to believe that some sort of logical, benevolent force organizes the universe in such a way that even "bad" occurrences happen for the good of the whole. (Summary by Ticktockman)Support Us And Donate Here:⁠⁠ https://libri-vox.org/donate/
7 hr
April 26, 2023 The Kama Sutra
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Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890), Bhagavanlal Indrajit et al.
The Kama Sutra, or Aphorisms on Love, has survived at least 1400 years as a dominant text on sexual relations between men and women. Vatsyayana claimed to have written the Kama Sutra while a religious student, “in contemplation of the Deity” - but references to older works, shrewd disputations by Vatsyayana of those authors' recommendations, and careful cataloging of practices in various of the Indian states indicate much more emphasis on kama, or sensual gratification.
Part of the book discusses the 64 arts of love employed by masters of coitus. Learning each of these and when and how to practice them, Vatsyayana affirms, not only leads to the best gratification, but makes the artist a person of great desirability.
Once the means of sexual congress are discussed, the many types of male-female relationships and their proper prosecution are covered. Some of these have small relevance to the modern world, such as how to sneak into the King's harem, but are interesting nonetheless. Others, such as how to get money from a lover, will probably remain useful as long as there are humans in the world.
The translator's concluding remarks call the book primitive; so might also modern women who are told that if their name ends in “l” or “r” they should not be married, because they are worthless. But in tackling the subject of human sexuality, Vatsyayana nevertheless will always attract readers (or, in this case, listeners!).
(Summary by Mark F Smith)
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6 hr 17 min
April 25, 2023 Lady Susan (Dramatic Version)
Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published.
Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as she engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter, the actual action shares its importance with Austen’s manipulation of her characters' behavior by means of their reactions to the letters that they receive.
The heroine adds additional interest by altering the tone of her own letters based on the recipient of the letter. Thus, the character of Lady Susan is developed through many branches as Austen suggests complications of identity and the way in which that identity is based on interaction rather than on solitary constructions of personality. Lady Susan’s character is also built by the descriptions of the other letter-writers; but even though their opinions of this heroine coincide with the image that develops from her own letters, Austen demonstrates the subjectivity of the opinions by presenting them – primarily – in the letters of one woman to another, thereby suggesting the established literary motifs of feminine gossip and jealousy. Readers recognize these subjective motifs and examine all of the idiosyncrasies of the characters in order to create their own opinion of Lady Susan – as they would of any real acquaintance. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Cast:
Lady Susan Vernon – Kristin Hughes
Mrs. Vernon – rachelellen
Mr. De Courcy – Patrick Beverley
Mrs. Johnson – Kirsten Ferreri
Sir Reginald De Courcy – Simon Taylor
Lady De Courcy – Gesine
Miss Vernon – Kara Shallenberg
Narrator of the Conclusion – Justin Barrett
Intros/outros – Robert Scott
2 hr 28 min
April 24, 2023 Jane Austen's Juvenilia
Before becoming the author of such classics as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, Jane Austen experimented with various writing styles as a teenager in the early 1790s. This is a collection of her juvenilia, including the epistolary novels Love and Freindship, Lesley Castle, and Lady Susan, as well as her comic History of England and some shorter pieces. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
5 hr 48 min
April 23, 2023 The Iliad of Homer
"The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Ilium, by a coalition of Greek States, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege"
15 hr 41 min
April 22, 2023 The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. M’Lean. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer."
21 hr 13 min
April 21, 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher (in Short Ghost and Horror Collection 027)
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.
01 The City Of Dreadful Night Rudyard Kipling Etext Tony Addison
02 Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe Etext Chris Stump
03 A Predicament Edgar Allan Poe Etext Tony Scheinman

04 The Sea Raiders H. G. Wells Etext Mike Pelton

05 The Red Room H. G. Wells Etext Mike Pelton

06 The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce narrated by Martin Reyto

07 The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe narrated by Michael

08 The Listener by Algernon Blackwood narrated by Mike Pelton

09 The Cone by H. G. Wells narrated by Mike Pelton

10 Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon narrated by Newgatenovelist

11 Murder and Mystery by James Skipp Borlase narrated by Alan Winterrowd

12 The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poenarrated by Tony Addison

13 The House Surgeon by Rudyard Kipling narrated by Tony Addison

14 Lost Hearts by M. R. James narrated by Tony Addison

15 The Wrecker and the Death Ship by William Bottrell narrated by Son of the Exiles

16 Caterpillars by E. F. Benson narrated by Matt Braymiller

17 The Doors of Death by Arthur Beecher Waltermire narrated by Hannah Catherine

18 The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton narrated by Tony Addison

19 The Tomb by H. P. Lovecraft narrated by merendo07

20 The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton narrated by Tony Addison

10 hr 3 min

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