Arts Podcasts
Librivox: Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Underhill, EvelynJoin Now to Follow
This classic gives a basic outline of Christian mysticism. (Summary by Joy)
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Librivox: 2 B R 0 2 B by Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.Join Now to Follow
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. 2 B R 0 2 B is a satiric short story that imagines life (and death) in a future world where aging has been "cured" and population control is mandated and administered by the government. (Summary by Wikipedia and Laurie Anne Walden) This recording is done as a dramatic reading. Characters: Narrator: Denny Sayers Hospital Orderly: Mark F. Smith Painter: Alan Davis-Drake Leora Duncan: Laurie Anne Walden Dr. Hitz: Michael Yard Wehling: Julian Jamison Federal Bureau of Termination hostess: Kara Shallenberg
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Librivox: Garden Fairies by Marston, Philip BourkeJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of Garden Fairies by Philip Bourke Marston. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 30th, 2007.
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Librivox: Short Mystery Story Collection 001 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
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Librivox: Snow Song by Teasdale, SaraJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of Snow Song by Sara Teasdale. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 9th, 2007.
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Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 057 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 057: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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Librivox: Nine Unlikely Tales by Nesbit, E. (Edith)Join Now to Follow
Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine. All are classic-Nesbit: charming, novel and not afraid to squeeze in a moral or two -- told with proper fairy-tale style. Summary by Cori
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Librivox: Child's History of England, A by Dickens, CharlesJoin Now to Follow
A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in three volume book form in 1852, 1853, and 1854. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the ascension of Queen Victoria. (Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Peterkin Papers, The (version 2) by Hale, Lucretia P.Join Now to Follow
The Peterkin Papers is a book-length collection of humorous stories by Lucretia Peabody Hale, and is her best-known work. The Peterkins are a lovable but comically inept family with ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy—but not common sense. Many chapters show the family trying to solve some problem in a roundabout way, failing, and eventually being rescued by "the wise old lady from Philadelphia," who cuts the Gordian knot with an effective but prosaic solution. The charm of the story is not in the plot, but in the telling, building up layers of complication, and the affectionate fun poked at the not-quite-cartoonish characters. The "wise old lady's" solution is usually obvious to the reader, even the young listener, from the start. (summary from Wikipedia)
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