Literature Podcasts
Librivox: Richard I by Abbott, JacobJoin Now to Follow
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Richard I. (Summary from the preface of the book)
By LibriVox
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensJoin Now to Follow
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction.The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.
By Books Should Be Free
Raising Cain - A Skulduggery PodcastJoin Now to Follow
A podcast about the fantastic Skulduggery Pleasant book series, brought to you by the people at skulduggery.wikia.com
By skulduggery.wikia.com
Librivox: Don Quixote - Vol. 1 by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deJoin Now to Follow
Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the Morisco historian, Cide Hamete Benengeli, whom he claims to have hired to translate the story from an Arabic manuscript he found in Toledo's bedraggled old Jewish quarter. The protagonist, Alonso Quixano, is a minor landowner who has read so many stories of chivalry that he descends into fantasy and becomes convinced he is a knight errant. Together with his companion Sancho Panza, the self-styled Don Quixote de la Mancha sets out in search of adventures. His "lady" is Dulcinea del Toboso, an imaginary object of his courtly love crafted from a neighbouring farmgirl by the illusion-struck "knight" (her real name is Aldonza Lorenzo, and she is totally unaware of his feelings for her. In addition, she never actually appears in the novel). Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and perhaps the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears at or near the top of lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. (Summary from Wikipedia)
By LibriVox
Tempest, The by SHAKESPEARE, WilliamJoin Now to Follow
Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of Prospero's powers. Will he seek revenge, or reconcilement? (Summary by Karen Savage) <p> <strong>Cast:</strong><br> Narrator – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2136">Great Plains </a><br> Alonso, King of Naples – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1085">hefyd </a><br> Sebastian, his brother – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4077">Nathan Markham </a><br> Prospero, the right Duke of Milan – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699">Bruce Pirie </a><br> Antonio, his brother, the usurping Duke of Milan – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3470">Jason Mills </a><br> Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb </a><br> Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1578">Lorelle Anderson </a><br> Adrian, a Lord – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2937">EricJ</a><br> Francisco, a Lord – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2110">Aaron Elliott </a><br> Caliban, a savage and deformed Slave – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3470">Jason Mills </a><br> Trinculo, a Jester – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4206/">Ryan Dressler </a><br> Stephano, a drunken Butler – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw </a><br> Master of a Ship – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2748">Annoying Twit </a><br> Boatswain – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/243">Jennifer Stearns </a><br> Mariners – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman </a><br> Miranda, daughter to Prospero – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett </a><br> Ariel, an airy Spirit – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage </a><br> Iris, a Spirit – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4063">Abigail Bartels </a><br> Ceres, a Spirit – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3586">Jessamie </a><br> Juno, a Spirit – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3615">Lucy Perry </a></p><p></p>
By LibriVox
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJoin Now to Follow
Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts daily interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.
By CapRadio
Librivox: Seven Poor Travellers, The by Dickens, CharlesJoin Now to Follow
One of Dickens' Christmas stories, this was first published as part of the Christmas number of Household Words for 1854. The first chapter relates Dickens' visit to the ancient Richard Watts's Charity at Rochester. The second chapter is the touching story of "Richard Doubledick", which Dickens supposedly told the travellers, and Dickens' journey home on Christmas morning provides the short concluding chapter. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
By LibriVox
Librivox: To Let (Forsyte Saga Vol. 3) by Galsworthy, JohnJoin Now to Follow
‘The Forsyte Saga’ is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. To Let is the third and final book in the saga (although Galsworthy later published two further trilogies which extend the story). We are now in 1920, about twenty years since Irene married Young Jolyon and gave birth to John and since Soames married Annette, who gave him a daughter, Fleur. The two sides of the family have not met since those times and John and Fleur do not even know of each other’s existence. All the old Forsytes are dead except for Timothy. Val and Holly have returned from South Africa and Val is training racehorses in Sussex. June has opened her gallery near Cork Street. Soames arranges to meet Fleur at June’s gallery and while there, and again later in a patisserie, they see Irene and Jon. Soames ignores them but Fleur and Jon are attracted to one another at a distance. As they leave, Fleur drops her handkerchief... (Summary by Andy Minter)
By LibriVox
The Indie Book Marketer Strategycast with Shawn HansenJoin Now to Follow
Self-Publishing & Marketing Tips + Author Interviews. Today's authors have to build and maintain online platforms, marketing lists, be active in social media, research cover designers and editors, and . . . it can be overwhelming. I'll help quiet the noise in your head, calm the panic coursing through your bloodstream, and guide you on this fantastic journey that is self-publishing and self-promoting.
By Shawn Hansen
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for KidsJoin Now to Follow
Let's Fly! Reading Bug Adventures is a story podcast for kids from The Reading Bug. Each episode is a new adventure with original songs -- just hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag, and we'll be transported to whatever time or place is in the books inside! Join us for action and adventure, and bring your crayons and paper so you can color your own illustrations. Reading Bug Adventures is created, written, and produced by The Reading Bug, an independent, family-owned children's bookstore. Learn more at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures
By The Reading Bug
