Literature Podcasts
Librivox: Principles of Economics, Book 6: The Distribution of National Income by Marshall, AlfredJoin Now to Follow
Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the Principles of Economics in 1881 and he spent much of the next decade at work on the treatise. His plan for the work gradually extended to a two-volume compilation on the whole of economic thought; the first volume was published in 1890 to worldwide acclaim that established him as one of the leading economists of his time. It brought the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole, and became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period. The second volume, which was to address foreign trade, money, trade fluctuations, taxation, and collectivism, was never published at all. (Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Merkwürdiges Beispiel einer weiblichen Rache by Diderot, DenisJoin Now to Follow
Friedrich von Schillers (1759 - 1805) Übertragung der "Mme de la Pommeraye"-Episode aus Diderots (1713-1784) "Jacques le Fataliste", erschienen 1785. Aber die kühne Neuheit dieser Intrige, die unverkennbare Wahrheit der Schilderung, die schmucklose Eleganz der Beschreibung haben mich in Versuchung geführt, eine Übersetzung davon zu wagen, welche freilich die Eigentümlichkeit des Originals nicht erreicht haben wird. --Friedrich von Schiller This reading is in German.
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Librivox: Short Story Collection Vol. 028 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 028: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
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Librivox: Märchen - Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 by Hauff, WilhelmJoin Now to Follow
Hauffs Märchen entstanden in der Spätromantik. Der erste Band mit der Rahmenerzählung “Die Karawane” zeichnet sich durch hohes Einfühlungsvermögen in die orientalische Lebensweise aus. Er enthält neben den bekannte Märchen “Kalif Storch” und “Der kleine Muck” “Die Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff”, “Die Geschichte von der abgehauenen Hand”, “Die Errettung Fatmes” und “Das Märchen vom falschen Prinzen”. “Das Gespensterschiff” und “Die abgehauene Hand” sind nach heutigem Empfinden für Kinder nicht geeignet. (Summary by Wikipedia and Hokuspokus)
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Librivox: Ideal Husband, An by Wilde, OscarJoin Now to Follow
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Little Servant, A by Hill, Grace LivingstonJoin Now to Follow
A short story of a little girl who is Jesus' servant and how she won the heart of an unbelieving gardener. Summary by Esther
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Librivox: Sokrates Verteidigung, Des by PlatoJoin Now to Follow
Platon (427 v. Chr.–348 v. Chr.) läßt Sokrates sein Leben darstellen und beurteilen sowie seine Einstellung zum Tod. Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1805. (Summary by redaer) This reading is in German.
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School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University Join Now to Follow
Podcasts of conferences, seminars and events hosted by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
By School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
Danger Room: The X-men Comics Commentary PodcastJoin Now to Follow
Each week Adam and Jeremy, both X-Men and comic book fans, will provide a running commentary of an issue of X-Men. Starting with the legendary September 1963 X-Men #1, every issuesode will be chock-full of humor, nit-picky goodness, nerdy love, and adoration for the long-running comic book series. Everyone is welcome to listen and comment! Listeners do not need a copy of the issue, or even a passing knowledge of the X-Men to enjoy, as the Danger Room duo tell each story so that anyone can follow along! It’s like those record storybooks from your youth-without the beep!
By X-Men Comics Commentary with Adam and Jeremy
BooksPlus - Separate stories podcastJoin Now to Follow
BooksPlus is the one-stop destination for bibliophiles, a digest of the week’s best interviews about books and writing across RN.
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