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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Earth Breath by George William Russell.This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 27, 2025. ------He was noted for his exceptional kindness and generosity towards younger writers: Frank O'Connor termed him "the man who was the father to three generations of Irish writers", and Patrick Kavanagh called him "a great and holy man". P. L. Travers, famous as the creator of Mary Poppins, was yet another writer who gratefully recalled Russell's help and encouragement. - Summary by Wikipedia

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Charming May by John Hartley.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 24, 2025. ------John Hartley was an English poet who worked in the Yorkshire dialect. He wrote a great deal of prose and poetry – often of a sentimental nature – dealing with the poverty of the district. - Summary by Wikipedia

A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test of time. - Summary by jasonb

Cakes and more cakes! All of these ten recipes promote the use of Homogenized Spry Shortening. From Chocolate Rapture Cake to Hawaiian Lei Cake, and chapters on frosting, you'll find some luscious offerings for the whole family. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Preface:The stories and reminiscences in this book are true to life, every one of them. They are told just as they occurred, without any attempt at literary embellishment; and most of them can be substantiated by living witnesses. My purpose has been simply to bring out in connection with these great military events, with which they were so intimately connected, a few of the many incidents and heart histories that were crowded into my own life, from April 20, 1861, to Nov. 23, 1865. Camps and hospitals were established near my own home in Keokuk, Iowa, early in April, 1861. I began at once my ...

Here are compiled 101 recipes for Mexican dishes including soup, fish, meat, fowl, vegetables, meat dumplings, desserts, enchiladas, tamales, and olla podrida.- Summary by Larry Wilson

MY NAME IS PETE MALLORY and I used to play smart gun for a big-time operator named Macy Barr. But I quit. Now Macy's empire was crumbling and he needed me. I wanted no part of Macy. He knew it, too. But he also knew the reason I wouldn't say no. It was locked in his safe. I figured if I did this one last job for him we could make a deal. But the minute we got to his place I saw something I didn't figure on. She was small and blonde and there was a light in her eyes that made my blood run hot and cold. I backed off as if she breathed fire. If that dame ever got her hooks into me I'd never get ...

La Divina Commedia, originalmente Commedìa, è un poema di Dante Alighieri, capolavoro del poeta fiorentino, considerata la più importante testimonianza letteraria della civiltà medievale e una delle più grandi opere della letteratura universale.È diviso in tre parti chiamate cantiche: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso; il poeta immagina di compiervi un viaggio ultraterrenoIl poema, pur continuando i modi caratteristici della letteratura e dello stile medievali (ispirazione religiosa, fine morale, linguaggio e stile basati sulla percezione visiva e immediata delle cose), tende a una ...

Il titolo ha diversi significati, in primo luogo indica la vita giovanile. A questo si aggiunge però il significato più profondo di una vita rinnovata dalla presenza miracolosa di Beatrice e dell'amore. Né si può escludere che Dante abbia voluto alludere alla novità e all'originalità dell'opera. Di recente, dopo la nuova edizione a cura di Guglielmo Gorni, che riproponeva la valenza del titolo "vita rinnovata dall'amore", è stato segnalato da Alberto Casadei[6] che "vita nova" è sintagma presente in Agostino, Tommaso e altri padri della Chiesa, e l'espressione "incipit vita nova" può ...

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had ...

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had ...

This Podcast contains various Audiobooks about Charles Dickens and his Works.It also includes 100 Episodes from the 200th Charles Dickens Anniversary Librivox Collection.All Librivox recordings are in the Public Domain.

Il giovane catanese Antonio Magnano torna a casa dei genitori dopo aver studiato e vissuto a Roma. Bello ed elegante, Antonio è assai ambito dalle ragazze; per di più la sua famiglia ha fama di avere componenti molto "virili". Il padre chiede ad Antonio, prossimo ai trent'anni, di abbandonare la vita da scapolo e di prender moglie, indicando Barbara, la figlia del notaio Puglisi, quale donna ideale in quanto "ben fatta, onesta e ricca".

"The Book of Amos is one of the books of the Nevi'im (Hebrew: "prophets") and of the Christian Old Testament. Amos is one of the minor prophets. Amos was the first biblical prophet whose words were recorded in a book, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah. He was active c 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II. He lived and prophesied in the southern kingdom of Judah. His major themes of social justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy." (Summary by Wikipedia)

Una lunghissima serie di documenti storici e culturali del Novecento e di questa parte del XXI secolo. Dai papi alla politica, dalla letteratura al costume.Tra questi:Annuncio radiofonico - Le dimissioni di Mussolini (1943) Arnaldo Forlani - Interrogatorio al Processo Cusani per Tangentopoli (1994) Benito Mussolini - Dichiarazione di guerra (1940) Benito Mussolini - Discorso sulla razza a Trieste (1938) Bettino Craxi - Discorso in Parlamento su Tangentopoli (1992) Bettino Craxi - Interrogatorio pubblico nel Processo Cusani (1994) Eduardo Scarpetta - Dal secondo atto di Miseria e ...

This volume of The Age of the Puritans (late 16th century and 17th century) begins with Theodore Beza's 1575 catechism, brief and simple enough to be learned by children. William Perkins preaches a sermon on a life centred on 'Christ crucified', Pierre du Moulin, the Huguenot, on suffering as a Christian and Richard Sibbes on 1 Peter 4:18. John Owen gives his oppinion on how dissenters should consider their own excommunication. Richard Sibbes preaches sermons on 1 Peter 4:17-19 and Philippians 1:23-24. Thomas Cartwright's preface to the Admonition to the parliament was a petitionary address to...

Band 3 aus der Reihe 'Die Ahnen' von Gustav Freytag. In 'Die Brüder vom deutschen Hause' folgt Titelheld Ivo den Rittern des Deutschen Ordens dem Aufruf von Kaiser Friedrich II. auf seinem Kreuzzug ins Gelobte Land. Bei seiner Rückkehr muss er feststellen, dass sein Landbesitz veruntreut wurde... - Summary by Bernd Ungerer

„Im Nest der Zaunkönige liegt der Hauptteil des Herrenbesitzes um die Drei Gleichen, Vorberge des Thüringer Waldes bis in die Nähe von Erfurt, in einem Landstrich, wo die Dorfnamen, welche auf ‚leben‘ endigen, vorherrschen.“[4] Der Hauptsitz der Familie, die nun den spöttischen Beinamen „Reguli“, „kleine Könige“ bzw. „Zaunkönige“ trägt, wird mit Ingersleben (hier „Ingramsleben“ genannt) bei Erfurt identifiziert.Die Erzählung setzt im Jahre 1003 auf dem Höhepunkt der Konsolidierungskämpfe Kaiser Heinrichs II. in der Abtei Hersfeld ein, deren Konvent und Abt ...

Narra le vicende di un impiegato, un uomo irresoluto, un "inetto", che cerca amore e piacere, ma senza convinzione, incapace di gestire la sua vita interiore e sentimentale, eternamente indeciso. (Riassunto di Marilena)Gli audiolibri tratti da liberliber.it sono redistribuiti secondo quanto previsto dalla seguente licenza:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/salvo diversa indicazione.Oltre che sul sito originale, possono essere scaricati gratuitamente (nei formati MP3, OGG, FLAC e M4B) presso;https://www.classicistranieri.com/libroparlato/https://...

Narra le vicende di un impiegato, un uomo irresoluto, un "inetto", che cerca amore e piacere, ma senza convinzione, incapace di gestire la sua vita interiore e sentimentale, eternamente indeciso. (Riassunto di Marilena)