Voices of Today
1,124 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Voices of Today provides services in audiobook narration and production.
The proprietors are Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller who are professional audiobook narrators and producers.
Denis Daly has provided narration and editing services for many projects at Librivox.org and Legamus.eu. He is also a founding member of Rhapsodize, a group which promotes the performance and recording of classic poetry.
Currently, he has over 300 titles in the catalogue at Audible.com, and several more recordings are under production.
Sarah Bacaller has over forty titles in the catalogue at Audible.com, and has also contributed to projects at Librivox.org. In addition to her activities as a narrator she also provides services in audiobook cover design and is a published author.
The other administrators of Voices of Today are Jennifer Fournier, Susan Iannucci, Lee Ann Howlett and Amy Soakes, who are also professional narrators and whose recordings can be found at Audible.com.
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Closet Cases sample
February 15, 2020 01:33 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/38u7hjJ Closet Cases By William Joseph Roberts This short story is one of those things that literally took a village to accomplish. From bouncing around ideas to coming up with the characters to listening to me ramble on and on and on about it. In itself, it is a fun little piece that the author fell in love with while trying to flesh out a few of the main characters of his fLUX Runners series. Cast Narrator - Jen...
Kubla Khan
February 06, 2020 13:29 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBKubla Khan Or A Vision in a Dream. A Fragment By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Performed by Denis Daly This text has been kindly made available by The Victorian Web Kubla Khan http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/stc/kktext.html This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, as long as Voices of Today is credited as the creator. It may not be used for commercial purposes or distributed in an edited or remixed form. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore i...
The Invisible Girl sample
February 05, 2020 23:48 - 4 minutes - 4.32 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2vUBERZ The Invisible Girl By Mary Shelley Narrated by Aisling Gray Mary Shelley had an abiding interest in the mysterious and the supernatural. In this atmospheric tale, she describes the nocturnal wanderings of an enigmatic figure in the woods, and the expectations and conclusions those who have witnessed its activities.
Backblock Ballads and Later Verses sample
February 04, 2020 23:32 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2UrhU2s Backblock Ballads and Later Verses By C. J. Dennis Narrated by Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller Backblock Ballads and Later Verses is a collection of poetry by celebrated Australian poet, C. J. Dennis (1876-1938). The 36 poems, many of which are written in Aussie vernacular, highlight the extraordinary, the comic and the tragic of daily life in Australia. Quirks of culture, geography, and language are simulta...
The King In Yellow Sample
February 04, 2020 23:09 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2ui3rew The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers Narrated by Dean Delp The King in Yellow is a collection of 10 short stories on supernatural subjects first published 1895. The title refers to a mysterious play which causes derangement in the minds of those who read or see it, and which is mentioned in the first four stories. Contents: 1) "The Repairer of Reputations" 2) "The Mask" 3) "In the Court of the Drago...
The Best Humorous American Short Stories Sample
February 03, 2020 00:36 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com. https://adbl.co/3b4H4tM The Best Humorous American Short Stories Compiled by Alexander Jessup Narrated by Cate Barratt, John Burlinson, Andy Harrington, and P.J.Morgan In compiling this collection of humorous short stories by both well known and more obscure authors, Alexander Jessup applied a broad interpretation of humor; the stories span the period between 1839 and the beginning of the first World War. This Voices of Today r...
Psmith, Journalist Sample
February 02, 2020 23:49 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com. https://adbl.co/2SdhslS Psmith, Journalist By P. G. Wodehouse Narrated by Graham Scott Listed in the BBC's "100 Novels That Shaped Our World", Psmith, Journalist takes Wodehouse's immaculate hero to the apparently dull city of New York, where he takes command of twee family periodical Cosy Moments, converts it to the yellowest of yellow journals, and embarks upon a crusade to unmask the owner of the notorious Pleasant Street tenem...
Two Tales of Life's Perplexities Sample
January 28, 2020 22:28 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/3aSHSla Two Tales of Life's Perplexities By Anna Katharine Green Narrated by Jennifer Fournier and Cate Barratt Voices of Today presents two stories by Anna Katharine Green, the great American mystery writer who published before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. In "To the Minute", a man returns to his native village after many years absence, after being advised of the death of his misanthropic grandfat...
00 - Preface and Dedication
January 27, 2020 07:09 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
01 - The King of Skampavia
January 27, 2020 07:09 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
02 - The King and the Merchant
January 27, 2020 07:09 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
03 - More About the Emeralds
January 27, 2020 07:09 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
04 - The King and His Talking Horse
January 27, 2020 07:09 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
05 - A Great Celebration in Oz
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
06 - A Strange Warning
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
07 - What Wizard?
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
08 - Way for the Emperor!
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
09 - The Journey Begins
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
10 - The Witch of the Black Forest
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
11 - Black Magic
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
12 - Farewell to the Black Forest
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
13 - In Kalico's Castle
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
14 - The Emperor of Oz
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
15 - The Dooners!
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
16 - The Seer of Some Summit
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
17 - Skamperoo in Oz
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
18 - The Emperor's Horse makes a Bargain
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
19 - The Story of the Necklaces
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
20 - Back in Skampavia
January 27, 2020 07:08 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBThe Wishing Horse of Oz By Ruth Plumly Thompson. Narrated by Beth Thomas. Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an u...
Augustus Carp sample
January 25, 2020 23:08 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2Rq9dU8 Augustus Carp, Esq. By Himself Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man By Henry Basham Narrated by Gregory Sheridan and Carol Box This fictitious memoir, detailing the desperately suburban life of an obnoxious prig, was published anonymously in 1924. While it resembles the much better known The Diary of a Nobody, the satire is more far-reaching and devastating, and the main character is one of the mos...
The Traveller and the Deserted Village sample
January 18, 2020 22:58 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase from Audible.com: https://tinyurl.com/vmt6hmf The Traveller and the Deserted Village By Oliver Goldsmith Narrated by Denis Daly Edited and with an introduction by Frederick Tupper. Together with "The Vicar of Wakefield" and "She Stoops to Conquer", these two poems are the best-known works of the Irish literary maverick Oliver Goldsmith. Contents Introduction Introduction to "The Traveller" Dedication to Henry Goldsmith The Traveller Introducti...
Saint Joan sample
January 15, 2020 04:41 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://tinyurl.com/qt5f65o Saint Joan By George Bernard Shaw Presented by The Online Stage According to George Bernard Shaw Joan of Arc was in fact one of the first Protestant martyrs. She was one of the first apostles of Nationalism, and the first French practitioner of Napoleonic realism in warfare. She also refused to accept the specific woman's lot, and dressed and fought and lived as men did. Shaw’s exploration of the stor...
The Man of Destiny sample
January 11, 2020 23:24 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://tinyurl.com/v9lep28 The Man of Destiny By George Bernard Shaw Presented by The Online Stage Fresh off his victory at The Battle of Lodi, Napoleon is planning to enjoy his lunch when a lieutenant arrives with the bad news that the dispatches he had been carrying were stolen. Infuriated, Napoleon threatens him with being court martialed unless he can recover them. A woman appears who claims to know about the theft. Unconvin...
The Story Girl sample
January 10, 2020 00:53 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBThe Story Girl By Lucy Maud Montgomery Narrated by Trisha Rose A wholesome story of family, love and belonging, to be enjoyed by any generation.... When Bev and Felix arrive at the King farm in Prince Edward Island, they have no idea of the adventures and memories in store for them. Is old Peg Bowen really a witch? What secrets does the neighbor keep hidden in his spare room? What if tomorrow is the end of the world? And what is in the old blue chest? Along with their cousins, they learn ...
Zuleika Dobson Sample
January 08, 2020 23:35 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBThe complete audio is availble for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2QA4b73 Zuleika Dobson By Max Beerbohm Narrated by Graham Scott Acclaimed as one of the finest satirical novels in the English language, Max Beerbohm's Zuleika Dobson is a glittering tour de force that mocks the foibles of Edwardian Oxford, that still resonates with modern "celebrity" culture. Zuleika Dobson, internationally famous prestidigitator visits her grandfather, the Warden of Judas College, Oxford. But ...
The Nightingale
January 06, 2020 02:29 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBThe Nightingale By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Narrated by Denis Daly This evocative poem is one of the four that Coleridge contributed to the first volume of Lyrical Ballads, published in 1798. This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, as long as Voices of Today is credited as the author. It may not be used for commercial purposes or distributed in an edited or remixed form. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.v...
The Sign Of The Four Sample
January 02, 2020 22:36 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/37qYqOE The Sign of the Four By Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Cate Barratt and Linda Barrans The second of four novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring famed detective Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four is set in London but has its origins in colonial India. Four men in Agra make a pact to share the proceeds of a stolen treasure, but they are deceived by a fifth, who finds and takes the loot back to England...
Great Expectations Sample
December 31, 2019 22:39 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2u3xiXD Great Expectations By Charles Dickens Narrated by Graham Scott 'Great Expectations' is arguably Dickens' greatest achievement, and remains a joy to read from start to finish. Featuring many of his most memorable characters and scenes, the novel follows the narrator, Pip, as he grows from a frightened child of the marsh country, to be transmuted into a prosperous young gentleman by a mysterious benefactor;...
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December 26, 2019 21:39 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBJim of the Hills By C. J. Dennis Narrated by Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller Jim of the Hills is a verse novel written by celebrated Australian poet, C.J. Dennis (1876-1938). It is narrated by shy, hard-working Jim, who works for a sawmill in the Australian bush. With characteristic pathos and wit, the story unfolds in twists and turns as Jim encounters Ben Murray, the Widow, Old Bob Blair, and the angel with the sunlit hair. This Australian classic, originally published in 1919, is a true de...
Twostories 1 Turner VOT
December 26, 2019 05:23 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBTwo stories By Ethel Turner Narrated by Denis Daly Ethel Turner (1872 - 1958) is best known today for her iconic children's classic, Seven Little Australians, which portrays the domestic misadventures of the Woolcot family in Australia at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Among her extensive literary output are a number of short stories, two of which are presented here. 1) Carrying the Baby 2) The Little Duchess This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, as long as Vo...
Twostories 2 Turner VOT
December 26, 2019 05:23 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBTwo stories By Ethel Turner Narrated by Denis Daly Ethel Turner (1872 - 1958) is best known today for her iconic children's classic, Seven Little Australians, which portrays the domestic misadventures of the Woolcot family in Australia at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Among her extensive literary output are a number of short stories, two of which are presented here. 1) Carrying the Baby 2) The Little Duchess This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, as long as Vo...
On Ghosts
December 20, 2019 14:22 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBOn Ghosts By Mary Shelley Narrated by Denis Daly This brief essay on one of the most popular topics in fiction was first published in 1824. As a preface the author quotes a stanza by Wordsworth: I look for ghosts--but none will force Their way to me; 'tis falsely said That there was ever intercourse Between the living and the dead. This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, as long as Voices of Today is credited as the author. It may not be used for commercial purposes or...
The Gift Of The Magi Sample
December 13, 2019 04:04 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2LOY3VW The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry Narrated by Ashley Music Grab a cup of cocoa and listen to this heartwarming, hilarious tale of a young couple who desperately want to get each other the "perfect" Christmas gift. Production copyright 2019 Voices of Today
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December 13, 2019 01:46 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2PB1pNm Arms and the Man By George Bernard Shaw Presented by The Online Stage. In Biography for Beginners, a collection of sarcastic quatrains about various celebrities, Edmund Clerihew Bentley wrote Mr Bernard Shaw Was just setting out for the war, When he heard it was a dangerous trade And demonstrably underpaid. This rather unkind stanza is illustrative of Shaw's convenient pacifism, which forms the major th...
A House of Pomegranates sample
December 10, 2019 00:08 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2sbg4Xs A House of Pomegranates By: Oscar Wilde Narrated by Leanne Yau A House of Pomegranates is a collection of four long stories, which was first was published in 1891. 1 - The Young King 2 - The Birthday of the Infanta 3 - The Fisherman and His Soul 4 - The Star-Child In response to a review of the book in the Pall Mall in December, 1891, Wilde wrote: The reviewer starts by asking an extremely silly ...
A Domestic Picture
December 07, 2019 14:28 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBA Domestic Picture A Scene from Domestic Life By Alexander Ostrovsky Translated by Ethel Voynich Presented by The Online Stage Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (1823-86) is considered to be the greatest Russian dramatist of the earlier nineteenth century, and the most significant figure in Russian theatre before Chekhov. Although he wrote 47 plays, none of them has attracted the international attention of those of his illustrious successor. Possibly the best known of his plays is The...
Five Weeks In A Balloon Sample
December 06, 2019 22:46 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MBThe complete audio can be purchased at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2YqxpYy Five Weeks in a Balloon By Jules Verne Translated by Frederick Paul Walter Edited by Arthur Evans Narrated by Graham Scott One of the great "first novels" in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honours not only Verne's farseeing science, but also his zest, style, ...
A Moral Alphabet
December 06, 2019 04:42 - 18 minutes - 26.9 MBA Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc Narrated by Denis Daly In Biography for Beginners, a collection of verses satirizing a variety of celebrities, E.C Bentley wrote the following ditty concerning this author: Mr Hilaire Belloc Is a case for legislation ad hoc. He seems to think nobody minds His books being all of different kinds. Particulary popular among the works in Belloc's voluminous and varied output are his collections of poems for children, which combine caustic wit and imagination ...
Miscellaneous Letters of Oscar Wilde sample
December 05, 2019 23:13 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBThe complete audiobook may be purchased at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2rURNot Letters of Oscar Wilde: A Selection Collected and edited by Robert Ross Narrated by Gregory Sheridan Oscar Wilde was always willing to express his opinions on a wide variety of subjects, including his own writings. The following selection of letters was prepared and edited by his executor Robert Ross, who is best known for expurgating and publishing Wilde's last major work, De Profundis. Contents 1. To J...
Anatol sample
December 03, 2019 22:25 - 4 minutes - 4.42 MBThe complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/34MmURL Anatol - A Sequence of Dialogues By Arthur Schnitzler Adapted by Harley Granville-Barker Arthur Schnitzler (1862 - 1931) was an Austrian dramatist, whose works, like those of his contemporaries Sigmund Freud and Frank Wedekind, explored the controversial subject of human sexuality. Anatol, one of Schnitzler's earliest works, concerns the life of a shallow and immature playboy, who has multiple dalli...