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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Episodes
00 - Introduction
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 2 minutes - 3.7 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
01 - Chap 1
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
02 - Chap 2
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 7 minutes - 8.37 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
03 - Chap 3
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 16 minutes - 16.2 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
04 - Chap 4
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 19 minutes - 19.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
05 - Chap 5
June 29, 2019 03:12 - 12 minutes - 12.5 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
06 - Chap 6
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
07 - Chap 7
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
08 - Chap 8
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 11 minutes - 11.8 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
09 - Chap 9
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 15 minutes - 15.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
10 - Chap 10
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 9 minutes - 10.1 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
11 - Chap 11
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 7 minutes - 8.03 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
12 - Chap 12
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 9 minutes - 9.96 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
13 - Chap 13
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
14 - Chap 14
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 6 minutes - 7.57 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
15 - Chap 15
June 29, 2019 03:11 - 8 minutes - 9.2 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
16 - Chap 16
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 15 minutes - 15.9 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
17 - Chap 17
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 16 minutes - 16.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
18 - Chap 18
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 15 minutes - 15.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
19 - Chap 19
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 8 minutes - 9.64 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
20 - Chap 20
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 14 minutes - 14.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
21 - Chap 21
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
22 - Chap 22
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
23 - Chap 23
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 12 minutes - 12.5 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
24 - Chap 24
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 12 minutes - 12.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
25 - Chap 25
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 16 minutes - 16.2 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
26 - Chap 26
June 29, 2019 03:10 - 11 minutes - 11.7 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
27 - Chap 27
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
28 - Chap 28
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 12 minutes - 12.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
29 - Chap 29
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 20 minutes - 20.1 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
30 - Chap 30
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
31 - Chap 31
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 7 minutes - 8.13 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
32 - Chap 32
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 15 minutes - 16 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
33 - Chap 33
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 14 minutes - 15.1 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
34 - Chap 34
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 17 minutes - 17.9 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
35 - Chap 35
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 14 minutes - 14.6 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
36 - Chap 36
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 16 minutes - 16.8 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
37 - Chap 37
June 29, 2019 03:09 - 17 minutes - 17.7 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
38 - Chap 38
June 29, 2019 03:08 - 17 minutes - 17.8 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
39 - Chap 39
June 29, 2019 03:08 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
40 - Chap 40
June 29, 2019 03:08 - 6 minutes - 7.26 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
41 - Chap 41
June 29, 2019 03:08 - 7 minutes - 7.98 MBMabel Ross, the Sewing Girl by Unknown Narrated by Jennifer Fournier Orphaned Mabel struggles to raise her sisters by working as a sewing girl for long hours and low wages. She meets her challenges with a calm steady faith while her younger sister chafes against the injustice of their lot in life. She is determined to uncover the mystery she thinks is lurking behind their misfortune. This book will appeal to those who love intimate family dramas, light mysteries, scathing social commentarie...
Hands Around Sample
June 27, 2019 23:54 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBThe complete recording is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2RHEcd1 Hands Around By Arthur Schnitzler Presented by The Online Stage Hands Around, also known as La Ronde or Reigen, is possibly Schnitzler's most provocative and controversial work. In a series of 10 conversations occurring before or after a sexual encounter, between 10 pairs of characters from all walks of life, Hands Around offers a playful scrutiny of the sexual morals and class ideology of the era. T...
The Old Man In The Corner Sample
June 27, 2019 23:32 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2IQMOLs The Old Man in the Corner By Baroness Orczy Narrated by Graham Scott In a genteel ABC teashop on the Norfolk Road, Miss Polly Burton (of the Evening Observer) spends her lunch breaks listening to a mysterious old man, as he unravels cases of murder, blackmail, theft, and deceit that have filled the headlines, and baffled police and public alike. But to him, they are not "mysteries" at all - for Polly's bri...
Tales of Men And Ghosts Sample
June 27, 2019 23:18 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2xiOUgI Tales of Men and Ghosts By Edith Wharton Narrated by John Burlinson, Sara Sheckells, Leanne Yau and Aisling Whitfield Gray This collection of 10 classic tales is very representative of Wharton's approach to story-telling - in the narrative, the venue becomes a character almost as much as do the people. Situations are presented in an elegantly understated way, and the overall effect is disturbing rather...
The Narrative Of A. Gordon Pym - Sample
June 27, 2019 22:48 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2FCX1sO The Raven Edition - Volume Three - The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym By Edgar Alllan Poe Narrated by Marty Krz The Raven Edition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) presents his entire literary output in five volumes. Volume Three contains The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Poe's longest work, as well as six stories. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym is Poe's only complete novel. It des...
Spring Awakening sample
June 26, 2019 23:41 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBThe complete recording is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2RBzb5K Spring Awakening By Frank Wedekind Translated by Francis J. Ziegler Presented by The Online Stage Spring Awakening (German: Frühlings Erwachen) was the first major play by Frank Wedekind. It was written in the early 1890s but, due to opposition from censorship authorities, was not presented on stage until 1906. The play explores two contentious themes: the development of adolescent sexuality and ...
The Enchiridion Sample
June 26, 2019 21:25 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBThe complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2LkVj37 The Enchiridion By Epictetus Translated by Thomas W. Higginson Narrated by Denis Daly This small handbook of the theory and practice of Stoic philosophy has become one of the most influential of all texts from the ancient world. It has been a source of inspiration to rulers, philosophers, and social theorists, and its cogent prescriptions about the management of one's personal life can be applied w...
The Raven and the King's Daughter
June 22, 2019 02:38 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBThe Raven and the King's Daughter By William Morris Performed by Leanne Yau This poem is taken from Morris' collection 'Poems By the Way', which are all various accounts of ill-fated love. A raven and a princess engage in conversation, and she asks him about her true love. Primarily a textile designer, Morris was known throughout his life as a socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, and contributed greatly to the revival of traditional British textile arts ...
The Pool of the Stone God
June 20, 2019 00:20 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Pool of the Stone God By Abraham Merrit Narrated by Denis Daly This is Professor James Marston's story. A score of learned bodies have courteously heard him tell it, and then among themselves have lamented that so brilliant a man should have such an obsession. Professor Marston told it to me in San Francisco, just before he started to find the island that holds his pool of the stone god and—the wings that guard it. He seemed to me very sane. It is true that the equipment of his expediti...