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The Annals of Ann

Read by CJ Plogue


Kate Trimble Sharber


As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …

Sonette nach dem Portugiesischen, übertragen durch Rainer Maria Rilke

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning


Elizabeth Barrett Browning schrieb diese Sonette für ihren Mann. Dieser gab sie dann zur Veröffentlichung. In seiner Übersetz…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052

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Various


Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science--fall scenery,…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

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Various


Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…

A Calendar of Sonnets (Version 3)

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Helen Hunt Jackson


Helen Hunt Jackson wrote poetry, nonfiction and fiction and was a popular author in her own time. This sonnet sequence reviews the months of…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study In Scarlet


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A Study in Scarlet  By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle   Dramatised for radio by Michael Hardwick   With: Carleton Hobb…

Marie

Read by Yessy


Sophie Friederike Mereau


Der Roman „Marie“ wurde 1798 von Sophie Friederike Mereau (* 27. März 1770 in Altenburg; † 31. Oktober 1806 in Heidelberg), Wiederverhe…

Sonette nach dem Portugiesischen - übersetzt von Marie Gothein

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning


Als Elizabeth Barrett Browning Anfang des Jahres 1847 die Gedichte ihrem Gatten gab, nannte dieser sie die schönsten Sonette, die seit …

Miss Lulu Bett

Read by Jacquerie


Zona Gale


Lulu Bett is a spinster, living at the turn of the 20th century essentially as a servant with her sister Ina and brother-in-law Dwight. She …

The Doctor's Wife

Read by Kirsten Wever


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


This is one of the Victorian “Sensationist” Mary Elizabeth Braddon's many novels (best known among them: “Lady Audley’s Secret”). It is extr…

Peggy's Trial

Read by Lee Ann Howlett


Mary Knight Potter


Ten-year old Peggy Clayton and her two younger brothers, Teddy and Harry, live with their father, Dr. Clayton, and Nurse, a woman who has ta…

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

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Elizabeth Blackwell


A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to …

Notes on Nursing

Read by Cori Samuel


Florence Nightingale


Notes on Nursing was published in 1859 and is a fascinating view into the theories underpinning the early development of modern nursing and …

Pierre Curie

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi


Marie Curie


This biography of the noted French physicist Pierre Curie was written by his wife, the renowned physicist Marie Curie. In it, she not only c…

Sonnets on Anglo-Saxon History

Read by Phil Benson


Ann Hawkshaw


The history of Britain up to the Norman Conquest in the form of 100 prose commentaries, each followed by a sonnet. The commentaries set the …

When Love Is Not Perfect

Read by Dr. Marie Sontag


Dr. Marie Sontag


Statistics show that as many as one out of every four adults experienced childhood abuse. Therapists agree that a key element in recovery f…

Römische Geschichte Buch 2

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Theodor Mommsen


Mommsen (1817-1903) erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Zweites BuchVon der Abschaffung des…

Maria Chapdelaine

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Louis Hémon


Maria Chapdelaine raconte la vie difficile d'une famille paysanne au Québec, au début des années 1900.

Just Stories: The Kind That Never Grow Old

Read by Maria Therese


Winfrid Herbst


Good Books are wise counselors. They point out the right way in the devious paths of life. Have we not often stood at the juncture of two ro…

Sunday Morning Storyland

Read by Maria Therese


Rev. Wilfrid J. Diamond


A collection of short sermons for children written by a Catholic priest. Each with a story woven in teaches a moral or virtue for that week.…

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