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Wir MÜSSEN über Bücher reden! Das machen wir doch sowieso den ganzen Tag, also warum keinen Podcast daraus machen? Und da ist er nun, der Podcast aus der Buchhandlung Eissing in Papenburg. Nicht nur Kreuzfahrtschiffe, sondern auch redselige Buchhändler*innen sind hier zu Hause. Wir erzählen aus unserem Buchhändler*innen-Alltag, sprechen natürlich über unsere liebsten Bücher und was uns sonst noch so bewegt, alle 14 Tage Freitags eine neue Folge! Habt ihr Anregungen, Kritik, Lob, Themenvorschläge oder möchtet ihr dass wir euch im Podcast eine Frage beantworten? Dann schreibt uns ...

When Fredrika Bremer arrived in New York from Sweden in October 1849, she was already famous throughout America for her novels and for her reformist efforts in Sweden. Thus there was no shortage of invitations, and she met with the leading lights of American culture, along with countless lesser-known people. Her main objective was to see the effect of democratic institutions on society. In her two years in America, she toured New England and met Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving; visited Shaker and Quaker ...

Join the author as he vividly recounts his experiences as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. He delves into the daily hardships of hunger, sickness, and the constant threat of battle, while also sharing the enduring spirit of pride, camaraderie, and valor that kept him and his comrades going in the face of impossible odds. (summary by D. Leeson).

Journey with Sarah Raymond Herndon, a practical pioneer woman, as she navigates the challenges of trekking across the plains to Montana in 1865. Struggling with her dwindling funds, she makes the hard choice of selling her beloved horse, Dick. Her initial stoicism crumbles into heartache, but she quickly reigns in her emotions, showcasing her resilience and understated wit. Follow Sarahs emotional, inspiring journey which culminates in her becoming the first school teacher in Virginia City, Montana. Her vivid, heartfelt account throws light on the trials, tribulations, and quiet victories of ...

The author, who fought as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, describes the Confederate soldier’s daily struggles with hunger, illness, fear, and the perils of combat; as well as his pride of service, love of comrades, and courage in the face of overwhelming odds (summary by D. Leeson).

Three hundred anecdotes and biographical sketches of famous composers and performers.I have attempted to cull from the mass of material that came to my notice such anecdotes as have two features,—that of being characteristic of the person referred to, and that of possessing sufficient interest; and in this re-narration I have incorporated such bits of musical information, along biographical and historical lines, as came to mind at the time of writing, but letting this feature be secondary to the main idea of the work. Thus it is hoped that while my readers may find interesting anecdote, they...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of After A Night Of Rain by Madison Cawein.This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 1, 2019. ------An ode to September and the changing season. - Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of After Long Grief by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 22, 2012.Madison Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. His father made patent medicines from herbs. Cawein thus became acquainted with and developed a love for local nature as a child. His output was thirty-six books and 1,500 poems. His writing presented Kentucky scenes in a language echoing Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. He soon earned the nickname the "Keats of Kentucky". (Summary from Wikipedia)

LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, by William Butler Yeats. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 10th, 2006.

Cranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens.The fictional town of Cranford is closely modelled on Knutsford in Cheshire, which Mrs Gaskell knew well. The book has little in the way of plot and is more a series of episodes in the lives of Mary Smith and her friends, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two spinster sisters. The "major" event in the story is the return to Cranford of their long-lost brother, Peter, which in itself is only a minor ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of All Things Can Tempt Me by W. B. Yeats, from The Green Helmet and Other Poems (1912). This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 17th, 2010.

Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French Sûreté. He is said to have been the model for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, as well as the opposite of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. The Affair At The Semiramis Hotel (1917), a novella, is the second Hanaud mystery. Did the robbery/murder really happen or was it the mescal-induced hallucination of the witness? The first novel is At The Villa Rose (1910). The third is The House Of The Arrow (1924) (there are seven through 1949, available at project gutenberg Australia). In 1910, Mason undertook to create a fictional detective as different as...

Intercambio de cartas entre dos pensadores españoles en plena época de crisis de identidad nacional, precursores de la Generacion de 98: Miguel de Unamuno y Ángel Ganivet. A traves de la relacion de amistad que los unía comparten preocupaciones, discuten problemas y posibles soluciones para la decadencia de un Imperio Español que se desintegra. Esta obra constituye una curiosa mezcla, a medio camino entre el debate intelectual y la observacion de la intimidad de una relacion epistolar, género hoy prácticamente olvidado (Introducción por Epachuko)

Die Wiener Ringstraße ist ein weltberühmter Prachtboulevard - und zugleich Denkmal einer großartigen Ära, an die verschiedenste nostalgische Träume geknüpft sind. 2015 feiert dieses Wahrzeichen der Donaumetropole seinen 150. Geburtstag. Anlass für den WienTourismus, 13 international renommierte AutorInnen einzuladen, dieses Jubiläum mit literarischen Beiträgen zu feiern. Die so entstandenen Texte bilden das Hörbuch "1865, 2015. 150 Jahre Wiener Ringstraße".

Vienna's Ringstrasse is a magnificent, world-famous boulevard - and at the same time a monument to a splendid era associated with all sorts of nostalgic dreams. This symbol of the city on the Danube celebrates its 150th birthday in 2015. Reason for the Vienna Tourist Board to invite internationally acclaimed authors to celebrate this anniversary with literary contributions.

This is a collection of short stories, poems, and play fragments published in 1926. Many of them are set during World War I. Many have strong references to the Masonic Lodge and its "brethren." The odes attributed to Horace are actually poems written by Kipling imitating the old Roman style.Note: Some of these stories contain outdated attitudes and racial stereotypes. Section 7, "The United Idolaters," and section 13, "The Prophet and the Country," contain racial terms objectionable to many listeners.Cast list for Gow's Watch (both scenes)Narrator: Larry WilsonGow: Ehsan Ahmed MehediFerdinand:...

A collection of short stories by the author of the Jungle book, Kim and Just So Stories. Each story is followed by a poem, so if you like If, this may also be a book for you. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Derelict by Rudyard Kipling .This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 10, 2024. ------Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, as the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and at 41, its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood, but declined both. (Summary by Wikipedia)

The experiences in public school, Sandhurst and military life in India of Major George Cotter together with his adventures in the dream world he discovers and frequents. (Summary by Liam Neely)

A tale of the revenge of the earth, in this case, specifically, Mother Gunga, Goddess of the River Ganga, against the men who confine her power, The Bridge Builders is also a tale of the death of the Gods as their place in the earth is taken by the things of science. A close description of the building of a bridge across the River Ganges, the tale also tells of a vision of the Gods in an opium dream like a dream in the mind of Brahma; and when Brahma wakes, the Gods die. Or do they? ( Tony Addison)