El primer episodio de la tercera serie presenta la España desgarrada por la Primera Guerra Carlista y la Regencia de María Cristina. La Primera Guerra Carlista se desarrolló entre 1833 y 1840 entre los partidarios del infante Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, conocidos como carlistas y de un régimen absolutista, y los de Isabel II, denominados cristinos por apoyar a la regente María Cristina de Borbón, cuyo gobierno fue originalmente absolutista moderado, y acabó convirtiéndose en liberal para obtener el apoyo popular. La guerra la planteó Carlos María Isidro, hermano de Fernando VII, por la cuestión sucesoria, ya que había sido el heredero al trono durante el reinado de su hermano, debido a...

THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE is a collection of essays reviewing contemporary authors on the literary scene at the turn of the century and assessing the uniquely American characteristics of their growing body of work. Excerpted from the author’s preface: “In this book something is said about most, if not quite all, of the emergent figures in American literature; an attempt is made to survey the four corners of the national library and to give an impression of its shape and size. If its purpose is approximately realized, this volume will be found to be a little nearer to a collection of appreciative essays than to a formal history or bibliographic manual. …To be sure, the historian av...

The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning the actions of the bee when gathering and manipulating the pollen. The results recorded in this manuscript are also of value as studies in the behavior of the bee and will prove interesting and valuable to the bee keeper. The work here recorded was done by Dr. Casteel during the summers of 1911 and 1912.

Almayer’s Folly is about a poor businessman who dreams of finding a hidden gold mine and becoming very wealthy. Kaspar Almayer is a white European. He agrees to marry a native Malayan captured by Captain Tom Lingard, his employer, believing the marriage will bring him riches even though he has no love for the woman. They have one daughter named Nina. Almayer relocates with his wife to Malaysian where he hopes to build a trading company and find gold mines. His hopeless daydreams of riches and splendor cause his native wife to loath him.

Almayer, desperate, hopes to find his salvation in Dain Maroola, a Malayan prince, who arrives on the island one day. Maroola agrees to work with Alm...

If it is possible to conquer space, then perhaps it is also possible to conquer time. At least that was the theory American scientists were exploring in an effort to explain the new sources of knowledge the Russians possessed. Perhaps Russian scientists had discovered how to transport themselves back in time in order to learn long-forgotten secrets of the past. That was why young Ross Murdock, above average in intelligence but a belligerently independent nonconformist, found himself on a "hush-hush" government project at a secret base in the Arctic. The very qualities that made him a menace in civilized society were valuable traits in a man who must successfully act the part of a merchant...

「野分」は、明治末、路面電車と人力車が走っていた東京が舞台です。３人の作家を巡る物語です。白井道也は、地方の中学を３つやめてから、文筆で、世を覚醒することを志します。高柳周作と中野輝一は、大学を卒業したばかりの同級生です。高柳君は、貧しく、中野君は裕福です。白井道也が、中野君を取材したことから、３人に接点が出来ます。高柳君は、だんだんと白井道也の考えに傾倒していきます。

The scene is Tokyo around 1900, where tramways and 'cars pulled by men' were running. This a story about 3 writers.

Andrew Murray’s practical and devotional writings on the Bible have been a help and blessing to Christian believers for more than a century. In this powerfully written book, Murray takes up the subject of healing as revealed in Scripture, showing how the work of Jesus Christ embraces not only pardon for sin but also healing from sickness.

This is a collection of 17 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2014.

The worldwide community brings you 26 Dutch, English, French, German and Japanese recordings of short stories, poems, non-fiction articles and even a short play - all with a Christmas theme.

In Briefform wird hier, in einer Parodie auf die Psychoanalyse, die Geschichte einer Frau erzählt, die in eine psychiatrische Anstalt eingewiesen wird, um ihren Geldkomplex behandeln zu lassen. Alles steht oder fällt mit einer Erbschaft, die auf sich warten lässt und die nötig ist um den Aufenthalt überhaupt bezahlen zu können. Wird der Schwindel auffliegen, oder kann das erhoffte Erbe noch die Rettung bringen? (Zusammenfassung von Jessi)