Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Frederick Douglass

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Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

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Total running time: 3 hours, 24 minutes
 Tenniel, Tweedledum and Tweedle Dee

CHAPTER I. Looking-Glass house

CHAPTER II. The Garden of Live Flowers

CHAPTER III. Looking-Glass Insects

CHAPTER IV. Tweedledum And Tweedledee

Tenniel Alice with Humpty Dumpty

CHAPTER V. Wool and Water

CHAPTER VI. Humpty Dumpty

CHAPTER VII. The Lion and the Unicorn

CHAPTER VIII. ‘It’s my own Invention’

Chapter IX: Queen Alice

Chapter X through XII:  10- Shaking, 11-Waking, 12-Which dreamed it?

Beowulf by Anonymous, translated by Francis Barton Gummere

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Chapter 1  Story of the Door

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Chapter 2  Search for Mr. Hyde

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Chapter 3  Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease

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Chapter 4  The Carew Murder Case

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Chapter 5  Incident of the Letter

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Chapter 6  Incident of Dr. Lanyon

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Chapter 7  Incident at the Window

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Chapter 8  The Last Night

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Chapter 9  Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative

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Chapter 10  Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case

Oedipus Rex (Storr Translation) by Sophocles

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Oedipus the King (often known by the Latin title Oedipus Rex) is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BC. It was the second of Sophocles’s three Theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Over the centuries, it has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Robinson Crusoe written anew for children by James Baldwin

Robinson Crusoe from German illustrators Offterdinger and Zweigle

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01 – Chapters 1 through 6

02 – Chapters 7 through 11

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03 – Chapters 12 through 15

04 – Chapters 16 through 19

05 – Chapters 20 through 23

06 – Chapters 24 through 26

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07 – Chapters 27 through 29

08 – Chapters 30 through 32

09 – Chapters 33 through 35

10 – Chapters 36 and 37

11 – Chapters 38 through 40

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12 – Chapters 41 and 42

13 – Chapters 43 and 44

14 – Chapters 45 and 46

15 – Chapters 47 through 49 (Conclusion)

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

During all that time she never turned a page, 1847 edition of Jane Eyre, image by F. H. Townsend, public domain

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Total running time: 18 hours, 14 minutes

Summary: Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel Jane Eyre is narrated by the title character, an orphan who survives neglect and abuse to become a governess at the remote Thornfield Hall. She finds a kindred spirit in her employer, the mysterious and brooding Mr. Rochester, but he hides a terrible secret that threatens their chances of happiness. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett for Librivox)

"How dare I, Mrs. Reed? How dare I? Because it is the truth." 1847 edition of Jane Eyre, image by F. H. Townsend, public domain

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Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

"Hush, Hannah, I have a word to say to the woman." 1847 edition of Jane Eyre, image by F. H. Townsend, public domain

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Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

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Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

It removed my veil from its gaunt head, rent it in two parts, and, flinging both on the floor, trampled on them.  1847 edition of Jane Eyre, image by F. H. Townsend, public domain

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

She did not stoop towards me, but only gazed, leaning back in her chair.  1847 edition of Jane Eyre, image by F. H. Townsend, public domain

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Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Summary: The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” on her breast. The scarlet letter “A” represents the act of adultery that she has committed; it is to be a symbol of her sin for all to see. She will not reveal her lover’s identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia for Librivox)

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# 00a – The Custom-House, Pt 1 – 00:51:22

# 00b – The Custom-House, Pt 2 – 00:46:47

# 01 – The Prison Door – 00:03:13

# 02 – The Market Place – 00:20:30

# 03 – The Recognition – 00:21:26

# 04 – The Interview – 00:16:55

# 05 – Hester at Her Needle – 00:21:16

# 06 – Pearl – 00:22:31

# 07 – The Governor’s Hall – 00:16:13

# 08 – The Elf-Child and the Minister – 00:18:33

# 09 – The Leech – 00:22:08

# 10 – The Leech and his Patient – 00:23:08

# 11 – The Interior of a Heart – 00:17:33

# 12 – The Minister’s Vigil – 00:25:53

# 13 – Another view of Hester – 00:20:13

# 14 – Hester and the Physician – 00:15:08

# 15 – Hester and Pearl – 00:15:30

# 16 – A Forest Walk – 00:14:18

# 17 – The Pastor and his Parishioner – 00:26:41

# 18 – A Flood of Sunshine – 00:14:03

# 19 – The Child at the Brook-Side – 00:16:29

# 20 – The Minister in a Maze – 00:21:08

# 21 – The New England Holiday – 00:19:01

# 22 – The Procession – 00:29:14

# 23 – The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter – 00:16:42

# 24 – Conclusion – 00:14:44