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The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, translated by Samuel Moore
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Section 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians 00:39:48
Section 2: Proletarians and Communists 00:27:24
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Running time: 5 hours, 4 minutes
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This unabridged version of Peter Pan is darker than the well-known Disney version, and is more appropriate for older children than younger ones.
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The FlightThe Island Come True
The Bill of Rights
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Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
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02 – How the Baron Went Forth to Shear
03 – How the Baron Came Home Shorn
04 – The White Cross on the Hill
05 – How Otto Dwelt at St. Michaelsburg
06 – How Otto Lived in the Dragon’s House
07 – The Red Cock Crows on Drachenhausen
08 – In the House of the Dragon Scorner
09 – How One-Eyed Hans Came to Trutz-Drachen
10 – How Hans Brought Terror to the Kitchen
13 – How Baron Conrad Held the Bridge
14 – How Otto Saw the Great Emperor
Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by William Lighton
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06 – To the Falls of the Missouri
07 – Over the Continental Divide
08 – The Last Stage of the Westward Journey
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
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00 – Introduction
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09 – Part 2, Chapter 1
10 – Part 2, Chapter 2
Part 3
Part 4
28 – Part 4, Chapter 1
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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Running time: 10 hours, 53 minutes
Sermons about Reformers
This podcast from Columbia, South Carolina First Presbyterian Church’s Thornwell Lecture Series includes sermons about The Life of John Calvin (from Dr. Mark Ross), William Tyndale (Rev. Iain Murray) and Martin Luther (Rev. Dr. John R. de Witt).
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
The City of God by Augustine
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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Les Miserables, Volume 1, Fantine, Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood.
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Running Time for Volume One: 13 hours, 46 minutes
Les Miserables, Volume 2, Cosette, by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood.
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Total running time of Volume 2: 12 hours, 55 minutes
Les Miserables, Volume 3, Marius, by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood.
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Total running time of Volume 3: 10 hours, 52 minutes
Les Miserables, Volume 4, Saint-Denis, by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood
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Total running time of Volume 4: 15 hours, 35 minutes
Les Miserables, Volume 5, Jean Valjean, by Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood
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Total running time of this volume: 13 hours, 15 minutes
The Large Catechism by Martin Luther
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Summary: Luther’s Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. This book was addressed particularly to clergymen to aid them in teaching their congregations. Luther’s Large Catechism is divided into five parts: The Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism, and The Sacrament of the Altar. It and related documents was published in The Book of Concord in 1580. (from Wikipedia)
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The Fifth through Seventh Commandments
The Eighth through Tenth Commandments
Conclusion of the Ten Commandments
Commentary on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
Emma by Jane Austen
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Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Running time: 8 hours, 15 minutes
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Call of the Wild by Jack London
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The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat
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Running time: 10 hours, 42 minutes
The Anti-Federalist Papers by Patrick Henry, et al.
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Total running time: 19 hours, 52 minutes
Summary: During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all across the country. Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer. Eventually, famous revolutionary figures such as Patrick Henry came out publicly against the Constitution. They argued that the strong national government proposed by the Federalists was a threat to the rights of individuals and that the President would become a king. They objected to the federal court system created by the proposed constitution. This produced a phenomenal body of political writing; the best and most influential of these articles and speeches were gathered by historians into a collection known as the Anti-Federalist Papers in allusion to the Federalist Papers. (Summary by Ticktockman for Librivox)
05 Federal Farmer III 00:35:53
09 Federal Farmer VII 00:19:43
10 Federal Farmer VIII00:15:58
14 Federal Farmer XII 00:22:44
15 Federal Farmer XIII 00:21:09
16 Federal Farmer XIV 00:23:35
18 Federal Farmer XVI 00:25:15
19 Federal Farmer XVII 00:29:54
20 Federal Farmer XVIII 00:33:31
49 Impartial Examiner I 00:28:46
50 Impartial Examiner II 00:15:33
51 Impartial Examiner III 00:25:25
52 Maryland Farmer IV 00:18:40
54 Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788 00:51:35
The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
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Total running time: 21 hours, 12 minutes
The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. M’Lean.
The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an “incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer.
(Summary by Wikipedia)
Federalist No. 01 by Alexander Hamilton 00:11:21
Federalist No. 02 by John Jay 00:12:10
Federalist No. 03 by John Jay 00:11:20
Federalist No. 04 by John Jay 00:11:58
Federalist No. 05 by John Jay 00:10:38
Federalist No. 06 by Alexander Hamilton 00:15:39
Federalist No. 07 by Alexander Hamilton 00:15:01
Federalist No. 08 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:28
Federalist No. 09 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:46
Federalist No. 10 by James Madison 00:18:15
Federalist No. 11 by Alexander Hamilton 00:20:19
Federalist No. 12 by Alexander Hamilton 00:18:04
Federalist No. 13 by Alexander Hamilton 00:08:15
Federalist No. 14 by James Madison 00:20:29
Federalist No. 15 by Alexander Hamilton 00:19:36
Federalist No. 16 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:08
Federalist No. 17 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:47
Federalist No. 18 by James Madison 00:14:56
Federalist No. 19 by James Madison 00:14:32
Federalist No. 20 by James Madison 00:11:24
Federalist No. 21 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:47
Federalist No. 22 by Alexander Hamilton 00:20:24
Federalist No. 23 by Alexander Hamilton 00:10:45
Federalist No. 24 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:42
Federalist No. 25 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:50
Federalist No. 26 by Alexander Hamilton 00:15:21
Federalist No. 27 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:15
Federalist No. 28 by Alexander Hamilton 00:10:16
Federalist No. 29 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:44
Federalist No. 30 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:12
Federalist No. 31 by Alexander Hamilton 00:11:23
Federalist No. 32 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:50
Federalist No. 33 by Alexander Hamilton 00:11:34
Federalist No. 34 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:42
Federalist No. 35 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:46
Federalist No. 36 by Alexander Hamilton 00:19:26
Federalist No. 37 by James Madison 00:20:39
Federalist No. 38 by James Madison 00:25:19
Federalist No. 39 by James Madison 00:14:50
Federalist No. 40 by James Madison 00:22:12
Federalist No. 41 by James Madison 00:20:55
Federalist No. 42 by James Madison 00:17:45
Federalist No. 43 by James Madison 00:22:40
Federalist No. 44 by James Madison 00:19:42
Federalist No. 45 by James Madison 00:14:02
Federalist No. 46 by James Madison 00:16:24
Federalist No. 47 by James Madison 00:18:07
Federalist No. 48 by James Madison 00:12:52
Federalist No. 49 by James Madison 00:12:19
Federalist No. 50 by James Madison 00:07:15
Federalist No. 51 by James Madison 00:12:15
Federalist No. 52 by James Madison 00:10:38
Federalist No. 53 by James Madison 00:12:38
Federalist No. 54 by James Madison 00:11:46
Federalist No. 55 by James Madison 00:11:35
Federalist No. 56 by James Madison 00:10:51
Federalist No. 57 by James Madison 00:14:33
Federalist No. 58 by James Madison 00:14:11
Federalist No. 59 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:44
Federalist No. 60 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:39
Federalist No. 61 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:54
Federalist No. 62 by James Madison 00:15:51
Federalist No. 63 by James Madison 00:19:52
Federalist No. 64 by John Jay 00:15:02
Federalist No. 65 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:08
Federalist No. 66 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:56
Federalist No. 67 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:05
Federalist No. 68 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:49
Federalist No. 69 by Alexander Hamilton 00:19:57
Federalist No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton 00:20:38
Federalist No. 71 by Alexander Hamilton 00:10:49
Federalist No. 72 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:12
Federalist No. 73 by Alexander Hamilton 00:16:53
Federalist No. 74 by Alexander Hamilton 00:07:09
Federalist No. 75 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:40
Federalist No. 76 by Alexander Hamilton 00:12:42
Federalist No. 77 by Alexander Hamilton 00:13:01
Federalist No. 78 by Alexander Hamilton 00:19:57
Federalist No. 79 by Alexander Hamilton 00:06:53
Federalist No. 80 by Alexander Hamilton 00:14:51
Federalist No. 81 by Alexander Hamilton 00:22:17
Federalist No. 82 by Alexander Hamilton 00:09:37
Federalist No. 83 by Alexander Hamilton 00:51:54