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War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 2: 1805 Mar 03, 2021

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War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 2: 1805

Title: War and Peace, Book 2: 1805

Overview: War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It was first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature. The novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867 before the novel was published in its entirety in 1869. Tolstoy said War and Peace is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle". Large sections, especially the later chapters, are philosophical discussions rather than narratives. The writer rewrote the novel several times. Tolstoy also said that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to call War and Peace a novel. Instead, he regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel. War and Peace, encompassing 17 books with the last two being epilogues for a total of 365 chapters, has been translated into many languages. It has been translated into English on several occasions, starting with Clara Bell working from a French translation. The translators Constance Garnett and Louise and Aylmer Maude knew Tolstoy personally. Translations have to deal with Tolstoy's often peculiar syntax and his fondness for repetitions.

Published: 1869

Series: War and Peace Maude Translation Books 1 - 15, 16: First Epilogue, 17: Second Epilogue; Novels #1

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time, 100 World's Classics

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Translators: Aylmer Maude, Louise Maude

Genre: Novel, Historical Novel, Classics, Classic Literature & Fiction, Political Fiction, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Russian Literature, Family Saga Fiction, Military Historical Fiction, War Fiction

Episode: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 2: 1805

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Part: 21

Length Part: 4:38:56

Book: 1

Episodes Book: 365

Length Book: 60:15:05

Successor: Anna Karenina

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: war, peace, strategy, reasoning, irrational, behavior, wisdom, marriage, instincts, meaning, life, existence, truth, spiritual, emptiness, artificial, philosophizing, freemasonry, inadequacy, dissatisfied, passivity, politics, obsession, assassination, napoleon, shallow, love, friendship, leadership, society, peasants, tsars, servants, emperors, leaders, alexander, princes, generals, conquest, europe, conqueror, history, killing, circumstance, serendipity, military, leotolstoy

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War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 1: 1805 Mar 03, 2021

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War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 1: 1805

Title: War and Peace, Book 1: 1805

Published: 1869

Series: War and Peace Maude Translation Books 1 - 15, 16: First Epilogue, 17: Second Epilogue; Novels #1

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time, 100 World's Classics

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Translators: Aylmer Maude, Louise Maude

Episode: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 1: 1805

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Part: 28

Length Part: 5:31:53

Book: 1

Episodes Book: 365

Length Book: 60:15:05

Successor: Anna Karenina

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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Three Stories and Ten Poems - Ernest Hemingway - Book 2 Mar 01, 2021

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Three Stories and Ten Poems - Ernest Hemingway - Book 2

Title: Three Stories and Ten Poems

Overview: Three Stories and Ten Poems is a collection of short stories and poems by Ernest Hemingway. It was privately published in 1923 in a run of 300 copies by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris. The three stories are: "Up in Michigan", "Out of Season, and "My Old Man". The ten poems are: "Mitraigliatrice", "Oklahoma", "Oily Weather", "Roosevelt", "Captives", "Champs d'Honneur", "Riparto d'Assalto", "Montparnasse", "Along With Youth", and "Chapter Heading".

Published: 1923

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Genre: Short Stories, Classic Literature & Fiction, American Literature, Published 1900 Onward

Episode: Three Stories and Ten Poems - Ernest Hemingway - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 1:09:16

Book: 2

Length Book: 1:09:16

Episodes: 1 - 13 of 13

Narrator: KevinS

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: stories, poems, poetry, ernest hemingway

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #stories #poems #poetry #ErnestHemingway

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The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - Book 1 Mar 01, 2021

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The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - Book 1

Title: The Sun Also Rises

Overview: The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, his first, that portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. An early and enduring modernist novel, it received mixed reviews upon publication. However, Hemingway biographer Jeffrey Meyers writes that it is now "recognized as Hemingway's greatest work", and Hemingway scholar Linda Wagner-Martin calls it his most important novel. The novel was published in the United States in October 1926 by Scribner. A year later, Jonathan Cape published the novel in London under the title Fiesta. It remains in print. The novel is a roman à clef: the characters are based on real people in Hemingway's circle, and the action is based on real events, particularly Hemingway's life in Paris in the 1920s and a trip to Spain in 1925 for the Pamplona festival and fishing in the Pyrenees. Hemingway presents his notion that the "Lost Generation"—considered to have been decadent, dissolute, and irretrievably damaged by World War I—was in fact resilient and strong. Hemingway investigates the themes of love and death, the revivifying power of nature, and the concept of masculinity. His spare writing style, combined with his restrained use of description to convey characterizations and action, demonstrates his "Iceberg Theory" of writing.

Published: 1926

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Genre: Classic American Literature, World War I Historical Fiction, Classic Literature & Fiction, Published 1900 Onward

Episode: The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 6:43:09

Book: 1

Length Book: 6:43:09

Episodes: 1 - 19 of 19

Narrator: KevinS

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: lost, insecurity, sex, marriage, ww1, morality, faith, justice, war, wandering, life, nothingness, escapist, drinking, dancing, debauchery, aimless, carousing, unhappiness, joyless, alcohol, sorrowful, unfulfilled, distraction, lifeless, destructiveness, ernest hemingway

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The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde - Book 2 Feb 27, 2021

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The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde - Book 2

Title: The Importance of Being Earnest

Overview: The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Some contemporary reviews praised the play's humor and the culmination of Wilde's artistic career, while others were cautious about its lack of social messages. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Their feud came to a climax in court when Wilde sued for libel. The proceedings provided enough evidence for his arrest, trial, and conviction on charges of gross indecency. Wilde's homosexuality was revealed to the Victorian public and he was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor. Despite the play's early success, Wilde's notoriety caused the play to be closed after 86 performances. After his release from prison, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no more comic or dramatic works. The Importance of Being Earnest has been revived many times since its premiere. It has been adapted for the cinema on three occasions. In The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell; The Importance of Being Earnest (1992) by Kurt Baker used an all-black cast, and Oliver Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) incorporated some of Wilde's original material cut during the preparation of the first stage production.

Published: 1895

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time, 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Oscar Wilde

Genre: Comedy, Farce, Satire

Episode: The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 2:38:37

Book: 1

Length Book: 2:38:37

Episodes: 1 - 3 of 3

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: light, romance, scintillating, obstacles, effervescent, abandonment, deceptively, comedy, flippant, satire, farce, oscarwilde

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 2 Feb 27, 2021

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 2

Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Overview: The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. A revised and extended edition was published in April 1891. Revisions include changes in character dialogue as well as the addition of the preface, more scenes and chapters, and Sibyl Vane’s brother, James Vane. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated with Dorian's beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton and is soon enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfillment are the only things worth pursuing in life. Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages and visually records every one of Dorian's sins. Wilde's only novel was subject to much controversy and criticism in its time but has come to be recognized as a classic of gothic literature.

Published: 1891

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time, 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Oscar Wilde

Genre: Fantastic Fiction, General Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Decadent Literature

Episode: The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 2

Part: 2 of 2

Length Part: 4:05:56

Book: 1

Length Book: 9:30:14

Episodes: 11 - 20 of 20

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: painting, soul, aging, death, redemption, hedonist, youth, drama, time, mysticism, fatalism, jealousy, gothic, morality, innocence, scandal, immortality, pride, oscarwilde

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 1 Feb 27, 2021

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 1

Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Published: 1891

List: 100 Best Novels Of All Time, 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Oscar Wilde

Genre: Fantastic Fiction, General Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Decadent Literature

Episode: The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Book 1, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 5:24:28

Book: 1

Length Book: 9:30:14

Episodes: 0 - 10 of 20

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: painting, soul, aging, death, redemption, hedonist, youth, drama, time, mysticism, fatalism, jealousy, gothic, morality, innocence, scandal, immortality, pride, oscarwilde

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All the Mowgli Stories - Rudyard Kipling - Book 3 Feb 25, 2021

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All the Mowgli Stories - Rudyard Kipling - Book 3

Title: All the Mowgli Stories

Overview: All the Mowgli Stories is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. As the title suggests, the book is a chronological compilation of the stories about Mowgli from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, together with "In the Rukh" (the first Mowgli story written, although the last in chronological order). The book also includes the epigrammatic poems added to the stories for their original book publication. All of the stories and poems had originally been published between 1893 and 1895. The book was first published under this title in 1933 by Macmillan and Co., containing color plates and pen illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Its contents are virtually identical to The Works of Rudyard Kipling Volume VII: The Jungle Book, part of a multi-volume set that had appeared in 1907. (A companion volume, The Works of Rudyard Kipling Volume VIII: The Jungle Book collects all of the non-Mowgli stories from the two Jungle Books.)

Published: 1895

Series: The Jungle Books, Collections #13, Jungle Book Series #3

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collection

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Genre: Children's Book, Action & Adventure

Episode: All the Mowgli Stories - Rudyard Kipling - Book 3

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 7:28:04

Book: 3

Length Book: 7:28:04

Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10

Predecessor: The Second Jungle Book

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: jungle, india, feral child, kidnapping, talking animal, singing animal, friend, elephant, ruins, python, human-animal friendship, friends, bear, orphan, orangutan, children, friendship, buddies, Rudyard Kipling

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The Second Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 2 Feb 25, 2021

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The Second Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 2

Title: The Second Jungle Book

Overview: The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894–5, often under different titles. The 1994 film The Jungle Book used it as a source.

Published: 1895

Series: The Jungle Books, Collections #12, Jungle Book Series #2

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collection

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Genre: Children's Book, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Second Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 7:11:24

Book: 2

Length Book: 7:11:24

Episodes: 1 - 26 of 26

Predecessor: The Jungle Book

Successor: All the Mowgli Stories

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

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The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1 Feb 25, 2021

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The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1

Title: The Jungle Book

Overview: The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behavior, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with "the law of the jungle", but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village. Critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature. The Jungle Book has remained popular, partly through its many adaptations for film and other media. Critics such as Swati Singh have noted that even critics wary of Kipling for his supposed imperialism have admired the power of his storytelling. The book has been influential in the scout movement, whose founder, Robert Baden-Powell, was a friend of Kipling's. Percy Grainger composed his Jungle Book Cycle around quotations from the book.

Published: 1894

Series: The Jungle Books, Collections #11, Jungle Book Series #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collection

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Genre: Children's Book, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 5:24:48

Book: 1

Length Book: 5:24:48

Episodes: 1 - 11 of 11

Predecessor: "In the Rukh"