19th Century AD Audiobooks
Monday, June 7th, 2010
by Percy Shelley
43 minutes, 21 seconds
Unabridged Formal Poem
1820
Shelley at his most playful (starting with the dedication to his wife, Frankenstein author Mary Shelley: “On her objecting to the following poem, upon the score of its containing no human interest.”), combining Greek and Egyptian myths into a fanciful meditation on creativity.
A longform poem of the fantastic, read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on June 7, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Percy Shelley, Podcast
Monday, April 5th, 2010
by L. Frank Baum
3 hours, 36 minutes
Unabridged Fantasy/ Young Adult Novel
1900
The beloved novel about a quest to see a Wizard. Join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in an adventure that some would call the “first American fairy tale” (and, later, the inspiration for one of the most successful films ever made). Read by James Spencer.
Note: The podcast includes only the first chapter. The entire unabridged book is included in the downloadable bundles.
Originally for sale on April 5, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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L Frank Baum, Podcast
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
by Frederick Douglass
36 minutes, 37 seconds
Unabridged Memoir / Essay
1881
“In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in various writings since, I have given the public what I considered very good reasons for withholding the manner of my escape…” Frederick Douglass reveals the missing piece of his autobiography, in a tale that could not have been told without endangering others so long as slavery continued. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on March 22, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Frederick Douglass, Podcast
Monday, March 15th, 2010
by H G Wells
23 minutes, 16 seconds
Unabridged Science & Philosophy Essay
1891
“Science is a match that man has just got alight.” An important early essay on science and philosophy, offering insight into the unfettered mind that would a few years later belong to “The Father of Science Fiction.” Read by Alex Wilson. Not licensed in the EU.
Originally for sale on March 15, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later (though please note restrictions based on internationally diverse copyright standards). See the Mission page for why.
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H G Wells, Podcast
Monday, January 18th, 2010
by Mark Twain
29 minutes, 45 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Speeches
1899-1908
Five speeches by the master at making them interesting and witty.
Theoretical Morals (1899)
“A man can’t become morally perfect by stealing one or a thousand green watermelons, but every little bit helps.”
The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling (1907)
“Simplified spelling is all right, but, like chastity, you can take it too far.”
Education and Citizenship (1908)
“Now I want to tell a story about jumping to conclusions. It was told to me by Bram Stoker and it concerns a christening.”
Layman’s Sermon (1906)
“Now I am not modest. I was born modest, but it didn’t last.”
University Settlement Society (1901)
“Marvelous it is, to think of schools where you don’t have to drive the children in, but drive them out! It was not so in my day.”
Note: The podcast includes only “Theoretical Morals.” All five speeches are included in the downloadable bundles.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on January 18, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Monday, January 11th, 2010
by Edgar Allan Poe
51 minutes, 39 seconds
Unabridged Horror Fiction
1843
“I saw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me…”
Poe’s classic horror tale about one soul’s torment as he awaits execution in a Spanish Inquisition torture chamber. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on January 11, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Edgar Allan Poe, Podcast, Spoken Alexandria
Monday, October 26th, 2009
by Washington Irving
1 hour, 26 minutes
Unabridged Horror Story
1819
Irving’s most famous story about Ichabod Crane–a timid schoolmaster and superstitious outsider in the the haunted Dutch community of Tarry Town–and his fateful encounter with the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier: the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
Note: only the first part (of two total) will be podcasted; the MP3, AAC, and Ogg Vorbis downloads include the full recordings. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on October 26, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
by Edgar Allan Poe
18 minutes, 39 seconds
Unabridged Horror Fiction
1843
“You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me.”
The Master of the Macabre’s most famous horror story, and a consistent favorite among Telltale listeners. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on October 12, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Edgar Allan Poe, Podcast
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
by Henry David Thoreau
1 hour, 20 minutes
Unabridged Essay
1849
Originally entitled “Resistance to Civil Government,” the classic libertarian essay on self-reliance advocating the active refusal to disobey unjust laws. Note: the Spoken Alexandria podcast includes only the first part (of two) of Civil Disobedience. The full book is included in the zipped download options. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on September 10, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Henry David Thoreau, Podcast
Friday, August 14th, 2009
by H G Wells
3 hours, 2 minutes
Unabridged Science Fiction Novel
1895
An amateur scientist discovers that just as he may travel around in the three physical dimensions, he may also travel through the fourth–time. These are his adventures and discoveries through time. Read by James Spencer. Note: the Spoken Alexandria podcast includes only the first chapter of TM. The full book is included in the zipped download options
“There’s a slightly old-fashioned quality to his speech that compliments Wells’ old-fashioned brand of science fiction … rises above the source material, making these audio editions a great way to experience these two classics.” – John Joseph Adams, Locus
As James Patrick Kelly writes in this month’s (September 2004 issue) Asimov’s Science Fiction, “What makes this the first science fiction time travel story is that the Time Traveler actually builds his machine.” Previous fictitious time travelers (like Ebeneezer Scrooge or the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court) didn’t have a choice in the matter.
Originally for sale on August 13, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later (though please note restrictions based on internationally diverse copyright standards). See the Mission page for why.
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H G Wells, Podcast
