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"Project Gutenberg is well known for offering free electronic versions of famous public-domain texts. Now Telltale Weekly wants to be its audiobook equivalent." - The New York Times
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by Mark Twain
16 minutes, 7 seconds
Unabridged Humor/Storytelling/Essay
1878
Twain proposes some realistic sequels to three common morality tales.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on February 14, 2007, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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by Sun Tzu
1 hour, 19 minutes
Unabridged Military Treatise
600 BC, 1910 (translation)
The classic, definitive Chinese book on military strategies and tactics. For centuries it has influenced generals, rulers, and others interested in military intelligence. More recently it has become required reading for some businesses executives. Translation from the Chinese by Lionel Giles.
Note: the podcast MP3 includes only the first part of The Art of War. Find the complete recording in any of the zip files. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on September 8, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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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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of The United States of America
12 minutes, 35 seconds
Unabridged Historical Document
1776
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation…” The United States Declaration of Independence.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on July 2, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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by Lao Tzu
1 hour, 18 minutes
Unabridged Taoist Classic
400 BC
The classic Taoist text and the most translated Chinese work of all time. Note the title is sometimes translated/spelled “Dao De Jing” or “Tao Teh King.” Translation by James Legge. Read by Alex Wilson.
Note: Only part 1 (of 2) is included in the podcast MP3. Both parts are included in the AAC, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis zipped downloads above.
Originally for sale on June 25, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Lao Tzu (circa 400BC) was the famous Chinese philosopher credited with writing the classic Taoist text, Tao Te Ching.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
