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AwonderfulbookinwhichwemeettheluckylittlebunnywhobecomesMrs.PeterRabbit!ThisisoneofmanydelightfulanimalbookswrittenbyThorntonW.Burgess.Igrewupreadingandenjoyingthesetalesoftalkinganimalswithfunandvariedpersonalities.PeterRabbitisacharacterlovedbyall,andthischarmingtalerecountstheadventuresofmeeting,wooing,andmarryingMrs.PeterRabbit.

ThorntonWaldoBurgess(January14,1874–June5,1965)wasaconservationistandauthorofchildren’sstories.Helovedthebeautyofnatureanditslivingcreaturessomuchthathewroteaboutthemfor50years.Bythetimeheretired,hehadwrittenmorethan170books.Manyofhisoutdoorobservationsinnaturewereusedasplotsforhisstories.Inhisfirstbook,“OldMotherWestWind,”publishedin1910,thereadermeetsmanyofthecharactersfoundinlaterbooksandstories.ThesecharactersincludePeterRabbit,JimmySkunk,SammyJay,BobbyRaccoon,JoeOtter,GrandfatherFrog,BillyMink,JerryMuskrat,SpottytheTurtleandofcourse,OldMotherWestWindandherMerryLittleBreezes.Notetoparentsofverysmallchildren:inChapter15,littleTommyTroutgetseatenbyapickerel.

TheAdventuresofJohnnyChuckisanotherinthelonglistofchildren’sbooksbyconservationistThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisstory,itisspringtimeandayoungchuck’sfancyturnstothoughtsof…traveling,protectingone’sturf,findinganewhome,andyes,love.Alongtheway,welearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastherearegoodandbadkindsofpride,theimportanceofkeepingsecretsandthat,evenintheanimalworld,thethreemostimportantfactorsindeterminingthedesirabilityofpropertyare“location,location,location.”

TheAdventuresofJimmySkunkisanotherinthelonglistchildren’sbooksbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisbook,JimmySkunkhasencounterswithReddyFox,PeterRabbit,Unc’BillyPossumandotheracquaintancesofhisintheGreenMeadowsandGreenForest.Alongtheway,welearnsomeofthehabitsofJimmyandhisfriendsandwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastheimportanceofalwayskeepingone’stemper,keepingpromisesandnotplayingpracticaljokes.WearealsotreatedtoaphilosophicaldiscussionbyJimmySkunkontheadvantagesofdefensiveweaponry.

JoinusaswefollowJerryMuskratandhisfriendsonanadventuretodiscoverwhatisthreateningtheirhomeland;TheLaughingBrookandTheSmilingPool.(SummarybyLinetteGeisel)

DannybeginshistaleregrettingthelengthofhistailuntilheiscorrectedbyMr.Toad.ThenhehasaseriesofstalkingsbyReddyandGrannyFox.HeiscapturedbyHootytheOwlandescapesmid-flighttoPeterRabbit'sbriarpatch.PetergoestoFarmerBrown'speachorchardandgetscaughtinasnareandbarelyescapeshimself.FinallyDannygetstrappedinatincanandmustusehiswitstoescapeReddyFoxagain.(SummaryfromWikipedia)

TheAdventuresofBusterBearisanothersetofchildren’sstoriesbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.BusterBearhasmanyadventuresandmisadventuresashemeetsthedifferentcharactersintheGreenForestneartheLaughingBrook.Alongtheway,welearnaboutthehabitsofBusterandhisfriendsandwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastheimportanceofsharing,notstealing,makingfriendsandnotstickingone’sheadintotinpails.

DicksonMcCunn,arespectable,newlyretiredgrocer,plansawalkingholidayinthehillsofsouth-westScotland.HemeetsayoungEnglishpoetandfindshimselfinthethickofaplotinvolvingthekidnappingofaRussianprincess,whoisheldprisonerintheramblingmansion,Huntingtower.Thismodernfairy-taleisalsoagrippingadventurestory.

Forthiscollection,LibriVoxvolunteersmadetheirownselectionsfromRobertBrowning'spoetryandprosetocelebratethe200thanniversaryofhisbirthon7thMay1812.

PippaPasseswasadramaticpiece,asmuchplayaspoetry,byRobertBrowningpublishedin1841asthefirstvolumeofhisBellsandPomegranatesseries.Theauthordescribedtheworkasthefirstofaseriesofdramaticpieces.Hisoriginalideawasofayoung,innocentgirl,movingunblemishedthroughthecrime-riddenneighbourhoodsofAsolo.

Inwritingher‘DramaofExile’,Barrett’ssubjectwas‘thenewandstrangeexperienceofthefallenhumanity,asitwentforthfromParadiseintothewilderness’.Thebizarre,lyricalscenesthatfollowpowerfullydescribethegriefandguiltofEve,thesorrowfulprideofLucifer,andtheredeemingpoweroflove.

TheBattleofMarathonisarhymed,dramatic,narrative-poembyElizabethBarrettBrowning.Writtenin1820,itretellspowerfullyTheBattleofMarathon:duringwhichtheAthenianstatedefeatedthemuchlargerinvadingforceduringthefirstPersianinvasionofGreece.

KnowingtheEgyptianasIknowhim,Icannotbutthinkthatheisgreatlymisunderstood,evenbythosewhoaresincerelyanxioustobefriendhim.Hisfaultsandhisfailingsaretobefoundatlargeinalmostanyofthescoresofbooksthathaveoflateyearsbeenwrittenabouthimandhiscountry;but,thoughnotafewhavegivenhimcreditforsomeofhismoresalientgoodpoints,yetnonethatIhaveseenhaveshownanyjustappreciationofhimashereallyis.

Hermostfamouswork,Granny'sWonderfulChair,waspublishedin1856anditisstillinprinttothisday.Itisarichlyimaginativebookoffairystoriesandhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Thiswork,readasachildbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,inspiredthewritingsofLittleSaintElizabethandOtherStories

ThisbookisaboutthelifeofQueenVictoria(1819to1901).AllnineofherchildrenmarriedintotheroyalhousesofEurope.Shebecamethelongestreigningmonarchandmore.ThisbookisafascinatingreadaboutthewomanbehindtheBritishEmpire.

DisagreeableoldMissTerryspendsherChristmasEvegettingridoftoysfromherchildhoodtoybox.Onebyoneshetossesthemontothesidewalkinfrontofherhouse,thensecretlywatchesthelittlescenesthatoccur,whichseemtoconfirmherbeliefthattrueChristmasspiritdoesnotexist.ThentheAngelfromherchildhoodChristmastreeappearstoshowMissTerrythatshehasnotyetwitnessedthefinalactofeachofthoselittledramas...

ThenoveltellsthestoryofAgnesGrey,thedaughterofaminister,whosefamilycomestofinancialruin.Desperatetoearnthemoneytocareforherself,shetakesoneofthefewjobsallowedtorespectablewomenintheearlyVictorianera–theroleofgovernesstothechildrenofthewealthy.Inworkingwithtwodifferentfamilies(theBloomfieldsandtheMurrays),shecomestolearnaboutthetroublesthatfaceayoungwomanwhomusttrytoreininunruly,spoiledchildrenforaliving,andabouttheabilityofwealthandstatustodestroysocialvalues.Afterherfather’sdeath,Agnesopensasmallschoolwithhermotherandfindshappinesswithamanwholovesherforherself.Theyhavethreechildrenattheendofthenovel,Edward,AgnesandMary.

SamuelClemens(MarkTwain)beganwritinghisautobiographylongbeforethe1906publicationsoftheseChaptersfrommyAutobiography.Heoriginallyplannedtohavehismemoirspublishedonlyafterhisdeathbutrealized,oncehe’dpassedhis70thyear,thatalotofthematerialmightbeOKtopublishbeforehisdeparture.ThesechapterswerepublishedinserialformintheNorthAmericanReviewduring1906-1907.Whilemuchofthematerialconsistsofstoriesaboutthepeople,placesandincidentsofhislonglife,there’realsoseveralsectionsfromhisdaughter,whichhecalls“Susy’sbiographyofme”.

ThislandmarkworkofscientificandphilosophicalthoughtsetsforthCharlesDarwin'spioneeringtheoryofevolutionandtheinterdependenceofspecies.OntheOriginofSpecieshadanimmediateandprofoundimpactontheliteratureandideasofhiscontemporaries.Withoutsettingouttobecontroversial,DarwinbecamequitepossiblythemostrevolutionarywriteroftheVictorianage,overturningthewidelyheldreligiousandscientificbeliefsofhistime.

MaxCarradosisablinddetectivewhohasdevelopedhisownremainingsensestoasuperiorlevelandwhohasenlistedthesuperiorobservationsskillsofhisbutlertofillinforanydeficiencyofhisown.Hisvisualdeficiencyisnoobstacletosolvingthemostdifficultcases.Aswithsomebetterknownsleuths,Mr.Carrados'featsamaze,entertainandsatisfy.

AtonetimeaceCagillhadbeenthebestTeanIntelligenceagentonthecomplexandmysteiousplanetofWolf.Hehadepeatedlyimpeiledhislifeamongstthehalf-humanandnon-humanceatuesofthesullenwold.Andhehadepeatedlyaccomplishedthefantasticmissionsuntilhisnamewasemblazonedwithgloy.Butthathadallseeminglyended.Fosixlongyeashe’dsatbehindaboingdeskinsidethefenced-inTeanHeadquates,cutofftheeevesinceheandaivalhadscaedandippedeachotheinblood-feud.ButwhenTHEDOOTHOUGHSPACEswungsuddenlyopen,thefeudwasonagain—andwithitaplotdesignedtocheckanddestoytheTeanEmpie.

TheAdventuresofMayatheBeeisanexcitingtaleforchildrenofallages.Themesofgrowthanddevelopmentofcourageandwisdomarefound,aswellastheextremejoyandsatisfactionthatMayaexperiencesinthebeautyofcreationandallcreatures.HerultimateandinnateloyaltytoherNationofBeesisactedoutinthefinalheroicscenes.ThisstorygivesusthedelightfulsenseofhavingseenasmallsegmentoftheworldthroughaBee’seyes

ThisisatrueaccountbyAmericanwomanjournalistwho,in1889,setouttoseewhethershecouldbeatthefictionaljourneyinJulesVerne’s1873novel,AroundtheWorldinEightyDays.Wearingonedressandcarryingonehandbag,ElizabethCochraneSeaman(penname“NellieBly”),reportedhertravelsbacktoavidreadersinAmerica.

IsabellaBirdbegantravellingwhileinherearlytwentiestohelpalleviateillnessthathadplaguedhersincechildhood.ShewasasinglewomaninherearlyfortieswhenshemadehertreckthroughtheRockyMountains.ALady’sLifeintheRockyMountainsdetailsthisfascinatingaccountofhertravelsthroughaseriesofletterswrittentohersister,Henrietta.Theselettersarefilledwithbeautiful,vividdescriptionsofthescenery,thepeoplesheencountered,thewayoflife,andamountainmannamedJimNugent,thatwasasroughastheycome,butacompletegentlemanwithMs.Bird.ShehasthedistinctionofbeingthefirstwomantobecomeamemberoftheRoyalGeographicalSocietyin1892.

RobertBlochwasaprolificwriterinmanygenres.AsayoungmanhewasencouragedbyhismentorH.P.Lovecraft,andwasaclosefriendofStanleyG.Weinbaum.BesideshundredsofshortstoriesandnovelshewroteanumberoftelevisionandfilmscriptsincludingseveralfortheoriginalStarTrek.In1959BlochwrotethenovelPsychowhichAlfredHitchcockadaptedtofilmayearlater.HereceivedtheHugoAward,theWorldFantasyAward,theBramStokerAward,andheisapastpresidentoftheMysteryWritersofAmerica.PublishedinAmazingStoriesin1958,ThisCrowdedEarthisathrillersetonanoverpopulatedEarthofthefuture.

Dimple,thenine-year-oldlittlegirlisaccustomedtobeingalwaysthefirst.ShehasBubbles,alittlecolouredgirlasplaymateandservant.OnedayDimple’scousin,Florencecomestovisitherandtheyhaveawonderfultimetogether.Butthencometherainydaysandthetwochildreneasilygetboredinthehouse…andthat’showtheadventuresandtroublesbegin.

Trent’sLastCase(UStitleTheWomaninBlack)isactuallythefirstnovelinwhichgentlemansleuthPhilipTrentappears.Thenovelisawhodunitwhoseuniqueplaceinthehistoryofdetectivefictionisbecauseitisatthesametimethefirstmajorsend-upofthatverygenre:NotonlydoesTrentfallinlovewithoneoftheprimarysuspects—usuallyconsideredano-no—healso,afterpainstakinglycollectingalltheevidence,drawsallthewrongconclusions.Convincedthathehastrackeddownthemurdererofabusinesstycoonwhowasshotinhismansion,heistoldbytherealperpetratoroverdinnerwhatmistakesinthelogicaldeductionofthesolutionofthecrimehehasmade.Onhearingwhatreallyhappened,Trentvowsthathewillneveragainattempttodabbleincrimedetection.

Ashortandgentleoverviewofmediaevallifeinalargecity.Itlightlycoverstheclassstructureofsociety,localgovernment,guilds,pageantryandpunishment.Theauthorhasaneasy,rhythmicstylewhichleavesthereaderwantingtofindoutmore.

“TheSurgeonofthelateillustriousLordNELSONfeelshimselfcalledupon,fromtheresponsiblesituationwhichheheldontheeventfuldayofthe21stofOctober1805,tolaybeforetheBritishNationthefollowingNarrative.ItcontainsanaccountofthemostinterestingincidentswhichoccurredonboardtheVictory.(LordNELSON’sflag-ship)fromthetimeofhersailingfromEngland,inthemonthofSeptember,tillthedayofbattleinclusively”.–WilliamBeatty

TheMagicalMonarchofMoisasetofstoriesaboutthetitularking,hisqueen,andhisroyalchildren.Thestoriesareuproariouslyfunny,dealingwithtopicsasabsurdasamanlosinghistemperwhothentriestofindit,anevilmidgetwhostealsaprincess'sbigtoe,andanentirecityfilledwithhighlycivilizedmonkeys!JointheMonarchandallhisfriendsforarollickingadventure,filledwithfunforthewholefamily!