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Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family soon moved north of Madison. She started writing poetry at a very early age, and was well known as a poet in her own state by the time she graduated from high school.Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work was "Solitude", which contains the lines, "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone". Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death. (Summary from Wikipedia)

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic. (Mark Nelson)

A brief quote from MacDonald for each day of the year. - Summary by Shelly

LibriVox volunteers bring you 31 recordings of The Bee by Emily Dickinson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 14, 2021. ------Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Little known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. After Dickinson's death, her younger sister, Lavinia, discovered her cache of nearly 1800 poems, her work became public. - Summary by Wikipedia

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 different recordings of Beautiful Soup by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 1st, 2007.

A space for tired women with a nagging feeling there has to be more to life than this. These episodes are the letters from A Meaningfuller Life, read out loud — thoughtful reflections and gentle perspective shifts on identity, purpose, and figuring things out as we go. anniemudin.substack.com

Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works. She set about to retell his plays in a language that children would not only understand, but delight in. This is a marvelous introduction to the works of Shakespeare that ALL will enjoy. (Summary by Laura)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of The Bee by H. P. Nichols.This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 21, 2020.-----Some practical advice to a child, taken from Cousin Hatty's Hymns and Twilight Stories. (1851) - Summary by David Lawrence

Not your usual Pinero play. Gilbert and Sullivan had stopped collaborating, and so Pinero - at the height of his very successful career - and a lyricist named Comyns Carr were teamed up with Sullivan to prepare this "romantic musical drama in three acts". It is sorta the Faust story with the Devil, a magic stone that enhances the appearance of its wearer, and all the peoples of a medieval village and castle. Sorry to say, we are not including Sullivan's music in this release. - Summary by ToddHWCast list:Philip, Lord of Mirlemont: Tomas PeterGuntran of Beaugrant: Alan MapstoneSimon Limal, a ...

John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his career as a circuit preacher in Lancashire. Beckside Lights is the sequel to his popular collection of stories Clog Shop Chronicles. Set in the fictional village of Beckside (said to be somewhere between Manchester and Bolton), the book consists of 12 tales of everyday life in a close-knit Methodist community, which continue with a third volume, Doxy Dent (1899). Based on an entertaining group of Methodist who gather around Jabez Clegg's clog shop fire, ...

Two gentlemen of broken fortune, disguised as master and servant, and thinking that a good dowry split both ways would solve their problems; some cludgy highwaymen and their confederates; foxy inn-keeper and saucy daughter; a country home with a drunken squire and his long suffering wife, medicine-practicing Lady, and beautiful daughter. What could possibly go wrong? (Summary by ToddHW)CastThomas Aimwell: Chris CartwrightFrancis Archer: engineerdstCount Bellair: Patrick WallaceSquire Sullen: Alan MapstoneSir Charles Freeman/Countryman: Nick BulkaFoigard: russellhughesGibbet: balaHounslow/...

The young, intelligent Mary discovers that through an act of will she can transform her appearance to make herself incredibly beautiful. But will her newfound identity be all that she hopes?This recording is from the novella’s original publication in The Savoy in August and September 1896. (Newgatenovelist)

Seminary Dropout- Fun, insightful, personal, thoughtful and engaging interviews with Christian leaders, thinkers, bloggers, authors and theologians.

Thomas More's "Utopia" is a complex, innovative and insightful contribution to the development of political thought. The culmination of this work was a description of a country whose society lives according to the laws of nature, but is close to the ideas of the religion of Christianity - they have everything in common and gold is not valuable to them. Based on the ideas of Plato, St. Augustine and Aristotle, the Utopia novel has borne fruit, namely the dawn of new utopian and anti-utopian literature that includes the writings of such writers as Francis Bacon, Herbert Wells, Aldous Huxley and George Ourell.

This is the introduction to the galaxy of Quaymet. Emile Song meets his most deadly foe. Who is he? Where did he come from? No one knows, but he's cutting a swath across the capital, taking out every crime syndicate in his way with deadly and hilarious Hi-Tech. He's dubbed himself "The East-End Reaper". Song takes up the challenge to uncover and stop this self-styled latter-day Napoleon.

The New Hunters Guide is dedicated to helping new hunters get started and helping active hunters learn new things. If you have never hunted before, this is the podcast for you. If you are thinking about going after a new type of game, this is the podcast for you. If you have experience and want fast nuggets of insight that took me years to learn, this is the podcast for you. The New Hunters Guide is here to provide quick, tactical tips, things you can take into the woods tomorrow. I touch on many different kinds of hunting including whitetail deer, spring turkey, fall turkey, pheasant, grouse,...

What’s in a number? How are numbers used to frame conversations? And why is this insight vital for business leaders? Join host Louise Cooper and her expert guests as they unpack the stories behind some of the most important numbers in our world today, to show why critical thinking is more important than ever. More Than A Number is brought to you by ICAEW, representing chartered accountants who are a force for positive economic change across the world. All views expressed on this podcast are those of the contributors and don't necessarily reflect those of ICAEW or its members.

Dark, intelligent, vulgar infotainment Comedy by Zach, Steph,Vinny and the rogue's gallery of co-hosts. Stage-dive into filthy history, true crime, violence, stand-up, sketch, improv, pop culture, sports, writing, books/Literature, hollywood, wrestling, TV, fighting, MMA, football, A/V, online culture, sex, horror, and music! Crowd-surf nostalgia, MCU, Batman, animals, storytelling, deconstruction, self-improvement, enrichment, love, good feels, mental health w/virtual friends. Msg us!

It's small and jewel-blue, with wings and a maniacal laugh. Brought back to life from the Ancient Days of the Empire, a gem-stone filching homunculus is loose in the capital. It's evil, obviously, and must be destroyed. It takes a street-wise orphan of the Neon Bowery to set the capital, and even Song, aright.

The leadership podcast for people who are in leadership not for the status and power, but instead to use that status and power to turn potential into performance for positive change.Hosted by Teri Schmidt, Leadership Coach & CEO of Strong Leaders Serve. Each week we focus on supporting leaders who are dealing with the overwhelming realities of transitioning into and operating in roles where their success isn't just defined by their performance, but by the performance of their team. Roles where they are responsible for building trust, promoting psychological safety, conflict management, ...