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  • Othello (Version 2)-William Shakespeare

    Othello (Version 2)-William Shakespeare
    Nov 11 2026
    Othello (Version 2) by William Shakespeare.

    Othello is a tragedy about the downfall of the titular hero, Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice. His cunning ensign, Iago, plots to goad his jealousy and thus manipulate his relationship with his wife, Desdemona, a noble and virtuous Venetian beauty whom he just married.

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    4 ore e 2 min
  • Animal Fables from the Dark Continent-Alphonso Orenzo Stafford

    Animal Fables from the Dark Continent-Alphonso Orenzo Stafford
    Nov 10 2026
    Animal Fables from the Dark Continent by Alphonso Orenzo Stafford.

    A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in elementary school. By combining African and Diaspora stories together in a single collection, Stafford sought to demonstrate the storytelling continuity between African cultures and African American culture in the United States. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc.

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    1 ora e 48 min
  • Meteorology, On the Universe & On Breath-Aristotle

    Meteorology, On the Universe & On Breath-Aristotle
    Nov 9 2026
    Meteorology, On the Universe & On Breath by Aristotle.

    Meteorology (Greek: Μετεωρολογικά; Latin: Meteorologica or Meteora) by Aristotle Translated by Erwin Wentworth Webster before he fell in action in 1917. Book I: The Celestial Sphere, Stars & Precipitation Book II: Seas, Winds & Earthquakes Book III: Halos, Rainbows & Mock Suns Book IV: The Elements & Secondary Qualities On the Universe (Greek: Περὶ Κόσμου; Latin: De mundo) is attributed to Aristotle but may have been written by Posidonius the Stoic or someone well acquainted with his work. Two candidates for the Alexander addressed in the text are Alexander the Great and Tiberius Claudius Alexander, nephew of Philo Judaeus and Procurator of Judaea, and in A.D. 67 Prefect of Egypt. The text describes a geocentric universe and theorizes that other continents must exist beyond the Atlantic. Translated by Edward Seymour Forster.

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    7 ore e 16 min
  • On the Parts of Animals-Aristotle

    On the Parts of Animals-Aristotle
    Nov 8 2026
    On the Parts of Animals by Aristotle.

    On the Parts of Animals (Greek: ΠΕΡΙ ΖΩΩΝ ΜΟΡΙΩΝ; Latin: De Partibus Animalium) by Aristotle (ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ). The first book asks whether animals were designed or came into existence by chance. The remaining three books focus on particular examples of various animals and the functions of their organs. The translator William Ogle, who was both a medical doctor and classicist, presented Charles Darwin with a copy of this translation.

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    9 ore e 46 min
  • Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain-Titus Maccius Plautus

    Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain-Titus Maccius Plautus
    Nov 7 2026
    Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain by Titus Maccius Plautus.

    Pleusicles loves Philocomasium, but she is kidnapped by Pyrgopolinices. Palaestrio, faithful servant to Pleusicles, witnesses this and goes to tell his master, but is captured by Pirates and ends up a servant to Pyrgopolinices as well. Palaestrio still gets word to Pleusicles, who arrives on scene. Palaestrio then invents a complex and daring plan involving mistresses, supposed twin sisters, disguises, family friends in the right places, and a monkey to try to escape Pyrgopolinices and reunite Pleusicles and Philocomasium. (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on this and two other Plautus plays.)

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    2 ore e 33 min
  • Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail-Howard R. Garis

    Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail-Howard R. Garis
    Nov 6 2026
    Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail by Howard R. Garis.

    Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, there were two little monkey boys who lived with their papa and mamma off in the woods in a funny house at the top of a tall tree. These little monkeys were the cutest and most cunning chaps you would want to see, even if you went in an airship to the circus. I have already told you something about one of them—a red monkey—who traveled with Uncle Wiggily Longears, when the old gentleman rabbit was going about, seeking his fortune. Well, this red monkey's name was Jacko Kinkytail; and his tail, as were the tails of all his family, was all twisted up in kinks. That's how Jacko got his last name—Kinkytail. His brother's name was Jumpo, and Jumpo was colored green. The reason for that was this: Once Jumpo's mamma bought him a green balloon at the circus.

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    6 ore e 4 min
  • Umboo, The Elephant-Howard R. Garis

    Umboo, The Elephant-Howard R. Garis
    Nov 5 2026
    Umboo, The Elephant by Howard R. Garis.

    Have you ever wondered what it is like to be in a circus? What if, rather than choosing to be in one, you were captured and taken away from the home and family you knew and made to perform in the heat of a big top? Meet Umboo, the elephant, Chako, the monkey, Snarlie, the tiger and their circus friends and learn how life in the jungle was different from life in the circus.

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    3 ore e 7 min
  • Crime, Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso (Part 2 of 2)

    Crime, Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 4 2026
    Crime, Causes and Remedies by Cesare Lombroso.

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    7 ore e 55 min