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LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Parting by Charlotte Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 25th, 2009.

Charlotte Bronte was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Bronte sisters who have become standards of English literature. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, one of the greatest classics of all times. Just two years after Charlotte's death, her friend Elizabeth Gaskell wrote her biography. Want to know more about Charlotte Bronte? If you do, please read this biography. Summary by Stav Nisser.Volume One of this biography is available here

Twenty years ago, now, I attempted (but was not especially successful in the task) to establish upon the personal knowledge that my own residence as a pupil in the historical Pensionnat in the Rue d'Isabelle, at Bruxelles gave me of the facts of Charlotte Brontë's relationships to Monsieur and Madame Heger, right impressions about the experiences and emotions she underwent between 1842 and 1846, and that supply the key and clue to the right interpretation of her genius. Every opinion I then ventured to state, not upon the authority of any special power of divination or of psychological ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Life by Charlotte Brontë. This was the weekly poetry project for March 8th, 2009.

After an unspecified family disaster, protagonist Lucy Snowe travels to the fictional city of Villette to teach at an all-girls school where she is unwillingly pulled into both adventure and romance. Summary by Wikipedia Cast list:Narrator: Mary J Lucy Snowe: Elizabeth Barr Graham/Dr. John: Robert Dixon Monsieur Paul: Herman RoskamsMadame Beck: Elizabeth Klett Polly/Paulina: Amanda Friday Mrs. Bretton: Michele Eaton Ginevra Fanshawe: Libby Gohn Mr. Home/Bassompierre: tovarischRosine [the portress]: LeanneMademoiselle St. Pierre [a teacher]: Kristin Gjerløw Isabelle [a student]: Arie Pere ...

Cumbres Borrascosas, es considerada una de las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa. Narra la historia de amor entre Heatchliff y Catherine.Heatchcliff es un niño huérfano que el señor Earnshaw, padre de Catherine, lleva a “Cumbres Borrascosas” para criarlo como si fuera hijo suyo. Entre Catherine y Heathcliff nace una gran amistad, sin embargo el hermano de Catherine, Hindley, no pierde ocasión de humillar al niño.Con el tiempo esta amistad entre ambos niños,va transformándose en un amor tan intenso como turbulento... (Montse González)

The Bronte sisters, most famous for their novels, began their career with a slim volume of poetry, published under pseudonyms. It only sold two volumes, but inspired much interest in the identities of the unknown poets. This is a recording of the more successful 1850 edition, which includes additional poems by Emily and Anne which Charlotte collected after their deaths. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Jane Eyre is an extraordinary orphan girl who is treated horribly by her aunt Mrs. Reed and her children. She is sent away to a girl’s boarding school called Lowood. She studies there for a total of six years and graduates to teach at the same school for two years. After two years of teaching, she leaves Lowood to go looking for another job, at 19. She meets Mrs. Fairfax who decides to give her the job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. She eventually falls in love with Mr. Rochester, the master of Thornfield. She is happy being a governess to Adele and being in love with Mr. Rochester. Mr. ...

Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of Thornfield Hall. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastNarrator/Charlotte Bronte/Louisa Eshton: Eden Rea-HedrickJane Eyre: Elizabeth BarrYoung Jane/Mrs. Dent/Bread Shop Woman: Arielle LipshawMrs. Reed: KristingjJohn Reed/Mr. Lloyd/Robert/John/Mr. Mason: Jared HessEliza Reed: ThisbeGeorgiana Reed: Diana MajlingerBessie: Verity KendallAbbot: Julia NiedermaierSarah/Helen Burns: April GonzalesFirst Class Lowood Girl/Hannah: ...

The book tells the story of a young man named William Crimsworth. It describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girl's school. (Summary from Wikipedia, adapted by Stav Nisser)

Joanna Eyre é o mais famoso dos romances da escritora Charlote Bronte, um clássico da literatura inglesa, publicado em 1847. É o que se poderia chamar de “um romance gótico da era vitoriana”, com a saga de uma órfã pobre, maltratada pelos parentes que a acolheram e que se apaixona pelo senhor rico para o qual foi trabalhar. É a história de como ela se sobrepõe ao desprezo, crueldade, crenças morais e relações em uma sociedade onde a questão de classes está praticamente acima de tudo. Esta tradução do Jane Eyre saiu em série na revista Vozes de Petrópolis, publicada ...

Traducidas al castellano por José Alemany Bolufer, en esta edición de 1921, se ofrecen "juntas en un tomo y vertidas del original griego" las siete tragedias de Sófocles: Áyax, Electra, Edipo Rey, Edipo En Colono, Antígona, Las Traquinias y Filoctetes.De hecho, son las únicas que se han conservado de las 123 que se le atribuyen. Sófocles, se sitúa, junto con Esquilo y Eurípides, entre las figuras más destacadas de la tragedia griega. (summary by phileasfogg)

LibriVox volunteers bring you recordings of LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Guilielmus Rex by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 15, 2026. ------Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry. - Summary by ...

St. Chrysostom’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians is continuous, according to chapter and verse, instead of being arranged in Homilies, with a moral or practical application at their close, as in his exposition of other Epistles. It was written in Antioch, as Montfaucon infers from a reference which the Author, makes upon Chap. i., ver. 16 to other of his writings, which certainly were written about the same time in that city. (Introduction from the preface by John Henry Newman)

Cinco minutos é o primeiro romance do escritor brasileiro José de Alencar, nome proeminente do romantismo no país. Foi publicada em 1856 em forma de folhetins pelo jornal Diário do Rio de Janeiro. Ao final de alguns meses, com todos os capítulos já publicados, esses foram juntados em uma única edição que foi oferecida como brinde para os assinantes do jornal. No entanto, diversas pessoas que não assinavam o jornal, procuraram um volume do livro.A obra é escrita na forma de carta a uma prima do autor, D..., relatando seu amor por uma jovem, Carlota, nome o qual só é revelado nos ...

Lucíola é o primeiro perfil de mulher publicado por José de Alencar (seguido mais tarde por Diva e Senhora). Conta a história da chegada do provinciano Paulo à corte do Rio de Janeiro e seu encontro com Lúcia, mulher bela, mas cortesã, que no entanto guarda um terrível segredo em seu passado. - Summary by Leni

Iracema, a virgem tabajara consagrada a Tupã, apaixona-se por Martim, guerreiro branco, inimigo de seu povo. Por esse amor abandona a tribo, tornando-se sua esposa. Ao perceber, mais tarde, que Martim sente saudades de sua terra e talvez de alguma mulher, começa a sofrer. Tem o filho, Moacir, enquanto Martim está lutando em outras regiões. Quando ele volta, Iracema está prestes a morrer. (Rogerio M.)

This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide variety of sources, such as Austen's own personal correspondence and the works of her contemporaries, Mitton chronicles her literary career and family life amidst the changing climate of the Georgian and Regency eras, giving the reader a sense of what it was like to live in her world. A must-read for the dedicated Austen aficionado! - Summary by Tomas Peter

This is a volume of eleven beautiful and original little fairy tales. - Summary by Carolin

This 1854 narration of a trip upon the Ohio River in a steamboat from Cincinnati to Pittsburg gives a picture of travel in a different time and almost a different United States. The author was well-known in his time and wrote prolifically. - Summary by david wales