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Tao Te Ching
1 hour, 18 minutes Unabridged Taoist Classic 400 BC  The classic Taoist text and the most translated Chinese work of all time. The title is sometimes translated/spelled as "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.
Keep reading about "Tao Te Ching" Categories: 1-2 hours, 2009 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), BC, Free, Lao Tzu, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Podcast, Religion
To Build a Fire
36 minutes, 37 seconds Unabridged Short Story 1902  "All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a man could travel alone. But it was surprising, the rapidity with which his cheeks and nose were freezing. And he had not thought his fingers could go lifeless in so short a time. Lifeless they were, for he could scarcely make them move together to grip a twig, and they seemed remote from his body and from him. When he touched a twig, he had to look and see whether or not he had hold of it."
The classic man vs. nature story. Read by Max Miller. Keep reading about "To Build a Fire" Categories: 2009 Release, 20th Century AD, 30-60 minutes, Adventure, Fiction, Free, Jack London, Max Miller (Reader), Podcast, Short Story
The Destiny of Colored Americans
8 minutes, 13 seconds Unabridged Essay 1849  "The white man's happiness cannot be be purchased by the black man's misery." A prophetic essay first published in his abolitionist newspaper, the North Star. Douglass started adding his initials "F.D." at the end of his writing when it was questioned that such thoughtful, well-reasoned work could come from an ex-slave. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on June 11, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "The Destiny of Colored Americans" Categories: 1-15 minutes, 2009 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Essay, Frederick Douglass, Free, Nonfiction, Podcast
The War of the Worlds
5 hours, 53 minutes Unabridged Science Fiction Novel 1898  "There's a slightly old-fashioned quality to his speech that compliments Wells' old-fashioned brand of science fiction ... rises above the source material, making these audio editions a great way to experience these two classics." - John Joseph Adams, Locus "Worth buying." - The New York Times The classic alien invasion novel by "The Father of Science Fiction" H.G. Wells. Read by James Spencer and produced by Active Voicing. Note: the Spoken Alexandria podcast includes only the first chapter of WotW. The full book is included in the zipped download options. "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own..."
Originally for sale on May 28, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later (though please note restrictions based on internationally diverse copyright standards). See the Mission page for why.Keep reading about "The War of the Worlds" Categories: 19th Century AD, 2009 Release, Adventure, Fiction, Free, H G Wells, James Spencer (Reader), Novel, Podcast, Popular Author, SF Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative
The Vacant Lot
32 minutes, 40 seconds Unabridged Mystery/Ghost Story 1902  "David gave one stride toward the black veil, but it rose from the floor and moved away before him across the room at exactly the same height as if suspended from a woman's head..." First published in Everybody's Magazine. Performed by Susie Berneis. 
Keep reading about "The Vacant Lot" Categories: 150 cents, 2009 Release, 30-60 minutes, Fiction, Ghosts, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mystery, SF Story, Short Story, Susie Berneis and Robert Bethune (Readers)
The Lady or the Tiger?
14 minutes, 24 seconds Unabridged Short Story 1884  "When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king, public notice was given that on an appointed day the fate of the accused person would be decided in the king's arena..." A short fable about a young hero who angers a ruthless king who forces him to make an ultimate choice. But does the king's semi-barbaric daughter make the choice for him? Read by Max Miller.
Originally for sale on May 14, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "The Lady or the Tiger?" Categories: 1-15 minutes, 2009 Release, Fables and Fairy Tales, Fiction, Frank R Stockton, Free, Max Miller (Reader), Podcast
Extracts from Adam's Diary
27 minutes Unabridged Short Story 1904  "This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don't like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals..."
The battle of the sexes begins in the Garden of Eden, as humourously told by Mark Twain, who "translated a portion" of "Adam's hieroglyphics." Note that the word "Extracts" is actually part of the title; this is the full, unabridged short story. Read by Alex Wilson. Keep reading about "Extracts from Adam's Diary" Categories: 15-30 minutes, 20th Century AD, Alex Wilson (Reader), Fables and Fairy Tales, Fiction, Free, Humor, Mark Twain, Podcast, Relationships, Religion, SF Story, Short Story, Speculative
Merlin & Merlin II
6 minutes Unabridged Formal Poetry 1846 Two poems based on the Arthurian legend, written by the founder of trancendentalism. Podcast only includes the original "Merlin." Downloads include both poems, zipped. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on May 7, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "Merlin & Merlin II" Categories: 1-15 minutes, 19th Century AD, Alex Wilson (Reader), Free, Podcast, Poetry, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leaves of Grass Book II: Starting from Paumanok
25 minutes, 8 seconds Unabridged Free Verse Poetry 1855  The second book (of 35 total) of Walt Whitman's legendary Leaves of Grass. "Starting from Paumanok" is a longform poem in 19 parts. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on April 30, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "Leaves of Grass Book II: Starting from Paumanok" Categories: 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2009 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Free, Free Verse, Podcast, Poetry, Poetry Collection, Walt Whitman
Hymn to Intellectual Beauty
5 minutes, 13 seconds Unabridged Formal Poetry 1816  A confessional poem by Shelley, written during the summer he spent on the shores of Lake Geneva. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on April 30, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" Categories: 1-15 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2009 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Formal Verse, Free, Percy Shelley, Podcast, Poetry, Romance
Lecture to Art Students
20 minutes, 6 seconds Unabridged Lecture 1883  With a professional's insight, an opinionated mind, and not a small amount of trademark wit, Oscar Wilde offers his advice on "what makes an artist and what does the artist make; what are the relations of the artist to his surroundings, what is the education the artist should get, and what is the quality of a good work of art." Read by Damian Hess. "Art is the science of beauty, and Mathematics the science of truth: there is no national school of either... Nor is there any such thing as a school of art even. There are merely artists, that is all."
Originally for sale on April 23, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "Lecture to Art Students" Categories: 2009 Release, Damian Hess (Reader), Free, Humor, Nonfiction, Oscar Wilde, Podcast, Speech
The Raven
8 minutes, 29 seconds Unabridged Formal Poetry 1845  The archetype of dark poetry by the master of macabre. Read by Alex Wilson. Once upon a midnight dreary,
Originally for sale on April 23, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Keep reading about "The Raven" Categories: 1-15 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2009 Release, Alex Wilson (Reader), Edgar Allan Poe, Fantasy, Fiction, Formal Verse, Free, Horror, Lyrical Verse, Mystery, Podcast, Poetry, SF Poetry
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