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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Drive the Cold Winter Away by an unknown poet. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 13, 2020. ---- A delightful poem written sometime before ca. 1625. Sometimes erroneously attributed to Tom Durfey (1653-1723) - Summary by KevinS

Explore the timeless wisdom of The Dhammapada, a revered collection of teachings attributed to the Buddha. This enlightening text offers profound insights into the nature of the mind, the path to enlightenment, and the essence of ethical living, making it a guiding light for those seeking spiritual growth and understanding.

"Upanishads" is a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of reality, consciousness, and spiritual knowledge. This podcast provides insight into these profound teachings, examining their impact on Hinduism and global spiritual thought.

A collection of writings by monks from the fourth to fifteenth centuries, the Philokalia more than any other text reflects the Eastern Church's interpretation of the Bible's meaning. Simply translated, the title means "love of the beautiful," which reflects the text's emphasis on mystical and contemplative practices to engage all of our senses in the acts of worship and prayer.

Join us as we explore the complex landscape of ethics in todays fast-paced, ever-evolving society. This podcast delves into the moral dilemmas we face, the principles guiding our decisions, and the implications of our choices in a modern context. Whether youre a philosopher at heart or simply curious about the ethical challenges of our time, this journey will inspire you to think critically and engage meaningfully with the world around you.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The New Country by an old settler, over 70 years of age. This was the Fortnightly poetry project for April 2, 2023. ------ This poem is taken from a 40-page pamphlet titled EARLY SETTLERS OF Bowmanville, Darlington, Clarke, AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY, With sketches of the habits and customs of the aborigines, and synopsis of the Zoology indigenous to this portion of Canada. Published in 1875, this pamphlet describes the area beginning approximately 60 KM (37 Mi) east of Toronto Ontario along the shore of Lake Ontario. - Summary by David Lawrence

The Saga of the Greenlanders is one of the two important thirteenth-century accounts of the Norse explorations of Greenland and North America, along with the Saga of Erik the Red. The two accounts describe many of the same events leading to Norse contact with the North American coastline almost five hundred years before Columbus, but contradict each other in a number of mysterious and fascinating ways. Containing less fantastic material than the Saga of Erik the Red (though not without its own ghost stories), the Saga of the Greenlanders details the conflict between Christianity and the old ...

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The Saga of Erik the Red is one of the two important thirteenth-century accounts of the Norse explorations of Greenland and North America, along with The Saga of the Greenlanders. Containing fantastic anecdotes about ghostly visitations, wise women-seers, and one-legged native Unipeds, the saga is just as fascinating for what is clearly authentic history. It vividly relates the conflict between Christianity and the old Norse religion; the significant place of extraordinary women in Icelandic and Greenland culture; the frequent incursions of the Norsemen into Ireland and Scotland, lands really ...

This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work. In this first volume, taken from Part I, each story is centered around a particular human character. These range from the charmingly clever (as the character, The Oilman, in the story, "The Oilman and His Sons"), to the tragically ...

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The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge. The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs (the "Nibelungensaga"), which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the 5th and 6th centuries. Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the Völsunga saga, the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda, the Legend of Norna-Gest, and the Þiðrekssaga. The present ...

As Earth faces catastrophic overpopulation, humanity launches massive colony ships to settle distant planets. But when an advanced alien fighting force intercepts the latest new colony traveling to a planet, humanity discovers it was never alone in the universe — and never welcome.The alien force arrives at Earth with a terrifying solution to humanity’s population crisis: a deadly planetary “hunting season” designed to reduce the numbers of the human race.As people run in fear, and secret political alliances form, survivors on Earth must fight back against the Hunters.This cinematic ...

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This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politically incorrect in some of its descriptions by modern day standards. (Summary by David Lawrence)

This work is a unique rendering of the Bagavad Gita by a well known poet. It is faithful to the text and yet does not read like a translation.The Sanskrit original is written in the Anushtubh metre. It has been cast into flexible blank verse by Sir Arnold, changing into lyrical measures where the text itself similarly breaks. In his autobiography, Gandhi has called this work the book par excellence for the Knowledge of Truth and that it afforded him invaluable help in his moments of gloom. (Summary by Jothi)

The most famous piece of Old English literature, Beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least 1000 years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster Grendel and his mother. He later goes on to rule the Geats before dying killing another foe, a dragon. This metered translation was made by John Lesslie Hall - Summary by clarinetcarrot

The Story of Gisli the Outlaw is a translation of the medieval Icelandic Gísla saga súrssonar, the tale of a family feud and of Gísli's attempts to evade his enemies as an outlaw. (Summary by Alison Sawers)

Todd is a barber who murders his customers and turns their remains into meat pies, sold at the pie shop of his partner in crime: Mrs. Lovett; Todd's barber shop is situated in Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church, and is connected to Lovett's bakers shop in nearby Bell Yard by means of an underground passage. Todd dispatches his victims by pulling a lever while they are in his barber chair, which makes them fall backward down a revolving trapdoor, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls. In the event they are alive, he goes to the basement and "polishes them off" by...

Starters, main courses and desserts from around the world, one dish for every day of the year. From Turkey to China, from India to England, from Austria to Egypt, a wide variety of mouth-watering cuisines are represented. Each recipe is described in one short paragraph, making this book perfect for dipping into when you’re seeking inspiration on what to cook. (Summary by Lucy Perry)