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  Youth's Spring-Tribute

  Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Youth's Spring-Tribute by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This was the Weekly Poetry Poetry project for April 15, 2012.Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence The House of Life. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti's work. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  Damon Runyon Theater - Sense of...

  Damon Runyon

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  The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.  Damon Runyon is acknowledged as one of the great writers to come out of twentieth century America.  Runyon's short stories are almost always told in the first person by a narrator who is never named, and whose role is unclear; he knows many gangsters and has no job that can be gleaned from his musings, nor does he admit to any criminal involvement; He’s a bystander, an observer, an average street-corner Joe.  Runyon described himself as "being known to one and all as a guy who is just around".  That line seems to say a lot about Runyon and his life.  It was like you were with him on some street corner hustle or some shady dive and he was filling you in on all the angles, all the gossip, all of life. He was who so many people wanted to be with……or so many people wanted to be.  Of course, the cliché about newspapermen and writers is that they are heavy drinkers, chain-smokers, gamblers and obsessively chase women with a sideline in the gathering of stories and facts and actually getting something written just before the deadline hits. That seems like Damon Runyon and his life summed up in one sentence.  His stories became legendary ways of looking that bit differently at America, of soaking up the atmosphere of a glamorous and rip-roaring age and distilling it into a black and white type or, in our case, The Damon Runyon Theatre Hour.

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  The Cow

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  Librivox volunteers bring you fourteen different readings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Cow, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)

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  The Playboy of the Western World

  John M Synge

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  John Millington Synge's classic work set in Mayo. A mysterious traveller, Christy Mahon, arrives in the village believing he has killed his father. He is looked upon as a hero by the locals and falls in love with one of them, Pegeen Mike, who agrees to marry him. But when Christy's 'murdered' father appears on the scene, Christy's fortune takes a downturn with comic and tragic result.
  
  The Playboy of the Western World is, undoubtedly, Synge's masterpiece. It was produced at the Abbey Theatre in 1907 and provoked an immediate riot and continuing controversy. This edition of the play is introduced by renowned Kerry actor Éamonn Keane whose interpretation of the role of Christy Mahon ranks him with the greatest actors to have played this part.

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  Redemption - Fight For Life

  Urii Orlov

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  REDEMPTION – Fight for Life is a real-life suspense thriller that takes you on an urban adventure through Russia. It is a hero’s journey that explores themes such as friendship, loyalty, betrayal, love, revenge, and redemption. It is also a reflection of the history and culture of Russia and Ukraine. 
  This book takes you on a journey through Russia, where you’ll witness the unlikely friendship between a Ukrainian narrator and the main character Oleg, a Russian mobster. 
  Based on a real-life Russian gangster, Oleg was one of the most feared criminals in Russia. Before surrendering to the Russian police, he has a near-death experience and returns to his body. After recovering, he leaves his life of crime behind and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. 
  This action-packed novel will keep you hooked from start to finish. You’ll be captivated by the twists and turns of the plot and the unexpected events that unfold. The story is written by a Ukrainian friend in English, adding an authentic touch to the book. 
  Based on a real-life Russian gangster, Oleg was one of the most feared criminals in Russia. Before surrendering to the Russian police, he has a near-death experience and returns to his body. After recovering, he leaves his life of crime behind and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. 
  This action-packed novel will keep you hooked from start to finish. You’ll be captivated by the twists and turns of the plot and the unexpected events that unfold. The story is written by a Ukrainian friend in English, adding an authentic touch to the book.

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  The Raven

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The narrator is in deep sorrow, mourning his lost love and is slowly sinking into despair when he is visited by a talking raven from whom he seeks comfort and hope, but whose only utterance is a single portentous word - “nevermore.”Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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