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	Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad Librivox recording of Lord Jim, by Joseph Conrad. Read by Stewart Wills. A classic of early literary modernism, Lord Jim tells the story of a young "simple and sensitive character" who loses his honor in a display of cowardice at sea -- and of his expiation of that sin against his own "shadowy ideal of conduct" on the remote island of Patusan. The novel, written by Conrad for magazine serialization during an intense and chaotic ten months in 1899 and 1900, has, in the words of Thomas C... Keywords: librivox; lord jim; joseph conrad; conrad, joseph; conrad Downloads: 56,676 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Point of Honor - Joseph Conrad LibriVox recording of "The Point of Honor", by Joseph Conrad. Read by Mark F. Smith. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out struggle over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. At the beginning, Feraud is the one who jealously guards his honor and repeatedly demands satisfaction anew when a duelling ... Keywords: librivox; literature; short story; Joseph Conrad; duel; Napoleonic wars; honor; the duellists Downloads: 2,290 Average rating: (0 review)
	Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008 - Various LibriVox recording of Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008. A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, literature, philosophy, shoe-making, bathing, and cats. (Summary by Leon Mire) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; audio book; nonfiction; short essay; history; philosophy; Robert Lynd; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Arthur Schopenhauer; Abraham Lincoln; John Parker Headley; Jonathan Swift; Benjamin Franklin; Henry David Thoreau; Hippocrates; Hillaire Belloc; Young E. Allison; E. P. Miller; Agnes Repplier; Joseph Conrad Downloads: 6,516 Average rating: (0 review)