Showing results for "The Stars" in Literary History & Criticism

To take you back to your childhood, LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of The Star by Jane Taylor. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 24, 2013.

The second volume of a romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradually took on more of a judicial role, enforcing the monarch's will when the courts could or would not do so. As the mix of fact and fiction unfolds in this tale, the court is beginning to lose favor during the reign of James I as the church once again increased its power, while Parliament's power decreased as the monarch tried to rule without them.

American Libraries editor in chief Leonard Kniffel offers a compelling collection of interviews with prominent figures--all of whom have special connections to libraries. From President Barack Obama to actress Julie Andrews; from basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to former First Lady and librarian Laura Bush and many others, stars of literature, politics, entertainment, and the public arena speak with Kniffel about the ways libraries have been critical in their lives.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament...

A dazzling biography of two interwoven, tragic lives: John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald. ‘Highly engaging … Go now, read this book’ THE TIMES ‘For awhile after you quit Keats,’ Fitzgerald once wrote, ‘All other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.’ John Keats died two...

Join best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand as she unpacks every moment of The Five Star Weekend with the show’s cast and crew. Each episode, Elin will discuss all the joy, the drama, and of course, the food, with guests, including Jennifer Garner, Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, Gemma Chan, D’Arcy Carden, Harlow Jane, West Duchovny, and the series’ showrunner and directors. They’ll dig into the themes of the show, share what it was like filming on Nantucket, and reveal what they would do on their own five-star weekend. You can stream all eight episodes of The Five Star Weekend on Peacock, ...

The Sci-fi and Fantasy podcast from the best of futures! In this future, humanity has solved its problems and is now sending spaceships from Earth, not in a desperate attempt to escape the apocalypse but because we can do so in a spirit of hope and exploration. As a part of the Starship Alexandria Project, the far-future analogues of 21st century authors Emma Newman and Adrian Tchaikovsky have been tasked to make recommendations from the ship's vast library of creative works based on the preferences of our 21st century counterparts. Each of us will take it in turns to nominate a book, film or ...

Unearth the mysteries of ancient civilizations and the allure of hidden treasures with themes of discovery, power, and the supernatural. This podcast invites you to explore stories where the lines between science and the occult blur, and where the quest for knowledge can lead to unforeseen consequences. Each week, a different full-length audiobook brings you a fresh narrative from various authors and eras, offering a diverse range of perspectives and storytelling styles. Whether you're seeking to satisfy your curiosity, gain insight into the human condition, or simply escape into a world of ...

The Rock Star Autobiography Podcast is a monthly podcast for music lovers by music's two biggest fans, Overfield and MG who treat rock memoirs like a backstage pass to music history. Each episode is unscripted and conversational, as they react in real time to autobiographies from legendary musicians, sharing personal reactions, interpretations, and reflections on the artists and their stories.

In a direct, frank, and intimate exploration of Iranian literature and society, scholar, teacher, and poet Fatemeh Keshavarz challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Her fresh perspective on present-day Iran provides a rare insight into this rich culture alive with artistic expression but virtually unknown to most Americans. Blending in firsthand glimpses of her own life from childhood memories in 1960s Shiraz to her present life as a professor in America, Keshavarz paints a portrait of Iran depicting both cultural depth and intellectual complexity.

By his longtime friend and a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, the definitive biography of Larry McMurtry, the legendary author and screenwriter of Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, and Brokeback Mountain, who transformed our vision of the West. Before Larry McMurtry became one of the...

This is a volume of poetry by Radclyffe Hall. The poet and novelist led a highly scandalous lifestyle for the norms of her contemporary society, living openly lesbian in Germany and England. Some of the poems in this volume are also love poems to other women, a fact which was not generally known at the time the book was published. - Summary by Carolin

This is a companion volume to Henshall's book "Rain and Roses." These are short poems of sentiment, romance and spirituality. - Summary by Larry Wilson

A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradually took on more of a judicial role, enforcing the monarch's will when the courts could or would not do so. As the mix of fact and fiction unfolds in this tale, the court is beginning to lose favor during the reign of James I as the church once again increased its power, while Parliament's power decreased as the monarch tried to rule without them. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

William Henry Giles Kingston, often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels. He was a zealous volunteer and worked actively for the improvement of the condition of seamen. But from 1850, his chief occupation was writing books for boys, or editing boys' annuals and weekly periodicals. He started the Union Jack, a paper for boys, only a few months before his death. His stories number more than a hundred. - Summary by Wikipedia

LibriVox volunteers bring you 29 recordings of Evening Star by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the weekly poetry project in honor of Poe's 200th birthday, January 19th, 2009.

With the writers of the Golden Age as her guides—Pushkin, Tolstoy, Gogol, and Turgenev, among others—Sara Wheeler searches for a Russia not in the news, traveling from rinsed northwestern beet fields and the Far Eastern Arctic tundra to the cauldron of nation­alities, religions, and...

The masked super-crook, Black Star, is at it again. Will Roger Verbeck be able to match wits with him this time? Or are the not-so-efficient Sheriff and police chief going to spoil the party? Stay tuned for all the action and adventure to this pulp fiction. (Summary by Yoganandh T)

For many years I have had it in my mind to endeavor to supply some day, so far as might be, that of which there appeared to be a serious want - a plain and easily-to-be-understood Introduction to Astronomy...volume fitted for "beginners" of all kinds, whether children, working-men, or even grown people of the educated classes, who should have a desire to enter for the first time on the study of this fascinating science. - Summary Adapted from the Preface

The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch, written by Eleanor Stuart, (better known as Eleanor H. Porter, author of Pollyanna), follows six teenage girls as they leave their sheltered homes in New Hampshire to visit a sunbaked ranch on the Texas prairie. Follow them as they embrace new experiences of faith, culture, and friendship. (Summary by Catherine Arwine)