Join voice actor Nikolle Doolin, as she brings the pages of classic literature to life in this engaging literary podcast. Enjoy a myriad of great authors such as: Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and many more. For more stories and information, visit: http://nikolledoolin.com/alo.
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When Queen Guinevere is abducted by the villain Meleagant, Lancelot races to rescue her. He suffers many trials, fights countless foes, and risks his reputation for the woman he loves more than his own life. Will he survive and save his Queen? This audiobook is part of the Audio Literature Odyssey Podcast. Please visit http://nikolledoolin.com/alo for more information and to download more audiobooks. Recording Copyright © 2006-2007 Nikolle Doolin.
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This poem is an elegy, or a mourning poem, honoring the death of the 16th American president Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated on April 14, 1865. Recording Copyright © 2015 Nikolle Doolin (www.nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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The Woman’s Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood
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A woman interested in psychical research spends a night in a haunted London house. She experiences far more than she bargained for when she meets the mysterious occupant. As the night wears on, the line between the living and the dead becomes blurred. Recording Copyright © 2013 Nikolle Doolin (www.nikolledoolin.com/alo)…
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The narrator mourns the loss of a woman he dearly loved. He believes that envious angels took his love from him, but he will not allow death to part them. Recording Copyright © 2013 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was published in the New England Magazine in 1892. The story is told through the protagonist's journal, which she writes secretly over the course of several months, while staying in a rented mansion. As she narrates the story, she reveals that she has been suffering from a nervous condition and has b…
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde
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During a reception hosted by Lady Windermere, Lord Arthur Savile has his palm read by the chiromantist Mr. Podgers who sees a most alarming future. Lord Arthur is destined to commit murder, according to the odd little man. This news provokes a crisis for Lord Arthur who feels the weight of the world upon his shoulders. He wants to forget all about …
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When a woman dies, the Spirit of Life rewards her with the opportunity to spend all of eternity with her true soul mate (something she did not experience in life). Trouble is, she still feels an allegiance to her awkward husband alive on earth who believed her to be his soul mate. Which man will she choose? Recording Copyright © 2006 Nikolle Doolin…
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Two married strangers meet at a seaside resort and begin an affair. At first, the middle-aged Gurov believes this to be one of his numerous and loveless dalliances. However, he finds himself falling in love with the shy and inexperienced lady with the dog who is half his age and unhappily married. Despite their marriages and positions in society, t…
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The old man is kind, but he has a vulture eye and his heart beats like a watch enveloped in cotton. It is too much for the narrator to bear, whose senses are acute. No, the old man must die. Yet, will death stop the beating heart, or will it never cease? Recording Copyright © 2007 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)…
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
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Set in Italy during the carnival season, The Cask of Amontillado delves into the mind of a diabolical man bent on revenge. Montressor narrates the horrifying tale, which alerts the reader to impending doom for the buffoon Fortunato, who has reportedly inflicted a thousand injuries upon Montressor. Yet, the unwitting Fortunato is easily lured to his…
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The Chariot, Before the Ice is in the Pools, Retrospect, Power, Forbidden Fruit, Much Madness Is Divinest Sense, Success, Our Share Of Night To Bear, If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, Almost, The Heart Asks Pleasure First, Exclusion, In A Library, The Secret, I Felt A Funeral In My Brain, The Mystery of Pain, As Imperceptibly As Grief, The Bus…
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The poet solicits Hope to turn his dark days into brighter ones. Recording Copyright © 2010 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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This episode contains sonnets by Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, John Donne, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Recording Copyright © 2009 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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A PSALM OF LIFE THE BUILDERS SOMETHING LEFT UNDONE MOONLIGHT Recording Copyright ©2007 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson
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Two swindlers convince a vain emperor that only fools and officials not fit for their posts cannot see the fabric they weave. No one wants to admit they see nothing. The emperor's new suit makes more than a fashion statement. Recording Copyright © 2007 Nikolle Doolin (www.nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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The Lady of Shalott borrows from the Arthurian legend and is a poem about a woman who is isolated in a tower with a curse hanging over her. She cannot venture outside into the world to be with others. What is worse, she cannot even look directly outside. She sits at her loom weaving daily and looks at shadows of the world cast in a mirror. She envi…
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Byron narrates a poem celebrating the beauty of a woman called Mary whose picture he will cherish forever, as it inspires him to live and feel good, when times are difficult; and he states that it will comfort him when he dies gazing at it. Recording Copyright © 2007 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)…
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Jabberwocky is a nonsense poem from the novel Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll in 1872. It describes the slaying of a monster called the Jabberwock. Carroll made up the more eccentric words. You can learn more about the poem at Wikipedia. Recording Copyright © 2007 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)…
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A boy is given a stuffed, velveteen rabbit for Christmas. The little rabbit soon discovers the power of nursery magic when he becomes real to the boy who loves him. The rabbit stays by his side for play, sleep, and when the boy becomes ill with scarlet fever. Sadly, the velveteen rabbit is taken from the boy. However, the lonely little rabbit soon …
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The narrator is comparing someone he knows intimately with the season of summer. To him, the most pleasant season is not as pleasant as this person who will last an eternity and will never die, because he/she will live forever in the lines of this sonnet. Recording Copyright © 2006 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)…
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The narrator of Sonnet 116 tells us that love lasts forever and never changes, even when the lovers change themselves. Recording Copyright © 2007 Nikolle Doolin (http://nikolledoolin.com/alo)
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Intro
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Introduction. Lancelot was one of four Arthurian Romances written by the twelfth century poet Chrétien de Troyes about 1170. Chrétien borrowed the story of Arthur from celtic mythology and set his legendary court in his time. This work was originally written in French and was translated by W.W. Comfort into English in 1914. Comfort introduces the l…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 1
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Part One. A villainous knight disturbs the court of King Arthur and proclaims that he is holding knights and ladies hostage. He challenges Arthur to send his Queen under the escort of one of his knights in order to free them. Kay tricks Arthur into letting him take Guinevere into the forest alone to meet the challenge. Gawain rushes to follow them …
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 2
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Part Two. Lancelot and Gawain awake the next day and are treated very courteously by the damsel. While they are looking out from the tower, they see Queen Guinevere being led by her horse's reign. When the Queen moves out of Lancelot's sight, he almost throws himself off of the tower. Gawain and Lancelot set off in the direction the Queen was taken…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 3
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Part Three. Lancelot departs from the Knight of the ford and the damsel. He continues his quest for the Queen and comes across another damsel. She gladly offers him her hospitality, but only upon the condition that he will lie with her. Lancelot has no choice but to do her bidding. Yet, little does Lancelot realize, the damsel has more in store for…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 4
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Part Four. Lancelot awakes in a hurry to resume his quest for Guinevere. The winsome damsel asks him to escort her along his journey and to promise that he will observe the old customs. Lancelot promises to protect her and will not harm her according to custom. They ride off together. A knight who loves the damsel tries to take her away from Lancel…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 5
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Part Five. Lancelot travels alone in his quest for Queen Guinevere. He meets a vavasor (a feudal tenant) and his family who offer him hospitality. Lancelot discovers that they are fellow countrymen from Logres and have been held prisoners in this land. Two of his sons accompany Lancelot through the stony passage where they meet with opposition and …
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 6
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Part Six. Lancelot and his two companions journey to the Sword Bridge. It is perilous and the two brothers are fearful for Lancelot's safety, as it looks impossible to cross. The bridge is suspended over a raging stream and is as sharp as a sword the length of two lances. Worse still, two lions are tied up on the other side. Lancelot is not discour…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 7
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Part Seven. Lancelot and Meleagant engage in battle. Lancelot, still weak from his wounds, struggles to fight his foe. Guinevere watches the skirmish from a tower and is out of Lancelot's sight, until a wise maiden asks the Queen for his name and shouts to Lancelot. He looks up and sees the Queen and is invigorated, but distracted. The maiden again…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 8
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Part Eight. Lancelot reunites with Queen Guinevere, but she is not pleased to see him and gives him a cold reception. Lancelot is dumbfounded and King Bademagu wonders why she treats him so badly. Then, the King escorts Lancelot to Kay the seneschal. Kay tells Lancelot he is embarrassed that he could not do what Lancelot achieved. He also wonders w…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 9
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Part Nine. Lancelot meets the Queen outside her prison where iron bars in the window stand between them and frustrate their mutual desire to be together. Additionally, Kay the wounded seneschal sleeps in the room. Yet, Lancelot declares that the bars will not prevent him from entering, unless the Queen forbids it. Guinevere gladly invites Lancelot …
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 10
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Part Ten. Lancelot and other men-at-arms, head to the water bridge to find Gawain. Yet, a dwarf tricks Lancelot into going with him; and leads Lancelot into prison. The men are grief-stricken and tell Gawain what happened. They beseech King Bademagu to assist them. The King and Queen Guinevere are also full of sorrow, yet, a forged letter appearing…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 11
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Part Eleven. The tournament begins. Lancelot's identity is known only to the herald. He battles so well that he becomes the favorite. Yet, Queen Guinevere sends one of her ladies to command the strange knight to do his worst. Lancelot willingly obeys her order. When he next participates, he intentionally loses and acts cowardly. He is berated by th…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 12
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Part Twelve. Lancelot returns to his captor, but Meleagant is not satisfied. He orders builders to construct a tower on a small island. Lancelot is then sealed up into this tower, which only has a tiny opening to pass food through. Meleagant presents himself at the court of King Arthur, as agreed upon, though he knows Lancelot is incapable of atten…
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes - Part 13
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Part Thirteen. All are gathered for the much-anticipated battle between Lancelot and Meleagant. However, there is still no sign of Lancelot. Gawain arms himself to fight in his stead, which pleases Meleagant. Just as Gawain is about to take to the field, Lancelot appears and claims his right to duel with the villain who has caused him so much shame…
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