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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


Here are the audiobooks which featured as Staff Picks in 2009. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts.
Here are the audiobooks which featured as Staff Picks in 2009. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. Have a look at the main [[Staff Picks]] page for picks of other years.


Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page and the Internet Archive LibriVox index page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in [http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17058 <u>this thread.</u>]
Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page and the Internet Archive LibriVox index page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in [http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17058 <u>this thread.</u>]
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== LibriVox Staff Picks 2009 ==
== LibriVox Staff Picks 2009 ==


=== December 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/12/24/its-christmas-time-again/ Christmas] ===  
=== January 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/01/09/our-picks-for-your-listening-pleasure/ Our picks for your listening pleasure] ===


===== Solos =====  
===== Solos =====
[http://librivox.org/christmas-holidays-at-merryvale-by-alice-hale-burnett/ <u>Christmas Holidays at Merryvale</u>] by Alice Hale Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.


[http://librivox.org/the-christmas-angel-by-abbie-farwell-brown/ <u>The Christmas Angel</u>] by Abbie Farwell Brown, read by Jan McGillivray.
[http://librivox.org/the-book-of-tea-by-okakura-kakuzo/ The Book of Tea] by Okakura Kakuzo, read by Mike Rosenlof.


[http://librivox.org/peace-on-earth-good-will-to-dogs-by-eleanor-hallowell-abbott/ <u>Peace On Earth, Good-Will To Dogs</u>] by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, read by Allyson Hester.
[http://librivox.org/howards-end-by-e-m-forster/ Howards End] by E. M. Forster, read by Elizabeth Klett.  


[http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-2/ <u>A Christmas Carol</u>] by Charles Dickens.
[http://librivox.org/the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab-by-fergus-hume/ The Mystery of a Hansom Cab] by Fergus Hume, read by Sibella Denton.


[http://librivox.org/the-spirit-of-christmas-by-henry-van-dyke/ <u>The Spirit of Christmas</u>] by Henry van Dyke, read by Jan MacGillivray
[http://librivox.org/the-wrong-box-by-robert-louis-stevenson-and-lloyd-osbourne/ The Wrong Box] by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, read by Andy Minter.


[http://librivox.org/the-spirit-of-christmas-version-2-by-henry-van-dyke/ <u>The Spirit of Christmas</u>] by Henry van Dyke, read by David Leeson.
[http://librivox.org/the-mysterious-island-by-jules-verne/ The Mysterious Island] by Jules Verne and translated by W.H.G. Kingston, read by Mark F. Smith.


[http://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/ <u>Told after Supper</u>] by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Ruth Golding.
[http://librivox.org/the-secret-garden-by-frances-hodgson-burnett/ The Secret Garden] by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.


''Dutch:'' [http://librivox.org/een-kerstlied-in-proza-by-charles-dickens/ <u>Een Kerstlied in Proza</u>] by Charles Dickens, read by Bart de Leeuw
German: [http://librivox.org/der-selbstmordverein-by-franziska-grafin-zu-reventlow/ Der Selbstmordverein] by Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow, read by Stephanie König.


===== Group Readings =====
[http://librivox.org/poetics-by-aristotle/ Poetics] by Aristotle, read by Robert Foster.


[http://librivox.org/the-birds-christmas-carol-by-kate-douglas-wiggin/ <u>The Birds’ Christmas Carol</u>] by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
[http://librivox.org/treasure-island-by-robert-louis-stevenson-2/ Treasure Island] by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Adrian Praetzellis.  


[http://librivox.org/old-christmas-by-washington-irving/ <u>Old Christmas</u>] by Washington Irving.
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/santa-clauss-helper-by-thomas-nelson-page/ <u>Santa Claus’s Partner</u>] by Thomas Nelson Page
[http://librivox.org/a-ladys-visit-to-the-gold-diggings-of-australia-in-1852-53-by-ellen-clacy/ A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53] by Ellen Clacy, read by annise and Lucy Burgoyne.


[http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/ <u>A Christmas Carol</u>] by Charles Dickens 
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===== Poetry, Short Stories and Song =====


[http://librivox.org/music-on-christmas-morning-by-anne-bronte/ <u>Music On Christmas Morning</u>] by Anne Bronte
=== January 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/01/16/more-listening-choices/ More listening choices] ===


[http://librivox.org/twas-the-night-before-christmas-by-clement-c-moore/ <u>Twas the Night Before Christmas</u>] by Clement C. Moore.
===== Solos =====


A second collection of [http://librivox.org/a-visit-from-saint-nicholas-by-clement-clarke-moore/ <u>Twas the Night Before Christmas</u>] by Clement C. Moore.
[http://librivox.org/the-diary-of-a-nobody-by-george-weedon-grossmith/ The Diary of a Nobody] by George and Weedon Grossmith, read by Martin Clifton.


[http://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2009/ <u>Christmas Carol Collection 2009</u>].
[http://librivox.org/the-awful-german-language-by-mark-twain/ The Awful German Language] by Mark Twain, read by Rainer.


[http://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2006/ <u>2006 Carol Collection</u>]
[http://librivox.org/high-adventure-a-narrative-of-air-fighting-in-france/ High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.


''German:'' [http://librivox.org/adventskalender-2009-by-various/ <u>Adventskalender 2009</u>]
===== Group Readings =====


''Multilingual:'' The annual [http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=christmas+short+works&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Christmas Short Works Collections</u>] from 2006 - 2009.  
[http://librivox.org/a-house-boat-on-the-styx-by-john-kendrick-bangs/ A House-Boat on the Styx] by John Kendrick Bangs.


[http://librivox.org/christmas_poetry_and_hymn_collection/ <u>Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection</u>]
[http://librivox.org/great-big-treasury-of-beatrix-potter/ Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter] by Beatrix Potter.


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[http://librivox.org/memoir-of-jane-austen-by-james-austen-leigh/ Memoir of Jane Austen] by James Edward Austen-Leigh.


=== November 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/11/05/in-memory-of-the-fallen/ In Memory of the Fallen] ===
[http://librivox.org/myths-legends-of-ancient-greece-rome-by-em-berens/ Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] by E.M. Berens.


===== Solos =====
[http://librivox.org/the-sayings-of-confucius-by-confucius/ The Sayings of Confucius] by Confucius


[http://librivox.org/four-weeks-in-the-trenches-by-fritz-kreisler/ <u>Four Weeks in the Trenches</u>] by Fritz Kreisler, read by FNH.
French: [http://librivox.org/les-liaisons-dangereuses-by-choderlos-de-laclos/ Les liaisons dangereuses] by Choderlos de Laclos


[http://librivox.org/high-adventure-a-narrative-of-air-fighting-in-france/ <u>High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France</u>] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.
===== Poetry =====


[http://librivox.org/kitcheners-mob-adventures-of-an-american-in-the-british-army/ <u>Kitchener’s Mob, Adventures of an American in the British Army</u>] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.
[http://librivox.org/three-hundred-tang-poems-volume-1-by-various/ 唐诗三百首,卷一 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 1] (in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin and Taiwanese).


''Dutch:'' [http://librivox.org/brieven-van-den-nutteloozen-toeschouwer-door-louis-couperus/ <u>Brieven van den nutteloozen toeschouwer</u>] by Louis Couperus, read by Anna Simon.
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[http://librivox.org/in-the-field-1914-1915-by-marcel-dupont/ <u>In the Field</u>] (1914-1915) by Marcel Dupont, read by FNH.


[http://librivox.org/over-the-top-by-arthur-empey/ <u>Over the Top</u>] by Arthur Empey, read by Mark F. Smith.
=== April 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/04/15/new-staff-picks/ New staff picks] ===


===== Group Readings =====
===== Solos =====


[http://librivox.org/the-escape-of-a-princess-pat/ <u>The Escape of a Princess Pat</u>] by George Pearson.
[http://librivox.org/the-cosmic-computer-by-h-beam-piper/ The Cosmic Computer] by H. Beam Piper, read by Mark Nelson.


[http://librivox.org/canadas-one-hundred-days-part-on-by-john-livesay/ <u>Canada’s Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 – Nov. 11, 1918. Part One Amiens</u>], by John Frederick Livesay.
[http://librivox.org/rupert-of-hentzau-by-anthony-hope/ Rupert of Hentzau] by Anthony Hope, read by Andy Minter.


[http://librivox.org/observations-of-an-orderly-by-ward-muir/ <u>Observations of an Orderly by Ward Muir</u>].
[http://librivox.org/heidi-by-johanna-spyri-solo/ Heidi] by Johanna Spyri, read by Kara Shallenberg.


[http://librivox.org/a-school-history-of-the-great-war-by-albert-e-mckinley/ <u>A School History of the Great War</u>] by Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson.
[http://librivox.org/heretics-by-g-k-chesterton/ Heretics] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.


[http://librivox.org/diary-of-a-nursing-sister-on-the-western-front-1914-1915-by-anonymous/ <u>Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915</u>] Anonymous, attributed to Kathleen Luard.
===== Group Readings =====


===== War Poetry =====
[http://librivox.org/the-voyage-of-the-beagle-by-charles-darwin/ The Voyage of the Beagle] by Charles Darwin.


[http://librivox.org/in-flanders-fields-by-john-mccrae/ <u>In Flanders Fields</u>] by John McCrae.
[http://librivox.org/the-woman-in-white-by-wilkie-collins/ The Woman in White] by Wilkie Collins.


[http://librivox.org/the-unconquered-dead-by-john-mccrae/ <u>The Unconquered Dead</u>] by John McCrae.
German: [http://librivox.org/maerchen-by-grimm-1/ Märchen 1] by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.


[http://librivox.org/smile-smile-smile-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Smile, Smile, Smile</u>] by Wilfred Owen.
[http://librivox.org/whose-body-by-dorothy-l-sayers/ Whose Body?] by Dorothy L. Sayers, read by Kristin Hughes and Kara Shallenberg.


[http://librivox.org/anthem-for-doomed-youth-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Anthem for Doomed Youth</u>] by Wilfred Owen.
[http://librivox.org/the-fairyland-of-science-by-arabella-buckley/ The Fairyland of Science] by Arabella Buckley.


[http://librivox.org/dulce-et-decorum-est-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Dulce et Decorum Est</u>]  by Wilfred Owen.
===== Drama =====


[http://librivox.org/the-soldier-by-rupert-brooke/ <u>The Soldier</u>] by Rupert Brooke.
French: [http://librivox.org/la-comtesse-descarbagnas/ La Comtesse d’Escarbagnas] par Molière


===== Short Non-fiction Items=====
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[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Bombardment+of+the+Dardanelles&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Bombardment of the Dardanelles</u>], read by Bellona Times.


[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Haig+Strikes+Near+Arras&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Haig Strikes Near Arras</u>], read by Esther.
=== April 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/04/30/more-ideas-for-listening/ More Ideas for Listening] ===
 
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=The+First+World+War+-+Selections+from+the+Manchester+Guardian&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>The First World War - Selections from the Manchester Guardian</u>], read by Carl Manchester.
 
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Austrian+Emperor+to+Take+Command+at+Vienna+Headquarters&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters</u>], read by James Smith.
 
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=== October 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/10/22/hallo-halloween/ Hallo Hallowe’en!] ===


===== Solos =====  
===== Solos =====  


[http://librivox.org/the-book-of-halloween-by-ruth-edna-kelley/ <u>The Book of Hallowe’en</u>] by Ruth Edna Kelley, read by Sibella Denton.
[http://librivox.org/the-enchanted-april-by-elizabeth-von-arnim/ The Enchanted April] by Elizabeth von Arnim, read by Diana Kiesners.


[http://librivox.org/the-canterville-ghost-by-oscar-wilde/ <u>The Canterville Ghost</u>] by Oscar Wilde, read by David Barnes.
[http://librivox.org/dombey-and-son-by-charles-dickens/ Dombey and Son] by Charles Dickens, read by Mil Nicholson.


[http://librivox.org/ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary-by-m-r-james/ <u>Ghost Stories of an Antiquary</u>] by M.R. James, read by Peter Yearsley.
[http://librivox.org/the-magic-world-by-e-nesbit/ The Magic World] by E. Nesbit, read by Ruth Golding.


''German:'' [http://librivox.org/nachtstuecke-by-eta-hoffmann/ <u>Nachtstücke</u>] von E.T.A. Hoffmann, gelesen von Rainer.
German: [http://librivox.org/zum-ewigen-frieden-ein-philosophischer-entwurf-by-immanuel-kant/ Zum ewigen Frieden], by Immanuel Kant, read by Christian Al-Kadi.


[http://librivox.org/animal-ghosts-by-elliott-odonnell/ <u>Animal Ghosts</u>] by Elliott O’Donnell, read by Allyson Hester.
[http://librivox.org/the-gerrard-street-mystery-and-other-weird-tales-by-john-charles-dent/ The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales] by John Charles Dent, read by Moira Fogarty.


===== Group Readings =====
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/famous-modern-ghost-stories-by-dorothy-scarborough/ <u>Famous Modern Ghost Stories</u>], compiled by Dorothy Scarborough.
[http://librivox.org/white-fang-by-jack-london/ White Fang] by Jack London.
 
[http://librivox.org/history-of-the-united-states-vol-i-by-charles-and-mary-beard/ History of the United States, Vol. I: The Colonial Period] by Charles and Mary Beard.


[http://librivox.org/the-beetle-by-richard-marsh/ <u>The Beetle</u>] by Richard Marsh.
===== Drama & Poetry =====


[http://librivox.org/life-of-the-spider-the-by-j-henri-fabre/ <u>Life of the Spider</u>] by J. Henri Fabre.
[http://librivox.org/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare/ King Lear] by William Shakespeare.


===== Drama =====
[http://librivox.org/multilingual-poetry-collection-004/ Multilingual Poetry Collection 004]. Poems in Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Russian and Turkish.


[http://librivox.org/the-tragedy-of-macbeth-by-william-shakespeare/ <u>Macbeth</u>] by William Shakespeare.
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===== Short Story =====


[http://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-004/ <u>The Ghost Extinguisher</u>] by Gelett Burgess, read by Gregg Margarite.
=== June 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/07/01/june-is-bustin-out-all-over/ June is bustin’ out all over!] ===


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===== Solos =====


=== September 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/09/25/picks-of-the-week/ Picks of the Week] ===
[http://librivox.org/this-simian-world-by-clarence-day-jr/ This Simian World] by Clarence Day, Jr., read by Epistomolus.


===== Solos =====
[http://librivox.org/irish-impressions-by-chesterton/ Irish Impressions] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.


[http://librivox.org/two-years-in-the-forbidden-city-by-princess-der-ling/ <u>Two Years in the Forbidden City</u>] by Princess Der Ling, read by Jc Guan.
[http://librivox.org/lord-kitchener-by-chesterton/ Lord Kitchener] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.


[http://librivox.org/king-coal-by-upton-sinclair/ <u>King Coal</u>] by Upton Sinclair, read by Michelle Harris.
[http://librivox.org/what-i-saw-in-america-by-chesterton/ What I Saw in America] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.


[http://librivox.org/sailing-alone-around-the-world-by-joshua-slocum/ <u>Sailing Alone Around the World</u>] by Joshua Slocum, read by Alan Chant.
[http://librivox.org/anna-karenina-book-1-by-leo-tolstoy/ Anna Karenina, Book 1] by Leo Tolstoy, read by Kirsten Ferreri.


[http://librivox.org/lectures-of-col-r-g-ingersoll-vol-1-by-robert-green-ingersoll/ <u>Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1</u>], and [http://librivox.org/lectures-of-col-r-g-ingersoll-volume-2/ <u>Vol. 2</u>], read by Ted Delorme.
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/lady-audleys-secret-by-mary-elizabeth-braddon/ <u>Lady Audley’s Secret</u>] by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, read by Elizabeth Klett.
[http://librivox.org/complete-hypnotism-by-a-alpheus/ Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism] by A. Alpheus.


[http://librivox.org/the-green-odyssey-by-philip-jose-farmer/ <u>The Green Odyssey</u>] by Philip Jose Farmer, read by Mark Nelson.  
[http://librivox.org/les-miserables-volume-02-by-victor-hugo/ Les Misérables, Volume 2] by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood.  


[http://librivox.org/the-daffodil-mystery-by-edgar-wallace/ <u>The Daffodil Mystery</u>] by Edgar Wallace.
[http://librivox.org/armadale-by-wilkie-collins/ Armadale] by Wilkie Collins.


===== Group Readings =====
[http://librivox.org/the-life-of-charlotte-bronte-volume-2-by-elizabeth-cleghorn-gaskell/ The Life of Charlotte Brontë Vol. 2] by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.


[http://librivox.org/the-dhammapada-translated-by-f-max-mueller/ <u>The Dhammapada</u>], translated by F. Max Muller.  
[http://librivox.org/foxes-book-of-martyrs-vol-1/ Foxe’s Book of Martyrs], A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Early Christian and the Protestant Martyrs Vol. 1, by John Foxe.


''French:'' [http://librivox.org/a-se-tordre-by-alphonse-allais/ <u>À se tordre par Alphonse Allais</u>].
[http://librivox.org/dubliners-by-james-joyce/ Dubliners] by James Joyce.


===== Poetry =====
Spanish: [http://librivox.org/historia-de-la-celebre-reina-de-espana-dona-juana-llamada-vulgarmente-la-loca-anonymous/ Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca].


[http://librivox.org/the-song-of-hiawatha-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/ <u>The Song of Hiawatha</u>] by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Peter Yearsley.  
[http://librivox.org/multilingual-short-story-collection-001/ Multilingual Short Story Collection 001], including contributions in Cantonese, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.


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=== July 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/08/01/july-mmm-summer-strawberries-and-audiobooks-in-the-sun/ mmm… summer, strawberries and audiobooks in the sun] ===
=== July 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/08/01/july-mmm-summer-strawberries-and-audiobooks-in-the-sun/ mmm… summer, strawberries and audiobooks in the sun] ===
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=== June 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/07/01/june-is-bustin-out-all-over/ June is bustin’ out all over!] ===
 
=== September 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/09/25/picks-of-the-week/ Picks of the Week] ===


===== Solos =====  
===== Solos =====  


[http://librivox.org/this-simian-world-by-clarence-day-jr/ This Simian World] by Clarence Day, Jr., read by Epistomolus.
[http://librivox.org/two-years-in-the-forbidden-city-by-princess-der-ling/ <u>Two Years in the Forbidden City</u>] by Princess Der Ling, read by Jc Guan.
 
[http://librivox.org/king-coal-by-upton-sinclair/ <u>King Coal</u>] by Upton Sinclair, read by Michelle Harris.
 
[http://librivox.org/sailing-alone-around-the-world-by-joshua-slocum/ <u>Sailing Alone Around the World</u>] by Joshua Slocum, read by Alan Chant.


[http://librivox.org/irish-impressions-by-chesterton/ Irish Impressions] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.
[http://librivox.org/lectures-of-col-r-g-ingersoll-vol-1-by-robert-green-ingersoll/ <u>Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1</u>], and [http://librivox.org/lectures-of-col-r-g-ingersoll-volume-2/ <u>Vol. 2</u>], read by Ted Delorme.  


[http://librivox.org/lord-kitchener-by-chesterton/ Lord Kitchener] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.
[http://librivox.org/lady-audleys-secret-by-mary-elizabeth-braddon/ <u>Lady Audley’s Secret</u>] by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, read by Elizabeth Klett.


[http://librivox.org/what-i-saw-in-america-by-chesterton/ What I Saw in America] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.
[http://librivox.org/the-green-odyssey-by-philip-jose-farmer/ <u>The Green Odyssey</u>] by Philip Jose Farmer, read by Mark Nelson.  


[http://librivox.org/anna-karenina-book-01-by-leo-tolstoy/ Anna Karenina, Book 1] by Leo Tolstoy, read by Kirsten Ferreri.
[http://librivox.org/the-daffodil-mystery-by-edgar-wallace/ <u>The Daffodil Mystery</u>] by Edgar Wallace.


===== Group Readings =====
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/complete-hypnotism-by-a-alpheus/ Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism] by A. Alpheus.
[http://librivox.org/the-dhammapada-translated-by-f-max-mueller/ <u>The Dhammapada</u>], translated by F. Max Muller.
 
''French:'' [http://librivox.org/a-se-tordre-by-alphonse-allais/ <u>À se tordre par Alphonse Allais</u>].
 
===== Poetry =====
 
[http://librivox.org/the-song-of-hiawatha-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/ <u>The Song of Hiawatha</u>] by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Peter Yearsley.
 
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=== October 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/10/22/hallo-halloween/ Hallo Hallowe’en!] ===
 
===== Solos =====
 
[http://librivox.org/the-book-of-halloween-by-ruth-edna-kelley/ <u>The Book of Hallowe’en</u>] by Ruth Edna Kelley, read by Sibella Denton.
 
[http://librivox.org/the-canterville-ghost-by-oscar-wilde/ <u>The Canterville Ghost</u>] by Oscar Wilde, read by David Barnes.
 
[http://librivox.org/ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary-by-m-r-james/ <u>Ghost Stories of an Antiquary</u>] by M.R. James, read by Peter Yearsley.
 
''German:'' [http://librivox.org/nachtstuecke-by-eta-hoffmann/ <u>Nachtstücke</u>] von E.T.A. Hoffmann, gelesen von Rainer.
 
[http://librivox.org/animal-ghosts-by-elliott-odonnell/ <u>Animal Ghosts</u>] by Elliott O’Donnell, read by Allyson Hester.
 
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/les-miserables-volume-02-by-victor-hugo/ Les Misérables, Volume 2] by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood.  
[http://librivox.org/famous-modern-ghost-stories-by-dorothy-scarborough/ <u>Famous Modern Ghost Stories</u>], compiled by Dorothy Scarborough.


[http://librivox.org/armadale-by-wilkie-collins/ Armadale] by Wilkie Collins.
[http://librivox.org/the-beetle-by-richard-marsh/ <u>The Beetle</u>] by Richard Marsh.


[http://librivox.org/the-life-of-charlotte-bronte-volume-2-by-elizabeth-cleghorn-gaskell/ The Life of Charlotte Brontë Vol. 2] by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
[http://librivox.org/life-of-the-spider-the-by-j-henri-fabre/ <u>Life of the Spider</u>] by J. Henri Fabre.


[http://librivox.org/foxes-book-of-martyrs-vol-1/ Foxe’s Book of Martyrs], A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Early Christian and the Protestant Martyrs Vol. 1, by John Foxe.
===== Drama =====


[http://librivox.org/dubliners-by-james-joyce/ Dubliners] by James Joyce.
[http://librivox.org/the-tragedy-of-macbeth-by-william-shakespeare/ <u>Macbeth</u>] by William Shakespeare.


Spanish: [http://librivox.org/historia-de-la-celebre-reina-de-espana-dona-juana-llamada-vulgarmente-la-loca-anonymous/ Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca].
===== Short Story =====


[http://librivox.org/multilingual-short-story-collection-001/ Multilingual Short Story Collection 001], including contributions in Cantonese, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
[http://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-004/ <u>The Ghost Extinguisher</u>] by Gelett Burgess, read by Gregg Margarite.


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=== April 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/04/30/more-ideas-for-listening/ More Ideas for Listening] ===
 
=== November 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/11/05/in-memory-of-the-fallen/ In Memory of the Fallen] ===


===== Solos =====  
===== Solos =====  


[http://librivox.org/the-enchanted-april-by-elizabeth-von-arnim/ The Enchanted April] by Elizabeth von Arnim, read by Diana Kiesners.
[http://librivox.org/four-weeks-in-the-trenches-by-fritz-kreisler/ <u>Four Weeks in the Trenches</u>] by Fritz Kreisler, read by FNH.
 
[http://librivox.org/high-adventure-a-narrative-of-air-fighting-in-france/ <u>High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France</u>] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.


[http://librivox.org/dombey-and-son-by-charles-dickens/ Dombey and Son] by Charles Dickens, read by Mil Nicholson.
[http://librivox.org/kitcheners-mob-adventures-of-an-american-in-the-british-army/ <u>Kitchener’s Mob, Adventures of an American in the British Army</u>] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.


[http://librivox.org/the-magic-world-by-e-nesbit/ The Magic World] by E. Nesbit, read by Ruth Golding.
''Dutch:'' [http://librivox.org/brieven-van-den-nutteloozen-toeschouwer-door-louis-couperus/ <u>Brieven van den nutteloozen toeschouwer</u>] by Louis Couperus, read by Anna Simon.


German: [http://librivox.org/zum-ewigen-frieden-ein-philosophischer-entwurf-by-immanuel-kant/ Zum ewigen Frieden], by Immanuel Kant, read by Christian Al-Kadi.
[http://librivox.org/in-the-field-1914-1915-by-marcel-dupont/ <u>In the Field</u>] (1914-1915) by Marcel Dupont, read by FNH.


[http://librivox.org/the-gerrard-street-mystery-and-other-weird-tales-by-john-charles-dent/ The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales] by John Charles Dent, read by Moira Fogarty.
[http://librivox.org/over-the-top-by-arthur-empey/ <u>Over the Top</u>] by Arthur Empey, read by Mark F. Smith.


===== Group Readings =====
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/white-fang-by-jack-london/White Fang] by Jack London.
[http://librivox.org/the-escape-of-a-princess-pat/ <u>The Escape of a Princess Pat</u>] by George Pearson.


[http://librivox.org/history-of-the-united-states-vol-i-by-charles-and-mary-beard/ History of the United States, Vol. I: The Colonial Period] by Charles and Mary Beard.
[http://librivox.org/canadas-one-hundred-days-part-on-by-john-livesay/ <u>Canada’s Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 – Nov. 11, 1918. Part One Amiens</u>], by John Frederick Livesay.
 
[http://librivox.org/observations-of-an-orderly-by-ward-muir/ <u>Observations of an Orderly by Ward Muir</u>].
 
[http://librivox.org/a-school-history-of-the-great-war-by-albert-e-mckinley/ <u>A School History of the Great War</u>] by Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson.


===== Drama & Poetry =====
[http://librivox.org/diary-of-a-nursing-sister-on-the-western-front-1914-1915-by-anonymous/ <u>Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915</u>] Anonymous, attributed to Kathleen Luard.


[http://librivox.org/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare/ King Lear] by William Shakespeare.
===== War Poetry =====


[http://librivox.org/multilingual-poetry-collection-004/ Multilingual Poetry Collection 004]. Poems in Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Russian and Turkish.
[http://librivox.org/in-flanders-fields-by-john-mccrae/ <u>In Flanders Fields</u>] by John McCrae.


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[http://librivox.org/the-unconquered-dead-by-john-mccrae/ <u>The Unconquered Dead</u>] by John McCrae.


=== April 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/04/15/new-staff-picks/ New staff picks] ===
[http://librivox.org/smile-smile-smile-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Smile, Smile, Smile</u>] by Wilfred Owen.


===== Solos =====
[http://librivox.org/anthem-for-doomed-youth-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Anthem for Doomed Youth</u>] by Wilfred Owen.


[http://librivox.org/the-cosmic-computer-by-h-beam-piper/ The Cosmic Computer] by H. Beam Piper, read by Mark Nelson.
[http://librivox.org/dulce-et-decorum-est-by-wilfred-owen/ <u>Dulce et Decorum Est</u>] by Wilfred Owen.


[http://librivox.org/rupert-of-hentzau-by-anthony-hope/ Rupert of Hentzau] by Anthony Hope, read by Andy Minter.
[http://librivox.org/the-soldier-by-rupert-brooke/ <u>The Soldier</u>] by Rupert Brooke.


[http://librivox.org/heidi-by-johanna-spyri-solo/ Heidi] by Johanna Spyri, read by Kara Shallenberg.
===== Short Non-fiction Items=====


[http://librivox.org/heretics-by-g-k-chesterton/ Heretics] by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Bombardment+of+the+Dardanelles&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Bombardment of the Dardanelles</u>], read by Bellona Times.


===== Group Readings =====
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Haig+Strikes+Near+Arras&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Haig Strikes Near Arras</u>], read by Esther.


[http://librivox.org/the-voyage-of-the-beagle-by-charles-darwin/ The Voyage of the Beagle] by Charles Darwin.
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=The+First+World+War+-+Selections+from+the+Manchester+Guardian&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>The First World War - Selections from the Manchester Guardian</u>], read by Carl Manchester.


[http://librivox.org/the-woman-in-white-by-wilkie-collins/ The Woman in White] by Wilkie Collins.
[http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Austrian+Emperor+to+Take+Command+at+Vienna+Headquarters&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters</u>], read by James Smith.


German: [http://librivox.org/maerchen-by-grimm-1/ Märchen 1] by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
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[http://librivox.org/whose-body-by-dorothy-l-sayers/ Whose Body?] by Dorothy L. Sayers, read by Kristin Hughes and Kara Shallenberg.


[http://librivox.org/the-fairyland-of-science-by-arabella-buckley/ The Fairyland of Science] by Arabella Buckley.
=== December 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/12/24/its-christmas-time-again/ Christmas] ===


===== Drama =====
===== Solos =====  
[http://librivox.org/christmas-holidays-at-merryvale-by-alice-hale-burnett/ <u>Christmas Holidays at Merryvale</u>] by Alice Hale Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.


French: [http://librivox.org/la-comtesse-descarbagnas/ La Comtesse d’Escarbagnas] par Molière
[http://librivox.org/the-christmas-angel-by-abbie-farwell-brown/ <u>The Christmas Angel</u>] by Abbie Farwell Brown, read by Jan McGillivray.


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[http://librivox.org/peace-on-earth-good-will-to-dogs-by-eleanor-hallowell-abbott/ <u>Peace On Earth, Good-Will To Dogs</u>] by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, read by Allyson Hester.


=== January 2009: [http://librivox.org/2009/01/16/more-listening-choices/ More listening choices] ===
[http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-2/ <u>A Christmas Carol</u>] by Charles Dickens.


===== Solos =====
[http://librivox.org/the-spirit-of-christmas-by-henry-van-dyke/ <u>The Spirit of Christmas</u>] by Henry van Dyke, read by Jan MacGillivray


[http://librivox.org/the-diary-of-a-nobody-by-george-weedon-grossmith/ The Diary of a Nobody] by George and Weedon Grossmith, read by Martin Clifton.
[http://librivox.org/the-spirit-of-christmas-version-2-by-henry-van-dyke/ <u>The Spirit of Christmas</u>] by Henry van Dyke, read by David Leeson.


[http://librivox.org/the-awful-german-language-by-mark-twain/ The Awful German Language] by Mark Twain, read by Rainer.
[http://librivox.org/told-after-supper-by-jerome-k-jerome/ <u>Told after Supper</u>] by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Ruth Golding.


[http://librivox.org/high-adventure-a-narrative-of-air-fighting-in-france/ High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France] by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.
''Dutch:'' [http://librivox.org/een-kerstlied-in-proza-by-charles-dickens/ <u>Een Kerstlied in Proza</u>] by Charles Dickens, read by Bart de Leeuw


===== Group Readings =====
===== Group Readings =====


[http://librivox.org/a-house-boat-on-the-styx-by-john-kendrick-bangs/ A House-Boat on the Styx] by John Kendrick Bangs.
[http://librivox.org/the-birds-christmas-carol-by-kate-douglas-wiggin/ <u>The Birds’ Christmas Carol</u>] by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
 
[http://librivox.org/old-christmas-by-washington-irving/ <u>Old Christmas</u>] by Washington Irving.
 
[http://librivox.org/santa-clauss-helper-by-thomas-nelson-page/ <u>Santa Claus’s Partner</u>] by Thomas Nelson Page
 
[http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/ <u>A Christmas Carol</u>] by Charles Dickens 
 
===== Poetry, Short Stories and Song =====


[http://librivox.org/great-big-treasury-of-beatrix-potter/ Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter] by Beatrix Potter.
[http://librivox.org/music-on-christmas-morning-by-anne-bronte/ <u>Music On Christmas Morning</u>] by Anne Bronte


[http://librivox.org/memoir-of-jane-austen-by-james-austen-leigh/ Memoir of Jane Austen] by James Edward Austen-Leigh.
[http://librivox.org/twas-the-night-before-christmas-by-clement-c-moore/ <u>Twas the Night Before Christmas</u>] by Clement C. Moore.


[http://librivox.org/myths-legends-of-ancient-greece-rome-by-em-berens/ Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] by E.M. Berens.  
A second collection of [http://librivox.org/a-visit-from-saint-nicholas-by-clement-clarke-moore/ <u>Twas the Night Before Christmas</u>] by Clement C. Moore.


[http://librivox.org/the-sayings-of-confucius-by-confucius/ The Sayings of Confucius] by Confucius
[http://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2009/ <u>Christmas Carol Collection 2009</u>].


French: [http://librivox.org/les-liaisons-dangereuses-by-choderlos-de-laclos/ Les liaisons dangereuses] by Choderlos de Laclos
[http://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2006/ <u>2006 Carol Collection</u>]


===== Poetry =====
''German:'' [http://librivox.org/adventskalender-2009-by-various/ <u>Adventskalender 2009</u>]


[http://librivox.org/three-hundred-tang-poems-volume-1-by-various/ 唐诗三百首,卷一 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 1] (in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin and Taiwanese).
''Multilingual:'' The annual [http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=christmas+short+works&author=&status=all&action=Search <u>Christmas Short Works Collections</u>] from 2006 - 2009.  


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[http://librivox.org/christmas_poetry_and_hymn_collection/ <u>Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection</u>]

Revision as of 04:28, 14 January 2013

Introduction

Here are the audiobooks which featured as Staff Picks in 2009. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. Have a look at the main Staff Picks page for picks of other years.

Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page and the Internet Archive LibriVox index page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in this thread.

LibriVox Staff Picks 2009

January 2009: Our picks for your listening pleasure

Solos

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo, read by Mike Rosenlof.

Howards End by E. M. Forster, read by Elizabeth Klett.

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume, read by Sibella Denton.

The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, read by Andy Minter.

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and translated by W.H.G. Kingston, read by Mark F. Smith.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.

German: Der Selbstmordverein by Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow, read by Stephanie König.

Poetics by Aristotle, read by Robert Foster.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Adrian Praetzellis.

Group Readings

A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Ellen Clacy, read by annise and Lucy Burgoyne.



January 2009: More listening choices

Solos

The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith, read by Martin Clifton.

The Awful German Language by Mark Twain, read by Rainer.

High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.

Group Readings

A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs.

Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter.

Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh.

Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens.

The Sayings of Confucius by Confucius

French: Les liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos

Poetry

唐诗三百首,卷一 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 1 (in Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin and Taiwanese).



April 2009: New staff picks

Solos

The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper, read by Mark Nelson.

Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope, read by Andy Minter.

Heidi by Johanna Spyri, read by Kara Shallenberg.

Heretics by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.

Group Readings

The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

German: Märchen 1 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers, read by Kristin Hughes and Kara Shallenberg.

The Fairyland of Science by Arabella Buckley.

Drama

French: La Comtesse d’Escarbagnas par Molière



April 2009: More Ideas for Listening

Solos

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, read by Diana Kiesners.

Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, read by Mil Nicholson.

The Magic World by E. Nesbit, read by Ruth Golding.

German: Zum ewigen Frieden, by Immanuel Kant, read by Christian Al-Kadi.

The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by John Charles Dent, read by Moira Fogarty.

Group Readings

White Fang by Jack London.

History of the United States, Vol. I: The Colonial Period by Charles and Mary Beard.

Drama & Poetry

King Lear by William Shakespeare.

Multilingual Poetry Collection 004. Poems in Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Russian and Turkish.



June 2009: June is bustin’ out all over!

Solos

This Simian World by Clarence Day, Jr., read by Epistomolus.

Irish Impressions by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.

Lord Kitchener by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.

What I Saw in America by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare.

Anna Karenina, Book 1 by Leo Tolstoy, read by Kirsten Ferreri.

Group Readings

Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism by A. Alpheus.

Les Misérables, Volume 2 by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood.

Armadale by Wilkie Collins.

The Life of Charlotte Brontë Vol. 2 by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Early Christian and the Protestant Martyrs Vol. 1, by John Foxe.

Dubliners by James Joyce.

Spanish: Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca.

Multilingual Short Story Collection 001, including contributions in Cantonese, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.



July 2009: mmm… summer, strawberries and audiobooks in the sun

Solos

The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum, read by Piper Hale.

Triplanetary by "Doc" Smith, read by Mark F. Smith.

The Magic City by E. Nesbit, read by Ruth Golding.

By Pond and River by Arabella B. Buckley, read by Laura Caldwell.

The Sea Wolf by Jack London, read by Tom Crawford.

The Scarlet Plague by Jack London, read by James Christopher.

Summa Theologica, Part Two by St. Thomas Aquinas, read by Jim Ruddy.

Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, read by peaceuntoyou.

Madame Midas by Fergus Hume, read by Lucy Burgoyne.

After London by Richard Jefferies, read by Ruth Golding.

Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock, read by TriciaG.

Swedish: De Vandrande Djäknarne by Viktor Rydberg, read by Lars Rolander.

Hebrew: אסופת מסות ומאמרים Selection of Essays and Articles by by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda אליעזר בן יהודה, read by Omri Lernau.

Chinese: 中國傳統書籍三本(三百千) / Three Classic Chinese Texts, read by Jc Guan.

Group Readings

The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori.

The First Book of Urizen by William Blake, read by Denny Sayers and David Andreas.

Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady, Vol. 1 by Samuel Richardson.

Dutch: Andersens Sproken en vertellingen by Hans Christian Andersen.

German: Auf zwei Planeten by Kurd Laßwitz.



September 2009: Picks of the Week

Solos

Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling, read by Jc Guan.

King Coal by Upton Sinclair, read by Michelle Harris.

Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum, read by Alan Chant.

Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1, and Vol. 2, read by Ted Delorme.

Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, read by Elizabeth Klett.

The Green Odyssey by Philip Jose Farmer, read by Mark Nelson.

The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace.

Group Readings

The Dhammapada, translated by F. Max Muller.

French: À se tordre par Alphonse Allais.

Poetry

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Peter Yearsley.



October 2009: Hallo Hallowe’en!

Solos

The Book of Hallowe’en by Ruth Edna Kelley, read by Sibella Denton.

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, read by David Barnes.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James, read by Peter Yearsley.

German: Nachtstücke von E.T.A. Hoffmann, gelesen von Rainer.

Animal Ghosts by Elliott O’Donnell, read by Allyson Hester.

Group Readings

Famous Modern Ghost Stories, compiled by Dorothy Scarborough.

The Beetle by Richard Marsh.

Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre.

Drama

Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Short Story

The Ghost Extinguisher by Gelett Burgess, read by Gregg Margarite.



November 2009: In Memory of the Fallen

Solos

Four Weeks in the Trenches by Fritz Kreisler, read by FNH.

High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.

Kitchener’s Mob, Adventures of an American in the British Army by James Norman Hall, read by Mike Vendetti.

Dutch: Brieven van den nutteloozen toeschouwer by Louis Couperus, read by Anna Simon.

In the Field (1914-1915) by Marcel Dupont, read by FNH.

Over the Top by Arthur Empey, read by Mark F. Smith.

Group Readings

The Escape of a Princess Pat by George Pearson.

Canada’s Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 – Nov. 11, 1918. Part One Amiens, by John Frederick Livesay.

Observations of an Orderly by Ward Muir.

A School History of the Great War by Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson.

Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915 Anonymous, attributed to Kathleen Luard.

War Poetry

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae.

The Unconquered Dead by John McCrae.

Smile, Smile, Smile by Wilfred Owen.

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen.

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen.

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke.

Short Non-fiction Items

Bombardment of the Dardanelles, read by Bellona Times.

Haig Strikes Near Arras, read by Esther.

The First World War - Selections from the Manchester Guardian, read by Carl Manchester.

Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters, read by James Smith.



December 2009: Christmas

Solos

Christmas Holidays at Merryvale by Alice Hale Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.

The Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown, read by Jan McGillivray.

Peace On Earth, Good-Will To Dogs by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, read by Allyson Hester.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

The Spirit of Christmas by Henry van Dyke, read by Jan MacGillivray

The Spirit of Christmas by Henry van Dyke, read by David Leeson.

Told after Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Ruth Golding.

Dutch: Een Kerstlied in Proza by Charles Dickens, read by Bart de Leeuw

Group Readings

The Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin.

Old Christmas by Washington Irving.

Santa Claus’s Partner by Thomas Nelson Page

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Poetry, Short Stories and Song

Music On Christmas Morning by Anne Bronte

Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.

A second collection of Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.

Christmas Carol Collection 2009.

2006 Carol Collection

German: Adventskalender 2009

Multilingual: The annual Christmas Short Works Collections from 2006 - 2009.

Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection