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== LibriVox Staff Picks 2012 ==
== LibriVox Staff Picks 2012 ==
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===== Fiction =====
Ireland: [http://librivox.org/the-gambler-by-katherine-thurston/ The Gambler], by Katherine Thursdon, read by Tom Weiss  <!-- 28165 -->
<!--Hungary: [http://librivox.org/eyes-like-the-sea-by-mor-jokai/ Eyes Like the Sea] by Mór Jókai, read by MaryAnn <!-- 19416 -->
<!--The Netherlands: [http://librivox.org/hans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-by-mary-mapes-dodge/ Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates] by Mary Mapes Dodge, read by Mark F. Smith <!-- 85218 -->
<!--Sweden: [http://librivox.org/the-story-of-gosta-berling-by-selma-lagerlof/ The Story of Gösta Berling] by Selma Lagerlöf, read by Lars Rolander <!-- 232925 -->
<!--Russia: [http://librivox.org/the-kreutzer-sonata-by-leo-tolstoy/ The Kreutzer Sonata] by Leo Tolstoy, read by Dorlene and Larry Caplan <!-- 353 -->
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France: [http://librivox.org/five-years-of-my-life-1894-1899-by-alfred-dreyfus/ Five Years of My Life 1894 - 1899] by Alfred Dreyfus, read by Sue Anderson <!-- 81326 -->
<!--Greece: [http://librivox.org/herodotus-histories-vol-1/ Histories], by Herodotus, group recording <!-- 5255 -->
<!--Switzerland: [http://librivox.org/scrambles-amongst-the-alps-in-the-years-1860-69-by-edward-whymper/ Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860--69] by Edward Whymper, read by Nicholas Clifford <!-- 1101 -->
<!--===== Drama =====
Italy: [http://librivox.org/six-characters-in-search-of-an-author-by-pirandello/ Six Characters in Search of an Author] by Luigi Pirandello, drama <!-- 2625 -->
<!--===== Poetry =====
Portugal: [http://librivox.org/the-lusiads-by-luis-vaz-de-camoes/ The Lusiads] by Luis Vaz de Camões, read by Leni <!-- 3982 -->
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=== January 2012: [http://librivox.org/2012/01/01/improve-yourself/ Improve Yourself!] ===  
=== January 2012: [http://librivox.org/2012/01/01/improve-yourself/ Improve Yourself!] ===  

Revision as of 21:31, 30 January 2012

Introduction

The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2011 will be added here. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. For more information and a list of Staff Picks in previous years, have a look at the main Staff Picks page

If you prefer to download m4b files, all our staff picks have been converted to this format. A current list of the staff picks can be found on the main page of the M4B Catalog.

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 2012


January 2012: Improve Yourself!

Fiction

Little Lord Fountleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, group reading

Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling, read by Mark F. Smith

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, read by Peter Bobbe

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, group recording

Tip Lewis and His Lamp by Pansy, read by Tricia G

Non-Fiction

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett, read by Mark F. Smith

The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, group recording

Habits that Handicap by Charles B. Towns, group recording

Drama

Everyman by Unknown, drama

Poetry

The Goop Directory by Gelett Burgess, read by Andrea L.