Modern Classics

A Modern Lover was written by D H Lawrence in 1909. A young man returns home to his first love to declare his feelings for her but the moment is lost when the girl will not give herself sexually. This theme was to be explored fully in Lawrence’s novel, Sons and Lovers.

Jane Addams was an American activist, philosopher, sociologist, and Nobel Prize winner. Addams’ speech The Modern Lear was delivered in 1894 at the Chicago Women’s Club and the 20th Century Club of Boston before appearing in print in 1912. In the address, Addams discusses the Pullman Railroad Strike in the Summer of 1894 in addition to other labor, union, and ethics issues of the day, using the titular character from William Shakespeare’s King Lear, who was betrayed by his two daughters, as a potent analogy.

Ernest Belfort Bax (1854-1926) was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, rights advocate, and historian. In this essay, after dismissing St. Simonism, Fourierism, Owenism, and “Continental Nihilists”, Bax attempts to explain what modern socialism, taken broadly, really means. He outlines the three bases of modern socialism as the direction of industry by a democratic state instead of by private capitalists; as a universal Federal Republic to take the place of the present nationalist system; and in religion, a human ideal to take the place of theological cults.

This is a story from the "Great Ghost Stories" collection.

As the English language evolves, this wonderfully instructive story is in danger of only being covered as a school requirement by grudging students. That would be a sad loss for all listeners. As an avid listener, teacher, and parent who simply loves this story, Jennifer George adapted this classic book for modern listeners using 21st-century English. The goal is to return this magical novella back into the entertaining story it was when it was written nearly 200 years ago.

Three grownup Tales from the Dreamtime in one novella…Open the door and enter the Dreamtime, the world of fairytales, the flower of all that is delightful and mysterious, frightening and amazing.

Rêveries oniriques lugubres, propos désabusés et pessimistes, bestiaires fantastiques : tout l'univers kafkaïen sur les thèmes de l'aliénation et de la persécution se retrouvent dans ces courts récits, scénarisant l'homme déraciné face au monde moderne ainsi que le combat de l'individu pour la propre responsabilité de ses choix.

We are not promised more than today. Thus we need to live our legacy now, with focus and integrity. Ryan Westcott is ready to step into the family business, armed with a fresh MBA degree from a prestigious business school. Yet his father has other ideas. He feels Ryan needs more education - but not the kind one gets from a school. Ryan is sent to his uncle’s Montana ranch to learn, in short, how to be a man. While Ryan helps his uncle build a barn, he learns life lessons about health, work, finances, education, selfessness, humility, and most important of all, love.

Rainer Maria Rilke und Joachim Ringelnatz sind wohl zwei der bekanntesten Vertreter ihrer Stilepochen. Sie schreiben von der Liebe zur und Unterdrückung der Natur durch die fortschreitende Modernisierung und Urbanisierung. Kaum ein anderer Lyriker als diese zwei stellt den Epochenumschwung von Naturalismus zur Moderne derart meisterlich dar.

Vier humoristische Erzählungen beschreiben das Kommunikationsverhalten von Reisenden gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, in welchem kein Mensch mehr Zeit zu haben scheint und alles sich ständig beschleunigt, die Verhaltensweisen von Gelegenheitsarbeitern und die sportlichen Ambitionen eines älteren Ehemannes, der trotz Warnhinweisen seiner Ehefrau zum leistungssporttechnischen Spaziergänger mutiert und erkrankt.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales III: Modern Verse Translation collection.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales II: Modern Verse Translation collection.

Nietzsches einziger sprachphilosophischer Essay, geschrieben 1873, veröffentlich 1896, vorgetragen von Benjamin Lucas.

Realistische Wiedergabe unserer Umwelt - dafür stand der Realismus, der mit Humor und Ironie in Gedichten Ausdruck fand. Die Moderne hingegen war geprägt von Metaphern und Symbolen und war nur sich selbst verpflichtet. Diese Ansammlung der bekanntesten Gedichte des Epochenumschwungs, versetzt Sie mit dem Humor des Realismus und der Ernsthaftigkeit der Moderne ins 18. und 19. Jahrhundert zurück.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales III: Modern Verse Translation collection.

Ever wish you had an immediate snappy comeback or a perfect putdown? We all have, only to later think of what we could—or should—have said. Then who better to call on than Shakespeare, who mastered the art of dramatic conflict with rapier wit rather than swordplay? This audiobook is an entertaining and witty collection of some of the most cutting jeers and outrageous affronts ever spoken. Never miss an opportunity for a well-aimed insult by borrowing from the Bard.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales III: Modern Verse Translation collection.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales III: Modern Verse Translation collection.