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HarperChildren's Audio PETE THE CAT AND THE MISSING CUPCAKES by Kimberly and James DeanPerformed by James Fouhey About the Book Pete makes the best cupcakes! Join Pete the Cat in a brand-new story and help him and his friends find the missing cupcakes! Pete the Cat and his friends are busy as can be baking cupcakes for a cupcake party, and Pete can’t wait to perform with his groovy band. But some of the cupcakes have gone missing. Who could have taken them? In this latest Pete the Cat adventure, by New York Times bestselling authors James and Kimberly Dean, Pete and the gang solve the mystery of the missing cupcakes and le...

2016-10-0400 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio REPLICA by Lauren OliverPerformed by Sarah Drew and Erin Spencer About the Book Two girls, two stories, one epic novel. From Lauren Oliver, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy, comes an epic, masterful novel that explores issues of individuality, identity, and humanity. Replica contains two narratives in one: Lyra’s story and Gemma’s story. The stories can be read separately, one after the other, or in alternating chapters. The two distinct parts of this astonishing novel combine to produce an unforgettable journey. Lyra’s story begins in the Haven Institute, a building tucked away on a priv...

2016-10-0404 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio NIMONA by Noelle StevensonPerformed by a Full Cast DOWNLOAD THE AUDIOBOOK HERE: http://adbl.co/2dMJuju About the Book Odyssey Award Honor Title * Indies Choice Book of the Year * National Book Award Finalist * New York Times Bestseller *New York Times Notable Book * Kirkus Best Book * School Library Journal Best Book * Publishers Weekly Best Book * NPR Best Book * New York Public Library Best Book * Chicago Public Library Best Book An original full cast audio adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel sensation from Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic. Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more...

2016-10-0205 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE by Rosamund HodgePerformed by Lisa Larsen About the Book Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric novel from the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound. When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched. The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou, share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on the Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just...

2016-09-2706 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS by Rae CarsonPerformed by Erin Mallon About the Book The sequel to the New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger. After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home—one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a place to be themselves, just as she is, and with love. Jefferson—her longtime best friend—hasn’t stopped trying to win her heart. And Lee is more an...

2016-09-2705 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio GOING WILD by Lisa McMannPerformed by Shannon McManus About the Book Spider-Man meets Animorphs in this thrilling new middle grade series from Lisa McMann, New York Times bestselling author of the Unwanteds series. Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate calls Going Wild “gripping, action-packed, and filled with humor and heart.” Charlie Wilde knew her life would change forever when her family moved from the city of Chicago to the suburbs of Arizona…and that was before she found the bracelet. After putting it on, she notices odd things start to happen. Suddenly Charlie seems to have the speed of a cheetah and the strength of an el...

2016-09-2603 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio FROST LIKE NIGHT by Sara RaaschPerformed by Kate Rudd, Nick Podehl, and Eileen Stevens About the Book Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this shocking and action-packed fantasy—the highly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Snow Like Ashes series. Angra is alive, his Decay is spreading—and no one is safe. Meira will do anything to save her world. With Angra trying to break through her mental defenses, she desperately needs to learn to control her own magic—so when the leader of a mysterious Order from Paisly offers to teach her, Meira jumps at the chance. But the true solution to sto...

2016-09-2005 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio PADDINGTON PLAYS ON by Michael BondPerformed by Christian Coulson About the Book Paddington is having a wonderful time while on vacation with the Browns in a small French town. He loves exploring and meeting new friends. So how exactly does he end up marching through town as a drummer in the local band? Sure he can keep the beat on the drum. But can keep up with the band? Michael Bond’s classic character will drum up the interest of beginning readers with his charming antics. Paddington Plays On is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to s...

2016-09-2000 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Mindy McGinnisPerformed by Amanda Dolan, Justis Bolding, and Dan Bittner About the Book Edgar Award–winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a dark and riveting contemporary YA novel that blends the unflinching honesty of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak with the relentless pacing and alternating perspectives of Gone Girl. A stunning, unforgettable listen. Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it. Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best—the language of violence. While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can’...

2016-09-2005 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio LOCK AND KEY: THE INITIATION by Ridley PearsonPerformed by Nicola Barber About the Book The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatchers and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the riveting first tale of the Lock and Key trilogy about the origins of the rivalry between literature’s most famous enemies—Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty, told from the perspective of James’s observant little sister, Moria. Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds...

2016-09-2004 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE DARK ARMY by Joseph DelaneyPerformed by Clare Corbett, Gabrielle Glaister, and Steve Hodson About the Book The second book in a new trilogy from Joseph Delaney, the author of the internationally best-selling Last Apprentice series. Tom Ward is now spook of the county, and with his apprentice, Jenny, he continues the fight against boggarts, witches, and terrifying new creatures of the dark. Together with the witch assassin, Grimalkin, Tom and Jenny lead an army into battle against a dangerous enemy—but it all goes catastrophically wrong. The situation seems hopeless until Alice—Tom’s lost love and a powerful witch—appears. But Alice had turned t...

2016-09-2005 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE GUARDIAN HERD: WINDBORN by Jennifer Lynn AlvarezPerformed by Andrew Eiden About the Book Perfect for fans of the Warriors and the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, the action-packed fourth and final book in this first arc of the Guardian Herd series follows Star and his nemesis, Nightwing, as they face off in an epic battle that will end everything. Star and his friends have been through constant struggle, and now Star faces his toughest, most deadly challenge yet. Nightwing the Destroyer has captured all the pegasi of Anok, including Star’s friends. And when Star learns of Nightwing’s deadly plan for the captured herd, he knows...

2016-09-2005 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio AMELIA BEDELIA TAKES THE CAKE by Herman ParishPerformed by Christine Ebersole About the Book Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too! The star of the best-selling picture book series now has her own Level 1 I Can Read series that will keep newly independent readers laughing, reading, and expanding their vocabularies. In this sweet story, Amelia Bedelia and her friends organize a bake sale at school and learn the importance of giving back. Amelia Bedelia and her friends are hosting a bake sale...

2016-09-1300 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE POET'S DOG by Patricia MacLachlanPerformed by Michael Curran-Dorsano About the Book From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right...

2016-09-1303 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE PLOT TO KILL HITLER by Patricia McCormickRead by Adam Verner About the Book Perfect for fans of suspenseful nonfiction such as books by Steve Sheinkin, this is a page-turning narrative about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and pacifist who became an unlikely hero during World War II and took part in a plot to kill Hitler. Written by two-time National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick, author of Sold and Never Fall Down and coauthor of the young reader’s edition of I Am Malala. It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had pu...

2016-09-1305 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio FORWARD: YOUNG READERS' EDITION by Abby WambachRead by Allyson Ryan About the Book Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation’s heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested speaker to a wide a range of audiences, from college students to executives at Fort...

2016-09-1203 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio FANCY NANCY: BEST READING BUDDIES by Jane O'ConnorPerformed by Dhoni Middleon About the Book Ooh la la—Fancy Nancy is so lucky! She and her reading buddy, Violet, read together every Monday. But when a few Mondays go by without being able to meet, Nancy begins to miss her new friend. Will Violet and Nancy find a way to read together even if they’re not at school? Beginning readers will delight as Nancy has fun with her reading buddy in this Fancy Nancy I Can Read!, Best Reading Buddies, from New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! Best Reading Buddies is a Leve...

2016-09-0600 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio ITTY BITTY KITTY: FIREHOUSE FUN by Joan HolubPerformed by Courtney Shaw Book Description Ava and Itty Bitty Kitty are off to visit the firehouse! Ava’s giant cat is less than purr-fectly behaved, and this trip is no exception! Will Itty Bitty’s nose for trouble make them new friends? Beginning readers will love to follow along on Ava and Itty Bitty’s adventures at the firehouse. The bigger the kitty, the bigger the fun!

2016-09-0600 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio MY WEIRD SCHOOL GOES TO THE MUSEUM by Dan GutmanPerformed by Courtney Shaw About the Book A new series of Level Two I Can Read titles based on Dan Gutman’s My Weird School series, which has sold more than 10 million books! A.J. and Andrea are taking a class trip to the museum! Their museum guide has been warned that one of them might misbehave. But who will it be? Join A.J. and Andrea from Ella Mentry School on this hilarious field trip as they show young readers why they attend the weirdest—and most fun!—school around. My Weird School Goes to the Museum is a Level...

2016-09-0600 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio MY WEIRD SCHOOL: TALENT SHOW MIX-UP by Dan GutmanPerformed by James Fouhey Book Description Mr. Cooper’s class is having a talent show. But A.J. has a problem—he doesn’t have a talent! What will he do when the big day comes? Join A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School as they show young readers why they attend the weirdest—and most fun!—school around.

2016-09-0600 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio ONE HALF FROM THE EAST by Nadia HashimiPerformed by Ariana Delawari About the Book Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh—a preteen girl dressed as a boy. Obayda’s family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luck—dress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes...

2016-09-0605 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio BOUNCE by Megan ShullPerformed by Caitlin Davies About the Book The author of The Swap delivers another hilarious, heartwarming, and empowering novel about a girl who relives the same day over and over again—each time as someone new. Perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Holly Goldberg Sloan, and Meg Cabot. Seventh grader Frannie Hudson wonders what it would be like to trade in her family for a new one. Her big brother ignores her. Her mean older sister can’t stand her. And her parents have just announced they’re going on a last-minute vacation—without her. When Frannie makes one desperate, crazy wi...

2016-09-0605 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio JACK & JACK: YOU DON'T KNOW JACKS by Jack Johnson and Jack GilinskyRead by Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinksy About the Book Vine ingenues, YouTube megastars, hip-pop sensations, and best friends Jack & Jack bring their own brand of irreverent comedy, on-point style, and heartfelt life advice to You Don’t Know Jacks. Nebraska natives Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson shot to instant fame after their first Vine, “Nerd Vandals,” was dubbed “a perfect Vine” by the Huffington Post. It’s been looped more than ten million times since—and that Vine was just the beginning. Now, after a number one hit on iTunes, nearly two million singles sold, live performances where they have shared th...

2016-09-0605 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio GIRL MANS UP by M-E GirardPerformed by Emma Galvin Book Description All Pen Oliveira wants is to be the kind of girl she’s always been. So why does everyone have a problem with it? They think the way she looks and acts means she’s trying to be a boy—that she should quit trying to be something she’s not. If she dresses like a girl and does what her folks want, it will show respect. If she takes orders and does what her friend Colby wants, it will show her loyalty. But respect and loyalty, Pen discovers, are empty words. Girl Mans Up is a...

2016-09-0604 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY by Brodi AshtonPerformed by Em Eldridge About the Book Anna and the French Kiss meets The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks in a romantic and hilarious new novel from Brodi Ashton, the author of the Everneath trilogy. Raucous parties, privileged attitudes, underage drinking, and diplomatic immunity . . . it’s all part of student life on Embassy Row. Piper Baird has always dreamed of becoming a journalist. So when she scores a scholarship to exclusive Chiswick Academy in Washington, DC, she knows it’s her big opportunity. Chiswick offers the most competitive prize for teen journalists—the Bennington scholarship—which would ensure her acceptance to one o...

2016-09-0605 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio AS I DESCENDED by Robin TalleyPerformed by Amielynn Abellera About the Book From the acclaimed author of Lies We Tell Ourselves, Robin Talley, comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair. Maria Lyon and Lily Boiten are their school’s ultimate power couple—but one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. Golden child Delilah is a legend at exclusive Acheron Academy, and the presumptive winner of the distinguished Cawdor Kingsley Prize. But Delilah doesn’t know that Lily and Maria are willing to do anything—absolutely anything—to unseat Delilah for the schola...

2016-09-0605 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR by Katharine McGeePerformed by Phoebe Strole About the Book New York City as you’ve never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible—if you want it enough. Welcome to Manhattan, 2118. A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. But people never change: everyone here wants something…and everyone has something to lose. Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction—to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched. Eris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree lif...

2016-08-3004 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio LOCK AND KEY: THE GLADWELL INCIDENT by Ridley PearsonPerformed by Nicola Barber About the Book The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatcher and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the stirring digital prequel to the Lock and Key series, which reimagines the origins of the rivalry between Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty. In The Gadwall Incident, readers get a glimpse into James’s life a mere twenty-four hours before the tipping point—before life as he knows it changes irrevocably and his childhood slips into the shadows. Readers will come to know the dangers that surround the Moriartys before James and Moria are...

2016-08-3003 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio MOO by Sharon CreechPerformed by Brittany Pressley About the Book Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech’s Love That Dog and Hate That Cat will love her newest tween novel, Moo. This uplifting tale reminds us that if we’re open to new experiences, life is full of surprises. Following one family’s momentous move from the city to rural Maine, an unexpected bond develops between twelve-year-old Reena and one very ornery cow. When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn’t know what to expect. She’s ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster sh...

2016-08-3005 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio SHINY BROKEN PIECES: A TINY PRETTY THINGS NOVEL by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle ClaytonPerformed by Laura Delano, Nora Hunter, and Imani Parks About the Book Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things. June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice. June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. But being the best could mean sacrificing the love of her life. Legacy dancer Bette is...

2016-07-1205 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio BUILD, DOGS, BUILD by James HorvathPerformed by Fred Berman About the Book Top dog Duke and his crew of construction-worker dogs are ready to knock down an old building and build up a shiny new one. With cranes, bulldozers, dump trucks, and cement mixers all on the job, these busy dogs have a lot to do. Will they finish the new building in time? Beginning readers will love this I Can Read adventure starring a doggy construction crew! The text and art have been gently adapted from James Horvath’s picture book of the same title. Build, Dogs, Build is a Level One I Can Re...

2016-07-0500 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Shakespeare Sonnets To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (080594_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (080594_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare Sonnets, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, The sonnets of William Shakespeare are read by British actor Sir John Gielgud. The sonnet form enjoyed great popularity in England in...

1994-08-0511 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Langston Hughes To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (080494_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (080494_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Langston Hughes, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, "Feet Live Their Own Life" by Langston Hughes is read by Ossie Davis. In this "Simple" story, the character of Jesse B...

1994-08-0407 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Graves To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (080394_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (080394_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Graves, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, Robert Graves, the English novelist and poet, reads his poems "To Juan at the Winter Solstice," "The Death Room," "My Name and...

1994-08-0311 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: William Faulkner, "The Old Man" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (080294_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (080294_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: William Faulkner, "The Old Man" On this segment of HarperAudio!, William Faulkner reads from his story "The Old Man." This excerpt includes a dizzying range of plot elements, including a...

1994-08-0211 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Donne To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (080194_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (080194_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: John Donne, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, The poetry of 17th-century writer John Donne is read by actor Richard Burton. This selection includes religious poems he wrote late in...

1994-08-0111 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Langston Hughes To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (072994_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (072994_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Langston Hughes, Part 3 On this segment of HarperAudio!, "Last Whipping" by Langston Hughes is read by actor Ossie Davis. This is one of the "Simple" stories, originally written as a...

1994-07-2908 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Anne Sexton To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (072894_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (072894_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Anne Sexton, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, Poet Anne Sexton reads "Rowing," "Riding the Elevator Into the Sky," "The Play," "The Rowing Endeth," "Us," and "The Touch." Sexton's poetry...

1994-07-2810 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Anne Sexton To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (072794_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (072794_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Anne Sexton, Part 3 On this segment of HarperAudio!, Anne Sexton reads her poems "Divorce, Thy Name is Woman," "Gods Making a Living," "Jesus Cooks," "Jesus Walking," and "The Fury of...

1994-07-2711 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Graves To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (072594_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (072594_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Graves, Part 3 On this segment of HarperAudio!, English poet Robert Graves reads "Flying Crooked," "Any Honest Housewife," "A Jealous Man," "The Cloak," "Time," "Ogres and Pygmies," "To Bring the ...

1994-07-2511 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: William Faulkner, "A Fable" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (072194_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (072194_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: William Faulkner, "A Fable" On this segment of HarperAudio!, William Faulkner reads an excerpt from his novel "A Fable." Faulkner was the scion of an old Mississippi family, and drew...

1994-07-2106 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Donne To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (071994_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (071994_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: John Donne, Part 3 On this segment of HarperAudio!, The love poetry of John Donne, is read by Shakespearean actor Richard Burton. These moving expressions of passion and grief include "The ...

1994-07-1910 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: A Clockwork Orange To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (070494_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (070494_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: "A Clockwork Orange On this segment of HarperAudio!, Anthony Burgess reads from his cult classic, "A Clockwork Orange." This novel consists of a series of episodes in the life of...

1994-07-0436 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "A Tale of Two Cities" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (062794_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (062794_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Charles Dickens', "A Tale of Two Cities" On this segment of HarperAudio!, James Mason reads Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities." The two cities are London and Paris just...

1994-06-2745 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Updike, "Fanning's Island" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (061094_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (061094_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: John Updike, "Fanning's Island" On this segment of HarperAudio!, John Updike reads from "Pigeon Feathers," a book of his short stories. In this story, "Fanning's Island," he discusses how Polynesia...

1994-06-1008 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Anne Sexton To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060994_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060994_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Anne Sexton, Part 2 On this segment of HarperAudio!, "With Mercy for the Greedy," "The Starry Night," "Letter Written on a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound," and "Self in 1958," read...

1994-06-0911 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Langston Hughes To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060894_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060894_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Langston Hughes, Part 2 On this segment of HarperAudio!, "A Toast to Harlem," one of the "Simple" stories by Langston Hughes, read by actor Ossie Davis. Originally written as a newspaper...

1994-06-0807 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Graves To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060794_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060794_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Graves, Part 2 On this segment of HarperAudio!, Robert Graves reads his poems "The Hills of May," "Angry Samson," "In Procession," "Warning to Children," "The Cool Web," "Song of Contrariety," ...

1994-06-0711 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Faulkner, "As I Lay Dying" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060694_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) The MIME-Version header has been deleted from this message to permit interoperability with a larger number of mailers. ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060694_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Faulkner, "As I Lay Dying" On this segment of HarperAudio!, William Faulkner, reads from his novel "As I Lay Dying," which was published in 1930. The novel tells the story of...

1994-06-0609 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dylan Thomas To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060394_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060394_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Dylan Thomas, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present the work of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, read by the author. Through his radio work and public readings, Thomas enjoyed wide public appeal before his untimely death in 1953. This selection includes some of his best-known works, including "...

1994-06-0309 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Updike, "Couples" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060294_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060294_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: John Updike, "Couples" On this segment of HarperAudio!, Author John Updike reads from his book "Couples." In these sections, Piet attempts to manage two relationships -- one with his wife and the other with his pregnant mistress. Both excerpts demonstrate Updike's ability to focus on sensual details...

1994-06-0209 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (060194_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (060194_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Wiliam Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech On this segment of HarperAudio!, William Faulkner reads his speech accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he was awarded in 1949. At the time this speech was given, the world had just emerged from the chaos of the Second World War...

1994-06-0104 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (053194_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (053194_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present excerpts from Lorraine Hansberry's play "To Be Young, Gifted and Black." In her writing, Hansberry drew heavily on her own experiences growing up on the south side of Chicago. In 1959 Hansberry's first play, "A...

1994-05-3143 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Anne Sexton Reads Her Poetry To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (053094_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (053094_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Anne Sexton Reads Her Poetry On this segment of HarperAudio!, Anne Sexton reads her own poetry -- "Her Kind," "The Ambition Bird," "Ringing the Bells," "Music Swims Back to Me," and "The Truth the Dead Know." Sexton was born in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1928. She began writing poetry...

1994-05-3010 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Emily Dickinson To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (052794_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (052794_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Emily Dickinson, Part 4 On this segment of HarperAudio!, British actress Julie Harris reads the works of American poet Emily Dickinson. These readings, recorded in 1960, were originally presented on the stage as "The Belle of Amherst, which won a Tony award. This selection includes the poems "Before I...

1994-05-2710 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "Simple on Indian Blood" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (052694_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (052694_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: "Simple on Indian Blood" by Langston Hughes On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Ossie Davis reads "Simple on Indian Blood," one of the "Simple" stories of Langston Hughes. Famous today for his poetry, Hughes also wrote protest columns. Jesse B. Semple, Hughes's quintessential Harlem resident, first appeared...

1994-05-2607 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (052594_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (052594_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present excerpts from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" starring Sir Ralph Richardson and Anthony Quayle and directed by Howard Sackler. In Part 1, Caesar has been warned by a soothsayer to beware the ides of March (March 15). In this scene...

1994-05-2537 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Frank Herbert reads "Dune" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (052494_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (052494_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Frank Herbert reads "Dune" On this segment of HarperAudio!, science fiction writer Frank Herbert reading excerpts from his "Dune" series. These influential books are set on an imaginary world with a desert climate and a feudal society. Herbert had a career as a newspaperman before turning his...

1994-05-2435 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Graves reads "The White Goddess" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (rtfm@radio.com) Org: Internet Multicasting Service Subject: HarperAudio! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/x-radio; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa0" Content-ID: (052394_harp_ITH.1@trystero.radio.com) ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa0 Content-Type: application/x-program-listing Content-ID: (052394_harp_ITH.2@trystero.radio.com) Station: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall Program: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Graves reads "The White Goddess" On this segment of HarperAudio!, English poet and novelist Robert Graves reads an excerpt from "The White Goddess," a study of anthropology and mythology. Graves describes how poetry is rooted in the eternal battle between age and youth, male and female...

1994-05-2310 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dracula To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Dracula, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor David McCallum reads from Bram Stoker's horror classic, "Dracula." In this section, an entry from Dr. Van Helsing's journal, the narrator searches for three female vampires and destroys them -- but not without some temptations. David McCallum is best known for his role of Ilya Kuryakin, a cooperative Russian agent, in the television series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the...

1994-03-1807 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Frost To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Frost, Part 4 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, American poet Robert Frost reads "Etherealizing," "Provide, Provide," "One Step Backward Taken," "Choose Something Like a Star," "Happiness Makes Up in Height," and "Reluctance." (The poems are not individually announced.) Frost uses natural images and scenes from his life in New England as a way to examine more profound human truths. Born in 1874, Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943 and died in 1963. These readings were recorded in 1956...

1994-03-1707 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: James Thurber To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: James Thurber, Part 4 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, The fables of American humorist James Thurber are read by British Actor Peter Ustinov. Thurber, an early contributor of cartoons and humorous writing to The New Yorker magazine, wrote these stories in 1940. Like all timeless fables, the lessons they teach are still valid today. These selections include "The Courtship of Arthur and Al," a retelling of "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Patient Bloodhound," and "The Little Girl and...

1994-03-1608 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Will Rogers To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Will Rogers, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present Will Rogers, the most popular comedian of the 1930s, in a live radio broadcast recorded before his death in an airplane crash in 1935. Rogers, whose most famous remark on current events was "All I know is what I read in the papers," shared his opinions and political commentary in radio programs and newspaper columns. In this monologue, Rogers discusses the great dust bowl that displaced thousands of...

1994-03-1511 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Wallace Stevens To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Wallace Stevens, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Wallace Stevens reads his own poetry. Stevens, who was born in 1879, influenced an entire generation of poets with his imaginative language and brilliant metaphors. He did not publish his first book of poetry until he was nearly 44 years old, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for "Collected Poems." In this section, Stevens reads "To an Old Philosopher in Rome," which combines religious and secular images. HarperCollins is the...

1994-03-1410 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dylan Thomas To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Dylan Thomas, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present the poetry of Dylan Thomas, read by the author. The New York Times called Thomas "both a maker and speaker of poetry," and this reading demonstrates the poet's unique manipulation of language and metaphor. Thomas was known for his stormy private life and alcoholism, and died in 1953 at the age of 39. Selections include the meditative "Poem in October," "This Side of the Truth," "Love in the Asylum,"...

1994-03-1110 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Shakespeare's Sonnets To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare's Sonnets, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, British actor Sir John Gielgud reads the sonnets of William Shakespeare. Although best known for his plays, Shakespeare also composed several volumes of poetry, including 154 sonnets written between 1593 and 1601. These sonnets, drawn from the poet's own experience, offer an intimate glimpse into his romantic life. This recording also includes music from the Elizabethan period, performed by the Elizabethan Consort of Viols and the Taylor Consort of Recorders, conducted by...

1994-03-1010 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Purloined Letter," Part 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Poe, "The Purloined Letter" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Anthony Quayle reads Edgar Allan Poe's "The Purloined Letter." This short story, written in 1845, features the brainy amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin. Dupin is called in by G., a prefect of police, to help locate a letter that has been stolen from a lady of the court by a D., an unscrupulous cabinet minister. Dupin uses his intellect to retrieve the letter, and while explaining his reasoning...

1994-03-0946 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Donne To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: John Donne, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Richard Burton reading the love poetry of 17th-century writer John Donne. Donne was educated in theology and law, and in his youth was known for the keeping the company of elegant women. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a violation of United States...

1994-03-0809 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dracula To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Dracula, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present an excerpt from the novel "Dracula," read by English actor David McCallum. In this journal entry, Jonathan Harker describes an experience he has while staying in Castle Dracula as the count's guest. "Dracula," written by Bram Stoker and published in 1897, greatly influenced the popular image of the supernatural and helped contribute the classic vampire image to today's horror literature. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on...

1994-03-0711 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: James Thurber To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: James Thurber, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, British actor Peter Ustinov reads the fables of James Thurber. Ustinov, a two-time Academy Award winner, interprets these stories in his best serio-comic manner. Fables in this segment, some of which have a distinctly misogynistic tendency, include "The Scotty who Knew Too Much," "The Stork who Married a Dumb Wife," and a parable about the danger of looking outside one's own natural sphere, "The Crow and the Oriole." HarperCollins...

1994-03-0409 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Will Rogers To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Will Rogers, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Will Rogers, one of the most popular humorists of the 1930s, in a live broadcast. Rogers was born in Oklahoma and his folksy Western style and common-sense wisdom made him a tremendously popular figure with the public at large--sort of a benevolent Rush Limbaugh. In this broadcast, Rogers offers his opinions on his two favorite subjects at the time: politics and economics. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the...

1994-03-0306 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: J.R.R. Tolkien To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: J.R.R. Tolkien, Part 4 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, J.R.R. Tolkien reads the stirring finale of the Lord of the Rings. Tolkein tells of about his mythical world as he describes the final assult on Mount Doom. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a violation of United States and...

1994-03-0211 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Persistence of Desire," Part 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: John Updike, "The Persistence of Desire" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Author and poet John Updike reads excerpts from his short story "The Persistence of Desire." Updike's characters tend to be superficially ordinary suburbanites with complex interior lives. By providing minutely detailed descriptions of common objects and actions in a style rich with metaphors, Updike adds significance to their actions and personalities. In this story, a man visits an eye doctor and meets an old flame. This ...

1994-03-0123 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," Part 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Hemingway, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Charlton Heston reads "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," a short story by Ernest Hemingway originally published in 1938. The story takes place in Africa, which Hemingway knew and enjoyed visiting as a big game hunter. As the scene opens, Harry, a writer, is stranded with his wife and their safari party in the African bush. Their truck has broken down and Harry's leg has developed gangrene which grows...

1994-02-2846 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: J.R.R. Tolkien To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: J.R.R. Tolkien, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, HarperAudio! presents the magical mytyical world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Listen as the author recounts the stirring battle seens between the forces of good and evil at Pelennor Fields. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a violation of United States and...

1994-02-2511 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Ernest Hemingway To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Ernest Hemingway, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Author Ernest Hemingway reads a gripping segment from an untitled "work in progress." Hemingway, who started his career as a newspaperman and foreign correspondent, often set his stories in exotic locations. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. This fragment, taped with a wire recorder or transistorized pocket recorder sometime in the late 1950s, is one of the few examples of Hemingway reading ...

1994-02-2409 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "Much Ado About Nothing," Part 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present excerpts from Shakespeare's playful, stylish "Much Ado About Nothing," which brings together Beatrice and Benedick, one of the most famous duos ever invented for the stage. This 1963 performance features Rex Harrison and Rachel Roberts who bring new life to this sophisticated comedy of manners on the subject of marriage and marital bondage. Part 1 In these opening scenes, Benedick and Claudio return home from the battlefield...

1994-02-2348 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Lottery," Part 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actress Maureen Stapleton reads Shirley Jackson's timeless short story, "The Lottery." The story takes place in a small town not unlike that inhabited by Jackson herself, who taught at Bennington, Vermont. The strength of this story lies in Jackson's ability to expose the unquestioned existence of evil in everyday life. When Jackson was asked about the meaning of this story, which was published in the 1940s, she replied, "...

1994-02-2221 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dracula To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Dracula, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor David McCallum reads excerpts from writer Bram Stoker's horror novel "Dracula." The novel, which was published in 1897, is constructed as a series of journal entries, memoranda, and letters. In this section narrator Jonathan Harker describes his experiences traveling through Transylvania and his welcome at Count Dracula's castle. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz ...

1994-02-2112 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Shakespeare's Sonnets To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare's Sonnets, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, The sonnets of William Shakespeare, read by Oscar and Tony award-winning actor Sir John Gielgud. Rich in metaphor and sensually emotive, these sonnets address themselves to the themes of love, beauty, and death. The author regrets the passage of time and the damage it causes. This recording includes music by the Elizabethan Consort of Viols and the Taylor Consort of Recorders, conducted by Leslie Pearson. HarperCollins is the copyright...

1994-02-1811 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: James Thurber To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: James Thurber, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Academy Award-winning actor Peter Ustinov reads the "Fables For Our Time" of James Thurber. Thurber, an original American humorist, follows the pattern of the Greek fabulist Aesop in illustrating human moral dilemmas by using animal characters. Ustinov's rich voice brings these brief stories alive. Fables in this section include "The Shrike and the Chipmunks," "The Seal who Became Famous," "The Bear who Let It Alone," and a tale illustrating...

1994-02-1710 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Will Rogers To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Will Rogers, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Humorist Will Rogers in a live radio broadcast taped in the early 1930s. Rogers began as a comedian with the Ziegfield Follies in 1915, in an act where he swung a lasso and commented on society and politics. He also wrote books with titles such as "The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition" and "The Illiterate Digest." Rogers was enthusiastic about the future of aviation, and was killed in an airplane crash...

1994-02-1611 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Wallace Stevens To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Wallace Stevens, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Wallace Stevens reading his own poetry. Stevens was born in 1879, and these recordings were made shortly before his death in 1955. Although he published poetry as early as 1914, Stevens did not receive widespread recognition until the publication of his collected poems in 1954, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Stevens' poems focus on the sound of language, on obscure vocabulary, and on imaginative images. This selection includes "The Idea...

1994-02-1508 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Frederick Douglass To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Frederick Douglass Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Norman Matlock recreating a speech by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born into slavery around 1817, and was educated illegally by a sympathetic owner. He escaped and went to England to escape a bounty on his head and to rouse the international opinion against the institution of slavery. This speech, entitled "An Appeal to the British People" was given on May 12, 1846, in London. After the Civil War, Douglass lived in...

1994-02-1435 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: J.R.R. Tolkien To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: J.R.R. Tolkien, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present British fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien reading from his trilogy "The Lord of the Rings." In this selection, Sam, Frodo, and Gollum continue their trek towards Mt. Doom, making a short stop to learn of herbs and stewed rabbits. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file...

1994-02-1111 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Emily Dickinson To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Emily Dickinson, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actress Julie Harris reads the works of Emily Dickinson. The poems and letters work together to reveal details of Dickinson's physically circumscribed but emotionally complex life. One of three children of a lawyer in Amherst, Massachusetts, Dickinson dressed entirely in white and rarely agreed to meet visitors. This 1961 recording includes a letter to John L. Graves from late April of 1856, the poems "I died for beauty, but was scarce," "...

1994-02-1012 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Shakespeare's Sonnets To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Shakespeare's Sonnets, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Sir John Gielgud reads the sonnets of William Shakespeare. These sonnets were probably composed between 1593 and 1601, but were not published until 1609. Some of the poems are addressed to a young friend, who may have been the Earl of Southampton. Others praise the beauty of a mysterious "dark lady" who has not been identified. This reading is accompanied by music performed by the Elizabethan Consort of Viols and the Taylor...

1994-02-0911 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dylan Thomas To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Dylan Thomas, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present the poetry of Dylan Thomas, read by the author. Thomas often wrote for the sound of words as much as for their meaning, and hearing his rich voice and dramatic style lends a new sense to his verse. This selection includes "No Sun Shines," "The Hand that Signed the Paper," "Should Lanterns Shine," the song-like "And Death Shall Have No Dominion," and the first verse of "Altarwise...

1994-02-0810 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: James Thurber To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: James Thurber, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Actor Peter Ustinov reads the fables of humorist James Thurber. James Thurber contributed cartoons, stories, and humorous sketches to the New Yorker from 1927 until his death in 1961. In these "modern fables," Thurber uses animal characters to illustrate the foibles of human beings. Fables in this segment include "The Unicorn in the Garden," perhaps the most famous of these fables, "The Tiger who Understood People," and "The Lion who Wanted...

1994-02-0709 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Ernest Hemingway To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Ernest Hemingway, Part 2 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway describes the plot of a novel set "In Harry's Bar in Venice." Taped with a transistorized pocket recorder sometime in the late 1950s, this speech displays Hemingway's aggressive, and in this recording somewhat inebriated, personality and style. His terse sentences and economy of description have made him one of the most important and most widely imitated American writers of the 20th Century. HarperCollins is...

1994-02-0410 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Frost To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Frost, Part 3 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, American poet Robert Frost reads "Mending Wall," "One More Brevity," "Departmental," "A Considerable Speck," and "Why Wait for Science." The poems are not individually announced. "Mending Wall" explores the human need for boundaries, while "Departmental" and "A Considerable Speck" take a close-up (and humorous) look at the animal kingdom. Frost, who was born in 1874 and died in 1963, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. He described a poem as "...

1994-02-0311 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: J.R.R. Tolkien To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: J.R.R. Tolkien, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall HarperAudio! presents: author J.R.R. Tolkien reading excerpts from his mythical saga "The Lord of the Rings." In this segment, we hear Tolkien as he tells the story of Treebeard and intones the mysterious Entish chants. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a violation of United ...

1994-02-0211 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Coretta Scott King To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Coretta Scott King, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall HarperAudio! presents: readings from "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." by Coretta Scott King. Mrs. King describes the police abuse of non-violent protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, and the enactment how Governor Wallace was forced to give in to protester's demands. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a...

1994-02-0109 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: John Donne To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: The Love Poems of John Donne, Part 1 Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall HarperAudio! presents the love poetry of John Donne, read by academy- award winning actor Richard Burton. This selection includes "Go and Catch a Falling Star," a poem marked by a witty display of worldiness, skepticism, and fickleness. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a violation...

1994-01-3110 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Dickinson, "This is my letter ..." To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Emily Dickinson, "This is my letter to the world" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, We present actress Julie Harris reading from the poems and letters of Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) lived a reclusive life in Amherst, Massachusetts; she never married. Although she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only two of them were published during her lifetime. This recording, made in 1961, includes "This is my letter to the world," "The soul selects her own society," "Pain has an element...

1994-01-2711 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Death of the Hired Man" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Frost, "The Death of the Hired Man" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, American poet Robert Frost reads "West-Running Brook" and "The Death of the Hired Man." These poems, really miniature plays, use a rural New England milieu to express deeper emotional themes of human relationships and the imminence of death. Frost, who was born in 1874 and died in 1963, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. He once described a poem as "a momentary stay against confusion."...

1994-01-2514 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Nobel Prize Acceptance To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, On this segment of HarperAudio!, we hear Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) giving his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, recorded by a Havana, Cuba radio station in 1954. It is followed by a speech Hemingway gave to introduce a production of his play "The Fifth Column." The play is set in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, where Hemingway served as a war correspondent. In both...

1994-01-2408 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963) reads "The Road Not Taken," "The Pasture," "Mowing," "Birches," "After Apple-Picking," and "The Tuft of Flowers." Set in rural New England, Frost's poetry uses ordinary events and objects from his life in New England as metaphors for complex ideas and feelings. "The Road Not Taken" presents the classic choice of a moment and a lifetime, while "The Tuft of Flowers" explores...

1994-01-2211 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: "The Waste Land," section 1 To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (carl@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: "The Wasteland," Read by T.S. Eliot Org: Internet Multicasting Service Channel: Internet Town Hall On this segment of HarperAudio!, T.S. Eliot reads his classic poem "The Waste Land." Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Harvard, Eliot lived most of his life in England. In 1948 he was awarded the Nobel Prize. The poem has five sections and has been split into four sound files: "The Burial of the Dead" "A Game of Chess" "The Fire Sermon" and "Death By Water" "What the...

1994-01-1830 min

HarperAudio HarperAudio: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe To: "Announcements" (announce@radio.com) From: "Internet Multicasting Service" (help@radio.com) Subject: HarperAudio! Content: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Channel: Internet Town Hall Org: Internet Multicasting Service On this segment of HarperAudio!, British actor Basil Rathbone offers an intense reading of American writer Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." In this recording, Rathbone renders Poe's anguished, darkly romantic classic using the full range of his dramatic talent. HarperCollins is the copyright owner of the recordings on HarperAudio! and has consented to a limited distribution of HarperAudio! as an 8 khz computer sound file on Internet Town Hall. It is a...

1994-01-1509 min