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Sainte-Hélène: journal inédit de 1815-1818 Author: Gourgaud, Gaspard, Baron, 1783-1852. Published: Paris, E. Flammarion [1899] (2 volumes on hathitrust, google, also archive.org) Language: French Link: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000607068 The English edition is from 1932 so not yet in the...

That's a drag. There is a 1903 book in English called "Talks of Napoleon at St. Helena with General Baron Gourgaud : together with the journal kept by Gourgaud on their journey from Waterloo to St. Helena." Not the same but also good. https://archive.org/details/talksofnapoleona00gour/page...

General Gourgaud was one of three generals who accompanied Napoleon during his exile on St. Helena. His journal wasn't published until long after his death. He didn't write it for publication. In it, Napoleon is depicted as manipulative, scheming, selfish, a liar, bratty and a huge disappointment to...

"Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena: including the time of his residence at her father's house, 'The Briars'" (1844) Non-fiction memoir by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell https://archive.org/details/recollectionso...

Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon (1836) Vol. 1 by The Count de las Cases https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53967 The Count de las Cases and his 12-year-old son accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to the island of St. Helena. Napoleon barely knew Las Cases at the time. ...

Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart This book is about Kephart's time in the Smoky Mountains with the isolated people who lived there. He treats them almost like an aboriginal people (but not condescendingly). Not only is it interesting, but the author has a good sense of humor. Interesting s...

I'd like to thank Kevin Green for his amazing recording of "The Tallyrand Maxim." He does different characters, voices, accents, and ages so well. I feel like I'm really hearing different people. Excellent narration! I'll be listening to more of his recordings.

-Karen

Through the Dark Continent (Vol. II) by Henry Morton Stanley Subtitle: The Sources of the Nile, Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean Example of a chapter from the book: Chapter VI. "Mama, the Wasambye!" - The fight in the Ruiki -...

Happy Thoughts by F.C. Burnand Published 1890 SATIRE/COMEDY FC Burnand was a writer/editor for Punch. He wrote the popular column "Happy Thoughts," a first-person narrative by a man who is constantly embarrassing himself, being annoyed by his friends, then having "happy thoughts"...

Possibly not available to UK narrators, since author died in 1952. I haven't finished the book but I already LOVE it. It's Heyer-esque but funnier than her books. "The Amateur Gentleman" (1913) by Jeffery Farnol. http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/9879/pg9879.html From wikipedia: John Jef...

Praise for Martin Clifton (martinc) for "The Vicar of Wakefield".
As always, you did a charming job with this book and really made it come alive.
Loved it!

Karen

Tutt and Mr. Tutt (1919) by Arthur Cheney Train. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10440/10440-h/10440-h.htm This is about a criminal defense law firm in NYC, where the attorneys battle against prosecutors, judges, jurors, and their own clients. It reminds me very much of "Rumpole of the Bailey&qu...

"At Sunwich Port" (1902) by W.W. Jacobs http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10876/10876-h/10876-h.htm Written by the same author as "The Monkey's Paw". This is a delightful and charming humorous novel. I would compare it to the humor of Dickens or E.F. Benson. I read somewhere that Wo...

I've also listened to Justin Brett's reading of "The Brazilian Cat" and thought it was magnificently done. It's a great story, too.

Karen

Coincidentally, I was also about to thank Elizabeth Klett for her reading of "The House of the Vampire" by George S. Viereck: http://librivox.org/the-house-of-the-vampire-by-george-sylvester-viereck/ I've listened to other readings of hers; I really admire her elocution and lovely, modulat...