Audio Books Podcasts
Librivox: Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, The - Version 2 by Twain, MarkJoin Now to Follow
It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this novel is a detective story, in which a series of identities — the judge's murderer, Tom, Chambers — must be sorted out. This structure highlights the problem of identity and one's ability to determine one's own identity. Broader issues of identity are the central ideas of this novel. Twain's multiple plots and thrown-together style do serve to inform a central set of issues, with the twins, Pudd'nhead, and Tom and Chambers all serving as variations on a theme. The themes are slavery, tradition, and nature vs. nurture. To a lesser extent, Southern society and first impressions are also touched upon, and the novel is one of the first to use fingerprints as a means of unique identification, as it was not until 1897 that the world's first Fingerprint Bureau opened in Calcutta. One of Twain's major goals in this book was to exploit the true nature of Racism at that period. Twain used comic relief as a way to divulge his theme. The purpose of a comic relief is to address his or her opinion in a less serious way, yet persuade the reader into thinking the writers thoughts. Twain's use of satire is visible throughtout the book. Twain's use of colloquialism(dialect) and local color as features of Naturalism to convey his theme, is impressive and ahead for his time.(Summary by Wikipedia)
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Confessions of EnlightenmentJoin Now to Follow
Sometings are trueand somethings might not be. What you think is true might not be. What you think is false might just be true. can you tell whats what?
Texas Music Forge - An Audio MagazineJoin Now to Follow
Each month we publish sharply-written short stories with soundtracks containing songs that draw on all the music of Texas. The grit, the glory, the songs and the stories - we are the real deal from Austin, y'all...
By Ed Kliman, Proprietor
The SG ShowJoin Now to Follow
Seven-year-old Sam and his dad, Steve, talk about books, movies, what it's like growing up in the world today, and, well, life really.
By Sam and Steve, steveandsam@gmail.com
AudioLingoJoin Now to Follow
AudioLingo is part performance, part poetry, and part audio collage. Host Jay King crams a bunch of gol' durned stuff into a short span of time. Not to be heard in airport or hotel lobbies.
19 Nocturne BoulevardJoin Now to Follow
Award-winning anthology series of audio dramas, in the realm of the strange, speculative, and supernatural. Some episodes include more mature content, but have warning labels.
By Julie Hoverson
Pure ImaginationJoin Now to Follow
Pure Imagination is a radio drama broadcast on 90.5 WVUM Miami, Florida featuring darkly comic short stories and improvised skits set to hypnotic music by local composers. After a one year hiatus Pure Imagination returns to WVUM on Oct. 21, 2007, airing Sundays at 6:15 PM ET, with a brand new season chronicling spiritual void filling oscillating toothbrushes, vending machines that only dispense root beer to the pure of heart, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman.
By Matt Gajewski
Sans SerifJoin Now to Follow
Writing, radio, comics and creativity...Featuring episodes from The Waterpipe Theater, a bi-weekly radio drama on WESU, Middletown
Librivox: Work without Hope by Coleridge, Samuel TaylorJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of Work without Hope , by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in honor of Labor Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 3rd, 2006.
By LibriVox
Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 033 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 033: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
By LibriVox
