librivox.org - 10/10/2008
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The Last Man is an early post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The plague gradually kills off all people. Lionel Verney, central character, son of a nobleman who gambled ...
sffaudio.com - 10/11/2008
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sffaudio.com —
A recent flurry of furious audiobook cataloging over
the past week on LibriVox.org has resulted in a...
massive new library of old SFF listens! Here are three old novels, almost ancient in fact. Now before you get too excited, they will be rather ...
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LibriVox: Mary Shelley, William Morris and Horace Walpole
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QuasarDragon —
... Verney, central character, son of a nobleman who gambled himself into poverty, finds himself immune after being attacked by an infected “negro,” and copes with a civilization that is gradually dying out around him. (Summary from wikipedia)" This is a historically important novel but the book is rather leisurly paced (read "boring) so unless the readers pulled off a miracle, this should be approached as education not entertainment. Available in MP3 and ogg HERE. Also at LibriVox, William Morris' masterpiece fantasy ...
LibriVox: Mary Shelley, William Morris and Horace Walpole
SFFaudio —
... library of old SFF listens! Here are three old novels, almost ancient in fact. Now before you get too excited, they will be rather difficult listening for beginners - but, for a select few connoisseurs, these are priceless gems.
First up, from the author of the first Science Fiction novel….
The Last Man
By Mary Shelley; Read by various
32 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast - Approx. 18 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: October 9th, 2008
The Last Man is an early ...
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... Guy" by H.B. Carleton (1942). "Solander's Radio Tomb" by Ellis Parker Butler (1956). Audio Fiction: @Pseudopod: "Radiodemonology" by John Medaille, read by Alasdair Stuart. @A Bite of Stars, A Slug of Time, and Thou: "All the World's Tears" by Brian Aldiss, read by Elisha Sessions. @LibriVox: The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris, read by Cori Samuel. @LibriVox: The Last Man by Mary Shelley, read by many authors. ...
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