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Hi, everybody!!! LibriVox needs your help and support in order to continue making free public domain audiobooks.

For four-and-a-half years, LibriVox volunteers have been making audiobooks for the world to enjoy, and giving them away for free. We’ve made thousands of free audiobooks that have been downloaded by millions of people; our site gets 400,000 visitors every month. To date, all our costs have been borne by a few individuals, with some generous donations from partners. However, these costs have become too big.

Here is the link: http://librivox.org/2010/02/24/librivox-needs-your-help/

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Here is a special treat for all German speakers – Walpurgisnacht writen by Gustav Meyrink and read for LibriVox by Hokuspokus!!!

Here is a short summary:

In der Nacht des 30. April, der Walpurgisnacht, stört ein schlafwandelnder Schauspieler die

Walpurgisnacht

Abendgesellschaft im Hause des Barons Elsenwanger auf dem Hradschin in Prag. Für die nächsten 4 Wochen steht das Leben der dort versammelten Personen unter dem Zeichen der Walpurgisnacht.
Meyrinks Werke habe einen starken Zug ins Fantastische und Esoterische. “Walpurgisnacht” erinnert in seiner Dichte und Tiefgründigkeit an die Erzählungen aus “Des deutschen Spießers Wunderhorn”.
(Zusammenfassung von Hokuspokus)

[Short summary in English: In the night of the 30. of April, Walpurgis Night, a sleepwalking actor disturbs a dinner party in the house of baron Elsenwanger…]

I enjoyed (proof-) listening immensely. Its a very special and unusual book, that really get you thinking! So listen, it’s fun! 😀

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Here is another really funny and super-awesome LibriVox audiobook! Neeru discovered and BCed it, while I did the prooflistening. 😎

It’s called the “Giddy Globe” and was written by Oliver Herford. Actually it’s a geography book, but it’s hilarious. Best read along with the Project Gutenberg text. The pictures are just too good to miss.

Here is a short summary:

Is there a genre called FUN? Yes, and this is it! Insanely humorous geography that will have you rolling on the floor laughing with your sides hurting. (Summary by Neeru)

Oh and here is another expample taken from the book:

The Friendly Cow. From an instantaneous photograph of animal cracker. Owing to the high price of living the cow was partially eaten by the author before the photograph could be taken.

To be sure the Earth produces the Tobacco Plant, and many other things that we classify among the needs of Man, including the “Friendly Cow”—

She walks among the flowers sweet
And chews and chews and chews,
And turns them into friendly meat,
And pleasant boots and shoes.

So, listen! It’s fun! 😀

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