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Support Our Cause at https://libri-vox.org/donate [https://libri-vox.org/donate] The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. (Summary by Phil) Donate to LibriVox: https://libri-vox.org/donate [https://libri-vox.org/donate]

Support Our Cause at https://libri-vox.org/donate [https://libri-vox.org/donate] This fictional work is written in 1st person by the dog himself. It's a cute story of the adventures in the life of a noble dog who is appropriately named, Job. The canine society in which he lives is an interesting parallel to human society. (Summary by Allyson Hester)Donate to LibriVox: https://libri-vox.org/donate [https://libri-vox.org/donate]

Support Our Cause at https://libri-vox.org/donate Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being held for twelve years on a Louisiana plantation, he is eventually freed and reunited with his family. (Summary by RobBoard)Support Our Cause at https://libri-vox.org/donate

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905) Kin-Fo est un jeune chinois riche, qui est indifférent à tout et ne connaît pas le bonheur. Un jour, il se retrouve ruiné. Ne voulant pas imposer à sa future épouse une vie misérable, il préfère mourir. Au moment de se donner la mort, il se rend compte qu'il ne ressent rien, et décide qu'il ne peut mourir sans connaître d'émotions au moins une fois dans sa vie. Il demande donc à son maître et ami, le philosophe Wang, de le tuer dans un délai imparti, ce qui, il l'espère, le fera redouter la mort et éprouver quelques émotions. Wang accepte, puis disparaît. Mais... (Résumé modifié de Wikipedia par Nadine) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction Language: French

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616) Grabación-homenaje en el cuarto centenario de la obra y de la muerte del autor. Periandro es rescatado de un naufragio y se ofrece para ser vendido, en lugar de una doncella, ataviado como mujer, a unos bárbaros que en cumplimiento de una profecía roban y compran bellas jóvenes para casar con su futuro rey. Summary by Tux Genre(s): Literary Fiction Language: Spanish