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Poor Richard's Alamanac

Poor Richard's Alamanac

Explore the wit and wisdom of the 18th century as captured through sharp observations and practical advice. This collection delves into themes of daily life, self-improvement, and the pursuit of knowledge, all infused with a touch of humor. Each week, our podcast brings you a different full-length audiobook, offering a wide array of perspectives and styles from various authors and eras. It's a journey through time that provides listeners with opportunities for curiosity, insight, and learning without being bound to a single narrative. New books are added weekly, providing fresh content for your enjoyment. Check out more shows at solgoodmedia.com.This show includes AI-generated content.

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Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)-William Langland 4 hr 37 min 50 sec
Armand Durand-Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon 7 hr 41 min 57 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Borough-George Crabbe 8 hr 34 min 53 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln-Charles Watts Whistler 8 hr 56 min 5 sec
Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars-Bampfylde Moore Carew, Robert Goadby 7 hr 31 min 30 sec
City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems-James Thomson 3 hr 33 min 40 sec
Moment of Time-Richard Hughes 5 hr 33 min 46 sec
Holiday Round-A. A. Milne 8 hr 17 min 1 sec
Something About Eve A Comedy of Fig-leaves-James Branch Cabell 7 hr 20 min 13 sec
Slav Soul and Other Stories-Aleksandr Kuprin 6 hr 53 min 25 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Letters of Travel-Rudyard Kipling 7 hr 45 min 1 sec
Poems (1686)-Anne Killigrew 1 hr 49 min 51 sec
Sunbeams-George Wilbur Peck 5 hr 35 min 13 sec
Man and Nature on the Broads-Arthur Henry Patterson 6 hr 31 min 35 sec
Selections from Longfellow-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 35 min 42 sec
Memoirs of a London Doll-Richard Henry Horne 2 hr 54 min 39 sec
Still - William-Richmal Crompton 6 hr 18 min 34 sec
Charwoman's Daughter-James Stephens 4 hr 22 min 56 sec
Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 3-Mark Twain 3 hr 41 min 16 sec
In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems-Frank Oliver Call 44 min 29 sec
Maid of Maiden Lane (dramatic reading)-Amelia E. Barr 8 hr 15 min 26 sec
Convivio-Dante Alighieri 9 hr 15 min 33 sec
Brazilian Tales-Various 2 hr 57 min 56 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Blue Flower-Henry van Dyke 5 hr 38 min 36 sec
It's a Good Old World-Bruce Barton 3 hr 20 min 13 sec
Washington Irving in London-Washington Irving 2 hr 6 min 36 sec
Dave Brings Home A Wife (dramatic reading)-Steele Rudd 1 hr 39 min 28 sec
Danny's Own Story-Don Marquis 7 hr 9 min 52 sec
Bacteria in Daily Life-Grace Coleridge Frankland 4 hr 46 min 12 sec
Stephen Mitchell's Journey-Pansy 9 hr 3 min 2 sec
Survivals-Lewis V. F. Randolph 1 hr 33 min 58 sec
Faces and Places-Sir Henry W. Lucy 6 hr 59 min 20 sec
Tall Tales Of Cape Cod-Marillis Bittinger 2 hr 17 min 15 sec
Bay A Book of Poems-D. H. Lawrence 31 min 22 sec
Dolliver Romance and Other Pieces-Nathaniel Hawthorne 5 hr 12 min 36 sec
Monster and Other Stories-Stephen Crane 4 hr 17 min 18 sec
Christmas Comes but Once a Year-John Leighton 3 hr 9 min 35 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Astrophel and Stella-Sir Philip Sidney 1 hr 40 min 54 sec
Improvement of the Mind-Stephen Norris Fellows, Isaac Watts 6 hr 56 min 10 sec
Gigolo-Edna Ferber 8 hr 47 min 11 sec
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark-Mary Wollstonecraft 5 hr 47 min 45 sec
Late Mattia Pascal-Luigi Pirandello 8 hr 41 min 49 sec
All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes - Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc 1 hr 20 min 56 sec
Causes Of The American Civil War Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States South Carolina Texas Virginia Georgia Mississippi - Various 1 hr 4 min 46 sec
Anti-Coup - Bruce Jenkins Gene Sharp 2 hr 46 min 10 sec
Coffee Break Collection 009 - Autumn - Various 1 hr 39 min 3 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Ancient Ideals in Modern Life Four Lectures - Annie Besant 3 hr 29 min 14 sec
Bill Doreen Get Hitched Selections from The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke - C J Dennis 50 min 6 sec
Poor Richard's Alamanac - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Aggressive Christianity Practical Sermons - Catherine Booth 5 hr 30 min 29 sec
Coffee Break Collection 017 - Health and Fitness - Various 1 hr 41 min 11 sec
Christmas Miscellany 2022 - Various 2 hr 15 min 31 sec
Christmas Short Works Collection 2024 - Various 7 hr 13 min 4 sec
Advice to Young Men and Boys - Benjamin Comegys 4 hr 33 min 45 sec
Stories by Foreign Authors - German Authors Volume 2 - Various 5 hr 17 min 36 sec
Circus Life and Circus Celebrities - Thomas Frost 6 hr 59 min 36 sec
Whole Family a Novel by Twelve Authors - Various 7 hr 32 min 24 sec
Art in Australia No 1 1916 - Various 55 min 41 sec
Christmas Miscellany 2023 - Various 3 hr 59 min 12 sec
Black Experience in America 18th-20th Century Vol 1 - Various 5 hr 50 min 18 sec
Coffee Break Collection 005 - Love and Relationships - Various 2 hr 58 min 44 sec
Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals - Various 2 hr 44 min 19 sec
Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel - Various 2 hr 31 min 12 sec
Borden of Yale '09 The Life that Counts - Mrs Howard Taylor 7 hr 32 min 17 sec
Abraham Lincoln The Practical Mystic - Francis Grierson 1 hr 46 min 33 sec
California History -- Two Pieces - Various 1 hr 38 min 31 sec
Christmas Short Works Collection 2024 - Various 7 hr 13 min 4 sec
Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln - Helen Nicolay 5 hr 42 min 57 sec
Wit and Humor of America Vol 01 - Various 6 hr 54 min 8 sec
Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water - Various 1 hr 39 min 25 sec
Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters - Susan Petigru King-Bowen 9 hr 22 min 28 sec
Civil War Women North And South - Various 1 hr 18 min 17 sec
Children's Life of the Bee - Maurice Maeterlinck 2 hr 42 min 13 sec
Wit and Humor of America Vol 03 - Various 5 hr 29 min 6 sec
Coffee Break Collection 021 - Fairy Tales Tall Stories and Scams - Various 1 hr 17 min 30 sec
Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks - Ellen Walworth 9 hr 26 min 45 sec
Chemical Phenomena in Life - Frederick Czapek 3 hr 40 min 53 sec
Black Experience in America 18th-20th Century Vol 1 - Various 5 hr 50 min 18 sec
Advice to Young Men and Boys - Benjamin Comegys 4 hr 33 min 45 sec
Sixteenth-century Bristol - John Latimer 4 hr 26 min 15 sec
Wit and Humor of America Vol 09 - Various 4 hr 45 min 37 sec
Abraham Lincoln A Commemoration 15 April 2015 - Various 5 hr 16 min 24 sec
Whole Family a Novel by Twelve Authors - Various 7 hr 32 min 24 sec
Books Fatal to Their Authors - Peter Hempson Ditchfield 5 hr 44 min 22 sec
Chateau and Country Life in France - Mary King Waddington 7 hr 46 min 45 sec
Battles for the Stars Ed Reads Short Sci-fi vol III - Various 4 hr 38 min 15 sec
Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life - Stewart Edward White 5 hr 35 min 5 sec
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air - Joseph Priestley 8 hr 5 min 20 sec
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2 - Thomas Lansing Masson Various 4 hr 49 min 51 sec
Kayray's Storytime - Various 2 hr 42 min 4 sec
Catalogs to Sleep By - Various 7 hr 51 min 3 sec
Coffee Break Collection 034 - Vacations - Various 4 hr 20 min 28 sec
Poor Richard's Almanack - Benjamin Franklin 1 hr 27 min 30 sec
Aphorisms 600-670 8 min 12 sec
Aphorisms 500-599 12 min 3 sec
Aphorisms 400-499 12 min 39 sec
Aphorisms 300-399 11 min 15 sec
Aphorisms 200-299 11 min 42 sec
Aphorisms 100-199 12 min 29 sec
Introduction, and Aphorisms 1-99 19 min 13 sec

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