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1Pirates of Penzance

By W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully. (Summary from Wikipedia)<br /><br /><strong>Cast</strong><br /> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2506">Julie VW</a><br /> Frederic: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a><br /> Pirate King: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4698">StephenC</a><br /> Samuel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5717">Phil Chenevert</a><br /> Ruth: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6147">Liberty Stump</a><br /> Major-General Stanley: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2768">Kevin S. Mellis</a><br /> Mabel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/83">Catherine Eastman</a><br /> Edith: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4323">BookAngel7</a><br /> Kate: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/123">Ezwa</a><br /> Isabel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/77">JemmaBlythe</a><br /> Sergeant of Police: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719">John Fricker</a><br /> Chorus:<ul><li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/66">Alex Foster</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4323">BookAngel7</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/83">Catherine Eastman</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/123">Ezwa</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6529">Fred DeBerardinis</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4812">Helen Song</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/21">Henry Frigon</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4811">Jane Smith</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/77">JemmaBlythe</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719">John Fricker</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6147">Liberty Stump</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4698">StephenC</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br /></li> </ul>

2Woman Who Went to Alaska

By May Kellogg Sullivan

Alaska has only been a state since 1959, and the breathtaking terrain remains mostly unspoiled and natural. In modern times, many of us have had the pleasure of visiting Alaska via a luxurious cruise ship, where we enjoyed gourmet meals, amazing entertainment, and a climate-controlled environment. It's easy to also book a land package that enables you to see more of the country by train.<br><br>Imagine what it was like to visit the same wild, untamed countryside in 1899. Instead of boarding a sleek, stylish cruise ship, you travel for weeks on a steamer. You wait 2 weeks for the open, flat cars of the new railroad just to assure yourself it can travel safely through the dangerous mountain pass. No stately cabin or grand hotel awaits you at the end of your journey; you'll spend your time in rough mining camps. Such is the case in May Kellogg Sullivan's spellbinding and vivid account of her Alaskan adventures, which occurred over 18 months during 2 solo trips covering 12,000 miles. This is the perfect travel narrative to enjoy on your Alaskan cruise or in the comfort of your own home. (Introduction by Karen Commins)

Sergeant Sullivan tells the story of his life as a Texas Ranger for 12 incredible years in the late 1800s. (Summary by Will Nuessle)

This early collection of Alan Sullivan's work is from the pen of a young Canadian author who portrays Canada's short Summer season as the voyage through a Summer of life in an allegorical "white canoe". During that voyage Sullivan shares with the reader his expressions of joy, loss, doubt, uncertainty and hope for a blissful conclusion. Sullivan's later career would embrace classic and unique depictions of the early development of his country, winning a Governor General's Award for his 1941 novel "Three Came to Ville Marie" (Sullivan's 1891 poem "Fifty Years Hence" included in "The White Canoe and Other Verse" seems curiously prescient in this regard). This selection of a nascent Alan Sullivan's poems makes an important contribution to the work of Canadian poets of this era. - Summary by Bruce Kachuk

5Story of My Life, Part 3 (Supplemental - Helen's Education)

By Helen Keller, John Albert Macy and Anne Sullivan

Secondary Title - <u>A supplementary Account of Helen Keller's Education, including passages from the Reports and Letters of her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan</u>. In fact, over half of the book is Anne Sullivan's written reports for the Perkins Institute on her unique (homeschooling on steroids!) teaching methods, which she invented as she went along. John Albert Macy, Anne Sullivan's husband, was uniquely positioned to gather the written material in this book. He helped Helen edit the now famous "The Story Of My Life" (Part 1 of this trilogy), describing her early life in her own words. He was able to gather Helen's early letters (Part 2), and for Part 3 to gain access to Anne Sullivan's papers, and sundry correspondence from the great influencers in Helen's life. According to Macy, it was Miss Sullivan who discovered the way to teach language to the deaf-blind. (Summary by Michele Fry, BC and Editor, May 2022)