#OnThisDay 1897: J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces discovery of the electron, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London. #childrensbook: librivox.org/the-autobiogra… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1888 was born John Crowe Ransom, American poet, critic, and academic. One poem (Track 41): librivox.org/author/13268 #LibriVox #audiobook #poetry Still © in Europe, Australia, Canada (d. 1974)

#OnThisDay 1859: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens was first published in serial form. 5 versions in English, probably more in other languages: librivox.org/search?q=two%2… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 311: The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. Historical fiction: librivox.org/fabiola-or-the… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay AD 65 died Lucan, Roman poet. librivox.org/author/13715 #LibriVox #audiobook #poetry

New #LibriVox #audiobook The Cold Heart by Wlhelm Hauff librivox.org/the-cold-heart… #legends #fairytales Read by Christoph Stangenberg

#OnThisDay 1951 died Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic. English: librivox.org/author/141 #LibriVox #audiobook Still © in Europe, Australia (translator d.1957)

#OnThisDay 1875 was born Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer. librivox.org/author/2008 #LibriVox #audiobook

Την ημέρα αυτή γεννήθηκε το 1863 και το 1933 πέθανε ο Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης, αιγυπτιακός δημοσιογράφος και ποιητής. Ελληνικά: librivox.org/author/1901 #LibriVox #ηχητικόβιβλίο

#OnThisDay 1854 was born Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer. English: librivox.org/author/4281 #LibriVox #audiobook

#EnCeJour de 1780 naquit Charles Nodier, bibliothécaire et auteur français. librivox.org/author/5160 #LibriVox #français

#OnThisDay 1707 died George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright. librivox.org/author/9923 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1429: Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. #Biography in Dutch: librivox.org/jeanne-darc-de… English: librivox.org/the-story-of-j… #LibriVox #audiobook

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New #LibriVox #audiobook / Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure by William Pittenger librivox.org/daring-and-suf… #war #railroad Read by Elsie Selwyn

New #LibriVox #audiobook Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence librivox.org/lady-chatterle… #erotica

Neues #LibriVox #Hörbuch #Deutsch Der Schüdderump Band 3 von Wilhelm Raabe librivox.org/der-schuedderu… #Fiktion Gelesen von josvanaken

#OnThisDay 1998 died Jerome Bixby, American #scifi short story writer. Tracks 9 & 14. librivox.org/author/758 #LibriVox #audiobook Still © in Europe, Australia, Canada

#OnThisDay 1945: Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by firing squad. Speeches & essay: librivox.org/author/1303 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1924 died Julia Mary Cartwright, English art critic and historian. librivox.org/author/15241 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1881: Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. #Biography: librivox.org/history-of-bil… #LibriVox #audiobook