Stories and Pictures: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Stories and Pictures, credited to I. L. Peretz, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Stories and Pictures by I. L. Peretz. (Translated by Helena Frank.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. A collection of short stories written originally in Yiddish and later translated into English. These stories were published under censorship in Russia from 1875 to 1900 provide an illuminating portrayal of the harsh life conditions for Russian Jews. Summary by Elsie Selwyn

Recording facts

• Recording title: Stories and Pictures
• Author credits: I. L. Peretz
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 63
• Listed recording duration: 12:02:34

Catalogue topics

• short story
• Jews
• Russia
• jewish
• russian jews

Opening tracks: first 24 of 63

1. 00 - Preface — 6:32
2. 01 - If Not Higher — 7:44
3. 02 - Domestic Happiness — 7:01
4. 03 - In the Post-Chaise — 37:34
5. 04 - The New Tune — 6:02
6. 05 - Married — 50:18
7. 06 - The Seventh Candle of Blessing — 8:00
8. 07 - The Widow — 5:10
9. 08 - The Messenger — 22:47
10. 09 - What is the Soul? — 32:27
11. 10 - In Time of Pestilence: The Town Takes Fright — 8:21
12. 11 - In Time of Pestilence: Two Are Not Afraid — 9:16
13. 12 - In Time of Pestilence: The Second Who Is Not Afraid — 11:51
14. 13 - In Time of Pestilence: Savitzki Withdraws - Yössil Goes Into Retreat — 15:58
15. 14 - In Time of Pestilence: Savitzki and Yössil Together — 13:44
16. 15 - In Time of Pestilence: The End — 2:43
17. 16 - Bontzye Shweig — 22:59
18. 17 - The Dead Town — 30:01
19. 18 - The Days of the Messiah — 19:10
20. 19 - Kabbalists — 12:31
21. 20 - Travel Pictures: Preface — 2:41
22. 21 - Travel Pictures: Trust — 4:35
23. 22 - Travel Pictures: Only Go! — 5:16
24. 23 - Travel Pictures: What Should a Jewess Need? — 3:24

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