#778: Part 2B, On Holy Images by St. John Damascene

On Holy Images continues, with more interesting stuff — including a spirited defense of tradition.
Part 2B
20:20.

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#777: Ch. 34, Bk. 3, Pastoral Care by St. Gregory the Great

Pastoral Care continues with a look at people who never do good things, and people who start but don’t finish them.
Chapter 34
12:11.

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#776: Ch. 38, Bk. IV, Against Heresies by St. Irenaeus of Lyons

Against Heresies continues, as St. Irenaeus argues that God didn’t make humans perfect from the beginning for perfectly good reasons.
Chapter 38
10:41.

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#775: Ch. 1B, The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros continues, as Lessingham and the martlet are temporarily forgotten and the actual story begins. An annoying ambassador arrives at court, just in time to ruin the party.
Chapter I (cont.)
22:52.

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#774: Ch. 1A, The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros continues as Lessingham the dreamer and his guide, the martlet, come to Lord Juss’ court at Galing. (You’ll find this part very reminiscent of Dunsany. Feel free to skip this portion of the chapter if you’re not a big fan of framing devices — but you might want the martlet’s introductions, so [...]

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#773: “The Induction”, The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros begins with “The Induction”. Lessingham the dreamer is also the framing device of other Eddison novels. You can skip him, if you like, as he disappears within the first couple of chapters. (I rather like him now, but he used to annoy me mightily.)
“Les Barricades Mysterieuses” by Couperin can be heard here.
“The [...]

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#772: Opening Credits for The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Worm Ouroboros, originally published in 1922, has risen into the public domain under US copyright law. Since nobody else is reading an audiobook of it, I guess it’s up to me.
What I’m calling the opening credits include the book’s dedication, the opening quote from “Thomas the Rhymer”, and the table of contents.
Opening Credits
6:18.

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#771: Ch. 16, The Lani People by J.F. Bone

The Lani People continues, as Kennon and Copper start working on the escape plan.
Chapter 16
13:55.

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#770: Bk. 19A, Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso

Gerusalemme Liberata continues. King Aladine of Jerusalem and the Soldan Solyman fall back to the Tower of David, and Argantes and Rinaldo finally keep tryst.
Book 19A
27:54.

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New and Noteworthy on Librivox

Utopia, the great early science fiction novel by the sainted and knighted Thomas More. If you haven’t read it, you should give it a listen. But if you think he’s being totally serious and describing a perfect society, you’re missing the point!

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#768: Chs. 1-2, Bk. II, The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross

The Dark Night of the Soul continues, as we begin Book II. We learn about the Dark Night of the Spirit and the imperfections it needs to root out.
Book II, Chs. 1-2
12:39.

UPDATE: Bad link fixed. Sorry ’bout that.

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#767: Ch. 28A, Fatherless Fanny by Anon.

Fatherless Fanny continues, as we learn her parents’ story.
Ch. 28: A Mournful Story
27:17.

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#766: “The Embezzlers”, Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeve

Constance Dunlap continues, in a tale of crook vs. crook.
“The Embezzlers”
43:26.

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#765: Part 2A, On Holy Images by St. John Damascene

On Holy Images continues, as St. John Damascene begins to clarify and enlarge his teachings on images, as requested by the original treatise’s readers.
Part 2A
22:16.

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#764: Ch. 33, Bk. 3, Pastoral Care by St. Gregory the Great

Pastoral Care continues with a look at those who constantly repeat the same little sins, and those who are so diligent in avoiding little sins that they easily fall into big ones.
Chapter 33
6:54.

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