Classic Audiobook Collection

High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall audiobook. Genre: history In High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France, James Norman Hall recounts, with diary-like immediacy, how an American volunteer is swept from the streets of wartime Paris into the raw, improvised world of early military aviation. Intent at first on joining the Foreign Legion, Hall instead finds himself drawn toward the French flying service and the famed Escadrille Americaine (later known as the Lafayette Escadrille), a small brotherhood of Americans learning to fight in the sky before the United States officially enters World War I. The story follows the awkward beginnings: unfamiliar language, unforgiving instructors, flimsy machines, and training that can be as lethal as combat, where a pilot's first real lesson may come alone in the air. From there, Hall brings listeners onto muddy aerodromes and into tense patrols over the front, capturing the mix of boredom, sudden terror, and breathless exhilaration that defines aerial war. Alongside the dogfights and near-misses runs a quieter portrait of friendship, nerves, and the steady reshaping of youthful adventure into hard-earned endurance. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:28:06) Chapter 02 (00:55:00) Chapter 03 (01:33:48) Chapter 04 (02:08:12) Chapter 05 (02:53:31) Chapter 06 (03:20:46) Chapter 07 (03:41:44) Chapter 08 (04:02:36) Chapter 09 (04:12:39) Chapter 10 (04:21:13) Chapter 11 (04:32:28) Chapter 12 (04:41:22) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Einstein Theory of Relativity by Hendrik A. Lorentz audiobook. Genre: science When Albert Einstein published his first paper on relativity theory, it caused a stir in the physicists' community. When more and more evidence was gathered to prove the theory correct, even laymen became interested in it. Since the theory of relativity uses involved higher mathematics, it is considered notoriously difficult to grasp, and at the time it was published, it was claimed that only 12 people in the world were able to fully understand it. One of these was the Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz, who wrote the articles collected in this book for a lay audience. He explains the basics of the theory in clear and concise terms without needing any mathematics. All that is needed to fo follow his arguments is a bit of patience and time. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:17:59) Chapter 2 (00:22:09) Chapter 3 (00:27:18) Chapter 4 (00:32:59) Chapter 5 (00:39:47) Chapter 6 (00:48:20) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outlaw Jack by Harry Hazard audiobook. Genre: adventure 1850 - A year before, the Californian 'gold-fever' broke out, a party of emigrants, numbering nearly one hundred under the command of Caleb Mitchell, felt fairly secure as they traveled the hard trail to find gold. However, security is marred by a sad accident in Mitchell's family early on. The quest for Gold can be complicated and dangerous, especially when it involves Outlaws! Can dreams prevail, or what and how much will be lost in this Western Outlaw tale? Note: The author of this book is Joseph Edward Badger, who also wrote under the pseudonym Harry Hazard. Transcriber's Note: 'There is no CHAPTER X (10) heading in original text'. The chapter number skips from chapter 9 to chapter 11. No chapters have been omitted from this recording. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:25:19) Chapter 02 (00:48:44) Chapter 03 (01:14:09) Chapter 04 (01:36:45) Chapter 05 (01:57:56) Chapter 06 (02:20:51) Chapter 07 (02:34:39) Chapter 08 (02:54:18) Chapter 09 (03:19:53) Chapter 10 (03:34:14) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn by Harry Collingwood audiobook. Genre: adventure Eric Blackburn is only twenty-three and serving as fourth officer aboard the brand-new passenger steamer Saturn when the impossible happens: a blazing meteor crashes into the ship, sending her to the bottom within minutes. Cast alone into the open sea with hundreds of lives lost around him, Eric claws his way back from shock and grief by sheer discipline and seaman's skill. His rescue by the brigantine Yorkshire Lass ought to be the end of his ordeal, but it is only the beginning. The vessel is bound on a secretive voyage toward a remote tropical archipelago, driven by rumors of hidden treasure and the promise of sudden fortune. As Eric is drawn into the expedition, he finds himself navigating not just reefs and storms, but shifting loyalties among desperate men, the threat of mutiny, and the harsh politics of island kingdoms that do not welcome intruders. From tense shipboard councils to perilous landings amid strange wildlife and unknown dangers, Eric must decide what kind of man he will be when survival is no longer the only prize. A classic tale of the sea, courage, and temptation, packed with danger, discovery, and hard-won leadership. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:05) Chapter 02 (00:40:52) Chapter 03 (01:04:44) Chapter 04 (01:28:49) Chapter 05 (01:54:19) Chapter 06 (02:18:01) Chapter 07 (02:40:39) Chapter 08 (03:11:14) Chapter 09 (03:40:10) Chapter 10 (04:05:16) Chapter 11 (04:26:11) Chapter 12 (04:54:51) Chapter 13 (05:13:15) Chapter 14 (05:35:41) Chapter 15 (06:06:52) Chapter 16 (06:38:36) Chapter 17 (07:08:07) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andreas Vesalius The Reformer Of Anatomy by James Moores Ball audiobook. Genre: biography In Andreas Vesalius The Reformer Of Anatomy, James Moores Ball chronicles the life and work of the bold Renaissance physician who challenged centuries of medical authority and helped remake the study of the human body. Set against the ferment of sixteenth-century Europe, the book follows Vesalius from his early training and restless curiosity through his rise as a teacher and investigator who insisted on seeing for himself what earlier writers only repeated. Ball brings readers into lecture halls and dissection rooms where tradition, professional rivalry, and religious and social pressures collide with a new, hands-on approach to knowledge. As Vesalius gathers evidence from direct observation, he faces the risks of contradicting revered texts, the demands of patrons and institutions, and the personal cost of pursuing truth in public. Along the way, Ball highlights the craft of anatomy as both art and science, the painstaking labor behind accurate illustration and description, and the broader shift toward empiricism that would shape modern medicine. This biography offers a focused portrait of ambition, controversy, and discovery at a turning point in scientific history. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:06) Chapter 01 (00:35:56) Chapter 02 (00:56:14) Chapter 03 (01:07:52) Chapter 04 (01:22:58) Chapter 05 (01:29:38) Chapter 06 (01:50:58) Chapter 07 (01:56:40) Chapter 08 (02:09:56) Chapter 09 (02:14:19) Chapter 10 (02:28:26) Chapter 11 (02:31:57) Chapter 12 (02:49:12) Chapter 13 (03:05:08) Chapter 14 (03:12:09) Chapter 15 (03:16:59) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroines Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie audiobook. Genre: biography Heroines Every Child Should Know (also published as Heroines That Every Child Should Know) is a spirited collection of short, vivid portraits of brave women and legendary figures, edited for young listeners by Hamilton Wright Mabie (with co-editor Kate Stephens). Moving from the world of classical myth into the pages of recorded history, the book gathers stories of courage that take many forms: loyalty to family and conscience, steadfast resistance in moments of danger, compassion under pressure, and quiet endurance that changes lives. You will meet heroines whose names echo through ancient drama, alongside women who stepped forward in real crises - from wartime and revolution to shipwreck rescues and the hard, practical work of nursing and public service. Each chapter focuses on a single heroine, presenting the defining choices that shaped her reputation and the ideals she came to represent. Written in a clear, moral, story-forward style, the collection invites children (and the adults listening with them) to ask what heroism looks like in everyday life, and how character can matter as much as triumph. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:08:54) Chapter 01 (00:35:38) Chapter 02 (01:03:37) Chapter 03 (01:21:19) Chapter 04 (01:50:28) Chapter 05 (02:11:39) Chapter 06 (02:34:56) Chapter 07 (03:01:07) Chapter 08 (03:38:05) Chapter 09 (03:59:21) Chapter 10 (04:26:38) Chapter 11 (04:48:51) Chapter 12 (05:19:01) Chapter 13 (05:56:18) Chapter 14 (06:32:32) Chapter 15 (06:53:00) Chapter 16 (07:13:05) Chapter 17 (07:30:55) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghost Kings by H. Rider Haggard audiobook. Genre: adventure On the raw frontiers of southern Africa, Rachel Dove grows up in the shadow of her missionary father's fierce convictions and her mother's unsettling gift for second sight. When a sudden flood nearly takes her life, Rachel is saved by Richard Darrien, a young Englishman whose bravery forges a bond that neither distance nor time can easily break. Years later, as unrest smolders along the borders of Zululand, Rachel is drawn into a dangerous web of desire and politics when Ishmael, a renegade Englishman, schemes with powerful Zulu leaders to claim her for himself. To the Zulus, however, Rachel becomes something far more than a captive: a figure of awe and prophecy, whispered about as Zoola, the Great Lady of the Heavens. Guided by Noie, her loyal attendant of mixed heritage, Rachel journeys into landscapes where legend presses close to reality and encounters the eerie Ghost Kings, a secretive people whose rituals and visions seem to pierce the veil of time. With war on the horizon and supernatural forces stirring, Rachel must navigate loyalty, faith, and fate itself before the frontier swallows everyone she loves. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:30:17) Chapter 02 (01:00:32) Chapter 03 (01:28:34) Chapter 04 (02:01:51) Chapter 05 (02:29:59) Chapter 06 (03:05:44) Chapter 07 (03:35:40) Chapter 08 (04:01:03) Chapter 09 (04:31:47) Chapter 10 (05:05:56) Chapter 11 (05:36:32) Chapter 12 (06:23:03) Chapter 13 (06:56:05) Chapter 14 (07:30:11) Chapter 15 (08:06:17) Chapter 16 (08:43:47) Chapter 17 (09:22:20) Chapter 18 (10:13:07) Chapter 19 (11:02:40) Chapter 20 (11:35:44) Chapter 21 (12:13:01) Chapter 22 (12:52:57) Chapter 23 (13:25:03) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dutch Courage and Other Stories by Jack London audiobook. Genre: adventure Jack London was quoted as saying, 'I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!' After his death in 1916, his wife Charmian assembled a collection of stories, most of which he had written for young readers, but at least one of which was for more mature readers, 'Whose Business is to Live.' Like most of London's work, his short stories could be read by young readers and then again when they were older with mature minds. These stories draw from London's own extensive experience in the world and demonstrate the dictum that 'good writing is good writing' no matter for whom it was written. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:53) Chapter 02 (00:29:55) Chapter 03 (00:42:09) Chapter 04 (01:03:32) Chapter 05 (01:23:53) Chapter 06 (01:41:04) Chapter 07 (01:54:18) Chapter 08 (02:06:41) Chapter 09 (02:14:28) Chapter 10 (02:31:19) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Story of a Whim by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance When Hazel Winship feels a sudden tug of compassion, she acts on a whim that will change far more than her own quiet, well-ordered life. After Hazel and a circle of friends notice a shipment addressed to someone named Christie Bailey in Florida, they imagine a lonely young woman in need and begin sending small gifts and bright, encouraging letters. Hazel takes the lead, pouring warmth and sincerity into a friendship with a person she has never met. But the name Christie Bailey hides a startling truth: the recipient is not a young woman at all, but a struggling bachelor trying to hold on to an orange grove and a future that keeps slipping through his fingers. As the correspondence deepens, Hazel finds herself tangled in questions of honesty, duty, and the difference between doing good and doing it wisely. When plans are made to meet face-to-face, the distance between northern comfort and Florida hardship closes fast, and Hazel must decide what she truly believes about love, faith, and the God who can redeem even mistaken beginnings. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:12:15) Chapter 02 (00:29:08) Chapter 03 (00:40:07) Chapter 04 (00:57:27) Chapter 05 (01:19:00) Chapter 06 (01:34:48) Chapter 07 (01:50:50) Chapter 08 (02:07:19) Chapter 09 (02:24:16) Chapter 10 (02:40:21) Chapter 11 (02:52:30) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Fire by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: religion When Lynn Severn comes home to her quiet valley town after college, she expects familiar faces and steady certainties - especially the friendship she has always shared with Mark Carter. Instead, she finds a troubling distance between them: Mark is drifting from the faith that once anchored him, drawn toward a faster crowd and a harder kind of pride. Lynn, the minister's daughter, refuses to give up on him, but her compassion is tested as whispers of scandal begin to circle. Meanwhile Billy Gaston, a sharp, high-spirited fourteen-year-old from Lynn's Sunday School world, stumbles into trouble of his own - a reckless prank and a dangerous misunderstanding that spiral into kidnapping, deception, and a web of lies no one seems brave enough to untangle. As suspicion threatens to ruin Mark's future, Billy realizes he may be the only one who can tell the truth - yet telling it could cost him everything, including the trust of the people he wants to protect. Set against the contrast of small-town respectability and moral hazard, The City of Fire is a tense, tender story of loyalty, redemption, and the courage it takes to choose the light. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:23) Chapter 02 (00:38:10) Chapter 03 (01:01:01) Chapter 04 (01:20:50) Chapter 05 (01:36:27) Chapter 06 (02:01:31) Chapter 07 (02:21:10) Chapter 08 (02:42:04) Chapter 09 (03:06:56) Chapter 10 (03:29:13) Chapter 11 (03:52:48) Chapter 12 (04:11:04) Chapter 13 (04:28:25) Chapter 14 (04:40:30) Chapter 15 (04:55:31) Chapter 16 (05:01:17) Chapter 17 (05:18:57) Chapter 18 (05:41:56) Chapter 19 (05:59:26) Chapter 20 (06:17:52) Chapter 21 (06:41:31) Chapter 22 (06:56:57) Chapter 23 (07:08:45) Chapter 24 (07:26:33) Chapter 25 (07:44:03) Chapter 26 (08:10:19) Chapter 27 (08:23:53) Chapter 28 (08:41:28) Chapter 29 (09:00:30) Chapter 30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Book of Giants by Henry Wysham Lanier audiobook. Genre: folklore What do the Titans of Greece, the frost giants of the North, the giants of scripture, and the oversized brutes of medieval romance have in common? In A Book of Giants, Henry Wysham Lanier gathers twenty-five larger-than-life tales that trace humanity's long fascination with beings who tower over ordinary people - and with the courage, cleverness, or faith it takes to face them. Moving from Mount Olympus to Jotunheim, from ancient battlefields to Arthurian roads, these retellings introduce a parade of memorable figures: Zeus in his struggle against primeval powers, Odysseus pitting wits against Polyphemus, Thor venturing into the giants' country, and knights like Sir Launcelot encountering monstrous foes. Lanier also ranges beyond Europe, drawing in giant legends from Irish, Norse, Serbian, Japanese, Korean, and Native American traditions. The collection closes by stepping out of storybook wonder and into reality, exploring reports of unusually tall men and asking what medicine and science can say about 'giants' in the real world. Part myth anthology, part cultural tour, this book invites listeners to compare how different civilizations imagined size, strength, and the limits of human daring. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:08:37) Chapter 01 (00:30:51) Chapter 02 (01:19:02) Chapter 03 (02:02:25) Chapter 04 (02:32:08) Chapter 05 (02:39:42) Chapter 06 (02:50:13) Chapter 07 (03:02:19) Chapter 08 (03:17:52) Chapter 09 (03:35:03) Chapter 10 (04:05:23) Chapter 11 (04:25:56) Chapter 12 (05:20:04) Chapter 13 (05:34:59) Chapter 14 (05:55:20) Chapter 15 (06:27:32) Chapter 16 (06:39:55) Chapter 17 (06:54:19) Chapter 18 (07:11:54) Chapter 19 (07:27:23) Chapter 20 (07:47:45) Chapter 21 (07:55:41) Chapter 22 (08:01:15) Chapter 23 (08:06:18) Chapter 24 (08:25:38) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance When a gunshot cracks across a Madison Avenue doorway, a scrappy New York newsboy named Michael (called Mikky) reacts faster than anyone expects. In a single, reckless act of courage, he shields three-year-old heiress Starr Endicott and changes both their lives forever. The Endicotts' gratitude pulls Michael out of the streets and into a world of schooling, discipline, and opportunity, but the memories of hunger, crime, and forgotten children never leave him. Years later, educated and determined to live by a higher standard, Michael returns to the city that made him, intent on offering hope to the very people he once ran with. Meanwhile Starr grows up surrounded by wealth and expectation, unaware of how fragile safety can be behind polished doors. When Michael learns that Starr is drifting toward a dangerous future, old promises and buried feelings collide with hard questions about duty, love, and faith. Set against the stark contrast of tenement alleys and drawing-room privilege, Lo, Michael! is an uplifting story of sacrifice, redemption, and the cost of choosing the right path when the past refuses to stay quiet. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:18) Chapter 02 (00:49:22) Chapter 03 (01:14:49) Chapter 04 (01:36:48) Chapter 05 (02:09:27) Chapter 06 (02:27:42) Chapter 07 (02:47:08) Chapter 08 (03:08:57) Chapter 09 (03:36:20) Chapter 10 (03:58:14) Chapter 11 (04:21:34) Chapter 12 (04:38:42) Chapter 13 (05:00:42) Chapter 14 (05:18:43) Chapter 15 (05:38:31) Chapter 16 (05:49:53) Chapter 17 (06:07:28) Chapter 18 (06:29:14) Chapter 19 (07:03:32) Chapter 20 (07:27:43) Chapter 21 (07:47:57) Chapter 22 (08:11:01) Chapter 23 (08:29:01) Chapter 24 (08:45:23) Chapter 25 (09:13:05) Chapter 26 (09:40:26) Chapter 27 (10:05:56) Chapter 28 (10:19:37) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Castlecourt Diamond Mystery by Geraldine Bonner audiobook. Genre: mystery When the legendary Castlecourt diamonds vanish during London season, scandal threatens to swallow an aristocratic household whole. Staying at Burridge's Hotel instead of their own townhouse, Lady Castlecourt and her husband find themselves surrounded by servants, guests, and hangers-on, any of whom might have seen something, or might be hiding it. The mystery is told as a sequence of statements from the people closest to the case, beginning with Sophy Jeffers, the Marchioness' maid, who recounts the tense routines of service and the moment the jewels are discovered missing. One account leads to another, including the fascinating testimony of Lilly Bingham, better known by a trail of names on both sides of the Atlantic and to the police as Laura the Lady. With an official detective and a private investigator circling the same glittering prize, suspicion shifts from staff to society, from chance opportunity to deliberate design. As each voice adds new details, the reader must weigh gossip against evidence, kindness against calculation, and appearances against motive in a clever, manners-soaked puzzle of theft, identity, and social theater. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:45) Chapter 02 (01:07:41) Chapter 03 (01:26:26) Chapter 04 (01:46:09) Chapter 05 (02:12:07) Chapter 06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake of the Rattlesnake by Frederick Thomas Jane audiobook. Genre: scifi In the tense, near-future waters of the 1890s, Britain faces the nightmare its newspapers only half dare to imagine: a sudden war at sea against France and Russia, fought with fast torpedo craft, new tactics, and unforgiving modern weapons. Into the chaos steps Lieutenant Edward Blake of the torpedo-boat Rattlesnake, a hard-driving officer whose faith in naval skill and disciplined daring clashes with political hesitation, public complacency, and the fragile systems that keep an island nation supplied. As coastal alarms spread and fleet actions erupt, Blake is thrown from desperate skirmishes to high-stakes convoy work, forced to make ruthless choices about risk, responsibility, and the price of command. Along the way, a personal attachment complicates his sense of duty, while the Admiralty and the nation argue over what must be done to survive. Packed with diagrams, shipboard detail, and breathless engagements drawn from the author’s deep naval knowledge, this is both an action tale and a warning: in a war decided by seconds and steel, England’s fate may hinge on one commander’s nerve. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:50) Chapter 01 (00:30:42) Chapter 02 (01:07:52) Chapter 03 (01:34:57) Chapter 04 (01:46:43) Chapter 05 (02:05:53) Chapter 06 (02:21:59) Chapter 07 (02:45:18) Chapter 08 (02:58:32) Chapter 09 (03:17:27) Chapter 10 (03:28:38) Chapter 11 (03:46:53) Chapter 12 (04:04:38) Chapter 13 (04:28:28) Chapter 14 (04:42:29) Chapter 15 (04:54:05) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bagpipers by George Sand audiobook. Genre: romance Told as a remembered tale shared during long winter work nights in the French countryside, The Bagpipers follows Etienne Depardieu, nicknamed Tiennet, as he looks back on the restless years of his youth in Berry. From the first days of catechism and village festivals, Tiennet is bound to two people who will shape his life: his sharp-minded cousin Brulette, and Joseph Picot, the withdrawn boy raised under the same roof who seems slow to everyone except those who notice how fiercely he listens to music. As the three grow older, the harmless rivalries of adolescence harden into something more dangerous. Joseph is drawn toward the secretive world of master bagpipers and wandering musicians across the border in Bourbonnais, where tradition is guarded like a craft and jealousy can turn violent. Tiennet, torn between loyalty and envy, follows the pull of friendship and love into a landscape of forests, fairs, and roadside inns, where every meeting is measured by honor, reputation, and song. Rich with folk customs and the sound of pipes in the night, Sand's novel explores how passion - for music, for belonging, for a person - can test even the oldest bonds. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:50) Chapter 01 (00:33:06) Chapter 02 (00:55:18) Chapter 03 (01:05:02) Chapter 04 (01:27:03) Chapter 05 (01:44:01) Chapter 06 (02:04:30) Chapter 07 (02:25:55) Chapter 08 (02:33:24) Chapter 09 (02:42:58) Chapter 10 (03:02:32) Chapter 11 (03:23:13) Chapter 12 (03:41:43) Chapter 13 (04:02:23) Chapter 14 (04:25:08) Chapter 15 (04:45:31) Chapter 16 (05:07:32) Chapter 17 (05:29:23) Chapter 18 (05:49:01) Chapter 19 (06:06:54) Chapter 20 (06:24:40) Chapter 21 (06:42:18) Chapter 22 (07:02:05) Chapter 23 (07:22:24) Chapter 24 (07:43:51) Chapter 25 (07:54:34) Chapter 26 (08:18:49) Chapter 27 (08:30:16) Chapter 28 (08:51:12) Chapter 29 (09:12:12) Chapter 30 (09:33:27) Chapter 31 (09:55:07) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antonia by George Sand audiobook. Genre: romance Paris, April 1785: spring lilacs press against the studio window of Julien Thierry, a gifted young painter of flowers whose talent cannot erase a brutal inheritance of debt. Still grieving his celebrated artist father, Julien works side by side with his devoted mother, Madame Thierry, clinging to dignity as money troubles tighten and the world of taste shifts away from his family's once-fashionable art. Just beyond their modest pavilion stands the hotel d'Estrelle, where Julie, Comtesse d'Estrelle, lives in uneasy half-mourning. Barely twenty and already widowed, she discovers that the fortune she was promised is tangled in obligations, and the proud d'Estrelle family offers her little more than cold protection for their name. As solicitors bargain, friends advise, and reputation becomes currency, Julie confronts the cost of the choices forced on women of her rank, while Julien faces the perilous distance between an artist's heart and aristocratic society. When Julien and the countess are drawn into one another's orbit, Sand weaves a tense, intimate tale of love tested by class, honor, and the looming pressure of ruin, in a city glittering on the eve of upheaval. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:59) Chapter 02 (00:32:37) Chapter 03 (00:46:20) Chapter 04 (00:59:14) Chapter 05 (01:12:10) Chapter 06 (01:28:53) Chapter 07 (01:42:55) Chapter 08 (01:57:30) Chapter 09 (02:14:41) Chapter 10 (02:30:10) Chapter 11 (02:43:03) Chapter 12 (02:55:55) Chapter 13 (03:09:44) Chapter 14 (03:26:13) Chapter 15 (03:37:39) Chapter 16 (03:52:41) Chapter 17 (04:13:41) Chapter 18 (04:27:45) Chapter 19 (04:38:19) Chapter 20 (04:52:21) Chapter 21 (05:10:37) Chapter 22 (05:24:18) Chapter 23 (05:39:54) Chapter 24 (05:53:00) Chapter 25 (06:08:23) Chapter 26 (06:25:09) Chapter 27 (06:45:11) Chapter 28 (07:05:58) Chapter 29 (07:25:01) Chapter 30 (07:41:07) Chapter 31 (07:54:58) Chapter 32 (08:07:24) Chapter 33 (08:25:26) Chapter 34 (08:42:05) Chapter 35 (08:59:23) Chapter 36 (09:17:54) Chapter 37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald audiobook. Genre: philosophy A Dish of Orts gathers George MacDonald's most searching short pieces - part literary criticism, part spiritual meditation, and part manifesto for the imagination. Rather than offering a single plot, the book invites listeners into an ongoing conversation with a Victorian storyteller who believed that art and faith meet in the deepest places of the human heart. Across essays on poetry, fairy tales, and the moral work of storytelling, MacDonald argues that imagination is not escapism but a disciplined way of seeing: a means of approaching truth, goodness, and God with humility. He challenges shallow moralizing, defends the importance of wonder, and asks what it means to read, write, and live attentively. The central tension is between a reduced, merely practical view of life and MacDonald's insistence that beauty, mystery, and childlike receptivity are essential to spiritual growth. With a voice at once gentle and uncompromising, he addresses artists, teachers, and ordinary readers alike, urging them to cultivate inner honesty and compassion. This is a book for anyone drawn to reflective nonfiction that treats creativity as a serious moral vocation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:59) Chapter 01 (00:50:43) Chapter 02 (01:22:52) Chapter 03 (02:27:46) Chapter 04 (03:05:08) Chapter 05 (03:47:36) Chapter 06 (04:31:18) Chapter 07 (05:29:08) Chapter 08 (05:51:15) Chapter 09 (06:12:25) Chapter 10 (06:48:12) Chapter 11 (07:22:42) Chapter 12 (07:37:48) Chapter 13 (08:17:17) Chapter 14 (08:58:08) Chapter 15 (09:25:28) Chapter 16 (09:52:05) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Angel of the Revolution by George Griffith audiobook. Genre: scifi The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror (1893) is a science fiction novel by English writer George Griffith. It was his first published novel and remains his most famous work. It was first published in Pearson's Weekly and was prompted by the success of The Great War of 1892 in Black and White magazine, which was itself inspired by The Battle of Dorking. A lurid mix of Jules Verne's futuristic air warfare fantasies, the utopian visions of News from Nowhere and the future war invasion literature of Chesney and his imitators, it tells the tale of a group of terrorists who conquer the world through airship warfare. Led by a crippled, brilliant Russian Jew and his daughter, the 'angel' Natasha, 'The Brotherhood of Freedom' establish a 'pax aeronautica' over the earth after a young inventor masters the technology of flight in 1903. The hero falls in love with Natasha and joins in her war against society in general and the Russian Czar in particular. It correctly forecasts the coming of a great war, but in pretty well all other respects widely misses the mark of the real events that followed. Nevertheless, it is a gripping and exciting story of intrigue and plot interwoven with love and romance played over a background of world war For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:15:08) Chapter 2 (00:31:20) Chapter 3 (00:45:00) Chapter 4 (00:59:23) Chapter 5 (01:16:25) Chapter 6 (01:36:43) Chapter 7 (01:53:45) Chapter 8 (02:13:19) Chapter 9 (02:30:41) Chapter 10 (02:47:50) Chapter 11 (03:02:18) Chapter 12 (03:14:33) Chapter 13 (03:28:38) Chapter 14 (03:38:45) Chapter 15 (03:52:46) Chapter 16 (04:13:28) Chapter 17 (04:29:22) Chapter 18 (04:47:09) Chapter 19 (05:00:45) Chapter 20 (05:28:37) Chapter 21 (05:47:31) Chapter 22 (06:02:03) Chapter 23 (06:24:00) Chapter 24 (06:43:08) Chapter 25 (06:54:46) Chapter 26 (07:11:45) Chapter 27 (07:26:15) Chapter 28 (07:41:30) Chapter 29 (08:00:55) Chapter 30 (08:18:09) Chapter 31 (08:33:39) Chapter 32 (08:45:27) Chapter 33 (08:54:44) Chapter 34 (09:10:02) Chapter 35 (09:28:00) Chapter 36 (09:47:05) Chapter 37 (10:16:17) Chapter 38 (10:29:26) Chapter 39 (10:42:36) Chapter 40 (10:56:48) Chapter 41 (11:10:53) Chapter 42 (11:26:54) Chapter 43 (11:42:21) Chapter 44 (11:58:34) Chapter 45 (12:15:23) Chapter 46 (12:31:36) Chapter 47 (12:55:11) Chapter 48 (13:16:03) Chapter 49 (13:41:36) Chapter 50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoyevsky audiobook. Genre: comedy In a glittering St Petersburg arcade, a minor civil servant named Ivan Matveich takes his ambitious young wife Elena and their friend to admire the modern wonders of commerce and foreign goods. The outing turns instantly grotesque when Ivan, showing off with smug curiosity, provokes a placid exhibition crocodile and is swallowed whole - not killed, but trapped alive inside the animal as it continues to sit on display. What follows is a razor-edged farce about reputation, bureaucracy, and the strange ways people turn calamity into opportunity. As officials debate responsibility, proprietors calculate profit, and acquaintances swarm with advice, Ivan discovers that being publicly inconvenienced can be oddly empowering, especially in a society obsessed with status and paperwork. Dostoyevsky uses the absurd predicament to skewer self-importance and the hollow language of progress, while also probing how quickly compassion gives way to spectacle. Compact, sharp, and unsettlingly funny, The Crocodile is a satirical portrait of a world where a man can become a talking exhibit and still worry most about his career. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:24:13) Chapter 02 (00:44:23) Chapter 03 (01:17:33) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays, Friedrich Nietzsche turns to the origins of Western thought, reading the earliest Greek thinkers not as dusty names in a timeline but as daring psychological types and cultural forces. Moving from the pre-Socratics through the atmosphere that produced Socrates and Plato, Nietzsche reconstructs a world where philosophy, poetry, religion, and politics were still entangled, and where a single bold idea could reshape a citys sense of fate and value. Alongside the studies of early Greek philosophy, the collection gathers additional essays that showcase Nietzsches distinctive method: aphoristic flashes, sharp historical portraits, and relentless questions about what human beings seek when they call something true. The central tension running through these pieces is Nietzsches suspicion that rational explanation can both illuminate and impoverish life, and that cultures rise and fall by the stories they tell themselves about knowledge, suffering, and greatness. Clear-eyed, provocative, and often surprising, these essays invite listeners to meet the Greeks and Nietzsche himself at the moment philosophy first became a battleground for the meaning of existence. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:12:40) Chapter 01 (00:52:57) Chapter 02 (01:06:27) Chapter 03 (01:50:17) Chapter 04 (02:18:07) Chapter 05 (02:30:52) Chapter 06 (03:28:42) Chapter 07 (04:22:32) Chapter 08 (05:21:52) Chapter 09 (06:07:47) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Landlady by Fyodor Dostoyevsky audiobook. Genre: drama In The Landlady, Fyodor Dostoyevsky draws listeners into the foggy courtyards and cramped rooms of St Petersburg, where a lonely young intellectual, Vasily Ordynov, searches for cheap lodging and a quiet place to work. He finds it in the home of a strange pair: Katerina, a beautiful and frightened young woman, and Murin, an aging, enigmatic man who seems to hold her in a grip that is part guardian, part jailer, and part something darker. As Ordynov moves into their apartment, his curiosity turns to fixation, and he begins to imagine himself as Katerina's rescuer, even as he struggles to understand what binds her to Murin. Dreams, feverish impressions, and half-revealed memories blur the line between compassion and obsession, faith and manipulation, freedom and dependence. With mounting psychological pressure and a constant sense of unseen danger, Ordynov is pulled into a battle he barely understands, where the cost of hope may be as frightening as captivity itself. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:43) Chapter 02 (01:16:02) Chapter 03 (01:49:09) Chapter 04 (02:53:20) Chapter 05 (03:34:36) Chapter 06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some American Storytellers by Frederic Taber Cooper audiobook. Genre: history In Some American Storytellers, editor and critic Frederic Taber Cooper offers a guided tour of American fiction at the turn of the twentieth century, introducing listeners to a vivid lineup of popular writers and the distinct narrative gifts that made them household names. Part literary portrait, part close reading, these essays trace how each author wins attention and trust - through voice, character, atmosphere, humor, suspense, and the careful shaping of plot. Cooper moves from the polished cosmopolitan worlds of Edith Wharton to the frontier mythmaking of Owen Wister, from O. Henry's swift twists of irony to Ambrose Bierce's sharp-edged wit, and onward through figures such as Francis Marion Crawford, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Winston Churchill, Robert W. Chambers, Ellen Glasgow, David Graham Phillips, Robert Herrick, Booth Tarkington, Gertrude Atherton, and Frank Norris. As he compares styles and ambitions, Cooper keeps returning to a central question: what makes a writer a true storyteller, kin to the oldest traditions of spoken tale and fireside legend, yet unmistakably American in rhythm and sensibility. The result is an accessible, opinionated, and often illuminating snapshot of a formative literary moment. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:33) Chapter 01 (00:38:06) Chapter 02 (01:06:05) Chapter 03 (01:32:46) Chapter 04 (02:01:48) Chapter 05 (02:30:44) Chapter 06 (03:08:08) Chapter 07 (03:46:35) Chapter 08 (04:24:43) Chapter 09 (05:03:35) Chapter 10 (05:30:48) Chapter 11 (05:56:44) Chapter 12 (06:37:08) Chapter 13 (07:18:20) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capital and Interest by Frederic Bastiat audiobook. Genre: business Frédéric Bastiat was an early 19th century French economist/statesman whose common sense essays tried to battle the rise of socialist ideology after the French revolution, where provisional governments were rivaling each other for power. Of central concern was who should control the money. How is wealth created? How should it be divided amongst the people? What services should government provide? Same questions we are asking now. This essay addresses the popular fallacy of the day that Capital should be available to all gratuitiously, without necessity of paying back loans, and looking upon any form of interest as Usury. Bastiat argued that capital is created by savings, and savings are what makes borrowing possible so the common man can get ahead and prosper, and lending is only worth the risk if the lender profits by it, via interest. He demonstrated the law of supply and demand, that, in essence, interest decreases as availability of capital increases. His basic premises is that without a leisure class (people who have money to spare over earning daily bread), there would be nothing to borrow, so that neither the common man nor society can prosper. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:07:35) Chapter 2 (00:25:13) Chapter 3 (00:33:01) Chapter 4 (00:48:17) Chapter 5 (00:59:49) Chapter 6 (01:08:00) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry D. Thoreau by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn audiobook. Genre: biography Written by Concord reformer and firsthand acquaintance Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Henry D. Thoreau offers an intimate portrait of the man behind Walden and the era that shaped him. Drawing on personal memories, family testimony, and the literary circles of Emerson and the Transcendentalists, Sanborn follows Thoreau from his New England roots and youth through his emergence as a restless scholar, precise observer of nature, and uncompromising moral voice. The story moves between the ordinary details of work reminding us that Thoreau had to earn his living, and the extraordinary intensity of a mind determined to live by principle, even when that put him at odds with custom, commerce, and public opinion. Along the way, Sanborn maps the friendships and rivalries that tested Thoreau's independence, the quiet discipline of fieldwork that fed his writing, and the social and political storms of mid-19th-century America that demanded a response. At its heart, this is a biography of character: how a private life of woods and words became a public challenge to live deliberately. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:13:17) Chapter 01 (00:46:42) Chapter 02 (01:21:40) Chapter 03 (02:01:58) Chapter 04 (02:36:54) Chapter 05 (03:16:10) Chapter 06 (03:51:00) Chapter 07 (04:26:39) Chapter 08 (04:44:15) Chapter 09 (05:15:59) Chapter 10 (05:41:12) Chapter 11 (06:09:43) Chapter 12 (06:26:28) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mistress of Shenstone by Florence Louisa Barclay audiobook. Genre: romance When war draws Lord Ingleby away from Shenstone Park, his wife, Lady Myra, becomes the lonely guardian of a great country house that feels too vast for one heart, one small toy poodle, and a growing fear of what each telegram might bring. Florence L. Barclay sets Myra amid autumn terraces, shuttered rooms, and watchful servants who see more than they say, then sends her beyond the safety of her title and estate when devastating news forces her to confront life without the future she had assumed. Seeking quiet on the Cornish coast, Myra finds instead a village full of sharp tongues and warm teacups, including the formidable Miss Murgatroyd sisters, and an unexpected encounter with Jim Airth, a man whose rough manner and guarded silence suggest wounds as deep as her own. As friendship turns toward something more dangerous, Myra must weigh duty against desire, pride against vulnerability, and grief against the possibility of joy, while the shadow of the war and an unseen secret keeps pressing in. A tender, character-driven romance about love after loss, and the courage it takes to forgive. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:51) Chapter 02 (00:47:46) Chapter 03 (01:17:04) Chapter 04 (01:44:30) Chapter 05 (02:08:34) Chapter 06 (02:39:47) Chapter 07 (03:10:09) Chapter 08 (03:39:24) Chapter 09 (04:10:03) Chapter 10 (04:30:44) Chapter 11 (05:03:40) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry Dee; or Making it Out by Francis J. Finn audiobook. Genre: mystery Harry Dee has barely recovered from a nightmare of a childhood when he is sent to St. Maure's, the Catholic boarding school where Tom Playfair and Percy Wynn have learned, the hard way, what it means to grow up. Thin, jumpy, and prone to sleepwalking, Harry carries a burden no boy should bear: the shadow of his wealthy uncle's violent death, a scandal of missing money, and the uneasy sense that the truth is still loose in the world. At St. Maure's, he finds a wary kind of peace - until old rumors flare again around Tower Hill Mansion, a place with secrets, midnight noises, and a history that refuses to stay buried. As classes, sports, and school discipline press on toward graduation, Tom and Percy draw Harry into their circle and into an investigation that tests their courage, loyalty, and judgment. With danger close and reputations on the line, the three friends must decide what to trust, what to fear, and what kind of men they want to become. Blending school life, faith, and suspense, this final entry in Finn's trio is a coming-of-age mystery about resilience, conscience, and friendship under pressure. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:15:45) Chapter 02 (00:31:42) Chapter 03 (00:36:33) Chapter 04 (00:42:26) Chapter 05 (01:02:15) Chapter 06 (01:14:45) Chapter 07 (01:26:17) Chapter 08 (01:36:38) Chapter 09 (01:46:56) Chapter 10 (02:01:55) Chapter 11 (02:08:52) Chapter 12 (02:34:59) Chapter 13 (02:58:47) Chapter 14 (03:15:07) Chapter 15 (03:39:57) Chapter 16 (04:03:45) Chapter 17 (04:30:10) Chapter 18 (04:40:20) Chapter 19 (05:00:31) Chapter 20 (05:21:30) Chapter 21 (05:36:20) Chapter 22 (05:53:19) Chapter 23 (06:05:26) Chapter 24 (06:20:11) Chapter 25 (06:26:59) Chapter 26 (06:43:08) Chapter 27 (07:06:16) Chapter 28 (07:13:50) Chapter 29 (07:24:40) Chapter 30 (07:39:03) Chapter 31 (07:48:05) Chapter 32 (08:03:44) Chapter 33 (08:22:37) Chapter 34 (08:36:06) Chapter 35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Yellow Holly by Fergus Hume audiobook. Genre: mystery In fogbound Bloomsbury, Madame Jersey runs a shabby-genteel boarding house in Amelia Square, a refuge for the respectable and the ruined alike. Her weekly Friday 'At Home' gathers a gallery of odd lodgers and faded acquaintances, until a newcomer arrives: Leonard Train, a self-styled novelist hunting 'Old-World types' for his next book. When Train's friend George Brendon drops in, he wears a rare sprig of yellow holly in his coat, and the landlady's sudden, terrified reaction hints at a past no one in the house truly knows. Hours later, Mrs. Jersey is found murdered, and the quiet square becomes a hive of suspicion, gossip, and concealed motives. As officials begin to pry, Train cannot resist investigating on his own, especially when the yellow holly resurfaces as a clue linking the crime to secrets beyond the boarding house walls. Brendon, already troubled by doubts about his identity and his hopes of marrying Dorothy Ward, finds himself pulled deeper into a web of inheritance claims, missing facts, and a powerful woman who seems determined to manage the story. Victorian manners may rule the drawing room, but in the shadows, someone is fighting to keep the past buried. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:29:11) Chapter 02 (00:53:34) Chapter 03 (01:20:52) Chapter 04 (01:47:26) Chapter 05 (02:14:23) Chapter 06 (02:41:18) Chapter 07 (03:08:00) Chapter 08 (03:36:15) Chapter 09 (04:02:00) Chapter 10 (04:28:25) Chapter 11 (04:57:19) Chapter 12 (05:23:48) Chapter 13 (05:51:42) Chapter 14 (06:17:38) Chapter 15 (06:45:18) Chapter 16 (07:06:26) Chapter 17 (07:30:12) Chapter 18 (07:55:05) Chapter 19 (08:17:52) Chapter 20 (08:45:27) Chapter 21 (09:12:51) Chapter 22 (09:33:10) Chapter 23 (09:56:51) Chapter 24 (10:16:39) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Third Volume by Fergus Hume audiobook. Genre: mystery A widely publicized and unsolved murder of five and twenty years is brought to the forefront in a best-selling novel entitled “A Whim of Fate'. While Spencer Tait is looking forward to reading it, his best friend Claude Larcher, learns of the tragic death of his father which mirrors every detail of the new book. Not believing it to be a coincidence the two friends resolve to discover what truly happened so many years ago and who committed the vile act. As they delve deeper into the past, the motives, the evidence, and the list of potential suspects becomes so confusing that a solution to the mystery seems impossible. Will they ever know WHO killed Georges Larcher?? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:11) Chapter 02 (00:53:47) Chapter 03 (01:16:29) Chapter 04 (01:39:11) Chapter 05 (02:07:29) Chapter 06 (02:31:43) Chapter 07 (02:54:48) Chapter 08 (03:15:17) Chapter 09 (03:38:59) Chapter 10 (03:57:05) Chapter 11 (04:19:30) Chapter 12 (04:44:47) Chapter 13 (05:12:25) Chapter 14 (05:39:42) Chapter 15 (05:58:43) Chapter 16 (06:26:21) Chapter 17 (06:53:06) Chapter 18 (07:15:08) Chapter 19 (07:39:39) Chapter 20 (08:01:51) Chapter 21 (08:25:34) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sealed Message by Fergus Hume audiobook. Genre: mystery On a blazing summer afternoon in an English riverside village, friends Gerald Haskins and Tod Macandrew are fishing when their line snags something far stranger than a trout: a tin cylinder sealed tight against the water. Inside lies a phonograph record, and on it a clear, haunting voice - a young woman calling herself Mavis Durham - begs for help, hinting that she is being held in secret and waiting for a rescuer she calls her fairy prince. What begins as a half-magical curiosity quickly turns urgent when Gerald learns of a local mystery: a secluded girl kept out of sight in a place whispered about as the Pixy's House, watched over by a formidable guardian named Bellaria. Driven by a mix of compassion, skepticism, and fascination, Gerald sets out to trace the voice back to its source. But the closer he gets to Mavis and the truth behind the sealed message, the more he finds himself entangled in hidden histories, dangerous deceptions, and a crime that forces the village to choose between gossip and justice. Fergus Hume blends romance and suspense into a classic puzzle of identity, motive, and courage - where a single recorded plea can put lives at risk. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:38) Chapter 02 (00:41:17) Chapter 03 (00:58:31) Chapter 04 (01:16:17) Chapter 05 (01:34:24) Chapter 06 (01:50:22) Chapter 07 (02:08:15) Chapter 08 (02:26:02) Chapter 09 (02:45:45) Chapter 10 (03:07:29) Chapter 11 (03:27:11) Chapter 12 (03:44:22) Chapter 13 (04:03:00) Chapter 14 (04:22:05) Chapter 15 (04:44:11) Chapter 16 (05:06:00) Chapter 17 (05:25:07) Chapter 18 (05:45:00) Chapter 19 (06:04:40) Chapter 20 (06:23:48) Chapter 21 (06:43:47) Chapter 22 (07:02:11) Chapter 23 (07:20:39) Chapter 24 (07:40:09) Chapter 25 (07:59:31) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bransford Of Rainbow Range by Eugene Manlove Rhodes audiobook. Genre: adventure A genuine cowboy who speaks a bit of Greek? Ditto a bit of The Litany? And more than a little verse, including (would you believe?) Alice In Wonderland. What kind of young man do we have here? And a young woman who matches him without effort? And a definitely literate narrator with his tongue firmly inserted in cheek. There’s a bank robbery and an attempted murder. A desperate ride across the desert and a warm welcome by good Mexican friends. It’s all a great deal of fun. Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869 – 1934) was an American writer, nicknamed the 'cowboy chronicler'. He lived in south central New Mexico when the first cattle ranching and cowboys arrived in the area; when he moved to New York with his wife in 1899, he wrote stories of the American West that set the image of cowboy life in that era. Originally Published under the title of Bransford In Arcadia Or The Little Eohippus (1913). Note: eohippus, which plays a part all through the story, is the small prehistoric five-toed ancestor of the modern-day horse. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:37:47) Chapter 01 (00:50:11) Chapter 02 (01:07:37) Chapter 03 (01:25:53) Chapter 04 (01:39:38) Chapter 05 (02:00:48) Chapter 06 (02:13:44) Chapter 07 (02:28:08) Chapter 08 (02:36:06) Chapter 09 (02:51:51) Chapter 10 (03:08:04) Chapter 11 (03:29:29) Chapter 12 (03:57:48) Chapter 13 (04:15:35) Chapter 14 (04:32:21) Chapter 15 (04:45:29) Chapter 16 (05:02:00) Chapter 17 (05:16:59) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hundredth Chance by Ethel M. Dell audiobook. Genre: romance In this prequel to 'Charles Rex'' by Ethel M. Dell you will meet the aristocratic blackguard Lord Saltash for whom our distressed heroine Maude Brian still holds deep feelings. Dedicated to the care of her younger crippled brother whom she adores, Maude eventually agrees to a marriage of convenience in order to escape from a home which has become unbearable after her mother marries a brutish hotel owner. Jake, an honest, strong and silent type, agrees to the marriage because he is secretly in love with her but refrains from showing it which leads to many regrettable misunderstandings. This is a lovely old fashioned romantic drama filled with strong emotions. And whether or not you have read Charles Rex, you will definitely find the prequel enlightening and compelling. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:23:11) Chapter 02 (00:48:01) Chapter 03 (01:16:03) Chapter 04 (01:48:10) Chapter 05 (02:15:07) Chapter 06 (02:38:39) Chapter 07 (03:17:23) Chapter 08 (03:49:07) Chapter 09 (04:14:19) Chapter 10 (04:41:45) Chapter 11 (05:07:35) Chapter 12 (05:36:48) Chapter 13 (06:04:21) Chapter 14 (06:39:48) Chapter 15 (07:17:54) Chapter 16 (07:38:29) Chapter 17 (08:12:25) Chapter 18 (08:48:19) Chapter 19 (09:10:12) Chapter 20 (09:45:49) Chapter 21 (10:14:34) Chapter 22 (10:42:47) Chapter 23 (11:19:08) Chapter 24 (11:52:39) Chapter 25 (12:19:55) Chapter 26 (12:53:51) Chapter 27 (13:20:43) Chapter 28 (13:45:51) Chapter 29 (14:15:24) Chapter 30 (14:41:45) Chapter 31 (15:05:42) Chapter 32 (15:30:58) Chapter 33 (16:10:36) Chapter 34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Rex by Ethel M. Dell audiobook. Genre: romance Excerpt: 'Saltash was thoroughly cosmopolitan in his tastes; he liked amusement but he abhorred boredom. He was never really wicked unless he was bored. And then- que voulez vous? He did not guide the star of destiny.' On his last night in Valrosa, Saltash (Charles Rex) returns to his luxurious yacht to find a stowaway, a young woman disguised as a boy. She pleads to be kept by him in order to escape from her abuser. Although ill used by life she is still very pure and Saltash falls head over heels in love with her. She in turn adores him but he feels unworthy of her. Torn by a sense of duty and fairness he tries to marry her off to someone he believes would be a more suitable match. Romance and mystery, a delightful sprinkle of humour and wit, and wonderful characters make this an emotional read that you will not soon forget. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:36:11) Chapter 02 (01:07:49) Chapter 03 (01:31:27) Chapter 04 (01:56:01) Chapter 05 (02:31:09) Chapter 06 (03:05:19) Chapter 07 (03:32:11) Chapter 08 (03:58:45) Chapter 09 (04:36:04) Chapter 10 (05:07:55) Chapter 11 (05:41:04) Chapter 12 (06:11:41) Chapter 13 (06:40:17) Chapter 14 (07:00:39) Chapter 15 (07:41:45) Chapter 16 (08:05:29) Chapter 17 (08:32:22) Chapter 18 (09:01:58) Chapter 19 (09:35:53) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway audiobook. Genre: drama The Sun Also Rises (1926) was Hemingway's first novel to be published, though there is his novella The Torrents of Spring which was published earlier in the same year. The novel describes, expressed through the voice of Jake Barnes, a short period of social life that ranges from Paris to locations in Spain. One might say that the action occurs in Pamplona, Spain with the annual festival of San Fermin and its running of bulls and subsequent days of bullfights, but one can easily argue that the real interest of the novel is in its portrayal of the group to which Barnes is a part and how he details their anxieties, frailties, hopes, and frustrations. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:04) Chapter 02 (00:17:54) Chapter 03 (00:35:07) Chapter 04 (00:53:10) Chapter 05 (01:01:17) Chapter 06 (01:20:24) Chapter 07 (01:40:55) Chapter 08 (02:00:26) Chapter 09 (02:13:49) Chapter 10 (02:37:51) Chapter 11 (02:52:52) Chapter 12 (03:16:04) Chapter 13 (03:50:05) Chapter 14 (03:58:45) Chapter 15 (04:29:01) Chapter 16 (04:58:12) Chapter 17 (05:27:05) Chapter 18 (06:04:58) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discourses of Epictetus by Epictetus audiobook. Genre: philosophy Born into slavery and later freed, Epictetus became one of the most influential teachers of Stoic philosophy in the Roman world. Discourses of Epictetus collects the lively, practical lessons recorded by his student Arrian, preserving the feel of a classroom where sharp questions meet sharper answers. Moving from everyday annoyances to life-altering setbacks, Epictetus challenges listeners to separate what is truly under their control - judgments, choices, and character - from what is not - reputation, wealth, health, and other people's actions. Through vivid examples, pointed analogies, and direct exhortation, he trains the reader to meet fortune with steadiness, to replace complaint with clarity, and to turn obstacles into occasions for virtue. Along the way, he confronts fear, anger, grief, desire, and social pressure, insisting that freedom is an inner achievement rather than a political condition. Both bracing and compassionate, these talks offer a rigorous guide to resilience and integrity, inviting anyone willing to practice to cultivate self-command, live according to reason, and find calm amid uncertainty. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:14:49) Chapter 01 (00:23:39) Chapter 02 (00:32:59) Chapter 03 (00:35:46) Chapter 04 (00:44:56) Chapter 05 (00:47:57) Chapter 06 (00:58:57) Chapter 07 (01:08:04) Chapter 08 (01:12:23) Chapter 09 (01:22:22) Chapter 10 (01:26:31) Chapter 11 (01:37:29) Chapter 12 (01:46:55) Chapter 13 (01:49:04) Chapter 14 (01:54:19) Chapter 15 (01:56:57) Chapter 16 (02:02:14) Chapter 17 (02:09:44) Chapter 18 (02:17:03) Chapter 19 (02:24:57) Chapter 20 (02:30:03) Chapter 21 (02:31:23) Chapter 22 (02:37:15) Chapter 23 (02:39:45) Chapter 24 (02:44:58) Chapter 25 (02:53:11) Chapter 26 (02:58:35) Chapter 27 (03:04:48) Chapter 28 (03:14:15) Chapter 29 (03:32:21) Chapter 30 (03:34:44) Chapter 31 (03:46:59) Chapter 32 (03:53:08) Chapter 33 (03:55:16) Chapter 34 (03:59:10) Chapter 35 (04:07:55) Chapter 36 (04:14:46) Chapter 37 (04:18:56) Chapter 38 (04:28:02) Chapter 39 (04:35:10) Chapter 40 (04:43:50) Chapter 41 (04:51:01) Chapter 42 (04:57:52) Chapter 43 (05:06:14) Chapter 44 (05:14:55) Chapter 45 (05:20:52) Chapter 46 (05:35:49) Chapter 47 (05:47:53) Chapter 48 (05:56:08) Chapter 49 (06:07:18) Chapter 50 (06:19:49) Chapter 51 (06:27:03) Chapter 52 (06:39:46) Chapter 53 (06:54:30) Chapter 54 (07:03:58) Chapter 55 (07:05:03) Chapter 56 (07:07:54) Chapter 57 (07:21:53) Chapter 58 (07:28:24) Chapter 59 (07:35:38) Chapter 60 (07:39:45) Chapter 61 (07:45:15) Chapter 62 (07:48:42) Chapter 63 (07:59:15) Chapter 64 (08:02:14) Chapter 65 (08:09:42) Chapter 66 (08:16:24) Chapter 67 (08:18:03) Chapter 68 (08:24:18) Chapter 69 (08:32:21) Chapter 70 (08:35:42) Chapter 71 (08:40:50) Chapter 72 (08:45:24) Chapter 73 (08:48:00) Chapter 74 (08:50:46) Chapter 75 (08:52:58) Chapter 76 (08:58:36) Chapter 77 (09:05:58) Chapter 78 (09:38:52) Chapter 79 (09:51:59) Chapter 80 (10:30:45) Chapter 81 (10:34:29) Chapter 82 (10:47:45) Chapter 83 (11:46:17) Chapter 84 (11:49:54) Chapter 85 (11:53:57) Chapter 86 (12:12:04) Chapter 87 (12:25:20) Chapter 88 (12:39:22) Chapter 89 (12:54:38) Chapter 90 (13:09:32) Chapter 91 Max Character Limit reached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Markets of Paris by Emile Zola audiobook. Genre: drama The Markets of Paris is a remarkable work, and is the one which Zola calls his very best novel, and of which he is far more proud than of any others in his Rougon-Marquart series – prouder than of L’Assommoir. It must have been in his early manhood, when poor and friendless, he lived among the people, that much of the information which makes these pages so startlingly vivid, was acquired. How many mornings, long before dawn, must he have visited these markets – how many hours and days must he have spent there, to have mastered the habits, manners and ways of these people, who are a class by themselves, and of whom we do not lose sight, from the beginning to the end of the book. He introduces us to the Parisian charcutier – the cook shop – and in La Belle Lina, the mistress of the establishment, we find the sister of Gervaise, the woman who stirred the depths of our hearts with pity, in L’Assommoir. In truth The Markets of Paris stands as utterly alone in modern French literature, as it is distinct and apart, from any other work even by Zola himself. It is a book for all to read. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:49) Chapter 02 (00:58:22) Chapter 03 (01:27:19) Chapter 04 (02:01:45) Chapter 05 (02:39:02) Chapter 06 (03:09:38) Chapter 07 (03:39:29) Chapter 08 (04:08:56) Chapter 09 (04:37:20) Chapter 10 (05:04:48) Chapter 11 (05:34:26) Chapter 12 (06:05:31) Chapter 13 (06:37:15) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nana by Emile Zola audiobook. Genre: tragedy In the glittering yet rotten heart of Paris under the Second Empire, Nana rises from the working-class streets to become the city's most notorious courtesan. Introduced amid the heat of the theater world, she is young, magnetic, and dangerous, a woman whose beauty turns desire into obsession and appetite into ruin. As financiers, aristocrats, politicians, and soldiers compete for her attention, Zola follows the ripple effect of Nana's presence through drawing rooms, racing tracks, and back alleys, exposing a society that prizes spectacle while hiding its corruption. Nana herself is no simple seductress: driven by hunger, pride, and the need to survive, she discovers how quickly power can shift when everyone wants to possess you. With a cast of men and women pulled into her orbit, the novel builds a relentless portrait of ambition, hypocrisy, and moral decay, asking who truly holds control in a world built on money and illusion. Bold, unsparing, and darkly vivid, Nana is a scandalous social panorama and a study of desire as a force that consumes both its target and its worshippers. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:13:11) Chapter 01 (00:47:58) Chapter 02 (01:19:25) Chapter 03 (01:44:35) Chapter 04 (02:13:05) Chapter 05 (02:38:50) Chapter 06 (03:02:46) Chapter 07 (03:45:08) Chapter 08 (04:17:53) Chapter 09 (04:58:29) Chapter 10 (05:36:50) Chapter 11 (06:17:24) Chapter 12 (06:56:07) Chapter 13 (07:31:19) Chapter 14 (08:06:01) Chapter 15 (08:49:30) Chapter 16 (09:30:59) Chapter 17 (09:59:50) Chapter 18 (10:31:33) Chapter 19 (11:09:00) Chapter 20 (11:41:36) Chapter 21 (12:23:10) Chapter 22 (13:02:56) Chapter 23 (13:29:48) Chapter 24 (13:56:19) Chapter 25 (14:27:58) Chapter 26 (15:00:57) Chapter 27 (15:37:07) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Flirtations by Ella Hepworth Dixon audiobook. Genre: comedy Many novels, most notably Hannah Webster's The Coquette, focused on how terrible it is for a woman to flirt before her marriage. 'I did not speak 20 sentences before sir Robert proposed to me', explained Lady Bidulph while teaching her daughter how to court properly in 'Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph'. A coquette must be a fool, wicked, and immoral. But Peggy is none of these. She sees things as they are, sometimes too much for her own good, and flirts with men she finds interesting. She decides to tell about them, from her point of view. The feelings, the reasons they did not keep in touch, and her 'notions' about them. This is her way to examine late Victorian society including the lives of other oppressed minorities. This novel is considered semi autobiographical For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:15) Chapter 02 (00:25:03) Chapter 03 (00:35:54) Chapter 04 (00:48:15) Chapter 05 (01:02:23) Chapter 06 (01:15:45) Chapter 07 (01:28:52) Chapter 08 (01:42:51) Chapter 09 (01:56:54) Chapter 10 (02:11:21) Chapter 11 (02:24:20) Chapter 12 (02:37:57) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen by Elizabeth von Arnim audiobook. Genre: adventure In this semi-autobiographical travel comedy of manners, Elizabeth von Arnim sends her quick-witted alter ego, Elizabeth, off to the Baltic island of Rugen in the summer of 1901 with an unlikely expedition: a maid, a driver, a carriage stacked with luggage, and a woman friend who seems determined to knit through every surprise the road can offer. Elizabeth dreams of exploring the island on foot for the pure freedom of it, but plans rarely survive first contact with weather, timetables, and other people's ideas of what a lady ought to do. As the carriage rolls from seaside views to village encounters, Elizabeth sketches the landscape with rapturous attention and turns her sharp, self-deprecating humor on the petty tyrannies of comfort and convention. Along the way she collects a gallery of memorable figures: a snobbish bishop's wife, her personable son, a dressmaker, and an unexpected cousin, Charlotte, whose complicated domestic situation threatens to turn a quiet holiday into a social tangle. Part travelogue, part character study, this is a charming, observant journey that finds adventure in the smallest detours. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:36:31) Chapter 02 (01:18:21) Chapter 03 (02:10:18) Chapter 04 (02:37:12) Chapter 05 (02:57:14) Chapter 06 (03:24:57) Chapter 07 (03:44:04) Chapter 08 (04:23:19) Chapter 09 (04:54:55) Chapter 10 (05:23:45) Chapter 11 (05:53:13) Chapter 12 (06:12:19) Chapter 13 (07:01:59) Chapter 14 (07:46:59) Chapter 15 (08:13:46) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Women of the American Revolution Volume 1 by Elizabeth F. Ellet audiobook. Genre: history In The Women of the American Revolution, Volume 1, historian Elizabeth F. Ellet turns the spotlight from battlefields and legislatures to the households, roads, camps, and occupied towns where the struggle for independence was also fought. Drawing on letters, reminiscences, and early records, Ellet presents vivid biographical portraits of women whose courage and resourcefulness shaped the Revolution in ways official histories often overlook. Some are prominent figures moving within the circles of commanders and statesmen; others are ordinary wives, mothers, and daughters thrust into extraordinary circumstances by war. Across these narratives, the central conflict is not only the colonies' fight against British power, but each woman's fight to protect family and community amid scarcity, displacement, and political suspicion. Ellet traces how loyalty and conviction were tested in daily life: managing farms and businesses in a husband's absence, aiding soldiers, carrying intelligence, confronting occupation, and enduring imprisonment or exile. Volume 1 offers a gripping, human-scale view of the Revolution, exploring themes of patriotism, sacrifice, resilience, and the often-uncredited labor that sustained a nation in formation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:22:45) Chapter 01 (00:39:47) Chapter 02 (01:14:01) Chapter 03 (01:37:00) Chapter 04 (02:27:34) Chapter 05 (03:18:48) Chapter 06 (03:57:46) Chapter 07 (04:23:19) Chapter 08 (04:49:14) Chapter 09 (05:09:32) Chapter 10 (05:31:16) Chapter 11 (06:08:11) Chapter 12 (06:38:31) Chapter 13 (07:08:13) Chapter 14 (07:50:37) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of an Ugly Girl by Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett audiobook. Genre: romance In late-Victorian England, Dora Courtenay has grown up in the shadow of her dazzling older sister, Belle, whose casual cruelty keeps Dora branded as the family 'ugly girl.' With only her brother Jerry offering steady kindness, Dora faces each day armored with sharp wit and a stubborn refusal to disappear. When their father brings home a new wife, the gentle and aristocratic Lady Elizabeth, Dora hopes for a fresh start - then promptly sabotages it by letting a thoughtless joke slip at exactly the wrong moment. As Dora tries to make peace in a changed household, old resentments and new expectations tighten around her, and society's verdict on a young woman's worth feels impossible to escape. Matters become far more complicated when Lady Elizabeth's powerful father, the Earl of Greatlands, takes an unsettling interest in Dora's future and makes a proposal that would transform her status overnight. Caught between class pressure, family politics, and her own desire to be valued for more than a face, Dora must decide what kind of life she will accept - and what kind of love, if any, she can trust. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:39:45) Chapter 02 (01:11:39) Chapter 03 (01:47:19) Chapter 04 (02:18:57) Chapter 05 (02:47:34) Chapter 06 (03:17:03) Chapter 07 (03:53:14) Chapter 08 (04:28:51) Chapter 09 (05:02:38) Chapter 10 (05:36:27) Chapter 11 (06:01:16) Chapter 12 (06:14:57) Chapter 13 (06:36:55) Chapter 14 (06:50:33) Chapter 15 (07:15:42) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perkins, the Fakeer - A Travesty on Reincarnation by Edward S. Van Zile audiobook. Genre: comedy Edward S. Van Zile's Perkins, the Fakeer is a trio of comic, uncanny case histories, each allegedly set in motion by Perkins, a Yankee-turned-India adept whose peculiar powers trigger baffling psychic transpositions. In When Reginald Was Caroline, respectable spouses Reginald and Caroline wake to an impossible predicament: their minds have exchanged bodies. As servants knock at the door and the day’s obligations close in, the pair must improvise a way to preserve appearances, navigate marriage from the other side of the looking-glass, and argue over which habits and privileges truly belong to whom. How Chopin Came to Remsen shifts to another household, where practical businessman Tom Remsen begins to display flashes of artistic genius that seem borrowed from a far different life, drawing his anxious wife into doctors, music rooms, and the orbit of an intense admirer, Signorina Molatti. In Clarissa's Troublesome Baby, a contented remarriage is thrown into panic when a baby speaks with the voice and attitudes of Clarissa's late first husband, forcing secrets, negotiations, and awkward domestic diplomacy. Witty, satirical, and fast-moving, these tales lampoon society, spirituality, and the fragile performance of identity. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:02) Chapter 01 (00:31:54) Chapter 02 (00:59:09) Chapter 03 (01:24:42) Chapter 04 (01:47:48) Chapter 05 (02:12:02) Chapter 06 (02:36:06) Chapter 07 (02:59:08) Chapter 08 (03:21:41) Chapter 09 (03:43:51) Chapter 10 (04:04:11) Chapter 11 (04:25:26) Chapter 12 (04:44:11) Chapter 13 (05:02:28) Chapter 14 (05:21:52) Chapter 15 (05:38:05) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Girl From Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: mystery Edgar Rice Burroughs steps away from jungle adventure into a hard-edged tale of America in the 1920s, where wide-open ranch country collides with the glitter and rot of the movie business. On a remote California spread, the Penningtons pride themselves on decency and hard work, but their son Custer is tested when his longtime friend Grace Evans dreams of leaving home to become an actress. In Hollywood, another young woman, Shannon Burke (billed on screen as Gaza de Lure), learns how easily ambition can be twisted by predators, and how quickly a life can be pulled into addiction and crime. As Prohibition bootlegging and a hidden drug traffic begin to thread through both the ranch and the studio world, the Penningtons find their family bonds strained by secrecy, temptation, and threats from men who profit off ruin. With a ruthless actor-director pulling strings, a smugglers network tightening its grip, and two very different women fighting for dignity in a system built to use them, Custer must decide what loyalty and love are worth when innocence is no longer protected by distance. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:12:56) Chapter 02 (00:23:41) Chapter 03 (00:30:48) Chapter 04 (00:46:41) Chapter 05 (01:10:20) Chapter 06 (01:22:13) Chapter 07 (01:27:26) Chapter 08 (01:35:13) Chapter 09 (01:46:14) Chapter 10 (02:00:11) Chapter 11 (02:12:57) Chapter 12 (02:24:13) Chapter 13 (02:34:01) Chapter 14 (02:52:28) Chapter 15 (03:14:41) Chapter 16 (03:39:13) Chapter 17 (03:48:45) Chapter 18 (04:08:50) Chapter 19 (04:15:24) Chapter 20 (04:32:18) Chapter 21 (04:46:17) Chapter 22 (04:55:46) Chapter 23 (05:09:37) Chapter 24 (05:19:34) Chapter 25 (05:29:42) Chapter 26 (05:42:23) Chapter 27 (05:56:55) Chapter 28 (06:08:30) Chapter 29 (06:16:19) Chapter 30 (06:23:48) Chapter 31 (06:39:33) Chapter 32 (06:55:37) Chapter 33 (07:07:03) Chapter 34 (07:21:01) Chapter 35 (07:37:20) Chapter 36 (07:43:24) Chapter 37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Raven and The Philosophy Of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe audiobook. Genre: poetry Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven and The Philosophy of Composition pairs one of the most famous narrative poems in American literature with the provocative essay in which Poe claims to explain how he built it. In The Raven, a sleepless narrator, raw with grief and memory, tries to read away the night when an unexpected visitor arrives: a raven that perches above his door and answers every question with the same unnerving refrain. As the hours tighten, the speaker's curiosity turns to obsession, and the bird's calm presence becomes a mirror for longing, dread, and the mind's talent for self-torment. The companion piece, The Philosophy of Composition, shifts from candlelit Gothic atmosphere to cool analysis as Poe walks listeners through his stated method: choosing a single emotional effect, selecting sound and rhythm to reinforce it, and arranging images and repetition to escalate intensity. Together, poem and essay form a compact masterclass on how mood is engineered, how meaning can be driven by music, and how art can feel both inevitable and hauntingly personal. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:08) Chapter 01 (00:33:51) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Thief in the Night by E. W. Hornung audiobook. Genre: mystery In Edward W. Hornung's A Thief in the Night, London's most charming criminal steps out of the gentlemen's clubs and onto moonlit streets where reputation is a mask and burglary is an art. A. J. Raffles is a celebrated sportsman by day, a master thief by night, and he never works alone for long: his devoted friend and reluctant accomplice Bunny Manders tells the tale with equal parts admiration and dread. Together they navigate drawing rooms, hotel corridors, and quiet suburban houses, hunting not only for jewels and cash but for the perfect escape from suspicion. Each new scheme tests their nerve and their friendship, as close calls multiply and the law closes in through wary detectives and inconvenient witnesses. Yet the deeper conflict is not simply man versus police, but conscience versus desire: Bunny is pulled between loyalty and fear, while Raffles treats danger like a game with rules only he understands. Witty, tense, and steeped in late-Victorian and Edwardian atmosphere, this is a classic portrait of crime told from the criminal's side. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:41:31) Chapter 02 (01:16:03) Chapter 03 (01:55:47) Chapter 04 (02:39:44) Chapter 05 (03:24:15) Chapter 06 (03:59:31) Chapter 07 (04:41:31) Chapter 08 (05:20:15) Chapter 09 (05:59:16) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Suffragette - The History of the Women's Militant Suffrage Movement by E. Sylvia Pankhurst audiobook. Genre: history This history of the Women's Suffrage agitation is written at a time when the question is in the very forefront of British politics. What the immediate future holds for those women who are most actively engaged in fighting for their political freedom no one can foretell, but one thing is certain: complete victory for their cause is not far distant. When the long struggle for the enfranchisement of women is over, those who read the history of the movement will wonder at the blindness that led the Government of the day to obstinately resist so simple and obvious a measure of justice. The men and women of the coming time will, I am persuaded, be filled with admiration for the patient work of the early pioneers and the heroic determination and persistence in spite of coercion, repression, misrepresentation, and insult of those who fought the later militant fight. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:05:42) Chapter 01 (00:39:04) Chapter 02 (01:04:12) Chapter 03 (01:25:13) Chapter 04 (02:07:15) Chapter 05 (02:39:41) Chapter 06 (03:13:59) Chapter 07 (03:39:00) Chapter 08 (04:07:22) Chapter 09 (04:32:29) Chapter 10 (04:57:44) Chapter 11 (05:26:12) Chapter 12 (05:49:10) Chapter 13 (06:17:15) Chapter 14 (06:44:06) Chapter 15 (07:05:05) Chapter 16 (07:36:14) Chapter 17 (08:04:30) Chapter 18 (08:30:37) Chapter 19 (08:57:45) Chapter 20 (09:29:20) Chapter 21 (09:57:39) Chapter 22 (10:35:59) Chapter 23 (11:10:05) Chapter 24 (11:40:15) Chapter 25 (12:14:23) Chapter 26 (12:48:05) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim audiobook. Genre: thriller Fresh from a dazzling courtroom victory, London barrister Francis Ledsam believes he has done his duty: his client, Oliver Hilditch, has been acquitted of stabbing his business partner to death. Then a woman steps out of the crowd and shatters the evening's triumph. She introduces herself as Margaret Hilditch, and what she tells Ledsam turns professional pride into a private nightmare: the man he saved is not merely suspect, but morally rotten in ways the law cannot easily punish. Before Ledsam can decide whether to protect his reputation or act on his conscience, Hilditch is murdered, and the case twists into something far more dangerous than a single trial. Pulled into the investigation, Ledsam navigates glittering clubs and cynical high society, where amusement can look like cruelty and influence can be as lethal as a knife. As he searches for the truth, he is forced to test his own principles, resist seductive compromises, and uncover the guiding hand of an unseen figure who seems to herd human lives toward disaster - an evil shepherd indeed. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:14) Chapter 02 (00:17:56) Chapter 03 (00:24:53) Chapter 04 (00:36:39) Chapter 05 (00:47:06) Chapter 06 (01:04:17) Chapter 07 (01:16:10) Chapter 08 (01:34:20) Chapter 09 (01:45:14) Chapter 10 (01:58:18) Chapter 11 (02:07:35) Chapter 12 (02:20:43) Chapter 13 (02:34:36) Chapter 14 (02:45:00) Chapter 15 (03:04:47) Chapter 16 (03:18:04) Chapter 17 (03:38:19) Chapter 18 (03:54:04) Chapter 19 (04:08:57) Chapter 20 (04:26:00) Chapter 21 (04:38:10) Chapter 22 (04:48:04) Chapter 23 (05:08:36) Chapter 24 (05:22:25) Chapter 25 (05:39:00) Chapter 26 (05:59:18) Chapter 27 (06:11:40) Chapter 28 (06:22:13) Chapter 29 (06:34:32) Chapter 30 (06:46:35) Chapter 31 (06:59:03) Chapter 32 (07:11:12) Chapter 33 (07:36:51) Chapter 34 (07:47:43) Chapter 35 (08:07:11) Chapter 36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Black Box by E. Phillips Oppenheim audiobook. Genre: mystery Sanford Quest is not a policeman, and he is not a magician - yet New York's most baffling crimes have a way of landing on his desk. Celebrated as the world's greatest criminologist, Quest relies on a cool, scientific mind, experimental gadgets, and a gift for reading human weakness to unravel cases everyone else has abandoned. When a strange chain of violence begins with an uncanny exhibit and a murder that refuses to make sense, Quest finds himself pulled into an expanding web of stolen valuables, eerie evidence that seems to move by itself, and taunting messages delivered in a small black box. As suspicion spreads and the authorities grow impatient, Quest must prove what is real, what is staged, and who is using fear as a weapon. Aided by his capable assistant Laura and a circle of uneasy allies, he follows the trail from city streets to foreign ports and harsh, remote landscapes, where each new clue raises the stakes and tightens the trap around him. Fast, episodic, and steeped in early 20th-century intrigue, this adventure blends classic detective work with sensational twists and scientific thrills. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:12:22) Chapter 02 (00:22:25) Chapter 03 (00:32:23) Chapter 04 (00:44:18) Chapter 05 (00:57:09) Chapter 06 (01:11:49) Chapter 07 (01:32:48) Chapter 08 (01:57:16) Chapter 09 (02:18:47) Chapter 10 (02:40:51) Chapter 11 (03:09:36) Chapter 12 (03:21:12) Chapter 13 (03:39:27) Chapter 14 (04:06:36) Chapter 15 (04:24:37) Chapter 16 (04:54:26) Chapter 17 (05:20:05) Chapter 18 (05:34:26) Chapter 19 (05:50:03) Chapter 20 (06:19:34) Chapter 21 (06:35:15) Chapter 22 (07:04:52) Chapter 23 (07:25:09) Chapter 24 (07:53:38) Chapter 25 (08:25:34) Chapter 26 (08:44:13) Chapter 27 (08:58:19) Chapter 28 (09:05:59) Chapter 29 (09:30:35) Chapter 30 (09:43:41) Chapter 31 (09:56:51) Chapter 32 (10:03:48) Chapter 33 (10:12:17) Chapter 34 (10:24:45) Chapter 35 (10:33:35) Chapter 36 (10:46:31) Chapter 37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Storm Cloud on Deka by E. E. Smith audiobook. Genre: scifi In the far-flung Lensman universe, civilization spans the stars and the Galactic Patrol keeps uneasy order, but one terror still devours worlds: self-sustaining atomic vortices, miniature suns of runaway energy that grow as they feed. Neal 'Storm' Cloud is not a celebrated Lensman - he washed out of the exam - yet his uncanny mathematical mind makes him the only specialist trusted to predict, cage, and extinguish these star-hot monsters. When a crisis pulls him to the planet Deka, Storm expects a brutal engineering problem and a ticking clock. Instead, he walks into a web of local power struggles, corruption, and personal danger, where the wrong decision can ignite more than a vortex. As Storm races to keep an entire world from burning, he must navigate suspicious officials, ruthless opportunists, and alliances that shift as fast as Deka's deadly weather. Part catastrophe thriller, part pulp adventure, 'Storm Cloud on Deka' delivers classic E. E. Smith momentum: big science, bigger stakes, and a reluctant hero forced to prove that brilliance alone is not enough when lives, politics, and pride collide. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:13) Chapter 02 (00:48:50) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Airship Boys in the Great War by De Lysle Ferree Cass audiobook. Genre: adventure When a newspaper headline announces that young reporter Bob Russell has been captured in Europe and accused of spying, his closest friends refuse to stand by and wait for diplomacy to work. Alan Hope and Ned Napier, celebrated teen aviators whose exploits have already carried them across oceans and into danger, race to the offices of The Herald with a desperate proposal: recommission the Ocean Flyer, their powerful airship, and fly straight into the opening chaos of World War I. Joined by quick-witted colleague Buck Stewart and backed by the wary but sympathetic managing editor, Mr. Latimer, the boys launch a high-stakes rescue that takes them from the safety of America to the skies above a continent at war. As borders harden, patrols multiply, and suspicion falls on anyone who does not belong, every decision becomes a gamble - and every mile closer to Bob brings new threats from enemy forces, treacherous terrain, and the unforgiving limits of early aviation. Fast-paced and patriotic in tone, this classic tale blends daring flight, newsroom urgency, and loyal friendship under the shadow of 1914's Great War. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:14) Chapter 02 (00:24:07) Chapter 03 (00:32:58) Chapter 04 (00:50:34) Chapter 05 (01:01:32) Chapter 06 (01:12:28) Chapter 07 (01:23:00) Chapter 08 (01:33:48) Chapter 09 (01:45:19) Chapter 10 (01:56:43) Chapter 11 (02:02:41) Chapter 12 (02:11:44) Chapter 13 (02:22:18) Chapter 14 (02:33:23) Chapter 15 (02:40:06) Chapter 16 (02:46:33) Chapter 17 (02:57:21) Chapter 18 (03:06:27) Chapter 19 (03:17:26) Chapter 20 (03:28:32) Chapter 21 (03:39:28) Chapter 22 (03:50:43) Chapter 23 (04:02:00) Chapter 24 (04:11:39) Chapter 25 (04:23:49) Chapter 26 (04:33:21) Chapter 27 (04:44:50) Chapter 28 (04:51:47) Chapter 29 (04:59:00) Chapter 30 (05:10:04) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astronomy - The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Todd audiobook. Genre: science The progress of astronomy from age to age has been far from uniform—rather by leaps and bounds: from the earliest epoch when man's planet earth was the center about which the stupendous cosmos wheeled, for whom it was created, and for whose edification it was maintained—down to the modern age whose discoveries have ascertained that even our stellar universe, the vast region of the solar domain, is but one of the thousands of island universes that tenant the inconceivable immensities of space. So rapid, indeed, has been the progress of astronomy in very recent years that the present is especially favorable for setting forth its salient features; and this book is an attempt to present the wide range of astronomy in readable fashion, as if a story with a definite plot, from its origin with the shepherds of ancient Chaldea down to present-day ascertainment of the actual scale of the universe, and definite measures of the huge volume of supersolar giants among the stars. (Preface) For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:06) Chapter 01 (00:21:18) Chapter 02 (00:28:00) Chapter 03 (00:36:12) Chapter 04 (00:41:23) Chapter 05 (00:47:12) Chapter 06 (00:54:51) Chapter 07 (01:04:02) Chapter 08 (01:09:51) Chapter 09 (01:16:24) Chapter 10 (01:26:37) Chapter 11 (01:34:46) Chapter 12 (01:42:50) Chapter 13 (01:50:44) Chapter 14 (02:03:05) Chapter 15 (02:21:19) Chapter 16 (02:34:48) Chapter 17 (02:41:30) Chapter 18 (02:58:14) Chapter 19 (03:13:56) Chapter 20 (03:41:14) Chapter 21 (04:04:59) Chapter 22 (04:31:31) Chapter 23 (04:51:35) Chapter 24 (04:57:25) Chapter 25 (05:19:05) Chapter 26 (05:54:34) Chapter 27 (06:01:57) Chapter 28 (06:25:09) Chapter 29 (06:29:57) Chapter 30 (06:50:21) Chapter 31 (07:03:50) Chapter 32 (07:26:37) Chapter 33 (07:38:41) Chapter 34 (08:02:32) Chapter 35 (08:13:54) Chapter 36 (08:21:54) Chapter 37 (08:28:15) Chapter 38 (08:34:45) Chapter 39 (08:39:20) Chapter 40 (08:52:05) Chapter 41 (08:58:41) Chapter 42 (09:12:04) Chapter 43 (09:17:39) Chapter 44 (09:27:23) Chapter 45 (09:34:12) Chapter 46 (09:40:38) Chapter 47 (09:49:16) Chapter 48 (10:03:37) Chapter 49 (10:06:14) Chapter 50 (10:12:28) Chapter 51 (10:24:38) Chapter 52 (10:30:17) Chapter 53 (10:33:08) Chapter 54 (10:42:30) Chapter 55 (10:49:28) Chapter 56 (10:58:15) Chapter 57 (11:15:12) Chapter 58 (11:24:00) Chapter 59 (11:35:05) Chapter 60 (11:57:45) Chapter 61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices