Classic Audiobook Collection

Walpole by John Morley audiobook. Genre: biography John Morley turns his sharp, humane intelligence to the life of Horace Walpole - Whig politician, tireless letter-writer, connoisseur, and the restless wit who helped define the tone of 18th-century English society. Moving between Parliament and drawing room, Morley follows Walpole as he navigates patronage and party intrigue, cultivates a reputation for brilliant observation, and builds Strawberry Hill, the fanciful villa that mirrors his taste for the theatrical and the antique. Along the way, Morley explores the friendships and rivalries that shaped Walpole's world, the moral compromises of fashionable politics, and the private anxieties behind a public pose of amused detachment. Walpole emerges as both witness and participant: a man who records his age with unmatched sparkle even as he struggles to commit himself to anything beyond style, caution, and control. Rich in historical atmosphere and literary insight, this is a portrait of personality set against a Britain of empire, scandal, and change - and a study of how wit can illuminate a century while also shielding a life. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:32:41) Chapter 02 (01:18:11) Chapter 03 (01:58:40) Chapter 04 (02:48:05) Chapter 05 (03:24:54) Chapter 06 (04:35:12) Chapter 07 (05:02:43) Chapter 08 (05:31:07) Chapter 09 (06:04:47) Chapter 10 (06:37:38) Chapter 11 (07:22:57) Chapter 12 (07:49:08) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Airplane Boys among the Clouds by John Luther Langworthy audiobook. Genre: adventure In the early days of flight, cousins Frank and Andy Bird are the pride of Bloomsbury, and their friends Larry and Elephant can hardly believe their luck as they watch the boys test a new biplane over Sunrise Lake. For Frank and Andy, the sky is freedom - and a proving ground. A local rival, Percy Carberry, is eager to outdo them with his own machine, turning every public exhibition into a high-stakes contest of nerve and skill. But the danger is not limited to risky maneuvers and shifting winds. A mysterious gunshot and a whispering bullet close to the wings suggest that someone on the ground may want the Bird boys brought down. As storms gather around the rocky heights of Old Thunder Top and accidents threaten to turn competition into catastrophe, the young aviators must rely on quick judgment, mechanical know-how, and trust in each other to face threats from weather, terrain, and human jealousy. Packed with aerial stunts, narrow escapes, and frontier-style ingenuity, this classic adventure captures the wonder - and peril - of learning to live among the clouds. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:57) Chapter 02 (00:24:56) Chapter 03 (00:40:03) Chapter 04 (00:50:43) Chapter 05 (01:03:01) Chapter 06 (01:16:42) Chapter 07 (01:27:40) Chapter 08 (01:37:37) Chapter 09 (01:47:01) Chapter 10 (01:56:48) Chapter 11 (02:06:40) Chapter 12 (02:16:17) Chapter 13 (02:26:26) Chapter 14 (02:36:32) Chapter 15 (02:46:29) Chapter 16 (02:56:12) Chapter 17 (03:08:22) Chapter 18 (03:20:55) Chapter 19 (03:33:19) Chapter 20 (03:46:12) Chapter 21 (03:58:24) Chapter 22 (04:10:48) Chapter 23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. Wood audiobook. Genre: drama Set in a small Canadian village in the late 19th century, The Untempered Wind follows Myron Holder, a young woman forced to move through daily life under a cloud of scandal: she is a mother, but not a wife. With her child to protect and few allies to trust, Myron faces the relentless scrutiny of neighbors who measure virtue with quick tongues and hard rules. As spring stirs the town awake, Myron is pushed into a quiet battle for dignity, work, and a future that feels increasingly out of reach, especially when judgment comes not only from the streets but from within her own household. Joanna E. Wood paints village life in sharp, realistic detail, revealing how kindness and cruelty can sit side by side in ordinary routines, and how reputations can become cages. While Myron struggles against shame that is not entirely her own, she must decide what self-respect means in a world determined to define her by a single fact. At once intimate and socially observant, this is a story about endurance, moral hypocrisy, and the high cost of compassion withheld. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:45) Chapter 02 (00:29:59) Chapter 03 (00:48:57) Chapter 04 (01:13:49) Chapter 05 (01:53:54) Chapter 06 (02:16:49) Chapter 07 (02:40:10) Chapter 08 (03:17:28) Chapter 09 (03:37:32) Chapter 10 (04:03:18) Chapter 11 (04:43:12) Chapter 12 (05:16:32) Chapter 13 (05:54:30) Chapter 14 (06:40:44) Chapter 15 (07:20:21) Chapter 16 (07:57:43) Chapter 17 (08:34:13) Chapter 18 (09:01:09) Chapter 19 (09:23:49) Chapter 20 (09:57:47) Chapter 21 (10:30:28) Chapter 22 (10:57:45) Chapter 23 (11:27:19) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Hume and his Influence on Philosophy and Theology by James Orr audiobook. Genre: philosophy David Hume justly takes rank as the most distinguished member of that brilliant circle of literary men whose names gave such a lustre to the second half of the eighteenth century in Scotland. His speculations were the most profound, and, with the possible exception of Adam Smith in a particular department, his influence was the widest and most deeply felt, of any. But even his warmest friends could scarcely have predicted the influence he was destined to exercise, or the important results that were to spring from his thoughts. It required time to clear away the mists that had gathered round his name, and to place him in his true light in the eyes of posterity. At a century and a half’s distance, we are in a better position to take an impartial survey of his work and its effects. The result must be, that, however we may judge of Hume in particular respects, we cannot deny to him a right to the title of a great and independent thinker. It is indicated in the text that the point of view from which Hume’s philosophy is mainly regarded is that of an experiment to explain knowledge, and generally the intellectual and moral outfit of man, without the assumption of a rational nature in man. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:21) Chapter 02 (00:57:31) Chapter 03 (01:37:05) Chapter 04 (02:32:29) Chapter 05 (03:02:45) Chapter 06 (03:29:52) Chapter 07 (04:16:43) Chapter 08 (04:52:27) Chapter 09 (05:45:11) Chapter 10 (06:33:18) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lesley Castle by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: comedy In Lesley Castle, a young Jane Austen turns the fashionable epistolary novel inside out, using a chain of sharp, intimate letters to expose the vanity, jealousy, and performative sensibility of polite society. The correspondence begins between Margaret Lesley, secluded with her sister Matilda at their family's old estate, and her longtime friend Charlotte Lutterell, who writes from a whirl of social obligations and family drama. As weddings are planned and disrupted, new alliances form, and reputations wobble on the edge of scandal, each letter becomes both confession and competition: the writers insist on their own virtue and feeling even as their words betray self-interest, hunger for attention, and a comic lack of self-knowledge. The arrival of a new Lady Lesley at the castle shifts the household's balance, while Charlotte's circle in Bristol and London adds fresh fuel for gossip, matchmaking, and moral posturing. By letting multiple voices contradict and expose one another, Austen builds a witty portrait of people who narrate themselves as heroes of a grand romance, when they are often the authors of their own absurdity. The work is unfinished, but its satirical spark is unmistakable. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:07:34) Chapter 02 (00:16:53) Chapter 03 (00:24:44) Chapter 04 (00:33:14) Chapter 05 (00:36:08) Chapter 06 (00:46:34) Chapter 07 (00:56:31) Chapter 08 (01:00:38) Chapter 09 (01:05:03) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery of Pain by James Hinton audiobook. Genre: philosophy Written by Victorian-era physician and moral thinker James Hinton, The Mystery of Pain: A Book for the Sorrowful is a brief, searching meditation addressed to anyone weighed down by suffering - their own or another's. Speaking not as a distant lecturer but as a companion in grief, Hinton refuses easy cheerfulness and instead asks a harder question: what if pain is not meaningless, but bound up with the unfinished, growing nature of human life? Moving between the realities of bodily hurt and the deeper wounds of fear, loss, and despair, he explores how suffering can sharpen perception, deepen sympathy, and change what we are capable of loving. His central argument treats pain as the shadow cast by imperfection - the cost of a world still in process - and he challenges the reader to consider whether the very experiences that feel most unbearable might also open a path toward moral awakening and a more vital joy. Part consolation, part philosophical inquiry, this classic essay offers language for sorrow and a framework for enduring it without denial. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:22) Chapter 02 (00:26:05) Chapter 03 (00:34:57) Chapter 04 (00:50:36) Chapter 05 (01:06:45) Chapter 06 (01:17:58) Chapter 07 (01:36:14) Chapter 08 (01:53:36) Chapter 09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory audiobook. Genre: adventure In the sun-blasted desert town of San Juan, six old mission bells speak a language everyone understands: joy for a birth, alarm for a fire, and a hard, angry clamor when a man is killed. When gunshots shatter the town's uneasy calm, Ignacio Chavez, the half-idler, half-guardian bell-ringer, sends the fatal message rolling across sage and sand - and exposes how thin the line is between the Mission's quiet promise and the temptations of La Casa Blanca. Into this tinder-dry place steps Roderick Norton, a new sheriff who wants to be more than a badge in a lawless corner of California. But San Juan already has its own power brokers, and none is more dangerous than Jim Galloway, an ambitious criminal with plans that feed on greed, fear, and the shadow of trouble brewing across the Mexican border. As Norton tries to hold the town together, Virginia Page, a young doctor newly arrived in San Juan, finds herself pulled into the widening conflict, where duty and desire collide and every choice rings out like bronze. Jackson Gregory's Western adventure blends frontier justice, revenge, and unexpected love under the relentless music of the bells. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:56) Chapter 01 (00:22:51) Chapter 02 (00:40:14) Chapter 03 (00:56:43) Chapter 04 (01:21:41) Chapter 05 (01:39:40) Chapter 06 (01:57:13) Chapter 07 (02:10:56) Chapter 08 (02:26:42) Chapter 09 (02:45:31) Chapter 10 (03:08:10) Chapter 11 (03:33:33) Chapter 12 (03:42:33) Chapter 13 (04:07:32) Chapter 14 (04:20:37) Chapter 15 (04:43:24) Chapter 16 (04:51:57) Chapter 17 (05:06:14) Chapter 18 (05:20:29) Chapter 19 (05:37:36) Chapter 20 (05:48:38) Chapter 21 (06:10:19) Chapter 22 (06:20:35) Chapter 23 (06:33:55) Chapter 24 (06:44:23) Chapter 25 (06:58:50) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Abysmal Brute by Jack London audiobook. Genre: comedy Young Pat Glendon is twenty-two years old, weighs two-hundred and twenty pounds, has never drunk alcohol nor tasted tobacco and knows little of city life. He’s all muscle, moves with cat-like grace and possesses great stamina and strength acquired from living natural in the wilds of northern California with his father. Young Pat is a natural at prize-fighting. In addition to his brawn he has speed and a natural instinct for the sport. His father, a former heavyweight prize-fighter himself, has trained Young Pat and believes it is time for the boy to take on the heavyweight world. But being in poor health, the elder Glendon enlists Sam Stubener of San Francisco to be the boy’s manager with instructions to protect the boy from the rottenness of the sport. Jack London’s The Abysmal Brute is a story about naivete and natural athleticism against the brutishness and corruption of professional boxing, intertwined with a touching romance. This novel was twice made into movies: The Abysmal Brute (1923) and Conflict (1936), the latter starring John Wayne as Young Pat Glendon. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:32:10) Chapter 02 (01:05:47) Chapter 03 (01:51:53) Chapter 04 (02:14:33) Chapter 05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charing Cross Mystery by J. S. Fletcher audiobook. Genre: mystery Here's another intriguing mystery by J. S. Fletcher, centering on why a former high-level police official was murdered, and on whether - and if so how - the murder was linked to two glamorous and high-profile sisters, one of whose photo was found in the dead man's pocket. As usual, Fletcher creates a number of different detectives -- a lawyer, his assistant, several policemen, a police spy, and even the dead man's granddaughter -- following various lines of inquiry. These lines converge rapidly in the last few chapters, when the author lets the reader weave them together into a coherent whole: the solution to the mystery. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:35) Chapter 02 (00:40:24) Chapter 03 (00:58:01) Chapter 04 (01:18:02) Chapter 05 (01:36:37) Chapter 06 (01:58:18) Chapter 07 (02:20:00) Chapter 08 (02:37:44) Chapter 09 (02:56:30) Chapter 10 (03:19:24) Chapter 11 (03:41:29) Chapter 12 (03:55:08) Chapter 13 (04:14:05) Chapter 14 (04:35:24) Chapter 15 (04:57:04) Chapter 16 (05:19:58) Chapter 17 (05:39:37) Chapter 18 (06:03:49) Chapter 19 (06:21:05) Chapter 20 (06:40:54) Chapter 21 (07:01:10) Chapter 22 (07:19:52) Chapter 23 (07:44:33) Chapter 24 (08:03:18) Chapter 25 (08:19:08) Chapter 26 (08:43:36) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill audiobook. Genre: fantasy A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and society itself, both high and low. The real and the fantastic collide to produce a world uniquely Zangwill's. These are the tales of figures as diverse as a pantomime dragon, an excellent butler, a man living his life in the wrong order and a Jewish maiden who knows exactly what she is worth. Well observed and original, the satire is biting and the wit sparkling. Many of the stories in this volume are accompanied by excellent illustrations, which are well worth a look. They are available in the Gutenberg e-text. The novella, King of Schnorrers, which began this collection when it appeared in print, has already been recorded separately. As such it is omitted from this collection, and only the shorter stories are included. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:23) Chapter 01 (00:25:54) Chapter 02 (00:34:43) Chapter 03 (00:46:23) Chapter 04 (01:19:18) Chapter 05 (01:35:56) Chapter 06 (01:57:30) Chapter 07 (02:14:09) Chapter 08 (02:24:11) Chapter 09 (02:57:58) Chapter 10 (03:25:04) Chapter 11 (03:54:03) Chapter 12 (04:02:26) Chapter 13 (04:31:27) Chapter 14 (04:55:59) Chapter 15 (05:12:10) Chapter 16 (05:37:43) Chapter 17 (05:47:49) Chapter 18 (06:00:58) Chapter 19 (06:08:59) Chapter 20 (06:27:08) Chapter 21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Improvement of the Mind by Isaac Watts audiobook. Genre: self help 'No man is obliged to learn and know everything; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible; yet all persons are under some obligation to improve their own understanding; otherwise it will be a barren desert, or a forest overgrown with weeds and brambles. Universal ignorance or infinite errors will overspread the mind which is utterly neglected and lies without any cultivation. The common duties and benefits of society, which belong to every man living, as we are social creatures, and even our native and necessary relations to a family, a neighborhood, or government, oblige all persons, whatsoever, to use their reasoning powers upon a thousand occasions; every hour of life calls for some regular exercise of our judgment, as to time and things, persons and actions: without a prudent and discreet determination in matters before us, we shall be plunged into perpetual errors in our conduct. Now, that which should always be practiced must at some time be learned.' This version has been abridged from Watt's original by Stephen Norris Fellows as follows: 'In endeavoring to adapt it to the needs of the present, the following changes have been made: First — Nearly one-third of the book has been eliminated, as being too theological or too closely related to the age and country of the author. Second — A brief but comprehensive analysis has been prepared, which appears as a table of contents. Third — Prominence is given to some of the more essential doctrines by stating them in large type, while explanatory and illustrative matter is given in smaller type. But few changes have been made in the text other than those mentioned above, as it seemed desirable to preserve the unique and forcible style of the author. The original work was first published in 1727, and although it is over one hundred and fifty years old, yet its teachings are in substantial harmony with the truest pedagogical doctrines of to-day. It is believed that in its present form and dress it is adapted to private reading, and reading circles, and also as a text-book in Secondary and NormaI Schools.' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:23) Chapter 01 (00:39:50) Chapter 02 (01:11:00) Chapter 03 (01:21:15) Chapter 04 (01:47:50) Chapter 05 (02:10:00) Chapter 06 (02:19:35) Chapter 07 (02:26:43) Chapter 08 (02:55:13) Chapter 09 (03:09:30) Chapter 10 (03:27:58) Chapter 11 (03:37:16) Chapter 12 (03:59:09) Chapter 13 (04:56:29) Chapter 14 (05:32:03) Chapter 15 (05:43:01) Chapter 16 (06:02:23) Chapter 17 (06:14:33) Chapter 18 (06:30:30) Chapter 19 (06:45:32) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All in the Day's Work by Ida Tarbell audiobook. Genre: biography In All in the Day's Work, pioneering investigative journalist Ida M. Tarbell tells the story behind the byline, tracing her path from a childhood in western Pennsylvania's oil country to the center of American letters and reform. Raised in a family shaped by boom-and-bust fortunes and fierce debates over fairness, Tarbell grows into a determined student and one of the few women pushing into professional life on her own terms. She follows opportunity into the world of magazines, reporting and editing while learning how ideas, money, and power move through a rapidly industrializing nation. Tarbell recounts formative years of study and travel, her early editorial work, and the craft of building long-form narratives from interviews, archives, and stubborn fact-checking. As her career accelerates, she navigates the pressures of deadline culture, the politics of publishing, and the skepticism reserved for a woman in a male-dominated newsroom. Along the way, she reflects on the people she profiles, the mentors and rivals who test her, and the moral calculus of exposing wrongdoing without sacrificing accuracy. Clear-eyed, witty, and intensely observant, this autobiography captures the making of a journalist and the era that demanded her kind of scrutiny. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:42:14) Chapter 02 (01:25:28) Chapter 03 (01:53:24) Chapter 04 (02:27:26) Chapter 05 (03:24:35) Chapter 06 (04:02:01) Chapter 07 (04:44:19) Chapter 08 (05:35:37) Chapter 09 (06:06:48) Chapter 10 (06:46:30) Chapter 11 (07:37:40) Chapter 12 (08:15:48) Chapter 13 (08:42:41) Chapter 14 (09:33:59) Chapter 15 (10:03:47) Chapter 16 (10:33:11) Chapter 17 (11:21:02) Chapter 18 (12:01:34) Chapter 19 (12:37:52) Chapter 20 (13:28:05) Chapter 21 (13:55:50) Chapter 22 (14:27:40) Chapter 23 (14:56:21) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Witness Stand - Essays on Psychology and Crime by Hugo Munsterberg audiobook. Genre: history In On the Witness Stand, Harvard psychologist Hugo Munsterberg steps into the courtroom to argue that the justice system cannot afford to ignore the workings of the mind. Written as a series of sharp, accessible essays, the book follows Munsterberg as he translates the new science of psychology into practical questions for police, lawyers, judges, and jurors. How reliable is an eyewitness who is certain? How do attention, stress, and expectation reshape what a person thinks they saw? Why can suggestion, leading questions, or repeated interviews quietly manufacture details that feel true? Munsterberg explores the psychology behind testimony, identification, confession, and the interpretation of motive, insisting that honest people can be mistaken and that confident memories can be constructed. Along the way, he challenges the habits of cross-examination, the culture of the jury box, and the courtroom's faith in common sense, proposing that experiments and careful observation should guide legal decision-making. Part manifesto and part case-driven inquiry, this classic work captures a turning point where modern psychology collides with the demands of criminal law. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:11:26) Chapter 01 (00:28:08) Chapter 02 (00:46:21) Chapter 03 (01:01:21) Chapter 04 (01:16:05) Chapter 05 (01:29:07) Chapter 06 (01:46:25) Chapter 07 (02:01:59) Chapter 08 (02:22:33) Chapter 09 (02:40:03) Chapter 10 (02:57:28) Chapter 11 (03:09:43) Chapter 12 (03:29:51) Chapter 13 (03:50:00) Chapter 14 (04:09:20) Chapter 15 (04:26:09) Chapter 16 (04:48:56) Chapter 17 (05:07:49) Chapter 18 (05:23:47) Chapter 19 (05:42:32) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret City by Hugh Walpole audiobook. Genre: history In The Secret City, Hugh Walpole drops an idealistic young Englishman into Petrograd on the eve of revolution and lets the city itself become the story's most dangerous character. Henry Bohun arrives in Russia in 1916 with romantic expectations and a hunger to belong, but he is quickly confronted by shortages, rumors, surveillance, and the uneasy sense that every conversation carries a hidden meaning. Taking lodgings with the Petrovitch household, Bohun is drawn into the intimate tensions of Nicolas and Vera Petrovitch and Vera's younger sister, Nina, whose restlessness mirrors a society straining against its old restraints. Through Bohun's friendship with John Durward and his growing entanglement with the family's shifting loyalties, Walpole traces how private desires collide with public upheaval. As winter closes in and the streets harden into suspicion and fear, the arrival of the unsettling uncle Semyonov signals that trouble is no longer distant news but something that can walk through the front door. Both a vivid portrait of Petrograd in crisis and a psychological study of belonging, faith, and self-deception, the novel asks what each person is really worshipping in the 'secret city' of the heart. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:04:18) Chapter 02 (00:10:55) Chapter 03 (00:19:30) Chapter 04 (00:26:50) Chapter 05 (00:34:13) Chapter 06 (00:45:08) Chapter 07 (01:04:51) Chapter 08 (01:25:21) Chapter 09 (01:54:32) Chapter 10 (02:11:15) Chapter 11 (02:19:00) Chapter 12 (02:40:37) Chapter 13 (02:49:22) Chapter 14 (03:03:38) Chapter 15 (03:15:05) Chapter 16 (03:32:39) Chapter 17 (03:41:59) Chapter 18 (04:03:31) Chapter 19 (04:15:56) Chapter 20 (04:27:13) Chapter 21 (04:43:50) Chapter 22 (04:59:16) Chapter 23 (05:12:29) Chapter 24 (05:27:47) Chapter 25 (05:37:10) Chapter 26 (05:50:52) Chapter 27 (06:06:40) Chapter 28 (06:27:32) Chapter 29 (06:47:34) Chapter 30 (07:09:12) Chapter 31 (07:32:15) Chapter 32 (07:36:05) Chapter 33 (08:14:56) Chapter 34 (08:47:40) Chapter 35 (09:12:25) Chapter 36 (09:35:28) Chapter 37 (09:40:38) Chapter 38 (09:46:09) Chapter 39 (09:58:28) Chapter 40 (10:02:23) Chapter 41 (10:29:20) Chapter 42 (10:50:08) Chapter 43 (11:04:54) Chapter 44 (11:15:38) Chapter 45 (11:24:47) Chapter 46 (11:49:19) Chapter 47 (11:59:08) Chapter 48 (12:13:05) Chapter 49 (12:30:08) Chapter 50 (12:43:07) Chapter 51 (13:12:51) Chapter 52 (13:28:03) Chapter 53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Conrad by Hugh Walpole audiobook. Genre: biography This is a literary biography of Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924) who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English. He was granted British nationality in 1886, but always considered himself a Pole. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and always with a marked accent), he was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884 – 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting, vivid plots, and high profile as a lecturer brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s, but has been largely neglected since his death.... Joseph Conrad said of him, 'We see Mr. Walpole grappling with the truth of things spiritual and material with his characteristic earnestness, and we can discern the characteristics of this acute and sympathetic explorer of human nature.' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:36:22) Chapter 2 (01:19:06) Chapter 3 (02:00:03) Chapter 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy And Hamlet by Hugh Walpole audiobook. Genre: family Set in the English cathedral town of Polchester in the 1890s, Jeremy and Hamlet follows ten-year-old Jeremy Cole as he comes home from school and discovers that home has subtly changed - including his beloved dog, Hamlet. Once inseparable, boy and dog now circle each other warily, as Hamlet has settled into a new routine and Jeremy returns full of expectations, pride, and half-understood worries about where he belongs. Around them, the Cole household bustles with sisters Helen and Mary, anxious parents, servants who see more than they say, and a stream of relatives whose visits bring comedy, discomfort, and sudden moments of insight. Jeremy is old enough to feel the sting of embarrassment and injustice, but young enough to be ruled by imagination, fierce loyalties, and quick remorse. As he navigates church, school talk, family quarrels, small-town gossip, and the private dramas of childhood, Jeremy begins to recognize the hidden strengths and weaknesses of the adults he thought he knew. Warm, witty, and quietly poignant, this chronicle captures the everyday adventures that shape a boy's conscience - and the complicated love between a child and his dog. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:25) Chapter 01 (00:34:33) Chapter 02 (01:10:33) Chapter 03 (01:48:02) Chapter 04 (02:22:24) Chapter 05 (02:54:09) Chapter 06 (03:30:44) Chapter 07 (04:04:43) Chapter 08 (04:47:26) Chapter 09 (05:25:05) Chapter 10 (06:00:30) Chapter 11 (06:33:48) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Duchess of Langeais by Honore de Balzac audiobook. Genre: drama In Restoration-era Paris, where reputations are made and destroyed in drawing rooms, the brilliant and feared society woman Antoinette de Langeais rules her salon with teasing smiles and carefully measured cruelty. Into her orbit steps Armand de Montriveau, a hard-edged general whose directness and pride clash with the duchess's aristocratic codes of flirtation and restraint. What begins as a glittering contest of will and vanity turns into a dangerous struggle for control, as desire collides with class, honor, and the rigid expectations placed on men and women alike. Balzac traces how a single relationship can become a public performance, shaped by gossip, alliances, and the unspoken laws of high society. As Montriveau presses for something real and the duchess attempts to keep emotion safely behind etiquette, both discover the costs of pride and the limits of power. Tense, intimate, and sharply observed, The Duchess of Langeais is a portrait of love as warfare, and of a world where the heart is never fully private. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:31:24) Chapter 02 (01:00:45) Chapter 03 (01:42:58) Chapter 04 (02:27:41) Chapter 05 (03:00:53) Chapter 06 (03:48:14) Chapter 07 (04:35:19) Chapter 08 (05:18:29) Chapter 09 (05:47:02) Chapter 10 (06:29:06) Chapter 11 (06:54:48) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard audiobook. Genre: adventure Set in the days of the Crusaders, this books tells of a young maiden named Rosamund, and her twin cousins. Godwin is the grey eyed thoughtful man, and Wulf is the blue eyed warrior. They are both knights of England and they are both in love with their fair cousin. But the riddle of the story is which does Rosamund love? The adventure begins when Rosamund is taken from England and carried to the East. The plot thickens as the two young knights follow her in hopes of rescuing her from the Muslim leader, Saladin. As the Cross and the Crescent face each other at the Battle of Hattin, the story of Rosamund is unfolded and the riddle is solved. With dangerous lions, a moon light duel on a bridge, and beautiful Arabian horses, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:10:04) Chapter 01 (00:43:07) Chapter 02 (01:11:45) Chapter 03 (01:51:31) Chapter 04 (02:30:20) Chapter 05 (03:12:14) Chapter 06 (03:50:53) Chapter 07 (04:28:23) Chapter 08 (05:10:58) Chapter 09 (06:01:03) Chapter 10 (06:48:53) Chapter 11 (07:17:38) Chapter 12 (07:48:42) Chapter 13 (08:33:13) Chapter 14 (09:09:33) Chapter 15 (09:47:48) Chapter 16 (10:23:47) Chapter 17 (11:00:21) Chapter 18 (11:49:05) Chapter 19 (12:25:26) Chapter 20 (13:02:41) Chapter 21 (13:42:41) Chapter 22 (14:17:21) Chapter 23 (14:56:26) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chouans by Honore de Balzac audiobook. Genre: history Set in the wild, hedgerowed countryside of Brittany in 1799, The Chouans throws the listener into the last violent aftershocks of the French Revolution. The Republic is fighting to stamp out a Royalist guerrilla uprising, and every road, inn, and village chapel can hide an ambush. Into this tense landscape comes Marie de Verneuil, a captivating young woman tied to the Parisian authorities and sent on a delicate mission: to draw close to the feared insurgent leader, the Marquis de Montauran, and help bring his rebellion to an end. But Montauran is no simple villain; he is a charismatic commander caught between honor, duty, and survival, while Republican strategist Hulot and shadowy police agents tighten the net around the countryside. As Marie moves through a world of coded loyalties and sudden violence, politics and passion collide, and private desires threaten to undo public plans. Balzac blends battlefield suspense with intimate psychological drama, exploring how love, ambition, and ideology can turn allies into enemies and make truth a weapon in a fractured nation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:38:48) Chapter 02 (01:12:03) Chapter 03 (01:52:00) Chapter 04 (02:19:39) Chapter 05 (02:50:54) Chapter 06 (03:21:23) Chapter 07 (03:56:53) Chapter 08 (04:24:15) Chapter 09 (04:54:44) Chapter 10 (05:31:51) Chapter 11 (06:09:20) Chapter 12 (06:53:20) Chapter 13 (07:28:27) Chapter 14 (07:56:35) Chapter 15 (08:27:10) Chapter 16 (09:00:43) Chapter 17 (09:39:04) Chapter 18 (10:09:38) Chapter 19 (10:38:11) Chapter 20 (11:17:29) Chapter 21 (11:52:55) Chapter 22 (12:18:32) Chapter 23 (13:02:51) Chapter 24 (13:31:06) Chapter 25 (14:00:31) Chapter 26 (14:27:30) Chapter 27 (14:47:56) Chapter 28 (15:20:34) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac audiobook. Genre: drama Eugenie Grandet, first published in 1833, is one of Honore de Balzac's finest novels, and one of the first works in what would become his large novel series titled La Comedie Humaine. Set in a provincial town in post-Revolutionary France, the story deals with money, avarice, love, and obsession. A wealthy old miser must manage the passion of his innocent daughter, who later has to navigate on her own the treacherous ways of a world in which money is 'the only god.' Balzac's meticulous use of psychological and physical detail influenced the development of 19th-century literary realism, in the hands of writers such as Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, and Henry James. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:33:24) Chapter 02 (01:11:37) Chapter 03 (01:50:20) Chapter 04 (02:33:20) Chapter 05 (03:00:18) Chapter 06 (03:29:32) Chapter 07 (03:57:39) Chapter 08 (04:32:30) Chapter 09 (05:06:46) Chapter 10 (05:35:38) Chapter 11 (06:03:47) Chapter 12 (06:30:25) Chapter 13 (06:52:23) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walking by Henry David Thoreau audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Walking, Henry David Thoreau invites listeners out of the study and into the fields, arguing that a daily walk is not mere exercise but a necessary act of freedom. Speaking from the woods and roads around Concord, Massachusetts, Thoreau celebrates the art of 'sauntering' - wandering with attention, purpose, and a readiness to be changed by what the land reveals. As fences rise, property lines tighten, and workdays compress the hours, he asks what it means to remain truly alive in a culture that prizes productivity over perception. Moving between sharp social critique and rapturous natural description, Thoreau defends 'wildness' as a spiritual and moral resource, a counterforce to habit, comfort, and conformity. Along the way he blends personal experience with literary allusions, reflections on landscape and history, and a bracing call to recover our kinship with the earth. By turns lyrical, funny, and uncompromising, Walking is a compact manifesto for anyone who suspects that the path to clarity, courage, and imagination begins with putting one foot in front of the other. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:22:02) Chapter 02 (00:51:47) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Burglars Club by Henry Augustus Hering audiobook. Genre: mystery In Edwardian England, respected Manchester merchant Sir John Carder sits alone in his warehouse office, ruined by bad speculation and staring at a loaded revolver, when an unexpected visitor climbs in through the window: a burglar with the manners of a clubman and the calm assurance of a man following a set of rules. The intruder does not just come to steal Sir John's cherished cigars - he comes to explain the existence of an astonishing society: the Burglars' Club, an exclusive circle of bored, well-connected ex-soldiers and sportsmen who have turned burglary into a ritualized sport. For membership, a man must pay an entrance fee in the form of a prescribed theft, chosen by the club's president, and then keep up his standing with further exploits. Swept into this world of titled ringleaders, baffled victims, and audacious plans, Sir John finds his desperation colliding with temptation, honor, and the dangerous excitement of the chase. Told in twelve linked chronicles, the story races from town houses to country retreats as the club pursues ever more notorious prizes - and discovers that even a gentleman thief can miscalculate the cost of a game played in the dark. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:30) Chapter 02 (00:53:01) Chapter 03 (01:17:13) Chapter 04 (01:59:50) Chapter 05 (02:30:18) Chapter 06 (03:01:56) Chapter 07 (03:39:04) Chapter 08 (04:07:14) Chapter 09 (04:33:20) Chapter 10 (05:03:05) Chapter 11 (05:28:57) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faery Lands of the South Seas by Hall-Nordhoff audiobook. Genre: adventure First published in 1921, Faery Lands of the South Seas follows writing partners James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff as they trade post-World War I Europe for the far side of the world, chasing a rumor of island life that feels like a waking dream. Beginning with their departure and slow approach by sea, the narrative draws listeners into a South Pacific of trading schooners, reef-ringed lagoons, and small communities scattered across Tahiti and neighboring island groups. Hall and Nordhoff move beyond postcard beauty to the daily realities of travel in remote waters: uncertain schedules, fragile supplies, sudden storms, and the complicated etiquette of arriving as outsiders. Along the way they collect stories, legends, and local histories, meeting islanders whose lives are shaped by kinship, custom, and an oral tradition that makes every cove and valley feel haunted by the past. But the authors are also clear-eyed about the pressures of commerce and colonial influence creeping into even the most isolated atolls. By turns lyrical, humorous, and reflective, this travelogue becomes a portrait of a vanishing moment and the question of what, exactly, a traveler can truly understand - or keep - of paradise. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:03) Chapter 01 (00:29:28) Chapter 02 (01:14:42) Chapter 03 (01:47:06) Chapter 04 (02:26:22) Chapter 05 (03:03:15) Chapter 06 (03:48:29) Chapter 07 (04:17:01) Chapter 08 (04:59:32) Chapter 09 (05:49:25) Chapter 10 (06:07:30) Chapter 11 (06:50:33) Chapter 12 (07:29:00) Chapter 13 (08:16:40) Chapter 14 (09:04:19) Chapter 15 (09:32:12) Chapter 16 (09:42:52) Chapter 17 (10:03:41) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ancient Allan by H. Rider Haggard audiobook. Genre: adventure In quiet, late-Victorian England, Allan Quatermain is trying to live out his days far from peril when a summons from the formidable Lady Luna Ragnall draws him back into mysteries older than history. Lady Ragnall is convinced that an ancient Egyptian substance called Taduki can unlock the mind and reveal the truth behind recurring dreams, strange recognitions, and a haunting sense of unfinished destiny. When they dare to breathe its smoke, the familiar world falls away. Allan awakens as Shabaka, a lion-hunter and aristocrat bound to a troubled Egypt under foreign Persian rule, while Lady Ragnall becomes Amada, a priestess of Isis marked by sacred vows and dangerous knowledge. Swept into court intrigue, desert journeys, and the brewing spark of rebellion, they must navigate treachery, divided loyalties, and the pull of a love that seems to echo across lifetimes. Blending lost-world excitement with occult speculation, The Ancient Allan pits courage and conscience against empire, superstition, and the terrifying possibility that the past is not truly past. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:24:20) Chapter 02 (00:54:44) Chapter 03 (01:23:07) Chapter 04 (02:02:50) Chapter 05 (02:38:46) Chapter 06 (03:10:24) Chapter 07 (03:39:16) Chapter 08 (04:09:08) Chapter 09 (04:39:17) Chapter 10 (05:07:56) Chapter 11 (05:38:56) Chapter 12 (06:17:36) Chapter 13 (06:53:48) Chapter 14 (07:23:40) Chapter 15 (07:49:09) Chapter 16 (08:17:33) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook. Genre: horror In rural New England, surveyors arrive to measure a quiet stretch of land for a new reservoir, but one place stands out as wrong: a blasted, lifeless area the locals avoid and refuse to explain. The outsider sent to ask questions is drawn into the story of the Gardner family, farmers whose isolation only deepened after a strange meteorite fell on their property. What begins as a curiosity for the nearby scientists becomes a creeping, intimate catastrophe as the farm's soil, water, crops, and livestock begin to change in ways no one can name, and the Gardners themselves start to fray under pressures that feel both physical and uncanny. Told with Lovecraft's mounting dread and documentary-like detail, the tale explores the terror of the unknown, the fragility of human understanding, and the idea that the universe contains forces beyond language and reason. As the valley grows quieter and the evidence more disturbing, the narrator pieces together an account of an encounter with something not quite of this world - and not quite describable at all. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:46:28) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi In Tales of Space and Time, H. G. Wells gathers a set of swift, idea-driven stories that fling everyday people against immensities: distant planets, deep time, and the unsettling power of scientific possibility. A curious observer studies an uncanny object that seems to open a window onto other worlds. A quiet clerk discovers that wishing for miracles is far more dangerous than it sounds. Ordinary citizens watch the skies as an astronomical visitor redraws the meaning of safety and civilization. And in a stark vision of the future, Wells sketches how technology, cities, and social class might reshape human life, for better and for worse. Across these varied tales, the central conflict is rarely man versus monster; it is humanity versus scale - the scale of the cosmos, of evolution, of unintended consequences, and of our own moral blind spots. Written with Wells' hallmark clarity and bite, these stories blend wonder with warning, asking what remains of pride, progress, and compassion when the universe refuses to care. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:48:47) Chapter 02 (01:20:03) Chapter 03 (02:01:27) Chapter 04 (02:32:27) Chapter 05 (02:59:27) Chapter 06 (03:25:02) Chapter 07 (03:51:30) Chapter 08 (04:35:26) Chapter 09 (05:21:52) Chapter 10 (06:11:20) Chapter 11 (06:56:39) Chapter 12 (07:37:32) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Search by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Against the uneasy backdrop of World War I, The Search follows John Cameron, a plainspoken young soldier carrying questions he cannot shake: how does a person find God, and how can faith hold steady when life is stripped down to drills, danger, and doubt? Far from the camps and marching columns, Ruth Macdonald lives in comfort as the protected daughter of a wealthy family, surrounded by parties, expectations, and the invisible rules of class. When Ruth and John unexpectedly reconnect - remembering the childhood days when he once stood up for her - a simple moment of recognition grows into a bond that challenges everything both of them have been taught about status, duty, and the cost of love. But their renewed friendship is not welcomed by everyone. Harry Wainwright, charming on the surface and determined underneath, has his own designs on Ruth and a long-standing rivalry with John. As war reshapes their world and choices tighten around them, Ruth and John must decide what they truly believe, what they are willing to sacrifice, and whether their shared longing for meaning can lead them to something real. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:27) Chapter 02 (00:33:29) Chapter 03 (00:49:34) Chapter 04 (01:08:04) Chapter 05 (01:21:27) Chapter 06 (01:41:38) Chapter 07 (02:01:26) Chapter 08 (02:28:27) Chapter 09 (02:49:51) Chapter 10 (03:13:50) Chapter 11 (03:29:10) Chapter 12 (03:51:48) Chapter 13 (04:13:20) Chapter 14 (04:27:39) Chapter 15 (04:45:22) Chapter 16 (05:09:21) Chapter 17 (05:31:13) Chapter 18 (05:48:44) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the Desert by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Fleeing from an aggressive suitor, Hazel Radcliffe becomes hopelessly lost in the Arizona desert. Exhausted, she falls unconscious from her pony. Soon she is found by John Brownleigh, a handsome missionary who lives nearby. As he cares for her, a strong and true love grows between them. She was raised in luxury, he was raised to serve God. They part knowing very little about each other except for the love they feel. Back home among her family and friends, Hazel makes an important decision. She will do all she can to change, but can she do so before it's too late? Follow her journey of coming closer to the Lord and finding true love in an unlikely place. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:54) Chapter 02 (00:41:14) Chapter 03 (01:07:18) Chapter 04 (01:34:11) Chapter 05 (01:52:17) Chapter 06 (02:10:39) Chapter 07 (02:27:50) Chapter 08 (02:49:08) Chapter 09 (03:06:34) Chapter 10 (03:28:32) Chapter 11 (03:48:40) Chapter 12 (04:13:53) Chapter 13 (04:30:57) Chapter 14 (04:56:17) Chapter 15 (05:13:58) Chapter 16 (05:34:37) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Big Blue Soldier by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance In a quiet village still catching its breath after the Great War, gentle, hopeful Miss Marilla Chadwick prepares a grand homecoming dinner for her celebrated nephew, Lieutenant Richard (Dick) Chadwick, certain that his uniform and heroism will brighten her lonely household and even bring romance to her beautiful young neighbor, Mary Amber. But when a brusque telegram shatters her plans, Marilla refuses to waste the feast or her faith. Instead, she opens her door to a weary stranger she meets on the road: a tall, bedraggled soldier in blue, sick with exhaustion and carrying burdens he will not explain. Mary Amber prides herself on clear eyes and a cooler head; she mistrusts charming stories, hates being maneuvered toward any man, and is quick to challenge a soldier who seems to invite misunderstanding. Yet as days turn into weeks and the women nurse the wounded veteran, the small house fills with unanswered questions: who is he really, why is he sending urgent messages, and what will happen when the truth collides with gossip, pride, and the complicated pull of gratitude and love? A tender story of postwar healing, mistaken identity, and hard-won trust. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:03) Chapter 02 (00:33:27) Chapter 03 (00:52:39) Chapter 04 (01:13:14) Chapter 05 (01:30:48) Chapter 06 (02:00:17) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dawn of the Morning by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Set in 1824 in a proud Hudson Valley community between Schenectady and Albany, Dawn of the Morning follows Dawn Van Rensselaer, a spirited girl trapped in a grand house where appearances matter more than tenderness. Her stern father, Hamilton Van Rensselaer, has driven Dawn's mother, Mary Montgomery, from the home and replaced her with an ambitious stepmother who demands obedience, even down to the name Dawn refuses to surrender. When news arrives that Mary has died, Hamilton is forced to face the consequences of his certainty and cruelty, and a startling discovery at the Montgomery home threatens to rewrite everything the Van Rensselaer household has insisted on believing. citeturn2view0 As Dawn grows up under relentless control, she is sent away to school and pressed into a marriage arranged for family advantage, a future that fills her with dread and pushes her toward a desperate bid for freedom. citeturn4search1turn4search8 On the run and forced to choose whom to trust, Dawn finds her convictions tested by duty, deception, and unexpected kindness, as faith and love offer the possibility of a new life beyond the walls that once defined her. citeturn4search4 For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:43) Chapter 02 (00:50:57) Chapter 03 (01:03:26) Chapter 04 (01:19:01) Chapter 05 (01:32:20) Chapter 06 (01:58:11) Chapter 07 (02:16:01) Chapter 08 (02:35:00) Chapter 09 (02:53:20) Chapter 10 (03:07:04) Chapter 11 (03:16:57) Chapter 12 (03:38:49) Chapter 13 (03:58:02) Chapter 14 (04:12:27) Chapter 15 (04:32:22) Chapter 16 (04:47:15) Chapter 17 (05:14:33) Chapter 18 (05:37:53) Chapter 19 (05:59:11) Chapter 20 (06:37:18) Chapter 21 (06:59:59) Chapter 22 (07:17:24) Chapter 23 (07:30:11) Chapter 24 (07:46:07) Chapter 25 (08:09:36) Chapter 26 (08:50:04) Chapter 27 (08:54:40) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agincourt - A Romance by George Payne Rainsford James audiobook. Genre: romance Set in England and northern France on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt, this sweeping historical romance follows Richard of Woodville, a young squire raised on ideals of honor and chivalry, as a single night ride changes the course of his life. When Richard meets Hal of Hadnock, a witty, enigmatic traveler with a soldier's instincts and secrets of his own, the two form an unlikely bond and seek shelter with Richard's formidable kinsman, Sir Philip Beauchamp. But the household's uneasy calm is shattered by a shocking crime that stains the family's name and threatens to destroy an innocent man's future. Drawn into accusations, rivalries, and the hard arithmetic of power, Richard is pulled from quiet country lanes to the crowded pageantry of court, and then across the troubled roads of Flanders and Burgundy, where loyalty is bought and sold and enemies wear handsome masks. Along the way he rescues a vulnerable young woman and becomes entangled in competing claims of love, duty, and ambition, while the drums of war grow louder and the shadow of a legendary battle approaches. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:05) Chapter 02 (00:46:26) Chapter 03 (01:01:41) Chapter 04 (01:31:20) Chapter 05 (01:43:24) Chapter 06 (02:12:32) Chapter 07 (02:34:36) Chapter 08 (03:04:20) Chapter 09 (03:22:15) Chapter 10 (03:47:33) Chapter 11 (04:17:40) Chapter 12 (04:37:18) Chapter 13 (05:02:02) Chapter 14 (05:24:21) Chapter 15 (05:44:08) Chapter 16 (06:09:15) Chapter 17 (06:39:00) Chapter 18 (07:11:02) Chapter 19 (07:38:14) Chapter 20 (07:52:35) Chapter 21 (08:24:25) Chapter 22 (08:52:59) Chapter 23 (09:09:16) Chapter 24 (09:36:45) Chapter 25 (10:01:15) Chapter 26 (10:26:56) Chapter 27 (10:43:50) Chapter 28 (10:53:47) Chapter 29 (11:21:05) Chapter 30 (11:38:33) Chapter 31 (11:57:52) Chapter 32 (12:13:49) Chapter 33 (12:43:37) Chapter 34 (13:03:34) Chapter 35 (13:18:40) Chapter 36 (13:30:15) Chapter 37 (13:54:09) Chapter 38 (14:10:48) Chapter 39 (14:36:33) Chapter 40 (14:51:32) Chapter 41 (15:13:26) Chapter 42 (15:29:28) Chapter 43 (15:44:37) Chapter 44 (15:54:33) Chapter 45 (16:15:52) Chapter 46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton audiobook. Genre: mystery In post-World War I New York, a young artist named Lee Clavering finds himself drawn into a glittering, unsettling circle where money, modern art, and bold new ideas collide. When he meets the radiant Mary Zattiany - a woman of striking presence and mysterious background - Lee is captivated by her beauty, her confidence, and the rumor-haunted past that seems to follow her through salons and studios. As Lee's fascination deepens, he is pulled between his own ambitions, his romantic longings, and the demands of a society eager to judge, label, and control. Around them, a cast of socialites, critics, and would-be reformers debates what the new era should mean for women, marriage, and the body itself. But beneath the fashionable talk lies a darker question: what is the cost of transformation, and who gets to decide what is natural, moral, or permissible? As gossip tightens into suspicion and affection turns into obsession, Lee must confront how easily desire can become delusion - and how dangerous it is to love someone whose story you may not fully understand. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:05) Chapter 02 (00:23:57) Chapter 03 (00:27:16) Chapter 04 (00:33:12) Chapter 05 (00:42:56) Chapter 06 (00:50:06) Chapter 07 (01:05:21) Chapter 08 (01:13:40) Chapter 09 (01:35:10) Chapter 10 (01:47:55) Chapter 11 (02:03:26) Chapter 12 (02:15:51) Chapter 13 (02:19:47) Chapter 14 (02:36:53) Chapter 15 (02:45:01) Chapter 16 (02:52:48) Chapter 17 (03:02:32) Chapter 18 (03:18:24) Chapter 19 (03:31:02) Chapter 20 (03:45:41) Chapter 21 (04:06:06) Chapter 22 (04:18:44) Chapter 23 (04:30:28) Chapter 24 (04:47:50) Chapter 25 (04:54:19) Chapter 26 (05:33:01) Chapter 27 (05:47:26) Chapter 28 (06:09:19) Chapter 29 (06:46:49) Chapter 30 (07:04:42) Chapter 31 (07:18:02) Chapter 32 (07:37:53) Chapter 33 (07:50:33) Chapter 34 (07:58:27) Chapter 35 (08:09:39) Chapter 36 (08:22:19) Chapter 37 (08:55:40) Chapter 38 (09:02:26) Chapter 39 (09:21:46) Chapter 40 (09:37:23) Chapter 41 (09:50:28) Chapter 42 (10:09:15) Chapter 43 (10:23:19) Chapter 44 (10:30:33) Chapter 45 (10:40:10) Chapter 46 (10:54:27) Chapter 47 (11:03:15) Chapter 48 (11:10:06) Chapter 49 (11:14:13) Chapter 50 (11:26:33) Chapter 51 (11:36:43) Chapter 52 (11:40:01) Chapter 53 (11:47:05) Chapter 54 (11:53:07) Chapter 55 (12:26:59) Chapter 56 (12:36:20) Chapter 57 (12:52:42) Chapter 58 (12:56:14) Chapter 59 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Duke of Chimney Butte by George W. Ogden audiobook. Genre: adventure Jeremiah (Jerry) Lambert comes to the Bad Lands on a battered bicycle with a suitcase of All-in-One kitchen gadgets and a plan to sell his way into a better life. The country is harsher than any sales pitch, and Jerry is close to giving up when he blunders into a cow camp, wins a meal, and then shocks seasoned riders by staying aboard Whetstone, an outlaw horse no one else will handle. Overnight, a drifting peddler becomes a talked-about figure: the Duke of Chimney Butte. The nickname is half joke, half challenge, and it follows him straight into real trouble when he is hired by Vesta Philbrook, the boss lady of a sprawling, fenced ranch under constant pressure from fence cutters, rustlers, and hostile neighbors who hate the very idea of wire on open range. With only his wits, his nerve, and his loyal, sharp-tongued side partner Taterleg, the Duke rides the line between law and vengeance, testing how far a man can go in defense of a woman, a herd, and a hard-won reputation. As threats close in, unexpected feelings complicate every decision, and the Bad Lands demand to know what kind of man the Duke will become. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:21) Chapter 02 (00:41:56) Chapter 03 (00:50:37) Chapter 04 (01:15:05) Chapter 05 (01:28:56) Chapter 06 (01:44:48) Chapter 07 (01:58:43) Chapter 08 (02:05:01) Chapter 09 (02:22:36) Chapter 10 (02:40:25) Chapter 11 (03:02:37) Chapter 12 (03:22:20) Chapter 13 (03:36:02) Chapter 14 (03:57:38) Chapter 15 (04:20:29) Chapter 16 (04:39:15) Chapter 17 (04:56:03) Chapter 18 (05:01:26) Chapter 19 (05:15:20) Chapter 20 (05:28:56) Chapter 21 (05:47:21) Chapter 22 (05:57:12) Chapter 23 (06:01:45) Chapter 24 (06:15:11) Chapter 25 (06:32:05) Chapter 26 (06:44:41) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arabella Stuart by George Payne Rainsford James audiobook. Genre: history Set in the dangerous glare of the Jacobean court, George Payne Rainsford James' Arabella Stuart reimagines the fate of a young noblewoman whose bloodline makes her a political problem and a prize. Lady Arabella Stuart is brilliant, poised, and keenly aware that her royal descent places her uncomfortably close to the English throne - close enough to attract whispers, schemes, and watchful eyes. As King James I consolidates power, courtiers maneuver for advantage, alliances shift overnight, and every conversation may carry a hidden meaning. Against this backdrop, Arabella must navigate the demands of duty, personal freedom, and a heart drawn toward a love that could be interpreted as treason. From candlelit chambers and crowded audience halls to secret messages and sudden summons, the novel follows Arabella and those around her - loyal friends, ambitious rivals, and calculating advisers - as affection collides with statecraft. Rich in period detail and suspense, James explores how reputation can be weaponized, how power polices desire, and how one woman's choices reverberate through a kingdom balanced on rumor and succession. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:20) Chapter 01 (00:25:10) Chapter 02 (00:49:39) Chapter 03 (01:14:25) Chapter 04 (01:31:56) Chapter 05 (01:57:53) Chapter 06 (02:21:02) Chapter 07 (02:47:00) Chapter 08 (03:16:32) Chapter 09 (03:55:48) Chapter 10 (04:15:22) Chapter 11 (04:40:07) Chapter 12 (04:57:24) Chapter 13 (05:12:32) Chapter 14 (05:33:10) Chapter 15 (05:49:46) Chapter 16 (06:09:06) Chapter 17 (06:36:05) Chapter 18 (06:54:10) Chapter 19 (07:18:40) Chapter 20 (07:47:39) Chapter 21 (08:04:07) Chapter 22 (08:27:55) Chapter 23 (08:45:28) Chapter 24 (09:15:53) Chapter 25 (09:34:37) Chapter 26 (10:04:21) Chapter 27 (10:19:16) Chapter 28 (10:42:22) Chapter 29 (11:03:58) Chapter 30 (11:17:10) Chapter 31 (11:35:30) Chapter 32 (11:55:16) Chapter 33 (12:15:07) Chapter 34 (12:36:11) Chapter 35 (13:01:00) Chapter 36 (13:15:44) Chapter 37 (13:32:16) Chapter 38 (13:56:02) Chapter 39 (14:10:14) Chapter 40 (14:33:10) Chapter 41 (14:52:27) Chapter 42 (15:14:55) Chapter 43 (15:31:32) Chapter 44 (15:49:33) Chapter 45 (16:05:46) Chapter 46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Unwilling Guest by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook. Genre: romance Evelyn Rutherford has everything New York society is supposed to want: beauty, polish, and a calendar full of glittering invitations. But when she is sent to the country for a summer visit with her aunt, the trip feels like exile from the life she knows best. Then her aunt falls ill, and Evelyn finds herself staying, almost against her will, with the neighboring Greys - a warm, steady family whose quiet joy is rooted in a faith Evelyn has never understood. As days of simple routines replace late nights and empty compliments, Evelyn begins to see the cost of the image she has built, and the hunger underneath it. Drawn into the Greys' circle, she grows especially close to their son, Maurice, whose kindness and integrity awaken both her conscience and her hopes. But Evelyn's past, her pride, and an unsettling truth about who she really is threaten everything she is beginning to cherish. With time running short and choices closing in, Evelyn must decide what love, belonging, and faith will mean for the rest of her life. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:07) Chapter 02 (00:35:51) Chapter 03 (00:53:13) Chapter 04 (01:11:06) Chapter 05 (01:27:57) Chapter 06 (01:42:59) Chapter 07 (02:02:36) Chapter 08 (02:19:27) Chapter 09 (02:38:25) Chapter 10 (02:59:22) Chapter 11 (03:17:54) Chapter 12 (03:38:14) Chapter 13 (03:58:30) Chapter 14 (04:18:31) Chapter 15 (04:38:30) Chapter 16 (05:00:28) Chapter 17 (05:16:35) Chapter 18 (05:40:22) Chapter 19 (05:56:43) Chapter 20 (06:15:53) Chapter 21 (06:37:45) Chapter 22 (06:59:02) Chapter 23 (07:17:36) Chapter 24 (07:35:04) Chapter 25 (07:58:20) Chapter 26 (08:13:57) Chapter 27 (08:34:08) Chapter 28 (08:54:30) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mind And Its Education by George Herbert Betts audiobook. Genre: science 'We are to study the mind and its education; but how? It is easy to understand how we may investigate the great world of material things about us; for we can see it, touch it, weigh it, or measure it. But how are we to discover the nature of the mind, or come to know the processes by which consciousness works? For mind is intangible; we cannot see it, feel it, taste it, or handle it. Mind belongs not to the realm of matter which is known to the senses, but to the realm of spirit, which the senses can never grasp. And yet the mind can be known and studied as truly and as scientifically as can the world of matter.' This book of over a hundred years is full of useful and practical information. The author's elegant use of referencing poetry and literature in forming mental images as a way of educating our creative minds makes for a most pleasurable read For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:28) Chapter 01 (00:28:15) Chapter 02 (00:52:33) Chapter 03 (01:31:53) Chapter 04 (02:01:18) Chapter 05 (02:32:50) Chapter 06 (03:05:34) Chapter 07 (03:27:55) Chapter 08 (03:55:13) Chapter 09 (04:26:25) Chapter 10 (04:48:44) Chapter 11 (05:31:24) Chapter 12 (06:13:37) Chapter 13 (07:07:44) Chapter 14 (07:41:49) Chapter 15 (08:13:23) Chapter 16 (08:53:50) Chapter 17 (09:53:59) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olga Romanoff by George Griffith audiobook. Genre: scifi In a near-future world reshaped by revolution, the skies belong to the Aerians, a brotherhood whose mastery of unprecedented flying machines has ended old empires and imposed a hard, watchful peace across the globe. But history is not so easily buried. From the wreckage of the Russian dynasty rises Olga Romanoff, proud, charismatic, and relentless, determined to reclaim a throne the world has declared extinct. With her kinsman Serge at her side, Olga moves through salons and strongholds alike, gathering allies, trading on loyalty and fear, and turning nostalgia for the old order into a weapon against the new.Set against a panorama of aerial navies, secret councils, and continent-spanning politics, George Griffith's Olga Romanoff pits revolutionary idealism against dynastic vengeance, asking what peace is worth when it is enforced from above. As factions fracture and rival ambitions collide, the Aerian leaders must decide whether their utopia can survive a foe who fights not only with strategy and steel, but with the intoxicating promise of restoration. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:16:32) Chapter 01 (00:30:16) Chapter 02 (01:01:38) Chapter 03 (01:20:39) Chapter 04 (01:45:00) Chapter 05 (01:58:30) Chapter 06 (02:29:21) Chapter 07 (02:50:54) Chapter 08 (03:09:18) Chapter 09 (03:33:48) Chapter 10 (03:53:32) Chapter 11 (04:10:47) Chapter 12 (04:53:34) Chapter 13 (05:12:50) Chapter 14 (05:32:24) Chapter 15 (06:02:23) Chapter 16 (06:40:38) Chapter 17 (07:17:21) Chapter 18 (07:51:32) Chapter 19 (08:25:54) Chapter 20 (08:52:49) Chapter 21 (09:31:52) Chapter 22 (09:54:15) Chapter 23 (10:37:28) Chapter 24 (11:18:18) Chapter 25 (11:51:49) Chapter 26 (12:17:13) Chapter 27 (12:26:12) Chapter 28 (12:38:55) Chapter 29 (13:06:23) Chapter 30 (13:35:06) Chapter 31 (13:53:15) Chapter 32 (14:15:41) Chapter 33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Mayfair Magician by George Griffith audiobook. Genre: scifi On a storm-lashed Christmas Eve in the Scottish border hills, a visiting researcher is snowed in at H. M. Prison at Nether-moor. Over supper, the prison's brilliant medical officer - a devoted student of criminal psychology - points out a singular inmate: a cultivated man forced to wear a mask and motoring goggles, not to shield his eyes, but to shield others from them. To explain why, the doctor begins a tale that reaches from bleak prison corridors to country estates and the glittering world of London society. At Enstone Manor, wealthy Sir Godfrey Enstone and his adopted heir, Harold, welcome the renowned Professor Jenner Halkine and Halkine's enchanting niece, Grace Romanes. Harold is swiftly drawn to Grace, yet he cannot shake the uneasy sense that the professor's luminous gaze is more than a striking feature - that it is a tool. As Sir Godfrey and Halkine pursue a revolutionary breakthrough in the science of the mind, Harold suspects their work could become a weapon: a way to strip away privacy, bend will, and turn love, honor, and human life into variables in an experiment. In a world where thought itself can be invaded, the question is not only what can be done, but who can be trusted to do it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:26) Chapter 01 (00:25:19) Chapter 02 (00:38:32) Chapter 03 (00:53:36) Chapter 04 (01:11:46) Chapter 05 (01:31:42) Chapter 06 (01:48:56) Chapter 07 (02:06:15) Chapter 08 (02:24:30) Chapter 09 (02:39:49) Chapter 10 (02:54:10) Chapter 11 (03:09:55) Chapter 12 (03:26:27) Chapter 13 (03:42:35) Chapter 14 (03:59:02) Chapter 15 (04:14:49) Chapter 16 (04:28:42) Chapter 17 (04:45:32) Chapter 18 (05:02:56) Chapter 19 (05:14:37) Chapter 20 (05:37:31) Chapter 21 (05:51:47) Chapter 22 (06:13:25) Chapter 23 (06:27:41) Chapter 24 (06:42:08) Chapter 25 (06:57:35) Chapter 26 (07:18:04) Chapter 27 (07:30:06) Chapter 28 (07:43:46) Chapter 29 (07:59:49) Chapter 30 (08:11:55) Chapter 31 (08:28:41) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs audiobook. Genre: romance _What else?_—What else had happened? Something to do with the remarkable likeness between himself and Harry? The likeness,—so strong that only their own mother had been able to tell them apart. Memory came to him with a rush. He remembered now what had happened in the darkness, what he had done. Taken Harry’s lieutenant’s uniform, giving the coward his own corporal’s outfit. Then he, Jim Horton, had gone on and carried out the Major’s orders, leaving the coward writhing in the ditch. By George!——the fight—he, Jim Horton, had won the victory at Boissière Wood for the —th Infantry—_for Harry!—as Harry_! Perhaps, he was really Harry and not Jim Horton at all? He glanced around him curiously, as though somewhat amused at the metempsychosis. And then thoughtfully shook his head. No. He was Jim Horton, all right—Jim Horton. There was no mistake about that. (Excerpt from chapter 1) For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:29:18) Chapter 02 (00:52:57) Chapter 03 (01:27:34) Chapter 04 (01:59:12) Chapter 05 (02:25:31) Chapter 06 (02:56:48) Chapter 07 (03:20:21) Chapter 08 (03:50:18) Chapter 09 (04:27:05) Chapter 10 (04:50:26) Chapter 11 (05:18:58) Chapter 12 (05:46:52) Chapter 13 (06:12:33) Chapter 14 (06:40:14) Chapter 15 (07:10:20) Chapter 16 (07:41:20) Chapter 17 (08:06:09) Chapter 18 (08:31:43) Chapter 19 (09:04:18) Chapter 20 (09:28:53) Chapter 21 (09:57:40) Chapter 22 (10:22:19) Chapter 23 (10:55:45) Chapter 24 (11:30:42) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: mystery In The Incredulity of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton returns to his unlikely sleuth: Father Brown, a quiet Catholic priest whose plain clothes and unassuming manner invite underestimation. Moving through drawing rooms, country lanes, and shadowed city streets, Father Brown encounters baffling crimes that leave sharper minds chasing elaborate theories. What sets him apart is not laboratory science or official authority, but an intimate understanding of conscience, temptation, and the small missteps that lead ordinary people into extraordinary wrongdoing. As each case unfolds, Father Brown listens more than he speaks, noticing the human details others dismiss and probing motives where others focus only on evidence. Along the way, he faces skeptical police, clever criminals, and confident amateurs who mistake cynicism for insight. With wit, moral tension, and a steadily tightening sense of puzzle and peril, this collection offers mysteries that challenge appearances and reward careful attention, blending intellectual gamesmanship with compassion for flawed souls. Each story stands alone, yet together they deepen the portrait of a detective whose faith and humility become his most surprising tools. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:47:28) Chapter 02 (01:52:07) Chapter 03 (02:46:07) Chapter 04 (03:42:13) Chapter 05 (04:46:56) Chapter 06 (05:35:51) Chapter 07 (06:24:54) Chapter 08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fancies Versus Fads by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Fancies Versus Fads, G. K. Chesterton turns his exuberant wit on the passing crazes and grand theories of the early twentieth century, arguing that the newest ideas often become the narrowest prisons. This lively collection of short essays moves restlessly from poetry and free verse to psychoanalysis, prohibition, modern journalism, feminism, film, legal reforms, popular history, and even debates about evolution, treating each topic as a clue to a larger question: what do we lose when fashion replaces tradition and slogans replace common sense? Chesterton writes as a jovial contrarian, delighted to puncture pretension but equally determined to defend ordinary pleasures, humane limits, and the kind of wonder that survives in nursery rhymes and everyday talk. Across these brisk, paradox-laced pieces, he portrays the modern world as full of serious sects that cannot laugh at themselves, and he offers laughter, imagination, and moral clarity as a form of freedom. Part cultural critique, part literary meditation, and part political provocation, this book is an energetic introduction to Chesterton's distinctive voice and his battle against the tyranny of the latest thing. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:07:32) Chapter 02 (00:46:55) Chapter 03 (01:19:02) Chapter 04 (01:40:22) Chapter 05 (01:56:17) Chapter 06 (02:07:03) Chapter 07 (02:17:55) Chapter 08 (02:28:38) Chapter 09 (02:41:06) Chapter 10 (02:51:38) Chapter 11 (03:05:00) Chapter 12 (03:15:47) Chapter 13 (03:25:27) Chapter 14 (03:34:09) Chapter 15 (03:45:33) Chapter 16 (03:58:32) Chapter 17 (04:09:32) Chapter 18 (04:22:32) Chapter 19 (04:34:12) Chapter 20 (04:46:42) Chapter 21 (04:56:36) Chapter 22 (05:07:35) Chapter 23 (05:18:46) Chapter 24 (05:30:22) Chapter 25 (05:40:17) Chapter 26 (05:53:49) Chapter 27 (06:07:48) Chapter 28 (06:30:46) Chapter 29 (06:41:48) Chapter 30 (06:53:29) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty audiobook. Genre: adventure In August, 1856, times were hard in San Diego. Dick, who worked on the ship, 'Northampton', was attacked by a ruthless gang - the next morning he found that his ship had sailed off without him. In no time, his closest friends came to him and nursed him back to health. In talking about the events, they decided it was time for a change, to make a better life for themselves, and that meant they would plan to leave and travel together in the quest to find gold in the 'Gold Canyon'. Along the way, they find themselves on the most dangerous adventure they will ever encounter in their lifetime, which includes a whole lot of 'the unexpected' throughout the journey, and meeting up with savagely brutal Apache's. Will there be casualties in this quest? And does there really exist a 'Golden Canyon'? A quick paced action adventure awaits! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:56) Chapter 02 (00:18:48) Chapter 03 (00:28:17) Chapter 04 (00:34:47) Chapter 05 (00:40:58) Chapter 06 (00:49:34) Chapter 07 (00:55:52) Chapter 08 (01:02:42) Chapter 09 (01:08:54) Chapter 10 (01:16:54) Chapter 11 (01:24:30) Chapter 12 (01:29:56) Chapter 13 (01:36:49) Chapter 14 (01:43:26) Chapter 15 (01:50:47) Chapter 16 (01:56:03) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat by Frances Trego Montgomery audiobook. Genre: family Told with mischievous charm in the voice of its unlikely hero, Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat follows a bold young goat whose curiosity is always one nibble away from trouble. When Billy is separated from the comfortable rhythms of farm life, he finds himself plunged into a wider world of wagons and roads, strange barns and backyards, and humans who are by turns helpful, baffled, or downright determined to keep a certain goat out of mischief. Along the way, Billy crosses paths with a lively cast of animals - from barnyard rivals to unexpected companions - and learns that cleverness and nerve can get you far, but so can kindness and a bit of humility. As Billy searches for safety and a place to belong, each narrow escape and comic mishap becomes a lesson in resilience, trust, and the messy business of growing up. Frances Trego Montgomery delivers a classic animal adventure packed with humor, heart, and the spirited perspective of a narrator who is never afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks - especially when snacks are involved. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:03) Chapter 02 (00:17:30) Chapter 03 (00:32:00) Chapter 04 (00:40:36) Chapter 05 (00:47:55) Chapter 06 (00:54:08) Chapter 07 (01:11:11) Chapter 08 (01:18:10) Chapter 09 (01:30:57) Chapter 10 (01:57:10) Chapter 11 (02:07:04) Chapter 12 (02:19:52) Chapter 13 (02:25:48) Chapter 14 (02:35:38) Chapter 15 (02:41:34) Chapter 16 (02:52:22) Chapter 17 (03:00:14) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Amethyst Cross by Fergus Hume audiobook. Genre: mystery On a soft May afternoon by the Thames, Lesbia Hale and George Walker dream aloud of a life they are not yet allowed to live. Their engagement, tender and hard-won, is threatened by Lesbia's formidable father, Walter Hale, who refuses to sanction the match and seems consumed by a strange fixation on an heirloom Lesbia has inherited from her late mother: a costly amethyst cross. When violence shatters the lovers' quiet plans and the cross vanishes under baffling circumstances, suspicion spreads through the household and beyond, touching servants, acquaintances, and those with hidden ties to the Hales. As Lesbia guards secrets she believes will protect her future, George is pulled into a web of clues that points to greed, old grudges, and carefully staged deception. Moving from riverside calm to shadowed streets and tense drawing rooms, Fergus Hume blends romance with classic Edwardian intrigue, building a puzzle in which every gesture may be a misdirection and the truth behind a single piece of jewelry could cost more than anyone expects. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:33) Chapter 02 (00:34:49) Chapter 03 (00:58:02) Chapter 04 (01:17:43) Chapter 05 (01:36:10) Chapter 06 (01:55:37) Chapter 07 (02:16:33) Chapter 08 (02:37:02) Chapter 09 (03:02:38) Chapter 10 (03:23:33) Chapter 11 (03:47:32) Chapter 12 (04:09:32) Chapter 13 (04:27:26) Chapter 14 (04:44:30) Chapter 15 (05:04:58) Chapter 16 (05:25:03) Chapter 17 (05:44:14) Chapter 18 (06:04:33) Chapter 19 (06:24:38) Chapter 21 (06:47:34) Chapter 22 (07:08:13) Chapter 23 (07:26:23) Chapter 24 (07:53:24) Chapter 25 (08:14:48) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ada Merton by Francis J. Finn audiobook. Genre: religion In Ada Merton, Francis J. Finn, S.J. tells a compact, emotionally charged tale of a comfortable couple whose lives have drifted far from the faith they once knew. The Mertons are respected and self-sufficient, but religion has become a polite afterthought - until their home is shaken by the sudden loss of their only child, Ada. In the quiet aftermath of grief, ordinary routines turn hollow, old certainties crumble, and questions they have long avoided press in with new urgency: What does suffering mean? What, if anything, can outlast death? And where can hope be found when consolation feels impossible?Set against the rhythms of late 19th-century American Catholic life, the story follows the parents as friends, neighbors, and clergy offer help that is not merely sentimental, but demanding - calling for humility, honesty, and a willingness to begin again. Finn writes with pastoral insight, tracing how sorrow can either harden the heart or open it, and how a child's memory can become a summons to reconciliation. Ada Merton is a moving meditation on loss, spiritual awakening, and the hard, grace-filled work of returning home. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:58) Chapter 02 (00:25:18) Chapter 03 (00:35:51) Chapter 04 (00:47:31) Chapter 05 (00:58:46) Chapter 06 (01:11:15) Chapter 07 (01:22:16) Chapter 08 (01:36:14) Chapter 09 (01:48:09) Chapter 10 (01:59:22) Chapter 11 (02:11:54) Chapter 12 (02:20:48) Chapter 13 (02:31:23) Chapter 14 (02:46:06) Chapter 15 (02:59:43) Chapter 16 (03:06:35) Chapter 17 (03:16:50) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook. Genre: philosophy Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, using a distinctive German language style and displaying a fondness for aphorism. Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism. Thus Spake Zarathustra (Also sprach Zarathustra), is a work composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the 'eternal recurrence of the same', the parable on the 'death of God', and the 'prophecy' of the Overman, which were first introduced in The Gay Science. Described by Nietzsche himself as 'the deepest ever written', the book is a dense and esoteric treatise on philosophy and morality, featuring as protagonist a fictionalized Zarathustra. A central irony of the text is that the style of the Bible is used by Nietzsche to present ideas of his which fundamentally oppose Judaeo-Christian morality and tradition. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:49:30) Chapter 01 (01:29:03) Chapter 02 (01:36:09) Chapter 03 (01:44:09) Chapter 04 (01:52:39) Chapter 05 (01:58:29) Chapter 06 (02:03:14) Chapter 07 (02:09:18) Chapter 08 (02:14:03) Chapter 09 (02:21:16) Chapter 10 (02:26:16) Chapter 11 (02:31:11) Chapter 12 (02:38:26) Chapter 13 (02:47:34) Chapter 14 (02:51:01) Chapter 15 (02:56:36) Chapter 16 (03:03:43) Chapter 17 (03:08:15) Chapter 18 (03:16:15) Chapter 19 (03:25:50) Chapter 20 (03:30:39) Chapter 21 (03:36:19) Chapter 22 (03:44:14) Chapter 23 (03:58:34) Chapter 24 (04:07:37) Chapter 25 (04:16:02) Chapter 26 (04:23:47) Chapter 27 (04:30:57) Chapter 28 (04:39:42) Chapter 29 (04:47:21) Chapter 30 (04:57:46) Chapter 31 (05:06:11) Chapter 32 (05:12:01) Chapter 33 (05:18:44) Chapter 34 (05:28:16) Chapter 35 (05:38:40) Chapter 36 (05:46:40) Chapter 37 (05:55:03) Chapter 38 (06:04:14) Chapter 39 (06:10:24) Chapter 40 (06:19:22) Chapter 41 (06:30:17) Chapter 42 (06:40:16) Chapter 43 (06:55:40) Chapter 44 (07:05:05) Chapter 45 (07:15:12) Chapter 46 (07:24:47) Chapter 47 (07:42:37) Chapter 48 (07:51:57) Chapter 49 (08:01:22) Chapter 50 (08:20:02) Chapter 51 (08:28:43) Chapter 52 (08:39:28) Chapter 53 (08:52:13) Chapter 54 (09:06:07) Chapter 55 (09:23:57) Chapter 56 (09:37:42) Chapter 57 (10:19:37) Chapter 58 (10:39:58) Chapter 59 (11:05:24) Chapter 60 (11:13:20) Chapter 61 (11:21:55) Chapter 62 (11:31:00) Chapter 63 (11:47:30) Chapter 64 (11:59:50) Chapter 65 (12:12:00) Chapter 66 (12:23:00) Chapter 67 (12:44:40) Chapter 68 (12:59:55) Chapter 69 (13:19:15) Chapter 70 (13:33:30) Chapter 71 (13:47:40) Chapter 72 (13:58:25) Chapter 73 (14:16:20) Chapter 74 (14:22:25) Chapter 75 (14:53:45) Chapter 76 (15:04:30) Chapter 77 (15:14:25) Chapter 78 (15:28:34) Chapter 79 (15:40:44) Chapter 80 (15:51:54) Chapter 81 (16:13:49) Chapter 82 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Superfluous Woman by Emma Francis Brooke audiobook. Genre: drama Published anonymously in 1894 at the height of the New Woman debate, A Superfluous Woman follows Jessamine Halliday, a beautiful young aristocrat who seems to be wasting away in the velvet air of London society. Her family, fearing a breakdown, summons the unconventional Dr. Cornerstone, who offers a startling diagnosis: Jessamine is not truly ill - she is starving for purpose. Pushed to examine how wealth, idleness, and the marriage market have shaped her, Jessamine attempts a daring cure. She leaves the drawing rooms behind and escapes to the Scottish Highlands, determined to live plainly, work with her hands, and discover who she might become without servants, gossip, or an arranged future closing in. In the rugged landscape she encounters Colin Macgillvray, a crofter whose integrity and independence challenge everything she has been taught to value, and whose presence awakens both longing and defiance. But shedding a lifetime of privilege is not the same as escaping its power. As old expectations pursue her into new terrain, Jessamine must decide what freedom costs - and whether love, labor, and self-respect can survive the pressures of class, scandal, and a double standard that punishes women for the choices men are allowed to make. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:26) Chapter 02 (00:46:43) Chapter 03 (01:15:01) Chapter 04 (01:27:46) Chapter 05 (01:40:24) Chapter 06 (01:58:09) Chapter 07 (02:10:15) Chapter 08 (02:28:53) Chapter 09 (02:46:09) Chapter 10 (03:04:04) Chapter 11 (03:21:35) Chapter 12 (03:43:00) Chapter 13 (03:50:34) Chapter 14 (04:12:13) Chapter 15 (04:20:17) Chapter 16 (04:48:09) Chapter 17 (05:13:28) Chapter 18 (05:32:35) Chapter 19 (05:57:57) Chapter 20 (06:20:21) Chapter 21 (06:37:45) Chapter 22 (06:59:43) Chapter 23 (07:31:58) Chapter 24 (08:03:57) Chapter 25 (08:24:38) Chapter 26 (09:05:03) Chapter 27 (09:26:08) Chapter 28 (09:50:47) Chapter 29 (10:11:52) Chapter 30 (10:34:28) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Black Candle by Emily Murphy audiobook. Genre: history First published in 1922, The Black Candle is Emily F. Murphy's hard-hitting and highly influential exposé on narcotics in early 20th-century Canada. Writing from the vantage point of a public magistrate (and drawing on earlier journalism under her pen name, Janey Canuck), Murphy assembles courtroom anecdotes, police accounts, medical claims, and sensational reportage to argue that opium, cocaine, morphine and heroin, and the then-new specter of marijuana are not private vices but a national emergency. Moving from city streets and alleged opium dens to the machinery of trafficking and corruption, she portrays addiction as a force that can hollow out families, exploit the vulnerable, and undermine social order. The book's central conflict is not a single mystery to be solved, but a campaign: Murphy presses for stronger enforcement, harsher penalties, and broader public vigilance against dealers and users alike. At the same time, the narrative reveals the era's moral panic and the racialized assumptions that shaped public debate, making the work both a period artifact and a document with lasting consequences for drug policy and social attitudes. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:06:08) Chapter 01 (00:24:09) Chapter 02 (00:41:00) Chapter 03 (00:57:06) Chapter 04 (01:14:39) Chapter 05 (01:29:18) Chapter 06 (01:43:27) Chapter 07 (01:56:59) Chapter 08 (02:28:00) Chapter 09 (02:50:01) Chapter 10 (03:08:52) Chapter 11 (03:30:58) Chapter 12 (03:49:18) Chapter 13 (04:16:55) Chapter 14 (04:38:50) Chapter 15 (04:55:22) Chapter 16 (05:17:06) Chapter 17 (05:43:37) Chapter 18 (06:09:06) Chapter 19 (06:30:38) Chapter 20 (06:47:59) Chapter 21 (07:12:13) Chapter 22 (07:40:41) Chapter 23 (07:55:27) Chapter 24 (08:17:32) Chapter 25 (08:39:35) Chapter 26 (09:00:18) Chapter 27 (09:25:53) Chapter 28 (09:38:51) Chapter 29 (09:59:20) Chapter 30 (10:22:31) Chapter 31 (10:44:04) Chapter 32 (11:10:32) Chapter 33 (11:26:03) Chapter 34 (11:44:34) Chapter 35 (12:03:09) Chapter 36 (12:14:56) Chapter 37 (12:37:28) Chapter 38 (12:53:55) Chapter 39 (13:13:43) Chapter 40 (13:27:51) Chapter 41 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

File No. 113 by Emile Gaboriau audiobook. Genre: mystery As the story opens the impregnable safe of the Fauvel bank is robbed of 350,000 francs. As the only keyholders are Andre Fauvel the owner and his trusted head cashier it stands to reason that one of the two must be guilty. Both adamantly refute the charge. Enter the celebrated detective, and master of disguise, Monsieur Le coq who is determined to prove the accused Prosper Bertomy innocent and why he was framed. Believing the crimes linked he enlists the aid of 'The Squirrel'', an aspiring detective, in order to unravel the ingenuous plot of two despicable scoundrels, the Marquis de Clameran and Raoul Lagors, who have coerced the banker's wife and his niece Madeleine into giving up their money and precious jewels. With his methodical and superior investigative skills Le Coq uncovers the past betrayals, deceit, lies and family secrets that led to this vile plot which has affected so many lives. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:10) Chapter 02 (01:00:23) Chapter 03 (01:31:50) Chapter 04 (02:03:45) Chapter 05 (02:38:00) Chapter 06 (03:02:24) Chapter 07 (03:26:40) Chapter 08 (03:57:47) Chapter 09 (04:24:54) Chapter 10 (04:44:17) Chapter 11 (05:10:14) Chapter 12 (05:36:25) Chapter 13 (05:59:29) Chapter 14 (06:21:41) Chapter 15 (06:46:58) Chapter 16 (07:07:04) Chapter 17 (07:36:47) Chapter 18 (08:06:28) Chapter 19 (08:45:34) Chapter 20 (09:16:32) Chapter 21 (09:44:24) Chapter 22 (10:07:18) Chapter 23 (10:28:12) Chapter 24 (10:53:58) Chapter 25 (11:24:45) Chapter 26 (11:52:00) Chapter 27 (12:26:54) Chapter 28 (12:55:52) Chapter 29 (13:21:21) Chapter 30 (13:50:36) Chapter 31 (14:15:07) Chapter 32 (14:39:43) Chapter 33 (14:58:38) Chapter 34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook. Genre: philosophy In The Birth of Tragedy, a young Friedrich Nietzsche sets out to explain how the greatest achievements of ancient Greek art emerged - and why modern culture so often feels artistically and spiritually exhausted. Moving from myth and music to drama and philosophy, Nietzsche argues that Greek tragedy was born from a volatile tension between two forces: the Apollonian impulse toward form, clarity, and luminous images, and the Dionysian impulse toward ecstasy, intoxication, and the breakdown of ordinary boundaries. At the center of the story stands tragedy's rise and decline, from the choral origins of ritual to the stagecraft of Aeschylus and Sophocles, and then toward a turning point Nietzsche links to the ascendancy of rational explanation. Along the way he confronts Socrates, probes the role of suffering in art, and offers an audacious defense of music - especially the kind of primal, world-shaping music he associates with the spirit of Wagner. Provocative, lyrical, and combative, this book invites listeners to ask what art is for, what a culture needs in order to flourish, and whether modern life can recover a tragic wisdom without surrendering to despair. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:44:40) Chapter 01 (01:21:05) Chapter 02 (01:24:20) Chapter 03 (01:38:55) Chapter 04 (01:49:35) Chapter 05 (02:00:20) Chapter 06 (02:12:31) Chapter 07 (02:30:51) Chapter 08 (02:42:51) Chapter 09 (02:59:06) Chapter 10 (03:19:46) Chapter 11 (03:38:11) Chapter 12 (03:49:06) Chapter 13 (04:06:11) Chapter 14 (04:24:21) Chapter 15 (04:34:46) Chapter 16 (04:48:41) Chapter 17 (05:04:56) Chapter 18 (05:23:26) Chapter 19 (05:41:11) Chapter 20 (05:54:23) Chapter 21 (06:18:53) Chapter 22 (06:27:43) Chapter 23 (06:49:08) Chapter 24 (07:02:48) Chapter 25 (07:16:28) Chapter 26 (07:30:23) Chapter 27 (07:35:30) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices