Classic Audiobook Collection

Spacehounds of IPC by E. E. Smith audiobook. Genre: scifi When the Inter-Planetary Corporation's (IPC) crack liner “IPV Arcturus” took off on a routine flight to Mars, it turned out to be the beginning of a unexpected and long voyage. There had been too many reports of errors in ship's flight positions from the Check Stations and brilliant physicist Dr. Percival (“Steve”) Stevens is aboard the Arcturus on a fact-finding mission to find out what's really happening, and hopefully save the honor of the brave pilots of the space-liner Arcturus from the desk-jockeys' in the Check Stations implications of imprecision - the nastiest insult you could cast at a ships pilot. He and the pilots are right, it was the Check Stations that were out of position, not the ships. But that's cold consolation because before the Arcturus reaches Mars it's attacked by a small, mysterious, globe shaped spaceship. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:29) Chapter 02 (01:28:11) Chapter 03 (02:12:08) Chapter 04 (03:01:48) Chapter 05 (03:46:57) Chapter 06 (04:38:54) Chapter 07 (05:17:53) Chapter 08 (06:12:31) Chapter 09 (06:54:35) Chapter 10 (07:45:05) Chapter 11 (08:32:04) Chapter 12 (09:24:32) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masters of Space by E. E. Smith audiobook. Genre: scifi In Masters of Space, a bold deep-space experiment becomes humanity's first brush with a vanished empire. Young project leader Jarvis Hilton commands Project Theta Orionis: an elite team of scientists, a hard-edged naval crew, and the warship Perseus, all tasked with pushing beyond known space and answering questions no one on Earth can even frame yet. Tensions simmer from the start as Hilton must prove he can lead seasoned officers, keep a volatile mission on schedule, and hold his team together when the unknown stops being theoretical. Then the Perseus is forced out of faster-than-light travel by an eerie, skeletal object drifting in the void, and the expedition stumbles onto signs of an impossible conflict fought on a scale that dwarfs human imagination. Their next discovery is even stranger: a world rich in dangerous radioactive fuel ore, inhabited by humanoid robots who greet the newcomers not as trespassers, but as returning masters. As clues accumulate about the long-lost Masters and an ancient Enemy of All, Hilton faces a choice between caution and revelation, knowing either path could reshape humanity's place in the galaxy. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:12:07) Chapter 02 (00:39:24) Chapter 03 (01:31:32) Chapter 04 (01:50:09) Chapter 05 (02:19:56) Chapter 06 (02:40:38) Chapter 07 (03:09:03) Chapter 08 (03:35:43) Chapter 09 (04:01:22) Chapter 10 (04:25:18) Chapter 11 (04:55:29) Chapter 12 (05:22:42) Chapter 13 (05:41:32) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lord Tedric by E. E. Smith audiobook. Genre: scifi When a mysterious force plucks Sir Tedric, a hard-bitten knight of medieval Britain, out of his own age, he awakens in a future where humanity is only one player in a crowded, dangerous cosmos. Taken in by advanced allies who see both his courage and his stubborn code of honor, Tedric is remade for a new kind of battlefield: one of starships, alien empires, and weapons that can shatter worlds. Yet the transformation does not erase the man. He remains a warrior who believes in loyalty, oaths, and the protection of the helpless - values that collide with the cold calculations of interstellar power.As rival forces close in and hidden agendas surface, Tedric must learn to navigate politics and strategy far beyond anything a sword and shield ever prepared him for. The question is not only whether he can survive this ruthless new era, but whether his old-fashioned sense of honor can matter in a war where entire civilizations are at stake. Big, fast, and unapologetically pulpy, Lord Tedric blends time-displaced chivalry with sweeping space opera spectacle. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:12) Chapter 02 (00:41:15) Chapter 03 (00:58:47) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Lensman by E. E. Smith audiobook. Genre: scifi In a galaxy clawing its way out of chaos, Earth and its neighboring worlds struggle to police the new lanes of interstellar travel. Veteran officer Virgil Samms has seen too much to believe the rising wave of piracy is just opportunism. Ship after ship vanishes, outposts go silent, and every investigation points to a smarter, darker hand at work - a hidden power using criminals, corporations, and politics as disposable pieces. As Samms helps forge the Galactic Patrol into a force that can stand against the void, he is drawn into a conflict that is far larger than any border dispute: a shadow war whose true enemy prefers to remain unseen. Then an encounter with an ancient, enigmatic intelligence changes the stakes. Samms is offered a strange tool and a greater responsibility - a Lens - and with it the first step toward creating a new kind of guardian. First Lensman launches E. E. Smith's classic space opera with blistering action, grand-scale strategy, and a theme of disciplined service set against an almost mythic struggle for the future of sentient life. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:55) Chapter 02 (00:54:36) Chapter 03 (01:36:49) Chapter 04 (02:11:47) Chapter 05 (02:42:10) Chapter 06 (03:17:47) Chapter 07 (03:59:36) Chapter 08 (04:34:52) Chapter 09 (05:13:58) Chapter 10 (05:43:00) Chapter 11 (06:10:26) Chapter 12 (06:40:23) Chapter 13 (07:23:26) Chapter 14 (07:58:24) Chapter 15 (08:32:13) Chapter 16 (09:04:11) Chapter 17 (09:32:38) Chapter 18 (10:06:12) Chapter 19 (10:40:27) Chapter 20 (11:04:02) Chapter 21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anything Once by Douglas Grant audiobook. Genre: adventure When Lou Lacey, a tough, undersized teenage girl with a bundle of stolen provisions and nowhere she is willing to call home, slips through a wheat field to the road, she finds a young man unconscious in the dust with blood on his temple. He introduces himself as James (Jim) Botts, a New Yorker in battered travel clothes and on a strict deadline to reach the city on foot, with pride and principle leaving him little room to ask for help. Lou patches him up and, before either of them can decide whether to trust the other, circumstance forces them into an uneasy partnership. Together they push eastward from small villages toward Buffalo and then New York City, measuring each mile in hunger, fatigue, and hard choices. Along the way they meet strangers who offer bargains, scams, kindness, and temptation in equal measure, and the pair must learn how to navigate trains, roads, and the unwritten rules of survival without money to spare. As Jim's private purpose collides with Lou's secret fear of being claimed and controlled, their journey becomes a test of identity, loyalty, and what it really means to be free, even for just one more day. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:19:21) Chapter 2 (00:49:07) Chapter 3 (01:06:20) Chapter 4 (01:24:09) Chapter 5 (01:42:03) Chapter 6 (02:01:36) Chapter 7 (02:25:10) Chapter 8 (02:49:59) Chapter 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raiders of the Universes by Donald Wandrei audiobook. Genre: scifi It was the 34th century and all five of the Federation of Planets around Sol were buzzing with their usual activity when the Raiders appeared. They were indeed Raiders of Universes because they had ravaged many systems before reaching Earth and showed no signs of slowing down in the least. Their weapons were invincible, their greed merciless and their natures completely alien. Indeed 'they' were from another dimension entirely. Eating up entire solar systems and planets, they slowed down just a bit when intelligent life was found on Earth. Not much since they were in a hurry, but just long enough to tell the Earthlings to mine all the Radium ore on Earth and put it conveniently on the surface ...... in six days....or else. - For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:30:07) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Flying Saucers are Real by Donald Keyhoe audiobook. Genre: science The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs between 1947 and 1950. Keyhoe contended that the Air Force was actively investigating these cases of close encounter, with a policy of concealing their existence from the public until 1949. He stated that this policy was then replaced by one of cautious, progressive revelation. Keyhoe further stated that Earth had been visited by extraterrestrials for two centuries, with the frequency of these visits increasing sharply after the first atomic weapon test in 1945. Citing anecdotal evidence, he intimated the Air Force may have attained and adapted some aspect of the alien technology: its method of propulsion and perhaps its source of power. He believed the Air Force or the US Government would eventually reveal these technologies to the public when the Soviet Union was no longer a threat. Donald E. Keyhoe, who relates here his investigation of the flying saucers, writes with twenty-five years of experience in observing aeronautical developments. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He flew in active service with the Marine Corps, managed the tour of the historic plane in which Bennett and Byrd made their North Pole flight, was aide to Charles Lindbergh after the famous Paris flight, and was chief of information for the Aeronautics Branch, Department of Commerce. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:25:35) Chapter 02 (00:45:53) Chapter 03 (01:02:56) Chapter 04 (01:20:34) Chapter 05 (01:51:46) Chapter 06 (02:05:42) Chapter 07 (02:39:36) Chapter 08 (03:02:12) Chapter 09 (03:32:44) Chapter 10 (04:01:54) Chapter 11 (04:24:43) Chapter 12 (04:47:27) Chapter 13 (05:08:21) Chapter 14 (05:38:23) Chapter 15 (05:46:29) Chapter 16 (06:12:41) Chapter 17 (06:26:32) Chapter 18 (07:01:20) Chapter 19 (07:17:36) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay audiobook. Genre: scifi Masquerading as a Victorian scientific romance and then detonating into something far stranger, A Voyage to Arcturus follows the brooding, restless Maskull as he is drawn into an otherworldly expedition beyond Earth. Lured by a mysterious summons and guided by the enigmatic Krag, Maskull joins a journey to the distant planet Tormance, orbiting the binary stars Arcturus. There, the very laws of nature seem shaped by thought, desire, and moral force, and Maskull's body begins to change in unsettling ways as new senses awaken. Each region of Tormance becomes a living argument: landscapes and inhabitants embody competing philosophies of love, power, beauty, suffering, and truth. As Maskull encounters a procession of charismatic teachers, seductive ideals, and perilous adversaries, he is pushed to test every assumption he has carried from Earth. What begins as exploration becomes a relentless spiritual trial, forcing him to decide what kind of reality he can accept and what price he is willing to pay for meaning. Hallucinatory, provocative, and fiercely imaginative, Lindsay's cult classic is a quest not for conquest, but for the nature of the self. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:30:24) Chapter 02 (00:42:55) Chapter 03 (00:53:28) Chapter 04 (01:05:55) Chapter 05 (01:21:12) Chapter 06 (01:59:37) Chapter 07 (02:34:45) Chapter 08 (02:56:13) Chapter 09 (03:44:21) Chapter 10 (04:35:01) Chapter 11 (04:56:22) Chapter 12 (05:33:55) Chapter 13 (05:47:51) Chapter 14 (06:23:33) Chapter 15 (07:08:14) Chapter 16 (07:58:41) Chapter 17 (08:46:21) Chapter 18 (09:33:07) Chapter 19 (10:12:47) Chapter 20 (10:52:46) Chapter 21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore audiobook. Genre: poetry On a quiet Christmas Eve in a cozy home, a narrator settles in for the night when an unexpected sound outside pulls him to the window. What he sees transforms an ordinary winter evening into a moment of pure wonder: a miniature sleigh, a team of swift reindeer, and a jolly visitor arriving with practiced ease. As the narrator watches in amazement, the stranger-quick, cheerful, and mysterious-moves through the house with a warmth that feels both magical and reassuring. Each detail, from the snowy rooftop to the visitor's twinkling eyes and bundled gifts, paints a vivid picture of holiday enchantment and family comfort. Told in lively rhyme and crisp, memorable images, this classic poem captures the childlike thrill of anticipation, the comfort of tradition, and the belief that generosity can be as real as the falling snow. Perfect for listening by the fire or sharing aloud with loved ones, this timeless Christmas staple invites every generation to pause, listen, and feel the season come alive. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum audiobook. Genre: fantasy Long before Santa becomes a legend, a baby is found in the Forest of Burzee and raised under the watchful care of the wood nymph Necile and the powerful immortal Ak. As the boy, Claus, grows, he learns the ways of nature, the quiet wisdom of the forest folk, and the hard truths of the mortal world just beyond the trees. Drawn by compassion, he chooses to live among humans, where he meets poverty, loneliness, and the hardships of childhood. Determined to bring joy where there is little, Claus begins crafting simple toys and delivering them in secret, slowly shaping a new kind of generosity that spreads from house to house and village to village. But his growing mission does not go unnoticed. Ancient beings debate whether a mortal should wield such influence, and darker forces threaten the happiness he works to create. As Claus faces doubt, danger, and the limits of an ordinary human life, he must decide what he is willing to sacrifice to protect the wonder he has sparked. L. Frank Baum blends fairy-tale mythmaking with warmth and adventure, offering an imaginative origin story about kindness, courage, and the power of giving. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:56) Chapter 02 (00:26:38) Chapter 03 (00:40:52) Chapter 04 (00:51:46) Chapter 05 (01:13:06) Chapter 06 (01:34:43) Chapter 07 (02:00:19) Chapter 08 (02:16:28) Chapter 09 (02:34:09) Chapter 10 (02:52:58) Chapter 11 (03:09:23) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: mystery In Victorian London, a small, glittering object becomes the center of a baffling holiday mystery. After a street scuffle leaves behind a battered hat and a Christmas goose, the curious items make their way to consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson. What begins as a modest puzzle quickly sharpens into a high-stakes case when Holmes learns that a famous and valuable blue carbuncle has been stolen and that suspicion has already fallen on an unlikely suspect. With the city busy and the police eager for an arrest, Holmes turns his keen eye to overlooked details: the shape of a hat, the habits of its owner, the winding paths of London's markets and boarding houses, and the quiet motives that drive ordinary people to desperate choices. As Holmes traces the carbuncle's journey from glittering jewel to hidden prize, the investigation explores themes of justice, mercy, and the thin line between misfortune and wrongdoing, all set against the warmth and bustle of the Christmas season. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:48) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gift of the Magi by O. Henry audiobook. Genre: romance The Gift of the Magi is an O. Henry short story in which a young couple are very much in love with each other but can barely afford their one-room apartment. For Christmas, they each make a sacrifice to purchase a gift for the other, with ironic results. The moral of the story is that physical possessions, however valuable they may be, are of little value in the grand scheme of things. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions. O. Henry ends the story by clarifying the metaphor between the characters in the story, Della and James (or Jim), and the Biblical Magi. The Gift of the Magi features O. Henry's characteristic twist ending and use of flowery diction. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence audiobook. Genre: drama Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the love that develops between Ursula and Rupert Birkin, an alienated intellectual who articulates many opinions associated with the author. The emotional relationships thus established are given further depth and tension by an unadmitted homoerotic attraction between Gerald and Rupert. The novel ranges over the whole of British society at the time of the First World War and eventually ends high up in the snows of the Swiss Alps. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:50:51) Chapter 02 (01:23:49) Chapter 03 (01:55:55) Chapter 04 (02:15:35) Chapter 05 (02:41:42) Chapter 06 (03:25:07) Chapter 07 (03:40:02) Chapter 08 (04:25:11) Chapter 09 (05:08:36) Chapter 10 (05:37:09) Chapter 11 (05:50:44) Chapter 12 (06:24:35) Chapter 13 (06:55:36) Chapter 14 (07:30:32) Chapter 15 (08:26:11) Chapter 16 (09:19:58) Chapter 17 (09:46:18) Chapter 18 (10:23:32) Chapter 19 (10:56:49) Chapter 20 (11:40:14) Chapter 21 (12:11:05) Chapter 22 (12:41:51) Chapter 23 (13:23:51) Chapter 24 (13:57:26) Chapter 25 (14:41:25) Chapter 26 (15:15:11) Chapter 27 (16:22:35) Chapter 28 (17:12:53) Chapter 29 (18:02:02) Chapter 30 (18:12:45) Chapter 31 (18:41:42) Chapter 32 (19:29:21) Chapter 33 (19:47:01) Chapter 34 (20:20:25) Chapter 35 (20:54:36) Chapter 36 (21:46:49) Chapter 37 (22:27:55) Chapter 38 (22:50:54) Chapter 39 (23:20:53) Chapter 40 (24:01:36) Chapter 41 (24:56:42) Chapter 42 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting by D. B. Casteel audiobook. Genre: science In The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting, D. B. Casteel offers a clear, observation-driven study of how worker honey bees locate, gather, and manage pollen - the protein-rich resource that fuels brood rearing and colony growth. Moving from the hive outward into the field, Casteel follows the forager's work step by step: how bees choose among blooming plants, how they loosen and pack pollen onto specialized body structures, and how the familiar pollen loads are formed and carried back to the colony. Along the way, the book examines the signals and practical constraints that shape pollen foraging, including floral traits, weather, time of day, and the needs of the brood nest, and it distinguishes pollen collecting from nectar foraging in both purpose and technique. Written to connect careful natural history with useful insight, the study highlights what these behaviors mean for beekeeping, crop pollination, and the broader relationship between insects and flowering plants. The result is a focused introduction to the mechanics and logic of pollen collection, inviting listeners to see a common backyard insect as a finely tuned biological system. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:53) Chapter 02 (00:12:01) Chapter 03 (00:17:53) Chapter 04 (00:20:59) Chapter 05 (00:26:26) Chapter 06 (00:34:44) Chapter 07 (00:45:24) Chapter 08 (01:13:47) Chapter 09 (01:20:37) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Island of Appledore by Cornelia Meigs audiobook. Genre: adventure Any one who knows the coast of New England will know also the Island of Appledore and just where it lies. Such a person can tell you that it is not exactly the place described in this book, that it is small and bare and rocky with no woods, no meadows, no church, or mill, or mill-creek road. Perhaps all that the story tells of it that is true is that there the rocks give forth their strange deep song, “the calling of Appledore,” as warning of a storm, that there the poppies bloom as nowhere else in the world, that there the surf comes rolling in, day in and day out, the whole year through, and that there one’s memory turns back with longing, no matter how many years of absence have gone by. There, also, you can sit for hours to watch the huge, green breakers come foaming and tumbling in endless procession up the stony beach; you can watch the nimble sandpipers and the tireless, wheeling gulls; and if you choose you can spin for yourself just such a story as this one of Billy Wentworth and Captain Saulsby and Sally Shute, a tale of mysteries and perils and midnight adventures on the shores of Appledore. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:54) Chapter 02 (00:53:43) Chapter 03 (01:24:59) Chapter 04 (01:44:11) Chapter 05 (02:04:37) Chapter 06 (02:24:32) Chapter 07 (02:48:31) Chapter 08 (03:07:11) Chapter 09 (03:30:52) Chapter 10 (03:52:31) Chapter 11 (04:20:00) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Mastodon by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. Genre: scifi When three longtime friends stumble onto a working time-jump device, they do not rush to change history - they go looking for opportunity. Wesley Adams, a visionary deal-maker, John Cooper, his blunt and loyal right hand, and Chuck Hudson, a well-connected former diplomat, leap back tens of thousands of years to a North America that is familiar in outline but ruled by Pleistocene reality: shifting glaciers, altered landscapes, and the looming presence of mastodons and other dangerous wildlife. Their bold plan is not just to explore, but to claim: they plant a flag, set up a rough capital, and announce the birth of a brand-new nation - Mastodonia - in a time before modern borders exist. But building a country is harder than naming one. While two men guard supplies and wrestle with survival in the ancient wilderness, the third returns to the twentieth century to seek recognition, investment, and legitimacy. What follows is a wry, fast-moving clash between big dreams and hard logistics, as ambition, bureaucracy, and the raw facts of deep time threaten to turn a clever scheme into a very expensive mistake. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:14:25) Chapter 2 (00:32:09) Chapter 3 (00:47:14) Chapter 4 (01:03:21) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. Genre: scifi For six months the world has been coming apart. Towns vanish overnight, expeditions return broken and babbling, and the newspapers can only give the terror a name: the Black Horror. It does not march like an army or land like a spaceship - it simply appears, leaving ruin behind, and every weapon humanity owns seems useless against it. As panic spreads and civilization strains to hold together, one man offers a theory as frightening as the threat itself. Dr. Silas White believes the invaders are not from another planet, but from the fourth dimension - and that the only way to stop them is to meet them on their own ground. Caught between skepticism, fear, and the relentless pressure of each new atrocity, a hard-nosed reporter, Henry Woods, finds himself drawn into White's plan. The proposal is simple to state and nearly impossible to survive: send ninety-eight volunteers across the dimensional barrier, remake them for a realm beyond human senses, and ask them to fight for a planet they may never see again. What follows is a compact, high-stakes journey into the unknown, where science becomes desperation and courage is the last remaining defense. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:16:04) Chapter 2 (00:32:11) Chapter 3 (00:52:45) Chapter 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. Genre: scifi Layard was a curiosity to sociologists. The planet supported thriving tribes of natives but they were genderless. How could tribes form without families? But Gavin Duncan didn’t care. He had come to Layard to farm vua plants. Their berries cured mental illnesses and were one of the most expensive commodities in the galaxy. He was going to make his fortune if he could just keep the Cytha at bay, a big, dumb animal that could munch through 10 rows of vua in a night. Despite native superstitions he was going to have to hunt and kill the pest if he was to protect his crop. It was a dim-witted beast. How hard could it be? – “The World That Couldn’t Be” was first published in the January 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:13:45) Chapter 2 (00:31:59) Chapter 3 (00:47:52) Chapter 4 (00:55:02) Chapter 5 (01:40:37) Chapter 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orphan by Clarence Edward Mulford audiobook. Genre: adventure Many men swore that The Orphan was bad, and many swore profanely and with wonderful command of epithets because he was bad, but for obvious reasons that was as far as the majority went to show their displeasure. Those of the minority who had gone farther and who had shown their hatred by rash actions only proved their foolishness; for they had indeed gone far and would return no more. But Sheriff Jim Shields is tracking The Orphan, wanted for the murder of sheepherders, and won’t stop until he brings the bad man to justice. Often billed as the second book in Clarence Mulford’s Hopalong Cassidy series, Hoppy doesn’t appear in this one, but it’s still as rip-roaring a western as you’ll ever see. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:19) Chapter 02 (00:37:36) Chapter 03 (00:52:25) Chapter 04 (01:10:28) Chapter 05 (01:34:57) Chapter 06 (02:04:48) Chapter 07 (02:32:39) Chapter 08 (02:39:30) Chapter 09 (02:58:46) Chapter 10 (03:32:30) Chapter 11 (03:59:20) Chapter 12 (04:21:00) Chapter 13 (04:58:43) Chapter 14 (05:31:33) Chapter 15 (05:54:33) Chapter 16 (06:13:01) Chapter 17 (06:46:11) Chapter 18 (07:05:06) Chapter 19 (07:19:43) Chapter 20 (07:38:33) Chapter 21 (07:47:28) Chapter 22 (08:09:18) Chapter 23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loss of the Sultana by Chester D. Berry audiobook. Genre: history In April 1865, as the Civil War collapses into uneasy peace and the nation reels from Abraham Lincoln's assassination, thousands of Union prisoners are finally released from Confederate camps like Andersonville and Cahaba. For many of these gaunt, half-starved soldiers, the steamboat Sultana seems like a last hard step on the road home. Instead, it becomes a floating pressure cooker of exhaustion, bureaucracy, and greed: a vessel built for a few hundred people is packed with more than two thousand, pushing north on the Mississippi after a hurried repair and a rushed loading at Vicksburg.Chester D. Berry, himself a survivor, reconstructs the tragedy through a blend of firsthand narrative, gathered testimonies, and documentary detail. Voices from men who endured prisons, marches, and hospitals now confront a new enemy - fire, boiling steam, icy river water, and the chaos of a night-time catastrophe near Memphis. As Berry follows the disaster and the investigations that follow, he also probes the unsettling question of how the worst maritime loss of life in American history could be so quickly overshadowed, and what happens when survivors must fight not only to live, but to be remembered. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 001 (00:09:12) Chapter 002 (00:12:42) Chapter 003 (00:40:14) Chapter 004 (00:46:14) Chapter 005 (00:47:32) Chapter 006 (00:48:51) Chapter 007 (00:54:58) Chapter 008 (00:57:58) Chapter 009 (01:01:09) Chapter 010 (01:03:59) Chapter 011 (01:07:02) Chapter 012 (01:09:52) Chapter 013 (01:18:53) Chapter 014 (01:20:14) Chapter 015 (01:21:29) Chapter 016 (01:46:22) Chapter 017 (01:56:38) Chapter 018 (01:58:13) Chapter 019 (02:14:01) Chapter 020 (02:21:10) Chapter 021 (02:35:46) Chapter 022 (02:38:36) Chapter 023 (02:41:47) Chapter 024 (02:42:54) Chapter 025 (02:58:16) Chapter 026 (03:01:09) Chapter 027 (03:04:05) Chapter 028 (03:09:22) Chapter 029 (03:14:22) Chapter 030 (03:20:08) Chapter 031 (03:21:31) Chapter 032 (03:27:01) Chapter 033 (03:29:48) Chapter 034 (03:36:40) Chapter 035 (03:38:44) Chapter 036 (04:05:23) Chapter 037 (04:24:32) Chapter 038 (04:37:07) Chapter 039 (04:38:27) Chapter 040 (04:39:45) Chapter 041 (04:42:07) Chapter 042 (04:52:36) Chapter 043 (04:59:19) Chapter 044 (05:06:06) Chapter 045 (05:10:50) Chapter 046 (05:16:49) Chapter 047 (05:24:06) Chapter 048 (05:30:26) Chapter 049 (05:33:20) Chapter 050 (05:40:35) Chapter 051 (05:41:36) Chapter 052 (05:44:02) Chapter 053 (05:51:28) Chapter 054 (05:59:11) Chapter 055 (06:01:18) Chapter 056 (06:04:48) Chapter 057 (06:06:09) Chapter 058 (06:07:20) Chapter 059 (06:08:42) Chapter 060 (06:12:33) Chapter 061 (06:24:48) Chapter 062 (06:28:52) Chapter 063 (06:30:11) Chapter 064 (06:32:06) Chapter 065 (06:41:58) Chapter 066 (06:44:50) Chapter 067 (06:52:40) Chapter 068 (06:55:42) Chapter 069 (07:00:23) Chapter 070 (07:03:55) Chapter 071 (07:06:17) Chapter 072 (07:08:50) Chapter 073 (07:13:28) Chapter 074 (07:18:03) Chapter 075 (07:24:12) Chapter 076 (07:34:34) Chapter 077 (07:38:48) Chapter 078 (07:41:55) Chapter 079 (07:44:37) Chapter 080 (07:47:59) Chapter 081 (07:52:39) Chapter 082 (07:59:39) Chapter 083 (08:10:03) Chapter 084 (08:14:30) Chapter 085 (08:20:04) Chapter 086 Max Character Limit reached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghost of Guir House by Charles Willing Beale audiobook. Genre: horror When New Yorker Paul Henley receives a curious letter clearly meant for someone else, he does not toss it aside. On impulse - and with a growing fascination he cannot quite explain - he answers the invitation and travels south to the isolated Guir House in rural Virginia. There he meets Miss Dorothy Guir, an intelligent and disarming hostess whose warmth only deepens the unease that clings to her family's ancient, black-stone mansion. Inside its shadowed halls, strange portraits, half-forgotten histories, and whispered warnings suggest that Guir House is not merely old, but marked by something restless. As Paul tries to navigate the consequences of his initial deception, he is drawn into a tightening web of secrets surrounding the Guir name, the house's unsettling reputation, and a series of uncanny experiences that blur the line between superstition and something far more unsettling. With threads of gothic romance, psychological suspense, and late-Victorian fascination with hypnotism and occult philosophy, The Ghost of Guir House builds a steadily mounting dread around one question: is the haunting in the walls, in the past, or in the mind itself? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:34:05) Chapter 02 (01:02:07) Chapter 03 (01:22:50) Chapter 04 (01:51:51) Chapter 05 (02:29:06) Chapter 06 (02:56:18) Chapter 07 (03:28:00) Chapter 08 (03:52:18) Chapter 09 (04:19:13) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles Louis Fontenay audiobook. Genre: scifi Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years. It was a fact; everyone knew it. Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars. The Phoenix had been destroyed not once, not twice, but three times! But this time the resurrected Dark had new plans, plans which involved dangerous experiments in mutation and psionics. And now the rebels realized they were in double jeopardy. Not only from the government's desperate hatred of their movement, but also from the growing possibility that the new breed of mutated monsters would get out of hand and bring terrors never before known to man. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:30:22) Chapter 2 (01:05:51) Chapter 3 (01:45:05) Chapter 4 (02:24:42) Chapter 5 (02:59:20) Chapter 6 (03:36:16) Chapter 7 (04:10:38) Chapter 8 (04:42:52) Chapter 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley audiobook. Genre: folklore In The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children, Charles Kingsley invites young listeners into the bright, perilous world of ancient Greece through a warm, fireside style that treats mythology as a treasury of moral adventure. Framed as stories told for children, the book retells classic legends with clear, vigorous prose and a storyteller's sense of wonder. You will meet Perseus, a determined youth set against monsters and dark magic; Jason, drawn into a daring voyage in search of glory; and Theseus, who must prove himself amid treachery, strange roads, and an enemy hidden at the heart of a maze. Kingsley keeps the gods, heroes, and creatures vivid, but he is just as interested in courage, self-control, loyalty, and the cost of pride. Across sea-journeys, riddling prophecies, and encounters with fearsome beasts, each tale asks what it means to be brave for the right reasons, and how a person can hold to honor when the world is full of temptations and terror. It is both an accessible introduction to Greek myth and a spirited meditation on character. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:14:23) Chapter 01 (00:22:44) Chapter 02 (00:41:36) Chapter 03 (01:02:53) Chapter 04 (01:29:51) Chapter 05 (01:38:50) Chapter 06 (01:53:41) Chapter 07 (02:12:20) Chapter 08 (02:20:32) Chapter 09 (03:07:54) Chapter 10 (04:02:21) Chapter 11 (04:08:42) Chapter 12 (04:18:38) Chapter 13 (05:09:17) Chapter 14 (05:19:24) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky’s Famous Feuds and Tragedies by Charles G. Mutzenberg audiobook. Genre: history In Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies, Charles G. Mutzenberg assembles a hard-edged tour through the violent vendettas and public calamities that helped shape Kentucky's reputation in the late 1800s. Beginning with the infamous Hatfield-McCoy conflict, Mutzenberg traces how ordinary disputes over property, politics, and personal honor could harden into years of retaliation, ambushes, and courtroom drama. From there, he turns to other, less widely remembered wars between neighbors and kin - including the French-Eversole feud and other regional clashes that drew newspapers, officials, and outsiders into communities already divided by loyalty and fear. Told as a sequence of tightly focused episodes, the book places listeners close to the people living inside these storms: family patriarchs trying to hold a side together, hotheaded young men eager to prove themselves, and local authorities struggling to enforce law where allegiance often mattered more than statutes. At once social history and cautionary tale, Mutzenberg's account examines how pride, rumor, and grievance can ignite a cycle of violence that outlives its original cause. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:23:44) Chapter 02 (00:38:56) Chapter 03 (00:54:18) Chapter 04 (01:12:02) Chapter 05 (01:32:35) Chapter 06 (01:59:17) Chapter 07 (02:18:22) Chapter 08 (02:32:56) Chapter 09 (02:46:34) Chapter 10 (03:01:34) Chapter 11 (03:17:46) Chapter 12 (03:35:34) Chapter 13 (03:49:43) Chapter 14 (04:07:17) Chapter 15 (04:29:23) Chapter 16 (04:44:02) Chapter 17 (04:54:55) Chapter 18 (05:13:03) Chapter 19 (05:31:05) Chapter 20 (05:43:27) Chapter 21 (05:56:48) Chapter 22 (06:15:10) Chapter 23 (06:46:46) Chapter 24 (07:07:18) Chapter 25 (07:27:48) Chapter 26 (07:46:23) Chapter 27 (07:59:29) Chapter 28 (08:14:53) Chapter 29 (08:24:50) Chapter 30 (08:45:05) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens audiobook. Genre: drama The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Little Nell, a beautiful and virtuous young girl who lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities. Her grandfather loves her dearly, and Nell does not complain, but she lives a lonely existence without friends of her own age. Her only friend is Kit, an honest young lad who works at the shop, and whom she is teaching to write. Unbeknownst to Nell, her grandfather is obsessed with their precarious financial position and is attempting to make Nell a good inheritance by winning at cards. He keeps these nocturnal activities a secret, but borrows heavily from the evil Quilp, a dwarf, in order to raise new capital. In the end, he gambles away what little money they own, and Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of the shop and make Nell's and her grandfather's lives a misery. Indeed, her grandfather suffers a breakdown, which leaves him bereft of his wits. Courageously, Nell decides to escape Quilp, and she and her grandfather run away to the country to live as beggars, travelling into the Midlands of England. There, then, follow the multifarious adventures of Nell and her grandfather, Quilp and his sly minions and accomplices, who would be Nell's vehement pursuers throughout the entire story, the noble schoolmaster, and many, many other personages as bright and memorable as Dickens' heroes always are. But... let us hear the story itself, shan't we? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:39) Chapter 01 (00:42:31) Chapter 02 (01:00:54) Chapter 03 (01:21:55) Chapter 04 (01:42:58) Chapter 05 (01:58:55) Chapter 06 (02:23:06) Chapter 07 (02:39:15) Chapter 08 (03:03:40) Chapter 09 (03:30:34) Chapter 10 (03:44:19) Chapter 11 (04:05:30) Chapter 12 (04:23:49) Chapter 13 (04:45:42) Chapter 14 (05:01:42) Chapter 15 (05:24:30) Chapter 16 (05:38:14) Chapter 17 (05:57:30) Chapter 18 (06:15:56) Chapter 19 (06:40:51) Chapter 20 (06:52:36) Chapter 21 (07:15:43) Chapter 22 (07:28:15) Chapter 23 (07:51:26) Chapter 24 (08:06:09) Chapter 25 (08:26:02) Chapter 26 (08:42:48) Chapter 27 (09:05:23) Chapter 28 (09:20:23) Chapter 29 (09:43:16) Chapter 30 (09:56:18) Chapter 31 (10:20:46) Chapter 32 (10:33:56) Chapter 33 (10:57:29) Chapter 34 (11:10:24) Chapter 35 (11:34:58) Chapter 36 (11:48:09) Chapter 37 (12:05:55) Chapter 38 (12:28:00) Chapter 39 (12:42:50) Chapter 40 (13:01:17) Chapter 41 (13:17:52) Chapter 42 (13:40:00) Chapter 43 (13:55:18) Chapter 44 (14:18:04) Chapter 45 (14:34:11) Chapter 46 (14:57:34) Chapter 47 (15:11:04) Chapter 48 (15:33:20) Chapter 49 (15:49:06) Chapter 50 (16:11:54) Chapter 51 (16:27:55) Chapter 52 (16:51:26) Chapter 53 (17:07:20) Chapter 54 (17:33:09) Chapter 55 (17:47:47) Chapter 56 (18:11:16) Chapter 57 (18:25:03) Chapter 58 (18:48:31) Chapter 59 (19:04:43) Chapter 60 (19:29:09) Chapter 61 (19:43:31) Chapter 62 (20:08:04) Chapter 63 (20:23:49) Chapter 64 (20:49:13) Chapter 65 (21:02:31) Chapter 66 (21:42:57) Chapter 67 (22:07:32) Chapter 68 (22:24:45) Chapter 69 (22:49:58) Chapter 70 (23:05:49) Chapter 71 (23:27:53) Chapter 72 (23:47:16) Chapter 73 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens audiobook. Genre: drama Born in the Marshalsea Prison for Debtors, Amy—Little Dorrit—the daughter of the ruined, but self-respectful William Dorrit, has put her entire heart in caring for her dear father, until one day her humble path is crossed by Arthur Clennam. Their meeting proves providential not only for Amy's life, but for the whole Dorrit family, whose new rise will, in many ways, be also their fall. As in all his novels, in Little Dorrit Dickens ushers us into a fascinating and startlingly rich world of human characters and destinies, where virtue and nobility cross swords with vice and villainy, where strength and weakness intertwine with prejudice and magnanimity and where the author's inspired pen wields a compelling and unforgettable power over the readers. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:56) Chapter 01 (00:43:29) Chapter 02 (01:20:26) Chapter 03 (01:58:27) Chapter 04 (02:07:19) Chapter 05 (02:38:58) Chapter 06 (03:07:15) Chapter 07 (03:36:17) Chapter 08 (04:07:58) Chapter 09 (04:44:39) Chapter 10 (05:36:18) Chapter 11 (06:04:00) Chapter 12 (06:29:40) Chapter 13 (07:26:21) Chapter 14 (08:00:47) Chapter 15 (08:26:27) Chapter 16 (09:03:22) Chapter 17 (09:28:35) Chapter 18 (09:56:41) Chapter 19 (10:29:29) Chapter 20 (11:06:28) Chapter 21 (11:29:52) Chapter 22 (11:55:40) Chapter 23 (12:35:30) Chapter 24 (13:16:13) Chapter 25 (13:43:16) Chapter 26 (14:17:59) Chapter 27 (14:52:00) Chapter 28 (15:11:48) Chapter 29 (15:32:36) Chapter 30 (16:17:03) Chapter 31 (17:00:50) Chapter 32 (17:25:30) Chapter 33 (17:53:18) Chapter 34 (18:18:13) Chapter 35 (18:53:37) Chapter 36 (19:13:44) Chapter 37 (19:54:06) Chapter 38 (20:05:20) Chapter 39 (20:47:44) Chapter 40 (20:58:22) Chapter 41 (21:42:32) Chapter 42 (22:22:02) Chapter 43 (22:52:06) Chapter 44 (23:24:55) Chapter 45 (24:04:46) Chapter 46 (24:24:56) Chapter 47 (24:40:16) Chapter 48 (25:17:43) Chapter 49 (25:58:36) Chapter 50 (26:27:25) Chapter 51 (27:11:30) Chapter 52 (27:30:56) Chapter 53 (27:55:04) Chapter 54 (28:13:17) Chapter 55 (28:57:07) Chapter 56 (29:23:38) Chapter 57 (29:46:47) Chapter 58 (30:04:36) Chapter 59 (30:37:09) Chapter 60 (31:03:23) Chapter 61 (31:27:03) Chapter 62 (31:51:04) Chapter 63 (32:29:48) Chapter 64 (33:19:27) Chapter 65 (33:42:48) Chapter 66 (34:48:45) Chapter 67 (35:12:50) Chapter 68 (35:33:33) Chapter 69 (36:01:58) Chapter 70 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pocket Island by Charles Clark Munn audiobook. Genre: fantasy Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a pocket formed twice daily by the waning of the tides. The coast of Maine holds many secrets and legends, and Pocket Island was no exception. Subtitled 'A Story of Country Life in New England', this story holds such varied and fascinating glimpses into the lives of a few individuals, and is not limited to merely a story of ghosts, of war, of barn dances, friendship, tales of rum-runners, smugglers, and seafarers. Rather it is all of the above, and much more, all wrapped nicely around a story of love. Is Pocket Island truly haunted by ghosts of the past? The story begins ca. 1824, and takes us through the U.S. Civil War and beyond For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:15) Chapter 02 (00:19:41) Chapter 03 (00:30:44) Chapter 04 (00:45:11) Chapter 05 (00:56:19) Chapter 06 (01:09:04) Chapter 07 (01:20:35) Chapter 08 (01:31:49) Chapter 09 (01:43:30) Chapter 10 (01:57:31) Chapter 11 (02:12:00) Chapter 12 (02:22:01) Chapter 13 (02:36:23) Chapter 14 (02:48:32) Chapter 15 (02:59:25) Chapter 16 (03:06:03) Chapter 17 (03:20:08) Chapter 18 (03:35:26) Chapter 19 (03:47:02) Chapter 20 (04:01:49) Chapter 21 (04:13:03) Chapter 22 (04:25:37) Chapter 23 (04:37:14) Chapter 24 (04:50:57) Chapter 25 (05:02:24) Chapter 26 (05:14:31) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught by Charles C. Nott audiobook. Genre: mystery Charles Pinckney, member of the South Carolina legislature, Confederation Congress, U.S. Congress, and notably the Constitutional Convention of 1787, may have been regarded by some as perhaps the true author of the U.S. Constitution, although most likely James Madison would vehemently argue the point. This book investigates what may, or may not have happened to the draft of the Constitution which was drawn up by Charles Pinckney and submitted to the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787, and how (or if) it differed from the Constitution which was adopted. The questions which are delved into most deeply revolve around the following mystery: why, if, and by whom Pinckney's version of this important document was overlooked, or was it possibly destroyed intentionally (or for other reasons). Author Charles C. Nott was formerly Chief Justice of the United States Court of Claims, appointed by president Lincoln. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:25) Chapter 02 (00:26:27) Chapter 03 (00:33:49) Chapter 04 (00:49:03) Chapter 05 (01:14:18) Chapter 06 (01:24:00) Chapter 07 (01:52:07) Chapter 08 (02:19:39) Chapter 09 (03:10:49) Chapter 10 (03:31:11) Chapter 11 (04:36:29) Chapter 12 (05:02:31) Chapter 13 (05:25:45) Chapter 14 (05:45:32) Chapter 15 (06:14:09) Chapter 16 (06:34:33) Chapter 17 (06:53:28) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History of Billy the Kid by Charles A. Siringo audiobook. Genre: biography A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history. When a bullet pierced his heart he was less than twenty-two years of age, and had killed twenty-one men, Indians not included. The author feels that he is capable of writing a true and unvarnished history of 'Billy the Kid,' as he was personally acquainted with him, and assisted in his capture, by furnishing Sheriff Pat Garrett with three of his fighting cowboys--Jas. H. East, Lee Hall and Lon Chambers. The facts set down in this narrative were gotten from the lips of 'Billy the Kid,' himself, and from such men as Pat Garrett, John W. Poe, Kip McKinnie, Charlie Wall, the Coe Brothers, Tom O'Phalliard, Henry Brown, John Middleton, Martin Chavez, and Ash Upson. All these men took an active part, for or against, the 'Kid.' Ash Upson had known him from childhood, and was considered one of the family, for several years, in his mother's home. Other facts were gained from the lips of Mrs. Charlie Bowdre, who kept 'Billy the Kid,' hid out at her home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after he had killed his two guards and escaped. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:23) Chapter 02 (00:18:37) Chapter 03 (00:27:57) Chapter 04 (00:41:26) Chapter 05 (00:52:42) Chapter 06 (01:01:08) Chapter 07 (01:20:58) Chapter 08 (01:44:51) Chapter 09 (01:56:50) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery Girl by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery Was it murder or suicide? All entrances to the study where the body was found were locked from the inside. The future college president and groom-to-be had no known cause for suicide, yet no clues in either direction appeared to make any sense. Was Anita, the Mystery Girl, who had just arrived in the New England college town, somehow been implicated? Had she any reason to ensure of the demise of the well-liked man? Perhaps some love letters between the two that nobody was to know about? And what of the mark of a ring on the deceased man's forehead? The college town was abuzz, and it seemed everyone had their own ideas of what actually happened. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:28:04) Chapter 02 (00:54:47) Chapter 03 (01:20:51) Chapter 04 (01:47:05) Chapter 05 (02:12:40) Chapter 06 (02:37:52) Chapter 07 (03:04:04) Chapter 08 (03:30:23) Chapter 09 (03:56:27) Chapter 10 (04:21:16) Chapter 11 (04:47:17) Chapter 12 (05:15:01) Chapter 13 (05:42:14) Chapter 14 (06:09:21) Chapter 15 (06:35:42) Chapter 16 (07:02:15) Chapter 17 (07:26:48) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Clue by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery Once Carolyn Wells began, or re-invented her writing career, 'The Clue' was her initial book which strayed from children's writings into mysteries and detective stories. It is also when we are introduced to her most famous of detectives, Fleming Stone. On the eve of her wedding day, Madeleine Van Norman, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her family fortune is found dead, apparently stabbed with an ominous blood-stained letter opener found nearby. There is nobody within the household who is not considered a suspect by the police, but how could a killer have slipped through the doors of Madeleine’s locked bedroom? It must have been suicide, as a note was found lying on a table near her body. Or was it? An intriguing mystery ensues which hinges on the discovery of a single, all-important clue. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:20:04) Chapter 02 (00:41:19) Chapter 03 (01:00:32) Chapter 04 (01:21:16) Chapter 05 (01:42:48) Chapter 06 (02:04:25) Chapter 07 (02:23:02) Chapter 08 (02:44:38) Chapter 09 (03:03:17) Chapter 10 (03:24:02) Chapter 11 (03:42:20) Chapter 12 (04:01:15) Chapter 13 (04:23:02) Chapter 14 (04:42:58) Chapter 15 (05:03:32) Chapter 16 (05:23:44) Chapter 17 (05:42:51) Chapter 18 (06:05:29) Chapter 19 (06:25:01) Chapter 20 (06:45:08) Chapter 21 (07:03:05) Chapter 22 (07:19:41) Chapter 23 (07:38:28) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep Lake Mystery by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery Imagine, if you will, a murder committed in a sealed room. A room which has been sealed from the inside, that is, with no possible means of exit, excepting a dangerous plunge through a window into a deep, foreboding lake with swirling eddies and rocks abound. Add to that image a wreath of flowers around the head and across the chest of the victim, a crucifix, an orange, a feather scarf tucked in here and there, two crackers, a handkerchief, and a feather duster. And a nail. Oh, and one more item to add to the curious array of arranged paraphernalia - a watch in a water pitcher by the bedside. Now place yourself in a position to solve the mystery behind this obvious murder of a wealthy man who was liked by everyone, and had no known enemies. Carolyn Wells was a well known author of children's stories, until she began reading mystery stories written by Anna Katherine Green, and from then on she devoted her writings to puzzling mysteries in a similar vein. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:24) Chapter 02 (00:56:22) Chapter 03 (01:25:39) Chapter 04 (01:54:11) Chapter 05 (02:22:35) Chapter 06 (02:51:28) Chapter 07 (03:19:35) Chapter 08 (03:47:56) Chapter 09 (04:15:52) Chapter 10 (04:44:31) Chapter 11 (05:13:04) Chapter 12 (05:42:21) Chapter 13 (06:11:22) Chapter 14 (06:39:27) Chapter 15 (07:05:39) Chapter 16 (07:33:48) Chapter 17 (08:02:59) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi audiobook. Genre: fantasy This is the wonderful story of Pinocchio, the puppet who must learn many lessons before he can become a real boy. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he dreamed of becoming a real boy but strays from the path of goodness many times and is very willing to listen to temptation. He has also been used as a character who is prone to telling lies and fabricating stories for various reasons. The story has appeared in many adaptations in other mediums. Pinocchio has been called an icon of modern culture, and one of most reimagined characters in the pantheon of children's literature. Listen to his many adventures, scrapes, misdeeds and pranks followed by bouts of sincere repentance and remorse. But these last only until the next enticing adventure or misdeed presents itself. Of course he does finally learn his lesson and does become a real boy when finally understanding that love and duty come first before pleasure and play. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:04:53) Chapter 02 (00:09:48) Chapter 03 (00:17:34) Chapter 04 (00:22:16) Chapter 05 (00:27:11) Chapter 06 (00:30:11) Chapter 07 (00:37:09) Chapter 08 (00:42:18) Chapter 09 (00:47:25) Chapter 10 (00:52:28) Chapter 11 (00:59:18) Chapter 12 (01:08:40) Chapter 13 (01:15:39) Chapter 14 (01:23:00) Chapter 15 (01:28:50) Chapter 16 (01:35:50) Chapter 17 (01:45:09) Chapter 18 (01:54:42) Chapter 19 (02:02:32) Chapter 20 (02:08:20) Chapter 21 (02:13:24) Chapter 22 (02:19:34) Chapter 23 (02:29:43) Chapter 24 (02:41:13) Chapter 25 (02:47:16) Chapter 26 (02:52:39) Chapter 27 (03:03:38) Chapter 28 (03:13:30) Chapter 29 (03:28:07) Chapter 30 (03:36:59) Chapter 31 (03:49:23) Chapter 32 (04:00:38) Chapter 33 (04:17:17) Chapter 34 (04:31:50) Chapter 35 (04:41:42) Chapter 36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Venus Has Green Eyes by Carl Selwyn audiobook. Genre: scifi Flip Miller was a man about the universe, surviving one harrowing escapade after another and seeking for the lucky break that would make his fortune. Finally he had found in in a scrap of a map to a lost mine on Venus. Only he was foolish enough to search it out in the steaming jungle of that mud covered planet. But it was true and unbelievable riches were soon to be his. Well, as soon as he could get a ride out of the mud island where his plane had broken down. The one thing he was never afraid of in all his adventures were women. Were there women on this planet that might just might not fall for his rugged looks and boundless self confidence. Of course not. Captain Vixen, the princess of Venus may just be a type of woman he hasn't met before and one worthy of his mettle. If he loses this battle of the sexes, then of course he will die. Will he teach even this fierce wild woman what if feels like to be a true woman in the arms of a strong man? Listen and find out. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:20:25) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cosmic Castaway by Carl Richard Jacobi audiobook. Genre: scifi Earth has less than a year before the Sirians tighten their grip and turn humanity into a conquered vassal. Mason Standish, an Earth defense engineer with the knowledge to stop the invasion, should be leading the fight - but instead he wakes amid the wreckage of a Sirian prison ship, the lone survivor, stranded on an unknown world far off the Sirius-Earth route. The planet can be breathed, but it is anything but safe: migrating beasts, predatory flyers, and brutal seasons make survival a daily calculation. With scavenged weapons, battered equipment, and the remnants of atomic motors, Standish turns castaway desperation into a plan - rebuild, launch, and find a way to bring the war back to the enemy. When he discovers another survivor, Ga-Marr of Lyra, the struggle becomes larger than one man or one world. Together they face the constant pressure of pursuit, the limits of improvised engineering, and the gamble of trusting an alien ally, all while time runs out for Earth. Cosmic Castaway is classic pulp science fiction: fast, vivid, and driven by ingenuity, endurance, and rebellion against an empire of stars. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:33:01) Chapter 02 (01:15:38) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants on the Earth by Captain S. P. Meek audiobook. Genre: scifi The Earth is ruled by cruel Jovian overlords and has been for 40 years. Earthlings are slaves who seethe with anger but are helpless in view of the Jovian's disintegrating ray weapons compared to their own swords. Will Earth be doomed to suffer this tragedy forever, and if not, who will take this yoke from their necks? Damis, the half-breed product of a Jovian father and earthling mother, that's who! Listen and find out how he does this. This is a straightforward space opera with villains, heroes, huge space battles, creatures who have moved beyond sex and a beautiful heroine. There is even a seraglio. Fast moving and exciting to the end this pot boiler is fun to listen to. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:00) Chapter 02 (00:57:58) Chapter 03 (01:24:34) Chapter 04 (01:50:09) Chapter 05 (02:03:54) Chapter 06 (02:28:04) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where the Path Breaks by Captain Charles de Crespigny audiobook. Genre: adventure The soldier awakened from the brink of death eight months after his injury on the battlefield. As he slowly regained his senses and his memory, the face of a girl creeps into his mind, and he soon recalls that this girl had married him out of pity on the day he went into battle. The wedding had been a true 'war wedding'. Inspired by the face and the vague recollections which were taking shape, and after learning that his day-bride had since remarried (believing her day-husband killed in action), the battle-scarred soldier decides to re-invent himself, take on a new name, and seek a new life. To what extent his former life would have upon his adopted life unfolds in unforgettable detail with each chapter of Where the Path Breaks. Captain Charles de Créspigny was a pseudonym used by Charles Norris (C.N.) Williamson For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:02) Chapter 02 (00:41:38) Chapter 03 (01:02:08) Chapter 04 (01:19:23) Chapter 05 (01:36:37) Chapter 06 (02:11:36) Chapter 07 (02:34:02) Chapter 08 (02:55:14) Chapter 09 (03:11:54) Chapter 10 (03:41:50) Chapter 11 (04:07:32) Chapter 12 (04:35:34) Chapter 13 (04:46:56) Chapter 14 (04:58:39) Chapter 15 (05:12:46) Chapter 16 (05:35:30) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker audiobook. Genre: horror In The Jewel of Seven Stars, Bram Stoker turns from the vampire-haunted nights of Transylvania to the dust and incense of Egyptology, where the past refuses to stay buried. Malcolm Ross, a young Englishman drawn into an unusual household, finds himself at the center of a tense and glittering mystery when the celebrated archaeologist Abel Trelawny is discovered grievously injured beside an ancient, newly acquired mummy. As Ross and Trelawny's determined daughter, Margaret, sift through cryptic documents, strange relics, and unsettling coincidences, they uncover a carefully pieced-together theory about an Egyptian queen whose power may have reached beyond death itself. The closer they come to understanding the meaning of a legendary jewel and the purpose of a secret, midnight experiment, the more their rational explanations crumble under the weight of eerie signs, unexplained influences, and a growing sense that something is watching from the shadows. Blending Victorian scientific ambition with occult dread, Stoker crafts a tale of obsession, forbidden knowledge, and the perilous boundary between discovery and sacrilege. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:51) Chapter 02 (00:53:22) Chapter 03 (01:24:05) Chapter 04 (01:55:04) Chapter 05 (02:29:33) Chapter 06 (03:04:07) Chapter 07 (03:35:31) Chapter 08 (04:03:11) Chapter 09 (04:35:13) Chapter 10 (05:12:14) Chapter 11 (05:43:09) Chapter 12 (06:12:11) Chapter 13 (06:46:43) Chapter 14 (07:21:34) Chapter 15 (07:52:59) Chapter 16 (08:28:03) Chapter 17 (09:03:17) Chapter 18 (09:32:42) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington audiobook. Genre: biography Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:19:09) Chapter 01 (00:49:09) Chapter 02 (01:13:28) Chapter 03 (01:40:46) Chapter 04 (02:02:47) Chapter 05 (02:17:36) Chapter 06 (02:35:41) Chapter 07 (02:51:15) Chapter 08 (03:10:56) Chapter 09 (03:30:00) Chapter 10 (03:49:29) Chapter 11 (04:07:34) Chapter 12 (04:33:11) Chapter 13 (05:00:13) Chapter 14 (05:29:04) Chapter 15 (06:09:37) Chapter 16 (06:43:45) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Land of Frozen Suns by Bertrand W. Sinclair audiobook. Genre: adventure Bertrand W. Sinclair was known for his novels which centered in and around the rugged and frozen terrain of Montana and later, British Columbia. The Land of Frozen Suns is primarily an action and adventure novel which takes place near the northern most reaches of British Columbia at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Bob Sumner, after having been shanghaied onto a boat heading north up the Mississippi from his comfortable home town of St. Louis, is put to work on the 'New Moon' and finds himself in the much less comfortable territory mentioned earlier, where he is forced to learn all about treachery, double-crossing, and finds his trust in fellow man questioned more often than he was accustomed to. At the same time, he finds himself needing to learn how to survive in an environment which seemed the antithesis to his old style of life. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:23:41) Chapter 02 (00:39:46) Chapter 03 (01:07:02) Chapter 04 (01:23:45) Chapter 05 (01:39:21) Chapter 06 (02:03:50) Chapter 07 (02:20:22) Chapter 08 (02:45:13) Chapter 09 (02:57:38) Chapter 10 (03:27:55) Chapter 11 (03:50:40) Chapter 12 (04:08:42) Chapter 13 (04:23:34) Chapter 14 (04:43:50) Chapter 15 (05:08:28) Chapter 16 (05:34:43) Chapter 17 (05:49:11) Chapter 18 (06:04:24) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair audiobook. Genre: drama Robert Hollister comes home from World War I carrying the kind of wound no medal can redeem: a face so scarred that strangers flinch, old friends do not recognize him, and ordinary life turns into a daily humiliation. Officially, he is dead. In practice, he is alive long enough to learn that his wife, Myra, has remarried, his property has slipped away, and the future he planned has vanished. With nothing left to anchor him in the city, Hollister drifts west to the Pacific Coast and then farther still, into the remote reaches of British Columbia, where rain-soaked forests, tidal inlets, and hard physical work offer a brutal sort of peace. In the wild, he meets Doris Cleveland, a young woman living with blindness and her own fierce resolve to keep life meaningful. Their unlikely connection becomes a lifeline, but the solitude Hollister seeks is not as empty as he expects - the backcountry has memories, neighbors, and entanglements of its own. As past and present begin to overlap, Hollister must decide whether he can accept himself, risk tenderness again, and build a life in the hidden places where survival is simple, but the heart is not. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:49) Chapter 02 (00:52:27) Chapter 03 (01:10:06) Chapter 04 (01:42:18) Chapter 05 (02:02:37) Chapter 06 (02:34:38) Chapter 07 (03:02:08) Chapter 08 (03:20:45) Chapter 09 (03:56:53) Chapter 10 (04:19:57) Chapter 11 (04:36:32) Chapter 12 (05:11:06) Chapter 13 (05:37:58) Chapter 14 (06:11:57) Chapter 15 (06:53:33) Chapter 16 (07:23:17) Chapter 17 (07:38:24) Chapter 18 (08:12:01) Chapter 19 (08:33:04) Chapter 20 (09:00:14) Chapter 21 (09:21:37) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford audiobook. Genre: mystery A stranger appears in the middle of the night at Heath Hover while John Seward Mervyn is tending the modest location in a wooded area near a pond. Legends abound regarding Heath Hover; legends such as one's inability to spend a full night at the Heath on certain nights of the year, and that the place was quite simply.... haunted. These were legends which Mervyn has set out to disprove. He would, however, soon find that these were but a few of the mysteries surrounding this peculiar locale. And what was beyond that cellar door that appeared to open by itself at the right (wrong) times? A trip to the other side of the world might just hold the answers to the Heath Hover mystery. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:15:50) Chapter 02 (00:39:42) Chapter 03 (00:56:44) Chapter 04 (01:12:45) Chapter 05 (01:32:53) Chapter 06 (01:52:40) Chapter 07 (02:13:51) Chapter 08 (02:36:00) Chapter 09 (02:54:27) Chapter 10 (03:14:50) Chapter 11 (03:33:47) Chapter 12 (03:58:24) Chapter 13 (04:18:25) Chapter 14 (04:38:34) Chapter 15 (04:59:26) Chapter 16 (05:18:10) Chapter 17 (05:39:44) Chapter 18 (06:04:03) Chapter 19 (06:20:17) Chapter 20 (06:38:56) Chapter 21 (07:01:04) Chapter 22 (07:22:21) Chapter 23 (07:43:21) Chapter 24 (08:03:58) Chapter 25 (08:25:16) Chapter 26 (08:48:46) Chapter 27 (09:07:48) Chapter 28 (09:24:08) Chapter 29 (09:41:09) Chapter 30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gargoyles by Ben Hecht audiobook. Genre: drama The author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills include some of the most popular films of Hollywood's golden era, including 'Gone With the Wind', 'Wuthering Heights', 'Spellbound', and 'Scarface', to name but a few. Hecht had already established himself as a novelist and an author of short stories when 'Gargoyles' was published. 'Gargoyles' delves deep into the psyches of individuals and of their relationships within social classes, revealing both the darker sides and the sentimental sides. Sometimes the characteristics, values and ethics of his characters are altered over time, as they (sometimes unwittingly) look within themselves and acknowledge what they valued most, how their egos affect their decisions and ethics, yet not always understanding the reasons those values are so crucial to them. What we learn is the results of these changes, as we center on the lives of George Basine, his friends, and his family, and most importantly, the masks that each wore. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:24:36) Chapter 02 (00:56:49) Chapter 03 (01:41:09) Chapter 04 (02:00:07) Chapter 05 (02:35:00) Chapter 06 (03:05:47) Chapter 07 (03:42:02) Chapter 08 (04:10:15) Chapter 09 (04:43:09) Chapter 10 (04:57:56) Chapter 11 (05:15:22) Chapter 12 (06:06:39) Chapter 13 (07:08:43) Chapter 14 (07:28:34) Chapter 15 (08:15:13) Chapter 16 (08:57:32) Chapter 17 (09:16:24) Chapter 18 (09:46:41) Chapter 19 (10:13:21) Chapter 20 (10:53:55) Chapter 21 (11:00:16) Chapter 22 (11:18:24) Chapter 23 (11:30:52) Chapter 24 (11:43:58) Chapter 25 (11:56:18) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie audiobook. Genre: comedy In this brisk early-1900s farce by Barton Wood Currie (with Augustin McHugh), New York society becomes a stage for the boldest kind of amateur heroics. Travers Gladwin, restless heir to a fortune and tired of being treated like a decorative idler, discovers that a celebrated art burglar has set his sights on the Gladwin home and its prized paintings. Instead of quietly alerting the authorities, Travers grabs a borrowed police uniform and decides to meet the criminal on his own terms - as the mysterious Officer 666. The plan might have worked, too, if the thief had not arrived with a scheme of his own: impersonating Travers Gladwin himself. Soon the mansion is crowded with mismatched identities, suspicious servants, genuine detectives, and social guests who have no idea whether they are flirting with a millionaire, a crook, or a cop. At the center of the chaos is Helen Burton, whose quick intelligence and steady nerve make her far more than a bystander as the night spirals into a high-society cat-and-mouse game. Packed with witty dialogue, romantic sparks, and escalating misunderstandings, Officer 666 turns a simple burglary into a runaway comedy of manners and masks. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:36) Chapter 02 (00:18:41) Chapter 03 (00:30:04) Chapter 04 (00:37:30) Chapter 05 (00:45:42) Chapter 06 (00:55:41) Chapter 07 (01:04:46) Chapter 08 (01:14:43) Chapter 09 (01:23:12) Chapter 10 (01:28:38) Chapter 11 (01:41:56) Chapter 12 (01:47:49) Chapter 13 (01:58:14) Chapter 14 (02:09:48) Chapter 15 (02:18:56) Chapter 16 (02:25:04) Chapter 17 (02:35:03) Chapter 18 (02:45:04) Chapter 19 (02:54:10) Chapter 20 (03:08:23) Chapter 21 (03:19:02) Chapter 22 (03:33:08) Chapter 23 (03:43:10) Chapter 24 (04:00:56) Chapter 25 (04:14:28) Chapter 26 (04:31:27) Chapter 27 (04:43:32) Chapter 28 (04:51:22) Chapter 29 (05:06:09) Chapter 30 (05:14:04) Chapter 31 (05:25:32) Chapter 32 (05:37:34) Chapter 33 (05:46:42) Chapter 34 (05:58:37) Chapter 35 (06:15:27) Chapter 36 (06:26:41) Chapter 37 (06:39:25) Chapter 38 (06:50:25) Chapter 39 (07:03:47) Chapter 40 (07:15:28) Chapter 41 (07:24:33) Chapter 42 (07:34:59) Chapter 43 (07:44:32) Chapter 44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lonesome Land by B. M. Bower audiobook. Genre: adventure Val had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, envisioning a life of wedded bliss, freedom, and was anticipating happiness in her adopted part of the country. She would soon learn that the winters could be cruel and lonesome for a woman living on a ranch which was situated miles from the nearest neighbor. She would learn that her husband spent most of his time drinking. And she would learn that everybody has their own methods of dealing with the harshness and loneliness of the land she has come to call home. Val is determined to re-invent her notions about men and women, her new duties in life, and life as it existed in the relatively new West. At every turn, her will and her strength are tested. Would she find the strength within herself to overcome the hardships, or would she succumb to the reality of her surroundings? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:25:26) Chapter 02 (00:48:58) Chapter 03 (01:06:35) Chapter 04 (01:32:40) Chapter 05 (01:55:04) Chapter 06 (02:17:27) Chapter 07 (02:39:30) Chapter 08 (03:03:53) Chapter 09 (03:30:28) Chapter 10 (03:57:29) Chapter 11 (04:21:11) Chapter 12 (04:44:59) Chapter 13 (05:14:56) Chapter 14 (05:28:16) Chapter 15 (05:58:20) Chapter 16 (06:06:51) Chapter 17 (06:24:53) Chapter 18 (06:43:38) Chapter 19 (07:16:02) Chapter 20 (07:24:09) Chapter 21 (07:42:00) Chapter 22 (08:04:52) Chapter 23 (08:27:23) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of the White Shadows by B. L. Farjeon audiobook. Genre: mystery Is a defense attorney bound to defend his client, or with his conscience, when he knows that the man he is defending is guilty of the charges against him after the trial has already commenced? And if friends hold a belief that he may have been aware of it before the trial commenced, yet they are endeared to the man and his family as upstanding and of the highest grade? Might it not become cause for blackmail, and therefore potential retribution? 'The House of White Shadows' brings these issues to the forefront, while the reader learns of the background of the advocate, his family history, and the house in question. The characters in the story, the history of the house, the truth behind the white shadows are all woven together in a fascinating manner to be brought to fruition as the books progress with dramatic insight and understanding. Mr. Farjeon's style is remarkable for its vivid realism. The London 'Athenæum' in a long and appreciative review styles him 'a master of realistic fiction.' On account of his sentiment and minute characterization he is regarded as a follower of the method of Dickens. No writer since that master can picture like Farjeon the touching and pathetic type of innocent childhood, pure in spite of miserable and squalid surroundings. He can paint, too, a scene of sombre horror so vividly that even Dickens himself could scarcely emulate its realism For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:33:12) Chapter 2 (01:08:56) Chapter 3 (01:43:51) Chapter 4 (02:17:55) Chapter 5 (02:47:32) Chapter 6 (03:18:59) Chapter 7 (03:43:01) Chapter 8 (04:10:28) Chapter 9 (04:28:30) Chapter 10 (04:50:09) Chapter 11 (05:31:10) Chapter 12 (06:00:42) Chapter 13 (06:44:26) Chapter 14 (07:05:21) Chapter 15 (07:34:14) Chapter 16 (08:10:02) Chapter 17 (08:50:56) Chapter 18 (09:26:14) Chapter 19 (09:51:32) Chapter 20 (10:17:07) Chapter 21 (10:36:45) Chapter 22 (11:18:56) Chapter 23 (11:44:05) Chapter 24 (12:15:02) Chapter 25 (12:36:33) Chapter 26 (13:00:49) Chapter 27 (13:41:06) Chapter 28 (14:15:36) Chapter 29 (15:04:43) Chapter 30 (15:25:42) Chapter 31 (15:52:43) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen audiobook. Genre: horror The novel recounts the life of a young man, Lucian Taylor, focusing on his dreamy childhood in rural Wales, in a town based on Caerleon. The Hill of Dreams of the title is an old Roman fort where Lucian has strange sensual visions, including ones of the town in the time of Roman Britain. Later it describes Lucian's attempts to make a living as an author in London, enduring poverty and suffering in the pursuit of art. Generally thought to be Machen's greatest work, it was little noticed on its publication in 1907 save in a glowing review by Alfred Douglas. It was actually written between 1895 and 1897 and has elements of the style of the decadent and aesthetic movement of the period, seen through Machen's own mystical preoccupations. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (01:04:07) Chapter 2 (01:55:58) Chapter 3 (02:56:38) Chapter 4 (03:49:16) Chapter 5 (04:39:42) Chapter 6 (05:42:31) Chapter 7 (06:36:02) Chapter 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook. Genre: mystery The many adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy were chronicled by Arthur B. Reeve (October 15, 1880 - August 9, 1936). Reeve was an American mystery writer who created 82 Craig Kennedy mystery stories. The stories have a very Sherlock Holmes type feel, In fact Kennedy has been referred to as the 'American Sherlock Holmes'. Along with his reporter friend, Walter Jameson, Kennedy solves many crimes and unveils mysteries using science. This book contains twelve of Professor Kennedy's adventures. The interesting thing about these stories is Kennedy uses newly discovered science from his time period, which we take for granted today. The title story features the use of special inks. One which disappears in sunlight and one which appears in sunlight, so that the text on a note found in possession of a murder victim changes completely, making it almost impossible for Kennedy to track down the killer. Each story features a fascinating look at life in the early 20th century, and even includes some action along the way. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:46:20) Chapter 02 (01:32:39) Chapter 03 (02:21:43) Chapter 04 (03:07:35) Chapter 05 (03:56:27) Chapter 06 (04:43:29) Chapter 07 (05:42:37) Chapter 08 (06:29:54) Chapter 09 (07:27:13) Chapter 10 (08:16:55) Chapter 11 (09:14:15) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Master Mystery by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook. Genre: mystery While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houdini's first such attempt, and it was embraced by the viewing public, leading to other screen roles following. The hero (or superhero) is Quentin Locke, scientist, agent of the U.S. Justice Department, and not surprisingly, an escape artist extraordinaire. The Master Mystery follows agent Locke through many pitfalls, in true serial fashion, as he is tasked with uncovering a band of thugs and a peculiar metal robot (reportedly the first robot in film) with a brain, called an automaton, which has been robbing potential inventors of their patent rights. All in good fun by today's standards, we find our hero escaping a straitjacket, a diver's suit, and an electric chair to name but a few, and of course winning the hand of the daughter of one of the industrialists along the way. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:10) Chapter 02 (00:22:48) Chapter 03 (00:35:04) Chapter 04 (00:46:50) Chapter 05 (01:05:33) Chapter 06 (01:28:48) Chapter 07 (01:43:59) Chapter 08 (01:57:40) Chapter 09 (02:16:39) Chapter 10 (02:30:24) Chapter 11 (02:46:38) Chapter 12 (03:10:36) Chapter 13 (03:38:01) Chapter 14 (03:59:12) Chapter 15 (04:13:10) Chapter 16 (04:25:48) Chapter 17 (04:42:22) Chapter 18 (05:06:00) Chapter 19 (05:25:12) Chapter 20 (05:42:49) Chapter 21 (06:03:32) Chapter 22 (06:30:54) Chapter 23 (06:56:16) Chapter 24 (07:24:54) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Card by Arnold Bennett audiobook. Genre: comedy The ‘Card’ in question is Edward Henry Machin - His mother called him ‘Denry’. This light-hearted story is of his rise from humble beginnings as the son of a washerwoman and sempstress in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, in the pottery towns (which Arnold Bennett christened ‘The Five Towns’) of the English Midlands; how, by his own wits, enterprise and ‘nerve’ he rose to wealth, married bliss and public recognition as the youngest-ever mayor of his home town. “’And yet,’ demanded Councillor Barlow, ‘what’s he done? What great cause is he identified with? ’‘He’s identified,’ said the speaker, ‘with the great cause of cheering us all up’.” For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:39:11) Chapter 2 (01:20:20) Chapter 3 (02:04:56) Chapter 4 (02:41:21) Chapter 5 (03:24:33) Chapter 6 (04:04:19) Chapter 7 (04:45:15) Chapter 8 (05:28:46) Chapter 9 (06:05:31) Chapter 10 (06:47:12) Chapter 11 (07:28:27) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices