Classic Audiobook Collection

The Tragedy of the Korosko by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: adventure Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. Plot Summary: A group of European and American tourists is enjoying its trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in a 'a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler', the Korosko. They intend to travel to Abousir at the southern frontier of Egypt, after which the Dervish country starts. They are attacked and abducted by a marauding band of Dervish warriors. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:36:38) Chapter 02 (00:52:46) Chapter 03 (01:24:00) Chapter 04 (01:53:18) Chapter 05 (02:30:08) Chapter 06 (03:06:32) Chapter 07 (03:35:24) Chapter 08 (04:17:07) Chapter 09 (04:56:42) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: mystery A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:53) Chapter 02 (00:40:18) Chapter 03 (01:04:22) Chapter 04 (01:19:42) Chapter 05 (01:35:21) Chapter 06 (01:56:09) Chapter 07 (02:16:56) Chapter 08 (02:41:45) Chapter 09 (02:58:22) Chapter 10 (03:10:58) Chapter 11 (03:32:34) Chapter 12 (03:55:39) Chapter 13 (04:23:10) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: adventure By 1348 the House of Loring has fallen on hard times. Together, the Black Death and the greedy monks of Waverley have bled away all of the Loring wealth. Even the manor house will have to go to pay their debts. Then a chance encounter with the King of England provides Nigel, the last of the Lorings, with the chance to seek his fortune in the constant wars with France. But more importantly for Nigel it also means that he may be able to do the 'three small deeds' that will show he is worthy to ask for the hand of the Lady Mary in marriage. Filled with chivalry, humour, and high romance, Sir Nigel is simply a rattling good yarn. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:53) Chapter 01 (00:16:59) Chapter 02 (00:31:12) Chapter 03 (01:04:48) Chapter 04 (01:31:57) Chapter 05 (02:03:52) Chapter 06 (02:24:20) Chapter 07 (02:54:02) Chapter 08 (03:15:53) Chapter 09 (03:33:22) Chapter 10 (03:55:46) Chapter 11 (04:21:31) Chapter 12 (04:51:22) Chapter 13 (05:35:54) Chapter 14 (06:21:03) Chapter 15 (06:41:18) Chapter 16 (07:03:11) Chapter 17 (07:45:35) Chapter 18 (08:06:54) Chapter 19 (08:45:56) Chapter 20 (09:11:27) Chapter 21 (09:43:53) Chapter 22 (10:01:52) Chapter 23 (10:32:19) Chapter 24 (10:58:56) Chapter 25 (11:17:09) Chapter 26 (11:55:31) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: mystery After a long and bitter absence, London is startled by whispers that the great detective may not be gone after all. Dr. John Watson, having tried to rebuild a life without his brilliant friend, is drawn back into the shadowy streets and fogbound alleys of Victorian England when a familiar figure returns and a new danger rises to meet him. In this classic collection of short adventures, Sherlock Holmes and Watson take on baffling cases that range from coded letters and stolen treasures to sinister blackmail and crimes committed behind respectable doors. Each investigation tests Holmes' unmatched powers of observation and deduction, while Watson must balance loyalty to his friend with the risks their work invites. As enemies from the past circle and the city's underworld stirs, Holmes is forced to confront threats that cannot be solved by intellect alone. Atmospheric, witty, and relentlessly clever, The Return of Sherlock Holmes explores friendship, justice, and the unsettling truth that even the most ordinary lives can conceal extraordinary secrets. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:56:07) Chapter 02 (01:54:10) Chapter 03 (02:54:46) Chapter 04 (03:44:21) Chapter 05 (04:23:41) Chapter 06 (05:00:35) Chapter 07 (05:52:37) Chapter 08 (06:36:32) Chapter 09 (07:29:01) Chapter 10 (08:11:30) Chapter 11 (09:06:21) Chapter 12 (09:56:02) Chapter 13 (10:50:26) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery of Cloomber by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: mystery In a quiet Scottish seaside town, the respected but reclusive General Heatherstone has built a life behind locked gates, strange precautions, and a household trained to silence. When a young newcomer, John Fothergill West, arrives with his family, curiosity about the forbidding 'Cloomber' estate quickly turns into fascination - and then unease. Why does the General keep watch for a visitor who may never come? Why do his daughter and servants behave as if a single unexpected knock could ruin them all? As rumors swirl through the village, West and an inquisitive local circle begin piecing together fragments of the General's past: a soldier's career, a catastrophic episode abroad, and a shadow that followed him home. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle blends gothic atmosphere with methodical investigation as ordinary neighbors are drawn into a puzzle of fear, conscience, and the lingering consequences of war. The closer West gets to the truth, the more dangerous the questions become - because someone at Cloomber is certain that the past is not finished with them yet. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:07:11) Chapter 02 (00:19:08) Chapter 03 (00:35:46) Chapter 04 (00:46:57) Chapter 05 (01:06:12) Chapter 06 (01:17:14) Chapter 07 (01:39:48) Chapter 08 (02:03:46) Chapter 09 (02:20:46) Chapter 10 (02:26:10) Chapter 11 (02:56:41) Chapter 12 (03:11:24) Chapter 13 (03:47:23) Chapter 14 (04:14:49) Chapter 15 (04:54:41) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook. Genre: mystery In gaslit London at the height of the Victorian era, Dr. John Watson shares the riveting case notes of his brilliant friend and flatmate, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. From their rooms at 221B Baker Street, Holmes applies icy logic, keen observation, and an uncanny talent for reading human behavior to puzzles the police cannot untangle. A stolen gem, a suspicious fiance, a veiled visitor with a dangerous secret, and a string of baffling clues draw Holmes and Watson into drawing rooms and alleyways alike, where respectable appearances often conceal greed, jealousy, and fear. As Watson narrates, listeners see both the spectacle of Holmes at work and the cost of living by intellect alone, with friendship and loyalty tested by the demands of the chase. Each adventure offers a self-contained mystery, yet together they build a portrait of a city alive with rumor and intrigue and a partnership defined by trust, wit, and moral resolve. Clever, atmospheric, and briskly told, these classic stories invite you to match wits with the worlds most famous detective - one clue at a time. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:47:07) Chapter 02 (01:34:21) Chapter 03 (02:09:57) Chapter 04 (03:03:09) Chapter 05 (03:44:48) Chapter 06 (04:38:48) Chapter 07 (05:24:24) Chapter 08 (06:17:50) Chapter 09 (07:01:16) Chapter 10 (07:50:02) Chapter 11 (08:45:50) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson audiobook. Genre: adventure Young Jim Hawkins leads an ordinary life at his family's seaside inn until a mysterious old sailor arrives with a battered sea chest and a warning to beware a one-legged man. After violence erupts and a hidden map comes to light, Jim is swept into a daring voyage to a distant island said to hold a long-lost pirate fortune. A crew is assembled under the respectable Dr. Livesey and the prudent Squire Trelawney, and they hire the experienced seaman Captain Smollett to command the ship Hispaniola. But the sea is full of secrets, and the expedition draws the attention of dangerous men who have their own claim to the treasure. As the ship closes in on the island, Jim finds himself caught between loyalties, forced to grow up fast amid storms, shifting alliances, and the constant threat of betrayal. At the heart of the story is the unforgettable Long John Silver, charming, terrifying, and impossible to fully trust. Treasure Island is a classic tale of adventure and moral testing, where courage and judgment matter as much as cutlasses and cannon. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:30) Chapter 01 (00:14:41) Chapter 02 (00:27:27) Chapter 03 (00:39:20) Chapter 04 (00:51:03) Chapter 05 (01:01:51) Chapter 06 (01:13:45) Chapter 07 (01:24:50) Chapter 08 (01:34:42) Chapter 09 (01:44:58) Chapter 10 (01:55:06) Chapter 11 (02:07:16) Chapter 12 (02:17:39) Chapter 13 (02:27:11) Chapter 14 (02:37:34) Chapter 15 (02:49:55) Chapter 16 (02:59:24) Chapter 17 (03:07:54) Chapter 18 (03:17:25) Chapter 19 (03:27:55) Chapter 20 (03:39:36) Chapter 21 (03:50:50) Chapter 22 (04:00:54) Chapter 23 (04:08:49) Chapter 24 (04:18:49) Chapter 25 (04:28:18) Chapter 26 (04:44:07) Chapter 27 (04:54:45) Chapter 28 (05:09:59) Chapter 29 (05:22:44) Chapter 30 (05:36:03) Chapter 31 (05:48:48) Chapter 32 (06:00:13) Chapter 33 (06:10:54) Chapter 34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde audiobook. Genre: folklore In The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde gathers a handful of richly imagined stories that look like fairy tales at first glance, then deepen into sharp, compassionate meditations on love, inequality, and the cost of kindness. At the center is the glittering statue of the Happy Prince, who from his high perch finally sees the suffering of the city below. Unable to act on his own, he forms an unlikely partnership with a migrating Swallow, asking the bird to carry away the statue's jewels and gold leaf to those in need. Around this moving fable are other tales of devotion and vanity, including a giant who learns what it means to share, a rocket whose pride outruns its purpose, and a nightingale who believes beauty can change a human heart. With lyrical prose, memorable images, and bittersweet humor, Wilde invites listeners of all ages to question what society calls valuable and what the heart knows is true. These stories offer wonder and wit, but also a quiet challenge: to notice others, to give freely, and to measure happiness by compassion rather than display. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:20:41) Chapter 2 (00:35:15) Chapter 3 (00:45:47) Chapter 4 (01:11:32) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1,000,000 Bank Note by Mark Twain audiobook. Genre: comedy In this sharp, playful tale from Mark Twain, an ordinary American clerk named Henry Adams finds his life upended by an absurd stroke of fortune. Down on his luck in London and struggling to make ends meet, Henry becomes the subject of a bizarre wager between two wealthy brothers who are determined to test a single question: what would happen if a penniless man were given a bank note so large he could never realistically spend it? Suddenly Henry is in possession of a one million pound note - and the city reacts as if he has become a man of immense power. Shopkeepers extend credit, strangers offer favors, and polite society opens doors that were previously locked, all based on appearances and assumptions rather than reality. As Henry tries to survive without being able to change the note, he must navigate a rising tide of attention, temptation, and misunderstanding, while the brothers watch from the shadows to see whether their experiment proves their point. Witty and biting, Twain uses Henry's predicament to expose the comedy - and cruelty - of status, money, and human nature. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mental Telegraphy by Mark Twain audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Mental Telegraphy, Mark Twain turns a string of baffling coincidences into a brisk, funny, and strangely unsettling investigation of how minds might reach each other across distance. Writing in the familiar voice of the great American storyteller, Twain presents what he calls his discovery: that certain incidents we dismiss as mere chance behave, in their timing and precision, like messages sent and received. He frames the piece as a rescued manuscript from years earlier, withheld because he feared the world would treat it as a joke, then revived when the era's new interest in psychical research gave his notion a name of its own. From there he offers a parade of real-life episodes involving friends, letters that seem to anticipate each other, thoughts that appear to arrive uninvited, and impulses that are answered before they are spoken. Twain is not a wide-eyed believer; he is a showman of evidence, inviting the listener to weigh probability, memory, and human pattern-seeking against the tempting possibility that thought itself can travel. Part memoir, part argument, and part comic performance, it is Twain at his most curious and provocative. 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

Eve’s Diary by Mark Twain audiobook. Genre: comedy Eve’s Diary is a humorous monologue about Eve’s experiences at the dawn of creation. She is fascinated by every aspect of the new world around her and… Adam! The following is an extract from Adam: “She is all interest, eagerness, vivacity, the world is to her a charm, a wonder, a mystery, a joy; she can’t speak for delight when she finds a new flower, she must pet it and caress it and smell it and talk to it…. And she is color-mad: brown rocks, yellow sand, gray moss, green foliage, blue sky…none of them is of any practical value, so far as I can see, but because they have color and majesty, that is enough for her, and she loses her mind over them…. If there is anything on the planet that she is not interested in, it is not in my list.” For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:12:13) Chapter 2 (00:22:52) Chapter 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain audiobook. Genre: adventure Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. The book tells the story of “Huck” Finn (first introduced as Tom Sawyer’s sidekick in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), his friend Jim, and their journey down the Mississippi River on a raft. Both are on the run, Huck from his drunk and abusive father, and Jim as a runaway slave. As Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. The true heart of the story, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim. A constant theme throughout the book is Huck’s internal struggle between what he has been taught, that helping a runaway slave is a sin, and what he truly believes, that Jim is a good man and it couldn’t possibly be wrong to help him. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was unique at the time of its publication (1884) because it is narrated by Huck himself and is written in the numerous dialects common in the area and time in which the book is set. Although the book was originally intended as a sequel to the children’s book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn it progressed into a more serious work. Twain’s views on slavery and other social issues of the time become clear through the words, thoughts, and actions of Huck Finn. The book has always been the subject of great controversy, and according to The American Library Association it was fifth on the list of most frequently challenged books in the 1990s. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:04:59) Chapter 2 (00:12:57) Chapter 3 (00:26:20) Chapter 4 (00:36:29) Chapter 5 (00:46:00) Chapter 6 (00:56:08) Chapter 7 (01:13:13) Chapter 8 (01:29:05) Chapter 9 (01:59:18) Chapter 10 (02:09:20) Chapter 11 (02:18:17) Chapter 12 (02:34:04) Chapter 13 (02:53:14) Chapter 14 (03:06:21) Chapter 15 (03:17:24) Chapter 16 (03:32:48) Chapter 17 (03:54:20) Chapter 18 (04:15:46) Chapter 19 (04:46:12) Chapter 20 (05:08:08) Chapter 21 (05:30:59) Chapter 22 (05:54:54) Chapter 23 (06:08:56) Chapter 24 (06:24:35) Chapter 25 (06:39:55) Chapter 26 (07:00:07) Chapter 27 (07:18:38) Chapter 28 (07:35:33) Chapter 29 (07:58:07) Chapter 30 (08:22:38) Chapter 31 (08:30:41) Chapter 32 (08:54:28) Chapter 33 (09:08:52) Chapter 34 (09:25:22) Chapter 35 (09:39:57) Chapter 36 (09:57:19) Chapter 37 (10:11:33) Chapter 38 (10:27:10) Chapter 39 (10:43:39) Chapter 40 (10:57:41) Chapter 41 (11:12:27) Chapter 42 (11:29:07) Chapter 43 (11:49:13) Chapter 44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

King Arthur by Joseph Comyns Carr audiobook. Genre: tragedy Joseph Comyns Carr's King Arthur is a stage drama in a prologue and four acts that reshapes the familiar Arthurian legend into a sweeping, pageant-like tale of ideals tested at the height of Camelot. From the mystic promise of Excalibur to the solemn call of the Holy Grail, Arthur struggles to weld a fractured realm into a kingdom worthy of justice, courage, and spiritual purpose. Around the Round Table, the noblest vows are also the most fragile: knights are pulled between sacred duty and human desire, and even the court's brightest ceremonies can mask gathering shadows. At the story's emotional center are Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot, bound by love, loyalty, and the unbearable cost of divided allegiance. As rumors harden into accusations and treachery creeps closer to the throne, Camelot becomes a battleground not only of swords but of conscience. Written in a consciously medieval tone and designed for grand theatrical spectacle, Carr's drama explores chivalry, temptation, faith, and the price of trying to build a perfect world with imperfect hearts. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 0 (00:12:39) Chapter 1 (00:49:38) Chapter 2 (01:05:53) Chapter 3 (01:32:17) Chapter 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sea Voyage by John Fletcher audiobook. Genre: drama Albert, a handsome French pirate, and his crew get shipwrecked on a barren, rocky island after a severe storm. They encounter another pair of castaways who reveal a quite unusual secret- yet another strange group of people inhabit the island. Albert soon learns that these people are actually an Amazonian-like tribe of women, and proposes an alliance for the benefit of both parties. Love and hijinks ensue in a battle of the sexes. Notable for imitating many elements of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, the collaborators also consulted nonfictional traveler's accounts to bring their vision to life. Frequently re-envisioned by other playwrights and performed with considerable popularity, it is now considered a fascinating play in that it highlights the Jacobean excitement over colonialism and their attitudes towards it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:28:20) Chapter 2 (00:47:54) Chapter 3 (01:10:04) Chapter 4 (01:37:22) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: romance When the Dashwood family loses their estate, two sisters - practical Elinor and passionately romantic Marianne - are pushed from comfort into uncertainty, forced to rebuild their lives on a far smaller income and under the watchful gaze of society. As they settle into a new home, each sister faces a different kind of trial: Elinor must quietly manage disappointment and duty when her steady affection for Edward Ferrars collides with family pressure and old promises, while Marianne throws herself into sweeping emotion and public devotion, first charmed by the dashing John Willoughby and later challenged by the reserved Colonel Brandon. Around them swirl meddling relatives, sharp-tongued neighbors, and the relentless arithmetic of reputation, money, and marriage. Moving between drawing-room wit and genuine heartbreak, Sense and Sensibility asks what it costs to live by reason alone - and what it risks to live by feeling alone. As the sisters navigate love, betrayal, and the limits placed on women of their class, they learn that maturity may require both self-command and courage of the heart. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:21) Chapter 02 (00:20:05) Chapter 03 (00:28:52) Chapter 04 (00:39:52) Chapter 05 (00:45:49) Chapter 06 (00:53:14) Chapter 07 (01:00:44) Chapter 08 (01:07:41) Chapter 09 (01:17:42) Chapter 10 (01:29:24) Chapter 11 (01:37:50) Chapter 12 (01:47:04) Chapter 13 (01:58:20) Chapter 14 (02:06:27) Chapter 15 (02:20:29) Chapter 16 (02:31:57) Chapter 17 (02:41:05) Chapter 18 (02:49:30) Chapter 19 (03:04:57) Chapter 20 (03:16:50) Chapter 21 (03:33:01) Chapter 22 (03:48:26) Chapter 23 (04:01:32) Chapter 24 (04:12:53) Chapter 25 (04:23:10) Chapter 26 (04:37:10) Chapter 27 (04:51:50) Chapter 28 (05:00:26) Chapter 29 (05:21:59) Chapter 30 (05:38:41) Chapter 31 (06:00:29) Chapter 32 (06:14:32) Chapter 33 (06:30:44) Chapter 34 (06:45:51) Chapter 35 (06:58:46) Chapter 36 (07:14:47) Chapter 37 (07:37:23) Chapter 38 (07:52:46) Chapter 39 (08:03:41) Chapter 40 (08:17:27) Chapter 41 (08:30:58) Chapter 42 (08:41:17) Chapter 43 (09:01:28) Chapter 44 (09:31:49) Chapter 45 (09:44:32) Chapter 46 (10:01:32) Chapter 47 (10:14:55) Chapter 48 (10:22:28) Chapter 49 (10:45:37) Chapter 50 (11:00:34) Chapter 01 (11:10:28) Chapter 02 (11:22:25) Chapter 03 (11:32:10) Chapter 04 (11:44:04) Chapter 05 (11:50:28) Chapter 06 (11:58:08) Chapter 07 (12:05:31) Chapter 08 (12:13:11) Chapter 09 (12:24:13) Chapter 10 (12:37:09) Chapter 11 (12:45:55) Chapter 12 (12:55:22) Chapter 13 (13:07:46) Chapter 14 (13:16:30) Chapter 15 (13:31:33) Chapter 16 (13:43:02) Chapter 17 (13:52:36) Chapter 18 (14:01:22) Chapter 19 (14:16:51) Chapter 20 (14:29:20) Chapter 21 (14:44:28) Chapter 22 (14:59:17) Chapter 23 (15:12:13) Chapter 24 (15:23:29) Chapter 25 (15:33:17) Chapter 26 (15:46:26) Chapter 27 (15:59:56) Chapter 28 (16:07:42) Chapter 29 (16:28:48) Chapter 30 (16:44:25) Chapter 31 (17:05:57) Chapter 32 (17:19:41) Chapter 33 (17:35:11) Chapter 34 (17:49:33) Chapter 35 (18:02:13) Chapter 36 (18:18:06) Chapter 37 (18:41:19) Chapter 38 (18:56:01) Chapter 39 (19:06:13) Chapter 40 (19:20:10) Chapter 41 (19:33:48) Chapter 42 (19:43:26) Chapter 43 Max Character Limit reached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: romance In the rolling countryside of Regency England, the sharp-witted Elizabeth Bennet navigates a world where money, manners, and marriage determine a family's future. With five daughters and an uncertain inheritance, the Bennets face mounting pressure to secure advantageous matches, especially as eligible gentlemen arrive in the neighborhood and set society buzzing. Elizabeth, however, refuses to treat romance as a transaction. Her lively intelligence and stubborn sense of justice collide with the expectations placed on women, and with the proud, enigmatic Mr. Darcy, whose reserve and status provoke both curiosity and resentment. As gatherings, visits, and whispered judgments entangle friends and rivals alike, Elizabeth must weigh first impressions against hard evidence and learn how easily pride can distort perception. Meanwhile, her sister Jane's quiet hope for love is tested by interference and misunderstanding, and the family's social standing teeters under the consequences of thoughtless behavior. Funny, incisive, and deeply humane, Pride and Prejudice explores how people misread one another, how character is revealed under pressure, and what it takes to choose love with clear eyes in a society built on appearances. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:04:44) Chapter 2 (00:09:07) Chapter 3 (00:17:58) Chapter 4 (00:23:44) Chapter 5 (00:28:58) Chapter 6 (00:41:19) Chapter 7 (00:51:31) Chapter 8 (01:01:41) Chapter 9 (01:11:05) Chapter 10 (01:22:54) Chapter 11 (01:31:39) Chapter 12 (01:35:28) Chapter 13 (01:44:10) Chapter 14 (01:51:00) Chapter 15 (02:00:02) Chapter 16 (02:18:00) Chapter 17 (02:24:57) Chapter 18 (02:52:12) Chapter 19 (03:03:37) Chapter 20 (03:12:56) Chapter 21 (03:23:33) Chapter 22 (03:32:59) Chapter 23 (03:41:25) Chapter 24 (03:51:34) Chapter 25 (03:59:24) Chapter 26 (04:11:25) Chapter 27 (04:18:09) Chapter 28 (04:26:02) Chapter 29 (04:39:27) Chapter 30 (04:45:47) Chapter 31 (04:54:03) Chapter 32 (05:02:10) Chapter 33 (05:11:41) Chapter 34 (05:23:03) Chapter 35 (05:39:04) Chapter 36 (05:50:13) Chapter 37 (05:58:36) Chapter 38 (06:05:10) Chapter 39 (06:13:04) Chapter 40 (06:22:05) Chapter 41 (06:34:32) Chapter 42 (06:44:29) Chapter 43 (07:09:27) Chapter 44 (07:21:33) Chapter 45 (07:30:42) Chapter 46 (07:46:41) Chapter 47 (08:07:09) Chapter 48 (08:19:38) Chapter 49 (08:31:02) Chapter 50 (08:42:03) Chapter 51 (08:52:12) Chapter 52 (09:07:25) Chapter 53 (09:22:20) Chapter 54 (09:30:31) Chapter 55 (09:42:11) Chapter 56 (09:56:55) Chapter 57 (10:06:06) Chapter 58 (10:18:48) Chapter 59 (10:31:37) Chapter 60 (10:39:33) Chapter 61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Persuasion by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: romance In Jane Austen's Persuasion, quiet endurance meets second chances in the seaside world of Regency England. Years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded to end her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a promising young naval officer with little fortune. Now twenty-seven and overlooked in her vain, status-obsessed family, Anne watches her life shrink as her father and sister chase appearances and comfort. When the Elliots are forced to rent out their ancestral home, Wentworth reenters Anne's orbit, newly wealthy and celebrated, and the past she has tried to master becomes impossible to ignore. As social visits, concerts, and holiday gatherings draw them together in Bath and along the coast, Anne must navigate old regrets, shifting alliances, and the careful judgments of a society that prizes rank over character. Around her, friends and relatives make their own romantic choices, offering Anne a constant mirror of what love can cost and what it can restore. Tender, incisive, and deeply felt, Persuasion follows one woman's struggle to trust her own heart against the pressures of family, pride, and time. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:45) Chapter 02 (00:32:38) Chapter 03 (00:50:28) Chapter 04 (01:02:52) Chapter 05 (01:21:37) Chapter 06 (01:43:20) Chapter 07 (02:02:50) Chapter 08 (02:22:26) Chapter 09 (02:38:43) Chapter 10 (03:01:34) Chapter 11 (03:19:28) Chapter 12 (03:51:52) Chapter 13 (04:08:22) Chapter 14 (04:22:36) Chapter 15 (04:39:56) Chapter 16 (04:54:56) Chapter 17 (05:17:01) Chapter 18 (05:41:40) Chapter 19 (05:56:36) Chapter 20 (06:18:02) Chapter 21 (06:59:16) Chapter 22 (07:32:33) Chapter 23 (08:13:25) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: romance Catherine Morland is young, imaginative, and freshly arrived in Bath, where polite society is a whirlwind of dances, dinners, and unspoken rules. Eager for friendship and romance, she falls in with the charming Isabella Thorpe and Isabella's brash brother John, whose easy confidence masks motives Catherine is too kindhearted to suspect. Amid the glitter of assemblies and the pressure to make a good match, Catherine also meets the steady, witty Henry Tilney and his thoughtful sister Eleanor, whose warmth and intelligence offer Catherine a more genuine connection. When Catherine is invited to the country estate of Northanger Abbey by the imposing General Tilney, her love of Gothic novels begins to color how she interprets every corridor, conversation, and closed door. But real life proves more complicated than sensational stories: money, social ambition, and family expectations shape reputations and futures, and Catherine must learn to separate fantasy from character, and flattery from loyalty. With sharp humor and keen insight, Jane Austen follows Catherine's coming-of-age as she navigates friendship, first love, and the quiet tests that reveal who can be trusted. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:31) Chapter 01 (00:10:59) Chapter 01 (00:20:21) Chapter 02 (00:32:47) Chapter 02 (00:45:55) Chapter 03 (00:56:11) Chapter 03 (01:05:36) Chapter 04 (01:13:16) Chapter 04 (01:21:18) Chapter 05 (01:28:45) Chapter 05 (01:36:34) Chapter 06 (01:46:39) Chapter 06 (01:55:16) Chapter 07 (02:11:07) Chapter 07 (02:27:13) Chapter 08 (02:42:34) Chapter 08 (02:57:58) Chapter 09 (03:15:43) Chapter 09 (03:34:43) Chapter 10 (03:56:05) Chapter 10 (04:16:56) Chapter 11 (04:33:48) Chapter 11 (04:50:18) Chapter 12 (05:01:12) Chapter 12 (05:12:20) Chapter 13 (05:29:18) Chapter 13 (05:47:08) Chapter 14 (06:06:11) Chapter 14 (06:24:56) Chapter 15 (06:42:40) Chapter 15 (07:00:57) Chapter 16 (07:16:15) Chapter 16 (07:31:49) Chapter 17 (07:39:47) Chapter 17 (07:48:40) Chapter 18 (07:59:54) Chapter 18 (08:11:04) Chapter 19 (08:19:54) Chapter 19 (08:28:53) Chapter 20 (08:46:43) Chapter 20 (09:05:11) Chapter 21 (09:21:21) Chapter 21 (09:40:01) Chapter 22 (09:58:35) Chapter 22 (10:19:12) Chapter 23 (10:33:12) Chapter 23 (10:49:05) Chapter 24 (11:04:47) Chapter 24 (11:21:36) Chapter 25 (11:37:38) Chapter 25 (11:54:59) Chapter 26 (12:07:49) Chapter 26 (12:22:57) Chapter 27 (12:29:53) Chapter 27 (12:36:31) Chapter 28 (12:55:27) Chapter 28 (13:15:05) Chapter 29 (13:32:23) Chapter 29 (13:51:05) Chapter 30 (14:06:39) Chapter 30 (14:23:34) Chapter 31 (14:30:28) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds in 1898, when there was much speculation about life on the planet Mars. The book is considered to be one of the first science fiction novels. In the story, an English gentleman narrates the events of a violent and fast paced Martian invasion. The frightening images of people fleeing from gigantic tripod machines and the prospect of life under Martian rule have served as a bottomless well of inspiration for popular culture. The novel has served as a template for many derivative or inspired works, including comics, countless books, a TV series, several films, a bestselling musical, and the famous Orson Wells broadcast. Overall, The War of the Worlds has become an early milestone in and inspiration for the invasion genre. The novel demonstrates Wells' typical pessimistic outlook on human nature and offers a good deal of criticism on society and people's ignorance and vanity. The War of the Worlds can be read as an indictment of European colonial actions around the globe at that time - with which the injustice of the Martian invasion can be compared. Wells has since been credited with predicting quite a number of technologies, such as laser-like rays, industrial robot-like machines, and chemical-warfare. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:15:40) Chapter 2 (00:25:07) Chapter 3 (00:32:04) Chapter 4 (00:40:03) Chapter 5 (00:50:19) Chapter 6 (00:56:16) Chapter 7 (01:05:09) Chapter 8 (01:12:03) Chapter 9 (01:25:08) Chapter 10 (01:39:19) Chapter 11 (01:52:08) Chapter 12 (02:15:43) Chapter 13 (02:28:15) Chapter 14 (02:52:20) Chapter 15 (03:11:35) Chapter 16 (03:39:49) Chapter 17 (04:02:02) Chapter 18 (04:18:55) Chapter 19 (04:41:04) Chapter 20 (04:53:49) Chapter 21 (05:04:48) Chapter 22 (05:11:37) Chapter 23 (05:20:14) Chapter 24 (05:54:26) Chapter 25 (06:14:53) Chapter 26 (06:26:45) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi In late Victorian England, an eccentric inventor known only as the Time Traveller invites a small circle of skeptical friends to witness an impossible achievement: a machine designed to move through time itself. When his demonstration leaves unanswered questions, he soon commits to a far bolder experiment, vanishing into the future to see what becomes of humanity. He arrives in an age of strange beauty and unsettling calm, where the childlike Eloi drift through sunlit ruins, seemingly free from work, struggle, or ambition. Yet as the Time Traveller explores this distant world, he senses a darker logic beneath its surface and discovers that comfort may conceal a brutal history. Driven by curiosity and the urgent need to recover what has been taken from him, he ventures into shadowed places and deeper spans of time, confronting the consequences of social division, evolution, and human complacency. Part scientific romance, part philosophical warning, The Time Machine is a tense, imaginative journey that asks what progress truly means - and what price a civilization may pay for it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:42) Chapter 02 (00:35:30) Chapter 03 (00:49:42) Chapter 04 (01:16:04) Chapter 05 (01:59:52) Chapter 06 (02:13:57) Chapter 07 (02:30:31) Chapter 08 (02:47:14) Chapter 09 (03:04:04) Chapter 10 (03:11:21) Chapter 11 (03:24:16) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pandora’s Box by Frank Wedekind audiobook. Genre: drama Pandora's Box (1904) (Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays (the first is Earth Spirit [1895]), both of which depict a society 'riven by the demands of lust and greed'. G. W. Pabst directed a silent film version (Pandora's Box), which was loosely based on the play, in 1929. Both plays together also formed the basis for the opera Lulu by Alban Berg in 1935 (premiered posthumously in 1937). In the original manuscript, dating from 1894, the 'Lulu' drama was in five acts and subtitled 'A Monster Tragedy'. Wedekind subsequently divided the work into two plays: Earth Spirit (German: Erdgeist, first printed in 1895) and Pandora's Box (German: Die Büchse der Pandora). It is now customary in theatre performances to run the two plays together, in abridged form, under the title Lulu. Wedekind is known to have taken his inspiration from at least two sources: the pantomime Lulu by Félicien Champsaur, which he saw in Paris in the early 1890s, and the sex murders of Jack the Ripper in London in 1888. The premiere of Pandora's Box, a restricted performance due to difficulties with the censor, took place in Nuremberg on 1 February 1904. The 1905 Viennese premiere, again restricted, was instigated by the satirist Karl Kraus. In Vienna Lulu was played by Tilly Newes, later to become Wedekind's wife, with the part of Jack the Ripper played by Wedekind himself. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:40:21) Chapter 02 (01:30:59) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett audiobook. Genre: family When spoiled, lonely Mary Lennox is sent from colonial India to live with her stern uncle at the sprawling, wind-swept Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire moors, she expects only gray corridors, strict rules, and endless isolation. Instead, Mary discovers a house full of mysteries - including whispered rumors of a hidden garden locked away for years. With the help of a warmhearted housemaid, the fiercely curious young Dickon Sowerby, and Marys sickly cousin Colin, she begins to unravel the secrets of the estate and of her own hardened heart. As the children search for the gardens lost key and learn to coax life from neglected soil, they also face the weight of grief, fear, and the adults silences that surround them. Set against a vivid landscape of heather, wind, and birdsong, The Secret Garden is a classic story of friendship, resilience, and the quiet power of nature to heal. Each new discovery draws Mary and her companions closer to hope - but the manor will not easily release what it has tried to bury. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:12:26) Chapter 02 (00:27:26) Chapter 03 (00:35:41) Chapter 04 (01:06:13) Chapter 05 (01:18:46) Chapter 06 (01:30:55) Chapter 07 (01:42:33) Chapter 08 (01:57:17) Chapter 09 (02:13:54) Chapter 10 (02:34:50) Chapter 11 (02:48:20) Chapter 12 (03:03:23) Chapter 13 (03:26:36) Chapter 14 (03:46:59) Chapter 15 (04:07:26) Chapter 16 (04:20:10) Chapter 17 (04:33:19) Chapter 18 (04:45:31) Chapter 19 (05:04:41) Chapter 20 (05:20:12) Chapter 21 (05:40:01) Chapter 22 (05:50:37) Chapter 23 (06:14:57) Chapter 24 (06:35:54) Chapter 25 (06:48:53) Chapter 26 (07:06:37) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary audiobook. Genre: tragedy Written in the early 1600s and set in the turbulent court of Herod the Great, The Tragedy of Mariam follows Mariam, the proud and principled queen of Judea, as she navigates the dangers of marriage to a volatile ruler whose power is matched only by his suspicion. Herod returns from political turmoil abroad to a household thick with rumor, rivalries, and unfinished vengeance. At court, Mariam's integrity and sharp tongue collide with demands for obedience, while Herod's shifting favor turns love into a test of survival. Around them, ambitious voices press in: Salome, Herod's formidable sister, schemes to reshape her own fate and settle personal scores, and courtiers weigh loyalty against self-preservation. Told through charged dialogue and reflective choruses, Elizabeth Cary's groundbreaking tragedy probes jealousy, tyranny, conscience, and the peril faced by women who speak openly in a world built to silence them. As accusations harden into judgments, Mariam must decide what honor costs when truth itself becomes a weapon. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:33:08) Chapter 2 (00:57:59) Chapter 3 (01:12:43) Chapter 4 (01:54:42) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lady Susan by Jane Austen audiobook. Genre: romance Jane Austen demonstrated her mastery of the epistolary novel genre in Lady Susan, which she wrote in 1795 but never published. Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as she engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter, the actual action shares its importance with Austen’s manipulation of her characters' behavior by means of their reactions to the letters that they receive. The heroine adds additional interest by altering the tone of her own letters based on the recipient of the letter. Thus, the character of Lady Susan is developed through many branches as Austen suggests complications of identity and the way in which that identity is based on interaction rather than on solitary constructions of personality. Lady Susan’s character is also built by the descriptions of the other letter-writers; but even though their opinions of this heroine coincide with the image that develops from her own letters, Austen demonstrates the subjectivity of the opinions by presenting them – primarily – in the letters of one woman to another, thereby suggesting the established literary motifs of feminine gossip and jealousy. Readers recognize these subjective motifs and examine all of the idiosyncrasies of the characters in order to create their own opinion of Lady Susan – as they would of any real acquaintance. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:23:38) Chapter 2 (00:47:41) Chapter 3 (01:14:44) Chapter 4 (01:42:00) Chapter 5 (02:04:42) Chapter 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi A shipwreck in the Pacific leaves Edward Prendick clinging to life until he is rescued by a passing schooner carrying a brusque medical man, Montgomery, and a frightening cargo of restless animals. After a tense journey, Prendick is put ashore on a remote island ruled by the notorious Dr. Moreau, a scientist whose name is spoken with dread and whose work has driven him into isolation. Trapped far from any safe route back to civilization, Prendick explores the island's strange compounds, hears unsettling cries behind locked doors, and meets a community of eerie, humanlike figures who live by a set of rigid, chantlike rules enforced through fear and ritual. As he pieces together what Moreau is doing, Prendick must decide how to survive among men who are not quite men, and whether reason and morality can endure where pain and ambition set the law. Chilling, fast-paced, and philosophically sharp, Wells' classic confronts the boundaries between human and animal, the ethics of experimentation, and the fragility of identity when civilization is only a thin skin over instinct. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:03:16) Chapter 02 (00:09:59) Chapter 03 (00:16:59) Chapter 04 (00:29:37) Chapter 05 (00:37:58) Chapter 06 (00:47:21) Chapter 07 (00:59:32) Chapter 08 (01:11:48) Chapter 09 (01:19:43) Chapter 10 (01:43:44) Chapter 11 (01:53:09) Chapter 12 (02:07:35) Chapter 13 (02:28:05) Chapter 14 (02:38:56) Chapter 15 (03:06:15) Chapter 16 (03:19:53) Chapter 17 (03:50:29) Chapter 18 (04:03:04) Chapter 19 (04:13:28) Chapter 20 (04:32:27) Chapter 21 (04:44:47) Chapter 22 (05:13:12) Chapter 23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Invisible Man by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi In a quiet English village, unsettling rumors begin to swirl around a stranger who arrives wrapped head to toe in bandages, demanding privacy, odd supplies, and absolute isolation. He is Dr. Griffin, a brilliant but reckless scientist whose secret experiment has pushed the boundaries of what the human body can become, and what society can endure. As strange incidents mount - unexplained footsteps, missing objects, sudden outbreaks of violence - the villagers' curiosity curdles into fear, and Griffin's desperate attempts to protect his discovery give way to something far more dangerous. Hunted by suspicion, driven by pride, and intoxicated by the power of going unseen, Griffin is forced into a widening conflict with ordinary people, local authorities, and the few who might understand him. H. G. Wells combines tense suspense with sharp social observation, asking what happens when scientific ambition outruns morality, and when isolation turns genius into menace. The result is a chilling, fast-moving classic about power without accountability and the terrifying costs of invisibility. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:22:45) Chapter 2 (00:47:14) Chapter 3 (01:16:33) Chapter 4 (01:35:10) Chapter 5 (01:53:40) Chapter 6 (02:11:02) Chapter 7 (02:37:39) Chapter 8 (02:56:18) Chapter 9 (03:16:11) Chapter 10 (03:37:41) Chapter 11 (03:57:15) Chapter 12 (04:18:45) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Constant Couple by George Farquhar audiobook. Genre: comedy George Farquhar, the author of this comedy, was the son of a clergyman in the north of Ireland. He was born in the year 1678, discovered an early taste for literature, and wrote poetic stanzas at ten years of age. In 1694 he was sent to Trinity College, Dublin, and there made such progress in his studies as to acquire considerable reputation. But he was volatile and poor—the first misfortune led him to expense; the second, to devise means how to support his extravagance. In the year 1700 he brought out this comedy of 'The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee.' It was then the Jubilee year at Rome, and the author took advantage of that occurrence to render the title of his drama popular; for which cause alone it must be supposed he made any thing in his play refer to that festival, as no one material point is in any shape connected with it For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:31:24) Chapter 02 (01:03:14) Chapter 03 (01:31:26) Chapter 04 (01:50:39) Chapter 05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton audiobook. Genre: drama In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic 'old revolutionary stock' families that rule New York's social life. Under the rules of this society, 'being things' is better than 'doing things' and reputation and outward appearances come at the exclusion of everything else. In this Gilded Age, when America’s expansion and increased industrialism produce a group of newly wealthy robber barons and financiers, the patient, time-honored values of the old ruling class, and century, are giving way to the expediencies of the new. Caught at this cusp, a triangle of lovers, who must choose between the expectations of family and society, and the deepest yearnings of the heart. Newly engaged couple, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and May Welland, a society debutante, are part of the old world, where the 'right people' follow the 'correct rules' and marry into 'acceptable families.' The arrival from Europe of May’s cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska, complicates their union, as Ellen’s mysterious past threatens to cast a shadow of scandal over the newly betrothed couple. Newland Archer, at first critical of Ellen's bohemian lifestyle, and her seemingly wilful ignorance of the rules and customs of his Old New York, is soon captivated by Ellen's warmth, spirit, and her generous and loving heart. Will he cast off the life for which he's been groomed, or sacrifice happiness for duty and the greater good of the social order? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:53) Chapter 02 (00:33:50) Chapter 03 (00:49:05) Chapter 04 (01:00:50) Chapter 05 (01:20:11) Chapter 06 (01:38:05) Chapter 07 (01:51:58) Chapter 08 (02:08:15) Chapter 09 (02:34:42) Chapter 10 (02:54:42) Chapter 11 (03:12:32) Chapter 12 (03:36:21) Chapter 13 (03:52:44) Chapter 14 (04:08:18) Chapter 15 (04:27:48) Chapter 16 (04:47:25) Chapter 17 (05:07:35) Chapter 18 (05:30:31) Chapter 19 (05:52:30) Chapter 20 (06:17:30) Chapter 21 (06:46:18) Chapter 22 (07:04:10) Chapter 23 (07:24:29) Chapter 24 (07:36:14) Chapter 25 (07:56:02) Chapter 26 (08:19:59) Chapter 27 (08:34:51) Chapter 28 (08:49:14) Chapter 29 (09:03:56) Chapter 30 (09:24:07) Chapter 31 (09:49:32) Chapter 32 (10:08:49) Chapter 33 (10:41:27) Chapter 34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: adventure On a remote island in the East Indies, brilliant but obsessive scientist Professor Maxon pursues a forbidden experiment: manufacturing life in a secret laboratory far from any law but his own. When shipwreck survivor Virginia Maxon - his sheltered, determined daughter - crosses paths with the outsider who could expose everything, the island's uneasy balance begins to crack. The true wild cards, however, are Maxon's creations: a series of imperfect, increasingly human 'Monster Men' grown for strength and obedience, then loosed into the jungle where instinct, loyalty, and rage collide. As fear spreads from the laboratory to the coastal village and beyond, Virginia must decide what she owes to her father, to the innocent people threatened by his ambition, and to the beings who were never asked to be born. Part adventure tale and part moral fable, The Monster Men pits scientific hubris against conscience and survival, building toward a tense struggle for freedom, identity, and control in a place where civilization is only a thin veneer. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:25:47) Chapter 02 (00:47:26) Chapter 03 (01:09:02) Chapter 04 (01:28:13) Chapter 05 (01:51:45) Chapter 06 (02:11:29) Chapter 07 (02:40:15) Chapter 08 (03:09:16) Chapter 09 (03:31:25) Chapter 10 (03:49:48) Chapter 11 (04:12:53) Chapter 12 (04:31:12) Chapter 13 (04:49:50) Chapter 14 (05:09:25) Chapter 15 (05:28:45) Chapter 16 (05:51:02) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: mystery Fresh out of college, Jimmy Torrance has the confidence of a campus champion and none of the patience to live on his father's money. He heads for 1920s Chicago determined to earn a respectable place in the world, only to discover that charm and athletic glory do not translate into a paycheck. Hungry, broke, and humiliated by one job hunt after another, Jimmy falls in with the city's rougher company, including a shrewd pickpocket called The Lizard and Edith, a streetwise young woman known as Little Eva, whose unexpected loyalty keeps him from going under. When Jimmy meets the poised Elizabeth Compton, he glimpses the society life he wants, but he is still stuck hustling for work wherever he can get it. Then an unlikely opportunity appears: Elizabeth's father needs an 'efficiency expert' to rescue his troubled factory, and Jimmy lands the position on a wing and a prayer. As he starts untangling waste, sabotage, and missing money, Jimmy collides with powerful enemies, social prejudice, and a crime that threatens to destroy his future. To survive, he will need real competence, and friends he never expected to trust. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:20) Chapter 02 (00:24:36) Chapter 03 (00:38:57) Chapter 04 (00:49:22) Chapter 05 (01:02:36) Chapter 06 (01:13:33) Chapter 07 (01:23:02) Chapter 08 (01:32:53) Chapter 09 (01:43:42) Chapter 10 (01:50:41) Chapter 11 (02:06:23) Chapter 12 (02:18:38) Chapter 13 (02:26:13) Chapter 14 (02:35:02) Chapter 15 (02:45:21) Chapter 16 (02:59:22) Chapter 17 (03:07:41) Chapter 18 (03:20:02) Chapter 19 (03:32:03) Chapter 20 (03:40:35) Chapter 21 (03:54:26) Chapter 22 (04:04:36) Chapter 23 (04:11:26) Chapter 24 (04:21:44) Chapter 25 (04:34:27) Chapter 26 (04:46:29) Chapter 27 (04:57:38) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: scifi On the dying world of Barsoom, where ancient cities cling to fading seas and honor is measured in swordplay, John Carter returns to Mars for another perilous journey. When a strange plea draws him into the icy north, he is pulled into the brutal politics of competing peoples and the shadowy power of the black pirates who raid the waterways and trade in captives. Alongside the fierce and loyal Martians who call him friend, Carter must navigate treacherous alliances, outwit ruthless enemies, and survive a landscape where the cold can kill as surely as a blade. At the heart of the adventure lies a disturbing mystery - a vanished prisoner and a chain of events that suggests a threat reaching beyond any single tribe or city-state. As loyalties are tested and battles ignite across air and sea, Carter fights not only for survival, but for the dignity and freedom of those caught in Barsoom's endless wars. Packed with daring rescues, high-stakes duels, and the headlong momentum that defines Burroughs's Mars romances, this tale blends swashbuckling action with a pulpy sense of wonder and an unshakable belief in courage under fire. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:00) Chapter 01 (00:33:49) Chapter 02 (01:00:17) Chapter 03 (01:30:11) Chapter 04 (01:59:53) Chapter 05 (02:25:31) Chapter 06 (02:57:05) Chapter 07 (03:24:49) Chapter 08 (03:47:39) Chapter 09 (04:14:33) Chapter 10 (04:38:41) Chapter 11 (05:05:08) Chapter 12 (05:27:48) Chapter 13 (05:53:22) Chapter 14 (06:19:33) Chapter 15 (06:44:56) Chapter 16 (07:11:49) Chapter 17 (07:37:45) Chapter 18 (08:06:17) Chapter 19 (08:28:22) Chapter 20 (08:55:24) Chapter 21 (09:20:18) Chapter 22 (09:53:56) Chapter 25 (09:59:41) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook. Genre: adventure Adventure and danger await beneath the surface in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic subterranean romance, At the Earth's Core. When daring inventor David Innes invests in a revolutionary digging machine called the Iron Mole, a test run with its hard-edged creator, Abner Perry, goes catastrophically off course. Plunging through unknown layers of the planet, the two men break into Pellucidar, a vast inner world lit by a strange, perpetual sun and ruled by prehistoric law. There, time, geography, and survival operate by unfamiliar rules, and human captives live under the shadow of the terrifying Mahars, intelligent reptilian overlords who dominate through fear and control. Separated from anything they understand, Innes and Perry must learn quickly, forging alliances with fierce tribal warriors and struggling to protect those caught in Pellucidar's brutal hierarchy - including the courageous Dian the Beautiful, whose fate becomes entangled with Innes' own. Fast-paced, imaginative, and pulpy in the best sense, this tale blends lost-world wonder with relentless peril, asking what civilization means when stripped of every comfort and certainty. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:31) Chapter 01 (00:24:06) Chapter 02 (00:44:27) Chapter 03 (01:01:59) Chapter 04 (01:23:26) Chapter 05 (01:41:56) Chapter 06 (01:55:22) Chapter 07 (02:08:07) Chapter 08 (02:37:26) Chapter 09 (02:52:09) Chapter 10 (03:17:22) Chapter 11 (03:30:43) Chapter 12 (03:40:42) Chapter 13 (03:53:45) Chapter 14 (04:35:07) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin audiobook. Genre: biography Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is the plainspoken, vivid life story of one of America's most inventive and influential founders, told largely in his own witty, practical voice. Beginning with his childhood in a large Boston family, Franklin traces his early hunger for books, his restless apprenticeship, and the bold decision to strike out on his own. In Philadelphia he remakes himself through printing and publishing, sharpening a talent for persuasion and an appetite for public improvement. As his career expands, listeners follow his experiments, civic projects, and efforts to cultivate personal discipline - from building habits of industry and frugality to organizing institutions that serve the common good. But the book is not simply a victory lap. Franklin wrestles with reputation, ambition, and the limits of self-made ideals, all while navigating the pressures of business, politics, and a rapidly changing society. Part moral handbook, part coming-of-age narrative, and part portrait of colonial America, this classic invites you into the workshop of a mind determined to learn, to lead, and to leave the world better than he found it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:19:08) Chapter 01 (00:46:36) Chapter 02 (01:07:12) Chapter 03 (01:22:30) Chapter 04 (01:40:08) Chapter 05 (01:50:02) Chapter 06 (02:17:48) Chapter 07 (02:52:24) Chapter 08 (03:17:55) Chapter 09 (03:51:12) Chapter 10 (04:09:51) Chapter 11 (04:27:21) Chapter 12 (04:47:49) Chapter 13 (05:20:54) Chapter 14 (05:26:19) Chapter 15 (05:34:51) Chapter 16 (06:01:53) Chapter 17 (06:23:09) Chapter 18 (06:33:11) Chapter 19 (07:13:52) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr audiobook. Genre: romance Set in New York City in 1791, when the young republic is still arguing over its future, The Maid of Maiden Lane follows Cornelia Moran, a spirited, dutiful young woman newly home from Moravian schooling and stepping into a world where family loyalty, social rank, and politics press on every private choice. The proud streets near Maiden Lane hum with post-Revolution confidence, but also with sharp divisions: old Dutch families guard their traditions, newcomers bring fresh ambitions, and news of upheaval abroad stirs fear and fascination. At the center of it all, Cornelia finds herself drawn into a demanding tangle of affections when Lieutenant Joris Hyde enters her life and expectations harden around them both. As fathers, friends, and public opinion weigh in, Cornelia must measure love against responsibility and decide what kind of future she can claim as her own. Amelia E. Barr blends courtship, family conflict, and civic debate into a richly detailed portrait of an early American city, where a single mistake or misunderstanding can echo through reputations, engagements, and lives. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:32) Chapter 02 (00:48:24) Chapter 03 (01:20:28) Chapter 04 (02:16:51) Chapter 05 (02:54:49) Chapter 06 (03:34:57) Chapter 07 (04:04:09) Chapter 08 (04:39:40) Chapter 09 (05:14:59) Chapter 10 (06:03:38) Chapter 11 (06:42:13) Chapter 12 (07:15:14) Chapter 13 (07:45:39) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg audiobook. Genre: fantasy Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg is a lively stage dramatization that blends favorite episodes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass into a fast-moving play for young performers and family audiences. When curious Alice slips out of ordinary life and into a world where logic bends and words refuse to behave, she must navigate a parade of unforgettable figures: the hurried White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, the enigmatic Caterpillar, the quarrelsome Queen of Hearts, and the delightfully maddening guests at the Mad Tea Party. As scenes shift from riddles and rhymes to croquet played with impossible equipment, Alice faces a constant challenge: how do you keep your sense of self when everyone insists the rules are different every moment? Gerstenberg's dialogue-forward adaptation highlights the humor, theatricality, and quick character changes that make Wonderland a joy to perform, while keeping the story's deeper questions close at hand - identity, growing up, and the strange authority of nonsense. It is a whimsical, imaginative journey that invites listeners to laugh, wonder, and question what 'makes sense' in the first place. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:05) Chapter 01 (00:40:14) Chapter 02 (01:13:40) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices