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A Mayfair Magician by George Griffith ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jul 12, 2023

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A Mayfair Magician by George Griffith audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On a storm-lashed Christmas Eve in the Scottish border hills, a visiting researcher is snowed in at H. M. Prison at Nether-moor. Over supper, the prison's brilliant medical officer - a devoted student of criminal psychology - points out a singular inmate: a cultivated man forced to wear a mask and motoring goggles, not to shield his eyes, but to shield others from them. To explain why, the doctor begins a tale that reaches from bleak prison corridors to country estates and the glittering world of London society. At Enstone Manor, wealthy Sir Godfrey Enstone and his adopted heir, Harold, welcome the renowned Professor Jenner Halkine and Halkine's enchanting niece, Grace Romanes. Harold is swiftly drawn to Grace, yet he cannot shake the uneasy sense that the professor's luminous gaze is more than a striking feature - that it is a tool. As Sir Godfrey and Halkine pursue a revolutionary breakthrough in the science of the mind, Harold suspects their work could become a weapon: a way to strip away privacy, bend will, and turn love, honor, and human life into variables in an experiment. In a world where thought itself can be invaded, the question is not only what can be done, but who can be trusted to do it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:07:26) Chapter 01

(00:25:19) Chapter 02

(00:38:32) Chapter 03

(00:53:36) Chapter 04

(01:11:46) Chapter 05

(01:31:42) Chapter 06

(01:48:56) Chapter 07

(02:06:15) Chapter 08

(02:24:30) Chapter 09

(02:39:49) Chapter 10

(02:54:10) Chapter 11

(03:09:55) Chapter 12

(03:26:27) Chapter 13

(03:42:35) Chapter 14

(03:59:02) Chapter 15

(04:14:49) Chapter 16

(04:28:42) Chapter 17

(04:45:32) Chapter 18

(05:02:56) Chapter 19

(05:14:37) Chapter 20

(05:37:31) Chapter 21

(05:51:47) Chapter 22

(06:13:25) Chapter 23

(06:27:41) Chapter 24

(06:42:08) Chapter 25

(06:57:35) Chapter 26

(07:18:04) Chapter 27

(07:30:06) Chapter 28

(07:43:46) Chapter 29

(07:59:49) Chapter 30

(08:11:55) Chapter 31

(08:28:41) Chapter 32

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The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Jul 12, 2023

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The Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs audiobook.

Genre: romance

_What else?_—What else had happened? Something to do with the remarkable likeness between himself and Harry? The likeness,—so strong that only their own mother had been able to tell them apart.

Memory came to him with a rush. He remembered now what had happened in the darkness, what he had done. Taken Harry’s lieutenant’s uniform, giving the coward his own corporal’s outfit. Then he, Jim Horton, had gone on and carried out the Major’s orders, leaving the coward writhing in the ditch.

By George!——the fight—he, Jim Horton, had won the victory at Boissière Wood for the —th Infantry—_for Harry!—as Harry_!

Perhaps, he was really Harry and not Jim Horton at all? He glanced around him curiously, as though somewhat amused at the metempsychosis. And then thoughtfully shook his head.

No. He was Jim Horton, all right—Jim Horton. There was no mistake about that. (Excerpt from chapter 1)

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:18) Chapter 02

(00:52:57) Chapter 03

(01:27:34) Chapter 04

(01:59:12) Chapter 05

(02:25:31) Chapter 06

(02:56:48) Chapter 07

(03:20:21) Chapter 08

(03:50:18) Chapter 09

(04:27:05) Chapter 10

(04:50:26) Chapter 11

(05:18:58) Chapter 12

(05:46:52) Chapter 13

(06:12:33) Chapter 14

(06:40:14) Chapter 15

(07:10:20) Chapter 16

(07:41:20) Chapter 17

(08:06:09) Chapter 18

(08:31:43) Chapter 19

(09:04:18) Chapter 20

(09:28:53) Chapter 21

(09:57:40) Chapter 22

(10:22:19) Chapter 23

(10:55:45) Chapter 24

(11:30:42) Chapter 25

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The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jul 12, 2023

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The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In The Incredulity of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton returns to his unlikely sleuth: Father Brown, a quiet Catholic priest whose plain clothes and unassuming manner invite underestimation. Moving through drawing rooms, country lanes, and shadowed city streets, Father Brown encounters baffling crimes that leave sharper minds chasing elaborate theories. What sets him apart is not laboratory science or official authority, but an intimate understanding of conscience, temptation, and the small missteps that lead ordinary people into extraordinary wrongdoing. As each case unfolds, Father Brown listens more than he speaks, noticing the human details others dismiss and probing motives where others focus only on evidence. Along the way, he faces skeptical police, clever criminals, and confident amateurs who mistake cynicism for insight. With wit, moral tension, and a steadily tightening sense of puzzle and peril, this collection offers mysteries that challenge appearances and reward careful attention, blending intellectual gamesmanship with compassion for flawed souls. Each story stands alone, yet together they deepen the portrait of a detective whose faith and humility become his most surprising tools.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:47:28) Chapter 02

(01:52:07) Chapter 03

(02:46:07) Chapter 04

(03:42:13) Chapter 05

(04:46:56) Chapter 06

(05:35:51) Chapter 07

(06:24:54) Chapter 08

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Fancies Versus Fads by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 12, 2023

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Fancies Versus Fads by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In Fancies Versus Fads, G. K. Chesterton turns his exuberant wit on the passing crazes and grand theories of the early twentieth century, arguing that the newest ideas often become the narrowest prisons. This lively collection of short essays moves restlessly from poetry and free verse to psychoanalysis, prohibition, modern journalism, feminism, film, legal reforms, popular history, and even debates about evolution, treating each topic as a clue to a larger question: what do we lose when fashion replaces tradition and slogans replace common sense? Chesterton writes as a jovial contrarian, delighted to puncture pretension but equally determined to defend ordinary pleasures, humane limits, and the kind of wonder that survives in nursery rhymes and everyday talk. Across these brisk, paradox-laced pieces, he portrays the modern world as full of serious sects that cannot laugh at themselves, and he offers laughter, imagination, and moral clarity as a form of freedom. Part cultural critique, part literary meditation, and part political provocation, this book is an energetic introduction to Chesterton's distinctive voice and his battle against the tyranny of the latest thing.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:07:32) Chapter 02

(00:46:55) Chapter 03

(01:19:02) Chapter 04

(01:40:22) Chapter 05

(01:56:17) Chapter 06

(02:07:03) Chapter 07

(02:17:55) Chapter 08

(02:28:38) Chapter 09

(02:41:06) Chapter 10

(02:51:38) Chapter 11

(03:05:00) Chapter 12

(03:15:47) Chapter 13

(03:25:27) Chapter 14

(03:34:09) Chapter 15

(03:45:33) Chapter 16

(03:58:32) Chapter 17

(04:09:32) Chapter 18

(04:22:32) Chapter 19

(04:34:12) Chapter 20

(04:46:42) Chapter 21

(04:56:36) Chapter 22

(05:07:35) Chapter 23

(05:18:46) Chapter 24

(05:30:22) Chapter 25

(05:40:17) Chapter 26

(05:53:49) Chapter 27

(06:07:48) Chapter 28

(06:30:46) Chapter 29

(06:41:48) Chapter 30

(06:53:29) Chapter 31

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The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 11, 2023

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The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In August, 1856, times were hard in San Diego. Dick, who worked on the ship, 'Northampton', was attacked by a ruthless gang - the next morning he found that his ship had sailed off without him. In no time, his closest friends came to him and nursed him back to health. In talking about the events, they decided it was time for a change, to make a better life for themselves, and that meant they would plan to leave and travel together in the quest to find gold in the 'Gold Canyon'. Along the way, they find themselves on the most dangerous adventure they will ever encounter in their lifetime, which includes a whole lot of 'the unexpected' throughout the journey, and meeting up with savagely brutal Apache's. Will there be casualties in this quest? And does there really exist a 'Golden Canyon'? A quick paced action adventure awaits!

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:56) Chapter 02

(00:18:48) Chapter 03

(00:28:17) Chapter 04

(00:34:47) Chapter 05

(00:40:58) Chapter 06

(00:49:34) Chapter 07

(00:55:52) Chapter 08

(01:02:42) Chapter 09

(01:08:54) Chapter 10

(01:16:54) Chapter 11

(01:24:30) Chapter 12

(01:29:56) Chapter 13

(01:36:49) Chapter 14

(01:43:26) Chapter 15

(01:50:47) Chapter 16

(01:56:03) Chapter 17

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Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat by Frances Trego Montgomery ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jul 11, 2023

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Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat by Frances Trego Montgomery audiobook.

Genre: family

Told with mischievous charm in the voice of its unlikely hero, Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat follows a bold young goat whose curiosity is always one nibble away from trouble. When Billy is separated from the comfortable rhythms of farm life, he finds himself plunged into a wider world of wagons and roads, strange barns and backyards, and humans who are by turns helpful, baffled, or downright determined to keep a certain goat out of mischief. Along the way, Billy crosses paths with a lively cast of animals - from barnyard rivals to unexpected companions - and learns that cleverness and nerve can get you far, but so can kindness and a bit of humility. As Billy searches for safety and a place to belong, each narrow escape and comic mishap becomes a lesson in resilience, trust, and the messy business of growing up. Frances Trego Montgomery delivers a classic animal adventure packed with humor, heart, and the spirited perspective of a narrator who is never afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks - especially when snacks are involved.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:03) Chapter 02

(00:17:30) Chapter 03

(00:32:00) Chapter 04

(00:40:36) Chapter 05

(00:47:55) Chapter 06

(00:54:08) Chapter 07

(01:11:11) Chapter 08

(01:18:10) Chapter 09

(01:30:57) Chapter 10

(01:57:10) Chapter 11

(02:07:04) Chapter 12

(02:19:52) Chapter 13

(02:25:48) Chapter 14

(02:35:38) Chapter 15

(02:41:34) Chapter 16

(02:52:22) Chapter 17

(03:00:14) Chapter 18

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The Amethyst Cross by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jul 11, 2023

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The Amethyst Cross by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

On a soft May afternoon by the Thames, Lesbia Hale and George Walker dream aloud of a life they are not yet allowed to live. Their engagement, tender and hard-won, is threatened by Lesbia's formidable father, Walter Hale, who refuses to sanction the match and seems consumed by a strange fixation on an heirloom Lesbia has inherited from her late mother: a costly amethyst cross. When violence shatters the lovers' quiet plans and the cross vanishes under baffling circumstances, suspicion spreads through the household and beyond, touching servants, acquaintances, and those with hidden ties to the Hales. As Lesbia guards secrets she believes will protect her future, George is pulled into a web of clues that points to greed, old grudges, and carefully staged deception. Moving from riverside calm to shadowed streets and tense drawing rooms, Fergus Hume blends romance with classic Edwardian intrigue, building a puzzle in which every gesture may be a misdirection and the truth behind a single piece of jewelry could cost more than anyone expects.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:33) Chapter 02

(00:34:49) Chapter 03

(00:58:02) Chapter 04

(01:17:43) Chapter 05

(01:36:10) Chapter 06

(01:55:37) Chapter 07

(02:16:33) Chapter 08

(02:37:02) Chapter 09

(03:02:38) Chapter 10

(03:23:33) Chapter 11

(03:47:32) Chapter 12

(04:09:32) Chapter 13

(04:27:26) Chapter 14

(04:44:30) Chapter 15

(05:04:58) Chapter 16

(05:25:03) Chapter 17

(05:44:14) Chapter 18

(06:04:33) Chapter 19

(06:24:38) Chapter 21

(06:47:34) Chapter 22

(07:08:13) Chapter 23

(07:26:23) Chapter 24

(07:53:24) Chapter 25

(08:14:48) Chapter 26

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Ada Merton by Francis J. Finn ~ Full Audiobook [religion] Jul 11, 2023

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Ada Merton by Francis J. Finn audiobook.

Genre: religion

In Ada Merton, Francis J. Finn, S.J. tells a compact, emotionally charged tale of a comfortable couple whose lives have drifted far from the faith they once knew. The Mertons are respected and self-sufficient, but religion has become a polite afterthought - until their home is shaken by the sudden loss of their only child, Ada. In the quiet aftermath of grief, ordinary routines turn hollow, old certainties crumble, and questions they have long avoided press in with new urgency: What does suffering mean? What, if anything, can outlast death? And where can hope be found when consolation feels impossible?Set against the rhythms of late 19th-century American Catholic life, the story follows the parents as friends, neighbors, and clergy offer help that is not merely sentimental, but demanding - calling for humility, honesty, and a willingness to begin again. Finn writes with pastoral insight, tracing how sorrow can either harden the heart or open it, and how a child's memory can become a summons to reconciliation. Ada Merton is a moving meditation on loss, spiritual awakening, and the hard, grace-filled work of returning home.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:58) Chapter 02

(00:25:18) Chapter 03

(00:35:51) Chapter 04

(00:47:31) Chapter 05

(00:58:46) Chapter 06

(01:11:15) Chapter 07

(01:22:16) Chapter 08

(01:36:14) Chapter 09

(01:48:09) Chapter 10

(01:59:22) Chapter 11

(02:11:54) Chapter 12

(02:20:48) Chapter 13

(02:31:23) Chapter 14

(02:46:06) Chapter 15

(02:59:43) Chapter 16

(03:06:35) Chapter 17

(03:16:50) Chapter 18

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Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 10, 2023

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Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, using a distinctive German language style and displaying a fondness for aphorism. Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism.

Thus Spake Zarathustra (Also sprach Zarathustra), is a work composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the 'eternal recurrence of the same', the parable on the 'death of God', and the 'prophecy' of the Overman, which were first introduced in The Gay Science. Described by Nietzsche himself as 'the deepest ever written', the book is a dense and esoteric treatise on philosophy and morality, featuring as protagonist a fictionalized Zarathustra. A central irony of the text is that the style of the Bible is used by Nietzsche to present ideas of his which fundamentally oppose Judaeo-Christian morality and tradition.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:49:30) Chapter 01

(01:29:03) Chapter 02

(01:36:09) Chapter 03

(01:44:09) Chapter 04

(01:52:39) Chapter 05

(01:58:29) Chapter 06

(02:03:14) Chapter 07

(02:09:18) Chapter 08

(02:14:03) Chapter 09

(02:21:16) Chapter 10

(02:26:16) Chapter 11

(02:31:11) Chapter 12

(02:38:26) Chapter 13

(02:47:34) Chapter 14

(02:51:01) Chapter 15

(02:56:36) Chapter 16

(03:03:43) Chapter 17

(03:08:15) Chapter 18

(03:16:15) Chapter 19

(03:25:50) Chapter 20

(03:30:39) Chapter 21

(03:36:19) Chapter 22

(03:44:14) Chapter 23

(03:58:34) Chapter 24

(04:07:37) Chapter 25

(04:16:02) Chapter 26

(04:23:47) Chapter 27

(04:30:57) Chapter 28

(04:39:42) Chapter 29

(04:47:21) Chapter 30

(04:57:46) Chapter 31

(05:06:11) Chapter 32

(05:12:01) Chapter 33

(05:18:44) Chapter 34

(05:28:16) Chapter 35

(05:38:40) Chapter 36

(05:46:40) Chapter 37

(05:55:03) Chapter 38

(06:04:14) Chapter 39

(06:10:24) Chapter 40

(06:19:22) Chapter 41

(06:30:17) Chapter 42

(06:40:16) Chapter 43

(06:55:40) Chapter 44

(07:05:05) Chapter 45

(07:15:12) Chapter 46

(07:24:47) Chapter 47

(07:42:37) Chapter 48

(07:51:57) Chapter 49

(08:01:22) Chapter 50

(08:20:02) Chapter 51

(08:28:43) Chapter 52

(08:39:28) Chapter 53

(08:52:13) Chapter 54

(09:06:07) Chapter 55

(09:23:57) Chapter 56

(09:37:42) Chapter 57

(10:19:37) Chapter 58

(10:39:58) Chapter 59

(11:05:24) Chapter 60

(11:13:20) Chapter 61

(11:21:55) Chapter 62

(11:31:00) Chapter 63

(11:47:30) Chapter 64

(11:59:50) Chapter 65

(12:12:00) Chapter 66

(12:23:00) Chapter 67

(12:44:40) Chapter 68

(12:59:55) Chapter 69

(13:19:15) Chapter 70

(13:33:30) Chapter 71

(13:47:40) Chapter 72

(13:58:25) Chapter 73

(14:16:20) Chapter 74

(14:22:25) Chapter 75

(14:53:45) Chapter 76

(15:04:30) Chapter 77

(15:14:25) Chapter 78

(15:28:34) Chapter 79

(15:40:44) Chapter 80

(15:51:54) Chapter 81

(16:13:49) Chapter 82

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A Superfluous Woman by Emma Francis Brooke ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jul 10, 2023

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A Superfluous Woman by Emma Francis Brooke audiobook.

Genre: drama

Published anonymously in 1894 at the height of the New Woman debate, A Superfluous Woman follows Jessamine Halliday, a beautiful young aristocrat who seems to be wasting away in the velvet air of London society. Her family, fearing a breakdown, summons the unconventional Dr. Cornerstone, who offers a startling diagnosis: Jessamine is not truly ill - she is starving for purpose. Pushed to examine how wealth, idleness, and the marriage market have shaped her, Jessamine attempts a daring cure. She leaves the drawing rooms behind and escapes to the Scottish Highlands, determined to live plainly, work with her hands, and discover who she might become without servants, gossip, or an arranged future closing in. In the rugged landscape she encounters Colin Macgillvray, a crofter whose integrity and independence challenge everything she has been taught to value, and whose presence awakens both longing and defiance. But shedding a lifetime of privilege is not the same as escaping its power. As old expectations pursue her into new terrain, Jessamine must decide what freedom costs - and whether love, labor, and self-respect can survive the pressures of class, scandal, and a double standard that punishes women for the choices men are allowed to make.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:26) Chapter 02

(00:46:43) Chapter 03

(01:15:01) Chapter 04

(01:27:46) Chapter 05

(01:40:24) Chapter 06

(01:58:09) Chapter 07

(02:10:15) Chapter 08

(02:28:53) Chapter 09

(02:46:09) Chapter 10

(03:04:04) Chapter 11

(03:21:35) Chapter 12

(03:43:00) Chapter 13

(03:50:34) Chapter 14

(04:12:13) Chapter 15

(04:20:17) Chapter 16

(04:48:09) Chapter 17

(05:13:28) Chapter 18

(05:32:35) Chapter 19

(05:57:57) Chapter 20

(06:20:21) Chapter 21

(06:37:45) Chapter 22

(06:59:43) Chapter 23

(07:31:58) Chapter 24

(08:03:57) Chapter 25

(08:24:38) Chapter 26

(09:05:03) Chapter 27

(09:26:08) Chapter 28

(09:50:47) Chapter 29

(10:11:52) Chapter 30

(10:34:28) Chapter 31

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