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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 17, 2023

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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: drama

Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation 'My Fair Lady' with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:10:18) Chapter 2

(00:25:23) Chapter 3

(01:09:20) Chapter 4

(01:32:34) Chapter 5

(01:46:36) Chapter 6

(02:24:48) Chapter 7

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 13, 2023

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Mrs. Warren's Profession, George Bernard Shaw turns a drawing-room visit into a razor-sharp confrontation with the economics of respectability. Vivie Warren is young, brilliant, and determined to build an independent life through hard work and clear thinking. But when she finally spends time with her mother, Kitty Warren, the polished story of success that has always hovered at the edge of their relationship begins to crack. A few well-placed acquaintances gather around them - including the charming, unreliable Frank Gardner; his prudent father, the Reverend Samuel Gardner; and the wealthy, predatory Sir George Crofts - and each brings a different version of what society calls virtue, ambition, and survival. As secrets are forced into the open, Vivie must decide what kind of adult she will be, and what she owes to family, money, and a world built on double standards. Bold, witty, and unsettling, Shaw's play examines how poverty, power, and hypocrisy can shape lives, especially for women, and asks whether moral judgment is ever separable from the conditions that make certain choices seem inevitable.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:40:11) Chapter 02

(01:31:02) Chapter 03

(02:07:05) Chapter 04

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Arms and The Man by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jan 13, 2023

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Arms and The Man by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina's hand-wringing parents.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:47:31) Chapter 02

(01:41:52) Chapter 03

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A Columbus of Space by Garrett P. Serviss ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jan 13, 2023

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A Columbus of Space by Garrett P. Serviss audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Edmund Stonewall is a quiet, brilliant eccentric whose true obsession is not wealth or fame, but the outer limits of human possibility. When he finally invites a few friends from his New York club circle - including the bold, joking Jack Ashton and the sharper-edged Henry Darton - into his private workshop, he unveils an astonishing vehicle: a compact air-and-space car driven by controlled inter-atomic power. What begins as a demonstration turns into an irrevocable voyage beyond Earth, as Stonewall and his companions are carried toward Venus with no clear map, no rescue, and only Stonewall's nerve and ingenuity to keep them alive. On Venus they find a world divided between burning sunlight and permanent night, with strange landscapes, brutal hazards, and societies shaped by extremes of climate and time. Misunderstandings, rivalries, and the problem of communicating across species and culture quickly become as dangerous as any creature in the shadows. As the travelers struggle to repair their fragile advantage and choose whom to trust, the dream of discovery becomes a test of character: what does it mean to be a 'Columbus of space' when the new world is already inhabited?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:23:28) Chapter 2

(00:46:13) Chapter 3

(01:07:56) Chapter 4

(01:39:12) Chapter 5

(02:01:43) Chapter 6

(02:25:25) Chapter 7

(02:45:23) Chapter 8

(03:09:03) Chapter 9

(03:28:37) Chapter 10

(03:52:19) Chapter 11

(04:11:57) Chapter 12

(04:33:23) Chapter 13

(04:50:41) Chapter 14

(05:08:35) Chapter 15

(05:30:44) Chapter 16

(05:49:12) Chapter 17

(06:12:58) Chapter 18

(06:30:52) Chapter 19

(06:49:28) Chapter 20

(07:08:42) Chapter 21

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The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jan 13, 2023

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The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. 'Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr, who Always Vanquished his Enemies and Always Spared Them, and Was Treacherously Slain by Them At Last. May God in Whom he Trusted both Reward and Revenge him.' is the inscription that they read on each of them. Flambeau knows nothing of him but listens to the story of this man as Father Brown tells it. Was St. Claire truly a hero and martyr? What is the mystery behind his last foolish and hopeless charge against an overwhelming enemy? This detective story delves into human psychology for many of the clues to unravel the tangled threads. A fascinating story and said to be one of Chesterton's best Fr. Brown stories.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:23:11) Chapter 02

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St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Jan 13, 2023

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St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: biography

For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to the most austere poverty, stripping himself naked in the public square so all could see that he had renounced his worldly goods; a clown who stood on his head in order to see the world aright. Chesterton gives us Francis in his world-the riotously colorful world of the High Middle Ages, a world with more pageantry and romance than we have seen before or since. Here is the Francis who tried to end the Crusades by talking to the Saracens, and who interceded with the emperor on behalf of the birds. Here is the Francis who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche. I read this book as a young man and not only did it introduce me to the amazing world of Chesterton, but it was a revelation of how an entire culture could be captured in a slim volume.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:12) Chapter 02

(00:55:49) Chapter 03

(01:25:44) Chapter 04

(01:50:46) Chapter 05

(02:23:21) Chapter 06

(02:55:18) Chapter 07

(03:28:11) Chapter 08

(03:59:49) Chapter 09

(04:28:28) Chapter 10

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Heretics by G. K. Chesterton ~ Full Audiobook [religion] Jan 12, 2023

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Heretics by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: religion

The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere 'rollicking journalist,' he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people--such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells--with whom he vehemently disagreed. Chesterton had no difficulty standing up for what he believed. He was one of the few journalists to oppose the Boer War. His 1922 'Eugenics and Other Evils' attacked what was at that time the most progressive of all ideas, the idea that the human race could and should breed a superior version of itself. In the Nazi experience, history demonstrated the wisdom of his once 'reactionary' views.

Chesterton wrote several works of Christian apologetics, the best known of which are 'Orthodoxy', 'Heretics', and 'The Everlasting Man'.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:06:25) Chapter 01

(00:26:24) Chapter 02

(00:45:54) Chapter 03

(01:08:42) Chapter 04

(01:29:24) Chapter 05

(02:02:38) Chapter 06

(02:17:27) Chapter 07

(02:32:38) Chapter 08

(02:54:13) Chapter 09

(03:04:34) Chapter 10

(03:15:46) Chapter 11

(03:32:08) Chapter 12

(03:59:03) Chapter 13

(04:10:18) Chapter 14

(04:35:22) Chapter 15

(05:03:42) Chapter 16

(05:30:16) Chapter 17

(05:49:28) Chapter 18

(06:19:17) Chapter 19

(06:45:21) Chapter 20

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The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jan 12, 2023

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The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty audiobook.

Genre: adventure

G.A. Henty’s “tale of ancient Egypt” tells the story of Amuba, prince of the Rebu, who is taken captive when his people are conquered by the Egyptians, and then becomes the servant and companion of Chebron, son of the high priest of Osiris. A mystery unfolds as the lads find evidence of a murderous conspiracy within the ranks of the priesthood; but they must then flee for their lives when they unintentionally kill the cat selected as the successor to the Cat of Bubastes, one of the most sacred animals of Egypt. Amuba and Chebron are strong, courageous, and resourceful – but will this be enough to carry them beyond the long reach of the power of Egypt?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:01) Chapter 02

(01:03:34) Chapter 03

(01:36:41) Chapter 04

(02:09:54) Chapter 05

(02:45:51) Chapter 06

(03:18:22) Chapter 07

(03:53:11) Chapter 08

(04:22:27) Chapter 09

(04:57:09) Chapter 10

(05:32:27) Chapter 11

(06:02:29) Chapter 12

(06:38:02) Chapter 13

(07:10:53) Chapter 14

(07:42:34) Chapter 15

(08:21:58) Chapter 16

(08:56:52) Chapter 17

(09:30:47) Chapter 18

(09:57:03) Chapter 19

(10:29:13) Chapter 20

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 12, 2023

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky audiobook.

Genre: drama

In the stifling heat and grinding poverty of St. Petersburg, former student Rodion Raskolnikov is barely surviving - hungry, isolated, and consumed by a private theory that certain extraordinary people can step beyond moral law. When desperation and pride drive him toward a reckless act, he finds that the real punishment is not only legal consequence but the crushing weight of conscience. As he tries to outthink suspicion and justify himself, his world tightens around him: a sharp-minded investigator probes with unsettling patience, friends and family arrive with their own urgent needs, and a young woman named Sonya, marked by suffering and quiet faith, becomes an unexpected mirror to his inner life. Haunted by fear, fever, and a desperate need to be understood, Raskolnikov is forced into a battle between intellect and empathy, arrogance and compassion. Crime and Punishment is a psychological and moral thriller about guilt, responsibility, and the perilous search for meaning in a world that offers little mercy.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:05:38) Chapter 01

(00:27:01) Chapter 02

(01:13:58) Chapter 03

(01:47:05) Chapter 04

(02:19:20) Chapter 05

(02:45:11) Chapter 06

(03:16:20) Chapter 07

(03:46:02) Chapter 08

(04:29:13) Chapter 09

(04:55:51) Chapter 10

(05:29:09) Chapter 11

(05:54:33) Chapter 12

(06:22:16) Chapter 13

(07:12:05) Chapter 14

(07:56:46) Chapter 15

(08:32:53) Chapter 16

(09:01:42) Chapter 17

(09:36:20) Chapter 18

(10:04:51) Chapter 19

(10:52:05) Chapter 20

(11:19:47) Chapter 21

(11:50:58) Chapter 22

(12:21:19) Chapter 23

(12:41:47) Chapter 24

(13:23:02) Chapter 25

(14:07:39) Chapter 26

(14:26:34) Chapter 27

(15:06:27) Chapter 28

(15:37:21) Chapter 29

(16:13:33) Chapter 30

(16:57:23) Chapter 31

(17:31:08) Chapter 32

(17:56:10) Chapter 33

(18:32:00) Chapter 34

(18:55:58) Chapter 35

(19:24:05) Chapter 36

(19:59:42) Chapter 37

(20:33:52) Chapter 38

(20:57:14) Chapter 39

(21:23:11) Chapter 40

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The Night of the Long Knives by Fritz Leiber ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jan 12, 2023

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The Night of the Long Knives by Fritz Leiber audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

'I was one hundred miles from Nowhere—and I mean that literally—when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye. I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.' In a Post apocalyptic world, the few people left must be strong. And must not hesitate to kill. Of course, killing another Deathlander was one of the chief pleasures and urges of all the solitary wanders in this vast wasteland. Kill and kill again. But this other was a girl and that brought up the second great urge: sex. Which was it to be today? Perhaps both? And who would walk away afterward?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:32:17) Chapter 2

(01:00:01) Chapter 3

(01:34:04) Chapter 4

(02:11:52) Chapter 5

(02:31:56) Chapter 6

(03:01:29) Chapter 7

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