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Villette by Charlotte Bronte ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Dec 16, 2022

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Villette by Charlotte Bronte audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Villette, Charlotte Bronte follows Lucy Snowe, a quiet, keenly observant young Englishwoman who, after personal loss and dwindling prospects, leaves home to build a life on her own in the foreign city of Villette. She finds work at a girls' school run by the formidable Madame Beck, where every corridor seems to conceal a secret and every kindness carries a calculation. Far from the comforts of familiarity, Lucy must navigate a new language, a rigid social order, and the pressures of a Catholic culture that both fascinates and unsettles her Protestant conscience. As she becomes entangled with the school's charismatic circles, Lucy forms an unexpected bond with the eccentric, sharp-tongued Professor Paul Emanuel, while also confronting the alluring presence of the handsome Dr. John and the romantic longings stirred by those around her. Yet Lucy's greatest struggle is inward: to claim independence without surrendering her dignity, and to speak her own truth in a world determined to define her. Wry, intense, and psychologically precise, Villette is a story of loneliness, resilience, and the perilous cost of love.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:56) Chapter 02

(00:38:13) Chapter 03

(01:02:55) Chapter 04

(01:23:14) Chapter 05

(01:47:36) Chapter 06

(02:01:23) Chapter 07

(02:19:13) Chapter 08

(02:35:06) Chapter 09

(03:01:55) Chapter 10

(03:28:54) Chapter 11

(03:46:39) Chapter 12

(04:05:15) Chapter 13

(04:19:24) Chapter 14

(04:41:24) Chapter 15

(05:02:07) Chapter 16

(05:18:11) Chapter 17

(05:35:21) Chapter 18

(05:50:24) Chapter 19

(06:08:41) Chapter 20

(06:31:34) Chapter 21

(06:59:54) Chapter 22

(07:22:46) Chapter 23

(07:34:52) Chapter 24

(07:55:44) Chapter 25

(08:13:36) Chapter 26

(08:30:44) Chapter 27

(08:57:43) Chapter 28

(09:25:42) Chapter 29

(09:46:24) Chapter 30

(10:00:40) Chapter 31

(10:20:29) Chapter 32

(10:37:41) Chapter 33

(11:00:32) Chapter 34

(11:22:51) Chapter 35

(11:43:56) Chapter 36

(12:10:38) Chapter 37

(12:39:20) Chapter 38

(13:00:05) Chapter 39

(13:18:48) Chapter 40

(13:37:33) Chapter 41

(13:56:43) Chapter 42

(14:13:20) Chapter 43

(14:33:47) Chapter 44

(14:55:13) Chapter 45

(15:15:38) Chapter 46

(15:37:44) Chapter 47

(16:00:21) Chapter 48

(16:13:04) Chapter 49

(16:33:28) Chapter 50

(16:53:27) Chapter 51

(17:10:00) Chapter 52

(17:25:17) Chapter 53

(17:39:01) Chapter 54

(17:50:25) Chapter 55

(18:06:15) Chapter 56

(18:28:17) Chapter 57

(18:50:48) Chapter 58

(19:04:23) Chapter 59

(19:25:05) Chapter 60

(19:39:53) Chapter 61

(19:59:55) Chapter 62

(20:20:15) Chapter 63

(20:41:52) Chapter 64

(21:01:58) Chapter 65

(21:22:21) Chapter 66

(21:42:51) Chapter 67

(22:05:40) Chapter 68

(22:32:56) Chapter 69

(22:48:44) Chapter 70

(23:04:33) Chapter 71

(23:21:40) Chapter 72

(23:41:46) Chapter 73

(24:00:08) Chapter 74

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Tarzan and the Ant Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Tarzan and the Ant Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In Tarzan and the Ant Men, Edgar Rice Burroughs hurls Tarzan into one of the strangest corners of his African world, where rival hidden civilizations wage war with weapons and sciences unknown to the outside. When an expedition goes awry, Tarzan is drawn into a clash between the Minuni and the Minutoli - peoples separated not only by politics and cruelty, but by a startling difference in scale. Caught between ambitious rulers, scheming priests, and rival military powers, Tarzan must rely on instinct and ingenuity as familiar jungle strengths are tested in unfamiliar ways. Alongside a determined scientist and a handful of imperiled outsiders, he navigates courts, prisons, and battlefields where a single misstep can mean captivity, experimentation, or death. Part lost-world adventure and part satirical look at empire, vanity, and the abuse of power, the story delivers Burroughs' signature momentum: daring escapes, uneasy alliances, and a hero struggling to protect friends and innocents while finding a path back to the world he knows.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:21) Chapter 02

(00:50:56) Chapter 03

(01:16:22) Chapter 04

(01:37:32) Chapter 05

(02:03:31) Chapter 06

(02:24:48) Chapter 07

(02:45:16) Chapter 08

(03:04:28) Chapter 09

(03:26:10) Chapter 10

(03:47:00) Chapter 11

(04:08:08) Chapter 12

(04:27:05) Chapter 13

(04:51:40) Chapter 14

(05:11:53) Chapter 15

(05:31:22) Chapter 16

(05:50:10) Chapter 17

(06:14:03) Chapter 18

(06:33:07) Chapter 19

(06:51:55) Chapter 20

(07:10:29) Chapter 21

(07:25:50) Chapter 22

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Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Tarzan book 9.

Tarzan's amazing ability to establish kinship with some of the most dangerous animals in the jungle serves him well in this exciting story of his adventures with the Golden Lion, Jad-bal-ja, when the great and lordly animal becomes his ally and protector. Tarzan learns from the High Priestess, La, of a country north of Opar which is held in dread by the Oparians. It is peopled by a strange race of gorilla-men with the intelligence of humans and the strength of gorillas. From time to time they attack Opar, carrying off prisoners for use as slaves in the jewel-studded Temple where they worship a great black-maned lion. Accompanied by the faithful Jad-bal-ja, Tarzan invades the dread country in an attempt to win freedom for the hundreds of people held in slavery there...

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:34) Chapter 02

(00:35:18) Chapter 03

(00:55:35) Chapter 04

(01:15:57) Chapter 05

(01:39:51) Chapter 06

(02:01:23) Chapter 07

(02:19:47) Chapter 08

(02:45:03) Chapter 09

(03:02:30) Chapter 10

(03:29:59) Chapter 11

(03:56:37) Chapter 12

(04:14:30) Chapter 13

(04:39:26) Chapter 14

(05:04:34) Chapter 15

(05:24:42) Chapter 16

(05:51:48) Chapter 17

(06:11:47) Chapter 18

(06:32:32) Chapter 19

(06:55:01) Chapter 20

(07:17:54) Chapter 21

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Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Tarzan book 8.

In the previous novel, during the early days of World War I, Tarzan discovered that his wife Jane was not killed in a fire set by German troops, but was in fact alive. In this novel two months have gone by and Tarzan is continuing to search for Jane. He has tracked her to a hidden valley called Pal-ul-don, which means 'Land of Men.' In Pal-ul-don Tarzan finds a real Jurassic Park filled with dinosaurs, notably the savageTriceratops-like Gryfs, which unlike their prehistoric counterparts are carnivorous. The lost valley is also home to two different races of tailed human-looking creatures, the Ho-don (hairless and white skinned) and the Waz-don (hairy and black-skinned). Tarzan befriends Ta-den, a Ho-don warrior, and Om-at, the Waz-don chief of the tribe of Kor-ul-ja. In this new world he becomes a captive but so impresses his captors with his accomplishments and skills that they name him Tarzan-Jad-Guru (Tarzan the Terrible), which is the name of the novel

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:49) Chapter 02

(00:52:05) Chapter 03

(01:17:01) Chapter 04

(01:38:01) Chapter 05

(02:04:54) Chapter 06

(02:33:17) Chapter 07

(02:54:19) Chapter 08

(03:18:21) Chapter 09

(03:37:59) Chapter 10

(04:00:28) Chapter 11

(04:21:25) Chapter 12

(04:41:52) Chapter 13

(05:01:41) Chapter 14

(05:26:11) Chapter 15

(05:48:08) Chapter 16

(06:04:45) Chapter 17

(06:27:42) Chapter 18

(06:49:32) Chapter 19

(07:10:41) Chapter 20

(07:35:22) Chapter 21

(08:01:47) Chapter 22

(08:20:54) Chapter 23

(08:41:19) Chapter 24

(09:01:04) Chapter 25

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Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Tarzan the Untamed plunges Edgar Rice Burroughs' legendary jungle lord into a world at war, where the law of the wild collides with the brutality of modern conflict. When violence from far beyond Africa's borders shatters Tarzan's fragile peace, he is driven to track the perpetrators across steaming forests, river country, and hostile outposts. Along the way, Tarzan moves between two worlds: the primal realm where he is master of beast and vine, and the human realm of uniforms, secret plots, and shifting loyalties. His hunt draws him into dangerous alliances and bitter rivalries, and forces him to confront what justice means when civilization itself has become savage. Packed with relentless pursuit, daring escapes, and the eerie beauty of the jungle at night, this novel explores vengeance, honor, and the thin line between man and animal. As Tarzan follows a trail of ruin and deception, every choice tests whether the jungle's greatest warrior can remain true to the code that made him a legend.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:56) Chapter 02

(01:02:16) Chapter 03

(01:27:24) Chapter 04

(01:59:53) Chapter 05

(02:35:33) Chapter 06

(03:00:49) Chapter 07

(03:30:36) Chapter 08

(04:14:04) Chapter 09

(04:49:12) Chapter 10

(05:26:09) Chapter 11

(05:52:39) Chapter 12

(06:08:24) Chapter 13

(06:23:55) Chapter 14

(06:49:40) Chapter 15

(07:17:44) Chapter 16

(07:36:26) Chapter 17

(07:59:46) Chapter 18

(08:29:24) Chapter 19

(09:08:38) Chapter 20

(09:30:16) Chapter 21

(09:59:37) Chapter 22

(10:19:39) Chapter 23

(10:47:47) Chapter 24

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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In the depths of equatorial Africa, Tarzan of the Apes is drawn back to the jungle not only by duty, but by a perilous promise of lost wealth and darker mysteries. When a desperate expedition sets its sights on Opar, a hidden and ancient city rumored to hold unthinkable treasure, Tarzan is forced to navigate a landscape where nature is only the first danger. Ruthless outsiders, shifting alliances, and the unforgiving wilderness close in as the hunt for the fabled jewels turns men against one another. Yet Opar itself is the greatest threat: a crumbling remnant of a forgotten civilization guarded by strange rites, fierce warriors, and a high priestess whose ambitions are as deadly as the citys secrets. As Tarzan fights to protect those he loves and to keep greed from igniting catastrophe, he must rely on his unmatched strength, sharp instincts, and hard-won understanding of both the jungle and the human heart. Rich with exotic adventure and pulpy suspense, this tale explores the price of obsession and the thin line between civilization and savagery.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:26) Chapter 02

(00:24:16) Chapter 03

(00:37:58) Chapter 04

(00:52:37) Chapter 05

(01:06:54) Chapter 06

(01:22:06) Chapter 07

(01:32:50) Chapter 08

(01:45:38) Chapter 09

(02:04:53) Chapter 10

(02:22:13) Chapter 11

(02:40:27) Chapter 12

(02:51:17) Chapter 13

(03:11:40) Chapter 14

(03:28:49) Chapter 15

(03:50:23) Chapter 16

(04:12:48) Chapter 17

(04:29:16) Chapter 18

(04:52:58) Chapter 19

(05:15:03) Chapter 20

(05:36:08) Chapter 21

(05:57:35) Chapter 22

(06:18:50) Chapter 23

(06:37:06) Chapter 24

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Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Edgar Rice Burroughs returns to the jungle legend with Son of Tarzan, a fast-paced adventure that follows the unexpected heir to the world's most famous ape-man. Raised in comfort and safety in England, young Jack Clayton knows little of his parents' extraordinary past-until a violent encounter and a trail of secrets draw him toward the darkest corners of his own identity. When Jack becomes entangled with a ruthless band of criminals and a mysterious woman with a dangerous agenda, the conflict spills across continents, from polite drawing rooms to the steaming forests of equatorial Africa. In the wild, where law is written in tooth and claw, Jack must learn to survive, to read the language of animals and men, and to decide what kind of person he will become. As old enemies and new predators close in, the boy is forced to confront the legacy of Tarzan and Jane, the meaning of family, and the pull between civilization and the primal world. With relentless chases, hidden motives, and jungle-peril at every turn, this is a coming-of-age tale forged in the raw heart of adventure.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:53) Chapter 02

(00:40:23) Chapter 03

(01:01:56) Chapter 04

(01:23:15) Chapter 05

(01:48:37) Chapter 06

(02:12:10) Chapter 07

(02:33:46) Chapter 08

(02:56:01) Chapter 09

(03:20:12) Chapter 10

(03:40:24) Chapter 11

(04:02:50) Chapter 12

(04:25:09) Chapter 13

(04:47:50) Chapter 14

(05:09:12) Chapter 15

(05:31:01) Chapter 16

(05:54:19) Chapter 17

(06:14:06) Chapter 18

(06:41:03) Chapter 19

(07:00:13) Chapter 20

(07:23:00) Chapter 21

(07:40:43) Chapter 22

(08:04:22) Chapter 23

(08:29:55) Chapter 24

(08:48:50) Chapter 25

(09:12:15) Chapter 26

(09:34:31) Chapter 27

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The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs plunges listeners back into the wild as John Clayton - Lord Greystoke, known to the world as Tarzan - is forced into a desperate fight to protect his family and his name. After trying to live a civilized life, Tarzan finds himself targeted by ruthless enemies who use deceit and kidnapping to drag him into a dangerous chase that stretches from Europe to the African jungle. Separated from his wife Jane and their young son, Tarzan must rely on every hard-won skill from his upbringing among apes - strength, cunning, and an unbreakable bond with the wilderness. Along the way, he gathers an unforgettable and sometimes eerie band of allies: fierce jungle creatures and loyal companions who become his only army against men armed with greed and cruelty. As Tarzan battles treachery, captivity, and the pull between two worlds, the story explores identity, loyalty, and what it truly means to be human - or beast - when everything you love is at stake.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:47) Chapter 02

(00:29:46) Chapter 03

(00:48:58) Chapter 04

(01:05:32) Chapter 05

(01:21:08) Chapter 06

(01:36:52) Chapter 07

(01:51:57) Chapter 08

(02:07:47) Chapter 09

(02:22:48) Chapter 10

(02:37:37) Chapter 11

(02:51:50) Chapter 12

(03:07:57) Chapter 13

(03:21:27) Chapter 14

(03:35:22) Chapter 15

(03:50:34) Chapter 16

(04:04:35) Chapter 17

(04:17:37) Chapter 18

(04:36:43) Chapter 19

(04:43:44) Chapter 20

(05:01:04) Chapter 21

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The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 14, 2022

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The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Lord John Clayton, better known as Tarzan of the Apes, has tried to live as an English gentleman, but the call of the jungle refuses to fade. When danger threatens those he loves and old enemies resurface, Tarzan is drawn back toward the wild country that made him. His journey takes him from drawing rooms and city streets to the dense African interior, where rival adventurers, ruthless hunters, and shadowy plots collide over treasure and power. Along the way, Tarzan must navigate shifting alliances among Europeans and Africans alike, confronting brutal greed and the corrosive effects of civilization as surely as the fangs and claws of the wilderness. Tested by captivity, betrayal, and pursuit, he relies on his unmatched strength and instincts, but also on hard-won compassion and honor. As the stakes rise, Tarzan faces the central question that has haunted him since his discovery of his true heritage: where does he truly belong, and what does he owe to the two worlds that claim him?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:06) Chapter 02

(00:40:32) Chapter 03

(01:01:22) Chapter 04

(01:26:24) Chapter 05

(01:47:18) Chapter 06

(02:08:04) Chapter 07

(02:29:47) Chapter 08

(02:50:17) Chapter 09

(03:14:27) Chapter 10

(03:34:51) Chapter 11

(03:55:55) Chapter 12

(04:17:17) Chapter 13

(04:47:21) Chapter 14

(05:09:58) Chapter 15

(05:32:01) Chapter 16

(05:51:26) Chapter 17

(06:13:14) Chapter 18

(06:38:22) Chapter 19

(06:57:38) Chapter 20

(07:17:41) Chapter 21

(07:39:55) Chapter 22

(08:01:25) Chapter 23

(08:20:44) Chapter 24

(08:39:39) Chapter 25

(09:01:00) Chapter 26

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A House to Let by Charles Dickens ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 14, 2022

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A House to Let by Charles Dickens audiobook.

Genre: mystery

A House to Let is a short story originally published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Dickens' Household Words magazine. Each of the contributors wrote a chapter (stories within a story, or, in the case of Adelaide Anne Procter, poetry) and the story was edited by Dickens, who also wrote the first and last chapters with Wilkie Collins.

The plot concerns an elderly woman, Sophonisba, who notices signs of life in a supposedly empty dilapidated house (the eponymous 'House to Let') opposite her own, and employs the efforts of an elderly admirer, Jabez Jarber, and her servant, Trottle, to discover what is happening within

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:37:36) Chapter 2

(01:09:35) Chapter 3

(02:01:26) Chapter 4

(02:39:45) Chapter 5

(03:01:06) Chapter 6

(03:40:27) Chapter 7

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