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The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Nov 30, 2022

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In 19th-century Paris, a pair of brutal, seemingly impossible killings shatter the calm of a quiet neighborhood near the Rue Morgue. The crime scene is baffling: the apartment is locked, the violence is extreme, and witnesses disagree on what they heard - except for one chilling detail, a strange voice that no one can clearly identify. Enter C. Auguste Dupin, an eccentric gentleman with an extraordinary talent for analysis, and his close friend and narrator, who is both fascinated and unsettled by Dupin's methods. Drawn into the case by curiosity and a respect for pure reasoning, Dupin reconstructs the crime step by step, testing assumptions, weighing contradictions, and reading the city itself as if it were a text. As the police chase dead ends and public fear grows, Dupin pursues a single goal: to explain how the murders could have occurred at all. Tense, atmospheric, and sharply logical, this pioneering tale of ratiocination explores the limits of perception, the power of intellect, and the thin line between civilized order and sudden horror.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:21) Chapter 02

(01:05:31) Chapter 03

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Blindfolded by Earle Ashley Walcott ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Nov 30, 2022

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Blindfolded by Earle Ashley Walcott audiobook.

Genre: mystery

When Giles Dudley receives an urgent summons from his cousin, Henry Wilton, he expects a straightforward errand. Instead, his arrival in San Francisco drops him into a maze of unanswered questions and quiet threats. Henry is missing almost as soon as Giles steps off the train, leaving behind only fragments of a shadowy situation Giles does not understand - and a baffling responsibility: to look after a young boy he has been told to protect, though he has not even met him yet. With no clear instructions and no trustworthy guide, Giles is forced to navigate unfamiliar streets, evasive strangers, and a tangle of motives that seem to shift every time he gets close to the truth. The deeper he digs, the more he realizes that his cousin's affairs are knotted up with secrets someone will do anything to keep buried. Pulled forward by duty, curiosity, and growing alarm, Giles must decide whom to believe and how far he will go to uncover what happened to Henry - all while feeling, as he puts it, like a man acting completely blindfolded.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:59) Chapter 02

(00:26:47) Chapter 03

(00:42:17) Chapter 04

(00:53:26) Chapter 05

(01:08:37) Chapter 06

(01:30:47) Chapter 07

(01:52:17) Chapter 08

(02:04:07) Chapter 09

(02:24:07) Chapter 10

(02:39:45) Chapter 11

(03:02:26) Chapter 12

(03:23:37) Chapter 13

(03:46:54) Chapter 14

(04:19:52) Chapter 15

(04:45:13) Chapter 16

(05:09:10) Chapter 17

(05:37:48) Chapter 18

(05:58:37) Chapter 19

(06:19:59) Chapter 20

(06:46:00) Chapter 21

(07:05:04) Chapter 22

(07:28:09) Chapter 23

(07:57:50) Chapter 24

(08:23:08) Chapter 25

(08:50:51) Chapter 26

(09:12:29) Chapter 27

(09:28:18) Chapter 28

(09:53:31) Chapter 29

(10:33:37) Chapter 30

(10:48:46) Chapter 31

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The Mystery of the Locks by E. W. Howe ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Nov 30, 2022

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The Mystery of the Locks by E. W. Howe audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Davy's Bend was a dying, lonely, uncared-for river town. So when a stranger showed up one day and bought the old unoccupied house called 'The Locks' one dreary day, the inhabitants of the town were naturally very curious about the stranger, and very curious about his reasons for buying the old house. The Locks had been known for years to display at nighttime a single light showing up in one room, and there was one room in the house which was strictly off-limits to anyone. What was the history behind The Locks that nobody dared to talk about? What was the reason for the stranger's unannounced arrival and purchase of The Locks? Small, dying towns tend to keep their secrets to themselves, and Davy's Bend was no exception. Nor was the stranger's.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:39:55) Chapter 02

(00:57:27) Chapter 03

(01:20:24) Chapter 04

(01:44:18) Chapter 05

(01:59:00) Chapter 06

(02:35:09) Chapter 07

(02:53:32) Chapter 08

(03:27:33) Chapter 09

(03:55:33) Chapter 10

(04:11:25) Chapter 11

(04:45:46) Chapter 12

(05:13:58) Chapter 13

(05:48:59) Chapter 14

(06:14:45) Chapter 15

(06:47:45) Chapter 16

(07:23:45) Chapter 17

(07:50:50) Chapter 18

(08:18:50) Chapter 19

(08:42:54) Chapter 20

(09:05:37) Chapter 21

(09:31:45) Chapter 22

(10:03:41) Chapter 23

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The Clockwork Man by E. V. Odle ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Nov 30, 2022

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The Clockwork Man by E. V. Odle audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On a quiet afternoon in the English village of Great Wymering, a cricket match is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a stranger who moves in jerks, speaks in odd staccato bursts, and seems to hum with hidden machinery. The players laugh at him at first - until his uncanny speed and strength turn the farce into something harder to explain. Local doctor Allingham wants a sensible answer (escaped lunatic, hoax, anything but the impossible), while the more imaginative Captain Gregg suspects the truth: the newcomer is part man, part mechanism, and profoundly out of place in time. Bank clerk Arthur Withers, gentler and more curious than the others, becomes the Clockwork Man's confidant, drawn in as the stranger reveals a device embedded in his skull - a clock that lets him perceive dimensions beyond ordinary reality, and that has malfunctioned, stranding him thousands of years from home. As Allingham and the villagers grapple with whether they can help him, two courtships unfold (Allingham with the sharp-minded Lillian Payne, Arthur with Rose Lomas), and the Clockwork Man's disturbing account of the future forces everyone to confront technology, gender, violence, and the true cost of a perfectly regulated life.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:17) Chapter 02

(00:54:27) Chapter 03

(01:25:07) Chapter 04

(01:53:30) Chapter 05

(02:22:40) Chapter 06

(02:58:20) Chapter 07

(03:24:30) Chapter 08

(03:48:22) Chapter 09

(04:21:18) Chapter 10

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. Somerville ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Nov 30, 2022

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. Somerville audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. follows the misadventures of Major Sinclair Yeates, an English ex-army officer who arrives in rural west Ireland to take up a post as a Resident Magistrate - a job that sounds orderly on paper but quickly becomes anything but. Thrown into a world of lively market towns, sprawling estates, and tight-knit communities where everyone seems to know everyone else (and where rules bend under the weight of custom), Yeates must learn how to dispense justice without becoming the butt of the joke. Along the way he is assisted, misled, and occasionally rescued by the formidable local police sergeant, the endlessly resourceful servants and neighbors, and a parade of eccentric characters whose schemes, feuds, and tall tales collide with official procedure. Told in crisp, comic episodes, the book delights in culture clash, social satire, and the gap between legal authority and real authority, while also revealing an affectionate eye for the landscape and the people who animate it. The central tension is Yeates's effort to keep his dignity and do his duty as each case turns into a riotous lesson in how Ireland works.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:39:22) Chapter 2

(01:12:00) Chapter 3

(01:42:52) Chapter 4

(02:16:45) Chapter 5

(02:53:16) Chapter 6

(03:31:17) Chapter 7

(04:08:54) Chapter 8

(04:48:11) Chapter 9

(05:21:30) Chapter 10

(05:59:17) Chapter 11

(06:34:43) Chapter 12

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Wet Magic by E. Nesbit ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Nov 30, 2022

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Wet Magic by E. Nesbit audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

A book about children who find magic in every day life .. and discover that mermen and mermaids actually have a whole underwater kingdom with Kings and Queens and of course Princesses. Of course you probably know these delightful children from their earlier adventures with magic, Bernard, Mavis, Kathleen, and Francis. Just normal children who believe in the fun of imagining and of magic. In this story Francis, who has always loved the idea of the sea but has never actually seen it, is very excited about going to the seashore for holiday. He finds an old aquarium and the others help him lug it home only to have their hopes dashed by Aunt Enid who was in charge temporarily. But then the magic starts when he unwittingly recites a magic charm. At the seashore the children execute a daring rescue of a supposed mermaid who 'die in captivity' and oh, lots and lots more. Enjoy these adventurous children and their wet magic in the sea.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:24:44) Chapter 2

(00:58:08) Chapter 3

(01:41:28) Chapter 4

(01:56:05) Chapter 5

(02:10:22) Chapter 6

(02:38:24) Chapter 7

(03:14:55) Chapter 8

(03:42:01) Chapter 9

(04:18:32) Chapter 10

(04:52:24) Chapter 11

(05:22:04) Chapter 12

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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Nov 27, 2022

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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster audiobook.

Genre: scifi

The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with 'Homelessness'. Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:39) Chapter 02

(01:02:24) Chapter 03

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Howards End by E. M. Forster ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Nov 27, 2022

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Howards End by E. M. Forster audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Edwardian England, a chance meeting at a concert draws together two very different families: the idealistic, intellectually restless Schlegel sisters and the wealthy, practical Wilcox clan. When Helen Schlegel strikes up a friendship with the Wilcoxes, misunderstandings quickly spiral into a tangle of letters, visits, and bruised pride. Her sister Margaret tries to make sense of the Wilcoxes' confident certainties while holding fast to her own belief in conversation, culture, and human connection. At the center of their shifting alliances stands Howards End, a country house that becomes far more than a piece of property: it is a symbol of memory, inheritance, and what it means to belong. As class pressures tighten and private choices collide with public expectations, the Schlegels must decide how much compromise their ideals can bear. With wit and quiet intensity, E. M. Forster explores the fault lines of money and morality, the costs of social respectability, and the longing to live by the creed that matters most: only connect.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:27) Chapter 02

(00:23:17) Chapter 03

(00:44:29) Chapter 04

(01:03:47) Chapter 05

(01:34:48) Chapter 06

(01:57:50) Chapter 07

(02:16:03) Chapter 08

(02:37:22) Chapter 09

(02:50:18) Chapter 10

(03:09:54) Chapter 11

(03:40:11) Chapter 12

(03:54:00) Chapter 13

(04:11:31) Chapter 14

(04:34:26) Chapter 15

(04:59:40) Chapter 16

(05:23:54) Chapter 17

(05:39:24) Chapter 18

(05:59:57) Chapter 19

(06:20:48) Chapter 20

(06:37:23) Chapter 21

(06:40:48) Chapter 22

(06:57:24) Chapter 23

(07:16:16) Chapter 24

(07:26:22) Chapter 25

(07:47:27) Chapter 26

(08:18:37) Chapter 27

(08:32:30) Chapter 28

(08:40:45) Chapter 29

(08:54:06) Chapter 30

(09:08:12) Chapter 31

(09:20:15) Chapter 32

(09:28:21) Chapter 33

(09:46:32) Chapter 34

(10:07:42) Chapter 35

(10:16:15) Chapter 36

(10:22:04) Chapter 37

(10:43:30) Chapter 38

(10:56:49) Chapter 39

(11:01:50) Chapter 40

(11:11:47) Chapter 41

(11:32:46) Chapter 42

(11:41:46) Chapter 43

(11:53:31) Chapter 44

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Triplanetary - First in the Lensman series by E. E. Smith ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Nov 23, 2022

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Triplanetary - First in the Lensman series by E. E. Smith audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Triplanetary was first serialized in Amazing Stories in 1934. After the Lensman series became popular, Smith took his Triplanetary story and turned it into the first of the Lensman series, using it as a prequel to give the back story for the protaganists in the Lensmen series. He added 6 new chapters, doubling it in size and it's really a different book from the serialized novel, being published 14 years after the first. It was put into Gutenberg just last year.

The novel covers several episodes in an eons-long eugenics project of the super-intelligences of the Arisia. This alien race is breeding two genetic lines to become the ultimate weapon in Arisia's cosmic war with their arch enemy, the Eddore. The initial chapters cover the Kinnison genetic line during the fall of Atlantis and Nero's (Gharlane of Eddore) reign in Rome. These tales were inserted into the novel following the serialized release, along with chapters covering members of the Kinnison line in World Wars One, Two and Three. The final chapter of Triplanetary tells of the discovery of the inertialess drive that allows faster than light travel. Patrolman Conway Costigan and his friends engage in a space battle with Gray Roger the pirate gangster. This conflict is complicated by the arrival of the technologically superior, extra-Solar, amphibian-like Nevians, resulting in the first interstellar war involving humans. In this story Virgil Samms and Roderick Kinnison, two very important members of the eugenics project, are introduced. They will play the leading roles in the next story, First Lensman.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:09) Chapter 02

(01:12:02) Chapter 03

(01:48:55) Chapter 04

(02:17:27) Chapter 05

(03:04:39) Chapter 06

(03:32:09) Chapter 07

(04:13:26) Chapter 08

(04:51:38) Chapter 09

(05:18:01) Chapter 10

(06:02:44) Chapter 11

(06:43:21) Chapter 12

(06:59:15) Chapter 13

(07:26:29) Chapter 14

(07:50:50) Chapter 15

(08:00:51) Chapter 16

(08:33:15) Chapter 17

(09:19:34) Chapter 18

(09:58:02) Chapter 19

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The Vortex Blaster by E. E. Smith ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Nov 23, 2022

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The Vortex Blaster by E. E. Smith audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In E. E. 'Doc' Smith's classic space opera, brilliant nuclear engineer Neal 'Storm' Cloud lives in the shadow of failure: he flunked the Lensman exam, missing his chance to join Civilization's most celebrated defenders. But when lethal, self-sustaining atomic vortices begin to appear - churning knots of star-like energy that grow as they consume anything they touch - Cloud's rare gift for lightning-fast calculation becomes humanity's best hope. After a personal catastrophe turns research into obsession, he devises a way to strike a vortex at the exact instant and location needed to snuff it out rather than shatter it into even deadlier fragments. Suddenly Cloud is the one specialist the Galactic Patrol cannot replace, dispatched from world to world in a small ship, extinguishing cosmic firestorms while navigating smugglers, gangsters, and volatile planetary politics. As the Patrol pushes him to scale his work and uncover the true nature of the vortices, Cloud is drawn into an intense collaboration with computer expert Joan Janowick, where science, risk, and rebuilding a shattered life collide. Fast, inventive, and emotionally charged, The Vortex Blaster pits raw intellect and courage against disasters no weapon can simply shoot down.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:14:51) Chapter 2

(00:28:14) Chapter 3

(00:43:48) Chapter 4

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