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The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Oct 27, 2022

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The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker audiobook.

Genre: horror

In The Jewel of Seven Stars, Bram Stoker turns from the vampire-haunted nights of Transylvania to the dust and incense of Egyptology, where the past refuses to stay buried. Malcolm Ross, a young Englishman drawn into an unusual household, finds himself at the center of a tense and glittering mystery when the celebrated archaeologist Abel Trelawny is discovered grievously injured beside an ancient, newly acquired mummy. As Ross and Trelawny's determined daughter, Margaret, sift through cryptic documents, strange relics, and unsettling coincidences, they uncover a carefully pieced-together theory about an Egyptian queen whose power may have reached beyond death itself. The closer they come to understanding the meaning of a legendary jewel and the purpose of a secret, midnight experiment, the more their rational explanations crumble under the weight of eerie signs, unexplained influences, and a growing sense that something is watching from the shadows. Blending Victorian scientific ambition with occult dread, Stoker crafts a tale of obsession, forbidden knowledge, and the perilous boundary between discovery and sacrilege.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:51) Chapter 02

(00:53:22) Chapter 03

(01:24:05) Chapter 04

(01:55:04) Chapter 05

(02:29:33) Chapter 06

(03:04:07) Chapter 07

(03:35:31) Chapter 08

(04:03:11) Chapter 09

(04:35:13) Chapter 10

(05:12:14) Chapter 11

(05:43:09) Chapter 12

(06:12:11) Chapter 13

(06:46:43) Chapter 14

(07:21:34) Chapter 15

(07:52:59) Chapter 16

(08:28:03) Chapter 17

(09:03:17) Chapter 18

(09:32:42) Chapter 19

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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Oct 27, 2022

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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington audiobook.

Genre: biography

Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:19:09) Chapter 01

(00:49:09) Chapter 02

(01:13:28) Chapter 03

(01:40:46) Chapter 04

(02:02:47) Chapter 05

(02:17:36) Chapter 06

(02:35:41) Chapter 07

(02:51:15) Chapter 08

(03:10:56) Chapter 09

(03:30:00) Chapter 10

(03:49:29) Chapter 11

(04:07:34) Chapter 12

(04:33:11) Chapter 13

(05:00:13) Chapter 14

(05:29:04) Chapter 15

(06:09:37) Chapter 16

(06:43:45) Chapter 17

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The Land of Frozen Suns by Bertrand W. Sinclair ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Oct 27, 2022

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The Land of Frozen Suns by Bertrand W. Sinclair audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Bertrand W. Sinclair was known for his novels which centered in and around the rugged and frozen terrain of Montana and later, British Columbia. The Land of Frozen Suns is primarily an action and adventure novel which takes place near the northern most reaches of British Columbia at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Bob Sumner, after having been shanghaied onto a boat heading north up the Mississippi from his comfortable home town of St. Louis, is put to work on the 'New Moon' and finds himself in the much less comfortable territory mentioned earlier, where he is forced to learn all about treachery, double-crossing, and finds his trust in fellow man questioned more often than he was accustomed to. At the same time, he finds himself needing to learn how to survive in an environment which seemed the antithesis to his old style of life.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:23:41) Chapter 02

(00:39:46) Chapter 03

(01:07:02) Chapter 04

(01:23:45) Chapter 05

(01:39:21) Chapter 06

(02:03:50) Chapter 07

(02:20:22) Chapter 08

(02:45:13) Chapter 09

(02:57:38) Chapter 10

(03:27:55) Chapter 11

(03:50:40) Chapter 12

(04:08:42) Chapter 13

(04:23:34) Chapter 14

(04:43:50) Chapter 15

(05:08:28) Chapter 16

(05:34:43) Chapter 17

(05:49:11) Chapter 18

(06:04:24) Chapter 19

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The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Oct 27, 2022

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The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair audiobook.

Genre: drama

Robert Hollister comes home from World War I carrying the kind of wound no medal can redeem: a face so scarred that strangers flinch, old friends do not recognize him, and ordinary life turns into a daily humiliation. Officially, he is dead. In practice, he is alive long enough to learn that his wife, Myra, has remarried, his property has slipped away, and the future he planned has vanished. With nothing left to anchor him in the city, Hollister drifts west to the Pacific Coast and then farther still, into the remote reaches of British Columbia, where rain-soaked forests, tidal inlets, and hard physical work offer a brutal sort of peace. In the wild, he meets Doris Cleveland, a young woman living with blindness and her own fierce resolve to keep life meaningful. Their unlikely connection becomes a lifeline, but the solitude Hollister seeks is not as empty as he expects - the backcountry has memories, neighbors, and entanglements of its own. As past and present begin to overlap, Hollister must decide whether he can accept himself, risk tenderness again, and build a life in the hidden places where survival is simple, but the heart is not.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:49) Chapter 02

(00:52:27) Chapter 03

(01:10:06) Chapter 04

(01:42:18) Chapter 05

(02:02:37) Chapter 06

(02:34:38) Chapter 07

(03:02:08) Chapter 08

(03:20:45) Chapter 09

(03:56:53) Chapter 10

(04:19:57) Chapter 11

(04:36:32) Chapter 12

(05:11:06) Chapter 13

(05:37:58) Chapter 14

(06:11:57) Chapter 15

(06:53:33) Chapter 16

(07:23:17) Chapter 17

(07:38:24) Chapter 18

(08:12:01) Chapter 19

(08:33:04) Chapter 20

(09:00:14) Chapter 21

(09:21:37) Chapter 22

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The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Oct 27, 2022

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The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford audiobook.

Genre: mystery

A stranger appears in the middle of the night at Heath Hover while John Seward Mervyn is tending the modest location in a wooded area near a pond. Legends abound regarding Heath Hover; legends such as one's inability to spend a full night at the Heath on certain nights of the year, and that the place was quite simply.... haunted. These were legends which Mervyn has set out to disprove. He would, however, soon find that these were but a few of the mysteries surrounding this peculiar locale. And what was beyond that cellar door that appeared to open by itself at the right (wrong) times? A trip to the other side of the world might just hold the answers to the Heath Hover mystery.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:50) Chapter 02

(00:39:42) Chapter 03

(00:56:44) Chapter 04

(01:12:45) Chapter 05

(01:32:53) Chapter 06

(01:52:40) Chapter 07

(02:13:51) Chapter 08

(02:36:00) Chapter 09

(02:54:27) Chapter 10

(03:14:50) Chapter 11

(03:33:47) Chapter 12

(03:58:24) Chapter 13

(04:18:25) Chapter 14

(04:38:34) Chapter 15

(04:59:26) Chapter 16

(05:18:10) Chapter 17

(05:39:44) Chapter 18

(06:04:03) Chapter 19

(06:20:17) Chapter 20

(06:38:56) Chapter 21

(07:01:04) Chapter 22

(07:22:21) Chapter 23

(07:43:21) Chapter 24

(08:03:58) Chapter 25

(08:25:16) Chapter 26

(08:48:46) Chapter 27

(09:07:48) Chapter 28

(09:24:08) Chapter 29

(09:41:09) Chapter 30

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Gargoyles by Ben Hecht ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Oct 27, 2022

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Gargoyles by Ben Hecht audiobook.

Genre: drama

The author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills include some of the most popular films of Hollywood's golden era, including 'Gone With the Wind', 'Wuthering Heights', 'Spellbound', and 'Scarface', to name but a few.

Hecht had already established himself as a novelist and an author of short stories when 'Gargoyles' was published. 'Gargoyles' delves deep into the psyches of individuals and of their relationships within social classes, revealing both the darker sides and the sentimental sides. Sometimes the characteristics, values and ethics of his characters are altered over time, as they (sometimes unwittingly) look within themselves and acknowledge what they valued most, how their egos affect their decisions and ethics, yet not always understanding the reasons those values are so crucial to them. What we learn is the results of these changes, as we center on the lives of George Basine, his friends, and his family, and most importantly, the masks that each wore.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:36) Chapter 02

(00:56:49) Chapter 03

(01:41:09) Chapter 04

(02:00:07) Chapter 05

(02:35:00) Chapter 06

(03:05:47) Chapter 07

(03:42:02) Chapter 08

(04:10:15) Chapter 09

(04:43:09) Chapter 10

(04:57:56) Chapter 11

(05:15:22) Chapter 12

(06:06:39) Chapter 13

(07:08:43) Chapter 14

(07:28:34) Chapter 15

(08:15:13) Chapter 16

(08:57:32) Chapter 17

(09:16:24) Chapter 18

(09:46:41) Chapter 19

(10:13:21) Chapter 20

(10:53:55) Chapter 21

(11:00:16) Chapter 22

(11:18:24) Chapter 23

(11:30:52) Chapter 24

(11:43:58) Chapter 25

(11:56:18) Chapter 26

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Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Oct 27, 2022

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Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In this brisk early-1900s farce by Barton Wood Currie (with Augustin McHugh), New York society becomes a stage for the boldest kind of amateur heroics. Travers Gladwin, restless heir to a fortune and tired of being treated like a decorative idler, discovers that a celebrated art burglar has set his sights on the Gladwin home and its prized paintings. Instead of quietly alerting the authorities, Travers grabs a borrowed police uniform and decides to meet the criminal on his own terms - as the mysterious Officer 666. The plan might have worked, too, if the thief had not arrived with a scheme of his own: impersonating Travers Gladwin himself. Soon the mansion is crowded with mismatched identities, suspicious servants, genuine detectives, and social guests who have no idea whether they are flirting with a millionaire, a crook, or a cop. At the center of the chaos is Helen Burton, whose quick intelligence and steady nerve make her far more than a bystander as the night spirals into a high-society cat-and-mouse game. Packed with witty dialogue, romantic sparks, and escalating misunderstandings, Officer 666 turns a simple burglary into a runaway comedy of manners and masks.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:36) Chapter 02

(00:18:41) Chapter 03

(00:30:04) Chapter 04

(00:37:30) Chapter 05

(00:45:42) Chapter 06

(00:55:41) Chapter 07

(01:04:46) Chapter 08

(01:14:43) Chapter 09

(01:23:12) Chapter 10

(01:28:38) Chapter 11

(01:41:56) Chapter 12

(01:47:49) Chapter 13

(01:58:14) Chapter 14

(02:09:48) Chapter 15

(02:18:56) Chapter 16

(02:25:04) Chapter 17

(02:35:03) Chapter 18

(02:45:04) Chapter 19

(02:54:10) Chapter 20

(03:08:23) Chapter 21

(03:19:02) Chapter 22

(03:33:08) Chapter 23

(03:43:10) Chapter 24

(04:00:56) Chapter 25

(04:14:28) Chapter 26

(04:31:27) Chapter 27

(04:43:32) Chapter 28

(04:51:22) Chapter 29

(05:06:09) Chapter 30

(05:14:04) Chapter 31

(05:25:32) Chapter 32

(05:37:34) Chapter 33

(05:46:42) Chapter 34

(05:58:37) Chapter 35

(06:15:27) Chapter 36

(06:26:41) Chapter 37

(06:39:25) Chapter 38

(06:50:25) Chapter 39

(07:03:47) Chapter 40

(07:15:28) Chapter 41

(07:24:33) Chapter 42

(07:34:59) Chapter 43

(07:44:32) Chapter 44

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Lonesome Land by B. M. Bower ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Oct 27, 2022

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Lonesome Land by B. M. Bower audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Val had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, envisioning a life of wedded bliss, freedom, and was anticipating happiness in her adopted part of the country. She would soon learn that the winters could be cruel and lonesome for a woman living on a ranch which was situated miles from the nearest neighbor. She would learn that her husband spent most of his time drinking. And she would learn that everybody has their own methods of dealing with the harshness and loneliness of the land she has come to call home. Val is determined to re-invent her notions about men and women, her new duties in life, and life as it existed in the relatively new West. At every turn, her will and her strength are tested. Would she find the strength within herself to overcome the hardships, or would she succumb to the reality of her surroundings?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:26) Chapter 02

(00:48:58) Chapter 03

(01:06:35) Chapter 04

(01:32:40) Chapter 05

(01:55:04) Chapter 06

(02:17:27) Chapter 07

(02:39:30) Chapter 08

(03:03:53) Chapter 09

(03:30:28) Chapter 10

(03:57:29) Chapter 11

(04:21:11) Chapter 12

(04:44:59) Chapter 13

(05:14:56) Chapter 14

(05:28:16) Chapter 15

(05:58:20) Chapter 16

(06:06:51) Chapter 17

(06:24:53) Chapter 18

(06:43:38) Chapter 19

(07:16:02) Chapter 20

(07:24:09) Chapter 21

(07:42:00) Chapter 22

(08:04:52) Chapter 23

(08:27:23) Chapter 24

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The House of the White Shadows by B. L. Farjeon ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Oct 26, 2022

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The House of the White Shadows by B. L. Farjeon audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Is a defense attorney bound to defend his client, or with his conscience, when he knows that the man he is defending is guilty of the charges against him after the trial has already commenced? And if friends hold a belief that he may have been aware of it before the trial commenced, yet they are endeared to the man and his family as upstanding and of the highest grade? Might it not become cause for blackmail, and therefore potential retribution? 'The House of White Shadows' brings these issues to the forefront, while the reader learns of the background of the advocate, his family history, and the house in question. The characters in the story, the history of the house, the truth behind the white shadows are all woven together in a fascinating manner to be brought to fruition as the books progress with dramatic insight and understanding.

Mr. Farjeon's style is remarkable for its vivid realism. The London 'Athenæum' in a long and appreciative review styles him 'a master of realistic fiction.' On account of his sentiment and minute characterization he is regarded as a follower of the method of Dickens. No writer since that master can picture like Farjeon the touching and pathetic type of innocent childhood, pure in spite of miserable and squalid surroundings. He can paint, too, a scene of sombre horror so vividly that even Dickens himself could scarcely emulate its realism

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:33:12) Chapter 2

(01:08:56) Chapter 3

(01:43:51) Chapter 4

(02:17:55) Chapter 5

(02:47:32) Chapter 6

(03:18:59) Chapter 7

(03:43:01) Chapter 8

(04:10:28) Chapter 9

(04:28:30) Chapter 10

(04:50:09) Chapter 11

(05:31:10) Chapter 12

(06:00:42) Chapter 13

(06:44:26) Chapter 14

(07:05:21) Chapter 15

(07:34:14) Chapter 16

(08:10:02) Chapter 17

(08:50:56) Chapter 18

(09:26:14) Chapter 19

(09:51:32) Chapter 20

(10:17:07) Chapter 21

(10:36:45) Chapter 22

(11:18:56) Chapter 23

(11:44:05) Chapter 24

(12:15:02) Chapter 25

(12:36:33) Chapter 26

(13:00:49) Chapter 27

(13:41:06) Chapter 28

(14:15:36) Chapter 29

(15:04:43) Chapter 30

(15:25:42) Chapter 31

(15:52:43) Chapter 32

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The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Oct 26, 2022

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The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen audiobook.

Genre: horror

The novel recounts the life of a young man, Lucian Taylor, focusing on his dreamy childhood in rural Wales, in a town based on Caerleon. The Hill of Dreams of the title is an old Roman fort where Lucian has strange sensual visions, including ones of the town in the time of Roman Britain. Later it describes Lucian's attempts to make a living as an author in London, enduring poverty and suffering in the pursuit of art. Generally thought to be Machen's greatest work, it was little noticed on its publication in 1907 save in a glowing review by Alfred Douglas. It was actually written between 1895 and 1897 and has elements of the style of the decadent and aesthetic movement of the period, seen through Machen's own mystical preoccupations.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(01:04:07) Chapter 2

(01:55:58) Chapter 3

(02:56:38) Chapter 4

(03:49:16) Chapter 5

(04:39:42) Chapter 6

(05:42:31) Chapter 7

(06:36:02) Chapter 8

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