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The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 25, 2022

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The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Sally Nicholas is young, broke, and irrepressibly cheerful, earning her keep in New York as a taxi dancer and living in a theatrical boarding house where everyone has big dreams and thin wallets. Then, on her twenty-first birthday, she inherits a tidy fortune and suddenly has the one thing her friends have always lacked: choices. Sally imagines a sensible new life and maybe even a trip abroad, but money has a way of attracting trouble, especially when her pompous, overconfident brother Fillmore decides he is destined for greatness and begins chasing risky schemes. Meanwhile, Sally is edging toward an engagement with Gerald Foster, an aspiring playwright who talks like a genius and works like a man always about to start. When Sally heads for Europe, her good intentions and new independence collide with a whirl of transatlantic complications: theatrical hustlers, social climbers, and eligible Englishmen who see her fortune before they see her. In the middle of it all is an awkward, likable redheaded Englishman nicknamed Ginger, plus a cousin with very different ideas about what Sally should do next. Wodehouse turns inheritance, ambition, and romance into a fast, sparkling comedy of manners about learning who is worth rescuing and who is best left to their own chaos.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:39:12) Chapter 02

(01:30:54) Chapter 03

(01:58:21) Chapter 04

(02:08:13) Chapter 05

(02:25:40) Chapter 06

(03:13:28) Chapter 07

(03:19:55) Chapter 08

(03:44:15) Chapter 09

(04:01:04) Chapter 10

(04:45:58) Chapter 11

(05:03:24) Chapter 12

(05:22:23) Chapter 13

(06:05:44) Chapter 14

(06:51:09) Chapter 15

(07:03:10) Chapter 16

(07:46:44) Chapter 17

(08:14:16) Chapter 18

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My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 25, 2022

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My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In My Man Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse introduces the immaculate valet Jeeves and his well-meaning, easily flustered employer, Bertie Wooster, in a sparkling set of comic adventures among England's idle rich. Bertie drifts from country houses to London clubs with no plan beyond avoiding responsibility, until a string of social disasters threatens his comfort and reputation: awkward engagements, misunderstood romances, imprudent wagers, and relatives determined to manage his future. Each time Bertie blunders into trouble, Jeeves quietly takes command, using an encyclopedic knowledge of human nature, impeccable timing, and a knack for behind-the-scenes strategy to steer events back toward sanity. As Bertie tries to preserve his freedom and good manners while untangling other people's feelings, he learns (usually too late) that the smallest decision can trigger a full-scale farce. Light, fast, and delightfully absurd, these early Jeeves-and-Wooster tales celebrate friendship, wit, and the strange power of a perfectly chosen word and a perfectly pressed suit.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:43:13) Chapter 2

(01:26:29) Chapter 3

(02:08:50) Chapter 4

(02:39:07) Chapter 5

(03:11:04) Chapter 6

(03:45:54) Chapter 7

(04:17:49) Chapter 8

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Bill the Conqueror by P. G. Wodehouse ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 24, 2022

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Bill the Conqueror by P. G. Wodehouse audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Hailed as one of the funniest writers of the 20th century, P. G. Wodehouse cheerfully radiates humor that is both sophisticated and popular. In Bill the Conqueror, Wodehouse creates an array of entertaining characters who gallop around England and America in quest of love and money. Our far-from-perfect hero Bill is a dissipated American former football player and man of action, who tangles with odious relatives, bumbling gangsters, suave white-collar crooks, and even his exasperating but well-meaning friend Judson, as he seeks to become worthy of the woman of his dreams, whichever one she might be. As you might expect, the course of true love never did run smooth.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:45:28) Chapter 02

(01:12:53) Chapter 03

(01:48:25) Chapter 04

(02:28:29) Chapter 05

(03:15:11) Chapter 06

(03:45:27) Chapter 07

(04:17:52) Chapter 08

(04:59:20) Chapter 09

(05:31:43) Chapter 10

(05:53:31) Chapter 11

(06:13:48) Chapter 12

(06:44:39) Chapter 13

(07:08:44) Chapter 14

(07:38:50) Chapter 15

(07:59:04) Chapter 16

(08:26:58) Chapter 17

(08:42:30) Chapter 18

(09:19:27) Chapter 19

(09:42:19) Chapter 20

(09:59:22) Chapter 21

(10:21:25) Chapter 22

(10:48:55) Chapter 23

(11:09:01) Chapter 24

(11:30:48) Chapter 25

(12:00:15) Chapter 26

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A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 24, 2022

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A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse audiobook.

Genre: comedy

When charming but chronically underfunded Jimmy Pitt lands in New York, he brings with him a problem no amount of good manners can solve: he is the newly minted heir to an English earldom, and the responsibilities (and expectations) that come with it. Unfortunately, Jimmy is also a practiced 'gentleman of leisure' - quick with a smile, short on steady income, and prone to drifting into schemes that sound harmless until they are not. Amid glittering hotels, drawing-room gossip, and the bustle of high society on both sides of the Atlantic, Jimmy becomes entangled with an alluring young woman, the watchful guardians of reputation, and a set of misunderstandings that make him look far less respectable than he intends. As pressure mounts to settle down, straighten up, and prove he deserves his title, Jimmy must navigate romance, class, and temptation while staying one step ahead of trouble. Light, witty, and fast-moving, this comedic caper showcases Wodehouse's trademark farce, sparkling dialogue, and affectionate satire of the idle rich.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:45) Chapter 02

(00:33:24) Chapter 03

(00:45:16) Chapter 04

(00:54:27) Chapter 05

(01:07:33) Chapter 06

(01:21:41) Chapter 07

(01:36:01) Chapter 08

(01:46:56) Chapter 09

(02:05:05) Chapter 10

(02:16:16) Chapter 11

(02:36:59) Chapter 12

(02:56:32) Chapter 13

(03:10:03) Chapter 14

(03:29:17) Chapter 15

(03:44:16) Chapter 16

(04:04:42) Chapter 17

(04:22:20) Chapter 18

(04:36:32) Chapter 19

(04:52:15) Chapter 20

(05:08:35) Chapter 21

(05:15:51) Chapter 22

(05:30:56) Chapter 23

(05:53:56) Chapter 24

(06:11:34) Chapter 25

(06:27:33) Chapter 26

(06:39:44) Chapter 27

(07:00:52) Chapter 28

(07:12:12) Chapter 29

(07:31:37) Chapter 30

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Jul 24, 2022

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde audiobook.

Genre: horror

In glittering fin-de-siecle London, young Dorian Gray sits for a portrait by the devoted artist Basil Hallward. When Basil introduces him to the witty, world-weary Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian is dazzled by Lord Henry's seductive philosophy: that youth and beauty are life's highest prizes, and that restraint is merely a social mask. As Dorian steps into fashionable society, he discovers how easily admiration can become a kind of power - and how quickly pleasure can harden into appetite. After making a fateful wish tied to the newly finished painting, Dorian begins a double life, outwardly unmarked by time while whispers gather around his name. Friendships strain, love turns dangerous, and the portrait becomes a private ledger of choices he cannot undo. With razor-sharp dialogue and an atmosphere of perfumed decadence, Oscar Wilde's classic novel probes vanity, morality, and the cost of living only for sensation. Dorian must decide whether he can master the influence that remade him, or whether the secrets locked away with the painting will ultimately claim everything he values.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:06:41) Chapter 01

(00:37:21) Chapter 02

(01:14:25) Chapter 03

(01:45:19) Chapter 04

(02:23:52) Chapter 05

(02:55:06) Chapter 06

(03:12:59) Chapter 07

(03:46:23) Chapter 08

(04:23:48) Chapter 09

(04:48:02) Chapter 10

(05:12:52) Chapter 1

(05:45:44) Chapter 2

(06:14:18) Chapter 12

(06:31:12) Chapter 13

(06:50:17) Chapter 14

(07:24:37) Chapter 15

(07:47:28) Chapter 16

(08:10:56) Chapter 17

(08:24:16) Chapter 18

(08:48:17) Chapter 19

(09:12:08) Chapter 20

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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 24, 2022

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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde audiobook.

Genre: comedy

When the practical American Otis family buys England's ancient Canterville Chase, they are warned that the house comes with a resident spirit: Sir Simon de Canterville, a centuries-old ghost with a reputation for terror. The Otises, however, are not the sort to be frightened by clanking chains and midnight apparitions. Hiram B. Otis approaches every haunting with common sense and store-bought solutions, while his wife and children treat the supernatural like a puzzling household inconvenience. As Sir Simon escalates his efforts to reclaim his fearsome legacy, the clash between Old World tradition and brisk New World skepticism turns into a sharp, playful battle of wills that exposes the absurdities on both sides. Amid the comedy, a quieter story emerges around Virginia Otis, whose empathy allows her to see beyond the ghost's theatrics to the loneliness and regret beneath them. Blending witty satire with Gothic atmosphere, The Canterville Ghost explores pride, cultural misunderstanding, and the possibility of compassion where no one expects it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:36:52) Chapter 2

(01:02:00) Chapter 3

(01:23:21) Chapter 01

(01:34:26) Chapter 02

(01:43:12) Chapter 03

(02:00:09) Chapter 04

(02:11:59) Chapter 05

(02:23:41) Chapter 06

(02:33:36) Chapter 07

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Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 24, 2022

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Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In Victorian England, respectability is a performance, and Jack Worthing has perfected it - at least on paper. In the country, he is the reliable guardian of young Cecily Cardew; in the city, he escapes into a fabricated life under the name 'Ernest,' where pleasure comes without consequences. His friend Algernon Moncrieff, equally allergic to sincerity, discovers Jack's secret and decides to try on a false identity of his own. What begins as a game of charming deception quickly turns into a tangle of romantic declarations, rigid expectations, and escalating misunderstandings when Jack falls for the sharp-witted Gwendolen Fairfax, who insists she can only love a man named Ernest, and Algernon sets his sights on Cecily, who has been dreaming of her own Ernest for years. Presiding over it all is the formidable Lady Bracknell, whose talent for social interrogation can crush a courtship in a single sentence. Oscar Wilde's sparkling comedy skewers class, manners, and marriage with unstoppable wit, as two men scramble to keep their invented stories from collapsing under the weight of love and society's demands.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:50:54) Chapter 2

(01:47:36) Chapter 3

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The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 24, 2022

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The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In The Adventures of Ulysses, Charles Lamb reshapes the ancient Greek epic of Odysseus into a swift, vivid tale of wandering, wit, and hard-won homecoming. After the fall of Troy, the warrior-king Ulysses sets sail for Ithaca, longing to return to his faithful wife, Penelope, and his young son, Telemachus. But the sea is ruled by unpredictable gods, and every league toward home seems to invite a new trial: storms that scatter his ships, enchanted islands that lull men into forgetting, and monstrous threats that test the limits of courage and leadership. As Ulysses struggles to keep his companions alive and his own purpose intact, the story becomes a contest between human endurance and the capricious power of fate. Lamb's retelling keeps the wonder and terror of myth while highlighting the moral weight of choices - pride and humility, temptation and restraint, loyalty and betrayal. It is an old-world adventure told with clarity and warmth, inviting listeners to follow a hero who survives not only by strength, but by mind and spirit.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:44) Chapter 01

(00:32:12) Chapter 02

(01:06:56) Chapter 03

(01:29:44) Chapter 04

(01:40:40) Chapter 05

(01:55:04) Chapter 06

(02:10:38) Chapter 07

(02:32:30) Chapter 08

(03:04:22) Chapter 09

(03:25:44) Chapter 10

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jul 23, 2022

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens audiobook.

Genre: drama

Born into poverty and raised under the cold machinery of England's workhouse system, young orphan Oliver Twist begins life with little more than his name and a stubborn sense of decency. When a desperate plea for more food marks him as a troublemaker, Oliver is thrust from one harsh institution to another, until he escapes to London in search of something kinder. Instead, he stumbles into the orbit of a gang of child pickpockets led by the cunning, charismatic Fagin and watched over by the violent, unpredictable Bill Sikes. Caught between the city's criminal underworld and the possibility of honest refuge, Oliver becomes the center of a struggle he barely understands - a struggle involving hidden motives, dangerous loyalties, and the question of whether a boy's innocence can survive in a world built to exploit it. As Oliver's past begins to cast a long shadow over his present, the people around him must decide what they are willing to risk for compassion, survival, and justice. Dickens blends suspense, dark humor, and social outrage into a vivid portrait of childhood, crime, and conscience in Victorian London.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:07:40) Chapter 2

(00:31:36) Chapter 3

(00:54:48) Chapter 4

(01:14:17) Chapter 5

(01:41:00) Chapter 6

(01:53:40) Chapter 7

(02:10:01) Chapter 8

(02:30:24) Chapter 9

(02:45:19) Chapter 10

(02:57:47) Chapter 11

(03:16:20) Chapter 12

(03:42:06) Chapter 13

(03:58:40) Chapter 14

(04:20:15) Chapter 15

(04:33:42) Chapter 16

(04:53:19) Chapter 17

(05:13:37) Chapter 18

(05:31:26) Chapter 19

(05:53:08) Chapter 20

(06:11:06) Chapter 21

(06:22:48) Chapter 22

(06:37:25) Chapter 23

(06:52:30) Chapter 24

(07:04:20) Chapter 25

(07:16:55) Chapter 26

(07:41:18) Chapter 27

(07:58:01) Chapter 28

(08:17:48) Chapter 29

(08:26:17) Chapter 30

(08:42:09) Chapter 31

(09:08:31) Chapter 32

(09:29:59) Chapter 33

(09:51:46) Chapter 34

(10:13:15) Chapter 35

(10:32:09) Chapter 36

(10:38:42) Chapter 37

(11:04:32) Chapter 38

(11:29:09) Chapter 39

(12:05:23) Chapter 40

(12:22:42) Chapter 41

(12:44:40) Chapter 42

(13:10:41) Chapter 43

(13:35:56) Chapter 44

(13:52:08) Chapter 45

(14:00:40) Chapter 46

(14:22:46) Chapter 47

(14:43:21) Chapter 48

(15:10:22) Chapter 49

(15:36:58) Chapter 50

(16:01:21) Chapter 51

(16:28:29) Chapter 52

(16:52:17) Chapter 53

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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Jul 23, 2022

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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin audiobook.

Genre: biography

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death.

Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character, for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3.

The book was edited by Charles Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of God and Christianity (see Charles Darwin's views on religion). It was published in London by John Murray as part of The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter.

The omitted passages were later restored by Darwin's granddaughter Nora Barlow in a 1958 edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Origin. This edition was published in London by Collins under the title of The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882. With the original omissions restored. Edited and with appendix and notes by his granddaughter Nora Barlow.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:37:45) Chapter 2

(01:05:09) Chapter 3

(01:21:37) Chapter 4

(01:45:01) Chapter 5

(02:23:09) Chapter 6

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