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Robin Hood by J. Walker McSpadden ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 12, 2022

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Robin Hood by J. Walker McSpadden audiobook.

Genre: folklore

J. Walker McSpadden's Robin Hood retells the legendary English outlaw tale with brisk, storybook energy, following Robin of Locksley as he vanishes into Sherwood Forest and becomes the bold champion the powerful fear and the poor rely on. With the ruthless Sheriff of Nottingham tightening his grip and Prince John's rule rewarding greed and betrayal, Robin gathers a band of loyal companions - the towering Little John, the quick-witted Much, the hearty Friar Tuck, and other skilled archers and fighters who live by their own code. Together they turn the greenwood into a refuge and a battleground, staging daring ambushes, clever disguises, and contest-winning feats of archery to reclaim unjustly taken wealth and to defend travelers caught in the machinery of corruption. As word of Robin's exploits spreads, so does the danger: every victory sharpens the Sheriff's resolve, every rescue raises the price on Robin's head, and every act of mercy tests the outlaw's sense of honor. At its heart, this is a tale of camaraderie, courage, and justice - and of how one man becomes a symbol when the law no longer protects the people.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:55) Chapter 02

(00:37:32) Chapter 03

(00:51:09) Chapter 04

(01:05:34) Chapter 05

(01:20:04) Chapter 06

(01:35:00) Chapter 07

(01:50:48) Chapter 08

(02:05:26) Chapter 09

(02:18:03) Chapter 10

(02:29:13) Chapter 11

(02:48:44) Chapter 12

(03:03:42) Chapter 13

(03:31:32) Chapter 14

(03:48:20) Chapter 15

(04:02:49) Chapter 16

(04:20:26) Chapter 17

(04:30:23) Chapter 18

(04:39:58) Chapter 19

(04:52:05) Chapter 20

(05:07:55) Chapter 21

(05:16:32) Chapter 22

(05:34:37) Chapter 23

(05:46:49) Chapter 24

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The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 12, 2022

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The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie audiobook.

Genre: comedy

J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton is a sharp, playful tale about status, competence, and what happens when the rules of society stop applying. In a grand London household, the kind but self-satisfied Lord Loam prides himself on progressive ideas, while his daughters and fashionable guests treat the servants as background scenery. The most capable figure in the room is the family butler, Crichton: precise, resourceful, and quietly aware of the gap between real ability and inherited rank. When an unexpected disaster strands Lord Loam's party on a remote tropical island, their titles and drawing-room manners prove useless against hunger, weather, and the daily demands of survival. As the group struggles to build shelter, find food, and maintain hope, Crichton's practical intelligence and steady leadership become impossible to ignore, and the island begins to reorder everyone into new roles. Romantic tensions, wounded pride, and competing visions of authority turn the castaway adventure into a lively social experiment, asking whether class is a natural fact or a fragile performance.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:48:36) Chapter 2

(01:27:53) Chapter 3

(02:14:53) Chapter 4

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Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

On a quiet London night, the Darling children's nursery window swings open and a boy who refuses to grow up slips inside. Peter Pan has come looking for his lost shadow, and with him is Tinker Bell, a fierce and glittering fairy with a jealous streak. When Wendy Darling proves she can sew and tell stories like a proper mother, Peter invites her and her brothers, John and Michael, to fly away to Neverland - an island of mermaids, hidden lagoons, and endless make-believe. There the children are swept into Peter's exuberant world and the rambunctious company of the Lost Boys, who long for a home and a parent. But Neverland is also a place of real danger. Captain Hook, a polished and vengeful pirate haunted by the ticking crocodile, is determined to capture Peter and settle an old score. As Wendy tries to keep a fragile sense of family alive amid battles, temptations, and shifting loyalties, the story explores childhood's wonder and cruelty, the pull of adventure, and the bittersweet cost of never growing up.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:51) Chapter 02

(00:39:26) Chapter 03

(01:05:02) Chapter 04

(01:24:03) Chapter 05

(01:48:25) Chapter 06

(02:02:05) Chapter 07

(02:19:40) Chapter 08

(02:43:39) Chapter 09

(02:51:29) Chapter 10

(03:05:11) Chapter 11

(03:22:54) Chapter 12

(03:31:36) Chapter 13

(03:51:12) Chapter 14

(04:04:01) Chapter 15

(04:27:01) Chapter 16

(04:43:56) Chapter 17

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 12, 2022

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the mediæval era who, in modern versions of the legend, is famous for robbing the rich to feed the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He operates with his 'seven score' (140 strong) group of fellow outlawed yeomen – named the Merry Men. He and his band are usually associated with Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.

The Victorian era generated its own distinct versions of Robin Hood. The traditional tales were often adapted for children, most notably in Howard Pyle's Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. These versions firmly stamp Robin as a staunch philanthropist, a man who takes from the rich to give to the poor.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:39) Chapter 02

(00:56:31) Chapter 03

(01:28:30) Chapter 04

(01:54:27) Chapter 05

(02:17:13) Chapter 06

(02:36:04) Chapter 07

(03:00:03) Chapter 08

(03:19:38) Chapter 09

(03:45:11) Chapter 10

(04:17:23) Chapter 11

(04:49:53) Chapter 12

(05:18:22) Chapter 13

(05:41:53) Chapter 14

(06:17:55) Chapter 15

(06:49:00) Chapter 16

(07:19:07) Chapter 17

(07:56:03) Chapter 18

(08:43:13) Chapter 19

(09:29:45) Chapter 20

(10:05:51) Chapter 21

(10:40:28) Chapter 22

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Letters of Two Brides by Honore de Balzac ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Jul 12, 2022

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Letters of Two Brides by Honore de Balzac audiobook.

Genre: romance

In post-Napoleonic France, two young women leave the sheltered world of a convent and step into adulthood with radically different dreams. Through their intimate, candid correspondence, pragmatic Renee de Maucombe and fiery Louise de Chaulieu chronicle the intoxicating freedoms and harsh constraints that greet women in a society ruled by rank, money, and marriage. Renee seeks stability and purpose in a carefully chosen union and the slow work of building a household, while Louise refuses to accept a life of duty, pursuing devotion, excitement, and the kind of love that burns through convention. As their letters accumulate over years, friendship becomes a lifeline and a battleground: each bride tests her beliefs against the other's experience, measuring happiness, ambition, motherhood, desire, and independence. Balzac turns private confession into a sweeping portrait of Restoration-era manners, exposing how power moves through drawing rooms as surely as through politics. Tender, sharp, and psychologically precise, this epistolary novel asks what it costs to live honestly when the heart and the world demand different vows.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:29:28) Chapter 2

(00:42:40) Chapter 3

(00:53:36) Chapter 4

(01:02:41) Chapter 5

(01:15:46) Chapter 6

(01:30:30) Chapter 7

(01:46:22) Chapter 8

(01:54:15) Chapter 9

(01:58:06) Chapter 10

(02:04:40) Chapter 11

(02:05:43) Chapter 12

(02:32:34) Chapter 13

(02:53:33) Chapter 14

(02:57:27) Chapter 15

(03:18:25) Chapter 16

(03:22:44) Chapter 17

(03:27:11) Chapter 18

(03:35:41) Chapter 19

(03:48:41) Chapter 20

(03:55:09) Chapter 21

(04:08:17) Chapter 22

(04:16:01) Chapter 23

(04:24:58) Chapter 24

(04:41:51) Chapter 25

(04:46:43) Chapter 26

(04:58:24) Chapter 27

(05:11:07) Chapter 28

(05:22:09) Chapter 29

(05:26:07) Chapter 30

(05:31:32) Chapter 31

(05:46:36) Chapter 32

(05:54:58) Chapter 33

(05:57:17) Chapter 34

(05:57:56) Chapter 35

(06:03:51) Chapter 36

(06:16:04) Chapter 37

(06:18:16) Chapter 38

(06:20:09) Chapter 39

(06:24:18) Chapter 40

(06:35:00) Chapter 41

(06:39:47) Chapter 42

(06:41:48) Chapter 43

(06:45:11) Chapter 44

(06:47:58) Chapter 45

(07:03:42) Chapter 46

(07:12:12) Chapter 47

(07:13:52) Chapter 48

(07:37:34) Chapter 49

(07:44:25) Chapter 50

(07:48:03) Chapter 51

(07:59:34) Chapter 52

(08:18:02) Chapter 53

(08:25:30) Chapter 54

(08:51:08) Chapter 55

(08:57:11) Chapter 56

(08:58:41) Chapter 57

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The Odyssey by Homer ~ Full Audiobook [poetry] Jul 12, 2022

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The Odyssey by Homer audiobook.

Genre: poetry

The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy.

It takes Odysseus ten years to return to his native land of Ithaca after ten years of war; during his 20-year absence, his son Telemachus and his wife Penelope must deal with a group of unruly suitors who have moved into Odysseus' home to compete for Penelope's hand in marriage, since most have assumed that Odysseus has died.

The poem is a fundamental text in the Western canon and continues to be read in both Homeric Greek and translations around the world.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:47) Chapter 02

(00:49:33) Chapter 03

(01:17:27) Chapter 04

(02:03:22) Chapter 05

(02:30:04) Chapter 06

(02:49:25) Chapter 07

(03:08:52) Chapter 08

(03:39:54) Chapter 09

(04:11:37) Chapter 10

(04:42:09) Chapter 11

(05:15:54) Chapter 12

(05:41:16) Chapter 13

(06:04:52) Chapter 14

(06:34:19) Chapter 15

(07:03:01) Chapter 16

(07:28:49) Chapter 17

(08:01:44) Chapter 18

(08:25:20) Chapter 19

(09:00:20) Chapter 20

(09:22:34) Chapter 21

(09:45:32) Chapter 22

(10:10:34) Chapter 23

(10:31:25) Chapter 24

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The Story of My Life by Helen Keller ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Jul 12, 2022

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The Story of My Life by Helen Keller audiobook.

Genre: biography

Helen Keller's The Story of My Life is a vivid, intimate autobiography of a girl determined to reach the world after illness leaves her deaf and blind in early childhood. From the frustration and isolation of her earliest memories to the breakthrough moment when language begins to unlock meaning, Keller recounts the small discoveries and fierce emotions that shape her inner life. Central to the story is the arrival of Anne Mansfield Sullivan, the young teacher whose patience, discipline, and imagination offer Keller a path toward communication and independence. As Keller learns to read the world through touch, she describes the challenge of being understood, the hunger for knowledge, and the hard-won joy of connecting with other people. Along the way, she introduces the books, mentors, and friendships that broaden her horizons, and she reflects on what it means to build an education when the usual senses are closed. Tender, analytical, and often playful, this memoir explores resilience, language, and the quiet heroism of daily effort, inviting listeners into the making of a remarkable mind.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:10:21) Chapter 2

(00:24:05) Chapter 3

(00:29:57) Chapter 4

(00:37:38) Chapter 5

(00:44:11) Chapter 6

(00:51:15) Chapter 7

(01:04:02) Chapter 8

(01:07:56) Chapter 9

(01:14:57) Chapter 10

(01:19:31) Chapter 11

(01:28:40) Chapter 12

(01:33:47) Chapter 13

(01:42:54) Chapter 14

(01:59:47) Chapter 15

(02:08:15) Chapter 16

(02:12:04) Chapter 17

(02:17:15) Chapter 18

(02:28:07) Chapter 19

(02:37:43) Chapter 20

(02:53:03) Chapter 21

(03:15:44) Chapter 22

(03:37:15) Chapter 23

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 12, 2022

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Step into a world where a pea can test a princess, a tin soldier can harbor a brave heart, and an emperor can be dazzled by vanity itself. Andersens Fairy Tales gathers Hans Christian Andersens most beloved stories into a single timeless collection, blending the simplicity of fireside folklore with sharp wit, deep compassion, and unforgettable imagery. Across these tales you will meet dreamers and outcasts, clever fools and cruel pretenders, devoted friends, and lonely wanderers searching for belonging. Each story offers its own enchantment - sometimes playful, sometimes eerie, often bittersweet - while quietly exploring big human questions: What makes someone truly noble? How do pride and greed distort our vision? What is the cost of kindness, courage, or hope? Written with a storyteller's rhythm and a poet's eye for detail, these tales invite listeners of all ages to discover wonder in the ordinary and meaning in the magical. Whether you are returning to childhood favorites or hearing them for the first time, this collection is a doorway into the enduring imagination of one of literature's greatest fabulists.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:31) Chapter 02

(00:24:59) Chapter 03

(00:28:18) Chapter 04

(01:35:12) Chapter 05

(02:00:54) Chapter 06

(03:14:43) Chapter 07

(03:19:49) Chapter 08

(03:36:02) Chapter 09

(03:47:51) Chapter 10

(04:07:25) Chapter 11

(04:15:53) Chapter 12

(04:29:21) Chapter 13

(04:37:29) Chapter 14

(05:09:59) Chapter 15

(05:16:59) Chapter 16

(05:29:45) Chapter 17

(05:36:12) Chapter 18

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King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 12, 2022

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King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

When gentleman-adventurer Allan Quatermain is hired to guide a daring expedition into the unknown interior of southern Africa, he expects hardship, danger, and the usual price of greed. What he does not expect is the tangled human stakes riding on the journey: Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good are searching for Curtis's long-lost brother, a man believed to have vanished beyond the reach of maps. With only scraps of rumor, a mysterious map, and Quatermain's hard-won experience to rely on, the trio pushes through brutal terrain, scarcity, and constant threat, driven by equal parts loyalty and the glittering promise of a legendary treasure hoard said to dwarf imagination itself.As they venture farther from the familiar, the expedition collides with powerful local forces and a society shaped by rigid traditions, contested leadership, and looming violence. Caught between survival and conscience, Quatermain must weigh friendship against self-preservation and decide what kind of man an adventurer becomes when fortune, fear, and honor all demand their due. Vivid, suspenseful, and packed with peril, King Solomon's Mines is a classic tale of exploration, courage, and the high cost of obsession.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:28:14) Chapter 02

(00:51:21) Chapter 03

(01:21:32) Chapter 04

(01:46:02) Chapter 05

(02:20:12) Chapter 06

(02:48:05) Chapter 07

(03:28:28) Chapter 08

(03:49:38) Chapter 09

(04:22:31) Chapter 10

(04:57:40) Chapter 11

(05:34:07) Chapter 12

(06:02:07) Chapter 13

(06:25:28) Chapter 14

(07:12:44) Chapter 15

(07:42:01) Chapter 16

(08:11:49) Chapter 17

(08:43:33) Chapter 18

(09:11:06) Chapter 19

(09:36:45) Chapter 20

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Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend ~ Full Audiobook [self help] Jul 10, 2022

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Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend audiobook.

Genre: self help

First published in the early 20th century, Your Invisible Power is Genevieve Behrend's practical guide to using imagination as a deliberate tool for shaping your life. Writing as a student of Thomas Troward, Behrend argues that the mind is not merely a private inner world but a creative force that can be trained and directed. Through clear, compact lessons, she introduces the central practice of visualization: forming a definite mental picture of what you want, holding it with steady attention, and aligning feeling and expectation with that image. The book breaks down common obstacles such as scattered attention, doubt, and impatience, and offers simple exercises to build concentration, confidence, and consistency. Behrend also explores how words, habits, and daily choices can either reinforce your inner picture or quietly contradict it, turning the process into a disciplined mental art rather than wishful thinking. Blending spiritual philosophy with actionable instruction, Your Invisible Power invites listeners to experiment with their own thoughts and discover how inner focus can translate into outward change.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:51) Chapter 01

(00:10:17) Chapter 02

(00:16:39) Chapter 03

(00:20:44) Chapter 04

(00:34:21) Chapter 05

(00:38:56) Chapter 06

(00:42:25) Chapter 07

(00:46:11) Chapter 08

(00:53:41) Chapter 09