Classic Audiobook Collection

Latest Episodes:

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jun 29, 2022

Show notes

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton audiobook.

Genre: drama

In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic 'old revolutionary stock' families that rule New York's social life. Under the rules of this society, 'being things' is better than 'doing things' and reputation and outward appearances come at the exclusion of everything else. In this Gilded Age, when America’s expansion and increased industrialism produce a group of newly wealthy robber barons and financiers, the patient, time-honored values of the old ruling class, and century, are giving way to the expediencies of the new. Caught at this cusp, a triangle of lovers, who must choose between the expectations of family and society, and the deepest yearnings of the heart.

Newly engaged couple, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and May Welland, a society debutante, are part of the old world, where the 'right people' follow the 'correct rules' and marry into 'acceptable families.' The arrival from Europe of May’s cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska, complicates their union, as Ellen’s mysterious past threatens to cast a shadow of scandal over the newly betrothed couple. Newland Archer, at first critical of Ellen's bohemian lifestyle, and her seemingly wilful ignorance of the rules and customs of his Old New York, is soon captivated by Ellen's warmth, spirit, and her generous and loving heart. Will he cast off the life for which he's been groomed, or sacrifice happiness for duty and the greater good of the social order?

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:53) Chapter 02

(00:33:50) Chapter 03

(00:49:05) Chapter 04

(01:00:50) Chapter 05

(01:20:11) Chapter 06

(01:38:05) Chapter 07

(01:51:58) Chapter 08

(02:08:15) Chapter 09

(02:34:42) Chapter 10

(02:54:42) Chapter 11

(03:12:32) Chapter 12

(03:36:21) Chapter 13

(03:52:44) Chapter 14

(04:08:18) Chapter 15

(04:27:48) Chapter 16

(04:47:25) Chapter 17

(05:07:35) Chapter 18

(05:30:31) Chapter 19

(05:52:30) Chapter 20

(06:17:30) Chapter 21

(06:46:18) Chapter 22

(07:04:10) Chapter 23

(07:24:29) Chapter 24

(07:36:14) Chapter 25

(07:56:02) Chapter 26

(08:19:59) Chapter 27

(08:34:51) Chapter 28

(08:49:14) Chapter 29

(09:03:56) Chapter 30

(09:24:07) Chapter 31

(09:49:32) Chapter 32

(10:08:49) Chapter 33

(10:41:27) Chapter 34

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jun 29, 2022

Show notes

The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

On a remote island in the East Indies, brilliant but obsessive scientist Professor Maxon pursues a forbidden experiment: manufacturing life in a secret laboratory far from any law but his own. When shipwreck survivor Virginia Maxon - his sheltered, determined daughter - crosses paths with the outsider who could expose everything, the island's uneasy balance begins to crack. The true wild cards, however, are Maxon's creations: a series of imperfect, increasingly human 'Monster Men' grown for strength and obedience, then loosed into the jungle where instinct, loyalty, and rage collide. As fear spreads from the laboratory to the coastal village and beyond, Virginia must decide what she owes to her father, to the innocent people threatened by his ambition, and to the beings who were never asked to be born. Part adventure tale and part moral fable, The Monster Men pits scientific hubris against conscience and survival, building toward a tense struggle for freedom, identity, and control in a place where civilization is only a thin veneer.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:47) Chapter 02

(00:47:26) Chapter 03

(01:09:02) Chapter 04

(01:28:13) Chapter 05

(01:51:45) Chapter 06

(02:11:29) Chapter 07

(02:40:15) Chapter 08

(03:09:16) Chapter 09

(03:31:25) Chapter 10

(03:49:48) Chapter 11

(04:12:53) Chapter 12

(04:31:12) Chapter 13

(04:49:50) Chapter 14

(05:09:25) Chapter 15

(05:28:45) Chapter 16

(05:51:02) Chapter 17

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jun 29, 2022

Show notes

The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Fresh out of college, Jimmy Torrance has the confidence of a campus champion and none of the patience to live on his father's money. He heads for 1920s Chicago determined to earn a respectable place in the world, only to discover that charm and athletic glory do not translate into a paycheck. Hungry, broke, and humiliated by one job hunt after another, Jimmy falls in with the city's rougher company, including a shrewd pickpocket called The Lizard and Edith, a streetwise young woman known as Little Eva, whose unexpected loyalty keeps him from going under. When Jimmy meets the poised Elizabeth Compton, he glimpses the society life he wants, but he is still stuck hustling for work wherever he can get it. Then an unlikely opportunity appears: Elizabeth's father needs an 'efficiency expert' to rescue his troubled factory, and Jimmy lands the position on a wing and a prayer. As he starts untangling waste, sabotage, and missing money, Jimmy collides with powerful enemies, social prejudice, and a crime that threatens to destroy his future. To survive, he will need real competence, and friends he never expected to trust.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:20) Chapter 02

(00:24:36) Chapter 03

(00:38:57) Chapter 04

(00:49:22) Chapter 05

(01:02:36) Chapter 06

(01:13:33) Chapter 07

(01:23:02) Chapter 08

(01:32:53) Chapter 09

(01:43:42) Chapter 10

(01:50:41) Chapter 11

(02:06:23) Chapter 12

(02:18:38) Chapter 13

(02:26:13) Chapter 14

(02:35:02) Chapter 15

(02:45:21) Chapter 16

(02:59:22) Chapter 17

(03:07:41) Chapter 18

(03:20:02) Chapter 19

(03:32:03) Chapter 20

(03:40:35) Chapter 21

(03:54:26) Chapter 22

(04:04:36) Chapter 23

(04:11:26) Chapter 24

(04:21:44) Chapter 25

(04:34:27) Chapter 26

(04:46:29) Chapter 27

(04:57:38) Chapter 28

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jun 29, 2022

Show notes

The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On the dying world of Barsoom, where ancient cities cling to fading seas and honor is measured in swordplay, John Carter returns to Mars for another perilous journey. When a strange plea draws him into the icy north, he is pulled into the brutal politics of competing peoples and the shadowy power of the black pirates who raid the waterways and trade in captives. Alongside the fierce and loyal Martians who call him friend, Carter must navigate treacherous alliances, outwit ruthless enemies, and survive a landscape where the cold can kill as surely as a blade. At the heart of the adventure lies a disturbing mystery - a vanished prisoner and a chain of events that suggests a threat reaching beyond any single tribe or city-state. As loyalties are tested and battles ignite across air and sea, Carter fights not only for survival, but for the dignity and freedom of those caught in Barsoom's endless wars. Packed with daring rescues, high-stakes duels, and the headlong momentum that defines Burroughs's Mars romances, this tale blends swashbuckling action with a pulpy sense of wonder and an unshakable belief in courage under fire.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:07:00) Chapter 01

(00:33:49) Chapter 02

(01:00:17) Chapter 03

(01:30:11) Chapter 04

(01:59:53) Chapter 05

(02:25:31) Chapter 06

(02:57:05) Chapter 07

(03:24:49) Chapter 08

(03:47:39) Chapter 09

(04:14:33) Chapter 10

(04:38:41) Chapter 11

(05:05:08) Chapter 12

(05:27:48) Chapter 13

(05:53:22) Chapter 14

(06:19:33) Chapter 15

(06:44:56) Chapter 16

(07:11:49) Chapter 17

(07:37:45) Chapter 18

(08:06:17) Chapter 19

(08:28:22) Chapter 20

(08:55:24) Chapter 21

(09:20:18) Chapter 22

(09:53:56) Chapter 25

(09:59:41) Chapter 26

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jun 29, 2022

Show notes

At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Adventure and danger await beneath the surface in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic subterranean romance, At the Earth's Core. When daring inventor David Innes invests in a revolutionary digging machine called the Iron Mole, a test run with its hard-edged creator, Abner Perry, goes catastrophically off course. Plunging through unknown layers of the planet, the two men break into Pellucidar, a vast inner world lit by a strange, perpetual sun and ruled by prehistoric law. There, time, geography, and survival operate by unfamiliar rules, and human captives live under the shadow of the terrifying Mahars, intelligent reptilian overlords who dominate through fear and control. Separated from anything they understand, Innes and Perry must learn quickly, forging alliances with fierce tribal warriors and struggling to protect those caught in Pellucidar's brutal hierarchy - including the courageous Dian the Beautiful, whose fate becomes entangled with Innes' own. Fast-paced, imaginative, and pulpy in the best sense, this tale blends lost-world wonder with relentless peril, asking what civilization means when stripped of every comfort and certainty.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:31) Chapter 01

(00:24:06) Chapter 02

(00:44:27) Chapter 03

(01:01:59) Chapter 04

(01:23:26) Chapter 05

(01:41:56) Chapter 06

(01:55:22) Chapter 07

(02:08:07) Chapter 08

(02:37:26) Chapter 09

(02:52:09) Chapter 10

(03:17:22) Chapter 11

(03:30:43) Chapter 12

(03:40:42) Chapter 13

(03:53:45) Chapter 14

(04:35:07) Chapter 15

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Jun 28, 2022

Show notes

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin audiobook.

Genre: biography

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is the plainspoken, vivid life story of one of America's most inventive and influential founders, told largely in his own witty, practical voice. Beginning with his childhood in a large Boston family, Franklin traces his early hunger for books, his restless apprenticeship, and the bold decision to strike out on his own. In Philadelphia he remakes himself through printing and publishing, sharpening a talent for persuasion and an appetite for public improvement. As his career expands, listeners follow his experiments, civic projects, and efforts to cultivate personal discipline - from building habits of industry and frugality to organizing institutions that serve the common good. But the book is not simply a victory lap. Franklin wrestles with reputation, ambition, and the limits of self-made ideals, all while navigating the pressures of business, politics, and a rapidly changing society. Part moral handbook, part coming-of-age narrative, and part portrait of colonial America, this classic invites you into the workshop of a mind determined to learn, to lead, and to leave the world better than he found it.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:19:08) Chapter 01

(00:46:36) Chapter 02

(01:07:12) Chapter 03

(01:22:30) Chapter 04

(01:40:08) Chapter 05

(01:50:02) Chapter 06

(02:17:48) Chapter 07

(02:52:24) Chapter 08

(03:17:55) Chapter 09

(03:51:12) Chapter 10

(04:09:51) Chapter 11

(04:27:21) Chapter 12

(04:47:49) Chapter 13

(05:20:54) Chapter 14

(05:26:19) Chapter 15

(05:34:51) Chapter 16

(06:01:53) Chapter 17

(06:23:09) Chapter 18

(06:33:11) Chapter 19

(07:13:52) Chapter 20

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Jun 28, 2022

Show notes

The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr audiobook.

Genre: romance

Set in New York City in 1791, when the young republic is still arguing over its future, The Maid of Maiden Lane follows Cornelia Moran, a spirited, dutiful young woman newly home from Moravian schooling and stepping into a world where family loyalty, social rank, and politics press on every private choice. The proud streets near Maiden Lane hum with post-Revolution confidence, but also with sharp divisions: old Dutch families guard their traditions, newcomers bring fresh ambitions, and news of upheaval abroad stirs fear and fascination. At the center of it all, Cornelia finds herself drawn into a demanding tangle of affections when Lieutenant Joris Hyde enters her life and expectations harden around them both. As fathers, friends, and public opinion weigh in, Cornelia must measure love against responsibility and decide what kind of future she can claim as her own. Amelia E. Barr blends courtship, family conflict, and civic debate into a richly detailed portrait of an early American city, where a single mistake or misunderstanding can echo through reputations, engagements, and lives.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:32) Chapter 02

(00:48:24) Chapter 03

(01:20:28) Chapter 04

(02:16:51) Chapter 05

(02:54:49) Chapter 06

(03:34:57) Chapter 07

(04:04:09) Chapter 08

(04:39:40) Chapter 09

(05:14:59) Chapter 10

(06:03:38) Chapter 11

(06:42:13) Chapter 12

(07:15:14) Chapter 13

(07:45:39) Chapter 14

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jun 28, 2022

Show notes

Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg is a lively stage dramatization that blends favorite episodes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass into a fast-moving play for young performers and family audiences. When curious Alice slips out of ordinary life and into a world where logic bends and words refuse to behave, she must navigate a parade of unforgettable figures: the hurried White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, the enigmatic Caterpillar, the quarrelsome Queen of Hearts, and the delightfully maddening guests at the Mad Tea Party. As scenes shift from riddles and rhymes to croquet played with impossible equipment, Alice faces a constant challenge: how do you keep your sense of self when everyone insists the rules are different every moment? Gerstenberg's dialogue-forward adaptation highlights the humor, theatricality, and quick character changes that make Wonderland a joy to perform, while keeping the story's deeper questions close at hand - identity, growing up, and the strange authority of nonsense. It is a whimsical, imaginative journey that invites listeners to laugh, wonder, and question what 'makes sense' in the first place.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:05) Chapter 01

(00:40:14) Chapter 02

(01:13:40) Chapter 03

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices