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William The Conqueror by Richmal Crompton ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Apr 02, 2025

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William The Conqueror by Richmal Crompton audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In William the Conqueror, Richmal Crompton returns to the unruly world of William Brown, an eleven-year-old with a fierce sense of justice, a talent for trouble, and an unstoppable confidence in his own brilliance. Joined by his loyal band of friends - the Outlaws - William barrels through everyday village life and turns it into a string of grand campaigns: foiling grown-up plans, improving other people's arrangements, and launching schemes that make perfect sense to him and utter chaos for everyone else. At home, William clashes with baffled parents, long-suffering siblings, and visitors who underestimate him at their peril. Beyond the garden gate, he tangles with rivals, meddles in social events, and tries to navigate the strange rules of the adult world while insisting on his right to do things his way. With sharp wit and affectionate satire, Crompton captures the comic collisions between childhood imagination and respectable society, building each episode into a triumphant disaster. The result is a lively, laugh-out-loud portrait of a boy determined to conquer his small corner of the world, whether anyone wants him to or not.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:08) Chapter 02

(00:48:20) Chapter 03

(01:15:25) Chapter 04

(01:54:43) Chapter 05

(02:28:44) Chapter 06

(03:05:00) Chapter 07

(03:46:25) Chapter 08

(04:12:02) Chapter 09

(04:49:21) Chapter 10

(05:19:55) Chapter 11

(05:48:31) Chapter 12

(06:22:52) Chapter 13

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Further Chronicles of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery ~ Full Audiobook [family] Apr 01, 2025

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Further Chronicles of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery audiobook.

Genre: family

In Further Chronicles of Avonlea, Lucy Maud Montgomery returns to the red roads and bright fields of Prince Edward Island to share a fresh gathering of interconnected tales set among the farms and villages around Avonlea. Anne Shirley is now more a beloved presence in the background than the center of the spotlight, as neighbors, newcomers, and old families take their turns on the stage. An impulsive young man tries to reinvent himself in the eyes of a community that remembers everything, a proud household wrestles with what it means to be truly successful, and long-held grudges and quiet loyalties are tested when love, loss, and second chances arrive at unexpected doors. With Montgomery's signature blend of humor and tenderness, each story reveals how small moments - a misunderstanding, a generous act, a hard truth spoken at last - can reshape a life. By turns warm, wistful, and sharply observant, this collection celebrates the bonds that hold a place together, even as its people grow, stumble, and begin again.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:12:29) Chapter 02

(00:23:44) Chapter 03

(00:35:08) Chapter 04

(00:47:12) Chapter 05

(01:08:42) Chapter 06

(01:30:12) Chapter 07

(01:43:15) Chapter 08

(01:55:41) Chapter 09

(02:08:55) Chapter 10

(02:21:46) Chapter 11

(02:32:24) Chapter 12

(02:43:55) Chapter 13

(02:52:03) Chapter 14

(03:01:33) Chapter 15

(03:09:13) Chapter 16

(03:16:51) Chapter 17

(03:26:26) Chapter 18

(03:35:36) Chapter 19

(03:55:51) Chapter 20

(04:12:43) Chapter 21

(04:31:33) Chapter 22

(04:49:18) Chapter 23

(05:12:33) Chapter 24

(05:34:55) Chapter 25

(05:46:57) Chapter 26

(05:58:15) Chapter 27

(06:07:25) Chapter 28

(06:15:42) Chapter 29

(06:31:11) Chapter 30

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The Land of Midian by Richard Francis Burton ~ Full Audiobook [history] Mar 31, 2025

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The Land of Midian by Richard Francis Burton audiobook.

Genre: history

In The Land of Midian, Victorian explorer and linguist Richard Francis Burton turns his keen eye to the stark, little-mapped borderlands of northwest Arabia along the Red Sea. Framed as the record of an expedition undertaken with practical aims as well as scientific curiosity, the book follows Burton and his companions as they push through heat, scarcity, and hard geography to investigate rumors of mineral wealth and to observe the peoples and places that lie beyond familiar shipping routes. Burton blends on-the-ground travel narrative with detailed notes on terrain, water sources, routes, ports, and inland wadis, while also sketching the customs, politics, and rivalries of local tribes and the uneasy negotiations required to move safely through their lands. Along the way, he compares ancient place names to modern sites, weighs evidence of earlier settlements and trade, and tests grand theories against what the desert actually permits. Part adventure, part field report, and part cultural portrait, this is Burton at his most methodical and provocative: a portrait of Midian as both a real landscape and a contested idea, where ambition, scholarship, and survival travel side by side.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:26:34) Chapter 2

(01:02:40) Chapter 3

(01:46:24) Chapter 4

(02:22:34) Chapter 5

(02:52:29) Chapter 6

(03:36:22) Chapter 7

(04:15:53) Chapter 8

(05:05:51) Chapter 9

(05:35:24) Chapter 10

(06:01:21) Chapter 11

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Six Metaphysical Meditations by Rene Descartes ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Mar 29, 2025

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Six Metaphysical Meditations by Rene Descartes audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In Six Metaphysical Meditations, Rene Descartes invites the listener into a rigorous, first-person investigation of what can be known with certainty. Through a sequence of six meditations, he stages an intellectual reset: setting aside inherited opinions and even the testimony of the senses, he searches for a foundation strong enough to support science, morality, and everyday belief. Along the way, Descartes confronts the unsettling possibility of radical deception and asks how a mind can distinguish truth from error. From that crisis, he develops a method of careful attention to ideas, examining which are clear, distinct, and trustworthy, and which arise from confusion or habit. He then turns to the nature of the self, the relationship between thinking and being, the possibility of a perfect divine source, and the status of the physical world we seem to inhabit. Written as a spiritual-like exercise as much as a philosophical argument, these meditations unfold with tense suspense: each step forward depends on defeating a deeper doubt. The result is a landmark exploration of certainty, consciousness, and the limits of human knowledge that continues to shape modern philosophy.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:14) Chapter 02

(00:32:50) Chapter 03

(01:11:58) Chapter 04

(01:32:17) Chapter 05

(01:48:59) Chapter 06

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The DArblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Mar 28, 2025

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The DArblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Newly qualified Dr Stephen Gray is taking a last, idle holiday walk before beginning his first appointment when he stumbles on something impossible to dismiss: a body rising beneath the green scum of a quiet woodland pond. The dead man is Julius D'Arblay, a respected artist, and nearby Gray encounters Marion D'Arblay, a poised young woman searching anxiously for her missing father. What first looks like a tragic accident soon feels staged, and Gray, out of both conscience and growing concern for Marion, turns to the one man he trusts to read the truth in blood, tissue, and trace evidence: his former teacher Dr John Thorndyke, the celebrated medical jurist and pioneer of scientific detection. With Thorndyke and his practical assistant Polton, Gray is drawn into a careful reconstruction of D'Arblay's final hours, where an autopsy can be as revealing as an eyewitness and a single small clue can overturn an entire theory. As the inquiry tightens, intimidation escalates and the murderer begins to reach beyond the grave, forcing Gray to choose between safety and justice - and to discover what kind of doctor, and man, he intends to be.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:28:11) Chapter 02

(00:42:53) Chapter 03

(01:12:59) Chapter 04

(01:30:31) Chapter 05

(01:52:08) Chapter 06

(02:16:17) Chapter 07

(02:38:52) Chapter 08

(02:57:53) Chapter 09

(03:20:51) Chapter 10

(03:49:42) Chapter 11

(04:05:06) Chapter 12

(04:23:50) Chapter 13

(04:48:11) Chapter 14

(05:15:38) Chapter 15

(05:40:15) Chapter 16

(06:07:32) Chapter 17

(06:37:35) Chapter 18

(07:07:21) Chapter 19

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The Cinema of Orson Welles by Peter Bogdanovich ~ Full Audiobook [biography] Mar 27, 2025

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The Cinema of Orson Welles by Peter Bogdanovich audiobook.

Genre: biography

In The Cinema of Orson Welles, filmmaker and critic Peter Bogdanovich offers an intimate, clear-eyed portrait of one of cinema's most daring innovators, tracing how Orson Welles made his mark through bold technique, restless experimentation, and an artist's refusal to play safe. Blending sharp film analysis with the immediacy of firsthand conversation, Bogdanovich guides listeners through Welles' key works, from the startling breakthrough of Citizen Kane to the later projects shaped by uneven financing, studio interference, and Welles' own larger-than-life ambitions. Along the way, the book explores what made Welles a singular director and performer: his theatrical instincts, his fascination with power and illusion, his bravura use of sound and camera movement, and his ability to turn limitations into style. Bogdanovich writes not as a distant scholar but as a fellow filmmaker trying to understand the choices behind the images, offering context for production struggles, creative decisions, and critical battles. The result is both a compelling study of landmark films and a revealing look at the costs and rewards of uncompromising artistry.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:05:59) Chapter 01

(00:13:27) Chapter 02

(00:17:06) Chapter 03

(00:19:07) Chapter 04

(00:21:03) Chapter 05

(00:26:16) Chapter 06

(00:30:56) Chapter 07

(00:35:33) Chapter 08

(00:40:06) Chapter 09

(00:47:57) Chapter 10

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Every Man His Own Art Critic by Patrick Geddes ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Mar 26, 2025

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Every Man His Own Art Critic by Patrick Geddes audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Written for two major British exhibitions in the late 1880s, Patrick Geddes's Every Man His Own Art Critic is a brisk, welcoming guide for anyone who has ever stood before a painting and wondered what, exactly, to do with what they are seeing. Geddes addresses the ordinary visitor rather than the specialist, arguing that art appreciation is not a private language of elites but a skill that can be learned through attention, patience, and honest curiosity. Moving from gallery to gallery in spirit, he offers a practical framework for looking: consider what the artist observed, how that vision was translated into line, color, and composition, and what feeling or idea the work is trying to awaken in the viewer. Along the way, he encourages readers to notice their own tastes, test them against new images, and develop a more deliberate vocabulary for praise, doubt, and discovery. Part historical snapshot of exhibition culture and part hands-on method for seeing, this compact classic invites listeners to become active participants in art rather than passive spectators.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:34) Chapter 02

(00:38:48) Chapter 03

(01:10:25) Chapter 04

(01:38:00) Chapter 05

(01:56:59) Chapter 06

(02:05:36) Chapter 07

(02:43:51) Chapter 08

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The Browning Boys by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [family] Mar 25, 2025

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The Browning Boys by Pansy audiobook.

Genre: family

On their eleventh birthday, twin brothers Aleck and Ben Browning make a vow that sounds simple until life tests it: they will be truly helpful at home, not just in words but in sacrifice. Their family is under strain, their father is an invalid whose health is failing, and every penny in the household seems to have a purpose already. Ben, thoughtful and quietly ambitious, tries to plan a sensible way forward. Aleck, rougher on the outside and quicker to bristle, has to learn that real strength is not loudness, but steadiness. As the boys take on adult-sized responsibilities and face the daily pressure of wanting more than they can afford, they begin using the Sunday-school 'golden texts' they have memorized as practical guides for ordinary decisions: how to work, how to speak, how to be honest when a shortcut would be easier, and how to keep courage when results come slowly. With each small choice, the Browning boys discover that character is built in the unnoticed moments, and that faith, applied one day at a time, can reshape an entire household.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:07:36) Chapter 02

(00:20:16) Chapter 03

(00:28:41) Chapter 04

(00:41:46) Chapter 05

(00:50:43) Chapter 06

(01:01:50) Chapter 07

(01:16:36) Chapter 08

(01:25:30) Chapter 09

(01:37:24) Chapter 10

(01:45:28) Chapter 11

(01:57:45) Chapter 12

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Sunshine Factory by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion] Mar 24, 2025

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Sunshine Factory by Pansy audiobook.

Genre: religion

Sunshine Factory by Pansy (Isabella M. Alden) is a brief, warmhearted collection of seven linked-in-spirit children's stories that turn everyday disappointments into chances for courage, good manners, and practical faith. In the opening tale, young Jennie Moore faces a rainy day and learns from Uncle Jack that sunshine is something you can make - by refusing to dwell on what you have missed, noticing the joys still within reach, and choosing to brighten life for someone else. From there, the book moves through moments both ordinary and aching: Mollie, determined to create a Thanksgiving dinner in spite of poverty; Stuart Milburn, a visiting city boy bristling at his cousins' concern for his soul; little Ray, filling his mother's morning with Bible stories and childlike certainty; and Nettie Holmes, a sickly girl whose weary mother prays for help in a stifling city summer. Two final sketches test character in smaller ways - a child reciting a hard verse that lands in an adult heart, and Brown Tommy, a sharply dressed boy whose tongue and manners do not quite match his outfit. Each story is a small workshop in making kindness, patience, and hope.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:03:29) Chapter 02

(00:12:03) Chapter 03

(00:19:39) Chapter 04

(00:24:36) Chapter 05

(00:31:06) Chapter 06

(00:35:25) Chapter 07

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Modern Prophets and Other Sketches by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion] Mar 22, 2025

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Modern Prophets and Other Sketches by Pansy audiobook.

Genre: religion

In Modern Prophets and Other Sketches, beloved 19th-century author Pansy (Isabella Alden) turns her sharp eye and warm heart on the dramas of everyday Christian living. This collection gathers a series of brief, vivid sketches - part short story, part character study - in which ordinary people are tested by small decisions that reveal large loyalties. Across parlors, prayer meetings, and bustling streets, men and women wrestle with pride, gossip, fashionable religion, and quiet discouragement, while others step forward as unexpected 'modern prophets' - voices of conscience who speak plain truth when it is easiest to stay silent. Pansy blends gentle humor with moral urgency, showing how faith can be performed for an audience or practiced in costly, private obedience. Each sketch stands on its own, yet together they form a portrait of a community learning what it means to love neighbors, honor convictions, and live consistently when comfort, reputation, and belonging are on the line. Clear, compassionate, and searching, these stories invite listeners to examine their own motives and to recognize courage in the most familiar places.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:46) Chapter 02

(00:40:16) Chapter 03

(01:01:48) Chapter 04

(01:15:45) Chapter 05

(01:36:35) Chapter 06

(01:52:27) Chapter 07

(02:10:58) Chapter 08

(02:22:06) Chapter 09

(02:38:34) Chapter 10

(02:54:45) Chapter 11

(03:06:57) Chapter 12

(03:17:32) Chapter 13

(03:35:20) Chapter 14

(03:54:11) Chapter 15

(04:12:25) Chapter 16

(04:30:49) Chapter 17

(04:48:47) Chapter 18

(04:57:10) Chapter 19

(05:10:49) Chapter 20

(05:27:59) Chapter 21

(05:41:04) Chapter 22

(06:00:49) Chapter 23

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