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England and Yesterday by Louise Imogen Guiney ~ Full Audiobook [poetry] Aug 02, 2023

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England and Yesterday by Louise Imogen Guiney audiobook.

Genre: poetry

England and Yesterday is a compact, finely wrought poetry collection by American poet Louise Imogen Guiney, shaped by her deep love of English place, history, and literary tradition. The book opens with a London sequence of sonnets (written in 1889) that moves through iconic spaces and moods: Westminster Abbey and the Tower, city fog and river stairs, museum reading rooms and dockside labor, where splendor and hardship stand side by side. A second sonnet sequence turns to Oxford (written between 1890 and 1895), tracing tow-paths, college gardens, old dials, and church stones, as the speaker listens for the undertones of faith, scholarship, and time itself. Beyond these travel-grounded poems, Guiney broadens into lyrics and brief occasional pieces that invoke ballad and song, meditate on saints and poets, and linger over ruins, landscapes, and memorials. Throughout, the central tension is between the living present and the weight of what came before: how a city or a countryside can feel crowded with centuries, and how a modern observer can love a place without ignoring its sorrows. The result is a luminous portrait of England seen through memory, conscience, and music.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:01:07) Chapter 02

(00:02:16) Chapter 03

(00:03:32) Chapter 04

(00:04:52) Chapter 05

(00:06:03) Chapter 06

(00:07:14) Chapter 07

(00:08:24) Chapter 08

(00:09:34) Chapter 09

(00:10:45) Chapter 10

(00:12:07) Chapter 11

(00:13:19) Chapter 12

(00:14:25) Chapter 13

(00:15:38) Chapter 14

(00:16:52) Chapter 15

(00:18:11) Chapter 16

(00:19:29) Chapter 17

(00:20:46) Chapter 18

(00:22:05) Chapter 19

(00:23:36) Chapter 20

(00:24:46) Chapter 21

(00:25:54) Chapter 22

(00:27:19) Chapter 23

(00:28:27) Chapter 24

(00:29:52) Chapter 25

(00:32:28) Chapter 26

(00:36:18) Chapter 27

(00:37:28) Chapter 28

(00:38:41) Chapter 29

(00:39:45) Chapter 30

(00:41:01) Chapter 31

(00:42:33) Chapter 32

(00:43:54) Chapter 33

(00:45:16) Chapter 34

(00:47:13) Chapter 35

(00:48:43) Chapter 36

(00:49:38) Chapter 37

(00:50:32) Chapter 38

(00:51:41) Chapter 39

(00:52:53) Chapter 40

(00:53:43) Chapter 41

(00:55:24) Chapter 42

(00:57:07) Chapter 43

(00:59:20) Chapter 44

(01:00:35) Chapter 45

(01:02:21) Chapter 46

(01:04:09) Chapter 47

(01:06:23) Chapter 48

(01:07:18) Chapter 49

(01:08:04) Chapter 50

(01:09:19) Chapter 51

(01:10:07) Chapter 52

(01:11:07) Chapter 53

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The Mind The Paint Girl by Louis Tracy ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Aug 02, 2023

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The Mind The Paint Girl by Louis Tracy audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In The 'Mind the Paint' Girl, Louis Tracy adapts Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's hit stage comedy into a glittering, behind-the-curtain tale of sudden fame and the price it demands. When Lily Upjohn escapes the London slums and lands a hard-won place in the chorus at the Pandora Theatre, she expects long rehearsals, small pay, and smaller respect. One mishap during practice - a splash of paint from a scene painter's scaffold - sparks a moment the show's composer turns into a catchy number, and Lily becomes the unexpected voice of a song that London cannot stop humming. Overnight, she is promoted from anonymous chorus girl to celebrated star, and the theater world that once ignored her now feeds on her every gesture. With success come dangerous admirers and conflicting promises: earnest Nicholas Jeyes offers devotion at any cost, while the polished Lord Francombe dangles wealth, status, and a place in society that Lily has only ever watched from afar. As managers, friends, and rivals pull at her loyalties, Lily must decide what she truly wants - and how much of herself she is willing to trade for applause.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:47) Chapter 02

(00:49:59) Chapter 03

(01:15:44) Chapter 04

(01:40:38) Chapter 05

(02:04:14) Chapter 06

(02:35:41) Chapter 07

(02:58:06) Chapter 08

(03:27:40) Chapter 09

(04:00:32) Chapter 10

(04:25:12) Chapter 11

(04:48:18) Chapter 12

(05:12:27) Chapter 13

(05:39:52) Chapter 14

(06:08:51) Chapter 15

(06:34:07) Chapter 16

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The Bartlett Mystery by Louis Tracy ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Aug 02, 2023

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The Bartlett Mystery by Louis Tracy audiobook.

Genre: mystery

This is a fast-paced mystery, set in New York City, has two or three really interesting ('round') characters, a solid plot, no cheap plot-twists, two full-fledged sub/urban battles and some real surprises.

Winifred Bartlett, a beautiful and poor orphan, suddenly finds herself homeless and out of a job. Prince Charming (nee Rex Carshaw) comes on to her by accident and begins to take an interest. As strange, apparently unconnected disasters continue to batter poor Winnie, Rex and two police detectives (the most interesting characters in the book) probe the causes and forces threatening the dear girl's well-being and, ultimately, her very life and liberty. It turns out that it is Winifred's close resemblance to her mother, who died long ago in Vermont, that threatens certain powerful interests in contemporary (1913) New York.

An unusually large cast of bad guys - each with a different motive for getting rid of Winifred - includes a US Senator, and unsuccessful book binding supervisor, an influential NY society belle, and gun-slinging Western gangster 'Mick the Wolf.” The mystery becomes increasingly complex with every new assault on the girl's well-being, and the efforts of the NY police and the ever-faithful Rex.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:07) Chapter 02

(00:33:15) Chapter 03

(00:54:35) Chapter 04

(01:15:40) Chapter 05

(01:35:58) Chapter 06

(01:58:30) Chapter 07

(02:15:35) Chapter 08

(02:32:12) Chapter 09

(02:53:13) Chapter 10

(03:13:51) Chapter 11

(03:32:03) Chapter 12

(03:48:40) Chapter 13

(04:07:43) Chapter 14

(04:23:42) Chapter 15

(04:36:12) Chapter 16

(04:51:56) Chapter 17

(05:08:41) Chapter 18

(05:28:56) Chapter 19

(05:46:34) Chapter 20

(06:03:03) Chapter 21

(06:18:32) Chapter 22

(06:36:19) Chapter 23

(06:55:57) Chapter 24

(07:12:47) Chapter 25

(07:33:41) Chapter 26

(07:50:57) Chapter 27

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A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Aug 01, 2023

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A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany is a spellbinding collection of short fantasies that reads like a cabinet of midnight wonders, each story opening onto a world ruled less by logic than by longing, omen, and dream. In these jewel-like tales, Dunsany guides you through misty cities and far kingdoms where prophets bargain with fate, sailors pursue impossible horizons, and proud gods watch mortals with amused indifference. Some stories unfold as fables with a sting in the tail, others as lyrical travelogues to places that feel remembered rather than discovered, but all share an uncanny sense that the border between waking life and myth is thin as paper. Voices shift from wry and mischievous to solemn and incantatory, and familiar human desires - glory, love, revenge, escape - are refracted through strange laws and stranger landscapes. Whether you are drawn to timeless parable or pure imaginative atmosphere, this book offers a series of brief, haunting journeys that invite you to surrender to wonder, and to question what a dream can demand from the one who dares to follow it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:10) Chapter 02

(00:38:28) Chapter 03

(00:48:21) Chapter 04

(01:00:36) Chapter 05

(01:10:42) Chapter 06

(01:50:28) Chapter 07

(02:04:34) Chapter 08

(02:18:03) Chapter 09

(02:30:49) Chapter 10

(02:43:40) Chapter 11

(02:51:11) Chapter 12

(03:22:22) Chapter 13

(03:30:48) Chapter 14

(03:39:02) Chapter 15

(03:46:06) Chapter 16

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The Loss of the S.S. Titanic by Lawrence Beesley ~ Full Audiobook [history] Aug 01, 2023

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The Loss of the S.S. Titanic by Lawrence Beesley audiobook.

Genre: history

Written by Titanic survivor Lawrence Beesley and published soon after the disaster, The Loss of the S.S. Titanic is a clear-eyed, intimate account of the ship's final voyage and the human choices that unfolded alongside it. Beesley, a quiet, observant passenger traveling in second class, reconstructs the days at sea with a scientist's attention to detail and a witness's humility: the routines of life aboard an enormous new liner, the subtle shift from comfort to uncertainty, and the sudden transformation of a modern marvel into a scene of urgent improvisation. As the night of the collision arrives, he focuses less on sensationalism and more on what he actually saw and heard - crew procedures, passenger reactions across different classes, the atmosphere on deck, and the difficult problem of decision-making when information is scarce and minutes matter. Beyond the narrative, Beesley examines broader questions of technology, safety assumptions, and institutional readiness, offering measured reflections on how such a catastrophe could occur. The result is both a gripping firsthand chronicle and a thoughtful early investigation into one of the twentieth century's defining maritime tragedies.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:56) Chapter 02

(00:57:27) Chapter 03

(01:38:10) Chapter 04

(02:17:24) Chapter 05

(02:38:11) Chapter 06

(03:32:31) Chapter 07

(04:07:55) Chapter 08

(04:31:56) Chapter 09

(05:04:01) Chapter 10

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The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Aug 01, 2023

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The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Nan and Bert Bobbsey are ready for a change of scenery, and their younger twins, Flossie and Freddie, can hardly sit still when the family heads off for a holiday that promises salt air, rolling waves, and new friends. But the Deep Blue Sea turns out to hold more than sunshine and scenery. Strange mix-ups, missing belongings, and half-explained warnings begin to follow the Bobbseys from dock to deck, and what first seems like simple bad luck starts to feel like something planned. While Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey try to keep the trip peaceful, the four children do what they do best: notice what grown-ups overlook, ask the questions no one wants to answer, and chase clues wherever they lead - even when that means braving unfamiliar places and shadowy corners of a ship. As suspicions rise and the water around them feels less friendly, the twins must rely on quick thinking, courage, and their tight-knit family bond to sort truth from rumor and keep everyone safe. Warm, brisk, and full of youthful curiosity, this seaside adventure blends family fun with a steady thread of mystery.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:50) Chapter 02

(00:23:43) Chapter 03

(00:34:41) Chapter 04

(00:47:29) Chapter 05

(00:59:19) Chapter 06

(01:12:15) Chapter 07

(01:23:12) Chapter 08

(01:34:09) Chapter 09

(01:49:22) Chapter 10

(02:00:57) Chapter 11

(02:13:03) Chapter 12

(02:27:09) Chapter 13

(02:38:08) Chapter 14

(02:49:20) Chapter 15

(03:04:37) Chapter 16

(03:13:06) Chapter 17

(03:24:39) Chapter 18

(03:39:32) Chapter 19

(03:49:32) Chapter 20

(04:02:33) Chapter 21

(04:10:01) Chapter 22

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The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 31, 2023

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The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope audiobook.

Genre: adventure

The Bobbsey twins are off to spend a summer full of fun and adventures on Blueberry Island. They will encounter a cave, and gypsies, and other things I won't tell you about. You can find out by listening to this book!

As with many children's books written during this time in history, there are racial stereotypes that would not pass muster today. To edit them out would be to erase history, so I'm reading the book, as is. There is a 'fat black mammy' named Dinah, and gypsies (of undetermined geographical origin) who naturally steal because they don't know any better. These stereotypes can act as a good springboard for educating your child on how far we have come, and how far we still need to go, to erase racism altogether.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:15) Chapter 02

(00:27:43) Chapter 03

(00:37:57) Chapter 04

(00:49:41) Chapter 05

(01:03:05) Chapter 06

(01:12:31) Chapter 07

(01:22:49) Chapter 08

(01:36:07) Chapter 09

(01:50:34) Chapter 10

(02:00:12) Chapter 11

(02:15:35) Chapter 12

(02:27:57) Chapter 13

(02:38:09) Chapter 14

(02:53:14) Chapter 15

(03:02:57) Chapter 16

(03:12:47) Chapter 17

(03:24:49) Chapter 18

(03:35:58) Chapter 19

(03:47:01) Chapter 20

(03:55:31) Chapter 21

(04:05:40) Chapter 22

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 31, 2023

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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope audiobook.

Genre: adventure

When the Bobbsey twins trade their familiar seaside routines for a winter getaway, excitement follows them straight into the mountains. Bert and Nan, along with their younger siblings Freddie and Flossie, arrive at Snow Lodge expecting skating, sleigh rides, and cozy evenings by the fire. But the lodge is not as peaceful as it first appears. Strange mishaps, missing belongings, and whispered suspicions ripple through the guests, and the twins quickly sense that someone is taking advantage of the snowy bustle to hide mischief in plain sight. As the children explore frosted trails, shadowy corridors, and the nearby village, they piece together clues with the help of loyal friends and their steady, sensible parents. Each twin brings a different strength: Bert's bold curiosity, Nan's level-headed care, and Freddie and Flossie's knack for being in the middle of the action at just the wrong - or right - moment. With winter storms closing in and trust wearing thin, the Bobbseys must sort accident from intention and uncover what is really happening at Snow Lodge before the trouble turns serious.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:23) Chapter 02

(00:27:47) Chapter 03

(00:36:03) Chapter 04

(00:43:08) Chapter 05

(00:54:18) Chapter 06

(01:10:27) Chapter 07

(01:21:28) Chapter 08

(01:28:37) Chapter 10

(01:41:48) Chapter 11

(01:52:00) Chapter 12

(02:01:01) Chapter 13

(02:10:33) Chapter 14

(02:21:03) Chapter 15

(02:26:54) Chapter 16

(02:36:37) Chapter 17

(02:46:56) Chapter 18

(02:55:47) Chapter 19

(03:03:05) Chapter 20

(03:12:36) Chapter 21

(03:16:08) Chapter 22

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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While by Laura Lee Hope ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 31, 2023

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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While by Laura Lee Hope audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Bunny Brown and his little sister Sue are off for a new summertime treat: Camp Rest-a-While, a cheerful place in the woods where city worries feel far away and every day promises something to discover. With their warmhearted family close by, the two curious youngsters plunge into camp life - learning the rhythms of outdoor living, making new friends, and turning simple moments into big adventures. But the forest and the lakeside are full of surprises. Strange noises in the night, mix-ups that do not feel accidental, and a few stubborn misunderstandings test Bunny's quick thinking and Sue's brave, eager spirit. As the children explore cabins, trails, and the water's edge, they also begin to understand what it means to be responsible for others, to tell the truth even when it is hard, and to meet trouble with patience instead of panic. Light, lively, and filled with gentle humor, this classic story captures the fun of camp and the small mysteries that can make an ordinary summer feel unforgettable.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:39) Chapter 02

(00:23:09) Chapter 03

(00:35:54) Chapter 04

(00:45:36) Chapter 05

(00:56:57) Chapter 06

(01:10:58) Chapter 07

(01:22:28) Chapter 08

(01:34:03) Chapter 09

(01:45:26) Chapter 10

(01:53:45) Chapter 11

(02:06:01) Chapter 12

(02:15:00) Chapter 13

(02:27:45) Chapter 14

(02:38:52) Chapter 15

(02:46:18) Chapter 16

(02:55:48) Chapter 17

(03:06:39) Chapter 18

(03:14:48) Chapter 19

(03:23:59) Chapter 20

(03:34:44) Chapter 21

(03:42:17) Chapter 22

(03:52:53) Chapter 23

(04:00:42) Chapter 24

(04:10:26) Chapter 25

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The Begum's Fortune by Jules Verne ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jul 29, 2023

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The Begum's Fortune by Jules Verne audiobook.

Genre: scifi

A novel with some utopian elements, but primarily dystopian. A French doctor and a German professor both inherit a vast fortune as descendants of a French soldier who married the rich widow of an Indian prince. They both decide to go to America and establish their own 'ideal' society. Dr. Sarrasin, the French doctor, is focused on maintaining public health. He builds Ville-France. Professor Schultze, the German scientist, is a bit of a militarist and racist. He builds Stahlstadt and devotes his city to the production of ever more powerful weapons so that he can destroy Sarrasin's city. They manage to get the US to cede sovereignty to two cities so that the two newly rich men can create their utopia. The setting for Ville-France would place it on the Oregon Coast, near Bandon, Oregon. The location for the second city, Stahlstadt, is less clear, but the description would place it somewhere near Roseburg, Oregon

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:23:31) Chapter 02

(00:49:41) Chapter 03

(01:14:38) Chapter 04

(01:40:49) Chapter 05

(02:08:25) Chapter 06

(02:31:19) Chapter 07

(02:52:35) Chapter 08

(03:25:35) Chapter 09

(03:48:15) Chapter 10