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100 Great Audiobooks of Literary Masterpieces!

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce. Part III.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A Künstlerroman written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's fictional alter ego, whose surname alludes to Daedalus, Greek mythology's consummate craftsman. Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, culminating in his self-exile from Ireland to Europe. The work uses techniques that Joy...

Jun 02, 20221 hr 38 min

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce. Part II.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A Künstlerroman written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's fictional alter ego, whose surname alludes to Daedalus, Greek mythology's consummate craftsman. Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, culminating in his self-exile from Ireland to Europe. The work uses techniques that Joy...

Jun 02, 20221 hr 51 min

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce. Part I.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A Künstlerroman written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's fictional alter ego, whose surname alludes to Daedalus, Greek mythology's consummate craftsman. Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, culminating in his self-exile from Ireland to Europe. The work uses techniques that Joy...

Jun 02, 20221 hr 49 min

The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells. Part III.

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance by the English author H. G. Wells, first published in hardcover in 1901. The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &am...

Jun 01, 20222 hr 19 min

The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells. Part II.

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance by the English author H. G. Wells, first published in hardcover in 1901. The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &am...

Jun 01, 20222 hr 36 min

The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells. Part I.

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance by the English author H. G. Wells, first published in hardcover in 1901. The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &am...

Jun 01, 20222 hr 24 min

Common Sense, by Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense , the pro-independence monograph pamphlet he anonymously published in 1776; signed "Written by an Englishman", the pamphlet became an immediate success. It quickly spread among the literate, and, in three months, 100,000 copies (estimated 500,000 total including pirated editions sold during the course of the Revolution) sold throughout the American British colonies (with only two million free inha...

Jun 01, 20222 hr 39 min

Native American Fairy Tales, by William Trowbridge Larned and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

With no written language, Native Americans living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down through the generations by way of stories. Far more than mere tales to amuse children, they passed along the collective wisdom of the tribes. In the 1830s, government Indian Agent and ethnologist Henry R. Schoolcraft learned the language of these peoples and went out to collect and preserve their stories before the tribes disappeared under the westward rush of American civilization. ...

Jun 01, 20222 hr 49 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part VI.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 24 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part V.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 32 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part IV.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 18 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part III.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 44 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part II.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 27 min

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Part I.

Life on the Mississippi is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Mark Twain, published in 1883, that encapsulates his personal and artistic world and his turbulent and humorous approach to reality, his penchant for unrestrained structure, and his belief that there is no substitute for experience in the scaffolding of a book. The story takes as its subject the great Mississippi, whose waters flowed through the author's early years, as an apprentice and later as a steamer pilot, to know all its cu...

May 29, 20222 hr 27 min

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. Part IV.

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux, and was first published in 1909-10. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet student's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. (From Wikipedia). The soprano Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house, and before her musician father suddenly dies, he tells her he will sen...

May 28, 20222 hr 16 min

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. Part III.

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux, and was first published in 1909-10. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet student's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. (From Wikipedia). The soprano Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house, and before her musician father suddenly dies, he tells her he will sen...

May 28, 20222 hr 8 min

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. Part II.

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux, and was first published in 1909-10. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet student's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. (From Wikipedia). The soprano Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house, and before her musician father suddenly dies, he tells her he will sen...

May 28, 20222 hr 9 min

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. Part I.

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux, and was first published in 1909-10. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet student's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. (From Wikipedia). The soprano Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house, and before her musician father suddenly dies, he tells her he will sen...

May 28, 20222 hr 7 min

Dubliners, by James Joyce. Part III.

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a c...

May 26, 20222 hr 19 min

Dubliners, by James Joyce. Part II.

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a c...

May 26, 20221 hr 58 min

Dubliners, by James Joyce. Part I.

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a c...

May 26, 20222 hr 23 min

The Majesty of Calmness, by William George Jordan

Change your life by changing your thoughts. The Majesty of Calmness is your guide to attracting prosperity, manifesting opportunities, and managing stress—all while discovering the values most precious to you. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 26, 20221 hr 22 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part VIII.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20225 hr 19 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part VII.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20225 hr 4 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part VI.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20224 hr 50 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part V.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20225 hr 3 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part IV.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20224 hr 34 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part III.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20225 hr 7 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part II.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20224 hr 44 min

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part I.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his whole life's work. The book portrays a patricide in which each of a murdered man's sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan, the hot-blooded Dmitry, and the saintly novice Alyosha - all share a varying degree of complicity. Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that explores deep into the ethical debates of God, free wi...

May 20, 20224 hr 57 min
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