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100 Great Audiobooks of Literary Masterpieces!

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Youth, by Leo Tolstoy. Part II.

Youth is the third in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Boyhood , published in a literary journal during the 1850s. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 20231 hr 11 min

Youth, by Leo Tolstoy. Part I.

Youth is the third in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Boyhood , published in a literary journal during the 1850s. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 20231 hr 58 min

Boyhood, by Leo Tolstoy. Part II.

Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth , published in a literary journal during the 1850s. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 20231 hr 29 min

Boyhood, by Leo Tolstoy. Part I.

Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth , published in a literary journal during the 1850s. Translated by Charles James Hogarth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 20231 hr 26 min

Childhood, by Leo Tolstoy. Part II.

Childhood is the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released under the initials L. N. in the November 1852 issue of the popular Russian literary journal The Contemporary . It is the first in a series of three novels and is followed by Boyhood and Youth . Published when Tolstoy was just twenty-three years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literatu...

Aug 24, 20231 hr 53 min

Childhood, by Leo Tolstoy. Part I.

Childhood is the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released under the initials L. N. in the November 1852 issue of the popular Russian literary journal The Contemporary . It is the first in a series of three novels and is followed by Boyhood and Youth . Published when Tolstoy was just twenty-three years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literatu...

Aug 24, 20232 hr 1 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part VIII.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 9 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part VII.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 45 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part VI.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20232 hr 6 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part V.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 41 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part IV.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 27 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part III.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 34 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part II.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 38 min

Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Part I.

Kim is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the former British Empire. It tells the story of a street-wise but (in typical Kipling fashion) highly moral Anglo-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed the “the Great Game” -– the competition between Britain and Russia for control over Asia. Taking time off from his role as the traveling companion of an aged Tibetan lama, the boy is trained as a spy, matches wits with various evildoers, and wins out in the end. So much more than just a spy story, ...

Aug 21, 20231 hr 51 min

Selected Short Stories, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Part III.

Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In " Bernice Bobs Her Hair ", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In " Benediction ," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in " The Camel's Back ." " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a poignant fantasy about a man w...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 24 min

Selected Short Stories, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Part II.

Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In " Bernice Bobs Her Hair ", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In " Benediction ," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in " The Camel's Back ." " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a poignant fantasy about a man w...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 31 min

Selected Short Stories, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Part I.

Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In " Bernice Bobs Her Hair ", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In " Benediction ," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in " The Camel's Back ." " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a poignant fantasy about a man w...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 35 min

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2. Part II.

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times. 01 1848-06-10 Exc...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 23 min

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2. Part I.

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times. 01 1848-06-10 Exc...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 30 min

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1. Part II.

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. 01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:50 02 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:16 03 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy T...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 3 min

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1. Part I.

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. 01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:50 02 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:16 03 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy T...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 5 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part VI.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 41 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part V.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 48 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part IV.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 42 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part III.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 52 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part II.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 38 min

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, by Mark Twain. Part I.

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.) The collection includes the following stories: "The $30,000 Bequest" "A Dog's Tale" "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "A Cure for the Blues" "The Enemy Conquered; o...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 39 min

A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster. Part VII.

The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...

Aug 10, 202342 min

A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster. Part VI.

The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...

Aug 10, 20231 hr 3 min

A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster. Part V.

The 1908 novel A Room With a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. While staying in Florence, Lucy meets the unconventional George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss, much to the horror of her chaperone, her spinsterish cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy finds she must choose between George and her rather stuffy fiance Cecil Vyse. Forster's wonderfully comic romance satirizes turn-of-the-century English culture...

Aug 10, 202359 min
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