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100 Great Audiobooks of Literary Masterpieces!

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All Things Considered, by G. K. Chesterton. Part IV.

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his masterful use of paradox, and devastating ability to use reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive a society driving full-speed into secular humanism. You will come away with a whole new collection of wonderful quotes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands P...

May 13, 20241 hr 30 min

All Things Considered, by G. K. Chesterton. Part III.

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his masterful use of paradox, and devastating ability to use reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive a society driving full-speed into secular humanism. You will come away with a whole new collection of wonderful quotes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands P...

May 13, 20241 hr 26 min

All Things Considered, by G. K. Chesterton. Part II.

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his masterful use of paradox, and devastating ability to use reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive a society driving full-speed into secular humanism. You will come away with a whole new collection of wonderful quotes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands P...

May 13, 20241 hr 50 min

All Things Considered, by G. K. Chesterton. Part I.

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his masterful use of paradox, and devastating ability to use reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive a society driving full-speed into secular humanism. You will come away with a whole new collection of wonderful quotes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands P...

May 13, 20241 hr 52 min

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, by Charles Darwin. Part III.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death. Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character , for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3. The book was edited by Charles Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of God and Christ...

May 13, 20241 hr

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, by Charles Darwin. Part II.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death. Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character , for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3. The book was edited by Charles Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of God and Christ...

May 13, 202440 min

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, by Charles Darwin. Part I.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death. Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character , for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3. The book was edited by Charles Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of God and Christ...

May 13, 20241 hr 5 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part VII.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20241 hr 44 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part VI.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20241 hr 49 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part V.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20241 hr 51 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part IV.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20242 hr 2 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part III.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20241 hr 49 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part II.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20241 hr 52 min

Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. Part I.

Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add t...

May 09, 20242 hr 18 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part IX.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part VIII.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 2 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part VII.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 7 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part VI.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part V.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 15 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part IV.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 4 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part III.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 13 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part II.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 3 min

Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust. Part I.

" Swann's Way " is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's great autobiographical novel " In Search of Lost Time. " From the very first page the reader is drawn into the many facets of memory, memory as prompted by all the human senses. " Swann's Way "(Du côté de chez Swann, sometimes translated as The Way by Swann's) (1913) was rejected by a number of publishers, including Fasquelle, Ollendorff, and the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). André Gide was famously given the manuscript to read...

May 06, 20242 hr 17 min

Money For Nothing, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part IV.

In this insightful novel, P. G. Wodehouse, as is his invariable custom, delves deep into the souls of his characters to lay bare many aspects of the human condition including the emotional, (“A snail crossed her path. She did not tread on it, for she had a kind heart, but she gave it a look. It was a look which, had it reached John, at whom it was really directed, would have scorched him”), the intellectual, (“Those just-as-good imitation heads never pay in the long run. What you ought to do is ...

May 02, 20241 hr 29 min

Money For Nothing, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part III.

In this insightful novel, P. G. Wodehouse, as is his invariable custom, delves deep into the souls of his characters to lay bare many aspects of the human condition including the emotional, (“A snail crossed her path. She did not tread on it, for she had a kind heart, but she gave it a look. It was a look which, had it reached John, at whom it was really directed, would have scorched him”), the intellectual, (“Those just-as-good imitation heads never pay in the long run. What you ought to do is ...

May 02, 20241 hr 55 min

Money For Nothing, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part II.

In this insightful novel, P. G. Wodehouse, as is his invariable custom, delves deep into the souls of his characters to lay bare many aspects of the human condition including the emotional, (“A snail crossed her path. She did not tread on it, for she had a kind heart, but she gave it a look. It was a look which, had it reached John, at whom it was really directed, would have scorched him”), the intellectual, (“Those just-as-good imitation heads never pay in the long run. What you ought to do is ...

May 02, 20241 hr 59 min

Money For Nothing, by P. G. Wodehouse. Part I.

In this insightful novel, P. G. Wodehouse, as is his invariable custom, delves deep into the souls of his characters to lay bare many aspects of the human condition including the emotional, (“A snail crossed her path. She did not tread on it, for she had a kind heart, but she gave it a look. It was a look which, had it reached John, at whom it was really directed, would have scorched him”), the intellectual, (“Those just-as-good imitation heads never pay in the long run. What you ought to do is ...

May 02, 20241 hr 38 min

Over the Ocean to Paris, or, Ted Scott's Daring Long Distance Flight, by Franklin W. Dixon. Part III.

Ted Scott is a young man who seems born to be an aviator. He comes from an humble background, fostered by an elderly couple who know little about flying and who are fearful for their boy. Ted Scott overcomes any obstacle in his way, learns to fly, and gains fame for his skillful aerial stunts. His next goal is to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and be the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

May 02, 20241 hr 20 min

Over the Ocean to Paris, or, Ted Scott's Daring Long Distance Flight, by Franklin W. Dixon. Part II.

Ted Scott is a young man who seems born to be an aviator. He comes from an humble background, fostered by an elderly couple who know little about flying and who are fearful for their boy. Ted Scott overcomes any obstacle in his way, learns to fly, and gains fame for his skillful aerial stunts. His next goal is to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and be the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

May 02, 20241 hr 31 min

Over the Ocean to Paris, or, Ted Scott's Daring Long Distance Flight, by Franklin W. Dixon. Part I.

Ted Scott is a young man who seems born to be an aviator. He comes from an humble background, fostered by an elderly couple who know little about flying and who are fearful for their boy. Ted Scott overcomes any obstacle in his way, learns to fly, and gains fame for his skillful aerial stunts. His next goal is to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and be the first to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

May 02, 20241 hr 33 min
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