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100 Great Audiobooks of Literary Masterpieces!

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The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part VII.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20242 hr 16 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part VI.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20242 hr 7 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part V.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20241 hr 54 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part IV.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20242 hr 3 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part III.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20242 hr 14 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part II.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20241 hr 51 min

The Idiot (Part 1&2), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Part I.

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society. The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished pr...

Jul 29, 20242 hr 14 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part VII.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 52 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part VI.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 41 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part V.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 41 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part IV.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 35 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part III.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 32 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part II.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 26 min

Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, by George M. Trevelyan. Part I.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (Resurrection), and led the famous Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. The volunteers under his command wore red shirts as their uniform and became known in the popular stories as, "The Red Shirts." He gained h...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 46 min

Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 2, by John Clare

John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England's greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his ' Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery ' was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. This volume comprises fifteen of his bird poems. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Jul 22, 202435 min

Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1, by John Clare

John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his ‘ Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery ’ was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. The poems in this collection are from his early career, and are largely free of pointers to his later mental illness. Advertising In...

Jul 22, 202437 min

Rudder Grange, by Frank R. Stockton. Part III.

This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns endear our adorable, naive married couple to the reader; and the orphan servant Pomona - dear, odd, funny Pomona! - is the focus of several of the stories. Imagine a honeymoon in a lunatic asylum, and you’ve got Rudder Grange! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 55 min

Rudder Grange, by Frank R. Stockton. Part II.

This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns endear our adorable, naive married couple to the reader; and the orphan servant Pomona - dear, odd, funny Pomona! - is the focus of several of the stories. Imagine a honeymoon in a lunatic asylum, and you’ve got Rudder Grange! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 55 min

Rudder Grange, by Frank R. Stockton. Part I.

This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns endear our adorable, naive married couple to the reader; and the orphan servant Pomona - dear, odd, funny Pomona! - is the focus of several of the stories. Imagine a honeymoon in a lunatic asylum, and you’ve got Rudder Grange! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20242 hr 4 min

The Creature from Beyond Infinity, by Henry Kuttner. Part III.

A lone space traveler arrives on Earth seeking a new planet to colonize, his own world dead. At the same time a mysterious plague has infected Earth that will wipe out all life. Can a lone scientist stop the plague and save the world? Or will the alien find himself on another doomed planet? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 26 min

The Creature from Beyond Infinity, by Henry Kuttner. Part II.

A lone space traveler arrives on Earth seeking a new planet to colonize, his own world dead. At the same time a mysterious plague has infected Earth that will wipe out all life. Can a lone scientist stop the plague and save the world? Or will the alien find himself on another doomed planet? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 47 min

The Creature from Beyond Infinity, by Henry Kuttner. Part I.

A lone space traveler arrives on Earth seeking a new planet to colonize, his own world dead. At the same time a mysterious plague has infected Earth that will wipe out all life. Can a lone scientist stop the plague and save the world? Or will the alien find himself on another doomed planet? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20242 hr 18 min

The Story of the Treasure Seekers, by E. Nesbit. Part II.

This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowed father recover the family fortune. With one of the six narrating the story, he/she will keep you guessing who until the very end. Find out how they find the treasure and save the day in this excitingly fun tale! Two readers: changes after chapter 3 for the rest of the book. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 54 min

The Story of the Treasure Seekers, by E. Nesbit. Part I.

This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowed father recover the family fortune. With one of the six narrating the story, he/she will keep you guessing who until the very end. Find out how they find the treasure and save the day in this excitingly fun tale! Two readers: changes after chapter 3 for the rest of the book. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Jul 18, 20242 hr 6 min

Gaspar Ruiz, by Joseph Conrad. Part II.

This story takes place during the wars of South American independence against Spanish rule. Gaspar Ruiz, a former Spanish soldier thrust into a world of intrigue, betrayal, and a battle for identity. We follow his journey through the chaos of war, as he confronts a web of political and personal conflicts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 4 min

Gaspar Ruiz, by Joseph Conrad. Part I.

This story takes place during the wars of South American independence against Spanish rule. Gaspar Ruiz, a former Spanish soldier thrust into a world of intrigue, betrayal, and a battle for identity. We follow his journey through the chaos of war, as he confronts a web of political and personal conflicts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 16 min

Tom Clark and His Wife, the Rosicrucian's Story, by P. B. Randolph. Part III.

One day, during the progress of a long and interesting conversation on the nature of that mysterious thing called the human soul, and in which our fellow passenger had, as usual, taken a leading part, with the endeavor to elicit, as well as impart, information, he suddenly changed color, turned almost deathly pale, and for full five minutes, perhaps more, looked straight into the sky, as if gazing upon the awful and ineffable mysteries of that weird Phantom-land which intuition demonstrates, but...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 25 min

Tom Clark and His Wife, the Rosicrucian's Story, by P. B. Randolph. Part II.

One day, during the progress of a long and interesting conversation on the nature of that mysterious thing called the human soul, and in which our fellow passenger had, as usual, taken a leading part, with the endeavor to elicit, as well as impart, information, he suddenly changed color, turned almost deathly pale, and for full five minutes, perhaps more, looked straight into the sky, as if gazing upon the awful and ineffable mysteries of that weird Phantom-land which intuition demonstrates, but...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 43 min

Tom Clark and His Wife, the Rosicrucian's Story, by P. B. Randolph. Part I.

One day, during the progress of a long and interesting conversation on the nature of that mysterious thing called the human soul, and in which our fellow passenger had, as usual, taken a leading part, with the endeavor to elicit, as well as impart, information, he suddenly changed color, turned almost deathly pale, and for full five minutes, perhaps more, looked straight into the sky, as if gazing upon the awful and ineffable mysteries of that weird Phantom-land which intuition demonstrates, but...

Jul 18, 20241 hr 34 min

Clarel, by Herman Melville. Part VIII.

An epic poem, the eponymous pilgrim's journey to the Holy Land. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 15, 20241 hr 44 min
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