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100 Great Audiobooks of Literary Masterpieces!

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Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy. Part III.

This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School . The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hymns at the local church and we follow the fortunes of one member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day. Another element of the book is the battle between the traditional musicians of the Quire and the local vicar, Parson Maybold, who installs a church organ. This battle illustrates the developing technology being introduced in...

Jan 29, 20261 hr 18 min

Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy. Part II.

This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School . The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hymns at the local church and we follow the fortunes of one member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day. Another element of the book is the battle between the traditional musicians of the Quire and the local vicar, Parson Maybold, who installs a church organ. This battle illustrates the developing technology being introduced in...

Jan 29, 20261 hr 8 min

Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy. Part I.

This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School . The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hymns at the local church and we follow the fortunes of one member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day. Another element of the book is the battle between the traditional musicians of the Quire and the local vicar, Parson Maybold, who installs a church organ. This battle illustrates the developing technology being introduced in...

Jan 29, 20261 hr 31 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part VII.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 5 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part VI.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 14 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part V.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 11 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part IV.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 7 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part III.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 19 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part II.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 9 min

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, by Amelia A.B. Edwards. Part I.

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps. In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The s...

Jan 26, 20261 hr 25 min

The World I Live In, by Helen Keller. Part III.

The World I Live In by Helen Keller is a collection of essays that poignantly tells of her impressions of the world, through her sense of touch, smell, her imagination and dreams. "My hand is to me what your hearing and sight together are to you. In large measure we travel the same highways, read the same books, speak the same language, yet our experiences are different. All my comings and goings turn on the hand as on a pivot. It is the hand that binds me to the world of men and women. The hand...

Jan 22, 202653 min

The World I Live In, by Helen Keller. Part II.

The World I Live In by Helen Keller is a collection of essays that poignantly tells of her impressions of the world, through her sense of touch, smell, her imagination and dreams. "My hand is to me what your hearing and sight together are to you. In large measure we travel the same highways, read the same books, speak the same language, yet our experiences are different. All my comings and goings turn on the hand as on a pivot. It is the hand that binds me to the world of men and women. The hand...

Jan 22, 20261 hr

The World I Live In, by Helen Keller. Part I.

The World I Live In by Helen Keller is a collection of essays that poignantly tells of her impressions of the world, through her sense of touch, smell, her imagination and dreams. "My hand is to me what your hearing and sight together are to you. In large measure we travel the same highways, read the same books, speak the same language, yet our experiences are different. All my comings and goings turn on the hand as on a pivot. It is the hand that binds me to the world of men and women. The hand...

Jan 22, 202656 min

De Profundis, by Oscar Wilde. Part II.

This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas. NOTE: "Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition. Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Jan 22, 202655 min

De Profundis, by Oscar Wilde. Part I.

This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas. NOTE: "Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition. Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Jan 22, 202655 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part XII.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 12 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part XI.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 45 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part X.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 29 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part IX.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 17 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part VIII.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 27 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part VII.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 27 min

Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton. Part V.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and " Alarms and Discursions " is one of his collections. ( Adapted from Wikipedia. ) Adv...

Jan 15, 202657 min

Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton. Part IV.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and " Alarms and Discursions " is one of his collections. ( Adapted from Wikipedia. ) Adv...

Jan 15, 202649 min

Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton. Part III.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and " Alarms and Discursions " is one of his collections. ( Adapted from Wikipedia. ) Adv...

Jan 15, 20261 hr 16 min

Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton. Part II.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and " Alarms and Discursions " is one of his collections. ( Adapted from Wikipedia. ) Adv...

Jan 15, 20261 hr 19 min

Alarms and Discursions, by G. K. Chesterton. Part I.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and " Alarms and Discursions " is one of his collections. ( Adapted from Wikipedia. ) Adv...

Jan 15, 20261 hr 21 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part VI.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Episode VII to XII will be published on Jan 19th, 2026. Advertising I...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 15 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part V.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Episode VII to XII will be published on Jan 19th, 2026. Advertising I...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 11 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part IV.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Episode VII to XII will be published on Jan 19th, 2026. Advertising I...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 26 min

Popular Tales from the Norse, by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Part III.

The most careless readers can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which they have been familiar from their earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) This is a collaborative reading. Episode VII to XII will be published on Jan 19th, 2026. Advertising I...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 15 min
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