Concerning Genealogies by Frank Allaben ~ Full Audiobook [history]

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01/05/23

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121m

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Concerning Genealogies by Frank Allaben audiobook.

Genre: history

In Concerning Genealogies (1904), Frank Allaben - a New York publisher and professional compiler of family histories - invites ordinary readers into the surprisingly gripping world of ancestry hunting, while warning them away from the easy mistakes that make so many pedigrees unreliable. Part practical handbook and part spirited essay, the book follows the genealogist from the first questions asked at home to the deeper chase through public records: deeds, wills, church registers, town histories, cemeteries, and archives. Allaben argues that genealogy should be treated as real historical work, built on proof, careful citation, and clear writing, not on family legend or wishful connections. Along the way he compares two competing ways to build a family book: the wide 'clan' approach that gathers every descendant of an early ancestor, and the more personal 'Grafton' approach that traces many direct ancestral lines back from one modern individual. The later chapters shift from research to craft, offering guidance on compiling, organizing, indexing, printing, and even publishing a genealogy that can be trusted and enjoyed for generations.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:02:34) Chapter 1

(00:20:56) Chapter 2

(00:39:48) Chapter 3

(00:53:29) Chapter 4

(01:10:09) Chapter 5

(01:27:30) Chapter 6

(01:41:40) Chapter 7

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The Tragic Bride by Francis Brett Young ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]

January 5, 2023

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371m

The Tragic Bride by Francis Brett Young audiobook.

Genre: tragedy

In remote Connemara, Ireland, Gabrielle Hewish grows up as the solitary heir to Roscarna, a fading Anglo-Irish estate held together by stubborn tradition and the unreliable charm of her widowed father, Sir Jocelyn Hewish. With only servants and the harsh beauty of the countryside for company, Gabrielle learns early how silence can shape a life - and how easily affection can be mistaken for rescue. A rare journey beyond Roscarna brings her into the wider world of Dublin society, where she meets Radway, a young officer whose promise offers her a first taste of love and possibility. When loss strikes, Gabrielle is forced into choices that trade passion for security, drawing her into a marriage that cannot answer what she most needs. Years later, the story is pieced together through the wary compassion of Mrs. Payne and the uneasy presence of her troubled son, Arthur, as Gabrielle searches for meaning amid duty, loneliness, and the consequences of longing. Francis Brett Young crafts a restrained, atmospheric portrait of a woman caught between inheritance and desire, and the quiet tragedies that can define an entire lifetime.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:16:04) Chapter 01

(00:32:13) Chapter 02

(00:50:07) Chapter 03

(01:04:32) Chapter 04

(01:20:53) Chapter 05

(01:37:44) Chapter 06

(01:51:25) Chapter 07

(02:06:56) Chapter 08

(02:25:20) Chapter 09

(02:40:26) Chapter 10

(02:56:21) Chapter 11

(03:10:10) Chapter 12

(03:26:02) Chapter 13

(03:47:50) Chapter 14

(04:06:47) Chapter 15

(04:25:07) Chapter 16

(04:53:40) Chapter 17

(05:15:34) Chapter 18

(05:27:10) Chapter 19

(06:02:41) Chapter 20

(06:13:39) Chapter 21

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3 Science Fiction Stories by Frank Herbert ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

January 5, 2023

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129m

3 Science Fiction Stories by Frank Herbert audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In 3 Science Fiction Stories, Frank Herbert showcases the sharp, unsettling imagination that would later make him famous, through three compact tales from the late 1950s. In Missing Link, junior Interstellar Agency fieldman Lewis Orne lands on the jungle world of Gienah III to investigate a vanished human ship, only to find that the planet's inhabitants may now hold technology they were never meant to touch, and that a single misstep in first contact could trigger ruthless retaliation from distant authorities. Operation Haystack throws Orne into a wider web of political suspicion, where fanatics, hidden bloodlines, and quiet social engineering turn a routine assignment into a dangerous game of infiltration and divided loyalties. Rounding out the collection, Old Rambling House shifts to Earthbound dread: a young couple trades their trailer for an improbably perfect house, and discovers that the dream of stability can become a contract with forces that do not share human ideas of consent, family, or escape. Together, these stories explore power, bureaucracy, and the price of control, with Herbert's trademark tension between individual choice and systems that think in centuries.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:45:29) Chapter 2

(01:46:00) Chapter 3

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