Fables for the Frivolous by Guy Wetmore Carryl ~ Full Audiobook [poetry]

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01/18/23

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Fables for the Frivolous by Guy Wetmore Carryl audiobook.

Genre: poetry

In Fables for the Frivolous, Guy Wetmore Carryl turns the familiar shape of the classic fable inside out, delivering a brisk collection of witty verse tales that end not with solemn instruction, but with sly punchlines and upside-down morals. Each short poem introduces a small cast of recognizable characters - vain social climbers, stubborn fools, self-satisfied experts, and a menagerie of animals who behave with all the charming pettiness of polite society. With a narrator who is equal parts storyteller and conspirator, Carryl sketches quick scenes of temptation, pride, miscommunication, and misplaced certainty, then snaps them shut with a concluding couplet that skewers the lesson you thought you were about to learn. The central conflict in these miniatures is almost always the same: a character's tidy worldview colliding with reality, and losing. Written with nimble rhyme and a satirist's eye for human habits, the book invites listeners to laugh at pretension, question easy wisdom, and enjoy language that lands like a well-timed wink. Light, sharp, and endlessly quotable, these fables are built for replay.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:02:57) Chapter 2

(00:05:38) Chapter 3

(00:08:20) Chapter 4

(00:10:23) Chapter 5

(00:12:45) Chapter 6

(00:15:05) Chapter 7

(00:17:03) Chapter 8

(00:19:12) Chapter 9

(00:21:58) Chapter 10

(00:23:51) Chapter 11

(00:26:04) Chapter 12

(00:28:30) Chapter 13

(00:30:35) Chapter 14

(00:33:06) Chapter 15

(00:35:38) Chapter 16

(00:37:57) Chapter 17

(00:40:16) Chapter 18

(00:42:31) Chapter 19

(00:44:29) Chapter 20

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The British Barbarians by Grant Allen ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

January 18, 2023

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312m

The British Barbarians by Grant Allen audiobook.

Genre: comedy

After Civil Servant Philip Christy crosses paths with the mysterious Bertram Ingledew in the respectable suburb of Brackenhurst, Philip and his sister Frida, married to the wealthy Scot Robert Monteith, become friends with the stranger. Bertram has some unconventional concepts about society, and as the story unfolds, his beliefs and actions cause much disruption in the family and the neighbourhood.

Who is Bertram? Where does he come from? Allen explores some interesting ideas about society, some of which are curiously relevant today.

The story is preceded by an introduction which, although it may appear to have no connection with the story itself, the reader is earnestly besought by the author to read. The introduction begins as a diatribe against publishers, and develops into a philosophical justification of Allen's writing, and may, if desired, be omitted by the listener who is only interested in the story.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:23:17) Chapter 01

(00:50:44) Chapter 02

(01:19:17) Chapter 03

(01:28:11) Chapter 04

(02:06:58) Chapter 05

(02:34:38) Chapter 06

(02:54:10) Chapter 07

(03:11:14) Chapter 08

(03:44:20) Chapter 09

(04:04:58) Chapter 10

(04:30:03) Chapter 11

(04:45:43) Chapter 12

(04:53:09) Chapter 13

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Four Day Planet by H. Beam Piper ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

January 18, 2023

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392m

Four Day Planet by H. Beam Piper audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On Fenris, a world where a single 'day' lasts 2,000 hours and a whole year is only four such days, human life survives by hiding from blistering heat and murderous cold in a few hard-bitten settlements. The planet has one prize worth exporting: tallow-wax, a rare, high-value substance taken from enormous sea creatures by daring monster hunters who ride heavy flying-subs that are part aircraft, part submarine, and part whaling boat. Seventeen-year-old Walter 'Walt' Boyd, a cub reporter at the Port Sandor Times, expects his job to be mostly weather, arrivals, and small-town disputes. Instead, a ship's landing, an unexpected visitor, and a sudden shift in the politics of tallow-wax pricing pull him into a struggle that could break Fenris's only industry. As rumors spread and tempers flare, Walt and his father follow money trails, crooked deals, and backroom alliances, trying to expose who is profiting while ordinary hunters risk their lives for less and less. Four-Day Planet blends frontier survival, investigative legwork, and mounting political tension into a classic mid-century tale of integrity versus corruption on the edge of civilization.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:51) Chapter 02

(00:50:42) Chapter 03

(01:10:38) Chapter 04

(01:30:45) Chapter 05

(01:52:12) Chapter 06

(02:08:59) Chapter 07

(02:25:22) Chapter 08

(02:42:47) Chapter 09

(02:56:06) Chapter 10