Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]

Classic Audiobook Collection

07/26/22

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698m

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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens audiobook.

Genre: folklore

E. M. Berens' Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome is a richly told guide to the stories that shaped the imagination of the classical world. Written as an accessible companion for curious readers, it gathers the great cycles of Greek and Roman mythology into a clear, engaging narrative: the rise of the Olympian gods, the tangled relationships of divine families, and the mortal heroes who struggle under the gaze of fate. From thunder-wielding rulers and sea-borne powers to cunning messengers, vengeful goddesses, and patrons of art and war, Berens introduces each major deity with their symbols, domains, and most famous tales. The book then moves through legendary figures and adventures - quests, prophecies, transformations, and epic conflicts - while also tracing how Roman tradition adopted, renamed, and reshaped Greek myth. Along the way, it highlights recurring themes of pride and punishment, love and loss, duty and desire, and the fragile boundary between human courage and divine will. Ideal for listeners who want both story and structure, this collection offers a memorable doorway into the classical mythic canon.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:29) Chapter 02

(00:41:18) Chapter 03

(00:52:47) Chapter 04

(01:10:12) Chapter 05

(01:38:21) Chapter 06

(02:18:59) Chapter 07

(02:24:15) Chapter 08

(02:49:02) Chapter 09

(03:10:31) Chapter 10

(03:31:53) Chapter 11

(03:46:26) Chapter 12

(04:03:18) Chapter 13

(04:17:23) Chapter 14

(04:27:33) Chapter 15

(04:56:48) Chapter 16

(05:15:08) Chapter 17

(05:47:19) Chapter 18

(06:06:09) Chapter 19

(06:23:49) Chapter 20

(06:30:45) Chapter 21

(06:34:08) Chapter 22

(06:51:44) Chapter 23

(06:59:19) Chapter 24

(07:47:11) Chapter 1

(08:18:40) Chapter 2

(08:49:37) Chapter 26

(09:15:10) Chapter 27

(09:31:24) Chapter 28

(09:47:13) Chapter 29

(10:36:44) Chapter 30

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Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

July 26, 2022

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539m

Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson audiobook.

Genre: comedy

E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire, where his father, who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, was the first Headmaster. He wrote 105 books in all.

Queen Lucia (first published in 1920) was the first of Benson’s ‘Mapp and Lucia’ novels of which there were six. This first book is a comedy of manners based in the provincial village of Riseholme, where Emmeline Lucas (the Queen Lucia of the title) presides over the social and artistic universe of the gullible residents. Her aide-de-camp in these matters is the somewhat effete Georgie Pillson and the chief competitor for her ‘crown’ is Daisy Quantock. The scandal of the Guru, the psychical goings on with Princess Popoffski and the arrival into the sleepy village of a famous Prima Donna all conspire to threaten her supremacy...

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:35:45) Chapter 2

(01:07:47) Chapter 3

(01:33:48) Chapter 4

(02:07:47) Chapter 5

(02:34:52) Chapter 6

(03:17:11) Chapter 7

(03:57:44) Chapter 8

(04:37:49) Chapter 9

(05:01:35) Chapter 10

(05:31:23) Chapter 11

(06:08:52) Chapter 12

(06:53:11) Chapter 13

(07:30:55) Chapter 14

(08:03:56) Chapter 15

(08:35:26) Chapter 16

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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

July 26, 2022

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576m

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs audiobook.

Genre: adventure

After a mutiny strands English aristocrats John and Alice Clayton on the West African coast, they vanish into a world ruled by dense jungle, hungry predators, and the fierce great apes who call it home. Their infant son survives against impossible odds, raised among the tribe as an outsider who must learn to fight, hunt, and belong. He grows into a powerful, sharp-minded figure the apes name Tarzan, torn between the instincts that kept him alive and a restless curiosity awakened by strange relics from the cabin where his parents once lived. As he teaches himself to read from abandoned books and explores the boundaries of his territory, Tarzan begins to sense that he is not what his adoptive family believes him to be. When explorers and strangers arrive from the wider world, the jungle's balance is shattered, forcing Tarzan to choose where his loyalties lie and what kind of man he will become. Edgar Rice Burroughs blends pulp excitement with questions of identity, civilization, and the thin line between nature and nurture in a swift, atmospheric classic.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:23:18) Chapter 2

(00:44:01) Chapter 3

(00:58:54) Chapter 4

(01:15:15) Chapter 5

(01:33:00) Chapter 6

(01:47:14) Chapter 7

(02:13:08) Chapter 8

(02:25:45) Chapter 9

(02:49:19) Chapter 10

(03:00:56) Chapter 11

(03:23:38) Chapter 12

(03:41:36) Chapter 13

(04:11:13) Chapter 14

(04:32:39) Chapter 15

(04:44:45) Chapter 16

(05:05:45) Chapter 17

(05:27:52) Chapter 18

(05:50:57) Chapter 19

(06:13:40) Chapter 20

(06:39:45) Chapter 21

(06:53:15) Chapter 22

(07:15:34) Chapter 23

(07:34:02) Chapter 24

(07:51:11) Chapter 25

(08:13:40) Chapter 26

(08:35:51) Chapter 27

(09:02:32) Chapter 28

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