Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

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09/28/22

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211m

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Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Deep in the fens of the British coast sits the gloomy mansion that goes by the name Nightmare Abbey. It is inhabited by persons of very low opinion of the human race, and in fact they pride themselves in the depths of their detestation. Others of its denizens believe the ultimate exercise and product of the human mind ought to be chaos.

Now let the young master of the house get snared by the wiles of a beautiful young lady. And for good measure, toss in another beautiful young lady. Now Scythrop (named in honor of an ancestor who became bored with life and hanged himself) is about to find that two such make too much of a good thing!

Peacock wrote Nightmare Abbey as a satire, and he has folded in allusions to or quotations from literally dozens of other works. He makes use of many long, impressive-sounding words (some of which he very possibly made up!). Ignore these and his occasional Latin phrase, treat the rest as a farce, and you're on track for a fun listen!

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:39) Chapter 02

(00:25:16) Chapter 03

(00:35:55) Chapter 04

(00:46:43) Chapter 05

(00:59:42) Chapter 06

(01:17:35) Chapter 07

(01:39:27) Chapter 08

(01:51:31) Chapter 09

(02:02:33) Chapter 10

(02:18:45) Chapter 11

(02:38:28) Chapter 12

(02:51:11) Chapter 13

(03:07:37) Chapter 14

(03:15:45) Chapter 15

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The Strenuous Life by Theodore Roosevelt ~ Full Audiobook [speeches]

September 28, 2022

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456m

The Strenuous Life by Theodore Roosevelt audiobook.

Genre: speeches

In The Strenuous Life, Theodore Roosevelt sets out a bracing vision of character, citizenship, and national purpose through a collection of speeches and essays from the late 1890s. Speaking as a public figure on the rise, Roosevelt argues that a healthy republic depends on citizens who embrace effort over ease, responsibility over comfort, and service over self-indulgence. He ranges from the duties of the individual to the obligations of a growing nation, urging physical vigor, moral courage, and practical competence in both private life and public affairs. Along the way, he wrestles with questions of leadership, education, work, and the meaning of patriotism, pressing listeners and readers to meet hardship with discipline rather than cynicism. The writing is direct, energetic, and unapologetically demanding, revealing the worldview behind Roosevelt's larger-than-life reputation. At its core, this audiobook offers a window into an era of American expansion and reform, and into a voice determined to shape the tone of civic life by challenging people to live with purpose, grit, and a sense of duty.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:36:39) Chapter 02

(00:59:33) Chapter 03

(01:34:31) Chapter 04

(02:10:57) Chapter 05

(02:39:45) Chapter 06

(02:53:37) Chapter 07

(03:03:18) Chapter 08

(03:11:49) Chapter 09

(03:26:14) Chapter 10

(03:41:29) Chapter 11

(04:10:28) Chapter 12

(04:34:16) Chapter 13

(05:03:05) Chapter 14

(05:23:03) Chapter 15

(05:46:02) Chapter 16

(06:07:41) Chapter 17

(06:37:52) Chapter 18

(07:05:56) Chapter 19

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The Burial of the Guns by Thomas Nelson Page ~ Full Audiobook [history]

September 28, 2022

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363m

The Burial of the Guns by Thomas Nelson Page audiobook.

Genre: history

Set in the stunned quiet after Appomattox, The Burial of the Guns follows an aging Confederate artillery commander, known simply as the old Colonel, and the remnants of his veteran battery as they hold a Virginia mountain pass they have defended for years. The war has finally turned, but the battery is still in position, hungry, ragged, and fiercely disciplined, bound not only to one another but to the six beloved cannon they have hauled through campaign after campaign and christened with nicknames like old comrades. When word arrives that Lee has surrendered, the Colonel faces a wrenching dilemma: how to obey his orders, protect his men, and preserve the dignity of a unit that prides itself on never having lost a gun. Around dwindling campfires, the survivors take stock of their dead, their scars, and the homeward road that suddenly feels unfamiliar. As night falls, the battery prepares a last, solemn act part military procedure, part ritual of grief and defiance, meant to mark what they were and what they can no longer be. Thomas Nelson Page blends battlefield memory with postwar uncertainty in a story about honor, loyalty, and the cost of letting go.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:31:14) Chapter 02

(00:58:09) Chapter 03

(01:29:51) Chapter 04

(02:00:13) Chapter 05

(02:43:43) Chapter 06

(03:16:23) Chapter 07

(03:53:30) Chapter 08

(04:26:33) Chapter 09

(04:57:26) Chapter 10

(05:27:06) Chapter 11