Society as I Have Found It by Ward McAllister ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

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09/30/22

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Society as I Have Found It by Ward McAllister audiobook.

Genre: biography

Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McAllister’s book (Society as I have Found It) appeared, and when he (Twain) sauntered into my studio one day, I said:

‘Mr. Clemens, have you read Ward McAllister’s book?’

‘Yes; have you?’ he replied.

‘Indeed, I have. I have read it through several times, and intend to read it again. It is one of the most humorous books I ever read.’

‘That’s so,’ said Mark, ‘that’s so. Now, I will tell you something. I spent three months writing a satire on that book of Ward McAllister’s. And when I got through, I again read McAllister’s book, and then my satire, and then tore the blamed thing up. Some things are complete in themselves and cannot be improved upon, and I take off my hat to Mr. McAllister.’” (ref. A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain by Merle Johnson)

Wikipedia says: 'McAllister's downfall came when he published a book of memoirs entitled Society as I Have Found It in 1890. The book, and his hunger for media attention, did little to endear him to the old guard, who valued their privacy in an era when millionaires were the equivalent of modern movie stars.'

N.B. - NOT included in this recording is the author's extensive collection of period stationery, found at the end of the book.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:31) Chapter 01

(00:10:04) Chapter 02

(00:29:36) Chapter 03

(00:37:36) Chapter 04

(00:50:18) Chapter 05

(00:59:45) Chapter 06

(01:11:40) Chapter 07

(01:22:02) Chapter 08

(01:39:43) Chapter 09

(01:55:37) Chapter 10

(02:12:35) Chapter 11

(02:28:09) Chapter 12

(02:37:45) Chapter 13

(02:53:02) Chapter 14

(03:03:10) Chapter 15

(03:18:19) Chapter 16

(03:31:45) Chapter 17

(03:51:33) Chapter 18

(04:09:12) Chapter 19

(04:22:22) Chapter 20

(04:33:02) Chapter 21

(04:45:29) Chapter 22

(04:59:18) Chapter 23

(05:17:15) Chapter 24

(05:28:53) Chapter 25

(05:40:28) Chapter 26

(05:57:09) Chapter 27

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Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

September 30, 2022

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1036m

Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Set on the rugged Channel Islands in the early 1800s, Victor Hugo's Toilers of the Sea follows Gilliatt, a solitary, fiercely capable fisherman and handyman whose quiet life is marked by rumor, suspicion, and an unspoken longing to belong. When a revolutionary steamship is wrecked on the treacherous reefs off Guernsey, the disaster becomes more than a financial blow to the island community: it turns into a test of will, ingenuity, and moral courage. Gilliatt seizes a chance to prove himself by attempting an almost impossible salvage operation, driven in part by his deep feelings for Deruchette, the spirited young woman whose future is entangled with the ship's owner, Lethierry. As Gilliatt battles isolation, harsh weather, and the merciless mechanics of the sea, Hugo expands the struggle into something mythic, weaving together suspenseful survival, painstaking labor, and philosophical reflection on fate, love, and society's judgment. Both a romance and an epic of human endurance, the novel asks what a person is worth when no one is watching, and what it costs to win acceptance from those who doubt you.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:17) Chapter 01

(00:07:07) Chapter 02

(00:18:14) Chapter 03

(00:26:25) Chapter 04

(00:47:17) Chapter 05

(00:54:35) Chapter 06

(01:06:56) Chapter 07

(01:14:15) Chapter 08

(01:20:40) Chapter 09

(01:26:24) Chapter 10

(01:31:05) Chapter 11

(01:37:20) Chapter 12

(01:41:02) Chapter 13

(01:49:26) Chapter 14

(01:54:31) Chapter 15

(02:04:02) Chapter 16

(02:09:44) Chapter 17

(02:21:43) Chapter 18

(02:27:00) Chapter 19

(02:32:33) Chapter 20

(02:40:58) Chapter 21

(02:43:58) Chapter 22

(02:50:58) Chapter 23

(02:54:10) Chapter 24

(03:05:53) Chapter 25

(03:09:26) Chapter 26

(03:15:51) Chapter 27

(03:21:50) Chapter 28

(03:25:05) Chapter 29

(03:30:25) Chapter 30

(03:33:54) Chapter 31

(03:39:33) Chapter 32

(03:58:00) Chapter 33

(04:03:58) Chapter 34

(04:10:47) Chapter 35

(04:28:54) Chapter 36

(04:51:01) Chapter 37

(05:08:18) Chapter 38

(05:15:47) Chapter 39

(05:38:26) Chapter 40

(05:48:37) Chapter 41

(05:56:50) Chapter 42

(06:05:32) Chapter 43

(06:22:52) Chapter 44

(06:35:51) Chapter 45

(06:45:26) Chapter 46

(07:06:25) Chapter 47

(07:16:11) Chapter 48

(07:35:38) Chapter 49

(07:46:57) Chapter 50

(08:07:36) Chapter 51

(08:21:00) Chapter 52

(08:28:20) Chapter 53

(08:32:14) Chapter 54

(08:39:33) Chapter 55

(08:49:55) Chapter 56

(08:55:49) Chapter 57

(09:14:09) Chapter 58

(09:19:45) Chapter 59

(09:27:46) Chapter 60

(09:38:30) Chapter 61

(09:48:50) Chapter 62

(09:54:23) Chapter 63

(10:09:16) Chapter 64

(10:16:19) Chapter 65

(10:21:01) Chapter 66

(10:30:10) Chapter 67

(10:45:52) Chapter 68

(11:02:42) Chapter 69

(11:09:13) Chapter 70

(11:17:37) Chapter 71

(11:26:25) Chapter 72

(11:30:29) Chapter 73

(11:38:10) Chapter 74

(11:45:16) Chapter 75

(11:49:29) Chapter 76

(11:58:46) Chapter 77

(12:07:37) Chapter 78

(12:13:44) Chapter 79

(12:16:16) Chapter 80

(13:07:36) Chapter 81

(13:19:13) Chapter 82

(13:40:02) Chapter 83

(13:47:15) Chapter 84

(13:57:03) Chapter 85

(14:05:44) Chapter 86

(14:22:40) Chapter 87

(14:27:28) Chapter 88

(15:05:13) Chapter 89

(15:26:28) Chapter 90

(15:51:09) Chapter 91

(15:56:23) Chapter 92

(16:03:54) Chapter 93

(16:22:19) Chapter 94

(16:34:32) Chapter 95

(16:43:06) Chapter 96

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A Rogue’s Life by Wilkie Collins ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

September 30, 2022

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318m

A Rogue’s Life by Wilkie Collins audiobook.

Genre: adventure

'The story offers the faithful reflection of a very happy time in my past life. It was written at Paris, when I had Charles Dickens for a near neighbor and a daily companion, and when my leisure hours were joyously passed with many other friends, all associated with literature and art, of whom the admirable comedian, Regnier, is now the only survivor. The revising of these pages has been to me a melancholy task. I can only hope that they may cheer the sad moments of others. The Rogue may surely claim two merits, at least, in the eyes of the new generation—he is never serious for two moments together; and he 'doesn't take long to read.'

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:22) Chapter 02

(00:38:47) Chapter 03

(00:55:42) Chapter 04

(01:08:11) Chapter 05

(01:24:07) Chapter 06

(02:09:57) Chapter 07

(02:25:17) Chapter 08

(02:48:38) Chapter 09

(03:04:45) Chapter 10

(03:14:30) Chapter 11