Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. Somerville ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

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11/30/22

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Oe. Somerville audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. follows the misadventures of Major Sinclair Yeates, an English ex-army officer who arrives in rural west Ireland to take up a post as a Resident Magistrate - a job that sounds orderly on paper but quickly becomes anything but. Thrown into a world of lively market towns, sprawling estates, and tight-knit communities where everyone seems to know everyone else (and where rules bend under the weight of custom), Yeates must learn how to dispense justice without becoming the butt of the joke. Along the way he is assisted, misled, and occasionally rescued by the formidable local police sergeant, the endlessly resourceful servants and neighbors, and a parade of eccentric characters whose schemes, feuds, and tall tales collide with official procedure. Told in crisp, comic episodes, the book delights in culture clash, social satire, and the gap between legal authority and real authority, while also revealing an affectionate eye for the landscape and the people who animate it. The central tension is Yeates's effort to keep his dignity and do his duty as each case turns into a riotous lesson in how Ireland works.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:39:22) Chapter 2

(01:12:00) Chapter 3

(01:42:52) Chapter 4

(02:16:45) Chapter 5

(02:53:16) Chapter 6

(03:31:17) Chapter 7

(04:08:54) Chapter 8

(04:48:11) Chapter 9

(05:21:30) Chapter 10

(05:59:17) Chapter 11

(06:34:43) Chapter 12

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Wet Magic by E. Nesbit audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

A book about children who find magic in every day life .. and discover that mermen and mermaids actually have a whole underwater kingdom with Kings and Queens and of course Princesses. Of course you probably know these delightful children from their earlier adventures with magic, Bernard, Mavis, Kathleen, and Francis. Just normal children who believe in the fun of imagining and of magic. In this story Francis, who has always loved the idea of the sea but has never actually seen it, is very excited about going to the seashore for holiday. He finds an old aquarium and the others help him lug it home only to have their hopes dashed by Aunt Enid who was in charge temporarily. But then the magic starts when he unwittingly recites a magic charm. At the seashore the children execute a daring rescue of a supposed mermaid who 'die in captivity' and oh, lots and lots more. Enjoy these adventurous children and their wet magic in the sea.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:24:44) Chapter 2

(00:58:08) Chapter 3

(01:41:28) Chapter 4

(01:56:05) Chapter 5

(02:10:22) Chapter 6

(02:38:24) Chapter 7

(03:14:55) Chapter 8

(03:42:01) Chapter 9

(04:18:32) Chapter 10

(04:52:24) Chapter 11

(05:22:04) Chapter 12

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The Clockwork Man by E. V. Odle ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

November 30, 2022

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303m

The Clockwork Man by E. V. Odle audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On a quiet afternoon in the English village of Great Wymering, a cricket match is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a stranger who moves in jerks, speaks in odd staccato bursts, and seems to hum with hidden machinery. The players laugh at him at first - until his uncanny speed and strength turn the farce into something harder to explain. Local doctor Allingham wants a sensible answer (escaped lunatic, hoax, anything but the impossible), while the more imaginative Captain Gregg suspects the truth: the newcomer is part man, part mechanism, and profoundly out of place in time. Bank clerk Arthur Withers, gentler and more curious than the others, becomes the Clockwork Man's confidant, drawn in as the stranger reveals a device embedded in his skull - a clock that lets him perceive dimensions beyond ordinary reality, and that has malfunctioned, stranding him thousands of years from home. As Allingham and the villagers grapple with whether they can help him, two courtships unfold (Allingham with the sharp-minded Lillian Payne, Arthur with Rose Lomas), and the Clockwork Man's disturbing account of the future forces everyone to confront technology, gender, violence, and the true cost of a perfectly regulated life.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:17) Chapter 02

(00:54:27) Chapter 03

(01:25:07) Chapter 04

(01:53:30) Chapter 05

(02:22:40) Chapter 06

(02:58:20) Chapter 07

(03:24:30) Chapter 08

(03:48:22) Chapter 09

(04:21:18) Chapter 10