The Charing Cross Mystery by J. S. Fletcher ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

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07/25/23

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555m

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The Charing Cross Mystery by J. S. Fletcher audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Here's another intriguing mystery by J. S. Fletcher, centering on why a former high-level police official was murdered, and on whether - and if so how - the murder was linked to two glamorous and high-profile sisters, one of whose photo was found in the dead man's pocket. As usual, Fletcher creates a number of different detectives -- a lawyer, his assistant, several policemen, a police spy, and even the dead man's granddaughter -- following various lines of inquiry. These lines converge rapidly in the last few chapters, when the author lets the reader weave them together into a coherent whole: the solution to the mystery.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:35) Chapter 02

(00:40:24) Chapter 03

(00:58:01) Chapter 04

(01:18:02) Chapter 05

(01:36:37) Chapter 06

(01:58:18) Chapter 07

(02:20:00) Chapter 08

(02:37:44) Chapter 09

(02:56:30) Chapter 10

(03:19:24) Chapter 11

(03:41:29) Chapter 12

(03:55:08) Chapter 13

(04:14:05) Chapter 14

(04:35:24) Chapter 15

(04:57:04) Chapter 16

(05:19:58) Chapter 17

(05:39:37) Chapter 18

(06:03:49) Chapter 19

(06:21:05) Chapter 20

(06:40:54) Chapter 21

(07:01:10) Chapter 22

(07:19:52) Chapter 23

(07:44:33) Chapter 24

(08:03:18) Chapter 25

(08:19:08) Chapter 26

(08:43:36) Chapter 27

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Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy]

July 24, 2023

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410m

Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and society itself, both high and low. The real and the fantastic collide to produce a world uniquely Zangwill's.

These are the tales of figures as diverse as a pantomime dragon, an excellent butler, a man living his life in the wrong order and a Jewish maiden who knows exactly what she is worth. Well observed and original, the satire is biting and the wit sparkling.

Many of the stories in this volume are accompanied by excellent illustrations, which are well worth a look. They are available in the Gutenberg e-text.

The novella, King of Schnorrers, which began this collection when it appeared in print, has already been recorded separately. As such it is omitted from this collection, and only the shorter stories are included.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:23) Chapter 01

(00:25:54) Chapter 02

(00:34:43) Chapter 03

(00:46:23) Chapter 04

(01:19:18) Chapter 05

(01:35:56) Chapter 06

(01:57:30) Chapter 07

(02:14:09) Chapter 08

(02:24:11) Chapter 09

(02:57:58) Chapter 10

(03:25:04) Chapter 11

(03:54:03) Chapter 12

(04:02:26) Chapter 13

(04:31:27) Chapter 14

(04:55:59) Chapter 15

(05:12:10) Chapter 16

(05:37:43) Chapter 17

(05:47:49) Chapter 18

(06:00:58) Chapter 19

(06:08:59) Chapter 20

(06:27:08) Chapter 21

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The Abysmal Brute by Jack London ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

July 25, 2023

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169m

The Abysmal Brute by Jack London audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Young Pat Glendon is twenty-two years old, weighs two-hundred and twenty pounds, has never drunk alcohol nor tasted tobacco and knows little of city life. He’s all muscle, moves with cat-like grace and possesses great stamina and strength acquired from living natural in the wilds of northern California with his father. Young Pat is a natural at prize-fighting. In addition to his brawn he has speed and a natural instinct for the sport. His father, a former heavyweight prize-fighter himself, has trained Young Pat and believes it is time for the boy to take on the heavyweight world. But being in poor health, the elder Glendon enlists Sam Stubener of San Francisco to be the boy’s manager with instructions to protect the boy from the rottenness of the sport.

Jack London’s The Abysmal Brute is a story about naivete and natural athleticism against the brutishness and corruption of professional boxing, intertwined with a touching romance. This novel was twice made into movies: The Abysmal Brute (1923) and Conflict (1936), the latter starring John Wayne as Young Pat Glendon.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:10) Chapter 02

(01:05:47) Chapter 03

(01:51:53) Chapter 04

(02:14:33) Chapter 05

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