The Cloak by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]

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09/26/22

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The Cloak by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol audiobook.

Genre: tragedy

In wintry St Petersburg, Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin is a meek, middle-aged civil servant whose life is reduced to copying documents in silence and being mocked by his colleagues. Threadbare and nearly invisible, he endures the citys cold and the offices casual cruelty with the same dull patience that has shaped him for years. When his old coat finally becomes impossible to patch, Akaky is forced into a choice that feels enormous for someone with almost nothing: save painstakingly for a new cloak, or continue to disappear into the freezing streets. The purchase of that single garment begins to change how others see him - and how he sees himself - awakening hopes of comfort, respect, and belonging he has never dared to claim. But in a city ruled by rank, indifference, and arbitrary power, a small dream can become dangerously fragile. With sharp satire and deep compassion, Gogol follows Akaky through the offices, alleys, and stairwells of imperial Russia, revealing how a society can grind down a human soul while insisting it is only following procedure.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:38:33) Chapter 02

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Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]

September 26, 2022

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1032m

Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In Twice-Told Tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne gathers a landmark collection of short fiction that helped define American romanticism and the darkly luminous literature of New England. Moving between village streets, lonely forests, and haunted corners of history, these stories blend everyday detail with the uncanny, revealing how pride, guilt, ambition, and hidden desire can shape a life. Hawthorne returns again and again to communities where public reputation matters, where old grievances linger, and where a single private choice can echo for years. Across sketches, legends, and moral fables, he introduces figures such as the restless dreamer, the burdened minister, the suspicious neighbor, and the ordinary person confronted by a symbol that will not let go. Some tales draw on the Puritan past, others on contemporary scenes, but all share Hawthorne's signature atmosphere: quiet dread, compassionate irony, and a fascination with the line between sin and self-deception. Rich in imagery and suspense yet rooted in human psychology, Twice-Told Tales invites listeners into a world where history feels alive and every shadow hints at a deeper truth.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:13) Chapter 02

(00:39:19) Chapter 03

(01:02:41) Chapter 04

(01:39:11) Chapter 05

(02:05:27) Chapter 06

(02:53:17) Chapter 07

(03:32:10) Chapter 08

(04:01:46) Chapter 09

(04:22:33) Chapter 10

(04:46:56) Chapter 11

(05:04:18) Chapter 12

(05:39:22) Chapter 13

(06:15:41) Chapter 14

(06:31:09) Chapter 15

(06:48:19) Chapter 16

(07:01:12) Chapter 17

(07:17:00) Chapter 18

(07:31:50) Chapter 19

(07:47:36) Chapter 20

(08:13:34) Chapter 21

(08:49:10) Chapter 22

(09:19:31) Chapter 23

(09:59:44) Chapter 24

(10:29:30) Chapter 25

(10:42:03) Chapter 26

(11:13:57) Chapter 27

(11:34:29) Chapter 28

(11:53:06) Chapter 29

(12:06:55) Chapter 30

(12:50:24) Chapter 31

(13:18:02) Chapter 32

(14:11:04) Chapter 33

(14:36:29) Chapter 34

(14:51:28) Chapter 35

(15:08:17) Chapter 36

(15:26:50) Chapter 37

(15:45:28) Chapter 38

(16:14:31) Chapter 39

(16:34:35) Chapter 40

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The First Battle of Bull Run by P. G. T. Beauregard ~ Full Audiobook [history]

September 26, 2022

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105m

The First Battle of Bull Run by P. G. T. Beauregard audiobook.

Genre: history

In this first-person military narrative, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard reconstructs the tense weeks that led to the Civil War's first great clash at Manassas, known in the North as the First Battle of Bull Run. Beginning with the aftermath of Fort Sumter and his sudden call to defend the rail junction at Manassas, Beauregard explains why the ground mattered, what his army lacked, and how geography, rail lines, and supply shaped every decision. As pressure builds in Richmond and Washington, he describes the intelligence he gathered about Union plans, the arguments over strategy with Confederate leaders, and the urgent effort to concentrate scattered forces in time. When the Federal advance finally comes, the account follows the rapid shifts of initiative, the confusion of coordinating inexperienced troops, and the race to reinforce threatened points before the line breaks. Part campaign study and part memoir, the book highlights the fog of war, the friction between politics and command, and the hard lessons learned at the opening of a conflict neither side yet understood.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:26:54) Chapter 2

(01:13:13) Chapter 3

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