The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio ~ Full Audiobook [history]

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04/06/23

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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio audiobook.

Genre: history

In plague-stricken Florence, a group of ten young nobles-seven women and three men-flee the city for the countryside, hoping to outlast the terror and grief consuming their world. To keep fear and boredom at bay, they agree on a daily ritual: each person will tell a story, and each day will follow a guiding theme chosen by the day's leader. Over ten days, their hundred tales range from bawdy farce to tender romance, from moral fables to biting social satire, revealing a society where wit can be a weapon, desire can upend fortunes, and luck can crown the clever or punish the vain. Merchants, monks, lovers, tricksters, and rulers all take turns at center stage, while the storytellers themselves form a lively chorus that argues about virtue, pleasure, hypocrisy, and the surprising ways people survive hardship. By framing exuberant storytelling against a backdrop of catastrophe, The Decameron becomes both an escape and a mirror: a celebration of human appetite and ingenuity, and a sharp-eyed look at the values that endure when the world feels uncertain.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 000

(00:07:24) Chapter 001

(00:55:24) Chapter 002

(01:29:04) Chapter 003

(01:40:43) Chapter 004

(01:48:41) Chapter 005

(01:58:27) Chapter 006

(02:06:09) Chapter 007

(02:12:18) Chapter 008

(02:24:04) Chapter 009

(02:30:36) Chapter 010

(02:34:14) Chapter 011

(02:44:58) Chapter 012

(02:53:16) Chapter 013

(02:55:15) Chapter 014

(03:08:50) Chapter 015

(03:24:21) Chapter 016

(03:51:45) Chapter 017

(04:03:46) Chapter 018

(04:36:04) Chapter 019

(05:05:58) Chapter 020

(06:03:02) Chapter 021

(06:44:07) Chapter 022

(07:18:49) Chapter 023

(07:37:42) Chapter 024

(07:45:23) Chapter 025

(07:54:03) Chapter 026

(08:09:15) Chapter 027

(08:26:44) Chapter 028

(08:50:11) Chapter 029

(09:03:52) Chapter 030

(09:20:24) Chapter 031

(09:41:54) Chapter 032

(10:20:24) Chapter 033

(10:44:30) Chapter 034

(11:09:26) Chapter 035

(11:23:43) Chapter 036

(11:32:13) Chapter 037

(11:50:56) Chapter 038

(12:17:56) Chapter 039

(12:48:53) Chapter 040

(13:05:42) Chapter 041

(13:20:07) Chapter 042

(13:30:04) Chapter 043

(13:50:02) Chapter 044

(13:59:35) Chapter 045

(14:14:35) Chapter 046

(14:22:36) Chapter 047

(14:43:11) Chapter 048

(14:50:28) Chapter 049

(14:53:10) Chapter 050

(15:22:47) Chapter 051

(15:36:19) Chapter 052

(15:55:15) Chapter 053

(16:07:39) Chapter 054

(16:23:43) Chapter 055

(16:42:47) Chapter 056

(16:59:32) Chapter 057

(17:14:40) Chapter 058

(17:31:47) Chapter 059

(17:52:01) Chapter 060

(17:58:36) Chapter 061

(18:04:32) Chapter 062

(18:08:41) Chapter 063

(18:20:42) Chapter 064

(18:25:42) Chapter 065

(18:32:57) Chapter 066

(18:39:07) Chapter 067

(18:45:08) Chapter 068

(18:51:59) Chapter 069

(18:55:43) Chapter 070

(19:02:11) Chapter 071

(19:22:06) Chapter 072

(19:37:50) Chapter 073

(19:41:45) Chapter 074

(19:51:42) Chapter 075

(20:02:38) Chapter 076

(20:17:13) Chapter 077

(20:27:56) Chapter 078

(20:47:59) Chapter 079

(21:01:11) Chapter 080

(21:16:13) Chapter 081

(21:38:18) Chapter 082

(22:05:54) Chapter 083

(22:15:20) Chapter 084

(22:22:21) Chapter 085

(22:24:16) Chapter 086

(22:32:08) Chapter 087

(22:46:54) Chapter 088

(23:09:55) Chapter 089

(23:21:31) Chapter 090

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April 6, 2023

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The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck audiobook.

Genre: horror

In early-20th-century New York and its salons of artists, critics, and social climbers, aspiring writer Ernest Fielding is hungry for recognition and a place among the brilliant and the powerful. When he is welcomed into the circle of the refined and unnervingly charismatic Reginald Clarke, Ernest believes he has found a patron with unmatched taste and influence. Clarke offers introductions, encouragement, and an intoxicating vision of greatness - but his attention comes with an unsettling cost. As Ernest's confidence and creative fire begin to ebb, he notices the same pattern among other gifted people drawn into Clarke's orbit: a strange weariness, a dimming of will, and a dependence that feels less like friendship than possession. The more Ernest tries to understand the force at work, the more he is pulled between ambition and self-preservation, between the desire to be shaped by a master and the fear of being consumed by him. Blending psychological menace with gothic atmosphere, The House of the Vampire explores artistic exploitation, social manipulation, and the terrifying possibility that some predators feed not on blood, but on talent itself.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:55) Chapter 02

(00:21:58) Chapter 03

(00:33:10) Chapter 04

(00:41:23) Chapter 05

(00:52:17) Chapter 06

(01:01:58) Chapter 07

(01:11:34) Chapter 08

(01:22:56) Chapter 09

(01:36:03) Chapter 10

(01:45:40) Chapter 11

(01:59:10) Chapter 12

(02:11:19) Chapter 13

(02:21:28) Chapter 14

(02:35:02) Chapter 15

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Anticipations by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [science]

April 7, 2023

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525m

Anticipations by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: science

Wells considered this book one of his most important, a natural follow-up to such works as his Man of the Year Million and The Time Machine. His goal was to get people to think and act in new ways. The book starts with a look at how humans get along socially and how they carry out their business ventures. It then discusses how these elements influence others, such as politics, the world of work, and education. H. G. tried to make clear how the current social order was disintegrating without preparing another to take its place. He then traced the roots of democracy, which in its present state he saw as unworkable. Instead, he proposed a new republic. He also critiqued modern warfare.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:30:33) Chapter 02

(00:51:44) Chapter 03

(01:19:01) Chapter 04

(01:42:58) Chapter 05

(02:12:44) Chapter 06

(02:44:24) Chapter 07

(03:16:45) Chapter 08

(03:48:05) Chapter 09

(04:29:29) Chapter 10