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The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]
Classic Audiobook Collection
06/30/22
•106m
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde audiobook.
Genre: folklore
In The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde gathers a handful of richly imagined stories that look like fairy tales at first glance, then deepen into sharp, compassionate meditations on love, inequality, and the cost of kindness. At the center is the glittering statue of the Happy Prince, who from his high perch finally sees the suffering of the city below. Unable to act on his own, he forms an unlikely partnership with a migrating Swallow, asking the bird to carry away the statue's jewels and gold leaf to those in need. Around this moving fable are other tales of devotion and vanity, including a giant who learns what it means to share, a rocket whose pride outruns its purpose, and a nightingale who believes beauty can change a human heart. With lyrical prose, memorable images, and bittersweet humor, Wilde invites listeners of all ages to question what society calls valuable and what the heart knows is true. These stories offer wonder and wit, but also a quiet challenge: to notice others, to give freely, and to measure happiness by compassion rather than display.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 1
(00:20:41) Chapter 2
(00:35:15) Chapter 3
(00:45:47) Chapter 4
(01:11:32) Chapter 5
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Genre: comedy
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(00:00:00) Chapter 01
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson audiobook.
Genre: adventure
Young Jim Hawkins leads an ordinary life at his family's seaside inn until a mysterious old sailor arrives with a battered sea chest and a warning to beware a one-legged man. After violence erupts and a hidden map comes to light, Jim is swept into a daring voyage to a distant island said to hold a long-lost pirate fortune. A crew is assembled under the respectable Dr. Livesey and the prudent Squire Trelawney, and they hire the experienced seaman Captain Smollett to command the ship Hispaniola. But the sea is full of secrets, and the expedition draws the attention of dangerous men who have their own claim to the treasure. As the ship closes in on the island, Jim finds himself caught between loyalties, forced to grow up fast amid storms, shifting alliances, and the constant threat of betrayal. At the heart of the story is the unforgettable Long John Silver, charming, terrifying, and impossible to fully trust. Treasure Island is a classic tale of adventure and moral testing, where courage and judgment matter as much as cutlasses and cannon.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:01:30) Chapter 01
(00:14:41) Chapter 02
(00:27:27) Chapter 03
(00:39:20) Chapter 04
(00:51:03) Chapter 05
(01:01:51) Chapter 06
(01:13:45) Chapter 07
(01:24:50) Chapter 08
(01:34:42) Chapter 09
(01:44:58) Chapter 10
(01:55:06) Chapter 11
(02:07:16) Chapter 12
(02:17:39) Chapter 13
(02:27:11) Chapter 14
(02:37:34) Chapter 15
(02:49:55) Chapter 16
(02:59:24) Chapter 17
(03:07:54) Chapter 18
(03:17:25) Chapter 19
(03:27:55) Chapter 20
(03:39:36) Chapter 21
(03:50:50) Chapter 22
(04:00:54) Chapter 23
(04:08:49) Chapter 24
(04:18:49) Chapter 25
(04:28:18) Chapter 26
(04:44:07) Chapter 27
(04:54:45) Chapter 28
(05:09:59) Chapter 29
(05:22:44) Chapter 30
(05:36:03) Chapter 31
(05:48:48) Chapter 32
(06:00:13) Chapter 33
(06:10:54) Chapter 34
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