The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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11/27/22

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95m

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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster audiobook.

Genre: scifi

The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with 'Homelessness'. Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:39) Chapter 02

(01:02:24) Chapter 03

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Howards End by E. M. Forster ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

November 27, 2022

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745m

Howards End by E. M. Forster audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Edwardian England, a chance meeting at a concert draws together two very different families: the idealistic, intellectually restless Schlegel sisters and the wealthy, practical Wilcox clan. When Helen Schlegel strikes up a friendship with the Wilcoxes, misunderstandings quickly spiral into a tangle of letters, visits, and bruised pride. Her sister Margaret tries to make sense of the Wilcoxes' confident certainties while holding fast to her own belief in conversation, culture, and human connection. At the center of their shifting alliances stands Howards End, a country house that becomes far more than a piece of property: it is a symbol of memory, inheritance, and what it means to belong. As class pressures tighten and private choices collide with public expectations, the Schlegels must decide how much compromise their ideals can bear. With wit and quiet intensity, E. M. Forster explores the fault lines of money and morality, the costs of social respectability, and the longing to live by the creed that matters most: only connect.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:27) Chapter 02

(00:23:17) Chapter 03

(00:44:29) Chapter 04

(01:03:47) Chapter 05

(01:34:48) Chapter 06

(01:57:50) Chapter 07

(02:16:03) Chapter 08

(02:37:22) Chapter 09

(02:50:18) Chapter 10

(03:09:54) Chapter 11

(03:40:11) Chapter 12

(03:54:00) Chapter 13

(04:11:31) Chapter 14

(04:34:26) Chapter 15

(04:59:40) Chapter 16

(05:23:54) Chapter 17

(05:39:24) Chapter 18

(05:59:57) Chapter 19

(06:20:48) Chapter 20

(06:37:23) Chapter 21

(06:40:48) Chapter 22

(06:57:24) Chapter 23

(07:16:16) Chapter 24

(07:26:22) Chapter 25

(07:47:27) Chapter 26

(08:18:37) Chapter 27

(08:32:30) Chapter 28

(08:40:45) Chapter 29

(08:54:06) Chapter 30

(09:08:12) Chapter 31

(09:20:15) Chapter 32

(09:28:21) Chapter 33

(09:46:32) Chapter 34

(10:07:42) Chapter 35

(10:16:15) Chapter 36

(10:22:04) Chapter 37

(10:43:30) Chapter 38

(10:56:49) Chapter 39

(11:01:50) Chapter 40

(11:11:47) Chapter 41

(11:32:46) Chapter 42

(11:41:46) Chapter 43

(11:53:31) Chapter 44

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Wet Magic by E. Nesbit ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy]

November 30, 2022

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360m

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