The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

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08/30/22

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1222m

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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins audiobook.

Genre: mystery

The story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday.

The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels. T. S. Eliot called it 'the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels'. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre: a large number of suspects, red herrings, a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the 'local bungler' and the skilled, professional, Scotland Yard detective.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:14:27) Chapter 01

(00:20:53) Chapter 02

(00:32:01) Chapter 03

(00:48:41) Chapter 04

(01:09:41) Chapter 05

(01:28:02) Chapter 06

(01:53:20) Chapter 07

(02:03:17) Chapter 08

(02:31:06) Chapter 09

(02:46:38) Chapter 10

(03:13:46) Chapter 11

(04:07:22) Chapter 12

(04:36:03) Chapter 13

(04:52:59) Chapter 14

(05:11:28) Chapter 15

(05:40:59) Chapter 16

(06:00:00) Chapter 17

(06:14:13) Chapter 18

(06:28:40) Chapter 19

(06:39:06) Chapter 20

(06:47:55) Chapter 21

(07:15:42) Chapter 22

(07:38:32) Chapter 23

(08:08:42) Chapter 24

(08:41:05) Chapter 25

(09:08:55) Chapter 26

(09:35:21) Chapter 27

(09:57:23) Chapter 28

(10:19:30) Chapter 29

(10:49:57) Chapter 30

(11:24:56) Chapter 31

(11:51:10) Chapter 32

(12:25:41) Chapter 33

(12:53:57) Chapter 34

(13:14:29) Chapter 35

(13:49:19) Chapter 36

(14:11:05) Chapter 37

(14:33:25) Chapter 38

(15:05:53) Chapter 39

(15:37:33) Chapter 40

(16:14:05) Chapter 41

(16:49:15) Chapter 42

(17:20:24) Chapter 43

(17:56:45) Chapter 44

(18:35:16) Chapter 45

(19:18:03) Chapter 46

(19:45:36) Chapter 47

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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman ~ Full Audiobook [poetry]

August 28, 2022

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1170m

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman audiobook.

Genre: poetry

American poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, is a collection of poems notable for its frank delight in and praise of the senses, during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass exalted the body and the material world.

Whitman was inspired to begin Leaves of Grass after reading an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson which expressed a need for a uniquely American poet. When the book was first published, Whitman sent a copy to Emerson, whose praiseful letter of response helped launch the book to success. Whitman’s hero, Abraham Lincoln, read and enjoyed an early version of Leaves of Grass. Despite such high recommendations, Whitman faced charges of obscenity and immorality for his work, but this only led to increased popularity of the book.

Whitman continually revised and republished Leaves of Grass throughout his lifetime, notably adding the “Drum-Taps” section after Lincoln’s assassination. The book grew from 12 poems in its first publication, which Whitman paid for and typeset himself, to nearly 400 poems in its final, “Death Bed Edition.” This recording is of the final edition.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:58) Chapter 02

(01:03:52) Chapter 1

(01:33:52) Chapter 2

(02:17:30) Chapter 3

(03:04:15) Chapter 4

(03:42:05) Chapter 04

(04:09:18) Chapter 05

(04:55:41) Chapter 5

(05:46:35) Chapter 6

(06:27:52) Chapter 7

(07:13:22) Chapter 13

(07:34:14) Chapter 14

(07:44:48) Chapter 15

(08:09:26) Chapter 16

(08:24:45) Chapter 17

(08:56:04) Chapter 18

(09:06:03) Chapter 19

(09:54:27) Chapter 20

(10:18:16) Chapter 8

(10:59:49) Chapter 9

(11:46:45) Chapter 22

(12:02:08) Chapter 23

(12:37:40) Chapter 10

(13:26:21) Chapter 11

(14:10:47) Chapter 25

(14:23:54) Chapter 26

(14:44:08) Chapter 12

(15:12:11) Chapter 13

(15:52:33) Chapter 31

(16:07:24) Chapter 32

(16:58:15) Chapter 33

(17:36:41) Chapter 34

(18:25:48) Chapter 35

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Othello by William Shakespeare ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]

August 30, 2022

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190m

Othello by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: tragedy

In the glittering, volatile world of Venetian power and military prestige, Othello, a celebrated Moorish general, has risen through skill and courage to command respect. But his private life becomes the talk of the city when he secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of a prominent senator. Summoned to defend Venice against a looming threat, Othello sails to the outpost of Cyprus with his new bride, his loyal lieutenant Cassio, and his ensign Iago. Beneath Iago's outward obedience, however, lies a simmering grievance and a sharp intelligence devoted to manipulation. As the soldiers settle into island life, small misunderstandings are turned into weapons, reputations are threatened, and private doubts begin to eclipse public triumphs. Othello, accustomed to the clarity of the battlefield, finds himself facing a more intimate enemy: uncertainty about the people closest to him and the stories whispered behind his back. Driven by themes of jealousy, trust, race, honor, and the terrifying power of suggestion, this tragedy charts how love can be corroded when perception replaces truth.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:02:18) Chapter 1

(00:40:58) Chapter 2

(01:19:55) Chapter 3

(02:00:44) Chapter 4

(02:35:24) Chapter 5

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