The Sea Wolf by Jack London ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

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04/12/23

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The Sea Wolf by Jack London audiobook.

Genre: adventure

When literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden survives a ferry collision in San Francisco Bay, he expects rescue - not conscription. Hauled aboard the sealing schooner Ghost, he finds himself under the absolute rule of Captain Wolf Larsen, a brilliant, domineering commander whose philosophy is as merciless as the sea he sails. Thrust into a world of brutal labor and rigid hierarchy, Humphrey must adapt quickly, learning seamanship and hardening his body as he struggles to preserve his identity and conscience. The Ghost ranges the Pacific on a perilous hunt, where storms, injuries, and the constant threat of violence test every man aboard. As Humphrey is drawn into a tense, uneasy relationship with Larsen - part adversary, part teacher - he is forced to confront unsettling questions about strength, morality, and what makes a life meaningful. The stakes rise when another survivor, the sensitive poet Maud Brewster, is brought onto the ship, complicating the balance of power and turning survival into something more than endurance. At once a maritime adventure and a clash of worldviews, The Sea-Wolf explores freedom, authority, and the price of becoming strong enough to live.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:42) Chapter 02

(00:38:53) Chapter 03

(01:05:16) Chapter 04

(01:21:29) Chapter 05

(01:40:20) Chapter 06

(02:13:42) Chapter 07

(02:22:07) Chapter 08

(02:39:49) Chapter 09

(03:01:19) Chapter 10

(03:17:47) Chapter 11

(03:32:50) Chapter 12

(03:57:08) Chapter 13

(04:07:14) Chapter 14

(04:25:57) Chapter 15

(04:39:45) Chapter 16

(04:57:10) Chapter 17

(05:30:04) Chapter 18

(05:46:57) Chapter 19

(06:02:13) Chapter 20

(06:20:37) Chapter 21

(06:31:43) Chapter 22

(06:40:13) Chapter 23

(06:52:35) Chapter 24

(07:08:33) Chapter 25

(07:39:09) Chapter 26

(08:10:04) Chapter 27

(08:28:16) Chapter 28

(08:44:52) Chapter 29

(08:58:02) Chapter 30

(09:15:39) Chapter 31

(09:22:13) Chapter 32

(09:41:36) Chapter 33

(09:55:56) Chapter 34

(10:08:04) Chapter 35

(10:23:07) Chapter 36

(10:45:13) Chapter 37

(11:05:57) Chapter 38

(11:13:35) Chapter 39

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First Love by Ivan Turgenev ~ Full Audiobook [romance]

April 10, 2023

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189m

First Love by Ivan Turgenev audiobook.

Genre: romance

The title of the novella is almost an adequate summary in itself. The 'boy-meets-girl-then-loses-her' story is universal but not, I think, banal - despite a surprise ending which notoriously turns out to be very little of a surprise. First Love is given its originality and poignancy by Turgenev's mastery of the piercing turning-point (akin to Joyce's 'epiphanies') that transforms the character's whole being, making a tragic outcome inevitable. Even the nature symbolism is rescued from triteness by lovely poetic similes - e.g. 'but at that point my attention was arrested by the appearance of a speckled woodpecker who busily climbed up the slender stem of a birch-tree and peeped out uneasily from behind it, first to the right, then to the left, like a musician behind the bass-viol.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:38:16) Chapter 02

(01:23:06) Chapter 03

(01:52:59) Chapter 04

(02:26:39) Chapter 05

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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

April 12, 2023

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936m

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Set against the brutal frontier wars of 1757, The Last of the Mohicans follows a small band of unlikely allies as they fight to survive in the wilderness between British forts and contested Native homelands. When the daughters of a British colonel - the steadfast Cora and the gentler Alice Munro - are sent under escort to Fort William Henry, their journey becomes a perilous chase through forests, rivers, and hidden trails. Their protectors include the resourceful frontier scout Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye, and his close companions Chingachgook and his son Uncas, members of the Mohican people. Pursued by the cunning Huron warrior Magua, the group is drawn into ambushes, captivity, daring escapes, and tense negotiations where loyalty is tested and misunderstanding can be fatal. As imperial armies maneuver and alliances shift, the travelers must rely on hard-won knowledge of the land, courage under fire, and trust across cultural divides. Cooper's classic blends relentless action with a sweeping portrait of a world changing faster than its inhabitants can bear, exploring identity, honor, and what is lost when empires collide.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:10:46) Chapter 01

(00:36:34) Chapter 02

(00:55:40) Chapter 03

(01:18:05) Chapter 04

(01:35:32) Chapter 05

(01:56:41) Chapter 06

(02:23:37) Chapter 07

(02:47:53) Chapter 08

(03:14:15) Chapter 09

(03:36:33) Chapter 10

(04:05:02) Chapter 11

(04:36:15) Chapter 12

(05:13:51) Chapter 13

(05:43:28) Chapter 14

(06:16:39) Chapter 15

(06:44:06) Chapter 16

(07:12:00) Chapter 17

(07:48:19) Chapter 18

(08:17:32) Chapter 19

(08:47:12) Chapter 20

(09:17:16) Chapter 21

(09:42:26) Chapter 22

(10:08:05) Chapter 23

(10:40:47) Chapter 24

(11:12:47) Chapter 25

(11:45:26) Chapter 26

(12:08:11) Chapter 27

(12:37:52) Chapter 28

(13:04:06) Chapter 29

(13:37:37) Chapter 30

(14:03:17) Chapter 31

(14:23:50) Chapter 32

(14:53:38) Chapter 33

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