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Classic Audiobook Collection - The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

Classic Audiobook Collection

08/02/22

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting audiobook.

Genre: adventure

When young English physician John Dolittle discovers that he understands animals far better than people, his quiet country practice in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh transforms into a bustling haven of fur, feathers, and opinions. Guided by his sharp-witted parrot, Polynesia, and assisted by a loyal household of animal companions, the Doctor begins learning the languages of creatures great and small. But kindness does not pay the bills, and Dolittle's reputation for talking to animals makes his human neighbors skeptical, his finances precarious, and his future uncertain. Then a desperate message arrives from far away: a dangerous sickness is spreading among monkeys in Africa, and only someone who can truly communicate with animals might be able to help. Setting aside comfort and convention, Dolittle undertakes a perilous journey by sea and over strange new lands, facing storms, misunderstandings, and the limits of what compassion can accomplish. As he draws on courage, cleverness, and friendship to reach those in need, the story becomes a warm, humorous adventure about curiosity, empathy, and the bravery it takes to listen.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:08:57) Chapter 2

(00:15:09) Chapter 3

(00:28:18) Chapter 4

(00:35:47) Chapter 5

(00:42:07) Chapter 6

(00:48:32) Chapter 7

(00:54:40) Chapter 8

(01:05:46) Chapter 9

(01:12:54) Chapter 10

(01:19:15) Chapter 11

(01:28:29) Chapter 12

(01:39:03) Chapter 13

(01:54:12) Chapter 14

(02:01:41) Chapter 15

(02:10:04) Chapter 16

(02:20:43) Chapter 17

(02:28:43) Chapter 18

(02:36:13) Chapter 19

(02:48:34) Chapter 20

(02:57:05) Chapter 21

(03:04:15) Chapter 22

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Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In bustling mid-19th-century New York City, a sharp-witted shoeshine boy known as Ragged Dick scrapes by on the streets with little more than quick jokes, a big heart, and a stubborn belief that he can become somebody. When chance brings him into contact with well-to-do youths and respectable adults, Dick glimpses a life beyond day-to-day hustling and decides to remake himself - not by abandoning who he is, but by learning the habits that might earn him a real place in the world. As he takes on honest work, tries to save money, and searches for allies he can trust, he must also navigate the citys temptations: petty crime, slick swindlers, and rivals who would rather see him fail. The story follows Dicks efforts to balance survival with self-respect, testing whether good intentions and hard work can hold steady in a city that rewards cunning as often as character. Ragged Dick is a classic American rags-to-respectability tale about ambition, integrity, and the price of growing up fast in a world that rarely offers second chances.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:19:15) Chapter 2

(00:38:12) Chapter 3

(00:59:18) Chapter 4

(01:17:43) Chapter 5

(01:41:16) Chapter 6

(02:02:20) Chapter 7

(02:22:37) Chapter 8

(02:44:13) Chapter 9

(03:06:46) Chapter 10

(03:30:30) Chapter 11

(03:54:26) Chapter 12

(04:14:22) Chapter 13

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White Fang by Jack London audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Set during the harsh Klondike Gold Rush, Jack London's White Fang follows a wolf-dog born in the northern wilderness and shaped by the brutal laws of survival. From his earliest days among the timber wolves, White Fang learns to hunt, fear, and endure in a world where hunger and cold are constant enemies. But the boundary between wild and human is never far away. Drawn into camps and settlements, he is forced to navigate unfamiliar rules, strange noises, and the shifting intentions of the people who claim him. Some humans treat him as a weapon or a tool, feeding his distrust and sharpening his instincts, while others offer discipline, patience, and a different kind of strength. As White Fang moves between pack life and human ownership, he must decide what it means to belong and what it costs to change. Told with vivid natural detail and fierce momentum, the novel explores violence and mercy, fear and loyalty, and the long struggle between instinct and understanding in a world that tests every creature to its limits.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:37) Chapter 2

(00:43:24) Chapter 3

(01:17:24) Chapter 4

(01:43:24) Chapter 5

(02:04:14) Chapter 6

(02:17:27) Chapter 7

(02:44:58) Chapter 8

(02:59:28) Chapter 9

(03:29:56) Chapter 10

(03:55:34) Chapter 11

(04:05:02) Chapter 12

(04:16:03) Chapter 13

(04:33:40) Chapter 14

(04:52:34) Chapter 15

(05:13:14) Chapter 16

(05:31:03) Chapter 17

(05:42:40) Chapter 18

(06:04:26) Chapter 19

(06:18:50) Chapter 20

(06:58:31) Chapter 21

(07:09:18) Chapter 22

(07:23:50) Chapter 23

(07:50:12) Chapter 24

(08:05:53) Chapter 25

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