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Classic Audiobook Collection - The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]
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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

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08/12/22

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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss audiobook.

Genre: adventure

The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays “the right stuff” and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys. They establish farms and plantations. And finally, they have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

Johann David Wyss, the author, did not live to complete his tale. Storytellers over the years have injected so many episodes into the various versions that probably none closely match the original. (Indeed, the Baroness de Montholieu expanded the book from two volumes into five when she translated it into French.) This effort was re-translated into English in 1849 by W.H.G. Kingston, abridging the edition severely. It follows the British sensibilities of the period in terms of sentence structure and emphasis.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:47) Chapter 2

(00:40:07) Chapter 3

(00:58:11) Chapter 4

(01:13:13) Chapter 5

(01:23:05) Chapter 6

(01:29:49) Chapter 7

(01:38:55) Chapter 8

(01:48:58) Chapter 9

(01:58:56) Chapter 10

(02:08:07) Chapter 11

(02:27:21) Chapter 12

(02:38:11) Chapter 13

(02:48:36) Chapter 14

(03:00:58) Chapter 15

(03:13:43) Chapter 16

(03:24:46) Chapter 17

(03:38:00) Chapter 18

(03:47:10) Chapter 19

(03:55:50) Chapter 20

(04:13:25) Chapter 21

(04:28:23) Chapter 22

(04:42:00) Chapter 23

(04:54:08) Chapter 24

(05:05:42) Chapter 25

(05:19:32) Chapter 26

(05:38:11) Chapter 27

(06:02:12) Chapter 28

(06:14:47) Chapter 29

(06:31:56) Chapter 30

(06:41:15) Chapter 31

(06:50:51) Chapter 32

(07:06:08) Chapter 33

(07:18:57) Chapter 34

(07:31:50) Chapter 35

(07:46:08) Chapter 36

(07:58:39) Chapter 37

(08:12:55) Chapter 38

(08:31:55) Chapter 39

(08:52:14) Chapter 40

(09:12:29) Chapter 41

(09:26:02) Chapter 42

(09:40:18) Chapter 43

(09:50:02) Chapter 44

(10:09:32) Chapter 45

(10:21:08) Chapter 46

(10:50:04) Chapter 47

(11:10:11) Chapter 48

(11:31:44) Chapter 49

(11:58:13) Chapter 50

(12:13:31) Chapter 51

(12:39:21) Chapter 52

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Emma by Jane Austen audiobook.

Genre: romance

In the comfortable village of Highbury, Emma Woodhouse is clever, wealthy, and certain she understands the hidden currents of other people's hearts. With her father devoted and her social position secure, Emma decides to amuse herself by arranging romances, starting with her new friend Harriet Smith, a sweet, impressionable young woman eager to rise in the world. But as Emma nudges Harriet toward what she believes is a better match, she misreads motives, overlooks quiet truths, and stirs up misunderstandings that ripple through dinners, dances, and country visits. Watching with a mix of affection and frustration is Mr. Knightley, Emma's longtime friend and the one person willing to challenge her self-confidence. When a charming newcomer, unexpected attentions, and shifting friendships complicate Highbury's small society, Emma must confront the limits of her judgment and the cost of treating real emotions like a game. Witty, incisive, and deeply human, Jane Austen's Emma explores class, manners, and the difficult work of seeing others, and oneself, clearly.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:24) Chapter 02

(00:29:24) Chapter 03

(00:40:14) Chapter 04

(00:59:09) Chapter 05

(01:11:02) Chapter 06

(01:26:36) Chapter 07

(01:40:36) Chapter 08

(02:04:11) Chapter 09

(02:30:49) Chapter 10

(02:44:45) Chapter 11

(02:56:31) Chapter 12

(03:14:55) Chapter 13

(03:31:26) Chapter 14

(03:44:55) Chapter 15

(04:03:30) Chapter 16

(04:14:28) Chapter 17

(04:21:11) Chapter 18

(04:35:06) Chapter 19

(04:50:41) Chapter 20

(05:04:48) Chapter 21

(05:27:30) Chapter 22

(05:37:12) Chapter 23

(05:55:39) Chapter 24

(06:12:20) Chapter 25

(06:24:45) Chapter 26

(07:00:53) Chapter 27

(07:17:18) Chapter 28

(07:28:50) Chapter 29

(07:47:05) Chapter 30

(07:59:52) Chapter 31

(08:11:15) Chapter 32

(08:33:48) Chapter 33

(08:51:05) Chapter 34

(09:08:31) Chapter 35

(09:20:49) Chapter 36

(09:36:25) Chapter 37

(09:43:27) Chapter 38

(10:07:52) Chapter 39

(10:17:00) Chapter 40

(10:28:41) Chapter 41

(10:44:56) Chapter 42

(11:13:24) Chapter 43

(11:32:33) Chapter 44

(11:46:29) Chapter 45

(12:00:28) Chapter 46

(12:18:12) Chapter 47

(12:42:21) Chapter 48

(12:58:26) Chapter 49

(13:17:36) Chapter 50

(13:37:02) Chapter 51

(13:50:28) Chapter 52

(14:09:15) Chapter 53

(14:26:02) Chapter 54

(14:46:22) Chapter 55

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri audiobook.

Genre: family

Hear Heidi if you’ve ever longed to see the Swiss mountain slopes. This story transports the listener from the fine air and freedom of the mountaintop to the confines of Frankfurt, back to the peaks again, bounding in flowered fields with goats at your heels and sky utterly surrounding you.

We meet Heidi when she is 5, led up the mountain by her aunt who has raised the orphan but must leave now for a position in Frankfurt. In a mountain cottage overlooking the valley is Heidi’s grandfather, and there with him the girl’s sweet, free nature expands with the vista. The author’s voice is straightforward, and so is our reader’s, with the child’s wonder, devotion, and sometimes humorous good intentions. When Heidi is taken from the mountains and nearly doesn’t make it back again, the most humorous as well as most heart-wringing scenes occur. All she learns during her absence from the mountain she brings back as seeds that will grow to benefit everyone around her.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:55) Chapter 02

(00:51:33) Chapter 03

(01:22:37) Chapter 04

(01:54:10) Chapter 05

(02:17:54) Chapter 06

(02:36:38) Chapter 07

(03:08:31) Chapter 08

(03:32:52) Chapter 09

(03:46:41) Chapter 10

(04:08:24) Chapter 11

(04:20:16) Chapter 12

(04:45:48) Chapter 13

(05:23:27) Chapter 14

(05:53:34) Chapter 15

(06:09:10) Chapter 16

(06:29:14) Chapter 17

(06:48:30) Chapter 18

(07:12:33) Chapter 19

(07:29:13) Chapter 20

(08:06:01) Chapter 21

(08:24:57) Chapter 22

(08:57:36) Chapter 23

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