The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

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08/30/22

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150m

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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: comedy

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, and was inspired by classical Roman comedy and the Italian commedia dell'arte. Baptista Minola, a rich gentleman of Padua, has two daughters: Katherina, renowned for her sharp tongue, and Bianca, who is sought after by multiple suitors. Baptista decides that Bianca cannot marry until her elder sister finds a husband. Enter Petruchio, who has come to 'wive it wealthily in Padua,' and who is convinced by Bianca's suitors to woo Katherina. The play ultimately poses the question of who is the bigger shrew: Kate or Petruchio. The subplot involves the subterfuge employed by Lucentio to woo the lovely Bianca.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:18:10) Chapter 1

(00:47:17) Chapter 2

(01:09:10) Chapter 3

(01:28:14) Chapter 4

(02:07:41) Chapter 5

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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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Chancellorsville and Gettysburg by Abner Doubleday ~ Full Audiobook [history]

August 30, 2022

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414m

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg by Abner Doubleday audiobook.

Genre: history

Abner Doubleday began the Civil War as a Union officer and aimed the first cannon shot in response to the bombardment opened on Ft. Sumter in 1861. Two years later, after a series of battles (including Antietam, where he was wounded), Doubleday took over a division in the Army of the Potomac's 1st Corps.

These are his memoirs of service in two of the War's great campaigns. At Chancellorsville, a very promising start made by General Hooker against Lee's Confederate forces fell to a defeat when, in Doubleday's estimation, normal and prudent precautions against surprise in the heavily-wooded battlefield were not carried out; he also seemingly apologizes for Hooker's lack of leadership during the battle as a result of his having been stunned by a cannon ball hitting the post against which he was leaning.

After Chancellorsville, Hooker was replaced as Army Commander by General George Meade. Doubleday describes the curious circumstances that led the two opposing armies to meet at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. When Doubleday's superior, General John Reynolds, was killed by a sharpshooter on the first day's battle, he took over the 1st Corps and fought it well against converging Confederate divisions that badly outnumbered him. The Corps was forced by battle losses to retire, but its desperate fight bought the time needed for Union reinforcements to pour into Gettysburg and thus prevent a defeat in detail.

General Howard of the XIth Corps replaced Doubleday as the senior commander on the field, and mistakenly wrote to Meade that 1st Corps had routed after practically no fighting. Thus, when Meade arrived, he removed Doubleday from command of 1st Corps, replacing him with a more junior general from another Corps. The snub would embitter Doubleday against Meade. This book is in part Doubleday's revenge, as he picks apart Meade's indecision after the battle was essentially won, with the repulse of the famous Pickett's Charge. In his view, Meade could have won the war at that moment.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:40) Chapter 01

(00:23:31) Chapter 02

(00:38:34) Chapter 03

(00:48:30) Chapter 04

(01:08:57) Chapter 05

(01:20:41) Chapter 06

(01:28:41) Chapter 07

(02:04:18) Chapter 08

(02:29:35) Chapter 09