The Turn of the Screw by Henry James ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

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07/31/22

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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James audiobook.

Genre: horror

On a lonely English estate called Bly, a young governess accepts what seems like a straightforward post: care for two charming orphaned children, Miles and Flora, while their handsome, distant uncle insists he never be bothered. Eager to prove herself, she throws her whole heart into the role, determined to be the perfect guardian in a house full of quiet corridors, closed doors, and unspoken rules. But as the days lengthen and the countryside grows still, the governess begins to sense an invisible pressure at Bly, as if the past is not finished with its hold on the present. Strange sightings and unsettling impressions creep into her routine, and she becomes convinced that forces beyond the ordinary are watching the children and working to claim them. With the loyal housekeeper Mrs. Grose as her only confidante, the governess battles doubt, isolation, and the fear that her own judgment may be slipping, even as Miles and Flora remain bafflingly serene. Henry James' classic novella tightens like a vise, exploring innocence and corruption, obsession and duty, and the chilling possibility that the worst horrors may come from what we cannot fully name - or what we refuse to see.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:17:52) Chapter 2

(00:29:37) Chapter 3

(00:39:56) Chapter 4

(00:56:21) Chapter 5

(01:11:55) Chapter 6

(01:23:25) Chapter 7

(01:46:29) Chapter 8

(02:00:06) Chapter 9

(02:16:45) Chapter 10

(02:33:53) Chapter 11

(02:48:24) Chapter 12

(03:01:04) Chapter 13

(03:11:12) Chapter 14

(03:27:44) Chapter 15

(03:39:33) Chapter 16

(03:49:32) Chapter 17

(03:58:52) Chapter 18

(04:12:09) Chapter 19

(04:21:22) Chapter 20

(04:31:23) Chapter 21

(04:45:11) Chapter 22

(05:02:28) Chapter 23

(05:14:30) Chapter 24

(05:26:17) Chapter 25

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The Republic by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

July 31, 2022

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The Republic by Plato audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Plato's The Republic unfolds as a searching conversation led by Socrates, who is drawn into a spirited debate about what justice really is and whether a just life is happier than an unjust one. As the discussion widens, Socrates and his interlocutors attempt an audacious thought experiment: designing an ideal city from the ground up in order to see justice written large. They argue over education, civic duty, wealth, censorship, and the role of art, and they propose a class of disciplined guardians to protect the community and a rare kind of ruler - the philosopher-king - to guide it. Along the way, Plato crafts vivid images that have shaped Western thought for centuries, including a famous parable about illusion and enlightenment that challenges how we understand truth itself. At once a political blueprint, a moral inquiry, and a meditation on knowledge, The Republic asks what a society owes its citizens and what a soul owes itself. The stakes are personal as well as public: the pursuit of order in the city mirrors the struggle for harmony within the individual, where reason, desire, and spirit contend for control.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:44:07) Chapter 02

(01:18:30) Chapter 03

(01:59:09) Chapter 04

(02:31:13) Chapter 05

(03:05:05) Chapter 06

(03:57:52) Chapter 07

(04:33:39) Chapter 08

(05:13:26) Chapter 09

(05:50:33) Chapter 10

(06:15:56) Chapter 11

(06:40:47) Chapter 12

(07:18:40) Chapter 13

(07:56:10) Chapter 14

(08:32:21) Chapter 15

(09:07:43) Chapter 16

(09:47:07) Chapter 17

(10:17:34) Chapter 18

(10:43:35) Chapter 19

(11:14:15) Chapter 20

(11:53:21) Chapter 21

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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

July 31, 2022

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315m

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Siddhartha is one of the great philosophical novels. Profoundly insightful, it is also a beautifully written story that begins as Siddhartha, son of an Indian Brahman, leaves his family and begins a lifelong journey towards Enlightenment. On the way he faces the entire range of human experience and emotion: he lives with ascetics, meets Gotama the Buddha, learns the art of love from Kamala the courtesan, and is transformed by the simple philosophy of the ferryman Vasudeva whose wisdom comes not from learned teachings but from observing the River. Herman Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:03) Chapter 02

(00:48:12) Chapter 03

(01:12:09) Chapter 04

(01:24:35) Chapter 05

(02:01:12) Chapter 06

(02:23:30) Chapter 07

(02:48:31) Chapter 08

(03:19:28) Chapter 09

(03:54:40) Chapter 10