The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy]

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06/12/23

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The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

When young chimney sweep Tom tumbles into the river after a frightening night of work, he slips into a world that is stranger and brighter than anything he has known. Transformed into a water-baby, Tom begins an odyssey through streams, estuaries, and the wide sea, meeting talking creatures, mysterious helpers, and dangers that test his courage and his conscience. Guided by the elusive, fairy-like Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby and the sterner Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, Tom is pushed to learn responsibility, kindness, and self-control - lessons that matter just as much underwater as they do on land. Along the way, his path crosses with Ellie, a wealthy girl whose choices and compassion challenge the boundaries between social classes, and with the selfish, predatory figures that embody cruelty and neglect. By turns playful, satirical, and moral, Charles Kingsley's classic blends fantasy adventure with sharp commentary on Victorian society, childhood, education, and the treatment of the powerless. The result is a richly imaginative tale of transformation, justice, and growing up, where every ripple brings Tom closer to understanding what it means to be truly clean inside and out.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:24) Chapter 02

(00:52:24) Chapter 03

(01:13:14) Chapter 04

(01:41:56) Chapter 05

(02:07:47) Chapter 06

(02:36:46) Chapter 07

(03:07:50) Chapter 08

(03:36:19) Chapter 09

(04:01:13) Chapter 10

(04:23:27) Chapter 11

(04:41:23) Chapter 12

(05:03:06) Chapter 13

(05:26:40) Chapter 14

(05:54:01) Chapter 15

(06:25:29) Chapter 16

(07:01:54) Chapter 17

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Life in a Thousand Worlds by William Shuler Harris ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

June 12, 2023

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358m

Life in a Thousand Worlds by William Shuler Harris audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In this early 20th century voyage of speculative imagination, Rev. W. S. Harris invites listeners to leave Earth behind and travel by a mysterious journey of the soul from world to world across the solar system and into the stars. Moving from the Moon's crowded cities and their uncanny way of surviving, to Mars and its brutal lessons in monopoly and oppression, to the giant vistas of Jupiter and the strange beauty of Saturn, the narrator studies each civilization as a living mirror of humanity's own strengths and failures. Every stop brings startling biology, daring inventions, and sharply drawn social systems: floating metropolises, worlds that have solved medicine, planets trapped under ruthless 'trusts,' and societies so transparent that even hidden thoughts can be brought to light. Part travelogue, part moral fable, and part political warning, Life in a Thousand Worlds uses wonder and satire to ask what makes a people free, healthy, and good - and what might await beyond our small world if we do not learn those lessons.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:06:46) Chapter 01

(00:15:13) Chapter 02

(00:39:26) Chapter 03

(00:57:47) Chapter 04

(01:22:50) Chapter 05

(01:37:48) Chapter 06

(01:48:52) Chapter 07

(02:03:04) Chapter 08

(02:19:24) Chapter 09

(02:33:18) Chapter 10

(02:47:47) Chapter 11

(03:03:36) Chapter 12

(03:17:00) Chapter 13

(03:29:08) Chapter 14

(03:39:26) Chapter 15

(03:59:20) Chapter 16

(04:13:22) Chapter 17

(04:31:46) Chapter 18

(04:39:57) Chapter 19

(04:53:26) Chapter 20

(05:05:03) Chapter 21

(05:27:16) Chapter 22

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My Trip Abroad by Charlie Chaplin ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

June 12, 2023

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450m

My Trip Abroad by Charlie Chaplin audiobook.

Genre: biography

'A steak and kidney pie, influenza and a cablegram. There is the triple alliance that is responsible for the whole thing.'

So begins Charlie Chaplin's My Trip Abroad, a travel memoir charting the actor-director's semi-spontaneous visit to Europe. Fresh off the success of 1921's The Kid, Chaplin decides to 'play hookey' after his seven year stay in Hollywood. He return to his native Europe as an international superstar, beloved by fans and hounded by reporters. The 'triple alliance' of the book's opening line sends Chaplin on an whirlwind tour through Great Britain, Germany, and France -- and the results are both funny and insightful. My Trip Abroad gives us an intimate and moving portrait of a Hollywood legend.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:31:33) Chapter 02

(01:03:44) Chapter 03

(01:34:49) Chapter 04

(02:05:10) Chapter 05

(02:30:17) Chapter 06

(02:54:08) Chapter 07

(03:12:17) Chapter 08

(03:39:09) Chapter 09

(04:11:55) Chapter 10