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The Wishing Well by Mildred A. Wirt Benson ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]
Classic Audiobook Collection
08/08/23
•292m
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The Wishing Well by Mildred A. Wirt Benson audiobook.
Genre: mystery
PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the 'Riverview Star,' Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to 'tone down' Nancy Drew and make her less independent and daring. With Penny Parker, Wirt had a freer hand and received full credit. Wirt once said, ' 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is.' In THE WISHING WELL, the once-grand, now abandoned Marborough Estate and its legendary stone wishing well have become the center of odd happenings. The reclusive owner unexpectedly returns, only to lock herself secretively away in the mansion. Soon after, an ancient stone is unearthed on the estate, upon which is carved a 400-year-old message. Or is it a hoax? Who are the two strangers who repeatedly visit the wishing well in the dead of night? Penny boldly investigates, certain that danger threatens her new friend Rhoda, a gifted, but poverty-stricken artist.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:11:57) Chapter 02
(00:27:36) Chapter 03
(00:35:14) Chapter 04
(00:51:24) Chapter 05
(01:00:12) Chapter 06
(01:10:30) Chapter 07
(01:20:33) Chapter 08
(01:30:44) Chapter 09
(01:42:22) Chapter 10
(01:51:16) Chapter 11
(02:02:18) Chapter 12
(02:12:38) Chapter 13
(02:24:38) Chapter 14
(02:35:50) Chapter 15
(02:45:44) Chapter 16
(02:58:42) Chapter 17
(03:09:43) Chapter 18
(03:22:07) Chapter 19
(03:34:05) Chapter 20
(03:47:34) Chapter 21
(03:58:08) Chapter 22
(04:12:06) Chapter 23
(04:25:41) Chapter 24
(04:34:58) Chapter 25
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Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson ~ Full Audiobook [history]
August 7, 2023
•645m
Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson audiobook.
Genre: history
This entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who grew up in a small town on the Wabash River in Indiana during the revolutionary war. The characters are all distinctive and compelling. It gives a great insight into the frontier life of that era and includes true historical accounts and personages such as the wicked Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton and George Rogers Clarke who was responsible for expelling the British from Fort Sackville in Vincennes in 1779. From the foreword: ' 'Accept, then, this book, which to those who care only for history will seem but an idle romance, while to the lovers of romance it may look strangely like the mustiest history.'
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:03:43) Chapter 01
(00:28:24) Chapter 02
(00:54:29) Chapter 03
(01:17:02) Chapter 04
(01:46:34) Chapter 05
(02:13:21) Chapter 06
(02:41:04) Chapter 07
(03:07:40) Chapter 08
(03:39:28) Chapter 09
(04:08:47) Chapter 10
(04:38:58) Chapter 11
(05:09:21) Chapter 12
(05:39:35) Chapter 13
(06:12:49) Chapter 14
(06:39:39) Chapter 15
(07:04:40) Chapter 16
(07:37:29) Chapter 17
(08:04:34) Chapter 18
(08:33:12) Chapter 19
(09:02:52) Chapter 20
(09:34:18) Chapter 21
(10:07:46) Chapter 22
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The Clock Strikes Thirteen by Mildred A. Wirt Benson audiobook.
Genre: mystery
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the 'Riverview Star,' Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to 'tone down' Nancy Drew and make her less independent and daring. With Penny Parker, Wirt had a freer hand and received full credit. Wirt once said, ' 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is.' In 'The Clock Strikes Thirteen,' Penny is confronted by two mysteries that ultimately converge. First there is the odd extra chime from the Hubell Clock Tower at midnight and the inexplicable replacement of the dedicated old clock tower caretaker by a shiftless friend of a real estate developer. Then there is a series of terrorizing attacks of local farmers, including a barn burning. The attacks appear to be the work of a band of thugs known as the 'Night Riders.' With the help of her friend Louise, Penny works to solve the dual mystery before an another attack and to save an innocent man from jail.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:13:36) Chapter 02
(00:25:12) Chapter 03
(00:35:03) Chapter 04
(00:48:07) Chapter 05
(01:02:29) Chapter 06
(01:11:18) Chapter 07
(01:21:48) Chapter 08
(01:33:21) Chapter 09
(01:42:34) Chapter 10
(01:57:02) Chapter 11
(02:06:56) Chapter 12
(02:18:09) Chapter 13
(02:30:44) Chapter 14
(02:40:21) Chapter 15
(02:49:50) Chapter 16
(02:58:21) Chapter 17
(03:12:13) Chapter 18
(03:22:33) Chapter 19
(03:32:55) Chapter 20
(03:41:47) Chapter 21
(03:51:37) Chapter 22
(04:01:48) Chapter 23
(04:12:02) Chapter 24
(04:26:05) Chapter 25
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