Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem by Florence Morse Kingsley ~ Full Audiobook [history]

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01/02/23

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179m

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Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem by Florence Morse Kingsley audiobook.

Genre: history

In Roman-occupied Jerusalem, Tor survives the way a hungry street boy must: by quick hands, quicker feet, and a hard heart that expects nothing from anyone. He drifts through dusty lanes and crowded marketplaces where beggars fight for scraps and soldiers enforce order with sudden brutality, learning early that kindness can be a trap. When Tor tangles with a blind beggar he once served and narrowly escapes punishment, an unexpected defender steps in, and Tor is pulled toward a circle of Galileans whose calm courage feels dangerously different from the citys usual despair. Soon the streets erupt with shouts of hope as Jesus enters Jerusalem, and Tor, who has never believed in promises, finds himself watching from the edge of the crowd. One encounter with Jesus leaves the boy shaken and curious, and as rumors spread, plots tighten, and powerful men maneuver to silence a threat, Tor must choose what kind of person he will become. Moving from theft and bitterness toward trust and compassion, this brief, vivid tale explores poverty, justice, and the cost of mercy through the eyes of a child who longs for a life larger than survival.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:55) Chapter 02

(00:21:10) Chapter 03

(00:38:56) Chapter 04

(00:49:42) Chapter 05

(01:07:34) Chapter 06

(01:23:09) Chapter 07

(01:38:47) Chapter 08

(01:53:28) Chapter 09

(02:08:53) Chapter 10

(02:22:21) Chapter 11

(02:37:12) Chapter 12

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The Heart of Philura by Florence Morse Kingsley ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

January 2, 2023

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547m

The Heart of Philura by Florence Morse Kingsley audiobook.

Genre: religion

Once again Mrs Kingsley does not shy away from the highs and lows of life in the quickly changing world of the 1900s...the ageing women working to support themselves or their families, in jobs that will soon disappear...the washerwoman, butter-woman and the little dressmaker....the contrast between the socialite of Boston and the drudge in the kitchen....the old farmers and the independent, college-educated young people...and, with an acceptance of the realities of life we might think of as “modern”, the impact of an illegitimate child on the lives of its mother and her whole family. In her new role as the ministers wife, Miss Philura’s independent (dare one say rebellious?) spirit continues to blossom, while deep in her heart there is a secret longing waiting to be realised....The arrival of a mysterious new family in the village will have unexpected consequences for the lives of several people in Innesfield; fortunately the heart of Philura is big enough and brave enough to embrace it all.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:22:45) Chapter 2

(00:36:18) Chapter 3

(00:48:01) Chapter 4

(01:07:12) Chapter 5

(01:23:46) Chapter 6

(01:43:57) Chapter 7

(02:01:09) Chapter 8

(02:13:51) Chapter 9

(02:24:58) Chapter 10

(02:42:04) Chapter 11

(03:07:33) Chapter 12

(03:28:33) Chapter 13

(03:44:55) Chapter 14

(03:56:37) Chapter 15

(04:07:49) Chapter 16

(04:32:19) Chapter 17

(04:54:21) Chapter 18

(05:04:19) Chapter 19

(05:24:27) Chapter 20

(05:55:05) Chapter 21

(06:11:26) Chapter 22

(06:16:28) Chapter 23

(06:38:32) Chapter 24

(07:06:52) Chapter 25

(07:18:07) Chapter 26

(07:46:46) Chapter 27

(08:01:11) Chapter 28

(08:27:48) Chapter 29

(08:41:45) Chapter 30

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England, My England by D. H. Lawrence ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

January 3, 2023

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499m

England, My England by D. H. Lawrence audiobook.

Genre: drama

In England, My England, D. H. Lawrence turns a fierce, intimate gaze on an English countryside that is being hollowed out by modern life and the pressures of war. At the center is Egbert, a charming, high-born dreamer who drifts through his days as if real responsibilities belong to someone else. His wife, Winifred, practical and increasingly exasperated, tries to hold together a household and a future that Egbert seems determined to treat like a passing mood. As the world beyond their fields tightens with duty, money, and marching orders, their marriage becomes a battleground between freedom and obligation, tenderness and resentment, fantasy and the hard grain of reality. Lawrence follows the shifting power between husband and wife, the pull of class expectations, and the uneasy question of what it means to love a country that is changing faster than its people can admit. Stark, lyrical, and unsentimental, the story builds toward a reckoning that feels both personal and national, capturing a society on the edge of irrevocable change.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:40:38) Chapter 02

(01:13:17) Chapter 03

(01:36:30) Chapter 04

(02:11:57) Chapter 05

(02:38:44) Chapter 06

(03:07:59) Chapter 07

(03:45:59) Chapter 08

(04:27:58) Chapter 09

(04:47:56) Chapter 10