Classic Audiobook Collection

The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: mysteryIn the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. 'Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr, who Always Vanquished his Enemies and Always Spared Them, and Was Treacherously Slain by Them At Last. May God in Whom he Trusted both Reward and Revenge him.' is the inscription that they read on each of them. Flambeau knows nothing of him but listens to the story of this man as Father Brown tells it. Was St. Claire truly a hero and martyr? What is the mystery behind his last foolish and hopeless charge against an overwhelming enemy? This detective story delves into human psychology for many of the clues to unravel the tangled threads. A fascinating story and said to be one of Chesterton's best Fr. Brown stories.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:23:11) Chapter 02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: biographyFor Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to the most austere poverty, stripping himself naked in the public square so all could see that he had renounced his worldly goods; a clown who stood on his head in order to see the world aright. Chesterton gives us Francis in his world-the riotously colorful world of the High Middle Ages, a world with more pageantry and romance than we have seen before or since. Here is the Francis who tried to end the Crusades by talking to the Saracens, and who interceded with the emperor on behalf of the birds. Here is the Francis who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche. I read this book as a young man and not only did it introduce me to the amazing world of Chesterton, but it was a revelation of how an entire culture could be captured in a slim volume. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:19:12) Chapter 02(00:55:49) Chapter 03(01:25:44) Chapter 04(01:50:46) Chapter 05(02:23:21) Chapter 06(02:55:18) Chapter 07(03:28:11) Chapter 08(03:59:49) Chapter 09(04:28:28) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heretics by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: religionThe Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere 'rollicking journalist,' he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people--such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells--with whom he vehemently disagreed. Chesterton had no difficulty standing up for what he believed. He was one of the few journalists to oppose the Boer War. His 1922 'Eugenics and Other Evils' attacked what was at that time the most progressive of all ideas, the idea that the human race could and should breed a superior version of itself. In the Nazi experience, history demonstrated the wisdom of his once 'reactionary' views.Chesterton wrote several works of Christian apologetics, the best known of which are 'Orthodoxy', 'Heretics', and 'The Everlasting Man'.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:06:25) Chapter 01(00:26:24) Chapter 02(00:45:54) Chapter 03(01:08:42) Chapter 04(01:29:24) Chapter 05(02:02:38) Chapter 06(02:17:27) Chapter 07(02:32:38) Chapter 08(02:54:13) Chapter 09(03:04:34) Chapter 10(03:15:46) Chapter 11(03:32:08) Chapter 12(03:59:03) Chapter 13(04:10:18) Chapter 14(04:35:22) Chapter 15(05:03:42) Chapter 16(05:30:16) Chapter 17(05:49:28) Chapter 18(06:19:17) Chapter 19(06:45:21) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty audiobook. Genre: adventureG.A. Henty’s “tale of ancient Egypt” tells the story of Amuba, prince of the Rebu, who is taken captive when his people are conquered by the Egyptians, and then becomes the servant and companion of Chebron, son of the high priest of Osiris. A mystery unfolds as the lads find evidence of a murderous conspiracy within the ranks of the priesthood; but they must then flee for their lives when they unintentionally kill the cat selected as the successor to the Cat of Bubastes, one of the most sacred animals of Egypt. Amuba and Chebron are strong, courageous, and resourceful – but will this be enough to carry them beyond the long reach of the power of Egypt? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:32:01) Chapter 02(01:03:34) Chapter 03(01:36:41) Chapter 04(02:09:54) Chapter 05(02:45:51) Chapter 06(03:18:22) Chapter 07(03:53:11) Chapter 08(04:22:27) Chapter 09(04:57:09) Chapter 10(05:32:27) Chapter 11(06:02:29) Chapter 12(06:38:02) Chapter 13(07:10:53) Chapter 14(07:42:34) Chapter 15(08:21:58) Chapter 16(08:56:52) Chapter 17(09:30:47) Chapter 18(09:57:03) Chapter 19(10:29:13) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky audiobook. Genre: dramaIn the stifling heat and grinding poverty of St. Petersburg, former student Rodion Raskolnikov is barely surviving - hungry, isolated, and consumed by a private theory that certain extraordinary people can step beyond moral law. When desperation and pride drive him toward a reckless act, he finds that the real punishment is not only legal consequence but the crushing weight of conscience. As he tries to outthink suspicion and justify himself, his world tightens around him: a sharp-minded investigator probes with unsettling patience, friends and family arrive with their own urgent needs, and a young woman named Sonya, marked by suffering and quiet faith, becomes an unexpected mirror to his inner life. Haunted by fear, fever, and a desperate need to be understood, Raskolnikov is forced into a battle between intellect and empathy, arrogance and compassion. Crime and Punishment is a psychological and moral thriller about guilt, responsibility, and the perilous search for meaning in a world that offers little mercy.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:05:38) Chapter 01(00:27:01) Chapter 02(01:13:58) Chapter 03(01:47:05) Chapter 04(02:19:20) Chapter 05(02:45:11) Chapter 06(03:16:20) Chapter 07(03:46:02) Chapter 08(04:29:13) Chapter 09(04:55:51) Chapter 10(05:29:09) Chapter 11(05:54:33) Chapter 12(06:22:16) Chapter 13(07:12:05) Chapter 14(07:56:46) Chapter 15(08:32:53) Chapter 16(09:01:42) Chapter 17(09:36:20) Chapter 18(10:04:51) Chapter 19(10:52:05) Chapter 20(11:19:47) Chapter 21(11:50:58) Chapter 22(12:21:19) Chapter 23(12:41:47) Chapter 24(13:23:02) Chapter 25(14:07:39) Chapter 26(14:26:34) Chapter 27(15:06:27) Chapter 28(15:37:21) Chapter 29(16:13:33) Chapter 30(16:57:23) Chapter 31(17:31:08) Chapter 32(17:56:10) Chapter 33(18:32:00) Chapter 34(18:55:58) Chapter 35(19:24:05) Chapter 36(19:59:42) Chapter 37(20:33:52) Chapter 38(20:57:14) Chapter 39(21:23:11) Chapter 40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Night of the Long Knives by Fritz Leiber audiobook. Genre: fantasy'I was one hundred miles from Nowhere—and I mean that literally—when I spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye. I'd been keeping an extra lookout because I still expected the other undead bugger left over from the murder party at Nowhere to be stalking me.' In a Post apocalyptic world, the few people left must be strong. And must not hesitate to kill. Of course, killing another Deathlander was one of the chief pleasures and urges of all the solitary wanders in this vast wasteland. Kill and kill again. But this other was a girl and that brought up the second great urge: sex. Which was it to be today? Perhaps both? And who would walk away afterward?For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:32:17) Chapter 2(01:00:01) Chapter 3(01:34:04) Chapter 4(02:11:52) Chapter 5(02:31:56) Chapter 6(03:01:29) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber audiobook. Genre: scifiIn a near-future America where the Cold War has turned catastrophically hot, most citizens have retreated underground into vast, self-contained cities beneath places like Cleveland. Up on the scarred surface live the holdouts: independent-minded eccentrics who refuse the safety-and-control bargain of the depths. Gusterson, a sharp-tongued writer who stays topside with his wife Fay, is one of the last people the underground 'moles' still consult for raw imagination. When an underground research outfit asks for new consumer-tech concepts to keep their buried society efficient and compliant, Gusterson's brainstorm becomes reality: the Tickler, a wearable personal prodding device that does not just remind you of appointments, but nudges your moods, your habits, and your willpower. What begins as a clever productivity tool starts spreading through the subterranean world, linking user to user and quietly rewriting the boundary between helper and master. As humor curdles into dread, Gusterson and Fay find themselves caught between an insulated, gadget-hungry civilization and a creation that seems to be developing its own agenda. Leiber's novella blends satire, paranoia, and prophetic tech anxiety into a compact story about creativity, conformity, and the price of letting machines manage the human mind.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:13:21) Chapter 02(00:29:17) Chapter 03(00:45:14) Chapter 04(01:06:48) Chapter 05(01:28:54) Chapter 06(01:35:41) Chapter 07(01:59:40) Chapter 08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 64-Square Madhouse by Fritz Leiber audiobook. Genre: scifiAt an international Grand Master chess tournament, a newcomer arrives that does not eat, sleep, or feel nerves: a humming, ozone-scented machine built to play chess at the highest level. Reporter Sandra Lea Grayling has come to cover the event, expecting colorful egos and quiet battles across the board. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a contest that feels like a preview of the future. As the machine is paired against celebrated human masters, Sandra learns the brutal etiquette of tournament play, the private superstitions and rivalries of the competitors, and the subtle psychological warfare that can matter as much as any opening book. The machine calculates with relentless speed, yet it is not invincible, and each game raises unsettling questions: What, exactly, is genius - inspiration, experience, intuition, or raw computation? And what happens when a thinking tool begins to change under pressure, adapting to the tricks and feints of the people who want to prove it can never truly understand? Fritz Leiber turns the 64 squares into a tense arena where pride, obsession, and technology collide.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:21:21) Chapter 02(00:38:48) Chapter 03(01:01:51) Chapter 04(01:20:15) Chapter 05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Great Magic by Fritz Leiber audiobook. Genre: scifiGreta has nowhere to go and no past she can remember. Agoraphobic, amnesiac, and living like a backstage orphan, she has been taken in by a scrappy Shakespeare repertory troupe that performs in Central Park. From the safety of the dressing room and its wonderland of costumes and props, she stitches hems, fetches wigs, and watches strong personalities collide - especially Sid Lessingham, a grandstanding actor-manager with a taste for theatrical experiments, and Iris Nefer, a chillingly intense leading lady who can become Elizabeth I in a heartbeat. But on a night when Macbeth is scheduled and Queen Elizabeth appears anyway, Greta begins to suspect that the companies anachronisms are not just artistic liberties. The costumery seems to reach across centuries, the curtain itself feels less like cloth and more like a boundary, and the troupe's strange mix of accents, habits, and secrets hints at a larger game. As reality and performance blur, Greta is drawn toward a hidden conflict in which art can sway crowds - and the right scene, played at the right moment, might tilt history itself.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:23:32) Chapter 2(00:42:56) Chapter 3(00:59:59) Chapter 4(01:11:29) Chapter 5(01:21:51) Chapter 6(01:32:05) Chapter 7(01:40:24) Chapter 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nice Girl With 5 Husbands by Fritz Leiber audiobook. Genre: scifiTom Dorset arrives at a secluded artists' retreat in the desert hoping the quiet will cure his creative drought. Instead, he meets Lois Wolver, a bright, disarming young woman who casually introduces a complication that stops Tom cold: she has five husbands. Before Tom can decide whether he has stumbled onto a joke, a cult, or a scandal, Lois invites him into the orbit of the Wolvers' tight-knit household - a deliberate experiment in love, loyalty, and shared living that treats jealousy as a problem to be solved rather than a fate to be endured. Drawn by attraction, curiosity, and a nagging sense that his own assumptions about romance are too small, Tom finds himself negotiating rules he does not understand, personalities that do not fit any familiar mold, and a community that can feel both tender and faintly menacing. As the desert heat presses in and Tom's outsider status becomes harder to ignore, he must decide what he truly wants from intimacy, from art, and from the stories he tells himself about what a 'normal' life should be.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:32:20) Chapter 02(01:08:06) Chapter 03(01:39:10) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices