Classic Audiobook Collection

The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair audiobook. Genre: dramaRobert Hollister comes home from World War I carrying the kind of wound no medal can redeem: a face so scarred that strangers flinch, old friends do not recognize him, and ordinary life turns into a daily humiliation. Officially, he is dead. In practice, he is alive long enough to learn that his wife, Myra, has remarried, his property has slipped away, and the future he planned has vanished. With nothing left to anchor him in the city, Hollister drifts west to the Pacific Coast and then farther still, into the remote reaches of British Columbia, where rain-soaked forests, tidal inlets, and hard physical work offer a brutal sort of peace. In the wild, he meets Doris Cleveland, a young woman living with blindness and her own fierce resolve to keep life meaningful. Their unlikely connection becomes a lifeline, but the solitude Hollister seeks is not as empty as he expects - the backcountry has memories, neighbors, and entanglements of its own. As past and present begin to overlap, Hollister must decide whether he can accept himself, risk tenderness again, and build a life in the hidden places where survival is simple, but the heart is not.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:16:49) Chapter 02(00:52:27) Chapter 03(01:10:06) Chapter 04(01:42:18) Chapter 05(02:02:37) Chapter 06(02:34:38) Chapter 07(03:02:08) Chapter 08(03:20:45) Chapter 09(03:56:53) Chapter 10(04:19:57) Chapter 11(04:36:32) Chapter 12(05:11:06) Chapter 13(05:37:58) Chapter 14(06:11:57) Chapter 15(06:53:33) Chapter 16(07:23:17) Chapter 17(07:38:24) Chapter 18(08:12:01) Chapter 19(08:33:04) Chapter 20(09:00:14) Chapter 21(09:21:37) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford audiobook. Genre: mysteryA stranger appears in the middle of the night at Heath Hover while John Seward Mervyn is tending the modest location in a wooded area near a pond. Legends abound regarding Heath Hover; legends such as one's inability to spend a full night at the Heath on certain nights of the year, and that the place was quite simply.... haunted. These were legends which Mervyn has set out to disprove. He would, however, soon find that these were but a few of the mysteries surrounding this peculiar locale. And what was beyond that cellar door that appeared to open by itself at the right (wrong) times? A trip to the other side of the world might just hold the answers to the Heath Hover mystery.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:15:50) Chapter 02(00:39:42) Chapter 03(00:56:44) Chapter 04(01:12:45) Chapter 05(01:32:53) Chapter 06(01:52:40) Chapter 07(02:13:51) Chapter 08(02:36:00) Chapter 09(02:54:27) Chapter 10(03:14:50) Chapter 11(03:33:47) Chapter 12(03:58:24) Chapter 13(04:18:25) Chapter 14(04:38:34) Chapter 15(04:59:26) Chapter 16(05:18:10) Chapter 17(05:39:44) Chapter 18(06:04:03) Chapter 19(06:20:17) Chapter 20(06:38:56) Chapter 21(07:01:04) Chapter 22(07:22:21) Chapter 23(07:43:21) Chapter 24(08:03:58) Chapter 25(08:25:16) Chapter 26(08:48:46) Chapter 27(09:07:48) Chapter 28(09:24:08) Chapter 29(09:41:09) Chapter 30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gargoyles by Ben Hecht audiobook. Genre: dramaThe author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills include some of the most popular films of Hollywood's golden era, including 'Gone With the Wind', 'Wuthering Heights', 'Spellbound', and 'Scarface', to name but a few.Hecht had already established himself as a novelist and an author of short stories when 'Gargoyles' was published. 'Gargoyles' delves deep into the psyches of individuals and of their relationships within social classes, revealing both the darker sides and the sentimental sides. Sometimes the characteristics, values and ethics of his characters are altered over time, as they (sometimes unwittingly) look within themselves and acknowledge what they valued most, how their egos affect their decisions and ethics, yet not always understanding the reasons those values are so crucial to them. What we learn is the results of these changes, as we center on the lives of George Basine, his friends, and his family, and most importantly, the masks that each wore.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:24:36) Chapter 02(00:56:49) Chapter 03(01:41:09) Chapter 04(02:00:07) Chapter 05(02:35:00) Chapter 06(03:05:47) Chapter 07(03:42:02) Chapter 08(04:10:15) Chapter 09(04:43:09) Chapter 10(04:57:56) Chapter 11(05:15:22) Chapter 12(06:06:39) Chapter 13(07:08:43) Chapter 14(07:28:34) Chapter 15(08:15:13) Chapter 16(08:57:32) Chapter 17(09:16:24) Chapter 18(09:46:41) Chapter 19(10:13:21) Chapter 20(10:53:55) Chapter 21(11:00:16) Chapter 22(11:18:24) Chapter 23(11:30:52) Chapter 24(11:43:58) Chapter 25(11:56:18) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie audiobook. Genre: comedyIn this brisk early-1900s farce by Barton Wood Currie (with Augustin McHugh), New York society becomes a stage for the boldest kind of amateur heroics. Travers Gladwin, restless heir to a fortune and tired of being treated like a decorative idler, discovers that a celebrated art burglar has set his sights on the Gladwin home and its prized paintings. Instead of quietly alerting the authorities, Travers grabs a borrowed police uniform and decides to meet the criminal on his own terms - as the mysterious Officer 666. The plan might have worked, too, if the thief had not arrived with a scheme of his own: impersonating Travers Gladwin himself. Soon the mansion is crowded with mismatched identities, suspicious servants, genuine detectives, and social guests who have no idea whether they are flirting with a millionaire, a crook, or a cop. At the center of the chaos is Helen Burton, whose quick intelligence and steady nerve make her far more than a bystander as the night spirals into a high-society cat-and-mouse game. Packed with witty dialogue, romantic sparks, and escalating misunderstandings, Officer 666 turns a simple burglary into a runaway comedy of manners and masks.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:09:36) Chapter 02(00:18:41) Chapter 03(00:30:04) Chapter 04(00:37:30) Chapter 05(00:45:42) Chapter 06(00:55:41) Chapter 07(01:04:46) Chapter 08(01:14:43) Chapter 09(01:23:12) Chapter 10(01:28:38) Chapter 11(01:41:56) Chapter 12(01:47:49) Chapter 13(01:58:14) Chapter 14(02:09:48) Chapter 15(02:18:56) Chapter 16(02:25:04) Chapter 17(02:35:03) Chapter 18(02:45:04) Chapter 19(02:54:10) Chapter 20(03:08:23) Chapter 21(03:19:02) Chapter 22(03:33:08) Chapter 23(03:43:10) Chapter 24(04:00:56) Chapter 25(04:14:28) Chapter 26(04:31:27) Chapter 27(04:43:32) Chapter 28(04:51:22) Chapter 29(05:06:09) Chapter 30(05:14:04) Chapter 31(05:25:32) Chapter 32(05:37:34) Chapter 33(05:46:42) Chapter 34(05:58:37) Chapter 35(06:15:27) Chapter 36(06:26:41) Chapter 37(06:39:25) Chapter 38(06:50:25) Chapter 39(07:03:47) Chapter 40(07:15:28) Chapter 41(07:24:33) Chapter 42(07:34:59) Chapter 43(07:44:32) Chapter 44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lonesome Land by B. M. Bower audiobook. Genre: adventureVal had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, envisioning a life of wedded bliss, freedom, and was anticipating happiness in her adopted part of the country. She would soon learn that the winters could be cruel and lonesome for a woman living on a ranch which was situated miles from the nearest neighbor. She would learn that her husband spent most of his time drinking. And she would learn that everybody has their own methods of dealing with the harshness and loneliness of the land she has come to call home. Val is determined to re-invent her notions about men and women, her new duties in life, and life as it existed in the relatively new West. At every turn, her will and her strength are tested. Would she find the strength within herself to overcome the hardships, or would she succumb to the reality of her surroundings?For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:25:26) Chapter 02(00:48:58) Chapter 03(01:06:35) Chapter 04(01:32:40) Chapter 05(01:55:04) Chapter 06(02:17:27) Chapter 07(02:39:30) Chapter 08(03:03:53) Chapter 09(03:30:28) Chapter 10(03:57:29) Chapter 11(04:21:11) Chapter 12(04:44:59) Chapter 13(05:14:56) Chapter 14(05:28:16) Chapter 15(05:58:20) Chapter 16(06:06:51) Chapter 17(06:24:53) Chapter 18(06:43:38) Chapter 19(07:16:02) Chapter 20(07:24:09) Chapter 21(07:42:00) Chapter 22(08:04:52) Chapter 23(08:27:23) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of the White Shadows by B. L. Farjeon audiobook. Genre: mysteryIs a defense attorney bound to defend his client, or with his conscience, when he knows that the man he is defending is guilty of the charges against him after the trial has already commenced? And if friends hold a belief that he may have been aware of it before the trial commenced, yet they are endeared to the man and his family as upstanding and of the highest grade? Might it not become cause for blackmail, and therefore potential retribution? 'The House of White Shadows' brings these issues to the forefront, while the reader learns of the background of the advocate, his family history, and the house in question. The characters in the story, the history of the house, the truth behind the white shadows are all woven together in a fascinating manner to be brought to fruition as the books progress with dramatic insight and understanding.Mr. Farjeon's style is remarkable for its vivid realism. The London 'Athenæum' in a long and appreciative review styles him 'a master of realistic fiction.' On account of his sentiment and minute characterization he is regarded as a follower of the method of Dickens. No writer since that master can picture like Farjeon the touching and pathetic type of innocent childhood, pure in spite of miserable and squalid surroundings. He can paint, too, a scene of sombre horror so vividly that even Dickens himself could scarcely emulate its realismFor ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:33:12) Chapter 2(01:08:56) Chapter 3(01:43:51) Chapter 4(02:17:55) Chapter 5(02:47:32) Chapter 6(03:18:59) Chapter 7(03:43:01) Chapter 8(04:10:28) Chapter 9(04:28:30) Chapter 10(04:50:09) Chapter 11(05:31:10) Chapter 12(06:00:42) Chapter 13(06:44:26) Chapter 14(07:05:21) Chapter 15(07:34:14) Chapter 16(08:10:02) Chapter 17(08:50:56) Chapter 18(09:26:14) Chapter 19(09:51:32) Chapter 20(10:17:07) Chapter 21(10:36:45) Chapter 22(11:18:56) Chapter 23(11:44:05) Chapter 24(12:15:02) Chapter 25(12:36:33) Chapter 26(13:00:49) Chapter 27(13:41:06) Chapter 28(14:15:36) Chapter 29(15:04:43) Chapter 30(15:25:42) Chapter 31(15:52:43) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen audiobook. Genre: horrorThe novel recounts the life of a young man, Lucian Taylor, focusing on his dreamy childhood in rural Wales, in a town based on Caerleon. The Hill of Dreams of the title is an old Roman fort where Lucian has strange sensual visions, including ones of the town in the time of Roman Britain. Later it describes Lucian's attempts to make a living as an author in London, enduring poverty and suffering in the pursuit of art. Generally thought to be Machen's greatest work, it was little noticed on its publication in 1907 save in a glowing review by Alfred Douglas. It was actually written between 1895 and 1897 and has elements of the style of the decadent and aesthetic movement of the period, seen through Machen's own mystical preoccupations.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(01:04:07) Chapter 2(01:55:58) Chapter 3(02:56:38) Chapter 4(03:49:16) Chapter 5(04:39:42) Chapter 6(05:42:31) Chapter 7(06:36:02) Chapter 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook. Genre: mysteryThe many adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy were chronicled by Arthur B. Reeve (October 15, 1880 - August 9, 1936). Reeve was an American mystery writer who created 82 Craig Kennedy mystery stories. The stories have a very Sherlock Holmes type feel, In fact Kennedy has been referred to as the 'American Sherlock Holmes'. Along with his reporter friend, Walter Jameson, Kennedy solves many crimes and unveils mysteries using science.This book contains twelve of Professor Kennedy's adventures. The interesting thing about these stories is Kennedy uses newly discovered science from his time period, which we take for granted today. The title story features the use of special inks. One which disappears in sunlight and one which appears in sunlight, so that the text on a note found in possession of a murder victim changes completely, making it almost impossible for Kennedy to track down the killer. Each story features a fascinating look at life in the early 20th century, and even includes some action along the way.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:46:20) Chapter 02(01:32:39) Chapter 03(02:21:43) Chapter 04(03:07:35) Chapter 05(03:56:27) Chapter 06(04:43:29) Chapter 07(05:42:37) Chapter 08(06:29:54) Chapter 09(07:27:13) Chapter 10(08:16:55) Chapter 11(09:14:15) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Master Mystery by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook. Genre: mysteryWhile Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Mystery was Houdini's first such attempt, and it was embraced by the viewing public, leading to other screen roles following.The hero (or superhero) is Quentin Locke, scientist, agent of the U.S. Justice Department, and not surprisingly, an escape artist extraordinaire.The Master Mystery follows agent Locke through many pitfalls, in true serial fashion, as he is tasked with uncovering a band of thugs and a peculiar metal robot (reportedly the first robot in film) with a brain, called an automaton, which has been robbing potential inventors of their patent rights.All in good fun by today's standards, we find our hero escaping a straitjacket, a diver's suit, and an electric chair to name but a few, and of course winning the hand of the daughter of one of the industrialists along the way. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:10:10) Chapter 02(00:22:48) Chapter 03(00:35:04) Chapter 04(00:46:50) Chapter 05(01:05:33) Chapter 06(01:28:48) Chapter 07(01:43:59) Chapter 08(01:57:40) Chapter 09(02:16:39) Chapter 10(02:30:24) Chapter 11(02:46:38) Chapter 12(03:10:36) Chapter 13(03:38:01) Chapter 14(03:59:12) Chapter 15(04:13:10) Chapter 16(04:25:48) Chapter 17(04:42:22) Chapter 18(05:06:00) Chapter 19(05:25:12) Chapter 20(05:42:49) Chapter 21(06:03:32) Chapter 22(06:30:54) Chapter 23(06:56:16) Chapter 24(07:24:54) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Card by Arnold Bennett audiobook. Genre: comedyThe ‘Card’ in question is Edward Henry Machin - His mother called him ‘Denry’. This light-hearted story is of his rise from humble beginnings as the son of a washerwoman and sempstress in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, in the pottery towns (which Arnold Bennett christened ‘The Five Towns’) of the English Midlands; how, by his own wits, enterprise and ‘nerve’ he rose to wealth, married bliss and public recognition as the youngest-ever mayor of his home town.“’And yet,’ demanded Councillor Barlow, ‘what’s he done? What great cause is he identified with?’‘He’s identified,’ said the speaker, ‘with the great cause of cheering us all up’.”For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:39:11) Chapter 2(01:20:20) Chapter 3(02:04:56) Chapter 4(02:41:21) Chapter 5(03:24:33) Chapter 6(04:04:19) Chapter 7(04:45:15) Chapter 8(05:28:46) Chapter 9(06:05:31) Chapter 10(06:47:12) Chapter 11(07:28:27) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices