Classic Audiobook Collection

The Lucky Piece - A Story of the North Woods by Albert Bigelow Paine audiobook. Genre: adventureWhile riding a stage back to the city late in the summer, a youngster had no money to spend, and so gives his lucky piece as payment to a young girl selling berries by the roadside. As time passes, in the Adirondack mountains of northern New York state, a tale unfolds involving two young women, two young men, and a bevy of characters the likes of which lend to a series of events which make up a fascinating story. Constance was one not to be controlled, she was a free spirit, as in fairy tales, wont to follow the moment rather than ideas presented to her by others. Frank came from a well to do family who expected nothing but success from their offspring. Robin appeared of suspicious origin, but was noble in nature, while Edith Morrison was quite well known at the Lodge in the mountains where the tale takes place. There are love stories, mushrooms, close and distant relationships, and life in the Adirondacks in this story which revolves around the lucky piece which once served as payment for a hatful of berries. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:24:25) Chapter 02(00:47:43) Chapter 03(01:08:12) Chapter 04(01:33:44) Chapter 05(01:53:54) Chapter 06(02:20:30) Chapter 07(02:44:25) Chapter 08(03:13:10) Chapter 09(03:34:53) Chapter 10(04:02:27) Chapter 11(04:27:50) Chapter 12(04:41:10) Chapter 13(05:02:42) Chapter 14(05:18:36) Chapter 15(05:38:17) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt audiobook. Genre: fantasyWhen a renowned scientist vanishes under impossible circumstances, Dr. David South and a small circle of friends are drawn into a mystery that seems to defy every rational explanation. Their search leads from hushed academic rooms to a remote Pacific island, where a forbidden crater-like abyss known as the Moon Pool is whispered about with dread and fascination. At its edge, strange lights pulse with a hypnotic intelligence, and the air itself seems charged with an alien presence. As the expedition pushes deeper, they uncover traces of an ancient, hidden world - a place of glittering wonders and lethal beauty, where forces older than humanity still move with purpose. Caught between scientific curiosity and primal fear, South must navigate treacherous terrain, uncanny phenomena, and the seductive pull of the unknown, while trying to rescue the man who first crossed the threshold. Dreamlike, ominous, and relentlessly imaginative, Abraham Merritt's classic blends lost-world adventure with eerie cosmic enchantment, asking what happens when the human mind confronts a mystery it may not be built to survive.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:21:06) Chapter 02(00:31:35) Chapter 03(00:50:45) Chapter 04(01:03:00) Chapter 05(01:25:59) Chapter 06(01:50:57) Chapter 07(02:02:02) Chapter 08(02:18:02) Chapter 09(02:33:36) Chapter 10(03:03:21) Chapter 11(03:31:57) Chapter 12(03:41:04) Chapter 13(03:56:16) Chapter 14(04:18:27) Chapter 15(04:39:06) Chapter 16(05:12:43) Chapter 17(05:27:01) Chapter 18(05:44:32) Chapter 19(06:20:28) Chapter 20(06:55:44) Chapter 21(07:20:23) Chapter 22(07:42:59) Chapter 23(08:08:42) Chapter 24(08:26:15) Chapter 25(08:40:53) Chapter 26(09:10:57) Chapter 27(09:34:31) Chapter 28(09:57:48) Chapter 29(10:19:09) Chapter 30(10:36:56) Chapter 31(10:50:11) Chapter 32(11:06:38) Chapter 33(11:24:03) Chapter 34(11:44:32) Chapter 35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert audiobook. Genre: tragedyLike many soldiers at the beginning of their military careers, Harry Penrose has romantic ideas of climbing the ranks and attaining hero status. However, while stationed at Gallipoli, the realities of war begin to take their toll on Penrose, not only physically, but also mentally where the war has become a 'battle of the mind.' This is his story as related by a fellow soldier, as well as the story of the campaign at Gallipoli which is vividly portrayed from the author's own personal experiences.During his tenure as an officer, Penrose slowly asserts himself; the war takes a toll on his personality, but he begins to live up to his early dreams of heroism. However, his creeping self-doubt grows by degrees; following Gallipoli, he is reassigned from his post as scouting officer once on the Somme, knowing he cannot face another night patrol, and earns the wrath of his commanding officer - an irascible Regular colonel - over a trivial incident. The colonel piles difficult, risky work on him - remarking to the narrator that 'Master Penrose can go on with [leading ration parties] until he learns to do them properly' - and Penrose submits, working doggedly to try and keep from cracking. After a long period of this treatment, by the winter of 1916, Penrose's spirit is worn down. What follows his downward spiral may surprise and even shock today's readers, but was common and controversial at the time.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:32:21) Chapter 02(01:06:55) Chapter 03(01:37:13) Chapter 04(02:02:43) Chapter 05(02:40:16) Chapter 06(03:05:21) Chapter 07(03:37:44) Chapter 08(04:09:39) Chapter 09(04:31:44) Chapter 10(04:58:11) Chapter 11(05:20:24) Chapter 12(05:40:30) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne audiobook. Genre: familyIn the Hundred Acre Wood, where every day feels like it has room for one more small adventure, Winnie-the-Pooh is always thinking about one important thing: honey. Guided by his gentle, slightly muddled logic and a very big heart, Pooh drifts from one situation to the next, drawing his friends into schemes that are as earnest as they are unpredictable. There is Piglet, timid but loyal; Eeyore, resigned and wry; Tigger, bursting with confidence and bounce; Rabbit, practical to the point of fussiness; Owl, proud of his own advice; Kanga and Roo, steady and kind; and Christopher Robin, the boy whose calm presence keeps the world feeling safe even when plans go sideways. Whether they are tracking a mysterious creature, organizing a rescue, holding a party, or trying to solve everyday problems with extraordinary seriousness, the friends must learn how to care for one another, forgive misunderstandings, and find courage in small moments. Told with warmth and playful narration, this classic celebrates friendship, imagination, and the quiet heroism of being there for the people you love.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:03:47) Chapter 01(00:20:29) Chapter 02(00:31:57) Chapter 03(00:41:03) Chapter 04(00:52:59) Chapter 05(01:12:33) Chapter 06(01:35:14) Chapter 07(01:57:28) Chapter 08(02:21:20) Chapter 09(02:39:50) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rainbow Trail by Zane Grey audiobook. Genre: adventureThe Rainbow Trail is a sequel to The Riders of the Purple Sage. Both novels are notable for their protagonists' mild opposition to Mormon polygamy, but in The Rainbow Trail this theme is treated more explicitly. The plots of both books revolve around the victimization of women in the Mormon culture: events in Riders of the Purple Sage are centered on the struggle of a Mormon woman who sacrifices her wealth and social status to avoid becoming a junior wife of the head of a local church, while The Rainbow Trail contrasts the older Mormons with the rising generation of Mormon women who will not tolerate polygamy and Mormon men who do not seek it. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:31:18) Chapter 02(01:05:13) Chapter 03(01:33:36) Chapter 04(01:54:17) Chapter 05(02:10:57) Chapter 06(02:42:29) Chapter 07(03:14:43) Chapter 08(03:37:38) Chapter 09(03:59:00) Chapter 10(04:15:20) Chapter 11(04:36:47) Chapter 12(04:43:32) Chapter 13(05:02:44) Chapter 14(05:23:45) Chapter 15(05:45:23) Chapter 16(05:59:49) Chapter 17(06:21:11) Chapter 18(06:41:00) Chapter 19(07:00:21) Chapter 20(07:28:01) Chapter 21(07:44:19) Chapter 22(08:12:19) Chapter 23(08:36:47) Chapter 24(09:08:59) Chapter 25(09:34:33) Chapter 26(10:03:31) Chapter 27(10:20:38) Chapter 28(10:42:52) Chapter 29(11:00:58) Chapter 30(11:08:08) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James audiobook. Genre: philosophyWilliam James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism.Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published posthumously by his colleague and biographer Ralph Barton Perry in 1912. It was assembled from a collection of reprinted journal articles published from 1904–1905 which James had deposited in August, 1906, at the Harvard University for supplemental use by his students.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:12:56) Chapter 01(01:03:26) Chapter 02(02:09:17) Chapter 03(02:47:07) Chapter 04(03:03:32) Chapter 05(03:27:13) Chapter 06(04:07:10) Chapter 07(04:24:22) Chapter 08(04:54:24) Chapter 09(05:04:59) Chapter 10(05:08:41) Chapter 11(05:35:15) Chapter 12(05:53:32) Chapter 13(06:18:12) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fidelity by Susan Glaspell audiobook. Genre: dramaIn the small Midwestern town of Freeport, Iowa, people still whisper about Ruth Holland, the young woman who shocked everyone by running away to Colorado with a married man. More than a decade later, Ruth returns home at a moment she cannot avoid: her father is dying, and the life she left behind is waiting to judge her. As she steps back into familiar streets and strained family rooms, Ruth finds that time has not softened the town's certainty about right and wrong, or repaired the quiet damage her choice set in motion. Old friends weigh their affection against their reputations, relatives measure loyalty by obedience, and Ruth must decide what she truly owes to her family, her community, and herself. Moving between past and present and told through shifting perspectives, Susan Glaspell's Fidelity explores how easily love becomes a public trial, and how a single act can ripple through an entire town. At its heart is one fierce question: what does it mean to be faithful, and to whom?For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:08:40) Chapter 02(00:18:09) Chapter 03(00:31:40) Chapter 04(00:41:34) Chapter 05(00:58:06) Chapter 06(01:04:26) Chapter 07(01:13:32) Chapter 08(01:27:00) Chapter 09(01:44:17) Chapter 10(01:56:00) Chapter 11(02:12:11) Chapter 12(02:40:54) Chapter 13(02:56:06) Chapter 14(03:13:30) Chapter 15(03:32:09) Chapter 16(03:53:06) Chapter 17(04:13:16) Chapter 18(04:33:40) Chapter 19(04:55:55) Chapter 20(05:12:48) Chapter 21(05:26:24) Chapter 22(05:36:31) Chapter 23(05:47:52) Chapter 24(06:03:16) Chapter 25(06:17:40) Chapter 26(06:34:21) Chapter 27(06:49:32) Chapter 28(07:20:03) Chapter 29(07:33:02) Chapter 30(08:11:02) Chapter 31(08:27:29) Chapter 32(08:39:13) Chapter 33(08:53:43) Chapter 34 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock audiobook. Genre: historyStephen Leacock's The Dawn of Canadian History: A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada (often referenced by its subtitle, A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada) opens Canada's story long before the familiar era of colonies and Confederation. Written as part of the Chronicles of Canada series, Leacock begins with the land itself - ancient rock, ice, rivers, and the immense timescale that shaped the continent - and then turns to the first human presence in North America. With a brisk, storyteller's pace, he surveys the origins that nineteenth- and early twentieth-century writers debated, then introduces the diverse Indigenous peoples encountered by later newcomers, outlining major cultural groupings and lifeways across forests, plains, and the far north. From there the narrative follows the earliest European shadows on the Atlantic edge: the Norse sagas and their uncertain geography, the seafaring rumors that tempted later adventurers, and the Bristol voyages associated with John Cabot. The book builds toward the threshold moment just before sustained French exploration, showing how myth, commerce, and misunderstanding prepared the way for contact that would reshape the continent forever.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:13:25) Chapter 02(00:30:32) Chapter 03(00:55:27) Chapter 04(01:21:08) Chapter 05(01:51:02) Chapter 06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Life of St. Teresa by St. Teresa of Jesus audiobook. Genre: religionWritten in the voice of one of Christianity's most influential mystics, The Life of St. Teresa is St. Teresa of Jesus' own account of how a restless, imaginative girl in 16th-century Spain became a Carmelite nun and a fearless reformer. Teresa recounts her early love of stories and honor, the tug of worldly comforts, and the slow, demanding turn toward a life shaped by prayer, discipline, and obedience. As illness, doubt, and scrutiny press in, she describes an interior battle between distraction and devotion, and the hard-won practices that helped her persevere: honest self-knowledge, humility, spiritual friendship, and steady attention to God. Teresa also speaks plainly about extraordinary moments of contemplation and the challenges of discerning them, offering a candid look at how spiritual experience can bring both consolation and controversy. Part memoir, part confession, and part guide for the soul, this classic invites listeners into a deeply personal journey where courage is measured not only by public deeds, but by the daily choice to begin again.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:08:49) Chapter 02(00:19:48) Chapter 03(00:27:03) Chapter 04(00:42:26) Chapter 05(00:59:20) Chapter 06(01:14:09) Chapter 07(01:45:58) Chapter 08(02:02:27) Chapter 09(02:13:28) Chapter 10(02:28:07) Chapter 11(02:50:59) Chapter 12(03:01:03) Chapter 13(03:28:51) Chapter 14(03:44:18) Chapter 15(04:06:58) Chapter 16(04:18:32) Chapter 17(04:31:32) Chapter 18(04:50:19) Chapter 19(05:14:00) Chapter 20(05:48:14) Chapter 21(06:04:22) Chapter 22(06:30:56) Chapter 23(06:52:53) Chapter 24(07:02:55) Chapter 25(07:31:47) Chapter 26(07:41:14) Chapter 27(08:07:52) Chapter 28(08:32:15) Chapter 29(08:50:50) Chapter 30(09:19:28) Chapter 31(09:50:00) Chapter 32(10:11:31) Chapter 33(10:33:01) Chapter 34(10:58:09) Chapter 35(11:15:10) Chapter 36(11:48:18) Chapter 37(12:05:46) Chapter 38(12:38:16) Chapter 39(13:08:34) Chapter 40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Loving God by St. Bernard of Clairvaux audiobook. Genre: religionIn On Loving God, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the great 12th-century Cistercian abbot and preacher, offers a clear, searching guide to the most essential question of the spiritual life: why and how a human being comes to love God. Written as a brief treatise for fellow Christians seeking deeper prayer and truer freedom, the work begins with the realities of ordinary life - need, weakness, and self-interest - and turns them into the starting point for grace. Bernard traces the slow transformation of the heart through recognizable stages, from loving oneself for one's own sake, to loving God for what God gives, to learning to love God for God's own goodness. Along the way he confronts the tensions that keep love divided: pride, distraction, fear, and the desire to control. With warm pastoral candor and disciplined monastic wisdom, Bernard argues that genuine love is not a mood but a reorientation of desire, shaped by humility and sustained by contemplation. The result is both a spiritual map and an invitation: to let love mature until it becomes steadier, purer, and more like the love that first sought us.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:04:56) Chapter 02(00:13:36) Chapter 03(00:20:55) Chapter 04(00:28:32) Chapter 05(00:34:03) Chapter 06(00:36:33) Chapter 07(00:48:40) Chapter 08(00:54:07) Chapter 09(00:57:36) Chapter 10(01:03:49) Chapter 11(01:12:26) Chapter 12(01:17:38) Chapter 13(01:20:57) Chapter 14(01:24:37) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices