Classic Audiobook Collection

Three Midnight Stories by Alexander W. Drake audiobook. Genre: horrorAlexander W. Drake was a well-regarded illustrator and engraver, spending much of his career at the vaunted Scribner's Monthly magazine (which would become The Century magazine eventually). What many were not aware of is that Drake also produced three short stories, printed in The Century over the course of a couple months, that captured a strange and otherworldly beauty in the human condition. A man obsessed with designing the perfect haunted house. A curious vehicle built to capture a most exquisite fleeting moment of beauty. A songbird in a cage that takes flight through happenstance but to arrive later a miracle. These stories show a true talent that never fully realized his potential. Still what we are left with are odd and entrancing pieces suitable to strike an atmosphere of mystery and wonder. Also included in this collection are appreciations by peers of Drake as well as two poems he published during roughly the same time as the stories included.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:06:41) Chapter 01(00:25:27) Chapter 02(00:26:24) Chapter 03(01:01:33) Chapter 04(01:02:32) Chapter 05(01:15:38) Chapter 06(01:24:36) Chapter 07(01:34:27) Chapter 08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bucking the Tiger by Achmed Abdullah audiobook. Genre: mysteryA group of down-and-outers decide on the ultimate gamble: they will bankroll one of themselves, chosen by lot, to live well for a year. Then the one chosen must commit suicide after that year, so that the others can cash in on his life insurance policy. Complications arise when the 'lucky winner' finds an unexpected turn in his fortunes. How can he get out of it with his honor intact, or will he 'welch' on the deal?'Bucking the tiger' refers to the game of Faro, one of the most popular card games played in saloons and gambling halls in the 1800s. The name is thought to have come from early card backs that featured a drawing of a Bengal tiger.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:11:17) Chapter 02(00:35:36) Chapter 03(00:51:23) Chapter 04(01:08:18) Chapter 05(01:32:19) Chapter 06(01:49:04) Chapter 07(02:07:44) Chapter 08(02:29:39) Chapter 09(02:50:26) Chapter 10(03:07:02) Chapter 11(03:27:28) Chapter 12(03:47:41) Chapter 13(04:01:58) Chapter 14(04:18:32) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso audiobook. Genre: folkloreIn early 19th-century Europe, a shy young wanderer named Peter Schlemihl arrives in a prosperous town hoping to secure a place in respectable society. His fortunes seem to change overnight when he meets a mysterious, well-dressed stranger who offers him a bargain: in exchange for Peter's shadow, he will receive a bottomless purse that produces unlimited gold. At first the deal feels like a miracle, but Peter soon learns that wealth cannot purchase the one thing his missing shadow exposes: ordinary belonging. As whispers spread and doors close, he is forced to flee from polite drawing rooms and crowded streets alike, pursued by suspicion, ridicule, and the chilling persistence of the man who brokered the exchange. With nowhere to hide from the sun or from human judgment, Peter must decide what kind of life is worth living when the simplest mark of humanity has been traded away. Blending folktale simplicity with sharp moral insight, Chamisso's classic novella explores temptation, identity, alienation, and the true cost of wishing to shortcut fate.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:09:26) Chapter 01(00:25:07) Chapter 02(00:40:40) Chapter 03(00:50:31) Chapter 04(01:10:26) Chapter 05(01:27:03) Chapter 06(01:44:32) Chapter 07(01:55:40) Chapter 08(02:10:02) Chapter 09(02:18:46) Chapter 10(02:26:03) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventuress by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook. Genre: mysteryWhen a revolver shot shatters the quiet of Columbia Universitys chemistry building, scientist-detective Craig Kennedy and his journalist companion Walter Jameson find themselves drawn into a case that reeks of both money and modern warfare. Their shaken visitor is Maxwell Hastings, attorney for munitions titan Marshall Maddox, whose body has just been found in Westport Bay after a tense family conference aboard the yacht Sybarite. With a fortune at stake, heirs at one anothers throats, and a separated wife with allies inside the family, the death could be murder, suicide, or something far more calculated. Adding fuel to the scandal is Paquita, a mesmerizing Mexican cabaret dancer seen near the Maddox circle, and whispers that the family feud masks darker motives. The most dangerous prize, however, is not the inheritance but a revolutionary invention: the telautomaton, a system of wireless control with the power to transform industry and warfare - and to attract spies, blackmailers, and saboteurs. As Kennedy applies his trademark laboratory methods and cutting-edge devices to trace lies and hidden signals, Jameson watches society glamour curdle into a chase for the truth before the next strike lands.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:19:25) Chapter 02(00:39:33) Chapter 03(00:56:53) Chapter 04(01:10:48) Chapter 05(01:29:27) Chapter 06(01:44:14) Chapter 07(02:06:43) Chapter 08(02:22:23) Chapter 09(02:42:55) Chapter 10(02:57:36) Chapter 11(03:16:50) Chapter 12(03:31:09) Chapter 13(03:45:50) Chapter 14(04:00:58) Chapter 15(04:16:32) Chapter 16(04:35:10) Chapter 17(04:52:56) Chapter 18(05:12:35) Chapter 19(05:30:29) Chapter 20(05:48:45) Chapter 21(06:07:54) Chapter 22(06:28:02) Chapter 23(06:48:09) Chapter 24(07:06:51) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends and Cousins by Abbie Farwell Brown audiobook. Genre: familyBrother and sister, Kenneth and Rose, love to go to the Island where where their summer home is, and they are eager to see all their favorite places. This time, it's going to be even more fun when they meet their neighbors and make friends with the Prout children. Charlie, their cousin comes for a visit too. The children (even sometimes with the playful parents and Aunt Clare) are having exciting adventures, share stories, and play the best games in the best places on the island. But even when one is having so much fun, sometimes things can go very wrong. Along with all the fun to share, there is a gentle lesson to be learned too. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:09:32) Chapter 02(00:17:42) Chapter 03(00:26:32) Chapter 04(00:36:03) Chapter 05(00:46:05) Chapter 06(01:01:49) Chapter 07(01:12:39) Chapter 08(01:23:45) Chapter 09(01:31:41) Chapter 10(01:40:14) Chapter 11(01:51:08) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne audiobook. Genre: poetryNow We Are Six is A. A. Milne's beloved collection of children's poems that captures the bright, odd, and perfectly serious logic of being young. Framed by the milestone of turning six, these verses wander through a child's daily world of games, pretend adventures, small worries, and sudden wonders, where a bear can be a companion, a shadow can become a mystery, and the simplest question deserves a grand investigation. With Milne's gentle wit and musical language, each poem offers a tiny story: a moment of mischief, a burst of bravery, a fit of sulking, or a quiet bedtime thought. The child at the center of these pieces (often associated with Christopher Robin) meets grown-up rules with curiosity and cheerful rebellion, while parents, animals, and toys drift in and out as co-stars. Warm, funny, and unexpectedly tender, Now We Are Six explores imagination, family life, and the bittersweet feeling of getting bigger while still wanting the world to stay enchanted.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:03:23) Chapter 02(00:04:01) Chapter 03(00:08:23) Chapter 04(00:10:27) Chapter 05(00:12:11) Chapter 06(00:14:27) Chapter 07(00:15:31) Chapter 08(00:19:44) Chapter 09(00:20:42) Chapter 10(00:22:02) Chapter 11(00:24:02) Chapter 12(00:26:50) Chapter 13(00:27:36) Chapter 14(00:28:21) Chapter 15(00:29:14) Chapter 16(00:31:13) Chapter 17(00:33:25) Chapter 18(00:34:12) Chapter 19(00:35:32) Chapter 20(00:36:33) Chapter 21(00:39:12) Chapter 22(00:40:04) Chapter 23(00:41:28) Chapter 24(00:41:57) Chapter 25(00:46:07) Chapter 26(00:46:41) Chapter 27(00:48:36) Chapter 28(00:50:31) Chapter 29(00:51:11) Chapter 30(00:52:04) Chapter 31(00:53:32) Chapter 32(00:54:59) Chapter 33(00:55:52) Chapter 34(00:58:10) Chapter 35(00:59:48) Chapter 36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winning His Game by Ralph Henry Barbour audiobook. Genre: adventureWhen shy, thoughtful Dudley 'Dud' Baker arrives as a new boy at Grafton School, he quickly learns that fitting in can feel as hard as any exam. Dorm life has its own rules, reputations are made at the dining table as much as in the classroom, and Dud is painfully aware of how easily a quiet newcomer can be overlooked. Fortunately, his lively, good-humored roommate, Jimmy Logan, decides Dud is worth a little pushing and pulling into the currents of school society. Dud has one private hope: to earn a place on the baseball nine as a pitcher. As tryouts and practice games begin, he throws himself into the work of improving his control, mastering new deliveries, and keeping his nerve under the watchful eyes of coaches and older players. But the diamond is only part of the battle. A tangle of jokes, pride, and rivalries draws Dud into conflict with a self-important school favorite, and suddenly every decision seems to test his courage and character. Set in an early 20th-century boarding school, this is a story of friendship, confidence, and learning what it really means to win your game.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:14:43) Chapter 02(00:29:51) Chapter 03(00:43:23) Chapter 04(00:59:29) Chapter 05(01:10:52) Chapter 06(01:23:17) Chapter 07(01:38:26) Chapter 08(01:52:37) Chapter 09(02:05:48) Chapter 10(02:23:32) Chapter 11(02:40:04) Chapter 12(02:49:46) Chapter 13(03:02:09) Chapter 14(03:16:51) Chapter 15(03:32:14) Chapter 16(03:47:35) Chapter 17(03:57:46) Chapter 18(04:17:29) Chapter 19(04:33:01) Chapter 20(04:46:51) Chapter 21(04:59:39) Chapter 22(05:15:59) Chapter 23(05:29:02) Chapter 24(05:42:22) Chapter 25(05:57:58) Chapter 26(06:16:32) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dream of the Red Chamber Book II by Xueqin Cao audiobook. Genre: dramaThe Dream of the Red Chamber Book II continues Cao Xueqin's monumental portrait of the Jia clan at the height of its splendor, even as quiet signs of strain begin to show beneath the lacquered surface. At the center is Jia Baoyu, a sensitive heir who chafes against the rigid expectations of scholarship, status, and marriage that define elite life. Within the women-filled world of the Grand View Garden, Baoyu's closest bonds deepen and fray as he is drawn between the fragile, poetic Lin Daiyu and the steady, capable Xue Baochai, while a brilliant circle of cousins, maids, and matrons navigate jealousy, loyalty, ambition, and love. As household rituals, festivals, lessons, and performances unfold in rich detail, the novel reveals how power operates through etiquette and gossip as much as through official rank. Beyond the garden walls, debts, rivalries, and bureaucratic pressures threaten the family's security, forcing its members to make choices that test their values and relationships. By turns comic and heartbreaking, Book II expands the cast and raises the stakes in a story about desire, duty, and the cost of living inside a beautiful, vanishing world.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:27:57) Chapter 02(00:50:22) Chapter 03(01:14:24) Chapter 04(01:39:47) Chapter 05(02:01:55) Chapter 06(02:27:24) Chapter 07(03:06:27) Chapter 08(03:37:51) Chapter 09(04:11:09) Chapter 10(04:43:36) Chapter 11(05:01:36) Chapter 12(05:26:39) Chapter 13(05:54:53) Chapter 14(06:17:24) Chapter 15(06:35:49) Chapter 16(06:57:48) Chapter 17(07:34:02) Chapter 18(07:58:37) Chapter 19(08:24:09) Chapter 20(08:52:01) Chapter 21(09:21:56) Chapter 22(09:47:58) Chapter 23(10:17:05) Chapter 24(10:55:04) Chapter 25(11:33:35) Chapter 26(12:00:29) Chapter 27(12:25:03) Chapter 28(12:52:46) Chapter 29(13:17:36) Chapter 30(13:52:37) Chapter 31(14:25:40) Chapter 32(14:48:35) Chapter 33(15:10:44) Chapter 34(15:39:42) Chapter 35(16:09:03) Chapter 36(16:36:20) Chapter 37(17:04:23) Chapter 38(17:29:20) Chapter 39(17:56:17) Chapter 40(18:27:25) Chapter 41(18:57:11) Chapter 42(19:30:46) Chapter 43(19:59:27) Chapter 44(20:20:42) Chapter 45(20:48:17) Chapter 46(21:12:09) Chapter 47(21:38:26) Chapter 48(22:05:51) Chapter 49(22:32:57) Chapter 50(22:56:47) Chapter 51(23:26:09) Chapter 52(23:47:59) Chapter 53(24:15:32) Chapter 54(24:45:12) Chapter 55(25:12:04) Chapter 56(25:42:27) Chapter 57(26:14:23) Chapter 58(26:42:31) Chapter 59(27:15:54) Chapter 60(27:46:33) Chapter 61(28:17:03) Chapter 62(28:50:59) Chapter 63 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I by Xueqin Cao audiobook. Genre: dramaThe Dream of the Red Chamber Book I opens the door to the splendid yet fragile world of the Jia clan, an aristocratic family whose mansions overflow with wealth, ceremony, and whispered rivalries. Framed by a mystical prologue about a sentient stone and a piece of jade, the story turns to Jia Baoyu, the family's unconventional heir, who resists the path mapped for him by status and exams. When his delicate, sharp-tongued cousin Lin Daiyu arrives to live with the Jias, Baoyu finds a kindred spirit, and their bond deepens amid an intricate household of cousins, maids, matriarchs, and scheming relatives. As the family builds a private garden paradise for its young women, daily life becomes a tapestry of poetry gatherings, secret tears, flirtations, jealousies, and quiet acts of loyalty. Beneath the elegance, Book I reveals the pressure of duty, the vulnerability of women within rigid hierarchies, and the first tremors of a fortune that may not last. Part romance, part social portrait, it invites listeners into a world where love and obligation collide, and every luxury carries a shadow.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:17:39) Chapter 02(00:45:56) Chapter 03(01:01:13) Chapter 04(01:22:48) Chapter 05(01:48:02) Chapter 06(02:14:37) Chapter 07(02:34:01) Chapter 08(02:53:37) Chapter 09(03:20:42) Chapter 10(03:38:50) Chapter 11(03:57:16) Chapter 12(04:18:11) Chapter 13(04:41:00) Chapter 14(05:05:30) Chapter 15(05:29:28) Chapter 16(05:51:48) Chapter 17(06:14:43) Chapter 18(06:36:48) Chapter 19(06:54:51) Chapter 20(07:18:31) Chapter 21(07:35:43) Chapter 22(07:58:00) Chapter 23(08:18:21) Chapter 24(08:35:10) Chapter 25(08:49:18) Chapter 26(09:07:07) Chapter 27(09:23:41) Chapter 28(09:49:03) Chapter 29(10:04:14) Chapter 30(10:24:25) Chapter 31(10:45:25) Chapter 32(11:05:33) Chapter 33(11:22:24) Chapter 34(11:42:24) Chapter 35(11:59:21) Chapter 36(12:18:50) Chapter 37(12:36:58) Chapter 38(12:54:40) Chapter 39(13:12:05) Chapter 40(13:31:06) Chapter 41(13:47:03) Chapter 42(14:04:55) Chapter 43(14:26:06) Chapter 44(14:44:55) Chapter 45(15:09:54) Chapter 46(15:28:43) Chapter 47(15:44:50) Chapter 48(16:06:38) Chapter 49(16:31:37) Chapter 50(16:50:34) Chapter 51(17:09:49) Chapter 52(17:26:47) Chapter 53(17:45:46) Chapter 54(18:08:02) Chapter 55(18:28:44) Chapter 56(18:46:56) Chapter 57(19:04:30) Chapter 58 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret Play by Ralph Henry Barbour audiobook. Genre: familyAt Clearfield High, football season arrives with a crisis: the coach is suddenly gone, the schedule is unforgiving, and the town is sure the team is headed for humiliation. Seventeen-year-old Dick Lovering loves the game as fiercely as any player, but a physical disability keeps him on the sidelines - and makes him an unlikely choice to lead anyone. When Dick and his quick-witted friend Fudge Shaw realize no savior is coming, Dick steps into the chaos to steady the boys, win the trust of captain Lanny White and the rest of the squad, and prove that brains and backbone can matter as much as brawn. Practices become a test of patience and pride as critics circle, rival schools loom, and small mistakes threaten to splinter the locker room. But Dick has an idea: a carefully designed, closely guarded trick of strategy - a secret play that could change how Clearfield attacks, conceals its intentions, and protects its backfield. Keeping that plan hidden, keeping the team united, and getting them ready for the season's defining showdown becomes Dick's toughest contest yet.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:25:10) Chapter 02(00:40:35) Chapter 03(00:58:15) Chapter 04(01:27:38) Chapter 05(01:43:00) Chapter 06(02:00:32) Chapter 07(02:29:24) Chapter 08(02:39:21) Chapter 09(03:05:06) Chapter 10(03:21:40) Chapter 11(03:50:14) Chapter 12(04:10:58) Chapter 13(04:28:09) Chapter 14(04:48:04) Chapter 15(05:04:31) Chapter 16(05:21:58) Chapter 17(05:38:44) Chapter 18(06:04:31) Chapter 19(06:23:54) Chapter 20(06:48:36) Chapter 21(07:10:41) Chapter 22(07:25:56) Chapter 23(07:40:00) Chapter 24(08:04:25) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices