Classic Audiobook Collection

The Clock Strikes Thirteen by Mildred A. Wirt Benson audiobook. Genre: mysteryPenny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the 'Riverview Star,' Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to 'tone down' Nancy Drew and make her less independent and daring. With Penny Parker, Wirt had a freer hand and received full credit. Wirt once said, ' 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is.' In 'The Clock Strikes Thirteen,' Penny is confronted by two mysteries that ultimately converge. First there is the odd extra chime from the Hubell Clock Tower at midnight and the inexplicable replacement of the dedicated old clock tower caretaker by a shiftless friend of a real estate developer. Then there is a series of terrorizing attacks of local farmers, including a barn burning. The attacks appear to be the work of a band of thugs known as the 'Night Riders.' With the help of her friend Louise, Penny works to solve the dual mystery before an another attack and to save an innocent man from jail.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:13:36) Chapter 02(00:25:12) Chapter 03(00:35:03) Chapter 04(00:48:07) Chapter 05(01:02:29) Chapter 06(01:11:18) Chapter 07(01:21:48) Chapter 08(01:33:21) Chapter 09(01:42:34) Chapter 10(01:57:02) Chapter 11(02:06:56) Chapter 12(02:18:09) Chapter 13(02:30:44) Chapter 14(02:40:21) Chapter 15(02:49:50) Chapter 16(02:58:21) Chapter 17(03:12:13) Chapter 18(03:22:33) Chapter 19(03:32:55) Chapter 20(03:41:47) Chapter 21(03:51:37) Chapter 22(04:01:48) Chapter 23(04:12:02) Chapter 24(04:26:05) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wishing Well by Mildred A. Wirt Benson audiobook. Genre: mysteryPENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the 'Riverview Star,' Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to 'tone down' Nancy Drew and make her less independent and daring. With Penny Parker, Wirt had a freer hand and received full credit. Wirt once said, ' 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is.' In THE WISHING WELL, the once-grand, now abandoned Marborough Estate and its legendary stone wishing well have become the center of odd happenings. The reclusive owner unexpectedly returns, only to lock herself secretively away in the mansion. Soon after, an ancient stone is unearthed on the estate, upon which is carved a 400-year-old message. Or is it a hoax? Who are the two strangers who repeatedly visit the wishing well in the dead of night? Penny boldly investigates, certain that danger threatens her new friend Rhoda, a gifted, but poverty-stricken artist.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:11:57) Chapter 02(00:27:36) Chapter 03(00:35:14) Chapter 04(00:51:24) Chapter 05(01:00:12) Chapter 06(01:10:30) Chapter 07(01:20:33) Chapter 08(01:30:44) Chapter 09(01:42:22) Chapter 10(01:51:16) Chapter 11(02:02:18) Chapter 12(02:12:38) Chapter 13(02:24:38) Chapter 14(02:35:50) Chapter 15(02:45:44) Chapter 16(02:58:42) Chapter 17(03:09:43) Chapter 18(03:22:07) Chapter 19(03:34:05) Chapter 20(03:47:34) Chapter 21(03:58:08) Chapter 22(04:12:06) Chapter 23(04:25:41) Chapter 24(04:34:58) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson audiobook. Genre: historyThis entertaining book of adventure, love and war was a Bestseller in 1900 and 1901. The heroine Alice Roussillon is a brave young woman who grew up in a small town on the Wabash River in Indiana during the revolutionary war. The characters are all distinctive and compelling. It gives a great insight into the frontier life of that era and includes true historical accounts and personages such as the wicked Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton and George Rogers Clarke who was responsible for expelling the British from Fort Sackville in Vincennes in 1779. From the foreword: ' 'Accept, then, this book, which to those who care only for history will seem but an idle romance, while to the lovers of romance it may look strangely like the mustiest history.'For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:03:43) Chapter 01(00:28:24) Chapter 02(00:54:29) Chapter 03(01:17:02) Chapter 04(01:46:34) Chapter 05(02:13:21) Chapter 06(02:41:04) Chapter 07(03:07:40) Chapter 08(03:39:28) Chapter 09(04:08:47) Chapter 10(04:38:58) Chapter 11(05:09:21) Chapter 12(05:39:35) Chapter 13(06:12:49) Chapter 14(06:39:39) Chapter 15(07:04:40) Chapter 16(07:37:29) Chapter 17(08:04:34) Chapter 18(08:33:12) Chapter 19(09:02:52) Chapter 20(09:34:18) Chapter 21(10:07:46) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dead Men's Shoes by Mary Elizabeth Braddon audiobook. Genre: mysteryIn Victorian England, Sybil Secretan is a gentlewoman with a precarious future: she has breeding and pride, but not the money that protects a woman from hard choices. When she is offered the post of housekeeper to her wealthy, eccentric uncle, the arrangement seems like salvation. In a comfortable household, treated with unexpected kindness, Sybil can finally imagine security, and the unspoken promise of inheritance begins to shape every plan she makes. But a new attachment pulls her off the safe path. Drawn to a man whose charm masks danger, Sybil discovers how quickly romance can become a liability in a world that judges women by rumor and outcome. When her uncle suddenly sickens and dies under suspicious circumstances, whispered accusations harden into public scrutiny, and Sybil finds herself trapped between loyalty, fear, and the need to protect her name. As questions tighten around the household and hidden motives surface among family and neighbors, Sybil must navigate deception, shifting alliances, and the brutal arithmetic of money and reputation to learn what truly happened and whether innocence can be proven once doubt takes hold.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:27:02) Chapter 02(00:45:05) Chapter 03(00:54:23) Chapter 04(01:08:50) Chapter 05(01:45:33) Chapter 06(01:57:56) Chapter 07(02:12:36) Chapter 08(02:28:49) Chapter 09(02:38:40) Chapter 10(02:51:42) Chapter 11(03:13:44) Chapter 12(03:45:54) Chapter 13(04:03:37) Chapter 14(04:20:01) Chapter 15(04:52:50) Chapter 16(05:27:21) Chapter 17(05:44:33) Chapter 18(06:03:43) Chapter 19(06:40:30) Chapter 20(06:54:31) Chapter 21(07:08:10) Chapter 22(07:27:37) Chapter 23(08:01:38) Chapter 24(08:28:04) Chapter 25(08:42:11) Chapter 26(08:59:54) Chapter 27(09:20:52) Chapter 28(09:43:13) Chapter 29(09:56:23) Chapter 30(10:42:06) Chapter 31(11:00:25) Chapter 32(11:23:19) Chapter 33(11:33:50) Chapter 34(11:56:49) Chapter 35(12:19:56) Chapter 36(12:33:53) Chapter 37(12:49:29) Chapter 38(13:09:46) Chapter 39(13:22:50) Chapter 40(13:47:28) Chapter 41(14:04:05) Chapter 42(14:26:42) Chapter 43(14:46:07) Chapter 44(15:03:27) Chapter 45(15:15:59) Chapter 46(15:40:21) Chapter 47(16:25:39) Chapter 48(16:41:23) Chapter 49(16:58:59) Chapter 50(17:32:55) Chapter 51(17:58:36) Chapter 52(18:18:29) Chapter 53(18:48:18) Chapter 54(19:02:37) Chapter 55 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boy, The Wandering Dog by Marshall Saunders audiobook. Genre: adventureTold with wit, grit, and a keen eye for human folly, 'Boy, The Wandering Dog' follows Boy, a bold fox-terrier with a mind of his own, as he tries to make his place in a city that can be thrilling one moment and merciless the next. Newly arrived in New York after a stretch of roaming, Boy quickly learns that a dog survives on more than luck: he needs allies, street sense, and a clear set of rules for navigating parks, apartment houses, and the shifting politics of the local dog world. Along the way he meets hard-bitten veterans of city life, forms uneasy friendships, and discovers just how easily a dog can be misunderstood, exploited, or stolen when people see animals as property instead of companions. As Boy is drawn into rescues, close calls, and unexpected detours beyond the city streets, his adventures become a test of loyalty and identity: Is he a wanderer by nature, or a devoted home-dog fighting to return to the life he chose? Marshall Saunders blends heart, humor, and social conscience into a fast-moving animal tale about belonging, courage, and the price of freedom.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:14:14) Chapter 02(00:34:56) Chapter 03(00:50:32) Chapter 04(01:06:06) Chapter 05(01:15:13) Chapter 06(01:34:04) Chapter 07(01:40:12) Chapter 08(01:55:32) Chapter 09(02:06:03) Chapter 10(02:26:58) Chapter 11(03:09:09) Chapter 12(03:51:36) Chapter 13(04:04:02) Chapter 14(04:19:13) Chapter 15(04:44:40) Chapter 16(04:51:28) Chapter 17(05:08:35) Chapter 18(05:24:11) Chapter 19(05:34:54) Chapter 20(05:53:53) Chapter 21(06:20:17) Chapter 22(06:34:52) Chapter 23(07:00:16) Chapter 24(07:26:43) Chapter 25(07:47:53) Chapter 26(08:00:01) Chapter 27(08:34:02) Chapter 28(08:48:46) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders audiobook. Genre: familyTold in the plainspoken voice of a dog, Beautiful Joe follows a gentle, bighearted mutt whose early life is defined by fear. After suffering brutal treatment at the hands of an owner who sees animals as disposable, Joe escapes and is taken in by the Morris family, a warm household where children and parents alike believe that kindness is a daily practice, not a slogan. In their care, Joe begins the slow work of learning to trust again - and of discovering what a safe home feels like. But peace is not guaranteed. As Joe settles into his new life, he encounters other animals still trapped in neglect, and he watches how quickly human thoughtlessness can turn into cruelty. Loyal, observant, and quietly brave, Joe becomes both witness and participant in the Morris family's efforts to protect the vulnerable, challenge harmful habits, and prove that compassion can be taught. By blending suspense, tenderness, and moral clarity, Beautiful Joe offers an enduring story about healing after trauma and the responsibility people carry toward the creatures who depend on them.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:23:06) Chapter 02(00:42:07) Chapter 03(01:19:37) Chapter 04(01:37:37) Chapter 05(02:05:50) Chapter 06(02:39:44) Chapter 07(03:16:20) Chapter 08(03:53:39) Chapter 09(04:18:31) Chapter 10(05:02:50) Chapter 11(05:32:54) Chapter 12(06:07:05) Chapter 13(06:43:08) Chapter 14(07:20:56) Chapter 15(08:02:27) Chapter 16(08:36:21) Chapter 17(09:11:21) Chapter 18(09:45:15) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Young Diana by Marie Corelli audiobook. Genre: scifiIn The Young Diana: An Experiment of the Future, Marie Corelli blends social satire with speculative science to ask a dangerous question: what would you trade for youth? Diana May is a well-bred Englishwoman who has done everything society told her to do and is rewarded with quiet humiliation - jilted after years of faithful waiting, dismissed as a burden by her self-satisfied parents, and treated as though a woman past her first bloom has no meaningful future. When a strange opportunity appears, Diana breaks from her comfortable prison and travels to Switzerland to work for Dr. Feodor Dimitrius, an eccentric scientist whose private research promises a kind of rejuvenation the world is not prepared to understand. The experiment succeeds too well. As Diana's body is remade into startling youthful beauty, her place in society changes overnight - and so do the expectations, temptations, and predators that gather around her. Caught between the doctor who sees her as proof of his genius and a culture that prizes women chiefly for appearance, Diana must confront what remains of the self she fought so hard to build, and what might be lost when nature is forcibly rewritten.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:40:03) Chapter 02(01:18:00) Chapter 03(01:56:25) Chapter 04(02:39:04) Chapter 05(03:04:36) Chapter 06(03:28:54) Chapter 07(04:12:22) Chapter 08(04:49:23) Chapter 09(05:25:10) Chapter 10(05:53:44) Chapter 11(06:33:10) Chapter 12(07:04:18) Chapter 13(07:39:13) Chapter 14(08:09:34) Chapter 15(08:39:11) Chapter 16(09:09:33) Chapter 17(09:31:30) Chapter 18(09:52:53) Chapter 19(10:27:22) Chapter 20(10:58:45) Chapter 21(11:18:16) Chapter 22(11:43:07) Chapter 23(12:14:46) Chapter 24(12:38:15) Chapter 25(13:07:31) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew the Glad by Maria Thompson Daviess audiobook. Genre: romance'There are some women who will brew mystery from the decoction of even a very simple life. Matilda is one of them, remarked the major to himself as he filled his pipe and settled himself before his high-piled, violet-flamed logs...'A sweet, heartfelt, old-fashioned romance. The middle-aged adults take a kindly interest in the affairs of the young people, with many having friendships across generations in a way not often seen today. Experience life with Phoebe, David, Caroline, Andrew, and the Buchanans in a small town in the Harpeth Valley, Tennessee in the early 1900s.This book reflects many of the feelings and attitudes prevalent at the time of its original publication. It may contain references that reflect mores and opinions that directly conflict with today’s prevailing sentiments. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 00(00:01:41) Chapter 01(00:34:37) Chapter 02(00:59:19) Chapter 03(01:38:45) Chapter 04(02:05:13) Chapter 05(02:37:14) Chapter 06(03:04:14) Chapter 07(03:31:02) Chapter 08(04:03:20) Chapter 09(04:31:30) Chapter 10(05:05:46) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson audiobook. Genre: familyThe Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as 'Little House on the Prairie - but for adults' the novel follows a group of Scottish families who pioneer the Iowa prairie in the 1860’s. The main storyline concerns Wully, the eldest McLaughlin son, who returns home from the Civil War to find that his sweetheart, Chirstie, has experienced an unspeakable tragedy that will profoundly affect the couple's lives. Their story is one of shame and honor, secrets and guilt, fear and loathing, revenge and forgiveness. But perhaps the stars of the novel are the strong older women such as Wully’s mother, Isobel, whose love and matriarchal strength keeps the family together as well as Chirstie’s stepmother, Barbara, who finds ways to make her good-for-nothing husband keep his promises. Interlaced with the plots are richly detailed descriptions of frontier prairie life, the love that families share, and the relationships within the Scottish immigrant community.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:33:13) Chapter 02(01:03:42) Chapter 03(01:34:38) Chapter 04(02:06:27) Chapter 05(02:40:58) Chapter 06(03:04:14) Chapter 07(03:33:09) Chapter 08(04:07:40) Chapter 09(04:34:34) Chapter 10(05:02:11) Chapter 11(05:26:20) Chapter 12(05:57:10) Chapter 13(06:27:22) Chapter 14(07:00:18) Chapter 15(07:21:23) Chapter 16(07:39:18) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beethoven - The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words by Ludwig van Beethoven audiobook. Genre: biographyBeethoven - The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words invites listeners into Ludwig van Beethoven's inner world through a carefully arranged selection of his own letters, notes, and remarks. Rather than a distant overview of dates and premieres, this book lets Beethoven speak for himself, revealing a mind that burns with artistic purpose while wrestling with practical realities, friendships, patronage, illness, and the daily strain of making a living as a composer. Across candid reflections and sharp observations, you hear his fierce standards for music, his impatience with compromise, and his compassion and humor when the mask drops. Familiar milestones take on new meaning as Beethoven describes what he believes music can accomplish, what he demands from performers, and what he fears may silence him. The result is an intimate portrait of genius in motion: proud and vulnerable, stubborn and tender, endlessly driven to transform personal struggle into sound. For anyone who loves Beethoven's works, or wants to understand how a great artist thinks and suffers and persists, these pages offer a direct, human encounter with the man behind the music.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:10:58) Chapter 02(00:23:53) Chapter 03(00:44:37) Chapter 04(01:10:49) Chapter 05(01:38:54) Chapter 06(02:15:26) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices