Deirdre by James Stephens audiobook.

Genre: folklore

James Stephens' Deirdre retells one of the most haunting legends of Ireland's heroic age with a storyteller's wit and a poet's ear. In the court of Ulster, King Conachur mac Nessa hears a prophecy that a newborn girl will grow into such beauty that she will draw rivalries, betrayals, and blood-feuds in her wake. Determined to master fate, Conachur has the child, Deirdre, raised in strict seclusion under the watch of Lavarcham, shaping her into a future queen and keeping her far from the world that might claim her. But Deirdre's imagination is larger than any locked door, and when she encounters Naoise, a young warrior of the sons of Uisneac, desire and defiance blaze through the careful plans of kings. Their choice to love becomes a political crisis: oaths, hospitality, and honor collide with jealousy, power, and the court's appetite for control. Moving between intimate conversations and high-stakes intrigue, Stephens explores what it costs to resist destiny, and what happens when private longing challenges a kingdom's order.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:03) Chapter 02

(00:28:37) Chapter 03

(00:46:59) Chapter 04

(01:07:12) Chapter 05

(01:27:09) Chapter 06

(01:44:06) Chapter 07

(02:00:04) Chapter 08

(02:16:10) Chapter 09

(02:32:57) Chapter 10

(02:47:53) Chapter 11

(03:05:41) Chapter 12

(03:29:22) Chapter 13

(03:43:31) Chapter 14

(03:59:14) Chapter 15

(04:13:37) Chapter 16

(04:28:01) Chapter 17

(04:39:17) Chapter 18

(04:52:07) Chapter 19

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The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Seventeen-year-old Patricia Meade expects a quiet summer in a grand city hotel while her father, Captain Meade, completes a confidential government assignment linked to the recent war. But the hotel proves to be anything but restful. Patricia is lonely, her mother is away recovering her health, and her father warns her that in a place full of strangers, even a careless conversation can be dangerous. Then Patricia befriends Virginie de Vos, a guarded foreign girl staying just across the hall under the watchful eye of the elegant Madame Vanderpoel. When a harmless-looking sketch from Captain Meade's portfolio vanishes, Patricia realizes she may have opened the door to something far bigger than a parlor-room misunderstanding. With time running short and suspicion falling on everyone from hotel staff to well-dressed guests, Patricia must learn whom to trust, what to keep secret, and how far she is willing to go to protect both her father and her new friend. A fast-moving blend of friendship, coded clues, and wartime espionage, The Crimson Patch turns an ordinary hotel corridor into a maze of hidden motives and perilous choices.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:32) Chapter 02

(00:26:42) Chapter 03

(00:46:20) Chapter 04

(01:04:16) Chapter 05

(01:12:37) Chapter 06

(01:27:46) Chapter 07

(01:37:09) Chapter 08

(01:45:38) Chapter 09

(01:59:52) Chapter 10

(02:07:01) Chapter 11

(02:18:30) Chapter 12

(02:42:11) Chapter 13

(02:55:12) Chapter 14

(03:05:39) Chapter 15

(03:16:58) Chapter 16

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Brattons Idea by Manly Wade Wellman audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a bustling Hollywood film studio, Old Bratton is just another overlooked janitor - until night falls and he retreats to a hidden workshop where he pursues his true calling: creating life with wires, motors, and crackling electricity. His experiments have produced only disappointing failures, but a sudden opportunity arrives when a temperamental ventriloquist, Ben Gascon, casts off his stage partner, a wooden dummy named Tom-Tom, in the wake of a humiliating personal fiasco. To Bratton, the discarded puppet is not a prop but a perfect vessel, and he throws himself into one last, secret attempt to spark genuine animation. The result is not the obedient marvel he imagined. As rumors and violence ripple through Los Angeles, the boundary between show-business illusion and real-world menace begins to dissolve, pulling Gascon into a frantic search for answers and forcing him to confront what Bratton may have unleashed. Blending mad-science invention, noir-tinged crime, and uncanny terror, Bratton's Idea explores ambition, responsibility, and the chilling price of giving a manufactured thing a will of its own.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:27) Chapter 02

(00:24:09) Chapter 03

(00:39:18) Chapter 04

(00:53:02) Chapter 05

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Baled Hay - A Drier Book than Walt Whitmans Leaves o Grass by Bill Nye audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In Baled Hay: A Drier Book than Walt Whitman's Leaves o' Grass, 19th-century American humorist Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) sets out to do the unthinkable: publish a book of lofty, poetic sayings while insisting he has carefully removed anything that might accidentally resemble real poetry. The result is a brisk, mischievous collection of comic sketches, mock-serious reflections, and satirical observations that lampoon literary pretension, public figures, and everyday American life. Moving from frontier-flavored anecdotes to sly social commentary, Nye adopts the voice of a straight-faced lecturer who cannot resist puncturing his own authority with self-deprecating asides and playful word twists. Characters drift in and out like the cast of a tall tale: artists and journalists, would-be intellectuals, hard-luck workers, and assorted busybodies who take themselves far too seriously. Whether he is parodying high culture or turning ordinary experiences into absurd set pieces, Nye keeps the pace lively and the tone irreverent. Beneath the jokes lies a sharp eye for how people perform respectability, chase status, and mistake pomposity for wisdom.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:59) Chapter 02

(00:26:49) Chapter 03

(00:41:06) Chapter 04

(00:56:40) Chapter 05

(01:08:19) Chapter 06

(01:22:25) Chapter 07

(01:34:38) Chapter 08

(01:47:59) Chapter 09

(01:58:42) Chapter 10

(02:13:09) Chapter 11

(02:26:40) Chapter 12

(02:40:37) Chapter 13

(02:53:03) Chapter 14

(03:07:01) Chapter 15

(03:19:08) Chapter 16

(03:29:32) Chapter 17

(03:46:20) Chapter 18

(04:04:59) Chapter 19

(04:15:33) Chapter 20

(04:25:23) Chapter 21

(04:37:32) Chapter 22

(04:48:57) Chapter 23

(05:03:34) Chapter 24

(05:16:32) Chapter 25

(05:33:21) Chapter 26

(05:44:36) Chapter 27

(05:59:02) Chapter 28

(06:11:33) Chapter 29

(06:23:20) Chapter 30

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The Whispering Eye, A Black Hood Novel by G. T. Fleming-Roberts audiobook.

Genre: thriller

In a city where headlines travel faster than truth, the masked crime fighter known as the Black Hood suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of the law. A shadowy underworld mastermind called the Eye engineers a ruthless scheme that leaves the Black Hood framed for robbery and murder, with the police closing in and the criminal world eager to collect its prize. Worse, Barbara Sutton, the woman whose faith matters most, turns against him, convinced the evidence proves his guilt. Now the Black Hood must slip through a tightening dragnet, trace the Eye's chain of corruption, and outthink a foe who seems to see everything while remaining unseen. Moving from smoky back rooms to violent street ambushes, the hunt becomes a test of nerve, identity, and loyalty: can a vigilante clear his name without becoming the monster the city already believes he is? Packed with pulp-era momentum, hard-edged danger, and a noir-tinged romance, The Whispering Eye throws its hero into a relentless race to expose the mastermind before the Eye's whispers become a death sentence.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:08) Chapter 02

(00:32:41) Chapter 03

(00:42:21) Chapter 04

(01:01:39) Chapter 05

(01:15:05) Chapter 06

(01:25:52) Chapter 07

(01:37:24) Chapter 08

(01:48:52) Chapter 09

(01:59:17) Chapter 10

(02:07:16) Chapter 11

(02:17:39) Chapter 12

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The Cartels Jungle by Irving E. Cox, Jr. audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a future where Earth has been reshaped by catastrophe and power has consolidated into a few ruthless cartels, Captain Max Hunter comes home from the space service with one simple plan: marry Ann Saymer and help her open a clinic. Ann is brilliant, idealistic, and on the verge of unveiling her greatest achievement - a revolutionary psychiatric device known as the Exorciser, a machine that can reach into the mind and change what people feel and fear. But before Max can trade uniforms for a quiet life, Ann vanishes, and whispers spread that her invention has drawn the attention of rival dynasties and their enforcers, who run society through a brittle mix of corporate rule, propaganda, and manufactured peace. Driven by love and a stubborn moral code, Max plunges into the glittering resorts, guarded precincts, and forbidden zones where the cartel elite live above everyone else. Each step toward Ann pulls him deeper into a maze of deception, factional politics, and psychological warfare, where the promise of a better world may be nothing more than a new kind of cage.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:12) Chapter 02

(01:03:46) Chapter 03

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Taras Bulba; a Tale of the Cossacks by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Set on the sweeping steppes of Eastern Europe, Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol's Taras Bulba follows a fierce old Cossack warrior who lives for the hard freedoms of the Zaporozhian Host and the holy fire of battle. When his two sons return from school, Taras wastes no time pulling them into the rough brotherhood of the Sich, where loyalty is sworn with steel, song, and shared danger. As conflict flares with the Polish forces who threaten Cossack lands and faith, father and sons are tested in raids, sieges, and brutal marches that demand absolute devotion to comrades and cause. But the greater struggle is not only on the battlefield: desire, conscience, and competing ideas of honor begin to tug the family apart, forcing each man to decide what he owes to his people, his beliefs, and his blood. By turns wild, grim, and darkly humorous, this classic tale explores patriotism, belonging, and the terrible price of uncompromising pride.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:26) Chapter 02

(00:52:28) Chapter 03

(01:09:53) Chapter 04

(01:29:56) Chapter 05

(01:56:04) Chapter 06

(02:22:44) Chapter 07

(02:54:03) Chapter 08

(03:16:24) Chapter 09

(03:51:20) Chapter 10

(04:05:33) Chapter 11

(04:31:13) Chapter 12

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Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Shorty McCabe used to earn his living with his fists. Now the ex-prizefighter is trying to keep steady work as a trainer in New York, only to learn that trouble finds him faster than any challenger ever could. Told in Shorty's fast-talking, streetwise voice, this classic romp begins when a bad horse tip and an empty bankroll introduce him to Leonidas Macklin Dodge, a silk-hatted schemer with a gift for talking his way into (and out of) any room in town. One good deed for a timid, chronically ill millionaire turns into a chain of unlikely jobs, odd alliances, and sudden invitations into high-society apartments where Shorty most definitely does not belong. Before long, Shorty is attached to a wealthy young gentleman he calls the Boss, whose money attracts parasites, whose romantic impulses attract danger, and whose past abroad refuses to stay buried. Whether he is playing bodyguard, boxing instructor, or reluctant confidant, Shorty must rely on blunt honesty, quick instincts, and a willingness to stand in a friend's corner when the stakes turn serious. Shorty McCabe is a whirlwind of hustles, misunderstandings, and loyalty tested under pressure, with New York swagger and old-world complications colliding at every turn.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:33:27) Chapter 02

(01:12:31) Chapter 03

(01:46:22) Chapter 04

(02:21:53) Chapter 05

(02:53:47) Chapter 06

(03:22:23) Chapter 07

(03:47:46) Chapter 08

(04:11:20) Chapter 09

(04:34:20) Chapter 10

(04:57:36) Chapter 11

(05:19:32) Chapter 12

(05:40:02) Chapter 13

(06:02:17) Chapter 14

(06:26:51) Chapter 15

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The Incubator Baby by Ellis Parker Butler audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Born at barely more than a pound, Marjorie Fielding begins life as a public marvel, sealed behind glass in a nickel-plated incubator while curious strangers peer in and experts adjust dials and temperatures. When she finally comes home, her mother, Mrs. Fielding, is determined to raise a perfect modern child by the newest rules of scientific motherhood: charts for every function, strict schedules, hygienic clothing, and a vigilant nurse, Chiswick, ready with a thermometer and a teaspoon. But Marjorie, telling her story with sharp, funny innocence, wants what babies have always wanted: warmth, attention, play, and the comforting arms of someone who understands her cries better than any statistic. As Marjorie grows from fragile exhibit to determined toddler, her spirited demands collide with a household ruled by committees, advice, and the fear of doing things the old-fashioned way. Ellis Parker Butler turns a simple nursery into a satirical battleground, asking how much system a child can bear, and what gets lost when parenting becomes an experiment.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:51) Chapter 02

(00:48:11) Chapter 03

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White Mountain Trails by Winthrop Packard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In White Mountain Trails, naturalist and journalist Winthrop Packard invites you onto the footpaths of New Hampshire's White Hills in a vivid, early-20th-century journey of climbing, watching, and wondering. Moving from the spring freshness of Chocorua and its lake to the high, stony world of Mount Washington, Packard follows well-known routes and lesser rambles alike: Carter Notch, Tuckerman's Ravine, Crawford Notch, Boott's Spur, Mount Jackson, Mount Lafayette, and more. Along the way, the mountains become a living field guide. Warblers and bobolinks flash through meadow edges, butterflies swarm the alpine air, and firs and birches change character with every rise in elevation. But this is not only a celebration of scenery. Packard weighs the mood of rain and fog against the hard clarity of summit mornings, and he notices the human marks on the landscape: mountain camps, small hamlets, farms clinging to steep shoulders, and the relentless work of logging roads pushing toward the last stands of spruce. Part travelogue, part nature essay, this book captures the White Mountains as both challenge and refuge, and asks what it means to truly know a wild place by walking it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:48) Chapter 02

(00:35:31) Chapter 03

(00:52:56) Chapter 04

(01:10:14) Chapter 05

(01:27:25) Chapter 06

(01:45:54) Chapter 07

(02:03:47) Chapter 08

(02:21:21) Chapter 09

(02:40:00) Chapter 10

(02:57:17) Chapter 11

(03:13:54) Chapter 12

(03:31:53) Chapter 13

(03:49:10) Chapter 14

(04:07:53) Chapter 15

(04:26:16) Chapter 16

(04:42:25) Chapter 17

(05:00:27) Chapter 18

(05:17:56) Chapter 19

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