Short Stories Of William Henry Harrison Murray by William Henry Harrison Murray audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Murray (1840-1904) was a sometime clergyman, journalist, and purveyor of the outdoor life. His books did much to popularize the virtues of outdoor experience, especially in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Here are stories, some humorous some serious, of the out-of-doors, of love between man and woman, man and horse, man and dog, teacher and acolyte, of wisdom and foolishness. This recording is a selection of his short stories from 'The Busted Ex-Texan And Other Stories' (1889), 'How Deacon Tubman And Parson Whitney Kept New Years And Other Stories' (1888) and 'A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car' (1898).

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:55:04) Chapter 02

(01:15:10) Chapter 03

(01:59:06) Chapter 04

(02:37:18) Chapter 05

(03:07:33) Chapter 06

(03:45:35) Chapter 07

(04:29:03) Chapter 08

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Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages by Wilhelm Wagner audiobook.

Genre: poetry

This volume contains the principal hero-lays of the six great epic cycles of the Teutonic Middle Ages: The Langobardian Legends, the Amelung and Kindred Legends; Dietrich of Bern's Adventures; the Nibelung Legends; the Hegeling Legends; and Beowulf. To them, the author has added the great mythical Carolingian cycle, which centred round the persons of Charlemagne and his heroes, and the Breton ones of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, as well as the legend of the Holy Grail. Therefore, this one book tells all of the great epic and romances of the Middle Ages in accessible language for the general public.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:09:44) Chapter 01

(00:22:12) Chapter 02

(01:07:53) Chapter 03

(01:52:27) Chapter 04

(02:26:35) Chapter 05

(02:52:10) Chapter 06

(03:13:31) Chapter 07

(03:22:08) Chapter 08

(03:57:42) Chapter 09

(04:29:47) Chapter 10

(04:58:55) Chapter 11

(05:15:40) Chapter 12

(05:35:27) Chapter 13

(05:42:16) Chapter 14

(05:45:05) Chapter 15

(05:55:33) Chapter 16

(06:02:30) Chapter 17

(06:23:27) Chapter 18

(06:31:30) Chapter 19

(06:45:43) Chapter 20

(07:02:30) Chapter 21

(07:33:36) Chapter 22

(07:41:31) Chapter 23

(08:36:14) Chapter 24

(08:46:36) Chapter 25

(08:59:35) Chapter 26

(09:10:29) Chapter 27

(09:24:41) Chapter 28

(09:36:52) Chapter 29

(09:46:23) Chapter 30

(09:50:09) Chapter 31

(10:01:30) Chapter 32

(10:06:28) Chapter 33

(10:11:26) Chapter 34

(10:20:28) Chapter 35

(10:45:04) Chapter 36

(11:10:07) Chapter 37

(11:29:30) Chapter 38

(11:53:50) Chapter 39

(12:06:41) Chapter 40

(13:00:16) Chapter 41

(13:17:28) Chapter 42

(13:37:46) Chapter 43

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Among the Great Masters of the Drama by Walter Rowlands audiobook.

Genre: biography

Among the Great Masters of the Drama is Walter Rowlands' brisk, story-driven tour through the people who shaped the modern stage - not only the playwrights whose works endured, but the performers who made theaters roar, weep, and gasp. Opening with portraits of towering writers like Shakespeare, Moliere, and Voltaire, Rowlands then turns the spotlight toward the craft of acting itself, tracing how reputation is built in rehearsal rooms, on smoky playhouse nights, and under the unforgiving gaze of an audience. Across a sequence of vivid sketches, he introduces legendary stage personalities such as Adrienne Lecouvreur, David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Edmund Kean, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Coquelin, Sarah Bernhardt, and many more. Blending biography, theatrical anecdote, and a critic's appreciation for style and technique, the book explores the costs of fame, the rivalry and devotion inside companies, and the strange alchemy by which a role becomes a legend. Part cultural history and part backstage chronicle, it invites listeners to see the theater as a living art made by flawed, daring, unforgettable individuals.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:31) Chapter 02

(00:16:40) Chapter 03

(00:29:01) Chapter 04

(00:36:08) Chapter 05

(00:43:57) Chapter 06

(00:53:01) Chapter 07

(01:01:05) Chapter 08

(01:10:38) Chapter 09

(01:18:00) Chapter 10

(01:25:11) Chapter 11

(01:33:17) Chapter 12

(01:42:30) Chapter 13

(01:51:45) Chapter 14

(02:01:32) Chapter 15

(02:12:24) Chapter 16

(02:27:27) Chapter 17

(02:34:03) Chapter 18

(02:44:42) Chapter 19

(02:52:11) Chapter 20

(02:57:28) Chapter 21

(03:06:20) Chapter 22

(03:13:04) Chapter 23

(03:19:20) Chapter 24

(03:26:00) Chapter 25

(03:33:46) Chapter 26

(03:38:58) Chapter 27

(03:42:47) Chapter 28

(03:51:43) Chapter 29

(03:58:01) Chapter 30

(04:07:53) Chapter 31

(04:11:55) Chapter 32

(04:16:07) Chapter 33

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Napoleon The First, An Intimate Biography by Walter Geer audiobook.

Genre: biography

Written a century after Napoleon's final defeat, Walter Geer's Napoleon The First, An Intimate Biography sets out to strip away both hero worship and demonization and to portray the man behind the legend. From a young Corsican outsider hungry for recognition, Napoleon Bonaparte rises through the upheavals of the French Revolution, wins startling victories that remake Europe, and learns to command not only armies but also opinion, law, and government. Geer follows the private pressures that shadow the public triumphs: the fierce pull of family, the complicated devotion to Josephine, the rivalries of brilliant subordinates, and the loneliness of a ruler who must trust few. As Napoleon forges an empire and then struggles to hold it together, every decision carries a personal cost, and every relationship becomes entangled with power. With a storyteller's pace and an eye for character, Geer balances campaign drama with court politics, showing how charisma, impatience, and relentless ambition can build a world and endanger it at the same time. The result is a portrait of strategy and temperament, and of a life that still provokes argument long after the cannons fall silent.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:28) Chapter 01

(00:32:46) Chapter 02

(00:59:00) Chapter 03

(01:21:55) Chapter 04

(01:50:12) Chapter 05

(02:19:30) Chapter 06

(02:58:09) Chapter 07

(03:30:19) Chapter 08

(04:02:32) Chapter 09

(04:33:43) Chapter 10

(05:07:45) Chapter 11

(05:33:13) Chapter 12

(06:10:23) Chapter 13

(06:46:31) Chapter 14

(07:22:30) Chapter 15

(07:42:50) Chapter 16

(08:21:31) Chapter 17

(08:50:58) Chapter 18

(09:28:45) Chapter 19

(10:01:02) Chapter 20

(10:40:17) Chapter 21

(11:15:15) Chapter 22

(11:47:55) Chapter 23

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Napoleon and Josephine The Rise of the Empire by Walter Geer audiobook.

Genre: biography

FOREWORD: 'In the popular estimation the Empress Josephine is crowned with a halo of goodness which makes the task of her biographer one of peculiar difficulty. The aversion which many feel towards Napoleon is not a little due to what they conceive to be the cruelty with which he treated the woman who for fourteen years was the companion of his glory. The writer of this book holds no brief either for the prosecution or the defence. He wants to draw a portrait - not to pronounce a judgment: his object is to depict Josephine as she was, and he leaves the reader to decide as to her goodness.' Walter Geer

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:37:29) Chapter 02

(01:10:01) Chapter 03

(01:49:08) Chapter 04

(02:27:09) Chapter 05

(02:54:42) Chapter 06

(03:34:09) Chapter 07

(04:03:46) Chapter 08

(04:43:26) Chapter 09

(05:07:19) Chapter 10

(05:31:54) Chapter 11

(06:09:16) Chapter 12

(06:45:24) Chapter 13

(07:22:26) Chapter 14

(07:54:23) Chapter 15

(08:33:38) Chapter 16

(09:07:19) Chapter 17

(09:40:35) Chapter 18

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The Blue Island by W. T. Stead audiobook.

Genre: religion

Written in the shadow of the RMS Titanic disaster, The Blue Island presents itself as an extraordinary report from beyond death. W. T. Stead, the famed British editor and reforming journalist who perished when the Titanic sank, returns here as the books guiding voice, speaking through a claimed process of automatic writing overseen by his daughter, Estelle Stead. The conduit is Pardoe Woodman, a young man in Estelle's theatrical circle who is described as psychically gifted and drawn into a strange responsibility: to record messages that arrive as if dictated from another shore. What emerges is a vivid, plainspoken tour of an otherworldly way-station called the Blue Island - a place of rest, orientation, and work for those newly departed, especially those taken suddenly. As Stead recounts the shock of his final night at sea and the bewildering first steps after death, the narrative becomes both consolation and challenge: if the boundary between worlds is thinner than we think, what does that mean for grief, fear, duty, and the life we choose to live now? Part spiritual testimony, part afterlife travelogue, this classic of early twentieth-century Spiritualism invites listeners to consider death not as an ending, but as a difficult transition into continued purpose.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:23) Chapter 02

(00:16:19) Chapter 03

(00:23:25) Chapter 04

(00:30:12) Chapter 05

(00:35:31) Chapter 06

(00:39:29) Chapter 07

(00:46:30) Chapter 08

(00:54:44) Chapter 09

(01:04:30) Chapter 10

(01:10:55) Chapter 11

(01:13:49) Chapter 12

(01:23:05) Chapter 13

(01:29:28) Chapter 14

(01:34:40) Chapter 15

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Easter Hymns by Various audiobook.

Genre: religion

Easter Hymns by Various is a devotional collection of classic songs of praise centered on the Easter story and the Christian hope of resurrection. Gathered from multiple writers and traditions, these hymns trace the journey from the sorrow of the cross to the wonder of the empty tomb, giving listeners language for gratitude, awe, repentance, and renewed faith. Designed for congregational singing, personal meditation, or seasonal worship, the selections blend memorable melodies with richly theological lyrics that celebrate Christ's victory over sin and death, the promise of new life, and the call to joyful witness. Each hymn functions like a small sermon in verse, pairing vivid biblical imagery with simple, singable lines that invite reflection and participation. Whether you are revisiting familiar favorites or discovering lesser-known texts, this anthology offers a steady rhythm of comfort and celebration, moving through themes of sacrifice, triumph, peace, and spiritual awakening. Ideal for Holy Week, Easter morning, or year-round encouragement, Easter Hymns offers a timeless soundtrack for worship and a gentle guide for prayerful contemplation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:02:11) Chapter 02

(00:03:32) Chapter 03

(00:04:58) Chapter 04

(00:07:22) Chapter 05

(00:09:35) Chapter 06

(00:12:20) Chapter 07

(00:14:31) Chapter 08

(00:16:07) Chapter 09

(00:17:42) Chapter 10

(00:19:30) Chapter 11

(00:21:23) Chapter 12

(00:23:51) Chapter 13

(00:24:59) Chapter 14

(00:26:49) Chapter 15

(00:29:14) Chapter 16

(00:31:46) Chapter 17

(00:37:28) Chapter 18

(00:39:24) Chapter 19

(00:41:25) Chapter 20

(00:43:34) Chapter 21

(00:46:14) Chapter 22

(00:48:19) Chapter 23

(00:49:43) Chapter 24

(00:51:18) Chapter 25

(00:52:55) Chapter 26

(00:54:40) Chapter 27

(00:56:02) Chapter 28

(00:57:27) Chapter 29

(01:00:42) Chapter 30

(01:03:30) Chapter 31

(01:06:05) Chapter 32

(01:10:46) Chapter 33

(01:11:43) Chapter 34

(01:13:05) Chapter 35

(01:15:17) Chapter 36

(01:18:01) Chapter 37

(01:21:06) Chapter 38

(01:22:35) Chapter 39

(01:24:10) Chapter 40

(01:27:37) Chapter 41

(01:29:01) Chapter 42

(01:31:24) Chapter 43

(01:32:52) Chapter 44

(01:37:11) Chapter 45

(01:39:03) Chapter 46

(01:40:43) Chapter 47

(01:42:36) Chapter 48

(01:44:12) Chapter 49

(01:45:54) Chapter 50

(01:48:04) Chapter 51

(01:52:24) Chapter 52

(01:54:41) Chapter 53

(01:57:20) Chapter 54

(02:00:09) Chapter 55

(02:01:56) Chapter 56

(02:03:52) Chapter 57

(02:06:41) Chapter 58

(02:09:27) Chapter 59

(02:12:50) Chapter 60

(02:14:56) Chapter 61

(02:16:59) Chapter 62

(02:19:24) Chapter 63

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Galopoff, the Talking Pony by Tudor Jenks audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

In Tudor Jenks' Galopoff, the Talking Pony, an ordinary stable yard becomes the doorway to the extraordinary when, for one day each year, the animals are able to speak. Galopoff, a spirited pony with a sharp mind and a flair for drama, finally gets his chance to tell the humans in his life what he has seen and survived. Gathered close are his young mistress and her visiting cousin, eager to hear why this small pony carries himself like a seasoned traveler. What follows is a fast-moving chain of tales that sweeps from quiet domestic life into far-flung exploits: a journey into Russia, the shock of being bought and sold, the strange rules of show business, and the glittering danger of the circus ring. Along the way Galopoff crosses paths with larger-than-life strangers, brushes up against high society, and faces tests that demand courage, quick thinking, and loyalty to friends old and new. By turns funny, tense, and tender, Jenks' story celebrates imagination, self-reliance, and the power of a good yarn to turn an ordinary afternoon into an adventure.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:39) Chapter 02

(00:20:42) Chapter 03

(00:31:11) Chapter 04

(00:41:10) Chapter 05

(00:50:15) Chapter 06

(00:58:06) Chapter 07

(01:06:57) Chapter 08

(01:16:23) Chapter 09

(01:32:36) Chapter 10

(01:53:47) Chapter 11

(02:09:48) Chapter 12

(02:22:06) Chapter 13

(02:34:20) Chapter 14

(02:49:48) Chapter 15

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On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus audiobook.

Genre: poetry

On the Nature of Things, written in the first century BCE by Titus Lucretius Carus, is one of the principle expositions on Epicurean philosophy and science to have survived from antiquity. Far from being a dry treatise on the many topics it covers, the original Latin version (entitled De Rerum Natura) was written in the form of an extended poem in hexameter, with a beauty of style that was admired and emulated by his successors, including Ovid and Cicero. The version read here is an English verse translation written by William Ellery Leonard. Although Leonard penned his version in the early twentieth century, he chose to adhere to both the vocabulary and meter (alternating between pentameter and hexameter) of Elizabethan-era poetry.

While the six untitled books that comprise On the Nature of Things delve into a broad range of subjects, including the physical nature of the universe, the workings of the human mind and body, and the natural history of the Earth, Lucretius repeatedly asserts throughout the work that his chief purpose is to provide the reader with a means to escape the 'darkness of the mind' imposed by superstition and ignorance. To this end he offers us his enlightening verses, that through them might be revealed to us 'nature's aspect, and her laws'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:37) Chapter 02

(00:24:22) Chapter 03

(00:36:41) Chapter 04

(00:49:44) Chapter 05

(01:05:56) Chapter 06

(01:19:58) Chapter 07

(01:33:06) Chapter 08

(01:47:41) Chapter 09

(02:01:14) Chapter 10

(02:14:55) Chapter 11

(02:28:44) Chapter 12

(02:46:15) Chapter 13

(02:58:16) Chapter 14

(03:10:25) Chapter 15

(03:16:25) Chapter 16

(03:26:40) Chapter 17

(03:32:04) Chapter 18

(03:38:46) Chapter 19

(03:52:22) Chapter 20

(04:08:31) Chapter 21

(04:25:43) Chapter 22

(04:35:10) Chapter 23

(04:48:28) Chapter 24

(05:05:53) Chapter 25

(05:23:21) Chapter 26

(05:40:31) Chapter 27

(05:58:34) Chapter 28

(06:16:44) Chapter 29

(06:33:25) Chapter 30

(06:48:37) Chapter 31

(07:06:27) Chapter 32

(07:22:10) Chapter 33

(07:37:02) Chapter 34

(07:52:32) Chapter 35

(08:07:45) Chapter 36

(08:22:56) Chapter 37

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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad by Thornton W. Burgess audiobook.

Genre: family

In The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad, Thornton W. Burgess invites listeners into the Green Meadows and the Smiling Pool, where a small, warty, wide-mouthed fellow becomes the center of big curiosity and bigger trouble. Old Mr. Toad is not fast like Peter Rabbit, not fierce like Reddy Fox, and not flashy like some of the birds, but he has his own quiet strengths and a stubborn determination to live his life in peace. When newcomers and old neighbors begin to wonder about his strange looks, his nighttime wanderings, and his mysterious ways, Old Mr. Toad finds himself misunderstood, teased, and sometimes hunted. As he searches for food, avoids sharp-eyed enemies, and navigates the shifting dangers of meadow and roadside, he must rely on patience, caution, and a few surprising tricks. Along the way, familiar friends and rivals from Burgess' woodland world appear, turning each chapter into a lively episode of close calls, clever escapes, and hard-earned wisdom. Warm, playful, and gently instructive, this classic tale celebrates nature, resilience, and the value of being judged by character rather than appearance.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:05:17) Chapter 02

(00:09:50) Chapter 03

(00:13:59) Chapter 04

(00:18:15) Chapter 05

(00:21:50) Chapter 06

(00:25:56) Chapter 07

(00:30:41) Chapter 08

(00:35:07) Chapter 09

(00:40:52) Chapter 10

(00:45:01) Chapter 11

(00:49:39) Chapter 12

(00:53:41) Chapter 13

(01:00:34) Chapter 14

(01:06:47) Chapter 15

(01:13:15) Chapter 16

(01:17:20) Chapter 17

(01:21:40) Chapter 18

(01:26:00) Chapter 19

(01:31:17) Chapter 20

(01:36:27) Chapter 21

(01:40:32) Chapter 22

(01:45:28) Chapter 23

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