Classic Audiobook Collection

Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett audiobook.
Genre: romance
Emily Fox-Seton is a gentle, capable woman of modest means who has spent years making herself indispensable in the homes of the wealthy. At thirty-six, she has little money, no family to rely on, and few prospects beyond the endless round of errands, social obligations, and quiet humiliations expected of a well-bred companion. Yet Emily meets each demand with patience, dignity, and an unshakable instinct for kindness. When she is asked to help organize a grand country-house celebration, her competence brings her into the orbit of Lord Walderhurst, an influential and emotionally reserved aristocrat facing urgent pressures of his own. Their unlikely connection appears to offer Emily a new place in a world that has long overlooked her. But entry into privilege brings isolation as well as comfort, and Emily must confront social cruelty, manipulation, and dangers concealed beneath the polished manners of Edwardian high society. Frances Hodgson Burnett's Emily Fox-Seton is a moving portrait of resilience, moral courage, and a woman discovering that her quiet strength can be more powerful than anyone expects.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:26:48) Chapter 02
(00:45:59) Chapter 03
(01:24:19) Chapter 04
(01:36:51) Chapter 05
(01:51:37) Chapter 06
(02:12:21) Chapter 07
(02:59:58) Chapter 08
(03:07:48) Chapter 09
(03:21:07) Chapter 10
(03:32:39) Chapter 11
(03:49:51) Chapter 12
(04:03:55) Chapter 13
(04:16:24) Chapter 14
(04:27:55) Chapter 15
(05:07:30) Chapter 16
(05:22:22) Chapter 17
(05:34:04) Chapter 18
(05:52:54) Chapter 19
(06:04:02) Chapter 20
(06:24:30) Chapter 21
(06:36:24) Chapter 22
(06:55:01) Chapter 23
(07:21:16) Chapter 24

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A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett audiobook.
Genre: romance
In the glittering yet perilous world of late seventeenth-century England, Clorinda Wildairs is born unwanted into the grand but loveless household of Sir Jeoffry Wildairs. Neglected in childhood and raised amid disorder, the fierce, brilliant girl refuses to become as meek and invisible as society expects. Her audacity eventually wins the attention of her formidable father, who treats her more like the son he never had than a conventional daughter. But as Clorinda approaches womanhood, she recognizes that her wild upbringing has made her notorious - and that beauty, rank, and courage alone may not secure the future she wants. Determined to transform herself into a true lady of quality, she enters a fashionable world governed by gossip, marriage bargains, power, and dangerous men. There she must contend with the legacy of her family, the limits placed on women, and feelings as intense and unruly as her own nature. Frances Hodgson Burnett's historical romance follows an unforgettable heroine whose hard-won self-command is tested by love, conscience, and the consequences of defying every rule meant to contain her.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:01:01) Chapter 01
(00:18:18) Chapter 02
(00:40:55) Chapter 03
(01:00:30) Chapter 04
(01:27:15) Chapter 05
(01:50:07) Chapter 06
(02:16:08) Chapter 07
(02:36:58) Chapter 08
(03:11:05) Chapter 09
(03:26:30) Chapter 10
(03:45:01) Chapter 11
(04:17:19) Chapter 12
(04:33:00) Chapter 13
(05:02:00) Chapter 14
(05:35:48) Chapter 15
(06:03:51) Chapter 16
(06:34:15) Chapter 17
(07:04:14) Chapter 18
(07:17:03) Chapter 19
(07:44:33) Chapter 20
(08:03:21) Chapter 21
(08:31:07) Chapter 22
(08:42:44) Chapter 23
(09:03:31) Chapter 24

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A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett audiobook.
Genre: romance
Set in the proper English village of Slowbridge, A Fair Barbarian begins when Octavia Bassett, a wealthy young American from Nevada, arrives to stay with her quiet and conventional aunt, Miss Belinda. Octavia is beautiful, warmhearted, and completely untroubled by the rules that govern local society, and her bright clothes, easy manners, and frank conversation send the village into a state of fascinated alarm. At the center of that world stands Lady Theobald, the grand guardian of Slowbridge respectability, whose opinions shape everyone around her, especially her shy granddaughter Lucia Gaston. As Octavia befriends Lucia and moves through teas, visits, and whispered judgments, her very presence starts to expose the stiffness, snobbery, and hidden longings beneath the town's polished surface. Romantic complications begin to form as admirers circle, old expectations are challenged, and Lucia's future becomes entangled with questions of class and personal courage. Light, witty, and sharply observant, the novel uses culture clash and social comedy to explore independence, kindness, and the quiet power of a young woman who refuses to be trimmed to fit other people's idea of propriety.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:09:41) Chapter 02
(00:20:06) Chapter 03
(00:27:27) Chapter 04
(00:37:17) Chapter 05
(00:48:07) Chapter 06
(01:02:44) Chapter 07
(01:11:35) Chapter 08
(01:25:28) Chapter 09
(01:32:57) Chapter 10
(01:44:50) Chapter 11
(01:51:59) Chapter 12
(02:01:11) Chapter 13
(02:10:36) Chapter 14
(02:17:57) Chapter 15
(02:27:15) Chapter 16
(02:36:37) Chapter 17
(02:51:31) Chapter 18
(02:58:09) Chapter 19
(03:08:53) Chapter 20
(03:22:32) Chapter 21
(03:31:53) Chapter 22
(03:46:05) Chapter 23
(03:54:46) Chapter 24
(04:03:47) Chapter 25
(04:13:16) Chapter 26
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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles audiobook.
Genre: tragedy
In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the proud and celebrated king of Thebes faces a crisis that threatens both his city and his own sense of identity. A deadly plague has fallen over the land, and Oedipus, determined to save his people, vows to uncover the cause. His search leads him into a tense and increasingly dangerous investigation tied to an old, unresolved crime. As he questions witnesses, consults prophets, and clashes with those closest to him, Oedipus reveals himself as a ruler of fierce intelligence, courage, and stubborn will. Around him stand Queen Jocasta, whose loyalty is shadowed by fear, and the blind seer Tiresias, whose words challenge everything Oedipus believes about truth and power. What begins as a royal duty becomes a relentless pursuit of knowledge, where each answer opens a darker question. With its tightly woven plot, emotional intensity, and powerful themes of fate, pride, blindness, and self-discovery, this ancient drama remains one of the most gripping and influential works in world literature.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 1
(00:48:22) Chapter 2
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Antigone by Sophocles audiobook.
Genre: tragedy
In Sophocles' Antigone, the royal house of Thebes is left shattered after a brutal civil war in which Antigone's two brothers die fighting on opposite sides. Their uncle, King Creon, takes the throne and issues a harsh decree: one brother will be honored with burial, while the other is to be left unburied as a traitor. Antigone, driven by loyalty to her family and obedience to divine law, cannot accept this command. Her quiet but determined sister Ismene fears the consequences, while Creon becomes increasingly rigid in defending the authority of the state. As Antigone acts on her convictions, the conflict grows beyond a private act of mourning into a fierce struggle over justice, power, duty, and conscience. Haemon, Creon's son and Antigone's betrothed, is caught between love and obedience, and the people of Thebes watch as pride hardens every position. With stark emotional power, Antigone explores the cost of moral defiance and the danger of inflexible rule, creating a tense and deeply human drama about what happens when personal honor collides with political law.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 1
(00:42:31) Chapter 2
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