Classic Audiobook Collection

The Arizona Callahan by Henry James OBrien Bedford-Jones audiobook.
Genre: adventure
In a gale off the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan, Nelly Callahan watches a battered canoe fight for shore - and the bloodied stranger inside vanish around the point. When he walks into her fathers fishing camp soon after, grinning through his bruises, he brings more than a shipwreck story. He calls himself Hardrock Callahan, nicknamed for two years spent in Arizona, and he claims he has legally bought the very timber and shoreline the island men treat as their own. On these isolated islands, where family loyalty matters more than papers and old grudges simmer alongside moonshine, an outsider can spark a feud with a single sentence. Hardrock quickly finds himself facing Hughie Dunlevy, the powerful local man her father expects Nelly to marry, and Nelly is forced to choose how far she will go to resist a life decided for her. As storms roll in and tempers flare, Hardrock tries to stand his ground, win allies, and prove he is more than a reckless drifter - while Nelly weighs freedom, loyalty, and the dangerous cost of defying the islands unwritten law.

Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:15:14) Chapter 02
(00:29:58) Chapter 03
(00:45:14) Chapter 04
(00:59:52) Chapter 05
(01:14:05) Chapter 06
(01:32:38) Chapter 07
(01:49:09) Chapter 08
(02:03:40) Chapter 09
(02:22:00) Chapter 10
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Fairhaven; a Story of Pilgrim Land by Henry Grattan Donnelly audiobook.
Genre: drama
In Fairhaven: a Story of Pilgrim Land, Henry Grattan Donnelly (writing under the byline Justis Henry G. D.) turns back to coastal New England in the first, uncertain generation after the Mayflower. In a settlement where every harvest is a gamble and every quarrel can become a crisis, a young newcomer to the colony is forced to choose what kind of life he will build: a quiet existence shaped by strict faith and communal duty, or a bolder path driven by private hopes, ambition, and love. Around him, the little town that calls itself Fairhaven struggles to hold together as sickness, scarcity, and old-world rivalries test its resolve. Friends become opponents in disputes over leadership and conscience, families fracture under the pressure of survival, and a single personal decision can ripple outward into the fate of the whole community. Rich with period detail and a sense of place, Donnelly's novel explores the cost of belonging, the pull between principle and desire, and the fragile courage it takes to turn a harsh shoreline into a home.

Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:09:02) Chapter 02
(00:17:59) Chapter 03
(00:30:36) Chapter 04
(00:41:55) Chapter 05
(00:54:24) Chapter 06
(01:10:25) Chapter 07
(01:26:52) Chapter 08
(01:38:06) Chapter 09
(01:55:58) Chapter 10
(02:10:11) Chapter 11
(02:24:28) Chapter 12
(02:41:01) Chapter 13
(02:56:32) Chapter 14
(03:09:59) Chapter 15
(03:25:13) Chapter 16
(03:37:28) Chapter 17
(03:53:22) Chapter 18
(04:08:49) Chapter 19
(04:29:12) Chapter 20
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Pleasure Cycling by Henry Clyde audiobook.
Genre: self help
First published in 1895, Pleasure Cycling is Henry Clyde's warm, practical invitation into the new, exhilarating world of the safety bicycle - written for beginners who are just learning what it means to travel under their own power. Looking back on his own early missteps, Clyde speaks directly to the would-be 'wheelman' with clear, confidence-building guidance: how to choose a dependable machine, how to get comfortable in the saddle, and how to develop the balance, control, and road sense that turn wobbling practice into smooth, steady riding. Along the way, he covers the everyday realities that make cycling truly pleasurable, from simple maintenance and care to sensible dress and equipment, so riders can spend more time on the road and less time wrestling with preventable problems. More than a manual, the book is also a love letter to cycling as innocent enjoyment and healthy living, praising its physical benefits and its power to refresh the mind. Clyde's pages capture an idyllic pre-automobile moment when the open road felt newly accessible, and every ride promised freedom, fitness, and discovery.

Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:03:10) Chapter 01
(00:23:36) Chapter 02
(00:58:42) Chapter 03
(01:23:56) Chapter 04
(01:47:49) Chapter 05
(02:10:49) Chapter 06
(02:30:27) Chapter 07
(02:57:39) Chapter 08
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A Study of British Genius by Havelock Ellis audiobook.
Genre: science
In A Study of British Genius, pioneering psychologist and social commentator Havelock Ellis turns a cool, inquisitive eye on one of the most slippery questions of all: why do certain people, in certain places and periods, rise to extraordinary achievement? Drawing on biographical records and historical data rather than inspirational anecdotes, Ellis surveys the men and women Britain has celebrated as writers, artists, scientists, inventors, and public leaders, then asks what patterns sit beneath their reputations. What does 'genius' mean in practical terms, and how does it differ from talent, diligence, or luck? Ellis weighs heredity against environment, probing family background, education, geography, class, health, and the pressures of modern life. Along the way, he challenges comforting myths about greatness and highlights the social conditions that can nurture - or waste - exceptional ability. Part cultural history and part early social science, this concise work captures the Edwardian era's fascination with measurement, progress, and human potential, while still speaking to modern debates about merit, opportunity, and the making of eminence.

Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:04:50) Chapter 01
(00:28:35) Chapter 02
(01:35:20) Chapter 03
(01:56:07) Chapter 04
(02:48:08) Chapter 05
(03:12:00) Chapter 06
(03:35:50) Chapter 07
(03:42:48) Chapter 08
(04:18:20) Chapter 09
(04:24:40) Chapter 10
(04:33:32) Chapter 11
(04:42:38) Chapter 12
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The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells audiobook.
Genre: scifi
H. G. Wells gathers a bracing selection of early science fiction and darkly imaginative tales in The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories. Moving from lonely mountains and strange hidden valleys to bustling cities where the future presses uncomfortably close, these stories introduce ordinary men and women confronted by extraordinary ideas: a traveler who stumbles upon an isolated society with its own unsettling logic, scientists and dreamers whose experiments slip beyond control, and observers who realize too late that human perception is both a gift and a trap. Wells writes with crisp wit and a reporter's eye for detail, grounding fantastic premises in everyday behavior and social tension. Across the collection, wonder and dread sit side by side as curiosity becomes obsession, progress threatens to erase compassion, and certainty crumbles under the weight of new evidence. At once eerie, satirical, and prophetic, these stories explore what happens when the world changes faster than the mind can adapt - and when the strangest discoveries turn out to be reflections of our own limits.

Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:14:23) Chapter 01
(00:31:41) Chapter 02
(01:01:08) Chapter 03
(01:18:17) Chapter 04
(01:38:19) Chapter 05
(01:55:59) Chapter 06
(02:24:54) Chapter 07
(02:50:25) Chapter 08
(03:15:15) Chapter 09
(03:43:48) Chapter 10
(04:03:57) Chapter 11
(04:51:05) Chapter 12
(05:31:07) Chapter 13
(05:57:10) Chapter 14
(06:19:52) Chapter 15
(07:14:46) Chapter 16
(07:38:41) Chapter 17
(08:08:47) Chapter 18
(08:57:52) Chapter 19
(09:45:35) Chapter 20
(10:17:15) Chapter 21
(11:00:53) Chapter 22
(11:09:24) Chapter 23
(11:38:37) Chapter 24
(12:26:25) Chapter 25
(13:30:05) Chapter 26
(13:56:23) Chapter 27
(14:31:54) Chapter 28
(14:55:17) Chapter 29
(15:21:22) Chapter 30
(15:59:09) Chapter 31
(16:46:06) Chapter 32
(17:50:05) Chapter 33
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