Bunce, the Bobby and the Broads by Fritz Zorn audiobook. Genre: drama Step into the smoky, neon‑washed streets of 1960s London, where the pubs never sleep, the jukebox never stops, and trouble is always one bad decision away. Bunce is a small‑time chancer with big‑time ambitions, a man who lives on quick scams, easy charm, and the hope that his next scheme will finally change his luck. The “Bobby” is the dogged, world‑weary policeman who’s been watching Bunce dance along the edge of the law for far too long. And the “Broads” are the sharp‑witted, sharp‑dressed women who know that in this city, survival depends on seeing three moves ahead of the men who think they’re in charge. In this crackling, dialogue‑driven tale of cons, collisions, and close calls, alliances shift as fast as the night’s last orders. Zorn lets you hear every clink of glass, every whispered deal, every hurried footstep in the alley as Bunce’s latest ploy spirals into a dangerous game that no one can fully control. Performed by a full cast who bring every sly joke, tense stare, and smoky-room secret vividly to life, this audiobook plunges you into a world where everyone’s bluffing, no one’s innocent, and the only question is who will be left standing when the sun finally crawls over the rooftops. If you love character‑driven crime capers laced with wit, atmosphere, and moral ambiguity, this is a ride you won’t want to step off until the very last scene fades to black. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:27) Chapter 02 (00:49:24) Chapter 03 (01:16:55) Chapter 04 (01:50:36) Chapter 05 (02:22:29) Chapter 06 (02:57:44) Chapter 07 (03:24:27) Chapter 08 (03:57:21) Chapter 09 (04:23:29) Chapter 10 (04:53:47) Chapter 11 (05:22:59) Chapter 12 (05:53:26) Chapter 13 (06:19:57) Chapter 14 (06:49:31) Chapter 15 (07:07:45) Chapter 16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sea Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts audiobook. Genre: mystery Fog rolls over the Devonshire coast as the tide slowly reveals a chilling discovery: a dismantled packing case containing a man’s body, with every clue deliberately obscured. No name. No obvious motive. No clear trail. From this single grim puzzle, the methodical and quietly relentless Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard begins one of his most intricate investigations. With almost nothing to go on, French must reconstruct a crime that seems to have been engineered to leave no trace—calculating train timetables, analyzing shipping routes, and patiently testing alibis against the unforgiving logic of time and place. Freeman Wills Crofts, a master of the classic “howdunit,” invites you into a world where reason, persistence, and tiny overlooked details are the keys to unlocking murder. As the clues carry French from remote coastal villages to industrial centers and shadowy docks, the narrative tightens like a noose, each new fact snapping into place with almost mathematical precision. This audiobook is a slow-burn intellectual pleasure: atmospheric, grounded in realistic police work, and deeply satisfying as every piece of the puzzle finally clicks into a perfectly constructed solution. Listeners who love Golden Age detective fiction, ingenious plotting, and fair-play mysteries will find “The Sea Mystery” an absorbing experience from the first shrouded clue to the last, devastating revelation. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:25:56) Chapter 02 (00:54:02) Chapter 03 (01:21:29) Chapter 04 (01:47:16) Chapter 05 (02:06:00) Chapter 06 (02:23:17) Chapter 07 (02:54:09) Chapter 08 (03:19:35) Chapter 09 (03:44:25) Chapter 10 (04:09:20) Chapter 11 (04:27:42) Chapter 12 (04:58:06) Chapter 13 (05:28:30) Chapter 14 (05:53:01) Chapter 15 (06:18:21) Chapter 16 (06:38:38) Chapter 17 (07:07:39) Chapter 18 (07:32:25) Chapter 19 (08:13:43) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden audiobook. Genre: fantasy Little Johannes is a luminous, dreamlike voyage into childhood and conscience: Frederik van Eeden’s beloved late‑19th‑century fairy tale follows a sensitive boy as he wakes to the wonders and cruelties of the world, guided by talking creatures, enigmatic teachers and the deep rhythms of nature. Part fable, part philosophical bildungsroman, the story drifts between enchanted forests, seaside mysteries and quiet village life while probing big questions about innocence, responsibility, love and social belonging. Van Eeden’s prose is at once tender and probing—rich with vivid imagery, gentle humor and moral urgency—and the audiobook lets every lyrical turn and human insight ring out, inviting listeners to linger over the scenes of play and the moments of painful awakening. Perfect for anyone who loves classic fairy tales with an intellectual heart, Little Johannes rewards repeated listening: it is a restorative, thought‑provoking companion for adults who remember the magic of being young and for younger listeners ready to hear a story that treats their curiosity with seriousness and wonder. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:16:09) Chapter 01 (00:25:35) Chapter 02 (00:59:01) Chapter 03 (01:21:59) Chapter 04 (01:53:48) Chapter 05 (02:09:53) Chapter 06 (02:20:40) Chapter 07 (02:31:30) Chapter 08 (02:52:49) Chapter 09 (03:18:32) Chapter 10 (03:37:03) Chapter 11 (04:07:09) Chapter 12 (04:24:30) Chapter 13 (04:55:49) Chapter 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abraham Lincoln - The Practical Mystic by Francis Grierson audiobook. Genre: biography Listen as Francis Grierson peels back the public legend to reveal Abraham Lincoln the man: a contemplative, sometimes melancholy leader whose mind was shaped by moral seriousness, visionary intuition, and a quietly practical spirituality. This evocative portrait traces Lincoln’s solitary habits, dreams, and moments of moral reckoning against the thunder of the Civil War, inviting listeners to understand how private grief and prophetic insight informed public action. Grierson’s prose moves between anecdote and philosophical reflection, painting Lincoln as a “practical mystic” whose uncommon inner life—his sense of destiny, his wrestling with conscience, and his capacity for compassion—became a guiding force in a nation’s darkest hour. Perfect for history lovers and anyone drawn to intimate character studies, this audiobook transforms familiar facts into a haunting, human story, offering fresh emotional perspective on one of America’s most consequential figures. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:14:19) Chapter 2 (00:28:07) Chapter 3 (00:45:47) Chapter 4 (01:02:31) Chapter 5 (01:13:55) Chapter 6 (01:28:59) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Post by Ford Madox Ford audiobook. Genre: drama Last Post, the quietly devastating final volume of Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End tetralogy, is an elegiac meditation on memory, loss and the slow unravelling of an era. Set in the uneasy aftermath of the First World War, the novel follows Christopher Tietjens — rigid, honorable, and emotionally reserved — as he navigates the wreckage of marriage, class and conscience while the world around him slips into a new, less certain order. Ford’s prose moves between wry clarity and haunting interior reverie, rendering ordinary scenes — a country house, a ruined estate, a brief encounter — as charged with the weight of history and private regret. Listeners will be drawn into the subtle, often painful dynamics between Christopher, the mercurial Sylvia and the idealistic Valentine, experiencing through voice and rhythm the novel’s moral complexities and its spare, music-like cadences. For anyone who loves character-driven literature, psychological nuance and the elegiac beauty of modernist writing, Last Post is an immersive, emotionally rich audiobook that lingers long after the final line. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:14) Chapter 01 (00:40:34) Chapter 02 (01:16:21) Chapter 03 (01:46:30) Chapter 04 (02:32:27) Chapter 05 (03:19:58) Chapter 06 (03:47:24) Chapter 07 (04:22:57) Chapter 08 (05:01:00) Chapter 09 (05:37:53) Chapter 10 (06:25:07) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Diamond Lens with Other Stories by Fitz-James OBrien audiobook. Genre: scifi Step into the shadowed laboratories and gaslit parlors of Victorian imagination with The Diamond Lens with Other Stories, a beguiling collection by Fitz-James O’Brien where scientific curiosity and supernatural dread collide. At the heart of the collection, “The Diamond Lens” follows an obsessive microscopist who grinds a jewel into a lens capable of revealing an astonishing hidden world — a fragile, luminous life no human eye has seen before — and the strange, beautiful, and tragic consequences that follow when obsession turns discovery into desire. Surrounding this centerpiece are tales that shift from eerie ghost stories to early speculative and proto-science-fiction experiments, each written with O’Brien’s elegant prose, dry wit, and a keen sense of the uncanny. These stories are equal parts wonder and warning: vivid period detail and inventive premise make for haunting twists, moral ambiguity, and a persistent sense that curiosity can open doors better left unopened. Perfect for listeners who love richly atmospheric narration, moral complexity, and the creaking thrill of nineteenth-century speculative fiction, this audiobook promises jolts of horror, sparks of science, and the melancholy beauty of discoveries that change everything. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:23:48) Chapter 01 (01:19:11) Chapter 02 (02:33:00) Chapter 03 (03:28:50) Chapter 04 (04:09:42) Chapter 05 (04:58:24) Chapter 06 (05:38:37) Chapter 07 (06:16:50) Chapter 08 (06:48:56) Chapter 09 (07:15:39) Chapter 10 (07:45:00) Chapter 11 (08:13:48) Chapter 12 (08:59:07) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Trumpet and Drum by Eugene Field audiobook. Genre: poetry With Trumpet and Drum is a charming, lyrical collection of verse from Eugene Field that invites listeners into a world of small wonders, gentle humor, and wistful longing. Field’s voice—playful, musical, and quietly wise—turns ordinary childhood scenes, twilight imaginings, and homespun Americana into warm, memorable moments that linger in the ear. Perfect for family listening or a solitary evening, the poems move with a sing-song cadence and surprising emotional depth: one moment they sparkle with mischievous laughter, the next they reach toward a tender melancholy that will resonate with adults as much as with children. Read aloud, these pieces unfold like a lullaby-book come to life, full of vivid images, rhythmic lines, and the kind of comforting nostalgia that makes listeners smile, sigh, and return again and again. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:18) Chapter 01 (00:04:30) Chapter 02 (00:07:13) Chapter 03 (00:09:28) Chapter 04 (00:11:33) Chapter 05 (00:14:25) Chapter 06 (00:17:22) Chapter 07 (00:18:57) Chapter 08 (00:22:19) Chapter 09 (00:23:59) Chapter 10 (00:25:59) Chapter 11 (00:28:52) Chapter 12 (00:30:55) Chapter 13 (00:32:33) Chapter 14 (00:33:27) Chapter 15 (00:35:01) Chapter 16 (00:39:53) Chapter 17 (00:41:57) Chapter 18 (00:44:26) Chapter 19 (00:46:24) Chapter 20 (00:48:24) Chapter 21 (00:51:43) Chapter 22 (00:53:11) Chapter 23 (00:55:14) Chapter 24 (00:57:17) Chapter 25 (00:58:56) Chapter 26 (01:02:29) Chapter 27 (01:04:34) Chapter 28 (01:06:28) Chapter 29 (01:07:53) Chapter 30 (01:09:03) Chapter 31 (01:10:16) Chapter 32 (01:11:58) Chapter 33 (01:16:39) Chapter 34 (01:18:20) Chapter 35 (01:22:30) Chapter 36 (01:24:21) Chapter 37 (01:26:06) Chapter 38 (01:27:55) Chapter 39 (01:30:41) Chapter 40 (01:32:17) Chapter 41 (01:34:02) Chapter 42 (01:36:00) Chapter 43 (01:37:47) Chapter 44 (01:39:51) Chapter 45 (01:41:41) Chapter 46 (01:44:02) Chapter 47 (01:45:28) Chapter 48 (01:47:56) Chapter 49 (01:50:07) Chapter 50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Text-book of Assaying by Cornelius Beringer audiobook. Genre: science A Text-book of Assaying by Cornelius Beringer is a practical, authoritative guide that converts the exacting craft of ore and metal analysis into a compelling auditory lesson for engineers, chemists, students, and curious hands-on learners. This audiobook takes listeners through the fundamental principles and step-by-step procedures of assaying — from sampling and fire-assay techniques to wet chemistry, cupellation, alloy analysis, and the careful handling of reagents and equipment — while illuminating why each step matters for accuracy and safety. Beringer’s methodical explanations are enriched with real-world examples and troubleshooting tips that reveal the judgment calls and observational skills behind laboratory work, making complex calculations and lab routines feel accessible and purposeful. Carefully narrated, the text becomes a masterclass in precision: listeners will understand not just how assays are performed but how to interpret results, avoid common errors, and adapt techniques to different ores and metals. Whether you’re revisiting a foundational manual, preparing for fieldwork, or fascinated by the science that underpins mining, metallurgy, and analytical chemistry, this audiobook delivers timeless techniques and professional insight in a clear, engaging voice. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:55) Chapter 02 (01:11:23) Chapter 03 (01:30:32) Chapter 04 (02:09:48) Chapter 05 (02:32:00) Chapter 06 (03:19:56) Chapter 07 (03:41:31) Chapter 08 (04:16:51) Chapter 09 (04:49:26) Chapter 10 (05:22:55) Chapter 11 (05:46:11) Chapter 12 (06:18:36) Chapter 13 (06:41:11) Chapter 14 (07:10:04) Chapter 15 (07:37:07) Chapter 16 (08:11:15) Chapter 17 (08:43:45) Chapter 18 (08:58:50) Chapter 19 (09:27:58) Chapter 20 (09:55:24) Chapter 21 (10:30:47) Chapter 22 (10:58:03) Chapter 23 (11:27:49) Chapter 24 (12:00:48) Chapter 25 (12:35:03) Chapter 26 (13:11:46) Chapter 27 (13:45:48) Chapter 28 (14:16:26) Chapter 29 (14:46:43) Chapter 30 (15:26:14) Chapter 31 (15:42:39) Chapter 32 (16:13:31) Chapter 33 (16:34:05) Chapter 34 (17:07:44) Chapter 35 (17:36:15) Chapter 36 (18:04:36) Chapter 37 (18:29:59) Chapter 38 (18:49:37) Chapter 39 (19:14:29) Chapter 40 (19:59:29) Chapter 41 (20:45:36) Chapter 42 (21:18:22) Chapter 43 (21:51:10) Chapter 44 (22:19:13) Chapter 45 (22:47:45) Chapter 46 (23:04:14) Chapter 47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Army Mental Tests by Clarence Stone Yoakum audiobook. Genre: science Step back into the urgent laboratories and military camps of the World War I era with a compelling audio presentation of Clarence Stone Yoakum’s “Army Mental Tests.” This influential manual, produced when psychology was racing to meet the needs of a modern army, opens a window on the origins of standardized testing: the practical instruments, clear procedures, and rapid decision-making that helped shape personnel selection, training, and morale in a time of mass mobilization. Listeners will appreciate the authoritative, instructive voice as it guides them through sample tests, scoring methods, and the thinking of early psychometricians—presented here with historical context and thoughtful narration that reveals both the ambition and the limits of early 20th‑century scientific thinking. More than a dry handbook, this audiobook is a lively historical document: it illuminates how measurement, language, and institutional pressure combined to create new tools for judging ability, and it invites modern listeners to reflect on the ethical and social consequences that still echo in today’s testing culture. Whether you’re interested in the history of psychology, military history, or the roots of educational and occupational testing, this recording makes an important, often overlooked work accessible, immediate, and surprisingly relevant. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:13:54) Chapter 01 (00:33:36) Chapter 02 (01:19:02) Chapter 03 (02:16:19) Chapter 04 (02:44:01) Chapter 05 (03:34:30) Chapter 06 (04:20:52) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime, Its Cause and Treatment by Clarence Darrow audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Crime, Its Cause and Treatment, Clarence Darrow—one of America’s most famous trial lawyers and social critics—lays out a sweeping, urgent case for understanding criminal behavior not as the product of isolated wickedness but as the predictable consequence of social conditions, poverty, ignorance, and a punitive legal system. Listeners will be drawn into a vivid audiobook experience that mixes searing courtroom anecdotes, clear-eyed analysis, moral argument, and practical proposals for reform: Darrow interrogates the death penalty, forced confessions, child labor, inadequate education, and economic injustice with the cadenced conviction of a seasoned advocate. Unafraid to disturb comfortable assumptions, he humanizes defendants, challenges retributive instincts, and models compassionate legal thinking while proposing prevention and rehabilitation over punishment. This edition brings Darrow’s rhetorical power to life—perfect for anyone fascinated by law, social justice, or the roots of crime—and offers timely insights that still resonate with contemporary debates about criminal justice reform. Whether you come for the dramatic courtroom scenes or stay for the persuasive policy arguments, the audiobook turns a century-old manifesto into an active conversation about how society should respond to wrongdoing. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:16) Chapter 02 (00:49:49) Chapter 03 (01:04:06) Chapter 04 (01:09:27) Chapter 05 (01:14:14) Chapter 06 (01:34:42) Chapter 07 (01:57:30) Chapter 08 (02:02:57) Chapter 09 (02:12:17) Chapter 10 (02:23:29) Chapter 11 (02:28:52) Chapter 12 (02:31:16) Chapter 13 (02:42:47) Chapter 14 (02:54:31) Chapter 15 (03:06:27) Chapter 16 (03:29:48) Chapter 17 (03:36:21) Chapter 18 (03:50:43) Chapter 19 (04:01:48) Chapter 20 (04:14:48) Chapter 21 (04:20:15) Chapter 22 (04:27:54) Chapter 23 (04:38:13) Chapter 24 (04:47:06) Chapter 25 (04:54:16) Chapter 26 (05:11:03) Chapter 27 (05:28:14) Chapter 28 (05:45:31) Chapter 29 (05:59:02) Chapter 30 (06:14:59) Chapter 31 (06:19:38) Chapter 32 (06:47:27) Chapter 33 (06:54:49) Chapter 34 (07:07:28) Chapter 35 (07:23:23) Chapter 36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe audiobook. Genre: poetry Christopher Marlowe’s Hero and Leander is a luminous, sensuous retelling of the ancient Greek myth that crackles with the hard-edged beauty and audacity of the English Renaissance. In a handful of scalding, unforgettable scenes, Marlowe paints moonlit swims across the Hellespont, secret trysts beneath temple shadows, and the intoxicating collision of youthful desire and mythic fate; his language sings with muscular rhythms, sparkling metaphors, and an erotic intensity that feels immediate when read aloud. The poem’s tragic arc—Leander’s perilous nightly crossing and the terrible consequences that follow—unfolds with breathless momentum, making every swell of the sea and flash of light feel like a living presence. Though Marlowe left the work unfinished and it was later completed in other hands, the fragment that remains is an ideal piece for audiobook performance: its musical cadences demand a practiced voice, its dramatic contrasts reward careful pacing, and its vivid images come alive with sound and silence. Perfect for listeners who love classical myth, bold lyricism, and short, powerful narratives, this recording offers an intimate encounter with one of Marlowe’s most arresting and sensual creations. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:40) Chapter 01 (00:19:19) Chapter 02 (00:37:47) Chapter 03 (00:46:46) Chapter 04 (01:04:21) Chapter 05 (01:17:09) Chapter 06 (01:35:10) Chapter 07 (01:54:34) Chapter 08 (02:14:09) Chapter 09 (02:26:19) Chapter 10 (02:37:35) Chapter 11 (02:50:21) Chapter 12 (02:57:20) Chapter 13 (03:09:50) Chapter 14 (03:24:12) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secret history revealed by Lady Peggy OMalley by Charles Norris Williamson audiobook. Genre: mystery Step into the glittering yet shadowed drawing rooms of the Edwardian elite with 'Secret History Revealed by Lady Peggy O'Malley,' a beguiling classic from Charles Norris Williamson brought vividly to life in audiobook form. Narrated as if Lady Peggy herself has settled into your carriage to confide in the flicker of gaslight, this tale unspools a tapestry of whispered alliances, long-buried scandals and passions kept behind polite smiles. With effortless wit and a keen eye for the hypocrisies of her class, Lady Peggy pieces together clues that reveal how desire, loyalty and ambition can quietly topple reputations—and lives. The story is equal parts intimate memoir and detective puzzle: elegant social scenes and razor-sharp dialogue give way to mounting suspense as seemingly trivial details acquire dangerous significance. Perfect for listeners who love atmospheric period mysteries, the audiobook immerses you in the cadence of a bygone era and the voice of a woman who refuses to be merely a society ornament; she is observant, brave, and ultimately the engine of truth. Whether you’re drawn to clever character studies, slow-burning revelations, or the romance and danger that lurk behind closed doors, this restored classic promises a richly textured, utterly absorbing listening experience. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:34:44) Chapter 02 (00:55:43) Chapter 03 (01:14:41) Chapter 04 (01:43:37) Chapter 05 (02:23:11) Chapter 06 (02:53:39) Chapter 07 (03:21:51) Chapter 08 (03:39:12) Chapter 09 (04:06:54) Chapter 10 (04:27:32) Chapter 11 (05:02:47) Chapter 12 (05:25:14) Chapter 13 (05:54:46) Chapter 14 (06:18:27) Chapter 15 (06:49:53) Chapter 16 (07:05:55) Chapter 17 (07:27:35) Chapter 18 (07:42:44) Chapter 19 (08:22:21) Chapter 20 (08:58:43) Chapter 21 (09:18:27) Chapter 22 (09:45:55) Chapter 23 (10:09:59) Chapter 24 (10:28:48) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fourth Dimension by Charles Howard Hinton audiobook. Genre: science Step beyond the flat world and let Charles Howard Hinton guide you into a realm where geometry becomes imagination: The Fourth Dimension is a spirited, provocative exploration of what lies beyond length, width, and height. Part popular mathematics, part philosophical experiment, Hinton’s clear, playful prose and striking thought experiments teach you to 'see' higher space—introducing the tesseract and a set of visualization exercises and diagrams that train the mind to grasp a four‑dimensional order. This audiobook transforms abstract ideas into vivid mental pictures, linking rigorous geometric insight with wider questions about perception, reality, and the limits of human intuition. Whether you are curious about mathematics, fascinated by the origins of higher‑dimensional thinking in art and fiction, or simply eager for a mind‑stretching intellectual adventure, Hinton’s classic will expand the way you imagine space itself. Listen and discover a book that has inspired generations of thinkers to reimagine the world in an entirely new direction. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:15) Chapter 02 (00:34:21) Chapter 03 (00:50:01) Chapter 04 (01:11:24) Chapter 05 (01:30:24) Chapter 06 (01:41:46) Chapter 07 (02:01:02) Chapter 08 (02:15:58) Chapter 09 (02:33:02) Chapter 10 (02:50:01) Chapter 11 (03:08:17) Chapter 12 (03:22:19) Chapter 13 (03:36:09) Chapter 14 (03:52:43) Chapter 15 (04:07:42) Chapter 16 (04:25:41) Chapter 17 (04:38:20) Chapter 18 (04:48:52) Chapter 19 (05:05:26) Chapter 20 (05:23:07) Chapter 21 (05:58:36) Chapter 22 (06:25:18) Chapter 23 (06:47:33) Chapter 24 (07:14:48) Chapter 25 (07:45:33) Chapter 26 (07:58:31) Chapter 27 (08:19:17) Chapter 28 (08:46:22) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club by Charles Henry Wharton Meehan audiobook. Genre: history Step into the lively drawing rooms and smoke-filled parlors of 19th-century Washington, D.C., with this authoritative guide to one of America's favorite card games: The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club, Charles Henry Wharton Meehan's concise, period voice delivers exacting rules, clear scoring instructions, accepted variations, and the social etiquette that turned a pastime into a ritual. This audiobook brings those rules to life with vivid descriptions of play, illustrative examples of hands and strategy, and notes on disputes and customary resolutions that reveal how communities codified fair play before standardized rulebooks. Whether you are a card-player eager to learn authentic historical procedures, a historian or collector curious about recreational life in post‑Civil War America, or a hobbyist seeking vintage gameplay and period charm, Meehan’s manual is at once practical and richly atmospheric. Listen to the clipped authority of club-formal language, discover the subtle strategic guidance tucked into rule explanations, and enjoy a lively portal into the social world that shaped how euchre was played and argued across tabletops in the nation’s capital. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:41) Chapter 02 (00:24:49) Chapter 03 (00:41:48) Chapter 04 (01:03:30) Chapter 05 (01:14:42) Chapter 06 (01:32:21) Chapter 07 (01:50:51) Chapter 08 (02:08:22) Chapter 09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. Dell audiobook. Genre: romance Ethel M. Dell’s The Knave of Diamonds is an intoxicating, old‑world romance that weaves high emotion, moral danger, and the irresistible pull of passion into a single, compelling tale. At its heart lies a roguish, magnetic figure whose charm and recklessness upend the careful life of a guarded heroine, setting both of them on a collision course of secrets, sacrifice, and unexpected loyalty. Dell’s prose crackles with dramatic tension and heartfelt sentiment: small slights become matters of honor, whispered confessions turn into life‑altering decisions, and every encounter pulses with the promise of redemption—or ruin. Perfect for listeners who crave sweeping feeling, melodramatic stakes, and richly atmospheric storytelling, this audiobook brings the heat and the hush of a bygone era to vivid life through impassioned narration and timeless romantic conflict. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:01:01) Chapter 02 (00:14:54) Chapter 03 (00:31:09) Chapter 04 (00:39:36) Chapter 05 (00:49:56) Chapter 06 (01:05:49) Chapter 07 (01:15:19) Chapter 08 (01:25:21) Chapter 09 (01:36:52) Chapter 10 (01:46:06) Chapter 11 (02:02:47) Chapter 12 (02:16:58) Chapter 13 (02:28:01) Chapter 14 (02:41:45) Chapter 15 (03:01:54) Chapter 16 (03:13:29) Chapter 17 (03:27:38) Chapter 18 (03:37:10) Chapter 19 (03:49:23) Chapter 20 (04:11:21) Chapter 21 (04:24:45) Chapter 22 (04:36:02) Chapter 23 (04:51:51) Chapter 24 (05:12:38) Chapter 25 (05:25:00) Chapter 26 (05:38:13) Chapter 27 (05:55:00) Chapter 28 (06:15:53) Chapter 29 (06:47:04) Chapter 30 (06:57:56) Chapter 31 (07:12:10) Chapter 32 (07:21:49) Chapter 33 (07:28:56) Chapter 34 (07:40:07) Chapter 35 (07:56:49) Chapter 36 (08:04:45) Chapter 37 (08:18:33) Chapter 38 (08:33:55) Chapter 39 (08:47:18) Chapter 40 (09:02:46) Chapter 41 (09:09:50) Chapter 42 (09:20:55) Chapter 43 (09:35:47) Chapter 44 (09:44:51) Chapter 45 (09:51:26) Chapter 46 (10:01:33) Chapter 47 (10:08:57) Chapter 48 (10:16:29) Chapter 49 (10:25:22) Chapter 50 (10:34:48) Chapter 51 (10:39:18) Chapter 52 (10:50:21) Chapter 53 (11:03:31) Chapter 54 (11:10:26) Chapter 55 (11:20:41) Chapter 56 (11:30:48) Chapter 57 (11:46:39) Chapter 58 (11:52:47) Chapter 59 (12:11:37) Chapter 60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greatheart by Ethel M. Dell audiobook. Genre: romance Ethel M. Dell’s Greatheart sweeps listeners into a world where passion, honor, and sacrifice collide in richly written Edwardian drama. With language at once lush and direct, Dell paints vivid emotional landscapes—tender longing, fierce jealousy, painful secrets, and the quiet courage that can redeem a life. This audiobook brings out the novel’s irresistible tension: intimate confessions, fraught choices, and moments of selfless bravery that will keep you leaning toward the speaker. Perfect for anyone who loves classic romantic melodrama, Greatheart offers the comfort of old-fashioned sentiment alongside the thrill of raw feeling, rendered beautifully through evocative narration that highlights every aching pause and triumphant turn. Put on your headphones and let Dell’s daring heartache and ultimate redemption wash over you—an unforgettable listening experience for fans of passionate, character-driven stories. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:24) Chapter 02 (00:28:41) Chapter 03 (00:42:29) Chapter 04 (00:58:41) Chapter 05 (01:11:54) Chapter 06 (01:31:23) Chapter 07 (01:44:24) Chapter 08 (02:21:12) Chapter 09 (02:33:08) Chapter 10 (02:49:27) Chapter 11 (03:06:25) Chapter 12 (03:22:15) Chapter 13 (03:42:06) Chapter 14 (03:55:38) Chapter 15 (04:15:35) Chapter 16 (04:35:01) Chapter 17 (05:06:31) Chapter 18 (05:28:11) Chapter 19 (05:48:56) Chapter 20 (06:05:37) Chapter 21 (06:22:39) Chapter 22 (06:37:02) Chapter 23 (06:56:52) Chapter 24 (07:16:49) Chapter 25 (07:37:53) Chapter 26 (08:00:24) Chapter 27 (08:16:46) Chapter 28 (08:32:55) Chapter 29 (08:54:21) Chapter 30 (09:17:54) Chapter 31 (09:42:25) Chapter 32 (10:02:19) Chapter 33 (10:14:50) Chapter 34 (10:27:24) Chapter 35 (10:41:03) Chapter 36 (10:58:11) Chapter 37 (11:19:10) Chapter 38 (11:31:11) Chapter 39 (11:46:26) Chapter 40 (11:58:57) Chapter 41 (12:13:02) Chapter 42 (12:23:52) Chapter 43 (12:45:28) Chapter 44 (13:01:46) Chapter 45 (13:12:19) Chapter 46 (13:27:10) Chapter 47 (13:47:49) Chapter 48 (14:10:23) Chapter 49 (14:36:34) Chapter 50 (14:57:44) Chapter 51 (15:17:14) Chapter 52 (15:33:51) Chapter 53 (15:46:16) Chapter 54 (16:04:29) Chapter 55 (16:18:57) Chapter 56 (16:45:56) Chapter 57 (17:07:29) Chapter 58 (17:23:28) Chapter 59 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rain Magic by Erle Stanley Gardner audiobook. Genre: mystery Rain Magic by Erle Stanley Gardner is a compact, propulsive mystery that pulls listeners into a world where every small town secret is amplified by a storm and every alibi can be washed away. Gardner’s brisk, economical prose and razor-sharp plotting transform a simple setup—a sudden crime, a clutch of suspicious residents, and a night of relentless rain—into a tense, twist-laden puzzle that keeps you guessing until the final revelation. The audiobook’s narration brings out the sharp dialogue, the courtroom sparks, and the sly moral ambiguities of characters who look ordinary by day but conceal motives as murky as the weather. Perfect for listeners who love classic detective storytelling, Rain Magic delivers suspense, clever sleuthing, and a satisfying unraveling that feels both old-school and urgently immediate, making it an irresistible listen for anyone who enjoys a tightly wound mystery with character and bite. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:05) Chapter 02 (00:21:17) Chapter 03 (00:38:50) Chapter 04 (00:55:25) Chapter 05 (01:06:55) Chapter 06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Love Episode, Book Eight of Rougon-Macquart Cycle by Emile Zola audiobook. Genre: romance Set in the quiet parlors and rain-slick streets of late 19th-century Paris, A Love Episode offers an intense, intimate study of yearning, loneliness, and the gentle violence of unspoken desire. Émile Zola strips away melodrama to render a single, fragile heart — a widow balancing maternal duty and a stirring for something more — with painstaking realism and compassionate clarity. As part of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, this short, elegiac novel concentrates on small domestic gestures, whispered confidences, and the social pressures that hem in private longing; Zola’s eye for detail turns ordinary rooms, children’s toys, and rainy afternoons into a landscape of emotion. The audiobook brings this quietly urgent story to life with a voice that honours Zola’s precise prose: every hesitation, every stolen glance, and every swell of hope or despair is magnified, making the listener feel the slow, inexorable pull of love and the fragile boundaries that separate consolation from ruin. For listeners who savor psychological subtlety, moral complexity, and the vivid atmosphere of classic French realism, A Love Episode is a compact, devastating masterpiece that lingers long after the last sentence. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:07:30) Chapter 01 (00:34:19) Chapter 02 (01:01:41) Chapter 03 (01:33:33) Chapter 04 (02:03:42) Chapter 05 (02:32:51) Chapter 06 (03:04:44) Chapter 07 (03:33:56) Chapter 08 (04:01:49) Chapter 09 (04:37:05) Chapter 10 (05:06:33) Chapter 11 (05:45:55) Chapter 12 (06:20:24) Chapter 13 (06:52:22) Chapter 14 (07:26:12) Chapter 15 (07:56:04) Chapter 16 (08:28:38) Chapter 17 (09:03:29) Chapter 18 (09:37:55) Chapter 19 (09:58:08) Chapter 20 (10:31:05) Chapter 21 (11:02:30) Chapter 22 (11:38:14) Chapter 23 (12:15:42) Chapter 24 (12:50:06) Chapter 25 (13:19:51) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LAssommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle by Emile Zola audiobook. Genre: drama L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle, is a visceral, unflinching portrait of hope and ruin among the working poor of 19th-century Paris — a novel that crackles with the sounds, smells and small mercies of everyday life even as it traces a slow, inexorable descent. Follow Gervaise, a laundress whose fierce ambition to build a respectable life and a thriving business meets the grinding forces of poverty, fate and human weakness; Zola’s keen ear for gossip, his painterly eye for cramped rooms and factory yards, and his unsparing sympathy bring every character to vivid life. This audiobook invites you into the clatter of washhouses, the rattle of carts and the hush of dimly lit rooms where love, jealousy and drink determine futures. Naturalist and social critic, Zola exposes how environment and heredity conspire to crush individual striving, yet his prose remains intimate and humane — at once tender to its characters and ruthless in its realism. For listeners who crave emotional intensity, historical texture, and a masterful study of character and society, L'Assommoir offers a powerful, immersive experience that lingers long after the last page. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:24:43) Chapter 02 (00:41:40) Chapter 03 (01:13:46) Chapter 04 (01:38:39) Chapter 05 (01:55:29) Chapter 06 (02:25:52) Chapter 07 (02:52:57) Chapter 08 (03:18:52) Chapter 09 (03:48:05) Chapter 10 (04:14:11) Chapter 11 (04:38:35) Chapter 12 (05:03:59) Chapter 13 (05:32:47) Chapter 14 (05:54:47) Chapter 15 (06:26:11) Chapter 16 (06:51:47) Chapter 17 (07:13:56) Chapter 18 (07:41:24) Chapter 19 (08:07:14) Chapter 20 (08:30:59) Chapter 21 (08:52:25) Chapter 22 (09:15:19) Chapter 23 (09:38:44) Chapter 24 (09:56:00) Chapter 25 (10:12:31) Chapter 26 (10:41:32) Chapter 27 (11:06:56) Chapter 28 (11:26:29) Chapter 29 (11:43:09) Chapter 30 (12:11:27) Chapter 31 (12:36:50) Chapter 32 (12:54:42) Chapter 33 (13:36:51) Chapter 34 (14:01:34) Chapter 35 (14:33:17) Chapter 36 (15:03:09) Chapter 37 (15:29:39) Chapter 38 (15:53:50) Chapter 39 (16:25:21) Chapter 40 (16:51:08) Chapter 41 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His Excellency Eugene Rougon, Book Six of Rougon-Macquart Cycle by Emile Zola audiobook. Genre: drama Step into the smoky salons, marble halls and whispering corridors of the Second Empire with Émile Zola’s incisive portrait of power in His Excellency Eugène Rougon, Book Six of the Rougon–Macquart cycle. In this compelling auditory rendition, listeners follow Eugène Rougon, a brilliant, implacable political operator whose temperate exterior masks an iron will and an endless appetite for influence. Zola lays bare the machinery of government—ministerial rivalries, media manipulation, backroom deals and the corrosive pleasures of authority—rendered with the novelist’s uncompromising naturalism and sardonic wit. The novel is as much a study of a single dominant personality as it is a panorama of an era: families, fortunes and reputations are swept up in the tides Rougon steers, and every whispered secret or calculated compromise has consequences. Perfect for listeners who love character-driven narratives and historical realism, this audiobook brings Zola’s razor-sharp observations to life, making the suspense of political ascent and the moral cost of domination impossible to ignore. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:32:32) Chapter 01 (00:57:46) Chapter 02 (01:31:24) Chapter 03 (01:51:21) Chapter 04 (02:16:01) Chapter 05 (02:44:55) Chapter 06 (03:06:52) Chapter 07 (03:30:57) Chapter 08 (03:56:40) Chapter 09 (04:26:59) Chapter 10 (05:02:55) Chapter 11 (05:26:25) Chapter 12 (05:54:58) Chapter 13 (06:24:04) Chapter 14 (07:02:20) Chapter 15 (07:30:17) Chapter 16 (07:57:38) Chapter 17 (08:28:59) Chapter 18 (09:06:20) Chapter 19 (09:34:49) Chapter 20 (09:54:39) Chapter 21 (10:23:42) Chapter 22 (10:49:16) Chapter 23 (11:11:43) Chapter 24 (11:41:58) Chapter 25 (12:11:05) Chapter 26 (12:31:24) Chapter 27 (12:57:35) Chapter 28 (13:35:36) Chapter 29 (14:05:40) Chapter 30 (14:23:20) Chapter 31 (14:48:46) Chapter 32 (15:21:47) Chapter 33 (15:44:20) Chapter 34 (16:09:05) Chapter 35 (16:35:43) Chapter 36 (16:58:52) Chapter 37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices