Classic Audiobook Collection

Wise and Otherwise by Pansy audiobook.
Genre: religion
Wise and Otherwise is a character-driven Christian novel by Isabella Macdonald Alden, writing as Pansy, and part of the Ester Ried series. The story returns to the close-knit circle of believers in Newton, where familiar families are joined by new tensions when Mr. Tresevant arrives as the church's new pastor with his vain and worldly young wife. What should be a season of spiritual leadership quickly becomes a test of discernment for the congregation, as outward charm and religious language begin to clash with deeper questions of sincerity, humility, and moral courage. Around them, the lives of friends such as Abbie, Jerome, Dell Bronson, and other members of the community grow increasingly entangled with the pastor's influence, forcing each person to confront pride, disappointment, loyalty, and the meaning of genuine faith. Set in a domestic world of parlors, church gatherings, and everyday conversations, the novel explores how private motives can shape public lives, and how wisdom is often revealed through ordinary choices. Rich in relationships and spiritual reflection, it is a portrait of a community learning to recognize the difference between appearance and true character.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:10:39) Chapter 02
(00:23:53) Chapter 03
(00:39:23) Chapter 04
(00:52:42) Chapter 05
(01:05:33) Chapter 06
(01:19:43) Chapter 07
(01:33:43) Chapter 08
(01:49:54) Chapter 09
(02:02:02) Chapter 10
(02:20:29) Chapter 11
(02:36:58) Chapter 12
(02:53:05) Chapter 13
(03:09:12) Chapter 14
(03:23:14) Chapter 15
(03:37:34) Chapter 16
(03:53:19) Chapter 17
(04:09:42) Chapter 18
(04:24:47) Chapter 19
(04:37:55) Chapter 20
(04:53:16) Chapter 21
(05:09:09) Chapter 22
(05:24:02) Chapter 23
(05:41:30) Chapter 24
(05:54:15) Chapter 25
(06:09:51) Chapter 26
(06:24:37) Chapter 27
(06:40:27) Chapter 28
(06:56:28) Chapter 29
(07:16:12) Chapter 30
(07:29:32) Chapter 31
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Zastrozzi, A Romance by Percy Bysshe Shelley audiobook.
Genre: horror
Percy Bysshe Shelley's early Gothic novella follows the young nobleman Verezzi as he is drawn into a web of abduction, pursuit, and psychological torment engineered by the mysterious Zastrozzi. Driven by a powerful private vendetta, Zastrozzi is a dark, commanding figure whose schemes reach far beyond simple violence, touching questions of desire, pride, and moral corruption. As Verezzi struggles to escape his persecutor, he becomes entangled with two very different women: the passionate and manipulative Matilda, who is determined to possess him at any cost, and the gentle Julia, whose devotion offers a fragile hope of peace. Set against a backdrop of ruined grandeur, intense emotion, and looming menace, the story explores obsession, revenge, and the destructive force of unchecked ambition. Shelley's style is dramatic and feverish, filling the novel with confrontations, confessions, and philosophical tension as each character is pushed by longing or hatred toward dangerous choices. Zastrozzi, A Romance is both a sensational Gothic tale and an early glimpse of Shelley's fascination with extreme feeling, rebellion, and the darker corners of the human mind.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:14:35) Chapter 02
(00:25:57) Chapter 03
(00:37:55) Chapter 04
(01:05:27) Chapter 05
(01:22:13) Chapter 06
(01:42:06) Chapter 07
(02:08:06) Chapter 08
(02:38:12) Chapter 09
(03:00:51) Chapter 10
(03:16:33) Chapter 11
(03:38:32) Chapter 12
(04:10:22) Chapter 13
(04:24:24) Chapter 14
(04:43:52) Chapter 15
(04:56:44) Chapter 16
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From Different Standpoints by Pansy and Faye Huntington audiobook.
Genre: drama
In this 19th-century domestic novel, Pansy and Faye Huntington explore how faith, love, and duty can look entirely different depending on who is doing the judging. Perry Harrison, a wealthy young man whose fragile health has pushed him toward a serious religious commitment, believes he has been spared for a higher purpose. Hoping to build a meaningful life, he marries the dazzling Eleanor Haddington, whose beauty and social charm hide a far more self-centered nature. Watching with growing alarm is Eunice Taylor, Perry's lifelong friend, who cares for him deeply but does not share his Christian convictions. Also drawn into the tension is Tom, Eleanor's sincere and spiritually grounded brother, whose values sharply contrast with his sister's. As marriage strains, friendships are tested, and questions of belief and character rise to the surface, each person must confront the gap between appearance and reality. Blending romance, moral conflict, and spiritual reflection, the novel centers on the ways people interpret the same events from very different angles, and on the painful, hopeful struggle to live truthfully in relationships shaped by love, pride, loyalty, and faith.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:07:09) Chapter 02
(00:22:42) Chapter 03
(00:39:52) Chapter 04
(00:53:43) Chapter 05
(01:06:19) Chapter 06
(01:26:07) Chapter 07
(01:45:26) Chapter 08
(02:05:05) Chapter 09
(02:21:50) Chapter 10
(02:43:30) Chapter 11
(03:04:54) Chapter 12
(03:27:35) Chapter 13
(03:43:12) Chapter 14
(04:01:22) Chapter 15
(04:17:40) Chapter 16
(04:35:54) Chapter 17
(04:51:25) Chapter 18
(05:10:03) Chapter 19
(05:31:53) Chapter 20
(05:51:43) Chapter 21
(06:09:52) Chapter 22
(06:29:15) Chapter 23
(06:53:11) Chapter 24
(07:14:05) Chapter 25
(07:35:11) Chapter 26
(07:55:15) Chapter 27
(08:14:47) Chapter 28
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Yesterday Framed in To-day - A Story of the Christ, and How To-Day Received Him by Pansy audiobook.
Genre: religion
In this unusual Christian novel, Pansy asks a bold question: what if the story of Christ unfolded not in ancient Judea, but in late nineteenth-century North America, amid railroads, city streets, electric lights, and all the habits of modern life? The story opens with David Holman, a frail young invalid whose quiet, limited world becomes tied to events far larger than himself when Christ appears in contemporary society. As familiar Gospel patterns are recast in a modern setting, the book explores how ordinary people, religious voices, the curious public, and those desperate for hope might respond to a humble miracle worker in their own time. Some are drawn by compassion and faith, while others react with suspicion, pride, fear, or the urge to explain away what they cannot control. More than a simple retelling, the novel becomes a searching thought experiment about recognition: would people truly receive Christ if he came without status, wealth, or worldly power? Through David's perspective and the varied reactions around him, Pansy reflects on suffering, belief, mercy, and the gap between professed religion and lived response. The result is a reverent, thought-provoking story about how the sacred can stand in plain sight and still be misunderstood.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:16:54) Chapter 02
(00:33:07) Chapter 03
(00:49:24) Chapter 04
(01:06:05) Chapter 05
(01:22:48) Chapter 06
(01:40:20) Chapter 07
(01:57:53) Chapter 08
(02:15:34) Chapter 09
(02:32:40) Chapter 10
(02:50:47) Chapter 11
(03:09:03) Chapter 12
(03:27:06) Chapter 13
(03:44:22) Chapter 14
(04:01:27) Chapter 15
(04:19:01) Chapter 16
(04:35:53) Chapter 17
(04:53:07) Chapter 18
(05:10:54) Chapter 19
(05:30:01) Chapter 20
(05:47:10) Chapter 21
(06:04:50) Chapter 22
(06:22:59) Chapter 23
(06:41:33) Chapter 24
(06:59:47) Chapter 25
(07:18:40) Chapter 26
(07:37:12) Chapter 27
(07:56:29) Chapter 28
(08:13:14) Chapter 29
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Workers Together, or An Endless Chain by Pansy audiobook.
Genre: religion
Workers Together, or An Endless Chain follows Dr. Stuart Everett, the energetic new superintendent of Packard Place Sabbath School, as he refuses to let religion remain a once-a-week habit. Instead, he challenges teachers to truly know their pupils and to carry their faith into boardinghouses, shops, streetcars, and troubled homes. His efforts draw in a wide circle of characters, especially practical Joy Saunders and her mother, whose warm but modest home becomes part of his quiet mission, as well as Hester Mason, a neglected shop girl dazzled by cheap finery and dangerous company, Robert Parks, a proud young clerk struggling against temptation and self-will, and Austin Barrows, a young man standing on the edge of ruin. As Everett links one life to another, the novel builds its title idea of an endless chain: small acts of attention, courage, and hospitality can shape souls in ways no one fully sees at first. Pansy turns a church setting into a story about influence, class, duty, and the hard daily work of living out belief in an indifferent world.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:17:15) Chapter 02
(00:34:56) Chapter 03
(00:46:41) Chapter 04
(01:02:02) Chapter 05
(01:18:13) Chapter 06
(01:29:10) Chapter 07
(01:42:49) Chapter 08
(01:59:54) Chapter 09
(02:19:57) Chapter 10
(02:36:03) Chapter 11
(02:52:05) Chapter 12
(03:08:29) Chapter 13
(03:24:11) Chapter 14
(03:39:36) Chapter 15
(03:53:04) Chapter 16
(04:03:03) Chapter 17
(04:17:05) Chapter 18
(04:34:18) Chapter 19
(04:45:21) Chapter 20
(05:04:11) Chapter 21
(05:16:32) Chapter 22
(05:29:31) Chapter 23
(05:40:34) Chapter 24
(05:52:37) Chapter 25
(06:04:25) Chapter 26
(06:16:12) Chapter 27
(06:28:41) Chapter 28
(06:41:26) Chapter 29
(06:53:19) Chapter 30
(07:07:39) Chapter 31
(07:19:08) Chapter 32
(07:33:11) Chapter 33
(07:45:34) Chapter 34
(07:57:29) Chapter 35
(08:10:39) Chapter 36
(08:23:36) Chapter 37
(08:35:19) Chapter 38
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