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This is a classic (gothic) horror story, and one of the earliest examples of science fiction. The main characters are Dr. Frankenstein and his creation, the daemon. Shelley called the scientist a "pale student of unhallowed arts" and his creation a "hideous phantasm of a man." This story is not only delightfully frightful, but arguably represents one of the clearest criticisms of science during a time when, like the daemon, it was leaving its own infancy and, like Dr. Frankenstein, testing its ethical boundaries

00:00:00 : Letter 1

00:09:22 : Letter 2

00:19:22 : Letter 3

00:21:44 : Letter 4

00:42:03 : Chapter 1

00:54:33 : Chapter 2

01:10:51 : Chapter 3

01:30:16 : Chapter 4

01:47:59 : Chapter 5

02:05:02 : Chapter 6

02:24:40 : Chapter 7

02:53:04 : Chapter 8

03:15:47 : Chapter 9

03:31:35 : Chapter 10

03:50:08 : Chapter 11

04:12:36 : Chapter 12

04:29:30 : Chapter 13

04:46:13 : Chapter 14

04:59:30 : Chapter 15

05:25:32 : Chapter 16

05:51:18 : Chapter 17

06:06:35 : Chapter 18

06:27:52 : Chapter 19

06:45:35 : Chapter 20

07:12:11 : Chapter 21

07:38:04 : Chapter 22

08:02:51 : Chapter 23

08:23:29 : Chapter 24

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Lady Susan, by Jane Austen, Dramatic Reading

Although the primary focus of this short novel is the selfish behavior of Lady Susan as she engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter, the actual action shares its importance with Austen’s manipulation of her characters' behavior by means of their reactions to the letters that they receive.

00:00:00 : Chapter 1

00:01:50 : Chapter 2

00:06:05 : Chapter 3

00:09:23 : Chapter 4

00:11:23 : Chapter 5

00:15:03 : Chapter 6

00:18:36 : Chapter 7

00:22:50 : Chapter 8

00:26:34 : Chapter 9

00:27:55 : Chapter 10

00:31:37 : Chapter 11

00:33:40 : Chapter 12

00:38:24 : Chapter 13

00:40:37 : Chapter 14

00:45:51 : Chapter 15

00:49:44 : Chapter 16

00:53:07 : Chapter 17

00:58:26 : Chapter 18

01:00:49 : Chapter 19

01:04:22 : Chapter 20

01:12:05 : Chapter 21

01:13:50 : Chapter 22

01:20:39 : Chapter 23

01:25:03 : Chapter 24

01:38:30 : Chapter 25

01:45:30 : Chapter 26

01:48:27 : Chapter 27

01:50:44 : Chapter 28

01:52:03 : Chapter 29

01:54:16 : Chapter 30

01:58:51 : Chapter 31

02:00:19 : Chapter 32

02:01:57 : Chapter 33

02:02:44 : Chapter 34

02:03:43 : Chapter 35

02:05:18 : Chapter 36

02:07:16 : Chapter 37

02:07:54 : Chapter 38

02:09:29 : Chapter 39

02:11:42 : Chapter 40

02:13:20 : Chapter 41

02:15:58 : Conclusion

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Several years before the events of the novel, Anne Elliott fell in love with a young and handsome but poor naval officer. She was persuaded by her friends and family to refuse him when he asked her to marry him. Now she meets him again...

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00:14:10 : Chapter 02

00:24:39 : Chapter 03

00:38:48 : Chapter 04

00:48:47 : Chapter 05

01:05:10 : Chapter 06

01:23:32 : Chapter 07

01:39:56 : Chapter 08

01:55:42 : Chapter 09

02:09:39 : Chapter 10

02:29:22 : Chapter 11

02:45:35 : Chapter 12

03:14:33 : Chapter 13

03:28:17 : Chapter 14

03:40:49 : Chapter 15

03:55:03 : Chapter 16

04:08:10 : Chapter 17

04:26:46 : Chapter 18

04:46:27 : Chapter 19

04:59:05 : Chapter 20

05:17:56 : Chapter 21

05:54:55 : Chapter 22

06:25:14 : Chapter 23

07:00:07 : Chapter 24

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Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, narrated by Elizabeth Klett

Northanger Abbey follows Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath, England. Seventeen year-old Catherine spends her time visiting newly-made friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and going to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother John Thorpe (Catherine's brother James's friend from university), and by Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, because she has been reading Ann Radcliffe's gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, Catherine expects to be dark, ancient and full of fantastical mystery.

00:00:00. : Chapter 01

00:08:06. : Chapter 02

00:20:02. : Chapter 03

00:29:51. : Chapter 04

00:37:02. : Chapter 05

00:44:00. : Chapter 06

00:53:38. : Chapter 07

01:09:02. : Chapter 08

01:23:55. : Chapter 09

01:41:12. : Chapter 10

02:02:06. : Chapter 11

02:18:30. : Chapter 12

02:28:57. : Chapter 13

02:45:26. : Chapter 14

03:04:00. : Chapter 15

03:21:16. : Chapter 16

03:36:05. : Chapter 17

03:43:34. : Chapter 18

03:54:21. : Chapter 19

04:02:43. : Chapter 20

04:20:04. : Chapter 21

04:35:46. : Chapter 22

04:53:52. : Chapter 23

05:07:25. : Chapter 24

05:22:40. : Chapter 25

05:38:15. : Chapter 26

05:50:39. : Chapter 27

05:57:08. : Chapter 28

06:15:38. : Chapter 29

06:32:29. : Chapter 30

06:47:34. : Chapter 31

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Emma, by Jane Austen, narrated by Elizabeth Klett

Jane Austen famously described Emma Woodhouse, the title character of her 1815 novel, as "a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like." Yet generations of readers have loved Emma, as much for her blunders as for her wit and vivacity. Emma, "handsome, clever, and rich," has nothing else to do but try to pair off her friends, and she consistently mis-reads the relationships and situations around her as much as she mis-reads her own heart. The novel features a wonderful cast of characters, including Emma's hypochondriac father, the odiously prideful Mrs. Elton, the mysterious and reserved Jane Fairfax, and Miss Bates, who never stops talking.

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00:18:56 : Volume 1 - Chapter 02

00:28:36 : Volume 1 - Chapter 03

00:39:06 : Volume 1 - Chapter 04

00:57:43 : Volume 1 - Chapter 05

01:09:17 : Volume 1 - Chapter 06

01:24:30 : Volume 1 - Chapter 07

01:38:12 : Volume 1 - Chapter 08

02:01:27 : Volume 1 - Chapter 09

02:27:47 : Volume 1 - Chapter 10

02:41:25 : Volume 1 - Chapter 11

02:52:53 : Volume 1 - Chapter 12

03:11:00 : Volume 1 - Chapter 13

03:27:11 : Volume 1 - Chapter 14

03:40:20 : Volume 1 - Chapter 15

03:58:37 : Volume 1 - Chapter 16

04:09:17 : Volume 1 - Chapter 17

04:15:40 : Volume 1 - Chapter 18

04:29:14 : Volume 2 - Chapter 01

04:44:30 : Volume 2 - Chapter 02

04:58:18 : Volume 2 - Chapter 03

05:20:40 : Volume 2 - Chapter 04

05:30:03 : Volume 2 - Chapter 05

05:48:10 : Volume 2 - Chapter 06

06:04:31 : Volume 2 - Chapter 07

06:16:37 : Volume 2 - Chapter 08

06:52:22 : Volume 2 - Chapter 09

07:08:27 : Volume 2 - Chapter 10

07:19:40 : Volume 2 - Chapter 11

07:37:35 : Volume 2 - Chapter 12

07:50:01 : Volume 2 - Chapter 13

08:01:03 : Volume 2 - Chapter 14

08:23:15 : Volume 2 - Chapter 15

08:40:11 : Volume 2 - Chapter 16

08:57:16 : Volume 2 - Chapter 17

09:09:14 : Volume 2 - Chapter 18

09:24:26 : Volume 3 - Chapter 01

09:31:09 : Volume 3 - Chapter 02

09:55:15 : Volume 3 - Chapter 03

10:04:04 : Volume 3 - Chapter 04

10:15:26 : Volume 3 - Chapter 05

10:31:21 : Volume 3 - Chapter 06

10:59:26 : Volume 3 - Chapter 07

11:18:15 : Volume 3 - Chapter 08

11:31:52 : Volume 3 - Chapter 09

11:45:31 : Volume 3 - Chapter 10

12:02:55 : Volume 3 - Chapter 11

12:26:43 : Volume 3 - Chapter 12

12:42:28 : Volume 3 - Chapter 13

13:01:19 : Volume 3 - Chapter 14

13:20:24 : Volume 3 - Chapter 15

13:33:29 : Volume 3 - Chapter 16

13:51:55 : Volume 3 - Chapter 17

14:08:21 : Volume 3 - Chapter 18

14:28:20 : Volume 3 - Chapter 19

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Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen, narrated by Karen Savage

Miss Frances, the youngest Ward sister, "married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly. She could hardly have made a more untoward choice." Some years later, pregnant with her ninth child, Mrs. Price appeals to her family, namely to her eldest sister and her husband, Sir Thomas Bertram, for help with her over-large family. Sir Thomas provides assistance in helping his nephews into lines of work suitable to their education, and takes his eldest niece, Fanny Price, then ten years old, into his home to raise with his own children. It is Fanny's story we follow in Mansfield Park.

00:00:00 : Chapter 01

00:16:06 : Chapter 02

00:35:30 : Chapter 03

00:54:21 : Chapter 04

01:12:53 : Chapter 05

01:27:37 : Chapter 06

01:47:13 : Chapter 07

02:08:44 : Chapter 08

02:23:18 : Chapter 09

02:47:19 : Chapter 10

03:04:12 : Chapter 11

03:17:26 : Chapter 12

03:29:05 : Chapter 13

03:45:50 : Chapter 14

04:00:28 : Chapter 15

04:21:12 : Chapter 16

04:34:48 : Chapter 17

04:45:26 : Chapter 18

05:02:31 : Chapter 19

05:25:23 : Chapter 20

05:41:41 : Chapter 21

05:58:17 : Chapter 22

06:20:08 : Chapter 23

06:41:15 : Chapter 24

06:58:17 : Chapter 25

07:23:11 : Chapter 26

07:39:37 : Chapter 27

08:00:27 : Chapter 28

08:18:10 : Chapter 29

08:34:07 : Chapter 30

08:46:49 : Chapter 31

09:06:11 : Chapter 32

09:33:20 : Chapter 33

09:49:11 : Chapter 34

10:10:35 : Chapter 35

10:30:44 : Chapter 36

10:50:04 : Chapter 37

11:07:00 : Chapter 38

11:31:48 : Chapter 39

11:41:08 : Chapter 40

11:53:40 : Chapter 41

12:09:17 : Chapter 42

12:20:41 : Chapter 43

12:30:33 : Chapter 44

12:48:40 : Chapter 45

13:04:46 : Chapter 46

13:25:16 : Chapter 47

13:50:02 : Chapter 48

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Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, narrated by Karen Savage.

When Mr Henry Dashwood dies, with his estate entailed to his son and grandson, his wife and three daughters are left in reduced circumstances. In their new home at Barton Cottage, the two older sisters, Elinor and Marianne, experience both romance and heartache. Will they find true love?

00:00:00 : Chapter 01

00:09:02 : Chapter 02

00:19:32 : Chapter 03

00:28:05 : Chapter 04

00:38:50 : Chapter 05

00:44:32 : Chapter 06

00:51:43 : Chapter 07

00:58:58 : Chapter 08

01:05:40 : Chapter 09

01:15:27 : Chapter 10

01:26:56 : Chapter 11

01:35:09 : Chapter 12

01:44:09 : Chapter 13

01:55:11 : Chapter 14

02:03:05 : Chapter 15

02:16:53 : Chapter 16

02:28:08 : Chapter 17

02:37:03 : Chapter 18

02:45:15 : Chapter 19

03:00:29 : Chapter 20

03:12:09 : Chapter 21

03:28:05 : Chapter 22

03:43:17 : Chapter 23

03:56:10 : Chapter 24

04:07:19 : Chapter 25

04:17:23 : Chapter 26

04:31:08 : Chapter 27

04:45:34 : Chapter 28

04:53:56 : Chapter 29

05:15:15 : Chapter 30

05:31:44 : Chapter 31

05:53:18 : Chapter 32

06:07:07 : Chapter 33

06:23:06 : Chapter 34

06:37:59 : Chapter 35

06:50:40 : Chapter 36

07:06:28 : Chapter 37

07:28:51 : Chapter 38

07:44:01 : Chapter 39

07:54:43 : Chapter 40

08:08:16 : Chapter 41

08:21:35 : Chapter 42

08:31:40 : Chapter 43

08:51:36 : Chapter 44

09:21:38 : Chapter 45

09:34:08 : Chapter 46

09:50:54 : Chapter 47

10:04:03 : Chapter 48

10:11:22 : Chapter 49

10:34:17 : Chapter 50

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Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll, narrated by Craig Franklin.

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is an 1871 novel by Lewis Carroll and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including logic.

00:00:00 : Chapter 1. Looking-Glass house

00:22:29 : Chapter 2. The Garden of Live Flowers

00:42:29 : Chapter 3. Looking-Glass Insects

01:02:56 : Chapter 4. Tweedledum And Tweedledee

01:23:19 : Chapter 5. Wool and Water

01:44:44 : Chapter 6. Humpty Dumpty

02:07:11 : Chapter 7. The Lion and the Unicorn

02:25:58 : Chapter 8. ‘It’s my own Invention’

02:52:16 : Chapter 9. Queen Alice

03:21:26 : Chapter 10. Shaking

03:22:01 : Chapter 11. Waking

03:22:13 : Chapter 12. Which Dreamed it

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, narrated by Vin Cramer

In this classic novel, a young girl named Alice chases after a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. She discovers a place that rejects traditional reason, and only follows its own mad logic. Join Alice as she meets iconic characters like The Mad Hatter while she tries to navigate this strange new world.

00:00:00 : Chapter 1. Down the Rabbit Hole

00:17:01 : Chapter 2. The Pool of Tears

00:32:47 : Chapter 3. A Caucus Race and a Long Tale

00:46:06 : Chapter 4. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

01:05:39 : Chapter 5. Advice from a Caterpillar

01:22:50 : Chapter 6. Pig and Pepper

01:42:57 : Chapter 7. A Mad Tea-Party

02:02:17 : Chapter 8. The Queen's Croquet-Ground

02:22:13 : Chapter 9. The Mock Turtle's Story

02:40:41 : Chapter 10. The Lobster Quadrille

02:58:47 : Chapter 11. Who Stole the Tarts

03:14:03 : Chapter 12. Alice's Evidence