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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

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    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.

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    00:15:03 : Chapter 6

    00:18:36 : Chapter 7

    00:22:50 : Chapter 8

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    00:27:55 : Chapter 10

    00:31:37 : Chapter 11

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    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

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    00:48:47 : Chapter 05

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    02:09:39 : Chapter 10

    02:29:22 : Chapter 11

    02:45:35 : Chapter 12

    03:14:33 : Chapter 13

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    03:40:49 : Chapter 15

    03:55:03 : Chapter 16

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    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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    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.

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    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

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    02:23:18 : Chapter 09

    02:47:19 : Chapter 10

    03:04:12 : Chapter 11

    03:17:26 : Chapter 12

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    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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    Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's classic comic romance, in which the five Bennett sisters try to find that most elusive creature: a single man in possession of a large fortune. Sparks fly when sweet, pretty Jane meets their new neighbor, Mr. Bingley, but her sister Elizabeth is most offended by his haughty friend, Mr. Darcy. This is Austen at the height of her powers: the ironic narration, hilariously drawn supporting characters, and romantic suspense make this her most enduringly popular novel.

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    00:19:11 : Chapter 04

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    00:30:30 : Chapter 06

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    01:27:11 : Chapter 11

    01:35:58 : Chapter 12

    01:39:28 : Chapter 13

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    01:55:06 : Chapter 15

    02:04:16 : Chapter 16

    02:22:41 : Chapter 17

    02:29:59 : Chapter 18

    02:57:44 : Chapter 19

    03:08:59 : Chapter 20

    03:17:52 : Chapter 21

    03:28:39 : Chapter 22

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    03:46:05 : Chapter 24

    03:56:46 : Chapter 25

    04:04:47 : Chapter 26

    04:16:45 : Chapter 27

    04:23:35 : Chapter 28

    04:31:11 : Chapter 29

    04:44:49 : Chapter 30

    04:50:51 : Chapter 31

    04:59:12 : Chapter 32

    05:06:51 : Chapter 33

    05:16:12 : Chapter 34

    05:27:14 : Chapter 35

    05:43:29 : Chapter 36

    05:54:14 : Chapter 37

    06:02:15 : Chapter 38

    06:08:02 : Chapter 39

    06:15:54 : Chapter 40

    06:24:36 : Chapter 41

    06:37:20 : Chapter 42

    06:47:04 : Chapter 43

    07:11:50 : Chapter 44

    07:24:30 : Chapter 45

    07:33:59 : Chapter 46

    07:49:51 : Chapter 47

    08:10:15 : Chapter 48

    08:21:52 : Chapter 49

    08:33:07 : Chapter 50

    08:45:24 : Chapter 51

    08:55:35 : Chapter 52

    09:11:08 : Chapter 53

    09:26:12 : Chapter 54

    09:34:20 : Chapter 55

    09:46:16 : Chapter 56

    10:01:55 : Chapter 57

    10:10:26 : Chapter 58

    10:23:28 : Chapter 59

    10:36:37 : Chapter 60

    10:44:53 : Chapter 61

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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?

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    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