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Explore over a thousand great books by authors from the ancient world through to the twentieth century. From Jane Austen to Herman Melville to Sun Tzu, from the ancient Greeks to American modernists: If a book changed the world, it's here. Share these full-length audiobooks with friends and start an audiobook club! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription You can now filter by genre, by searching our titles by the following keywords: adventure biography business comedy cooking drama family fantasy folklore history horror mystery philosophy poetry religion romance science scifi self help speeches thriller tragedy

  1. 11 HR AGO

    Three People by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    Three People by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion Set in 19th-century America, Three People begins with three boys born on the same day but into strikingly different worlds. Pliny Hastings is the adored son of a wealthy liquor merchant, Bennie Phillips is raised in a comfortable middle-class home, and Tode Mall grows up in crushing poverty with a drunken father and a mother whose desperate final prayer is that her son will never touch rum. As the boys grow, their lives unfold along very different paths, yet each remains bound to the same dangerous force: a culture that excuses, profits from, and is quietly damaged by drink. The novel follows Tode in particular as he struggles against ignorance, hunger, and social contempt, trying to build an honest future and a new identity for himself. Around him move ministers, merchants, friends, and family members whose choices reveal how temptation reaches into every class of society. Part coming-of-age story and part moral drama, the book explores how upbringing shapes character, how faith and persistence can challenge a bleak beginning, and how one generation's habits can threaten the next. The central question is whether these three boys can escape the legacies handed to them before those legacies claim their futures. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:00) Chapter 02 (00:29:08) Chapter 03 (00:43:48) Chapter 04 (01:01:03) Chapter 05 (01:12:27) Chapter 06 (01:25:36) Chapter 07 (01:39:05) Chapter 08 (01:56:56) Chapter 09 (02:13:45) Chapter 10 (02:31:49) Chapter 11 (02:52:57) Chapter 12 (03:15:46) Chapter 13 (03:38:53) Chapter 14 (04:01:11) Chapter 15 (04:25:24) Chapter 16 (04:47:34) Chapter 17 (05:04:45) Chapter 18 (05:32:14) Chapter 19 (05:51:08) Chapter 20 (06:11:23) Chapter 21 (06:38:25) Chapter 22 (07:00:42) Chapter 23 (07:24:41) Chapter 24 (07:45:10) Chapter 25 (08:04:02) Chapter 26 (08:25:01) Chapter 27 (08:51:48) Chapter 28 (09:13:19) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 13 HR AGO

    Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion In Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus, Pansy presents the Gospel story in a warm, accessible form designed especially for young listeners and family reading. Moving through the major moments of Jesus' early life and public ministry, the book introduces scenes such as his birth, his kindness toward ordinary people, his teaching in stories and parables, and the wonders that drew crowds to hear him. Pansy writes with a clear devotional purpose, inviting children not only to follow the events but also to reflect on what they reveal about love, mercy, obedience, and faith. The narrative brings together memorable biblical episodes, simple moral lessons, and vivid illustrations that help make familiar sacred history feel immediate and personal. Along the way, listeners meet disciples, families, skeptics, and those in need, all responding in different ways to Jesus' words and actions. The central tension grows from the contrast between Jesus' message of compassion and truth and the misunderstanding, doubt, and resistance he faces from the world around him. Gentle in tone but earnest in purpose, this book offers a reverent introduction to the life and character of Jesus. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:01:57) Chapter 02 (00:04:06) Chapter 03 (00:06:01) Chapter 04 (00:08:34) Chapter 05 (00:10:33) Chapter 06 (00:12:42) Chapter 07 (00:14:22) Chapter 08 (00:16:45) Chapter 09 (00:18:31) Chapter 10 (00:20:27) Chapter 11 (00:22:22) Chapter 12 (00:24:26) Chapter 13 (00:26:26) Chapter 14 (00:28:25) Chapter 15 (00:30:44) Chapter 16 (00:33:16) Chapter 17 (00:34:59) Chapter 18 (00:36:58) Chapter 19 (00:38:31) Chapter 20 (00:40:32) Chapter 21 (00:42:34) Chapter 22 (00:45:02) Chapter 23 (00:47:34) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  3. 15 HR AGO

    Stephen Mitchells Journey by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    Stephen Mitchells Journey by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion Set on a worn, unpromising farm, this late-19th-century novel follows Stephen Mitchell, a shy, undereducated young man who feels trapped by hard labor, poverty, and his own painful awkwardness. He has little hope for the future until a chance visit to a Chautauqua gathering awakens his curiosity and gives him the first glimpse of a larger world. Determined to change, Stephen begins an uphill effort at self-education, helped by his practical sister Sarah Jane and guided by the thoughtful minister Max Ransom and his refined sister Helen. As Stephen struggles to improve both his mind and his family's prospects, new friendships, social expectations, and questions of faith press in on every side. His growth is not smooth: pride, discouragement, class differences, and the pull of merely outward success keep threatening to turn him aside. More than a simple coming-of-age tale, the book is a story of inward awakening, moral direction, and the difficult work of becoming a different kind of man. Pansy blends domestic detail, spiritual reflection, and quiet character drama into a warm, earnest portrait of transformation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:50) Chapter 02 (00:39:52) Chapter 03 (00:59:17) Chapter 04 (01:18:11) Chapter 05 (01:35:24) Chapter 06 (01:53:35) Chapter 07 (02:10:30) Chapter 08 (02:30:50) Chapter 09 (02:46:13) Chapter 10 (03:04:55) Chapter 11 (03:22:45) Chapter 12 (03:41:16) Chapter 13 (03:59:35) Chapter 14 (04:17:01) Chapter 15 (04:36:23) Chapter 16 (04:56:43) Chapter 17 (05:18:02) Chapter 18 (05:40:00) Chapter 19 (06:01:57) Chapter 20 (06:23:35) Chapter 21 (06:43:32) Chapter 22 (07:04:24) Chapter 23 (07:26:16) Chapter 24 (07:44:17) Chapter 25 (08:07:05) Chapter 26 (08:24:52) Chapter 27 (08:41:41) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 17 HR AGO

    Spun from Fact by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    Spun from Fact by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion Spun from Fact follows Jeanie Barrett, a bright, thoughtful young woman who has grown up in comfort yet quietly doubts the shallow, fashionable religion she sees around her. When a deeply personal spiritual awakening changes her heart, Jeanie resolves to live a faith that is real, active, and costly - not merely respectable. But almost at once, life turns against her. Her family's fortunes collapse, hardship reshapes their home, and a sudden illness leaves Jeanie facing long months of pain, weakness, and helpless dependence. As years of suffering stretch before her, the book traces how her beliefs are tested by disappointment, poverty, unanswered questions, and the reactions of those around her, including her skeptical cousin Bert and other friends whose loyalties and convictions do not always match her own. Part domestic drama, part spiritual testimony, the novel centers on whether Jeanie can continue to trust God when nearly every worldly hope is stripped away. Drawn from real events and written with strong religious purpose, the story explores endurance, prayer, service, and the difficult difference between professed belief and lived faith. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:36) Chapter 02 (00:37:36) Chapter 03 (00:55:23) Chapter 04 (01:13:38) Chapter 05 (01:31:59) Chapter 06 (01:49:19) Chapter 07 (02:09:15) Chapter 08 (02:29:18) Chapter 09 (02:50:56) Chapter 10 (03:13:27) Chapter 11 (03:33:20) Chapter 12 (03:52:54) Chapter 13 (04:11:43) Chapter 14 (04:31:21) Chapter 15 (04:52:33) Chapter 16 (05:12:53) Chapter 17 (05:32:53) Chapter 18 (05:53:44) Chapter 19 (06:14:30) Chapter 20 (06:35:34) Chapter 21 (06:57:45) Chapter 22 (07:19:51) Chapter 23 (07:43:22) Chapter 24 (08:03:41) Chapter 25 (08:24:43) Chapter 26 (08:41:56) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 19 HR AGO

    Sidney Martins Christmas (and Other Stories) by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [family]

    Sidney Martins Christmas (and Other Stories) by Pansy audiobook. Genre: family Sidney Martin's Christmas (and Other Stories) is a warm, old-fashioned collection of short fiction by Pansy, the pen name of Isabella Macdonald Alden. Built around sixty-two brief tales, many first printed for young readers, the book opens with Sidney Martin, a boy facing the lonely prospect of spending Christmas by himself in the city, far from the family comfort and holiday cheer he longs for. From there, the collection widens into a gallery of children, parents, teachers, and even pets, each caught in small but meaningful struggles involving honesty, selfishness, courage, kindness, obedience, grief, and faith. Some stories are playful and domestic, others more tender or sobering, but all are shaped to show how everyday choices can reveal character. Rather than relying on grand adventure, Pansy focuses on the moral dramas of ordinary life: a careless word, a neglected duty, a hidden act of generosity, or a moment when a child must decide what is right. The result is a deeply earnest and often charming volume that blends Christmas feeling, family life, and Christian instruction into a portrait of childhood where even the smallest event can carry lasting spiritual weight. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:33) Chapter 02 (00:15:10) Chapter 03 (00:23:23) Chapter 04 (00:30:30) Chapter 05 (00:34:55) Chapter 06 (00:40:17) Chapter 07 (00:47:13) Chapter 08 (00:53:59) Chapter 09 (00:57:38) Chapter 10 (01:04:16) Chapter 11 (01:08:15) Chapter 12 (01:12:23) Chapter 13 (01:18:02) Chapter 14 (01:26:36) Chapter 15 (01:37:06) Chapter 16 (01:44:56) Chapter 17 (01:53:06) Chapter 18 (01:58:39) Chapter 19 (02:06:22) Chapter 20 (02:11:18) Chapter 21 (02:16:40) Chapter 22 (02:23:22) Chapter 23 (02:28:41) Chapter 24 (02:34:19) Chapter 25 (02:40:11) Chapter 26 (02:45:07) Chapter 27 (02:48:58) Chapter 28 (02:57:31) Chapter 29 (03:01:06) Chapter 30 (03:04:41) Chapter 31 (03:09:35) Chapter 32 (03:20:01) Chapter 33 (03:22:34) Chapter 34 (03:27:27) Chapter 35 (03:32:06) Chapter 36 (03:39:04) Chapter 37 (03:43:05) Chapter 38 (03:48:27) Chapter 39 (03:56:07) Chapter 40 (03:58:08) Chapter 41 (04:00:04) Chapter 42 (04:05:41) Chapter 43 (04:14:59) Chapter 44 (04:20:07) Chapter 45 (04:26:09) Chapter 46 (04:33:00) Chapter 47 (04:35:21) Chapter 48 (04:40:12) Chapter 49 (04:45:03) Chapter 50 (04:49:53) Chapter 51 (04:55:16) Chapter 52 (04:58:34) Chapter 53 (05:07:17) Chapter 54 (05:14:49) Chapter 55 (05:19:48) Chapter 56 (05:26:13) Chapter 57 (05:30:26) Chapter 58 (05:33:27) Chapter 59 (05:38:20) Chapter 60 (05:42:11) Chapter 61 (05:48:27) Chapter 62 (05:55:25) Chapter 63 (06:03:01) Chapter 64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 1 DAY AGO

    A Sevenfold Trouble by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [family]

    A Sevenfold Trouble by Pansy audiobook. Genre: family Set in a strained blended household, A Sevenfold Trouble follows the Moore family as small daily grievances harden into deep resentment. Margaret Moore is trying to be dutiful, patient, and true to the faith she has recently professed, but life at home keeps testing her. Her older brother Weston is restless, angry, and increasingly tempted to escape the misery of home altogether. Young Johnnie is caught in the middle, while their father, Thomas, seems unable to heal the growing divide. At the center of the unrest is Sophia, the children's stepmother, whose sharp words and difficult manner make her an easy target for blame, even as the family members fail to understand one another's burdens. Told through a sequence of episodes that show quarrels, disappointments, wounded pride, and moments of unexpected kindness, the novel builds a portrait of a family pulling in opposite directions. As friends, relatives, and Christian influences enter their lives, each member of the household must face a hard question: is the true source of their misery one another, or the selfishness, silence, and spiritual emptiness they carry within? Warm, earnest, and morally focused, this is a domestic story about faith, reconciliation, and the challenge of living charitably at home. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:09) Chapter 01 (00:16:43) Chapter 02 (00:30:11) Chapter 03 (00:45:57) Chapter 04 (01:04:44) Chapter 05 (01:23:42) Chapter 06 (01:40:40) Chapter 07 (02:06:53) Chapter 08 (02:28:34) Chapter 09 (02:44:47) Chapter 10 (02:59:10) Chapter 11 (03:09:55) Chapter 12 (03:29:14) Chapter 13 (03:55:25) Chapter 14 (04:17:13) Chapter 15 (04:34:31) Chapter 16 (04:57:40) Chapter 17 (05:13:00) Chapter 18 (05:33:15) Chapter 19 (05:49:29) Chapter 20 (06:13:10) Chapter 21 (06:41:22) Chapter 22 (07:01:38) Chapter 23 (07:26:39) Chapter 24 (07:45:50) Chapter 25 (08:06:49) Chapter 26 (08:25:39) Chapter 27 (08:45:44) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 1 DAY AGO

    Ruth Erskines Son by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    Ruth Erskines Son by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion In this later novel in Pansy's Chautauqua Girls series, Ruth Erskine Burnham is no longer the spirited young woman readers once knew, but a devoted widow whose life has centered on her only son, Erskine. Handsome, gifted, and deeply loved, Erskine has been raised under Ruth's careful guidance and strong Christian principles. When he returns home as a married man with his beautiful new wife, Irene, Ruth is determined to welcome her daughter-in-law with grace and generosity. Yet almost at once, the household begins to strain under clashing temperaments, different values, and the painful adjustments that come when a son becomes a husband. As Ruth tries to protect both her son's happiness and her own conscience, she must navigate misunderstandings, wounded pride, family loyalties, and the quiet loneliness of surrendering the first place in Erskine's heart. Rich in domestic detail and moral tension, Ruth Erskine's Son is a thoughtful story about motherhood, marriage, sacrifice, and faith under pressure. Pansy explores how love can be tested by secrets, selfishness, and social ambition, while asking what it truly means to act with patience, humility, and Christian conviction when home itself becomes a battleground. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:15:28) Chapter 02 (00:31:38) Chapter 03 (00:47:02) Chapter 04 (01:02:47) Chapter 05 (01:19:10) Chapter 06 (01:34:00) Chapter 07 (01:49:50) Chapter 08 (02:05:59) Chapter 09 (02:22:36) Chapter 10 (02:38:03) Chapter 11 (02:53:52) Chapter 12 (03:09:58) Chapter 13 (03:24:36) Chapter 14 (03:40:07) Chapter 15 (03:55:38) Chapter 16 (04:11:08) Chapter 17 (04:26:52) Chapter 18 (04:42:30) Chapter 19 (04:56:47) Chapter 20 (05:12:50) Chapter 21 (05:27:14) Chapter 22 (05:42:35) Chapter 23 (05:57:40) Chapter 24 (06:13:15) Chapter 25 (06:27:32) Chapter 26 (06:43:28) Chapter 27 (07:00:21) Chapter 28 (07:15:41) Chapter 29 (07:30:28) Chapter 30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 1 DAY AGO

    The Randolphs by Pansy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

    The Randolphs by Pansy audiobook. Genre: religion Set in New York City and continuing the story begun in Household Puzzles, The Randolphs follows a struggling family as each member tries to find a secure future while carrying old habits, disappointments, and private desires into a new season of life. Tom Randolph, sobered by earlier trouble and newly serious about his faith, throws himself into an ambitious plan to create a first-class temperance hotel and a place where young men might find decent company instead of drink and ruin. Around him, his sisters face conflicts that are quieter but no less urgent. Helen is restless, proud, and drawn to luxury and social display; Grace is tied to an engagement that seems increasingly unwise; and Maria, practical and self-reliant after holding the household together through hard work, struggles to surrender control. As business hopes, family pressures, courtship, and questions of belief all collide, Pansy builds a domestic novel about character being tested in everyday life. Warm, earnest, and morally focused, The Randolphs explores ambition, pride, romance, forgiveness, and the difficult work of letting faith reshape a family from the inside out. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:42) Chapter 02 (00:31:57) Chapter 03 (00:50:23) Chapter 04 (01:07:46) Chapter 05 (01:27:00) Chapter 06 (01:45:08) Chapter 07 (02:03:05) Chapter 08 (02:16:04) Chapter 09 (02:28:43) Chapter 10 (02:44:12) Chapter 11 (03:02:47) Chapter 12 (03:18:49) Chapter 13 (03:33:18) Chapter 14 (03:48:50) Chapter 15 (04:07:04) Chapter 16 (04:23:45) Chapter 17 (04:40:05) Chapter 18 (04:57:07) Chapter 19 (05:14:23) Chapter 20 (05:32:14) Chapter 21 (05:49:20) Chapter 22 (06:05:07) Chapter 23 (06:21:26) Chapter 24 (06:39:46) Chapter 25 (06:57:23) Chapter 26 (07:15:35) Chapter 27 (07:34:21) Chapter 28 (07:54:40) Chapter 29 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Explore over a thousand great books by authors from the ancient world through to the twentieth century. From Jane Austen to Herman Melville to Sun Tzu, from the ancient Greeks to American modernists: If a book changed the world, it's here. Share these full-length audiobooks with friends and start an audiobook club! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription You can now filter by genre, by searching our titles by the following keywords: adventure biography business comedy cooking drama family fantasy folklore history horror mystery philosophy poetry religion romance science scifi self help speeches thriller tragedy

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