Log in

goodpods headphones icon

To access all our features

Open the Goodpods app
Close icon
headphones
Free Audiobooks

Free Audiobooks

Appbly.com

With thousands of listeners from around the world, you are sure to be entertained, delighted, and thrilled listening to our growing collection of audiobooks. Listen, Download, Follow, Share, Rate 5 Stars, Send in a Voice Message, and Support This Podcast to encourage us to keep adding more content to our Appbly.com podcasts. For a full list of the Free Audiobooks available please scroll through the episodes in the Free Audiobooks podcast or visit the Media > Podcast > Free Audiobooks icon at Appbly.com. If you have any feedback please send us an email using the Contact icon at Appbly.com.

2 Listeners

Share icon

All episodes

Best episodes

Top 10 Free Audiobooks Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Free Audiobooks episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Free Audiobooks for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Free Audiobooks episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Title: International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

Overview: International Short Stories is a three-volume anthology of outstanding English, American, and French short stories and novellas of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. It was published by P.F. Collier & Son in 1910. The first volume features celebrated short fiction from the United States, the second volume from England, and the third from France (translated into English). The three-volume series was compiled by Frances J. Reynolds, and edited by William Patten. Volume 1: American Stories includes these 22 short stories The Prophetic Pictures, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold-Bug, Corporal Flint's Murder, Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy, The Notary of Perigueux, The Widow's Cruise, The Count and the Wedding Guest, Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift, The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer, The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So, The Shadows on the Wall, Major Perdue's Bargain, A Kentucky Cinderella, By the Waters of Paradise, A Memorable Night, The Man from Red Dog, Jean Michaud's Little Ship, Those Old Lunes!, The Chiropodist, Mr. Dooley on Corporal Punishment, and Over a Wood Fire.

Published: 1910

Series: International Short Stories Collections, American Short Stories, Selection #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collections

Author: William Patten, et al.

Genre: Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Melodrama, Philosophical Fiction, Picaresque, Sea Story, Tragedy, Detective Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: International Short Stories - William Patten - Volume 1 - Book 1

Volume: 1 of 3

Book: 1 of 12

Part: 1 of 1

Episodes Book: 7

Length Book: 3:53:08

Episodes Volume: 28

Length Volume: 13:33:02

Episodes Collection: 91

Length Collection: 40:23:03

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, François Coppée, Honoré de Balzac, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrançoisCoppée #HonorédeBalzac #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 8
play

02/15/23 • 299 min

Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 8

Title: Short Science Fiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short science fiction stories are available through our Short Science Fiction Collections series from classic science fiction authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugo Gernsback, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Frank Herbert, Voltaire, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and many other science fiction authors. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF where Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" in about 1954) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots back to ancient mythology, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world, and it is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder". Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus is reflected in debates about the genre's history, particularly over determining its exact origins. Question of deeper origins aside, science fiction developed and boomed in the 20th century, as the deep integration of science and inventions into daily life encouraged a greater interest in literature that explores the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. Scholar Robert Scholes calls the history of science fiction "the history of humanity's changing attitudes toward space and time ... the history of our growing understanding of the universe and the position of our species in that universe." In recent decades, the genre has diversified and become firmly established as a major influence on global culture and thought.

Published: Various

List: Short Science Fiction Collections, Sci-Fi #8

Author: Various

Genre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Anthologies

Episode: Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 8

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 4:59:46

Book: 8

Length Book: 4:59:46

Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10

Narrator: Collaborative

Memorium: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012), Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sci-Fi, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthologies #Sci-Fi #CharlesDickens #SirArthurConanDoyle #HPLovecraft #MaryShelley #EdgarAllanPoe #WashingtonIrving #BramStoker #LewisCarroll #GertrudeAtherton #MarkTwain #HGWells #RudyardKipling #OscarWilde #JosephConrad #HarrietBeecherStowe

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 3, Part 2

Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Overview: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. In general, the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify and try to correct social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine, prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favorite.

Published: 1892

Series: Sherlock Holmes

List: 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Genre: Detective, Detective Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Novel, Mystery, Detective Novel, Crime Fiction

Episode: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 3, Part 2

Part: 2 of 2

Length Part: 5:32:14

Book: 3

Length Book: 10:56:07

Episodes: 7 - 12 of 12

Narrator: David Clarke

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: sherlock, holmes, detective, mystery, suspense, deduction, logic

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 11
play

02/26/23 • 125 min

Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 11

Title: Short Science Fiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short science fiction stories are available through our Short Science Fiction Collections series from classic science fiction authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugo Gernsback, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Frank Herbert, Voltaire, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and many other science fiction authors. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF where Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" in about 1954) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots back to ancient mythology, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world, and it is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder". Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus is reflected in debates about the genre's history, particularly over determining its exact origins. Question of deeper origins aside, science fiction developed and boomed in the 20th century, as the deep integration of science and inventions into daily life encouraged a greater interest in literature that explores the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. Scholar Robert Scholes calls the history of science fiction "the history of humanity's changing attitudes toward space and time ... the history of our growing understanding of the universe and the position of our species in that universe." In recent decades, the genre has diversified and become firmly established as a major influence on global culture and thought.

Published: Various

List: Short Science Fiction Collections, Sci-Fi #11

Author: Various

Genre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Anthologies

Episode: Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 11

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 2:05:54

Book: 11

Length Book: 2:05:54

Episodes: 1 - 4 of 4

Narrator: Collaborative

Memorium: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012), Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sci-Fi, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthologies #Sci-Fi #CharlesDickens #SirArthurConanDoyle #HPLovecraft #MaryShelley #EdgarAllanPoe #WashingtonIrving #BramStoker #LewisCarroll #GertrudeAtherton #MarkTwain #HGWells #RudyardKipling #OscarWilde #JosephConrad #HarrietBeecherStowe

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - Book 12 - Volume 1, Part 4

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo

Overview: The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins on the day that Napoleon left his first island of exile, Elba, beginning the Hundred Days period when Napoleon returned to power. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story centrally concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. Before he can marry his fiancée Mercédès, Edmond Dantès, a nineteen-year-old Frenchman, and first mate of the Pharaon, is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille. A fellow prisoner, Abbé Faria, correctly deduces that his jealous rival Fernand Mondego, envious crewmate Danglars, and double-dealing Magistrate De Villefort turned him in. Faria inspires his escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure. As the powerful and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo (Italy), Dantès arrives from the Orient to enter the fashionable Parisian world of the 1830s and avenge himself on the men who conspired to destroy him. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Lucy Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood."

Published: 1888

List: 100 Classic Book Collections, Readers' Choice Collections, Cristo #4

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Translator: George Routledge & Sons

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction

Episode: The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - Book 12 - Volume 1, Part 4

Volume: 1 of 5

Part: 4 of 4

Length Part: 2:34:48

Episodes Volume: 22 - 27 of 27

Book: 12

Length Book: 54:16:11

Episodes Book: 22 - 27 of 117

Narrator: David Clarke

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, betrayal, forgiveness, justice, mercy, redemption, revenge

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #betrayal #forgiveness #justice #mercy #redemption #revenge

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 45
play

06/25/23 • 507 min

Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 45

Title: Short Science Fiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short science fiction stories are available through our Short Science Fiction Collections series from classic science fiction authors Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugo Gernsback, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Frank Herbert, Voltaire, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and many other science fiction authors. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF where Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" in about 1954) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and it often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots back to ancient mythology, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world, and it is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder". Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus is reflected in debates about the genre's history, particularly over determining its exact origins. Question of deeper origins aside, science fiction developed and boomed in the 20th century, as the deep integration of science and inventions into daily life encouraged a greater interest in literature that explores the relationship between technology, society, and the individual. Scholar Robert Scholes calls the history of science fiction "the history of humanity's changing attitudes toward space and time ... the history of our growing understanding of the universe and the position of our species in that universe." In recent decades, the genre has diversified and become firmly established as a major influence on global culture and thought.

Published: Various

List: Short Science Fiction Collections, Sci-Fi #45

Author: Various

Genre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure, Fantasy Action & Adventure, Anthologies

Episode: Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 45

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 8:27:18

Book: 45

Length Book: 8:27:18

Episodes: 1 - 20 of 20

Narrator: Collaborative

Memorium: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012), Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Sci-Fi, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthologies #Sci-Fi #CharlesDickens #SirArthurConanDoyle #HPLovecraft #MaryShelley #EdgarAllanPoe #WashingtonIrving #BramStoker #LewisCarroll #GertrudeAtherton #MarkTwain #HGWells #RudyardKipling #OscarWilde #JosephConrad #HarrietBeecherStowe

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - Short Nonfiction Collections - Book 49
play

09/19/22 • 176 min

Short Nonfiction Collections - Book 49

Title: Short Nonfiction Collections

Overview: Thousands of short stories are available through our Short Nonfiction Collections series from classic authors Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, James Joyce, J. D. Salinger, William Faulkner, Jack London, Anton Chekhov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Charles Darwin, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, and many other classic authors. These nonfiction short stories provide accurate information regarding a real-world topic and may be presented either objectively or subjectively. Nonfiction is one of the fundamental divisions of narrative writing (specifically, prose) — in contrast to fiction, largely populated by imaginary characters and events, though sometimes ambiguous regarding its basis in reality. Each of the short story collections is a book of short stories that may or may not share a tone, theme, setting, or characters with one another. While specific claims in a nonfiction work may prove inaccurate, the typical author genuinely aims to be truthful at the time of their composition, offering accounts of historical or empirical facts. Systematic reporting of the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the veracity of those beliefs, but rather an exercise in representing the topic. These short story collections are made up of smaller texts—the individual short stories—in order to form a superior whole. In spite of this, each short story does not lose any of its meaning or narrative independence by being included in a collection. This does not mean that these short stories do not gain any new meaning from being included in a collection, though. Because each story's context has changed, surrounded by other stories with their own meanings and tones, the meaning and tone of any individual story might also be affected. In addition to the individual stories, short story collections may also include notes by the author.

Published: Various

List: Short Nonfiction Collections, Nonfiction #49

Author: Various

Genre: Non-Fiction, Essays & Short Works, Academic, Almanac, Autobiography, Biography, Creative Nonfiction, Design, Diary, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Essay, Guides & Manuals, Handbook, History, Journal, Journalism, Letter, Letter Collection, Literary Criticism, Memoir, Natural History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Popular Science, Self-Help, Science, Short Works, Statute, Technical, Theology, Travelogue

Episode: Short Nonfiction Collections - Book 49

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 2:56:30

Book: 49

Length Book: 2:56:30

Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15

Narrator: Collaborative

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1
play

02/25/21 • 324 min

The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1

Title: The Jungle Book

Overview: The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behavior, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with "the law of the jungle", but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village. Critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature. The Jungle Book has remained popular, partly through its many adaptations for film and other media. Critics such as Swati Singh have noted that even critics wary of Kipling for his supposed imperialism have admired the power of his storytelling. The book has been influential in the scout movement, whose founder, Robert Baden-Powell, was a friend of Kipling's. Percy Grainger composed his Jungle Book Cycle around quotations from the book.

Published: 1894

Series: The Jungle Books, Collections #11, Jungle Book Series #1

List: 100 Popular Storybook Collection

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Genre: Children's Book, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 5:24:48

Book: 1

Length Book: 5:24:48

Episodes: 1 - 11 of 11

Predecessor: "In the Rukh"

Successor: The Second Jungle Book

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: jungle, india, feral child, kidnapping, talking animal, singing animal, friend, elephant, ruins, python, human-animal friendship, friends, bear, orphan, orangutan, children, friendship, buddies, Rudyard Kipling

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #jungle #india #feralchild #kidnapping #talkinganimal #singinganimal #friend #elephant #ruins #python #humananimalfriendship #friends #bear #orphan #orangutan #children #friendship #buddies #RudyardKipling

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson - Book 3, Part 1

Title: Treasure Island

Overview: Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. The novel was originally serialized from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks, under the title Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North". It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co. It has since become one of the most often dramatized and adapted of all novels, in numerous media. Since its publication, Treasure Island has had a significant influence on depictions of pirates in popular culture, including such elements as deserted tropical islands, treasure maps marked with an "X", and one-legged seamen with parrots perched on their shoulders.

Published: 1883

List: 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Genre: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Adventure Fiction, Young Adult Literature

Episode: Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson - Book 3, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 3:48:09

Book: 3

Length Book: 7:32:32

Episodes: 1 - 9 of 17

Narrator: Adrian Praetzellis

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: hero, coming of age, pirates, morality, good versus evil, ships, childhood, adulthood, role model, courage, bravery, mutiny, impulsiveness, charisma, independence, hopes, dreams, desires, futility, greed, satisfaction, futility of treasure, soul, loss of soul, irrationality, bloodshed

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Free Audiobooks - The Cruise of the Dazzler - Jack London - Book 1
play

03/08/21 • 218 min

The Cruise of the Dazzler - Jack London - Book 1

Title: The Cruise of the Dazzler

Overview: The Cruise of the Dazzler is an early novel by Jack London, set in his home city of San Francisco. It is considered a boy's adventure novel. Young Joe Bronson, caught between poor grades and his father's threats of military school, runs away from home. He joins the crew of a sloop named the Dazzler, but quickly figures out his captain, Pete Le Maire (nicknamed "French Pete") frequently engages himself and those at his command in criminal activity. Will Joe be able to escape this unwanted and dangerous new life at sea? The nautical activities on board the sailing boat are authentically described, and there are convincing descriptions of boats enduring stormy weather at sea. Published in 1902, Jack London sold this book (his first full-length novel) as a boy's adventure novel set in San Francisco, his hometown. In his autobiography, London recalls lifting several more elements in this novel from his adolescence, as in youth he bought a sloop called the Razzle Dazzle from an oyster pirate nicknamed "French Frank."

Published: 1902

Series: Novels #1

Author: Jack London

Genre: Adventure Novel, Action & Adventure

Episode: The Cruise of the Dazzler - Jack London - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 3:38:55

Book: 1

Length Book: 3:38:55

Episodes: 0 - 21 of 21

Narrator: Robert Keiper

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: determination, persistence, man versus nature, battle, morality play, perception, discovery, travels, adventure, family, jacklondon

Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #determination #persistence #man #nature #battle #morality #perception #discovery #travels #adventure #family #JackLondon

Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Mary Kay.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

Show more best episodes

Toggle view more icon

FAQ

How many episodes does Free Audiobooks have?

Free Audiobooks currently has 962 episodes available.

What topics does Free Audiobooks cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Free Audiobooks?

The episode title 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 3, Part 2' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Free Audiobooks?

The average episode length on Free Audiobooks is 273 minutes.

How often are episodes of Free Audiobooks released?

Episodes of Free Audiobooks are typically released every 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Free Audiobooks?

The first episode of Free Audiobooks was released on Jan 1, 2021.

Show more FAQ

Toggle view more icon

Comments