Essays · G. K. Chesterton
Tremendous Trifles
Chesterton’s 1909 essays on chalk, cheese, a piece of string, and the wonder hiding in ordinary things.
Complete reading · 39 chapters
Classic Readings
Great books, read aloud in full, chapter by chapter. Every reading is complete and unabridged, from texts in the public domain.
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Mystery · Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The first twelve cases of the world’s most famous detective, as Dr. Watson told them.
Complete reading · 12 stories
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Coming soon
Faith · Thomas à Kempis
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis’s 15th-century guide to the interior life, one of the most widely read Christian books ever written.
Complete reading · Coming soon
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New
Adventure · Herman Melville
Moby-Dick
Captain Ahab’s hunt for the white whale, from New Bedford to the far Pacific.
Complete reading · In progress, 2 chapters so far
Made for long listening
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Focus mode
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Listen for…
Tell it you have 10, 20 or 45 minutes. It ends at a chapter break, or fades out on time and saves your place.
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Until I fall asleep
Plays on for about half an hour, then fades out gently over the last minute.
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Pick up where you left off
Come back any time and continue from the exact spot you stopped.