Audiobooks Daily, presented by Public Domain Media
418 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA weekly podcast featuring the best of public domain short stories, novels, poetry, and plays.
Every episode features a new chapter, full audiobook, or commentary of a great literary work.
Authors included on our podcast: Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many more!
Join our community of literary lovers as we listen to some of the greatest fictional novels, stories, poems, and plays ever created!
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Beowulf Part 14 (14 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 31, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBBeowulf Part 14 of 14 Full Audiobook (Final Part). ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a...
Beowulf - Part 13 (13 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 30, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBBeowulf Part 13 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the ...
Beowulf - Part 12 (12 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 27, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBBeowulf Part 12 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the ...
Beowulf - Part 11 (11 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 26, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBBeowulf Part 11 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the ...
Beowulf - Part 10 (10 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 24, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBBeowulf Part 10 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the ...
Beowulf - Part 9 (9 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 23, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBBeowulf Part 9 of 14 full audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the G...
Beowulf - Part 8 (8 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 20, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBBeowulf Part 8 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the G...
Beowulf - Part 7 (7 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 19, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBBeowulf Part 7 of 14 Full Audiobook ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Ge...
Beowulf - Part 6 (6 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBBeowulf Part 6 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the G...
Beowulf - Part 5 (5 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 16, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBBeowulf Part 5 of 14 Full Audiobook ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Ge...
Beowulf - Part 4 (4 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 13, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBBeowulf Part 4 of 16 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the G...
Beowulf - Part 3 (3 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 12, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBBeowulf Part 3 of 14 Full Audiobook. ----- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the G...
Beowulf - Part 2 (2 of 14 Full Audiobook)
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MBBeowful Part 2 of 14 Full Audiobook. --- Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Gea...
Beowulf - Part 1 (1 of 14)
December 09, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.85 MBBeowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king ...
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe (Full Audiobook)
December 06, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBTIME STAMPS: Part 2 at 26:38 Part 3 at 54:30 ----- The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination." OVERVIEW: C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dup...
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Full Audiobook)
December 05, 2019 09:00 - 2 hours - 141 MBTIME STAMPS: Chapter 2 at 49:25 Chapter 3 at 1:42:44 ----- The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German ungeheures Ungeziefer, literally "monstrous vermin"), subsequently struggling to adjust to this new condition. ----- Author: Franz Kafka Original Publication Date: 1915 ----- Franz Kafka was a novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the majo...
The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol (Full)
December 03, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBTIME STAMP(S): Part 2 at 38:12 ----- "The Cloak" is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations. ----- Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. -...
Project Hush by William Tenn (Full Science Fiction Story)
December 02, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBOverview: We were stuck with calling it Project Hush and we had to take extra measures to ensure secrecy. A couple of times a week, everyone on the project had to report to Psycho for DD & HA -- dream detailing and hypnoanalysis -- instead of the usual monthly visit. Naturally, the commanding general of the heavily fortified research post to which we were attached could not ask what we were doing, under penalty of court-martial, but he had to be given further instructions to shut off his ima...