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  • The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 19 "Montgomery’s Bank Holiday"
    Jun 28 2024

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    The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 19 "Montgomery’s Bank Holiday," narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    The Night of Moreau's death Montgomery falls into a depression. While in this state he decided to share his brandy with M'ling and the other beast folk. Prendick refuses to join them and is against the idea of sharing alcohol with the beast folk. This frustrates Montgomery and when Prendick says that he is going to try and leave the island on the dingy he leaves in a huff to drink. As Prendick searches for supplies, he hears a bunch of noise from the beach and then a gunshot. At this he rushes out of the house and breaks some glass on the way. He finds that the party of Beast Folk and Montgomery have been attacked and have been left for dead. Montgomery is only just alive, and soon breaths his last breath. Prendick finds a bunch of broken wood on the beach and knows it to be the dingy and to add the cherry on top, he finds that the glass he broke was the lantern, which has now set fire to the Houses and lab of Moreau.

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    18 mins
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 23
    Jun 26 2024

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 23, narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    Sir William Lucas comes to visit the Bennet family and inform them of the happiness that has been bestowed on his family by the proposal between his daughter and Mr Collins. Mrs Bennet is livid! At first, she decides to disbelieve it, and hopes that the match will be broken off. Lady Lucas calls at Longborne more often than usual to proclaim her happiness and the relationship between Charlotte and Lizzy becomes strained. A letter from Mr Collins comes to thank the family for their hospitality and says that he will be down the following Monday to settle a date for the marriage with Charlotte.
    Lizzy and Jane start to fear a bit more as they are yet to receive news from the Bingley girls about London, or about Mr Bingley. Lizzy is furious at Darcy and the Bingley girls. She believes it entirely their fault that Jane has been made so upset.

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    10 mins
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 22
    Jun 23 2024

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 22, narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    The Bennets go to find with the Lucas family. Throughout the whole evening, Mr Collins is enraptured by miss Lucas and as soon as the evening is over Mr Collins has decided that he should also propose to Charlotte. The next morning, before anyone wakes up, Mr Collins sneaks out of the house and declares his love for Charlotte. She readily accepts his proposal, and asks him only to not tell the Bennets, and to allow her the pleasure of telling her friends. When Mr Collins returns, all of the Bennet family ask where he was during the day but he guards his word and tells them nothing. He then says goodbye to the family, and Mrs Bennet invites him back soon.

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    11 mins
  • The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 18 "The Finding of Moreau"
    Jun 21 2024

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    The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 18 "The Finding of Moreau", narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    Montgomery has had 3 brandys before Prendick thinks to stop him go to find Moreau. When in the jungle they come across several beast folk discussing Moreau's body while others are in disbelief of it, for Moreau Can't Die. Realising that Moreau's death could mean the same fate for them, Prendick pipes up and claims that Moreau is not dead, that he just left his body behind as he no longer had need of it to enforce the Law. Montgomery seems to understand what Prendick is doing and plays into the lie and most of the Beast Folk seem convinced. They are lead to the body where with the help of M'ling and a few others, they carry him back to the enclosure, where they burn and destroy the rest of his experiments, afraid of what else could come.

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    11 mins
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 21
    Jun 19 2024

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 21, narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    Mr Collins has taken the decision to ignore Elizabeth since his failed proposal, and as Miss Lucas has come to visit, he is giving all of his attention to her. As the next day comes, no tempers at the Bennet house have cooled off, so the girls head to town. The meet Mr Wickham and he joins them at their aunts, and he tells Elizabeth that he didn’t come to the ball at Netherfield because he didn’t want a cause a scene between he and Darcy.
    Jane receives a letter from Netherfield from the Bingley Girls. It seems that the whole family is quitting the area and shall not be back for a very long time, if not at all. The letter also contains the information that the young miss Darcy is supposed to be the girl to marry Bingley. Jane is distraught by this information, but Lizzy totes it down to scheming between Darcy and the Bingley girls. Saying that if Caroline got half of the attention from Darcy that Jane got from Bingley, should have bought her wedding dress…

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    13 mins
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 20
    Jun 16 2024

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 20, narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    Mrs Bennet sees Elizabeth leave the dining room and saunters happily in to congratulate Mr Collins. Mr Collins relates the events of the proposal and Mrs Bennet is shocked at the manner in which her daughter refused him. Mrs Bennet goes ahead to tell Mr Collins that she will force her daughter to accept, and heads right away to Mr Bennet is his library to force him to tell Lizzy to marry Mr Collins. Mr Bennet calls Lizzy down the stairs and asks her about the situation. After Lizzy tells him about it, he then goes ahead to say that Lizzy has a difficult choice ahead; that she needs to become a stranger to one of her parents. Mrs Bennet will not see her again if she refuses, and Mr Bennet will not see her again if she does… As the days go on, Mrs Bennet doesn’t let up on her daughter, and constantly makes little comments about how Lizzy has disrespected her, but Elizabeth just tries to ignore her.

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    11 mins
  • The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 17 "A Catastrophe"
    Jun 14 2024

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    The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 17 "A Catastrophe", narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    After some time has passed on the island, Prendick has started to feel numb to the torment of the animals, and starts to even perceive himself as being weird, and not the Beast Folk. While contemplating outside of the enclosure, he hears a loud noise and is suddenly knocked to the ground by something running. The fall breaks his arm and before he lays down fully from pain, he sees Dr Moreau run after whatever escaped from him. Montgomery soon comes out and, seeing prendick, asks him what happened and then noticing his arm, takes him inside. Montgomery makes Prendick a sling for his arm and then too goes off into the jungle, to find the doctor. Montgomery doesn't come back for some time, but eventually, after several gun shots are fired, M'ling and Montgomery come back to Prendick, where he is told that the Beast Folk have gone mad...

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    13 mins
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 19
    Jun 12 2024

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 19, narrated by Isaac Birchall
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    SUMMARY:
    The day after the ball at Netherfield Mr Collins finds Mrs. Bennet at the breakfast table with Kitty and Elizabeth. He Immediately asks Mrs bennet for an audience with Elizabeth, and before Elizabeth can object, she ushers kitty out of the room and leave Collins and Lizzy alone. Mr Collins proceeds to explain all of the reasons that he and Elizabeth would be a good match and then asks for her hand in marriage. Elizabeth, so shocked cannot speak before Mr Collins goes on to explain all of the reasons that it would be advantageous for her to accept. Elizabeth finally has a chance to refuse his proposal, but Mr Collins only takes it as flattery as “Women always refuse a first proposal hoping to increase the infatuation of the person asking.” (He Is SOO Disgusting) Elizabeth goes on to call him out on his misogyny but as he isn’t listening, she gets up and leaves the room to head to her father, hoping that he may settle the matter for her.

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    12 mins