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Free Audiobook Library

The Forbidden Audiobook Archive 107 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

Free Audiobook Library offers full-length audiobooks of classic literature in the public domain. Each episode features a complete recording of a timeless work, from adventure and mystery to gothic horror and philosophy. The podcast curates and enhances recordings for clear, modern listening, making great literature accessible to all.

Episodes

Left to Themselves (Full Audiobook) | Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson Jul 2, 2026 22307 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Said to be the first-ever gay youth novel, this 1891 story follows the adventures of 12-year-old Gerald Saxton embarking on a trip from New York, to meet his father in Nova Scotia. He is chaperoned by 17-year-old Philip Touchtone. Author: Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Genre: Action & Adventure Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1
Haunted Hangar (Full Audiobook) | Van Powell Jul 1, 2026 20641 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Second entry in series of teen aviation stories, filled with lots of scientific jargon, a jewel heist, and adventure. Van Powell is a pseudonym of early Hollywood screenwriter, Ardon Van Buren Powell (1886-1958). Author: Van Powell Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Genre: Action & Adventure Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 09:38 - Chapter 2 19:28 - Chapter 3 31
Blue Star (Full Audiobook) | Fletcher Pratt Jun 29, 2026 35071 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The novel is set in a parallel world in which the existence of psychic powers has permitted the development of witchcraft into a science; in contrast, the physical sciences have languished, resulting in a modern culture reminiscent of our eighteenth century. </br></br> The protagonists are Lalette Asterhax, a hereditary witch, and Rodvard Be
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (Remastered) (Full Audiobook) | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Jun 28, 2026 64615 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with her when she leaves. Maud is then orphaned and moves in with her Uncle Silas, her father's mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous-even murderous-past. Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Length: 17 hours 56 min
Badge of Infamy (Remastered) (Full Audiobook) | Lester del Rey Jun 28, 2026 12283 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Set in the early 22nd century: Dr. Daniel Feldman, stripped of rank and status and named pariah for violating Medical Lobby rules, stows away on a spaceship and flees to Mars Colony. Author: Lester del Rey Length: 3 hours 24 minutes Genre: Science Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 15:39 - Chapter 2 28:39 - Chapter 3 39:55 - Chapter 4 53:09 - Chapter 5
Witching Hill (Full Audiobook) | E. W. Hornung Jun 22, 2026 21416 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The adventures of two young men, which may or may not have to do with the supernatural. - Summary by Nicholas Clifford. Author: E. W. Hornung Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Published 1900 onward Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 45:49 - Chapter 2 01:36:39 - Chapter 3 02:17:03 - Chapter 4 03:03:19 - Chapter 5 03:43:03 - Chapter
Adelgitha; or, The Fruits of a Single Error (Full Audiobook) | Matthew Lewis Jun 20, 2026 7357 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The second original tragedy written by Gothic writer Matthew Lewis, <I>Adelgitha; or, The Fruits of a Single Error</i> is a markedly more serious affair than his melodramatic output, dealing as it does with a fallen woman who is mercilessly blackmailed by a ruthless tyrant when she spurns his advances. Set in Otranto during the High Middle A
Nancy Brandon’s Mystery (Full Audiobook) | Lilian C. Garis Jun 20, 2026 20647 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Nancy spends the summer with a cousin she hardly knows who has a friend who seems to be a bad influence. Secrets, jealousy and bitterness fill their days until they learn how to believe in themselves and overcome their bitterness when the truth is revealed. Author: Lilian C. Garis Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction Chapters: 0
Hemlock Avenue Mystery (Full Audiobook) | Lily A. Long Jun 12, 2026 24844 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com "The Hemlock Avenue Mystery" is one of a series of mysteries written by Lily Augusta Long using the pseudonym Roman Doubleday. A lawyer is accused of killing a rival lawyer, both having battled in court on numerous occasions. Author: Lily A. Long Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Genre: Detective Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 05:27 - Chapter 2 17:41 - Ch
Candide (Remastered) (Full Audiobook) | Voltaire Jun 3, 2026 16397 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and five or six generations have found that its laughter does not grow old. Author: Voltaire Length: 4 hours 33 minutes Genre: General Fiction Chapters: 00:
That Affair at Portstead Manor (Full Audiobook) | Gladys Edson Locke May 27, 2026 20566 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com An English country home during a house party becomes the scene of a double mystery. One of the three detectives employed on the case is a woman whose common sense, calm, and plain logic are skillfully employed in straightening the tangle. Author: Gladys Edson Locke Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1
Don Quixote, Vol. 2 (Ormsby Translation) (Full Audiobook) | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra May 27, 2026 70468 https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Length: 19 hours 34 minutes Genre: Humorous Fiction, Literary Fiction Chapter

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