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  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 33 | Audiobook
    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 33, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: At breakfast one morning, Cathy and Heathcliff get into a huge argument over her inheritance and her relationship with Hareton. Heathcliff grabs her, and goes to strike her, but when he looks at her face he lets her go - having seeing something in her eyes that reminded him of her mother. Nelly speculates to Lockwood that the many reminders of Catherine changed Heathcliff. He in fact confided to Nelly that he no longer has any desire to carry out his revenge on Cathy and Hareton...SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature
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  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Part 3 | Audiobook
    An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Part 3, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Part 3 brings us back to the present on Own Creek Bridge where Farquhar is to be hanged. He loses consciousness and falls into the river below the bridge as the rope snapped. He awakens to a strong pain running through his body. Farquhar sees a light flash and fade before it grows brighter and he rises to the surface of the river. He is afraid that he will be shot by the northern forces as soon as he is spotted in the water, and makes an attempt to free his hands and neck from the rope. Once freed he finally breaks the surface of the water and inhales deeply and painfully. He looks to the bridge and sees his executioners standing on the bridge looking for him. A sentinel fires his rifle at him but misses, Farquhar notices his grey eyes through the sight of the gun. Farquhar then hears the lieutenant instructing his men to fire, so he dives under the water and swims with the current away from the bridge. A cannonball lands two feet away from him and he swims harder for the shore. He is spun round by the current and winds up on a gravelly bank out of site and range of the gunfire. He weeps with joy and takes in the beautiful landscape around him. He heads into the forest and follows a path, walking all day to his home. Time seems to pass without him noticing, and he rouses standing at his front gate. He makes his way towards his home and sees his wife come down the verandah to meet him. When he moves to embrace her, he feels a sharp pain in his neck and sees a blinding white light. Farquhar is dead. He is hanging at Owl Creek Bridge.
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  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 32 | Audiobook
    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 32, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: About 6 months have passed and Lockwood has been invited to visit the North by a friend of his. On his journey he crosses paths with a farmer who remarks a cart that is apparently too late for its harvest. The man also mentions Gimmerton, which reminds Lockwood of his time at the Grange, and he decides to visit for the night and see Nelly, and also settle his debts with Heathcliff. He discovers that Nelly is no longer at the Grange and has been moved to the Wuthering Heights. He decides to head to the Heights while the sun is still up where he talks to Nelly about the past few months. She says that Cathy admitted to her that she felt guilty about mocking Hareton for his attempts to learn to read. One afternoon, Hareton was wounded while hunting and had to remain inside at the Heights. He and Cathy fought at first, but they soon agreed to get along, and Cathy even promised to help Hareton read properly. The two young people have slowly grown to love each other, and Nelly says that she cannot wait for the two of them to marry.
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  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 31 | Audiobook
    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 31, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Lockwood heads to Wuthering Heights to end his lease at the Grange. He brings a note from Nelly to give to Cathy. Hareton first takes the note, but when Cathy cries, he gives it back to her. He has been struggling to learn to read. Cathy says however that she has been deprived of books. Cathy mocks Hareton's attempts to learn, angering him, but she says that she doesn't want to hinder his progress. Heathcliff returns and on entering the house, mutters quietly to himself that he he can only see Catherine Earnshaw's features in his face - so much so that he can hardly bare to see him. Lockwood passes a dreary meal with Heathcliff and Hareton and then leaves. Riding back to the Grange, he remarks on how dreary the North and its people are. He thinks further of what a "Fairy Tale" it would have been, had Cathy fallen in love with him, and left the Heights with him for London.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature
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  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Part 2 | Audiobook
    An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Part 2, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:In Part 2 we find out that Farquhar was as successful plantation owner who was devoted to the Southern Cause. One day, while he and his wife sitting on their patio, a grey-clad soldier rode up to them and asked for a glass of water. The soldier appears to be a confederate. While his wife got some water, Farquhar asked some questions from the front and was informed by that the Northern forces took Owl Creek Bridge, and have repaired the railroad to prepare for an advance. Any civilian caught interfering with the Northern forces would be hanged. Farquhar asks how someone could help the southern forces, and the man replies that he could easily set fire to the driftwood in the area to burn the bridge down. The man then drinks his water and leaves, and we are informed that he was actually a Northern scout.
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The Essential Reads podcast is a collection of classic audiobooks from your favourite authors such as Orson wells, Robert Lewis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, and many more, narrated by Isaac Birchall. Join Isaac on his journey to help get these books to the masses in an easy accessible way. Support the show and Join the Book Club https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads
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