<![CDATA[The Thousand Good Books Project: Audio Books - Older teens]]>https://1000goodbooks.org/s/podcast-15https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWw_!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F309a6ae9-c9ff-442c-b638-5844cbe8ab77_1245x1245.pngThe Thousand Good Books Project: Audio Books - Older teenshttps://1000goodbooks.org/s/podcast-15SubstackFri, 03 Apr 2026 19:35:15 GMT<![CDATA[The Count of Monte Cristo]]>https://1000goodbooks.org/p/the-count-of-monte-cristohttps://1000goodbooks.org/p/the-count-of-monte-cristoMon, 02 Feb 2026 04:22:43 GMT“And now,” said the stranger, “farewell, goodness, humanity, gratitude ... Farewell all those feelings that nourish and illuminate the heart! I have taken the place of Providence to reward the good; now let the avenging God make way for me to punish the wrongdoer!”

The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel from 1846 about injustice, revenge, mercy, and hope. It is one of the greatest adventure novels of all time.

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]]><![CDATA[Persuasion]]>https://1000goodbooks.org/p/persuasionhttps://1000goodbooks.org/p/persuasionSat, 15 Nov 2025 22:44:58 GMT“She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! alas! she must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.”

Persuasion is the story of Anne Elliot, the daughter of a baronet fallen on financial woes. Anne is persuaded to make a decision she later realizes was in grave error. This novel is Austen’s last completed work and generally regarded as her most mature writing. It explores the social pressures and influences that weave a web of responsibility between friends and family, for better or, sometimes, worse.

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]]><![CDATA[Ben Hur]]>https://1000goodbooks.org/p/ben-hurhttps://1000goodbooks.org/p/ben-hurWed, 24 Sep 2025 20:23:24 GMT“The arena swam in a dazzle of light; yet each driver looked first thing for the rope, then for the coveted inner line. So, all six aiming at the same point and speeding furiously, a collision seemed inevitable . . . .”

Written in 1880 by a polymath Union Civil War General, Ben Hur is a rousing adventure set in the time of Christ. While most are familiar with the subsequent movie version, the book is a rich trove of action and intrigue, injustice and sacrifice, that has stood the test of time.

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]]><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]>https://1000goodbooks.org/p/pride-and-prejudicehttps://1000goodbooks.org/p/pride-and-prejudiceMon, 26 May 2025 23:58:09 GMT

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