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The Essential Reads

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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00:17:07

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 19 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/12/10

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 19, 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:Edward stayed for a week with the Dashwood’s, and regardless of how much he seemed to be enjoying himself with the women, he said that he had to leave, though he knew not where to. He detested being in town, and didn’t want to go

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00:09:27

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 18 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/12/07

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 18, 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:Elanor sees that Edward is very unhappy, and she is uncertain of his affection towards her. Marianne tries to leave her sister alone with Edward, but he decides instead to go and check on his horses. This seems to have been a

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00:10:16

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 17 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/12/03

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 17, 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:On arriving at the cottage, Mrs. Dashwood welcomes Edward Ferras like a son, and his shy, reserve countenance soon fades. He becomes interested in the family again. Mrs. Dashwood asks him about his mother, and Edward replies that

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00:13:26

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 16 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/30

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 16, 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:Marianne is destroyed by the departure of Willoughby. She eats little, and cries for the majority of the time. She seems to nourish her grief by playing songs on the piano that she and he used to sing together, and reads books

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00:16:00

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 15 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/26

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 15, 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:Mrs. Dashwood and 2 of her daughters go to visit Lady Middleton while Marianne stayed home, which Mrs. Dashwood allowed on the pretence that Willoughby was going to probably pass by. When the come home, they find Marianne in

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00:09:25

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 14 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/23

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 14, 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:Colonel Brandon’s departure is the talk of the park and mainly Mrs. Jennings for 3 days after his departure. She is certain that something dreadful has befallen him, or that money matters have arisen, or that his sister is ill,

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00:13:00

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 13 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/19

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 13, 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:Mr. Willoughby, the girls and the Middleton family are all gathered at the Park to go to Whitwell, but nothing went to plan. Colonel Brandon, who was to be their guide, received a shocking letter, and announced that he needs to

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00:10:20

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 12 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/16

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 12, 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:Marianne confides in Elinor that Willoughby has given her a horse. Elinor shuts down the idea, saying that Marianne didn’t think this through and didn’t think that they would have to build a stable and hire a servant to ride it

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00:10:09

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 11 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/12

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 10, 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:When Marianne was recovered, the private balls at the park began. All of the events taking place were designed to bring Marianne and Willoughby closer. This worked like a treat, and Elinor even ventured to tell her sister that

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00:13:47

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 10 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/09

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 10, 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:Margrett has started teasing Marianne about Willoughby, and the man now visits Marianne every day. Marianne is very pretty and has seems to have captured the heart of Willoughby already. They spend so much time talking together, and

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00:11:35

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 9 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/05

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 9, 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:The Dashwood women are now fully settled in Barton. Sir John Middleton called on them every day for the first fortnight and urged them to mix with the people in the area. The girls go on many walks and have fallen in love with the

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00:08:10

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 8 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/11/02

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 8, 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 Sir John Middleton’s, Mrs. Jennings, the mother of Lady Middleton, wishes to set the girls up with men. She determines that Colonel Brandon has fallen for Marianne, and says that the match would be good, as he is rich, and she is

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00:08:19

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 7 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/29

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 7 , 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:Barton house is not too far from the cottage, and the Ladies head there to be properly welcomed to the area by their new Landlord and Lady. The Middleton’s always seem to have company and almost seem to need the company of others

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00:08:18

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 6 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/26

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 6 , 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:he family is at first sad about their departure from Norton, but as they approach Barton, they become fascinated by the hills and wooded landscape of Devonshire. The cottage is perfectly fine as a house, but as a cottage, it is

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00:07:32

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 5 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/22

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 5, 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:Six months after Fanny becomes Mistress at Norland, Mrs. Dashwood receives a letter from a cousin, Sir John Middleton, inviting her and her daughters to live in a cottage on his property in Devonshire. Eager to distance herself from

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00:12:57

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 4 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/19

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 4, 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:In her conversations with her mother and older sister, Marianne Dashwood expresses her disappointment that Edward is not a more handsome, artistic, poetic man. She can tell that Elinor has feelings for Edward, and gets frustrated with

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00:11:34

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 3 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/15

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 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:Fanny’s brother, Edward Ferrars, visits Norland and stays for several weeks. During this time he forms a strong attachment to Elinor Dashwood. Edward is the eldest son of a now deceased rich man, and his fate now depends on his

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00:12:55

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 2 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/12

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 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.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary:Mr. John Dashwood plans to keep his promise to his deceased uncle and treat his female relatives with generosity. His wife, Fanny, however, is a narrow-minded and selfish woman and she convinces him to leave them only 5 thousand

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00:11:17

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 1 |...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/08

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 1, 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:Old Mr Dashwood, is the owner of a large estate in Sussex called Norland Park. after the death of his sister, Mr Dashwood invites his nephew, Mr Henry Dashwood, to live with him. The younger Dashwood, brings his son, John Dashwood,

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00:27:28

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Epilogue...

The Essential Reads ·

2025/10/05

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Epilogue chapter 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.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinhttps://open.spotify.com/show/13b1qP3WhCWxam9yc49vIF?si=3b8907ab0f1045af SUMMARY: The narrator tells us that Raskolnikov doesn't mind the conditions in prison, but that his pride has been extremely wounded. He still

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