The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain audiobook. Genre: horror Claudius Sandell is young, clever, and nearly broken: disowned by his father, rejected by publishers, and left to starve on the streets of London. When the formidable surgeon Dr. Gabriel Lamb rescues him from the brink of death, the help comes with a proposition that is as tempting as it is terrifying. Lamb offers Claudius a fortune and an octave of time - eight days to live as he pleases - but at the end of that brief holiday Claudius must report back to the doctor and submit to a secret experiment that Lamb insists will benefit mankind. Suddenly armed with money and possibility, Claudius tries to rebuild everything that seemed lost: his work, his reputation, his future, and the chance of love. Yet every triumph only sharpens the same question: what is a life worth when it has already been sold? As the eighth day draws closer, Claudius is pulled between pride, gratitude, fear, and a growing suspicion that Dr. Lamb's household hides darker histories than any simple bargain can explain. Barry Pain blends social satire with mounting dread in a compact tale of ambition, debt, and the cost of desperation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:07) Chapter 02 (00:24:02) Chapter 03 (00:35:40) Chapter 04 (00:48:23) Chapter 05 (01:03:16) Chapter 06 (01:27:39) Chapter 07 (01:42:35) Chapter 08 (02:07:44) Chapter 09 (02:42:18) Chapter 10 (03:10:50) Chapter 11 (03:34:21) Chapter 12 (03:54:44) Chapter 13 (04:20:58) Chapter 14 (04:44:38) Chapter 15 (05:03:00) Chapter 16 (05:18:24) Chapter 17 (05:40:25) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices