Best Sellers
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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 709
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 568
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 561
One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listed dozens of times
- By Steven on 2018-08-18
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lol to the guy who didn't understand that the poem comes after the introduction and wants to hear it as "written"...
- By Dr. Devine on 2023-12-18
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Skip the intro, go straight to the book. Come back
- By SlanderousHog on 2019-12-19
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The Aeneid of Virgil
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
The Aeneid is the great national epic of ancient Rome, and one of the most important works of literature ever written....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lecture I keep coming back to ..It's *that* good
- By Mercedes Morris on 2018-09-13
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- By JeanClur on 2019-03-27
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 339
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story5 out of 5 stars 285
In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you with all of my heart Stephen!
- By Ogopogo on 2021-11-24
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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 709
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 568
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 561
One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listed dozens of times
- By Steven on 2018-08-18
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lol to the guy who didn't understand that the poem comes after the introduction and wants to hear it as "written"...
- By Dr. Devine on 2023-12-18
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Skip the intro, go straight to the book. Come back
- By SlanderousHog on 2019-12-19
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The Aeneid of Virgil
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
The Aeneid is the great national epic of ancient Rome, and one of the most important works of literature ever written....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lecture I keep coming back to ..It's *that* good
- By Mercedes Morris on 2018-09-13
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- By JeanClur on 2019-03-27
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 339
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story5 out of 5 stars 285
In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you with all of my heart Stephen!
- By Ogopogo on 2021-11-24
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The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....
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4 out of 5 stars
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What can you say about "The Odyssey"...
- By Troy Dimock on 2018-09-18
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 28 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great classic to revisit in audio format
- By Love Prime Delivery on 2021-08-23
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Paradise Lost
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption, "to justify the ways of God to men"....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful recitation of an astonishing poem
- By JMC on 2020-03-22
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The Divine Comedy
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator, Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Robin Kirkpatrick, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....
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The Aeneid
- Written by: Virgil
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
With this stunning modern verse translation, Robert Fagles reintroduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation....
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Celtic Mythology
- Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4 out of 5 stars 39
In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too many cut Corners
- By Ruadraiodoir on 2023-05-04
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The Socratic Dialogues: Middle Period, Volume 3
- The Republic
- Written by: Plato, Benjamin Jowlett - translator
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
The Republic is perhaps the single most important, the most studied and the most quoted text of all of Plato's Socratic Dialogues....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Rafid Haidar on 2022-09-12
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The Persian Expedition
- The March of the Ten Thousand, or Anabasis
- Written by: Xenophon
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Seeking to depose his brother Artaxerxes and take his place upon the Persian throne, Cyrus the Younger leads the 10,000 mercenaries on a dangerous campaign deep into the heart of Persia....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A little dissapointing
- By Ryan on 2024-05-07
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The Odyssey
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Written by: Homer, D. S. Carne-Ross, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets. Macmillan Audio is delighted to publish the first ever audio edition of this classic work, the greatest of all epic poems....
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a classic for a reason
- By Hermes on 2019-03-19
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The Selected Poems of Li Po
- Written by: Li Po, Po Li, David Hinton, and others
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Li Po (AD 701-762) lived in T'ang Dynasty China, but his influence has spanned the centuries: the pure lyricism of his poems has awed readers in China and Japan for over a millennium....
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Twelfth Night
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity....
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The Apology of Socrates
- Written by: Plato
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Socrates, at 70+ years of age, defends himself against charges of corrupting the youth of Athens, atheism, and other false claims before accepting his fate....
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
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The Manual
- A Philosopher's Guide to Life
- Written by: Epictetus, Ancient Renewal, Sam Torode
- Narrated by: Sam Torode
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37
Epictetus (c. AD 50-135) was a former Roman slave (he was also lame in one leg, and walked with a crutch) who went on to become a great teacher....
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....
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The Iliad
- A New Translation by Caroline Alexander
- Written by: Homer, Caroline Alexander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source....
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5 out of 5 stars
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beautiful story, beautifully orated
- By Nate on 2020-11-13
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The Satires
- Written by: Juvenal
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Listening to The Satires by Juvenal is to come face to face with the corruption, the debauchery, the waste, the sloth, and the mean-spirited greed of ancient Rome....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Antique Literature Does Not Require Antiquated Language
- By Harris Turpin on 2020-09-24
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Death of a Salesman
- Written by: Arthur Miller
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Jane Kaczmarek, Steven Culp, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek star in this 1949 masterpiece by Arthur Miller, a searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must listen, simply captivating
- By Austin Visser on 2022-11-29
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On the Nature of Things
- Written by: Lucretius
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
This famous work by Lucretius is a masterpiece of didactic poetry, and it still stands today as the finest exposition of Epicurean philosophy ever written....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the best transaltion.
- By Danijela Zutic on 2020-04-20
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Well Done
- By Hmackdad on 2019-01-10
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The Iliad of Homer
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story5 out of 5 stars 75
When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Made the Iliad easy to understand
- By Goodlad on 2019-09-13
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Antigone
- Written by: Jean Anouilh
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Marvel, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon....
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The Poets' Corner
- The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
- Written by: John Lithgow
- Narrated by: Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
John Lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poems and has gathered his famous friends to read them....
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Get the book with a different narrator
- By Alejandro Gonzalez on 2019-03-04