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Best Sellers
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Dune Messiah
- Written by: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.
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A must read
- By muku on 2022-07-04
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Lord of the Rings, Book 1
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The fellowship forms and the hobbit Frodo begins his journey to destroy the One Ring. Performed by Andy Serkis
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Perfect audio and amazing voices
- By Austin Baxter on 2021-09-29
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Children of Dune
- Written by: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....
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A Slog of Navel-Gazing
- By Chris Elder on 2021-08-04
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The Two Towers
- Lord of the Rings, Book 2
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The War of the Ring takes shape in Helm's Deep and Isengard as Frodo and Sam continue towards Mount Doom. Performed by Andy Serkis.
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Back to Middle-Earth!
- By Stu F on 2021-09-29
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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In the prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bilbo Baggins begins his great journey "there and back again." Narrated by Andy Serkis.
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Andy Serkis is incredible
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-04-22
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Shōgun, Part One
- The Asian Saga, Book 1.1
- Written by: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 24 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin....
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Great storytelling
- By Joanna on 2024-02-29
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Dune Messiah
- Written by: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The sci-fi series continues! The second Dune volume journeys through the changes of planet Arrakis's social order and surreal environment.
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A must read
- By muku on 2022-07-04
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Lord of the Rings, Book 1
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The fellowship forms and the hobbit Frodo begins his journey to destroy the One Ring. Performed by Andy Serkis
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Perfect audio and amazing voices
- By Austin Baxter on 2021-09-29
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Children of Dune
- Written by: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....
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A Slog of Navel-Gazing
- By Chris Elder on 2021-08-04
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The Two Towers
- Lord of the Rings, Book 2
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The War of the Ring takes shape in Helm's Deep and Isengard as Frodo and Sam continue towards Mount Doom. Performed by Andy Serkis.
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Back to Middle-Earth!
- By Stu F on 2021-09-29
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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In the prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bilbo Baggins begins his great journey "there and back again." Narrated by Andy Serkis.
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Andy Serkis is incredible
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-04-22
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Shōgun, Part One
- The Asian Saga, Book 1.1
- Written by: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 24 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin....
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Great storytelling
- By Joanna on 2024-02-29
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The Return of the King
- Lord of the Rings, Book 3
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Frodo and Sam reckon with the power of Sauron in this conclusion to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Performed by Andy Serkis.
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Andy Serkis. Nothing else to say
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-10-25
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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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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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Listed dozens of times
- By Steven on 2018-08-18
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Shōgun, Part Two
- The Asian Saga, Book 1.2
- Written by: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 29 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin....
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- Written by: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A great American classic with many invaluable teaching moments. It continues to touch hearts and minds.
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wonderful
- By Sally on 2019-01-14
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- Written by: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins
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Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana....
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Excellent presentation of Neil Gaiman's classic
- By Jeff on 2017-10-25
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The Silmarillion
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron....
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Love the narration
- By Amanda on 2024-01-17
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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire....
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Best Reader Possible
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-01-15
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Catch-22
- Written by: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him....
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Great book, tough as audiobook
- By Andrew S on 2018-02-15
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-14
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The Agatha Christie Collection
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Mystery of the Blue Train, Mysterious Affair at Styles, Secret of Chimneys, Murder on the Links, Big Four, and More
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 59 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Can you solve the case before Poirot? Dive into a dazzling collection of who-dun-its from the queen of murder mysteries.
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The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- Written by: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 43 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An inn is a place to rest, a place to share stories, a place to find adventure, or a starting ground for quests and legends. It is in this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive....
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I love it, but...
- By S Lotzer on 2021-02-11
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
- Written by: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world....
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Narrator sounds like a bad computer generated voic
- By Ryan on 2020-12-24
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The Godfather
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction, Anthony Puzo - note, and others
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna, Anthony Puzo, Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 18 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld....
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Great Book That Is Difficult To Put Down
- By Josh D on 2017-09-18
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The Bands of Mourning
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From #1 New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical action.
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Best of era 2 so far
- By Kindle Customer on 2022-10-13
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Norse Mythology
- Written by: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.
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Fantastic!
- By Taylor Chafe on 2017-12-11
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The Return of the King
- Book Three in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Frodo and Sam reckon with the power of Sauron in this conclusion to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Performed by Rob Inglis.
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Absolutely amazing! Loved it!
- By Marconius on 2020-01-16
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Fahrenheit 451
- Written by: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Tim Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of 20th-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future, narrated here by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins....
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A dystopian tale relevant today
- By Tee on 2018-06-13
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C. S. Lewis Essential Audio Library
- Written by: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Joss Ackland, James Simmons, and others
- Length: 38 hrs and 50 mins
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Nine essential works by C. S. Lewis in one deluxe audio edition....
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can't go wrong
- By Timothy Hill on 2023-01-28
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Lolita
- Written by: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America....
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Lovely and grotesque
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-02-26
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Dramatised)
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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The second instalment of Tolkien's epic tale, adapted from the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Having fled the Shire in their escape from Sauron's Dark Riders, Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring have journeyed to Rivendell and beyond....
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Where is the narration?? This feels like 80%narration and most of it is missing context.
- By Donny Ash on 2024-01-23
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Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years....
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Timeless politics
- By D. Urquhart on 2019-06-17
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The Left Hand of Darkness
- Written by: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....
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A good story with the wrong voice actor.
- By Patrick on 2018-07-03
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East of Eden
- Written by: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....
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Worthy of its reputation
- By M on 2019-01-16
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The Anne of Green Gables Collection
- Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories
- Written by: L.M. Montgomery
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward
- Length: 73 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside....
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Narration is awful
- By AshleyH on 2019-08-27
New Releases
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Jane Eyre
- Written by: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrated by: Sara Nichols
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Universally acknowledged as one of the most popular and brilliant books ever written, "Jane Eyre" is Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, often listed with Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as among the finest romance novels ever published. The story follows the hardscrabble life of its eponymous lead character, Jane Eyre, who is orphaned at a young age and forced to live under the rule of her heartless Aunt Reed and her equally cruel children.
Written by: Charlotte Brontë
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To the Lighthouse
- Written by: Virginia Woolfe
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An English saga centered around one family at their summer house. Each word is narrated with elegance for the listener.
Written by: Virginia Woolfe
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The Crawling Chaos (Annotated)
- Written by: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Crawling Chaos" is a short story by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson, first published April 1921 in the United Cooperative. As in their other collaboration, "The Green Meadow", the tale was credited to "Elizabeth Berkeley" (Jackson) and "Lewis Theobald, Jun" (Lovecraft). Lovecraft wrote the entire text, but Jackson is also credited since the story was based on a dream she experienced.
Written by: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Sam Kusi
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective) and a friend of Tom Sawyer. It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Written by: Mark Twain
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Ranger Bill: Old Time Radio Show, Volume Two
- Written by: Charles Erkhart
- Narrated by: Miron Canaday
- Length: 34 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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"Ranger Bill" is a classic Christian radio adventure series that captivated audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Set in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, the show follows the daring exploits of Ranger Bill Jefferson, a dedicated forest ranger, and his humorous sidekick, Stumpy Jenkins.
Written by: Charles Erkhart
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'A Voyage to Lilliput' (20 June 1702-3 June 1706)
- Gulliver's Travels, Part One
- Written by: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Joel Grey
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Abridged
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Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself not merely a fish out of water, but a very big fish in a small pond. He awakens to find himself tied to the ground by the natives of Lilliput—tiny people small enough to fit in his pocket and play hide and seek in his hair!
Written by: Jonathan Swift
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Jane Eyre
- Written by: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrated by: Sara Nichols
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Universally acknowledged as one of the most popular and brilliant books ever written, "Jane Eyre" is Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, often listed with Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as among the finest romance novels ever published. The story follows the hardscrabble life of its eponymous lead character, Jane Eyre, who is orphaned at a young age and forced to live under the rule of her heartless Aunt Reed and her equally cruel children.
Written by: Charlotte Brontë
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To the Lighthouse
- Written by: Virginia Woolfe
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An English saga centered around one family at their summer house. Each word is narrated with elegance for the listener.
Written by: Virginia Woolfe
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The Crawling Chaos (Annotated)
- Written by: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Crawling Chaos" is a short story by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson, first published April 1921 in the United Cooperative. As in their other collaboration, "The Green Meadow", the tale was credited to "Elizabeth Berkeley" (Jackson) and "Lewis Theobald, Jun" (Lovecraft). Lovecraft wrote the entire text, but Jackson is also credited since the story was based on a dream she experienced.
Written by: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Sam Kusi
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective) and a friend of Tom Sawyer. It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Written by: Mark Twain
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Ranger Bill: Old Time Radio Show, Volume Two
- Written by: Charles Erkhart
- Narrated by: Miron Canaday
- Length: 34 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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"Ranger Bill" is a classic Christian radio adventure series that captivated audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Set in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, the show follows the daring exploits of Ranger Bill Jefferson, a dedicated forest ranger, and his humorous sidekick, Stumpy Jenkins.
Written by: Charles Erkhart
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'A Voyage to Lilliput' (20 June 1702-3 June 1706)
- Gulliver's Travels, Part One
- Written by: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Joel Grey
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Abridged
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Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself not merely a fish out of water, but a very big fish in a small pond. He awakens to find himself tied to the ground by the natives of Lilliput—tiny people small enough to fit in his pocket and play hide and seek in his hair!
Written by: Jonathan Swift
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Ethan Frome
- Written by: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter in a Massachusetts village serves as a backdrop to Edith Wharton's masterpiece about a man with little hope of escaping his bleak future. Married to an older woman named Zeena, Ethan Frome finds himself drawn to his wife's cousin, Mattie.
Written by: Edith Wharton
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The Electric Executioner
- Written by: Adolphe de Castro, H.P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Josh Greenwood
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A certain man embarks on a business trip to Mexico. In the train, he finds himself alone in a compartment with someone who turns out to be a dangerous maniac.
Written by: Adolphe de Castro, and others
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Poe Vol. 1
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jason William Bayless
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This edition contains four short stories: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Tell-Tale Heart. Edgar Allan Poe is a giant of American literature and a master of the macabre, as proven in these four classic short stories. These innovative and evocative works are just a few of Poe's writings that helped define the horror genre in the 19th century.
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Bull from the Sea
- Written by: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Slaying the minotaur was only the beginning. Theseus's legendary exploits continue in this magnificent tale of mythological adventure in classical Greece. Picking up where The King Must Die left off, this stirring sequel recounts Theseus's triumphant return from Crete to become King of Athens.
Written by: Mary Renault
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The Very Old Folk
- Written by: H.P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Josh Greenwood
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The so-called "Roman dream," excerpted from a letter to Donald Wandrei dated November 2, 1927. In this dream, Lovecraft was a quaestor in one of the Spanish provinces under Roman rule. In the town of Pompeii, an ancient people threatened the city, performing terrifying rituals every year on the eve of November.
Written by: H.P. Lovecraft
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The Valley of the Worm
- Written by: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934. 'The Valley of the Worm' is a story in the James Allison series and tells the tale of a Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South.
Written by: Robert E. Howard
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The Beauties
- Written by: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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One great example of Chekhov's minimalism is found in The Beauties, a very short "story" - I use the term loosely, because it is really just two snapshots, two unrelated anecdotes in which a man describes seeing true beauty in two different women. These women are imperfect, yet enigmatically alluring. Chekhov's genius lies in the way he manages to convey with such apparent effortlessness a profound sense of the mystery of beauty, and of the sadness of those who observe and think.
Written by: Anton Chekhov
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Persuasion
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Jane Wood
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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The story of English families, marriage, second chances, and the gentry.
Written by: Jane Austen
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Dangerous Liaisons
- Written by: Choderlos de Laclos
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton, Georgina Sutton, Lucy Scott, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
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First appearing in 1782, Dangerous Liaisons is one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The plot unfolds through a series of letters as the two main protagonists, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, attempt to bring about the seduction of a young woman. The epistolary nature of the novel gives a multi-faceted perspective of the action, which places the book firmly in the tradition of libertine literature.
Written by: Choderlos de Laclos
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Kipps
- The Story of a Simple Soul
- Written by: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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First published in 1905, H. G. Wells’s Kipps is an appraisal of society and class framed in a “rags to riches” style plot.
Written by: H. G. Wells
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Homo Faber
- Written by: Max Frisch
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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When his plane crash-lands in the Mexican desert, Walter Faber experiences the first of several remarkable coincidences that lead him almost unconsciously on a personal journey into his past. Faber is a truly dedicated technologist-engineer: he distrusts emotions and believes only in the calculable. Yet it is by a series of totally incalculable events that he encounters a lost friend, a former lover, and a daughter he has never known, until gradually he is caught in a tragedy of starkly classical horror.
Written by: Max Frisch
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I’m Not Stiller
- Written by: Max Frisch
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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Arrested and imprisoned in a small Swiss town, a prisoner begins this book with an exclamation: ‘I’m not Stiller!’ He claims that his name is Jim White, that he has been jailed under false charges and under the wrong identity. To prove he is who he claims to be, he confesses to three unsolved murders and recalls in great detail an adventuresome life in America and Mexico among cowboys and peasants, in back alleys and docks. He is consumed by ‘the morbid impulse to convince’, but no one believes him.
Written by: Max Frisch
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One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.
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An Elementary Purchase
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
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A Signature Performance: Tim Curry, the source of our inspiration, returns – this time, he captures the quirky enthusiasm of this goofily visionary adventure.
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Loved listening to this. Well written and narrated
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Pride and Prejudice
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One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.
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Great read!
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The Secret Garden
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
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David Copperfield
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Between his work on the 2014 Audible Audiobook of the Year, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, and his performance of Classic Love Poems, narrator Richard Armitage ( The Hobbit, Hannibal) has quickly become a listener favorite. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic David Copperfield, Armitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.
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Anna Karenina
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Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.
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Thank you Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Sense and Sensibility
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wonderful!
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Emma
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Emma can be enjoyed as a charming love story, a detective story, and a comic and lively picture of English life 200 years ago. Austen's beautiful, clever, wilful but fallible heroine Emma Woodhouse believes she knows best. Perfectly content with her life she sees no need for either love or marriage, yet nothing pleases her more than meddling in the romantic lives of others.
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Wuthering Heights
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The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.
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Not my favourite gothic...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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classic Dickins
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Middlemarch
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George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon; and the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career.
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Even better than reading
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Anne of Green Gables
- Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century.
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I finally know what all the fuss is about!
- By Anonymous on 2017-09-29
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Elijah Wood
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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A Signature Performance: Elijah Wood becomes the first narrator to bring a youthful voice and energy to the story, perhaps making it the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent.
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An Amazing and Surprising Combination
- By Anonymous User on 2018-02-06
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War and Peace
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- Narrated by: Thandiwe Newton
- Length: 60 hrs and 14 mins
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War and Peace is at once an epic war chronicle and an exploration of everything that make us all human: love and hate, ambition and despair, life and death. Allow yourself to get lost in the lives of three Russian aristocratic families, whose triumphs and challenges are every bit as resonant to today’s listener as they were to original readers. Thandiwe Newton inhabits each character with such flair that it is easy to forget that you are listening to one voice.
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A wonderful reading of a masterpiece
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Quest for the Diamond Sword
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Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NCP village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leaving Steve without a place to get swords. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a quest to mine for 40 diamonds, which are the most powerful mineral in the Overworld.
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Really good
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Persuasion
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- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Persuasion, Jane Austen's last novel, is a tale of love and marriage told with irony and insight. Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth have met and seperated years before. Their reunion, after the passage or irrecoverable years of their youth, forces a recognition of the false values that drove them apart.
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well done narrating....
- By Sheila Smith on 2021-10-04
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".
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Excellent
- By James on 2018-01-23
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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- Written by: Bram Stoker
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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Narration is hit and miss
- By Matt on 2018-11-16
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Mansfield Park
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Frances Barber
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
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When the self-effacing 10-year-old Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relations at Mansfield Park she seems shy and withdrawn beside her witty and vivacious cousins. Growing up in the Bertram household, she is always treated as an inferior, only finding an ally in her cousin Edmund. But Fanny's steadfast and purposeful character eventually makes her an indispensable part of the household. During the absence of Fanny's uncle, the others become entangled in a maze of flirtation and intrigue upon the arrival of Mary Crawford and her brother Henry.
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intelligent, ear-soothing read!
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-02-16