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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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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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Always one of my favourites
- By Sarah on 2019-04-30
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The Two Towers
- Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed....
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Well worth hearing a second time
- By Anonymous User on 2019-05-05
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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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The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings....
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Absolutely amazing! Loved it!
- By Marconius on 2020-01-16
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1984
- New Classic Edition
- Written by: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
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Winston Smith, a hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency....
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Excellent Reader
- By Emily Bright Kennedy on 2018-02-04
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The Jane Austen Collection
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, and others
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast....
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Performers are great but text is abridged
- By Virginia McKee on 2020-12-02
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by The Hobbit, and begun in 1937, The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that J.R.R. Tolkien created to provide "the necessary background of history for Elvish tongues"....
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Nightshift
- By Mike on 2019-01-02
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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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Always one of my favourites
- By Sarah on 2019-04-30
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The Two Towers
- Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed....
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Well worth hearing a second time
- By Anonymous User on 2019-05-05
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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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The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings....
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Absolutely amazing! Loved it!
- By Marconius on 2020-01-16
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1984
- New Classic Edition
- Written by: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Winston Smith, a hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency....
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Excellent Reader
- By Emily Bright Kennedy on 2018-02-04
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The Jane Austen Collection
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, and others
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast....
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Performers are great but text is abridged
- By Virginia McKee on 2020-12-02
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by The Hobbit, and begun in 1937, The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that J.R.R. Tolkien created to provide "the necessary background of history for Elvish tongues"....
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Nightshift
- By Mike on 2019-01-02
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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End....
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Magical
- By Kindle Customer on 2020-09-23
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Fahrenheit 451
- Written by: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Tim Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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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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Pride and Prejudice
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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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)....
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Great read!
- By Priscilla Carmini on 2018-06-26
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Anne of Green Gables
- Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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When an aging brother and sister adopt an orphan boy to help with chores around their farm, neither is prepared for the feisty and imaginative redheaded girl who is mistakenly brought to them....
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Classic!
- By AlexisG on 2018-02-14
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Foundation
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying....
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Interesting Concept, No Depth
- By Matthew Davidson on 2020-09-01
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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
- Unabridged
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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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Brave New World
- Written by: Aldous Huxley
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 8 hrs
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On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....
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great book narrator not
- By Jackson T. on 2019-09-30
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Crooked Kingdom
- Written by: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives....
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this book is so good!
- By Loftwerks on 2019-05-08
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- Written by: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred....
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wonderful
- By Sally on 2019-01-14
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The Great Gatsby
- Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jake Gyllenhaal
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work....
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Great performance
- By Nika on 2018-01-31
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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
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The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment....
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Pedantic and boring
- By Tiffany on 2020-08-13
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Crime and Punishment (Recorded Books Edition)
- Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 25 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is universally regarded as one of literature's finest...
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Great story, amazing narrator
- By Christophe Hotte on 2018-12-19
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Sense and Sensibility
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility....
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wonderful!
- By Marina Green on 2018-11-27
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The Remains of the Day
- Written by: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Dominic West
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning masterpiece became an international best seller on publication, was adapted into an award-winning film, and has since come to be regarded as a modern classic....
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Quietly compelling
- By Anonymous User on 2019-08-16
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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
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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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So far the best.
- By Peter on 2020-10-13
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The Screwtape Letters
- Written by: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Joss Ackland
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below"....
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Best audiobook I’ve ever listened to
- By Logan on 2018-01-21
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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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The Stranger: International Edition
- Written by: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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With millions of copies sold, The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived. When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd....
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Anna Karenina
- Written by: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 35 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature....
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Fabulous Narration
- By C. J. Mccoy on 2018-01-21
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Lolita
- Written by: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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When it was published in 1955, Lolita immediately became a cause celebre because of the freedom and sophistication with which it handled the unusual erotic predilections of its protagonist....
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It's a classic for a reason
- By Trevor sawatzky on 2019-11-14
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The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- Written by: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the way the world ends. For the last time. A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great, red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash....
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Fascinating world
- By Blythe on 2018-05-03
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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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Foundation and Empire
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction....
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great performance and story.
- By hsia pai wu on 2020-12-09
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Battle Ground
- Dresden Files, Book 17
- Written by: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. But this time it’s different. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way....
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Never cried from reading a novel before
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-10-02
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P.G. Wodehouse Volume 1
- The Jeeves Collection
- Written by: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 40 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Audible Studios presents this brand new performance by Stephen Fry of some of his favourite Jeeves stories from P.G. Wodehouse, with an exclusive introduction....
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Orwell Collection
- Animal Farm & 1984
- Written by: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Audible Studios presents two new recordings of George Orwell's most celebrated novels – Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm – with exclusive introductions, written and performed by Stephen Fry....
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The Master and Margarita
- Written by: Mikhail Bulgakov
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Devil comes to Moscow; but he isn't all bad. Pontius Pilate sentences a charismatic leader to his death, but yearns for redemption. And a writer tries to destroy his greatest tale....
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Amazing masterpiece
- By Robert on 2018-12-31
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Jane Eyre
- Written by: Charlotte Bronte
- Narrated by: Thandie Newton
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlotte Brontë's Gothic classic is an early exploration of women's independence in the mid-19th century and the pervasive societal challenges women had to endure....
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A Love Like Never Before ....
- By Margaretha on 2019-04-17
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Peace Talks
- Dresden Files, Book 16
- Written by: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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When the supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil....
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A Cliffhanger?!?!?
- By Lydia on 2020-08-12
New Releases
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Study Guide: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
- SuperSummary
- Written by: SuperSummary
- Narrated by: Michelle Lee
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Inferno is the first part of Italian poet Alighieri’s medieval epic, The Divine Comedy: a monument of world literature. Written in the 14th century, the poem’s form - terza rima, a circling pattern of interweaving triple rhymes - reflects its major theme: the wisdom, power, and love of the trinitarian Christian God. Over the course of The Inferno, Dante’s encounters in Hell provide personal and political critiques, sending warnings to his warring enemies back on Earth and forcing him to grapple with his own shortcomings.
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Lord Jim
- Written by: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Idealistic parson's son Jim goes to sea thirsting for adventure as the mate of the pilgrim ship Patna. However, when disaster looms, Jim is persuaded by his crewmates to abandon the ship, leaving the vessel and hundreds of passengers to their fate. But with his life in ruins, Jim alone has the courage to face up to the public censure which follows, piquing the interest of Captain Marlow, who befriends Jim and relates the tale of the young man's attempts to come to terms with his guilt and make an honorable future for himself.
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A Soldier's Home
- Written by: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti, Kathy Verduin
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Krebs, Hemingway's protagonist, leaves home a college kid and returns a very changed man. This story explores the extremely changed family dynamics within the Krebs family when Harold returns home. Roles switch from parent-child to adult/adult.
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The Man Who Loved Islands
- The Short Stories of D H Lawrence
- Written by: D.H. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Man Who Loved Islands is a haunting story of a man who tries to control his life by making his world ever smaller by moving to increasingly smaller islands. Each one proves to be beyond his ability to control either other people or his sexual desire and finally the last island conquers him.
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection
- Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Rorry Young
- Length: 26 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Unearth the literary classics of one of America’s most famous authors. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a masterful writer, with his stories effortlessly touching people’s hearts and reflecting powerful themes and ideas that ring true to this day. A symbol of the rich and vibrant “jazz era”, his books have only grown more popular with time, being adapted into countless films and plays.
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When We Dead Awaken: Full Cast Production
- Written by: Henrik Ibsen, Juan Franco Siri
- Narrated by: Nathan Chatelier, Joel Daffurn, Kaden Kroll, and others
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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An audiobook adaptation of Iben's classic, When We Dead Awaken. First published in 1899 it is a despairing and dream-like play rich in symbolism. This was also Ibsen's final play written at the time of his return to Norway after an extended absence a theme which is also reflected in the plot and it is interesting to speculate how much of Ibsen is contained in the lead character, the sculptor, Rubek, including Ibsen's own relationship with his masterpiece, A Doll's House.
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Study Guide: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
- SuperSummary
- Written by: SuperSummary
- Narrated by: Michelle Lee
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Inferno is the first part of Italian poet Alighieri’s medieval epic, The Divine Comedy: a monument of world literature. Written in the 14th century, the poem’s form - terza rima, a circling pattern of interweaving triple rhymes - reflects its major theme: the wisdom, power, and love of the trinitarian Christian God. Over the course of The Inferno, Dante’s encounters in Hell provide personal and political critiques, sending warnings to his warring enemies back on Earth and forcing him to grapple with his own shortcomings.
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Lord Jim
- Written by: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Idealistic parson's son Jim goes to sea thirsting for adventure as the mate of the pilgrim ship Patna. However, when disaster looms, Jim is persuaded by his crewmates to abandon the ship, leaving the vessel and hundreds of passengers to their fate. But with his life in ruins, Jim alone has the courage to face up to the public censure which follows, piquing the interest of Captain Marlow, who befriends Jim and relates the tale of the young man's attempts to come to terms with his guilt and make an honorable future for himself.
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A Soldier's Home
- Written by: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti, Kathy Verduin
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Krebs, Hemingway's protagonist, leaves home a college kid and returns a very changed man. This story explores the extremely changed family dynamics within the Krebs family when Harold returns home. Roles switch from parent-child to adult/adult.
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The Man Who Loved Islands
- The Short Stories of D H Lawrence
- Written by: D.H. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Man Who Loved Islands is a haunting story of a man who tries to control his life by making his world ever smaller by moving to increasingly smaller islands. Each one proves to be beyond his ability to control either other people or his sexual desire and finally the last island conquers him.
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection
- Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Rorry Young
- Length: 26 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Unearth the literary classics of one of America’s most famous authors. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a masterful writer, with his stories effortlessly touching people’s hearts and reflecting powerful themes and ideas that ring true to this day. A symbol of the rich and vibrant “jazz era”, his books have only grown more popular with time, being adapted into countless films and plays.
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When We Dead Awaken: Full Cast Production
- Written by: Henrik Ibsen, Juan Franco Siri
- Narrated by: Nathan Chatelier, Joel Daffurn, Kaden Kroll, and others
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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An audiobook adaptation of Iben's classic, When We Dead Awaken. First published in 1899 it is a despairing and dream-like play rich in symbolism. This was also Ibsen's final play written at the time of his return to Norway after an extended absence a theme which is also reflected in the plot and it is interesting to speculate how much of Ibsen is contained in the lead character, the sculptor, Rubek, including Ibsen's own relationship with his masterpiece, A Doll's House.
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Stillman's Wrath
- A Sheriff Ben Stillman Western
- Written by: Peter Brandvold
- Narrated by: Francis G. Kearney
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Robbers and cold-blooded killers won't stop Stillman.... He’s desperate to overtake the robbers and cold-blooded killers before they murder his wife and the doctor. He doesn’t realize just how badly Triber wants that money returned to him...nor what it is for.
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The Complete Short Stories
- Written by: Saki
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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H.H. Munro (Saki) is one of the undisputed masters of the short story. In this complete compendium, the full gamut of his subjects and themes is experienced. His stories are imbued with humorous satire, biting irony, and often the macabre, all of which have one target: the stupidities and hypocrisies of Edwardian upper-class society.
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 3: End of the Chapter
- Written by: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The third volume of this gripping family saga, End of the Chapter, shifts to the Cherrells - cousins of the Forsytes by marriage. Young Dinny Cherrell in particular cherishes their ancestral home, Condaford Grange, which represents stability in a rapidly changing world. Through his depiction of the lives and loves of this family, Galsworthy throws a brilliant spotlight on the social and political upheavals of the 1930s.
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A heart of stone
- A German fairytale
- Written by: Wilhelm Hauff
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Munk is a charcoal burner in the Black Forest in southern Germany, making a poor living. How nice it would be if he had as much money as the rich merchants! As Peter was born on a Sunday, he is granted three wishes by a little glass man - but since the first two are so foolish, the glass man refuses the third. When all his money is squandered, Peter is in a bind. Where can he get more money? Well, he can turn to Dutch Michael, another ghost in the Black Forest. But the help of this dark character comes at a terrible price.
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How the Caliph became a stork
- A fairytale from 1,001 nights
- Written by: Wilhelm Hauff
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The caliph is a happy man, living a comfortable life. One day, he is offered a magic powder, which gives him the power to change his form into whatever being he wants! Eagerly, he and his vizier change into storks - but then forget the magic word that makes them human again... Aimlessly, they wander through the world, until they chance upon another animal - and it seems that this animal might be able to help them! Will they be lucky? Find out by listening to one of Wilhelm Hauff's most famous fairytales from the Orient!
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J.M Barrie’s Classic the Admirable Crichton (Annotated) with a Study of Themes
- Written by: James Mathew Barrie
- Narrated by: Drew Kallen-Keck
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Admirable Crichton, a group of shipwrecked English aristocrats stake their survival on the ingenuity of their trustworthy butler.
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The Complete Mapp and Lucia, Volume 2
- Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress, and Trouble for Lucia
- Written by: E.F. Benson
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 27 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Sharply observant and wickedly funny, E.F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels satirize the upper-middle-class social climbers in 1920s and '30s rural England. Games of bridge and cups of tea fuel hilarious gossip and vindictive plots a-plenty. It is a masterfully sustained spotlight on the minutiae of village life - a clever and ultimately heartwarming series that seems tailor-made for audio. This second volume contains the second three books.
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The Prophet
- Written by: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Leon Cherno
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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First published in 1923, Kahlil Gibran's book of 26 fables tells the story Al Mustafa, who speaks on a vast array of topics dealing with humanity.
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Odour of Chrysanthemums
- Written by: D.H. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
- Length: 46 mins
- Unabridged
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"Odour of Chrysanthemums" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was written in the autumn of 1909 and after revision was published in The English Review in July 1911. Lawrence later included this tale in his collection entitled The Prussian Officer and Other Stories.
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Twas the Night Before Christmas: As Told by Saint Nicholas
- Revising the Clement Clark Moore Classic
- Written by: Mark Stepherson
- Narrated by: Mark Stepherson
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a first person narrative from Saint Nicholas' point of view of the Christmas classic. The line about his pipe has been deleted (he gave it up when it was learned to be a health hazard). A few words have also been updated. (How many people today know what "sugar plums" or "coarsers" are? How many use the word "droll"?)
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The Works and Days
- Written by: Hesiod
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 55 mins
- Abridged
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"The Works and Days" is a didactic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life.
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Idle Thought of an Idle Fellow
- Annotated
- Written by: Jerome K. Jerome
- Narrated by: Simon Hester
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Jerome. K. Jerome allows us to laugh, with and at, both himself and ourselves, in his writing. As we peruse his “Idle Thoughts” on subjects ranging from babies to ambition, from dogs to poverty, we find that the dust of over a hundred years have not dimmed the mirror in which we look. Jerome, as in his other comic works, presents a seeming stream of consciousness that can shift in a moment from the ridiculous to the sublime, from self-deprecation to intense longing.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Written by: Lewis Carroll
- Narrated by: Jodie Comer
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On a sunny afternoon, Alice discovers a bottle that says DRINK ME. Unable to resist, she follows the label’s instructions...and immediately shrinks to tumble down a rabbit hole into an adventure where nothing is as it seems. From The Mad Hatter to the White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts, Alice meets a cast of characters who are both eccentric and memorable.
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a treat
- By Jane petruniak on 2021-02-22
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The Jane Austen Collection
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, and others
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.
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Performers are great but text is abridged
- By Virginia McKee on 2020-12-02
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Pride and Prejudice
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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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!
- By Priscilla Carmini on 2018-06-26
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Anne of Green Gables
- Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Classic!
- By AlexisG on 2018-02-14
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Written by: Lewis Carroll
- Narrated by: Jodie Comer
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On a sunny afternoon, Alice discovers a bottle that says DRINK ME. Unable to resist, she follows the label’s instructions...and immediately shrinks to tumble down a rabbit hole into an adventure where nothing is as it seems. From The Mad Hatter to the White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts, Alice meets a cast of characters who are both eccentric and memorable.
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a treat
- By Jane petruniak on 2021-02-22
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The Jane Austen Collection
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, and others
- Length: 45 hrs
- Unabridged
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Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains unfailingly relevant and one of Britain’s best loved authors. In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast.
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Performers are great but text is abridged
- By Virginia McKee on 2020-12-02
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Pride and Prejudice
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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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!
- By Priscilla Carmini on 2018-06-26
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Anne of Green Gables
- Written by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Rachel McAdams
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Classic!
- By AlexisG on 2018-02-14
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Fahrenheit 451
- Written by: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Tim Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family."
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A dystopian tale relevant today
- By Tee on 2018-06-13
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The Great Gatsby
- Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jake Gyllenhaal
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal ( Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby’s lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love....
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Great performance
- By Nika on 2018-01-31
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Anna Karenina
- Written by: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 35 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Fabulous Narration
- By C. J. Mccoy on 2018-01-21
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Frankenstein
- Written by: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
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Has Not Lost Any of its Power!
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-16
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P.G. Wodehouse Volume 1
- The Jeeves Collection
- Written by: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 40 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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“I have the honour to offer up to you, thanks to the good people of Audible, a selection of some of my very favourite Wodehouse. If these stories are new to you I hope it will be the beginning of a lifelong pleasure, if some or all are familiar I hope you will welcome them like old friends.” (Stephen Fry). Audible Studios presents this brand new performance by Stephen Fry of some of his favourite Jeeves stories from P.G. Wodehouse, with an exclusive introduction.