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American Legends: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bruno Belmar
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of America's first native-born professional authors, but he nevertheless embodied the now-common archetype of the artist - dark, tortured, brilliant and tragic. Born into troubled conditions, Poe's life hardly improved over the years, and when it did, his happiness or triumph was always brief. His work was lauded during his lifetime, but his lifestyle never came close to matching the legacy that would swell in the decades following his death.
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American Legends: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Bruno Belmar
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2015-04-07
- Language: English
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ British Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of Great Britain’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In 19th century England, few families were as accomplished as the Huxley family, which included prominent figures in the arts, sciences, and literature, but the most famous of them all would come of age in the early 20th century. Aldous Huxley was one of the most unique intellectuals of his age, but he was also one of the greatest. While he was controversial for dabbling with mysticism, a belief in parapsychology and the supernatural, and for advocating the use of psychedelic drugs, nobody could deny his abilities. Having grown up among the Huxley family, Aldous was well-versed in everything from botany to zoology, which helped him write one of the seminal futuristic science fiction novels, Brave New World, which he claimed sprang forth from him because of his experience in "an ordered universe in a world of planless incoherence".
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 2017-11-27
- Language: English
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Robert Frost: The Life and Legacy of the Famous 20th Century American Poet
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Of all the authors and poets American schoolchildren may be exposed to over the course of their education, Robert Frost is often one of the first, and on rare occasions that he is not, it is still a near certainty that some of his most famous poems will be discussed at some point. Frost may not be as remembered or influential as other American literary giants, or even poets such as Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, but his career was historic in terms of its length and breadth of accomplishments.
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Robert Frost: The Life and Legacy of the Famous 20th Century American Poet
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 2019-10-14
- Language: English
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Actor. Dramatist. Poet. Husband. Father. Producer. Businessman. Servant of the Crown. All of the above can be applied to William Shakespeare. Certainly England's greatest playwright, he is still considered to be the most influential writer in the English language. Leaving behind a nearly unprecedented body of work to his credit, he addressed the full spectrum of the human condition and achieved what few other writers have in becoming a part of a global consciousness.
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-05
- Language: English
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Claude Monet
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet's reputation has within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for the equivalent of more than $70 million. This is an incredibly staggering price, especially considering that early in his life, Monet had been so poor and debt-ridden that some of his paintings were taken from him by creditors.
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Claude Monet
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 2017-01-20
- Language: English
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Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Halfway into the 19th century, Spain's Catalonia underwent a sweeping transformation when it was thrust into not one, but two golden eras - the Renaixença and the Industrial Revolution. It was during this explosive period of creativity, thriving prosperity, and invigorated patriotism that a steadfastly nonconforming and fascinatingly eccentric icon was born, one that was about to take Catalonia by storm with his brilliant eye for unorthodox art and his legendary - or as some would say, notoriously - out-of-the-box ideas.
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Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 2017-10-05
- Language: English
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H.P. Lovecraft: The Life and Career of the Influential Horror Fiction Author
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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What would you get if you mixed Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stephen King? The answer might be something resembling Howard Phillips Lovecraft, an extremely influential poet and author who mixed science fiction, horror, and fantasy into a subgenre known as “weird fiction”. H.P. Lovecraft: The Life and Career of the Influential Horror Fiction Author chronicles how Lovecraft became one of the 20th century’s most important writers.
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H.P. Lovecraft: The Life and Career of the Influential Horror Fiction Author
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 2020-08-19
- Language: English
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Emily Dickinson
- The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Like many writers of her day, Emily Dickinson was a virtual unknown during her lifetime. After her death, however, when people discovered the incredible amount of poetry that she had written, Dickinson became celebrated as one of America’s greatest poets. Emily Dickinson looks at the reclusive life and remarkable work of the poet.
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Emily Dickinson
- The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-08
- Language: English
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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It's possible that Michelangelo is the most famous artist in history, but it's also possible that he's an underrated artist. The vast influence of his career is reflected by the fact that he is not only known for his own art but has also come to embody an entire epoch of Western art. Along with Leonardo da Vinci, there are no other artists who so fully capture the spirit of scientific and artistic discovery that characterized art during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 2015-07-01
- Language: English
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Lord Byron: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Romantic Poet
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Lord Byron’s very name conjures up visions of the Romantic movement and outlandishly dressed bohemians, for if Alfred, Lord Tennyson was the poetic darling of the masses, Byron was the hero of the hedonists. While the traditional English literary hero was a nobleman rescuing a damsel in distress, Byron created the antihero, a man plagued by self-doubt and hidden sorrow. At the same time, his hero was also capable of facing reality once he had wrestled through his own angst, and even of occasionally acting nobly in the great tradition of the author’s Puritan forebears.
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Lord Byron: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Romantic Poet
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-07
- Language: English
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Franz Kafka
- The Life and Legacy of One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Writers
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Nearly a century after his death, Kafka is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, despite being a virtual unknown throughout his life. In fact, Kafka never intended for his unpublished work to be released posthumously, but his wishes were ignored, and it was certainly to the world’s benefit.
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Franz Kafka
- The Life and Legacy of One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Writers
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 2021-03-10
- Language: English
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The Life and Legacy of Salvador Dali
- History's Greatest Artists
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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In his review of Salvador Dali's first autobiography, George Orwell declared that "One ought to be able to hold in one's head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being." Whether or not one agrees with the famous author's assessment, Orwell captures the polarizing nature of Salvador Dali, and the extent to which his undeniable technical virtuosity often brushed against his penchant for provoking his audiences (not to mention provoking long-entrenched standards of "proper" taste).
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The Life and Legacy of Salvador Dali
- History's Greatest Artists
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-03
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of J. D. Salinger
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Nicholas S. Johnson
- Length: 49 mins
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J. D. Salinger might have been one of America's greatest 20th century authors, but only he knows for sure. As a young adult, Salinger wrote a number of short stories that were published during the 1940s in Story Magazine and his story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker magazine to wide praise. Salinger followed that up with his most famous work, the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, which was popular among adults and adolescents alike.
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American Legends: The Life of J. D. Salinger
- Narrated by: Nicholas S. Johnson
- Length: 49 mins
- Release date: 2015-07-07
- Language: English
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Antoni Gaudí: La vida y el legado del arquitecto del modernismo catalán [Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism]
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Aurelio Dominguez
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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A mediados del siglo XIX, la Cataluña española experimentó una profunda transformación cuando fue empujada no en una, sino en dos épocas doradas: la Renaixença y la Revolución Industrial. Fue durante este período explosivo de creatividad, prosperidad floreciente y patriotismo vigorizado que nació un icono inconformista y fascinantemente excéntrico, uno que estaba a punto de asaltar Cataluña con su brillante ojo para el arte no ortodoxo y sus ideas legendarias -o como algunos dirían, notoriamente- descabelladas.
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Antoni Gaudí: La vida y el legado del arquitecto del modernismo catalán [Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism]
- Narrated by: Aurelio Dominguez
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Release date: 2020-11-04
- Language: Spanish
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Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell
- The Life and Legacy of the America’s Most Iconic Western Artists
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Many of the first artists in the West were assigned to exploration and geological parties, working as archivists and obedient to demands of cold accuracy. However, a few were driven by an imaginative mix of real events and fantastical visions to whet the appetite of Eastern consumers and preserve their own nostalgia on canvas. Among the most prominent artists depicting the "old" West was Charles Marion Russell, a prolific painter, sculptor, writer, and storyteller based in the heart of the Montana country.
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Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell
- The Life and Legacy of the America’s Most Iconic Western Artists
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-20
- Language: English
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Frederic Remington
- The Life and Legacy of the Wild West’s Most Famous Artist
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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Remington’s name remains recognizable today, and his work continues to impress viewers more than a century after he was active. From the bronze statuettes of anonymous Western heroes in crisis to large-scale actions set against vast backdrops, his works found their form through mythology and by "merging his experiences and memories." Both commercially and nostalgia-driven, the dualistic personality of Frederic Remington as a person is at times a problem for modern sensibilities.
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Frederic Remington
- The Life and Legacy of the Wild West’s Most Famous Artist
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-20
- Language: English
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History for Kids: The Life of Walt Whitman
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 36 mins
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Walt Whitman was a great American poet, but many people did not get him when he was alive. His family was like most other families, but his friends were different from most other people living then. He was a teacher and reporter, and then he worked for the government. When he was a young man, he was very serious, but when he was older he liked to play around and have fun. Walt Whitman wrote many poems about America, and his most famous work was Leaves of Grass. It was a lot of poems that took him many years to finish.
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History for Kids: The Life of Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 36 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-26
- Language: English
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History for Kids: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-25
- Language: English
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America’s Most Influential Editors: The History of the Newspaper Publishers Who Changed American Journalism and Politics
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Say the name Pulitzer and the minds of many across the world quickly turn to the famous prizes given for excellence in journalism, literature, and music, but these prizes were named after a man believed to have been tormented by some of the choices he had made during his life. Coming to America as a nearly penniless immigrant, he demonstrated that the young nation could be a land of opportunity, and he earned money and fame largely through hard work. Later, as the owner of one of the most powerful papers in the country, he seemed to develop an almost frenzied need to stay on top.
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America’s Most Influential Editors: The History of the Newspaper Publishers Who Changed American Journalism and Politics
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2018-12-28
- Language: English
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
- The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America’s Most Famous Poets
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America’s Most Famous Poets looks at the remarkable lives of the two, and the impact their famous works have had.
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
- The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America’s Most Famous Poets
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-07
- Language: English
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