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Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy with a relatively small cast by Shakespeare's standards. It is possibly one of Shakespeare's first plays, and some regard it as a relatively immature work written between 1587 and 1593. It may even be Shakespeare's first play. This production is abridged in plain English, producing a condensed version of the play without the complexity of Shakespeare's sometimes obtuse language. Though a comedy, the play focuses on the themes of love and friendship and the conflict between them.

This collection of audio plays is targeted at young listeners with stories adapted from the Bible by Benjamin Owino. Stories are performed by a full cast with music and sound effects to bring Bible stories to life for a younger audience. Stories include Daniel in the Lion's Den, the Story of Joseph and the Childhood of Moses. This is part of the Christian Bedtime Audio Plays series from Historical Audiobooks.

In her bed at home in Bromma, Agnes wakes up with a jerk. Something has awakened her. Cautiously, she sneaks up to the window and peeks out from behind the curtain. The wind is blowing in the tree canopy outside the house and the darkness is compact. Suddenly something yellow gleams out from behind a little lilac bush. What is that? Agnes closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them again. The yellow light has gone.

With a sense of déjà vu, Agnes packed her things. She was going to be staying with her grandmother in Hova again. She picked up her fully packed suitcase and as she started to go downstairs, the thoughts began running through her head. It was as if something was missing, something she ought to remember. Something hideously black. But for the life of her, she couldn’t remember what. In the top of the tower on the smaller of the islands that made up the Samloqs sat that night’s watch. He looked up at the starry sky through the opening that was the tower’s only window.

Agnes sat with tears rolling down her cheeks, cradling her grandmother’s bloody head in her lap. She had managed to stem the flow of blood, but she could barely feel Astrid’s pulse. Beside her lay Knox, brother of the Emir of Thulisia’s late wife. The old mariner was unconscious, but breathing steadily. A dim red light pulsed in the otherwise darkened chamber, fluctuating in brightness as if the thing emitting it was alive. And as it flashed, two formless beings could be glimpsed by the door. They appeared amorphous and seemed to be covered in week-old ash.

The stench of death in the interrogation cave no longer disturbs the High Priest. Nor do the horrific screams of the demons within.

Forty years ago, the plague wiped out England’s working class. Using a time portal, bi-dimensional creatures are imported from another dimension, to be used as labor for 19th century enterprises. Now, in 1886, Aspen and Lori Wolfe are determined to end the slave trade. But, their schemes are soon exposed to their new guardian and playboy, Keagan Myrack.

A famous 18-year-old fiddle player, Beau, is abducted from her parents’ huge Sierra home at a birthday folk jam in her honor one summer in the early part of the 21st century. As a fire burns up the mountain while she is buried on the land under a pile of brush, she is found just in time. A month later, much to her horror, she is abducted again, this time from a Berkeley music jam.

Henry VIII, sometimes called All Is True, is a historical play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600s, possibly in collaboration with John Fletcher. This is an abridged plain English version for a full-cast audio production by Charlie Creed.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Shakespearean play, although some question if Shakespeare did indeed write it. It is now generally believed that Shakespeare wrote approximately half the play. This plain English version of the play converts Shakespeare's language into more accessible wording. The play is a tale of lost relations and adventure. Additional context on Shakespeare and his works are included.

These adaptations of Shakespeare's classics Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet are told in plain English as full-cast audio productions. Additional materials and context are included. The set also includes a detailed introduction, adaptation notes, analysis of original Shakespearean speeches and study questions. This offers a fine introduction of perhaps the two most famous Shakespeare works and detailed study materials for those seeking to understand the plays in greater depth.

There are many, many untold stories of our Lord and Savior's journey. Twins at the Well offers a glimpse of a truly delightful tale of one of the three kings on their way to honor the birth of the Messiah. King Melchoir of Persia meets twin brothers Balek and Bephah and shares the message from the Angel of the Lord and the good news. Years later, they remember King Melchoir's conversation when they meet our Lord and Savior who performs a very personal miracle.

The autobiography looks back at the first 27 years of the author's life. Born in Jamaica, he migrated to the UK, along with his family, as one of the earliest of the Windrush generation. It recounts his return to Jamaica growing up to adulthood and attending college in the United States, overcoming all manner of hardships. It is a story of determination and triumph over adversity interwoven with amusing anecdotes on a wide range of subjects, from mento ska and reggae music to Jamaican food and family life.

The Last Shades of Scarlet: Wolves of Laconia is the tale of a young Spartan, Adronikos, and his mentor, Gylippus, during the Peloponnesian War. In youth, Adronikos is formally educated in the arts of hoplite warfare, survival, and assassination. Informally, he learns love from a childhood companion. Yet she is not Spartan, and his feelings for her are becoming dangerous. While he navigates this forbidden affair, Greece begins its steady descent back into chaos.

My Two Snow Angels is a story about what happens at the North Pole before Christmas. Santa, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and all different types of animals from the entire globe are invited to an ice-skating dance party. A hockey tournament is held every year: the elves versus the North Pole animals. Santa shares his favorite Christmas story about two children who became his snow angles to save a village during a Christmas storm. Santa rewards them with a special Christmas gift.

Pyralis’ boy is nine years old. A simple fact only in contention if you ask him. His actions today seem a little unstable. Not knowing what day it is, claiming conversations that have never happened, asking Hadriel if he's going to the forest again. Hadriel has no intention of going to the forest. He just wants to try cooking a damn fish.

As reality gives way to dark forces, the realms of Barth begin to collide. Kings, queens, soldiers, and commoners alike are thrust together through battle, while magical forces are unleashed upon the world at an alarming rate. A stoic soothersayer, intentions unknown, enters the world of men. A prince's mettle is tested. A princess' plans come to fruition. A king's choices unleash chaos upon the world.

This production is abridged and in plain English. Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is perhaps Shakespeare's sharpest satire on wealth, greed, and betrayal. Scholars generally classify Timon either as a tragedy or a problem play.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Macbeth by William Shakespeare includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as ambition and corruption, violence begetting violence, and masculinity and femininity. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Thousands of years ago, high in the Malta caves lived the Okefiya birds, which are ancestors of the firefly. These beautiful, majestic birds ruled the night sky with their radiantly shining tails. Young Quajuuh has an abundance of energy and is anxious for the tremendous responsibility of leading the flock to the Tahab lands. Is he truly ready to lead the flock? Or does disaster strike when he's given an opportunity?