Classic Audiobooks
Whether you've read them ten times over, or experiencing them for the first time, Audible's selection of Classics is well worth listening to again and again. You'll discover a whole new way to engage with authors like Jane Austen, Harper Lee, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, Homer, Joseph Conrad and more.Most Popular
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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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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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
By: Marcus Aurelius, and others
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The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels
- Great Expectations; A Tale of Two Cities; Nicholas Nickleby; Oliver Twist; Bleak House; Our Mutual Friend; The Old Curiosity Shop; Dombey and Son; Little Dorrit; A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Mil Nicholson, Bob Neufeld
- Length: 264 hrs and 28 mins
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Unabridged recordings of A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, Great Expectations, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Little Dorrit, Dombey and Son and A Christmas Carol....
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Great listen
- By Gale on 17-02-2024
By: Charles Dickens
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Dune Messiah
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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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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Better than the first Dune book
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
By: Frank Herbert
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The Silmarillion
- 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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Perfect match of voice to the epic of Tolkien!
- By Costa on 26-06-2023
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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P. G. Wodehouse Volume 2
- The Blandings Collection
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 45 hrs and 27 mins
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Audible Studios presents the second volume of the best-selling PG Wodehouse collection. In this volume, Stephen Fry lends his voice to the Blandings stories....
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Happy as a pig in mud
- By Simon L. Turner on 11-07-2023
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Children of Dune
- 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 solid instalment
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
By: Frank Herbert
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Meditations
- 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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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
By: Marcus Aurelius, and others
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The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels
- Great Expectations; A Tale of Two Cities; Nicholas Nickleby; Oliver Twist; Bleak House; Our Mutual Friend; The Old Curiosity Shop; Dombey and Son; Little Dorrit; A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Mil Nicholson, Bob Neufeld
- Length: 264 hrs and 28 mins
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Unabridged recordings of A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, Great Expectations, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Little Dorrit, Dombey and Son and A Christmas Carol....
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Great listen
- By Gale on 17-02-2024
By: Charles Dickens
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Dune Messiah
- 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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Better than the first Dune book
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
By: Frank Herbert
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
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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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Perfect match of voice to the epic of Tolkien!
- By Costa on 26-06-2023
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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P. G. Wodehouse Volume 2
- The Blandings Collection
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 45 hrs and 27 mins
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Audible Studios presents the second volume of the best-selling PG Wodehouse collection. In this volume, Stephen Fry lends his voice to the Blandings stories....
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Happy as a pig in mud
- By Simon L. Turner on 11-07-2023
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Children of Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
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The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile....
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A solid instalment
- By Anonymous User on 26-12-2020
By: Frank Herbert
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Brave New World
- 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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Classic.
- By Anonymous User on 07-02-2019
By: Aldous Huxley
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
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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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my favorite book performed brilliantly
- By Michael on 29-12-2014
By: Alexandre Dumas
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The Prince
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....
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Overrated
- By Amazon Customer on 24-11-2018
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The Left Hand of Darkness
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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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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Excellent story, but narration does not work well
- By Kaz on 04-10-2019
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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10/10
- By Mr on 12-09-2014
By: Homer, and others
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To Have and Have Not
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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Harsh, realistic, yet with one of the most subtle and moving relationships in the Hemingway oeuvre, To Have and Have Not is literary high adventure at its finest....
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not hemingways best
- By Russell J Evans on 16-03-2022
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Fahrenheit 451
- A Novel
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Penn Badgley
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.
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Relevant
- By Anna on 02-06-2025
By: Ray Bradbury
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Green Hills of Africa
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Josh Lucas
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal....
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Josh Lucas missed the mark
- By H. Lucy on 21-05-2016
By: Ernest Hemingway
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The Edgar Allan Poe Complete Works Collection - Stories, Poems, Novels, and Essays
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
- Length: 59 hrs and 59 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....
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Excellent narration; mixed ratings for the stories
- By Adam Duncan on 27-12-2024
By: Edgar Allan Poe
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Firefly Lane
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
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In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....
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Page turner for so many pages
- By Anonymous User on 28-02-2023
By: Kristin Hannah
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Monkey
- By: Wu Ch’êng-ên, Arthur Waley - translator
- Narrated by: Kenneth Williams
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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This is a riveting adventure story about a priest's quest to obtain holy Buddhist scriptures for the Tang emperor....
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this story has been told many times It is one of the more modern telling with the more annoying striations from the narrator
- By Anonymous User on 19-02-2025
By: Wu Ch’êng-ên, and others
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Don Quixote
- By: John Ormsby - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 36 hrs and 5 mins
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The most influential work of the entire Spanish literary canon and a founding work of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the greatest works ever written....
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Hillarious. Great Insight into Spain 400 Years Ago
- By Amazon Customer on 19-12-2018
By: John Ormsby - translator, and others
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The Game of Life and How to Play It
- By: Florence Scovel Shinn
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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Through stories of real-life situations and biblical tenets, Shinn teaches that the empowering use of positive attitude and affirmations can create a path to wealth....
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Feeling Blessed to know the truth!
- By maria loper on 02-08-2020
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
- The Brothers Karamazov, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Call of the Wild, The Castle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Middlemarch, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights, & More
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and others
- Length: 272 hrs and 9 mins
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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.
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272 hours of perfectly performed classics
- By James on 01-03-2025
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
- Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
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A century after it first appeared, Crime and Punishment remains one of the most gripping psychological thrillers....
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One of the greatest literary feats
- By Georgeorges on 28-07-2020
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Obernewtyn
- By: Isobelle Carmody
- Narrated by: Isobelle Carmody
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh....
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At Last! The Obernewtyn Chronicles in Audio
- By Jacqueline V. on 23-04-2016
By: Isobelle Carmody
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The Brothers Karamazov
- Penguin Classics
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David McDuff - translator
- Narrated by: Luke Thompson
- Length: 43 hrs and 6 mins
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The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably....
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Bravo to a classic!
- By JJ Nuttall on 06-07-2022
By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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ridiculous 3 hour introduction
- By Anonymous User on 12-02-2020
By: Homer, and others
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Slaughterhouse-Five
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness....
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Excellent detail and black humour
- By Cyndi on 19-05-2016
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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On the Beach
- By: Nevil Shute
- Narrated by: James Smillie
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Australia is one of the last places where life still exists after nuclear war starts. A year on, an invisible cloak of radiation has spread almost completely around the world....
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such a well written story
- By Antony on 06-04-2020
By: Nevil Shute
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 46 hrs and 56 mins
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Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman....
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Literally the best book I have ever read
- By Richard on 23-07-2018
By: Alexandre Dumas
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The Decameron
- By: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, and others
- Length: 28 hrs and 5 mins
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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories....
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jaunty tales from mediaeval Italy
- By Red Skippy on 19-05-2020
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War and Peace
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 61 hrs and 6 mins
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Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit....
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Great text, terrible reading
- By Fahim Ahmad on 26-02-2018
By: Leo Tolstoy
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 62 hrs and 56 mins
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Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise....
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Hate/enjoyed this
- By Matthew L on 21-11-2018
By: Ayn Rand
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Der Meister und Margarita
- By: Michail Bulgakow, Alexandra Berlina - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Stefan Kaminski
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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Moskau zu Beginn der 1930er-Jahre: Der Teufel sucht die Stadt heim und stürzt ihre Bewohner mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung seiner Zauberlehrlinge in ein Chaos aus Hypnose, Spuk und Zerstörung. Es ist die verdiente Strafe für Heuchelei, Korruption und Mittelmaß. Doch zwei Gerechte genießen Satans Sympathie: der im Irrenhaus sitzende Schriftsteller, genannt "Meister", und Margarita, dessen einstige Geliebte. Bulgakows Gesellschaftssatire aus der Sowjetzeit ist ein faustisch-fantastisches Meisterwerk.
By: Michail Bulgakow, and others
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Old Rambling House
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 18 mins
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Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert is a gripping science fiction short story first published in the late 1950s. What begins as a simple house trade spirals into a mind-bending journey for Ted and Martha Graham, a couple looking to settle down.
By: Frank Herbert
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Tolstoy Dostoyevsky Dickens: The Essential Collection
- The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Keeble, and others
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Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Dickens: The Ultimate Collection brings together the major works of fiction from three of the greatest writers of the 1800s. In this collection you'll hear Jonathan Keeble and David Rintoul expertly narrating the grand epics of The Brothers Karamazov and War & Peace, Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, and other award-winning narrators bringing Tolstoy and Dickens' most beloved stories to life.
By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others
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Nikolai Gogol: A BBC Radio Collection
- Nine Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Nikolai Gogol
- Narrated by: Mark Heap, Michael Palin, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol is widely believed to have led the realist revolution in Russian literature. His surreal, absurdist satires liberated comedy from its sentimental traditions and influenced writers both within Russia and worldwide, among them Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka and Flannery O’Connor.
By: Nikolai Gogol
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A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
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Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland. Lucie Manette, the daughter of a former prisoner of the Bastille, becomes the emotional anchor for those around her, including the brilliant but disillusioned lawyer Sydney Carton.
By: Charles Dickens
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日本書紀 上(日本の古典をよむ 2)原文+現代語訳
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- By: 小島 憲之, 直木 孝次郎, 西宮 一民, and others
- Narrated by: 葛西 聖司, 福 絵美子
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
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わが国初の正史! 神代から推古紀まで。古典文学の主要作品をセレクトし、現代語訳と原文とで構成した「日本の古典をよむ」(全20冊)シリーズの1冊です。「日本書紀」は奈良時代初期に撰進された書物で、神々の時代から持統天皇までの日本の歴史を三十巻にわたって描いています。本書上巻には巻第二十二の推古天皇までを収めました。また、文学紀行コラム「日本書紀の風景」も収録しています。
By: 小島 憲之, and others
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Der Meister und Margarita
- By: Michail Bulgakow, Alexandra Berlina - Übersetzer
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Moskau zu Beginn der 1930er-Jahre: Der Teufel sucht die Stadt heim und stürzt ihre Bewohner mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung seiner Zauberlehrlinge in ein Chaos aus Hypnose, Spuk und Zerstörung. Es ist die verdiente Strafe für Heuchelei, Korruption und Mittelmaß. Doch zwei Gerechte genießen Satans Sympathie: der im Irrenhaus sitzende Schriftsteller, genannt "Meister", und Margarita, dessen einstige Geliebte. Bulgakows Gesellschaftssatire aus der Sowjetzeit ist ein faustisch-fantastisches Meisterwerk.
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Old Rambling House
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- The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol
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By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others
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Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol is widely believed to have led the realist revolution in Russian literature. His surreal, absurdist satires liberated comedy from its sentimental traditions and influenced writers both within Russia and worldwide, among them Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka and Flannery O’Connor.
By: Nikolai Gogol
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A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
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Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland. Lucie Manette, the daughter of a former prisoner of the Bastille, becomes the emotional anchor for those around her, including the brilliant but disillusioned lawyer Sydney Carton.
By: Charles Dickens
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日本書紀 上(日本の古典をよむ 2)原文+現代語訳
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- By: 小島 憲之, 直木 孝次郎, 西宮 一民, and others
- Narrated by: 葛西 聖司, 福 絵美子
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わが国初の正史! 神代から推古紀まで。古典文学の主要作品をセレクトし、現代語訳と原文とで構成した「日本の古典をよむ」(全20冊)シリーズの1冊です。「日本書紀」は奈良時代初期に撰進された書物で、神々の時代から持統天皇までの日本の歴史を三十巻にわたって描いています。本書上巻には巻第二十二の推古天皇までを収めました。また、文学紀行コラム「日本書紀の風景」も収録しています。
By: 小島 憲之, and others
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Frank Wedekind: Spring Awakening & More
- Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions
- By: Frank Wedekind
- Narrated by: Derek Godfrey, Joe Melia, John Rye, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Frank Wedekind is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern drama, whose works influenced later writers such as Brecht and Dürrenmatt. His best-known plays were Spring Awakening and Lulu, both of which transgressed the social norms of his time and still have the power to shock and provoke us today. They are included here, alongside his lesser-known tragicomedy The Marquis of Keith.
By: Frank Wedekind
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Swabodh Dnyaneshwari (Marathi Edition)
- By: Padmakar Deshpande
- Narrated by: Suvarna Bodas
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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आजच्या भाषेतील ज्ञानेश्वरी.'मराठीतील ज्ञानेश्वरी ग्रंथाच्या जेवढ्या आवृत्त्या आणि प्रती प्रसिद्ध झाल्या तितक्या दुसऱ्या कोणत्याही ग्रंथाच्या प्रकाशित झाल्या नसतील. एवढे असूनही मूळ ज्ञानेश्वरी जाणून घेणे होत नाही. प्रवचन, कीर्तनातून काही ठराविक ओव्या कानावर पडतात इतकेच. त्यामुळे संपूर्ण ज्ञानेश्वरी जाणून घेण्यासाठी 'स्वबोध ज्ञानेश्वरी' निर्माण केली आहे.यात ज्ञानेश्वरी बाहेरचे काही नाही आणि मूळ लेखनातील काही कमी देखिल केलेले नाही. आजच्या भाषेचे समग्र ज्ञानेश्वरी जाणण्याचा हा एक सुलभ मार्ग आहे.
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Babbitt (Spanish Edition)
- By: Sinclair Lewis, José Robles Pazos - translator
- Narrated by: Cristian Villamil
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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En esta novela imprescindible de la narrativa estadounidense del siglo xx, Sinclair Lewis nos presenta a George F. Babbit, un agente inmobiliario bullicioso, arrogante y siempre preocupado por su reputación. Babbit es el epítome del conformista, un personaje que piensa y siente lo mismo que la multitud. Mayormente con esa actitud lo vemos participar en reuniones, actos sociales y viajes de negocios que capturan toda la agitación de la cultura comercial de su país.
By: Sinclair Lewis, and others
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Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 39 hrs and 59 mins
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Great Expectations follows Pip's life from a plucky but poor and put-upon child in the Kent marshes, to a young man with "great expectations" in London and the choices he must make as a result of his winding journey. In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland.
By: Charles Dickens
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The Remarkable Rocket
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 25 mins
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This story concerns a firework, who is one of many to be let off at the wedding of a prince and princess. The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his "sensitivity." As this makes him wet, he fails to ignite and, the next day, is thrown away into a ditch.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Devoted Friend
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 22 mins
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Once upon a time, there was a kind and honest man named Hans. He lived alone in a tiny cottage. Hans was a little man who owned a beautiful garden, where he grew flowers of all kinds and colours which were sold in the market to make some money. He enjoyed the company of another man called Hugh, a miller who used to visit Hans very often during the summer time and with whom he shared thoughts about friendship and loyalty. Hans was so devoted to Hugh that he even gifted him whole bunches of flowers from his own garden.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Selfish Giant
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 8 mins
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The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to listen after returning from school. On the giant's return after visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre for seven years, he takes offence at the children and builds a wall to keep them out.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Happy Prince
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 19 mins
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In a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Nightingale and the Rose
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 13 mins
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A nightingale overhears a student complaining that the professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose; a lizard, a butterfly and a daisy laugh at the student for doing so. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the garden, and one of the roses tells her there is a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night with her heart pressing into a thorn, sacrificing her life.
By: Oscar Wilde
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Markheim
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 43 mins
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In Robert Louis Stevenson’s haunting and introspective short story “Markheim,” a chance encounter on Christmas Day leads to a chilling exploration of morality, free will, and the struggle between good and evil. With gothic atmosphere and philosophical depth, Stevenson crafts a psychological tale that lingers long after the final tick. A masterwork of Victorian horror and spiritual suspense, "Markheim" invites listeners into the dark recesses of the human soul.
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Mathilda
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Frances Butt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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This edition of Shelley's second novel, transcribed and introduced by Deanna Koretsky, explores the work both as a complex portrayal of taboo desires and as an intergenerational story of reckoning with the horrors of racism and patriarchy. Mathilda is often understood as biographical, but this edition also highlights the issues of justice, gender, and rights.
By: Mary Shelley
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Heart of Darkness
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Embark on a haunting journey into the depths of the human soul with Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s timeless literary masterpiece.
By: Joseph Conrad
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Vanina Vanini (English Edition)
- By: Stendhal, C. K. Scott-Moncrieff - translator
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Vanina Vanini is not a love story, though love passes through it. Nor is it a political tale, though conspiracies give it shape. In these brief pages, Stendhal observes — without illusion — how pride dresses as passion, and how ideals dissolve in the quiet collisions of character. Nothing is overstated; everything matters.
By: Stendhal, and others
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Juliette Martin
- Length: 52 hrs and 43 mins
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The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption set against the glittering backdrop of 19th-century France. Wrongfully imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes from the Château d’If and, under the mysterious title of the Count of Monte Cristo, embarks on a masterful crusade to right the wrongs done to him. This sweeping adventure weaves political intrigue, high seas daring, and unforgettable characters into a timeless classic that explores the cost of vengeance and the power of forgiveness.
By: Alexandre Dumas
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The Birth-Mark
- By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 45 mins
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The Birth-Mark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a hauntingly thought-provoking short story that explores the dark side of perfectionism, science, and obsession. With rich symbolism and moral complexity, Hawthorne crafts a powerful narrative that continues to resonate with listeners today. Ideal for fans of classic literature, psychological fiction, and philosophical allegory.
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The Shadow over Innsmouth
- By: H.P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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In The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Lovecraft guides listeners into a decaying coastal town shrouded in mystery, where ancient pacts and unnatural beings have shaped generations. What begins as an innocent detour for a young traveler turns into a spiraling descent into horror, madness, and the terrifying realization of what lurks beneath the surface—both of the sea and of his own ancestry.
By: H.P. Lovecraft
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Eugénie Grandet
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Felix Grandet, having married well and become a wealthy landowner and wine-grower, is a miser who watches like a hawk the sugar lumps and the bread slices. The question of who will marry his daughter and inherit his fortune fuels endless speculation in the town of Saumur. The arrival of Eugénie’s cousin sparks feelings and a resolve that puts her on a collision course with her father’s control. As the years pass and she must navigate the self-interest of potential suitors, we see how habits manifest themselves in a new generation.
By: Honoré de Balzac
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L’argento della miniera
- Nostromo, Vol. 1
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: Riccardo Ricobello
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Nella provincia immaginaria di Sulaco, affacciata sulle coste della repubblica sudamericana di Costaguana, il battito della vita è scandito dal suono incessante della miniera di San Tomé. È da qui che prende avvio il primo libro di Nostromo, capolavoro di Joseph Conrad, dove l'ossessione per l'argento — simbolo di potere, ambizione e rovina — domina ogni destino. Attraverso lenti cerchi concentrici, Conrad ci introduce in un mondo sospeso tra il realismo politico e la forza dell'allegoria.
By: Joseph Conrad
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The Caravaners
- By: Elizabeth von Arnim
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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The Caravaners, a comic novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, describes an Edwardian caravan holiday in the English county of Kent from the viewpoint of the pompous and self-important Baron Otto von Ottringel, a major in the German army.
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The Call of Cthulhu
- By: H.P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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So begins The Call of Cthulhu, a dark and unsettling tale of pieced-together horror.
By: H.P. Lovecraft
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The Man Who Was
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 36 mins
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The Man Who Was by Rudyard Kipling is a haunting short story of identity, honor, and the psychological scars of war. Set in British colonial India, the narrative follows a mysterious and disfigured man whose appearance at a military mess sparks curiosity and unease. As the truth of his identity slowly unravels, the story reveals a powerful meditation on the cost of duty and the resilience of the human spirit.
By: Rudyard Kipling
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The Glass Domed Clock
- By: Ellery Queen
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 58 mins
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Discover The Glass-Domed Clock, an Ellery Queen mystery, now as an audiobook narrated by Mike Vendetti. Follow Queen's investigation of murder and deceit in a secret-filled curio shop. Vendetti's engaging narration enhances every twist and turn. Enjoy Ellery Queen's deductive brilliance in this classic tale.
By: Ellery Queen
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The Piece of String
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 16 mins
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“The Piece of String” by Guy de Maupassant is a timeless short story from 1883 that captures the tension between appearance and truth in a small French village. With sharp irony and emotional depth, Maupassant explores how pride, suspicion, and social perception can shape a man’s fate. Originally published in the collection Miss Harriet, this classic work of French literature is a compelling reflection on human nature, reputation, and the power of rumor.
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Lady Susan (Spanish Edition)
- By: Jane Austen, Josep Marco Borillo(Translated by), Equipo de la Universitat Jaume I(Translated by), and others
- Narrated by: Marina Cibeles
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Hermosa, coqueta y viuda desde hace poco, lady Susan Vernon desea volver a casarse, y que el suyo sea un matrimonio ventajoso. Al mismo tiempo, intenta empujar a su hija a una unión deprimente. En palabras de Natalie Jenner, autora de La Sociedad Jane Austen, lady Susan es «uno de los personajes más engañosos y manipuladores» de todos los creados por Jane Austen.
By: Jane Austen, and others