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The 18th Century Classics Collection: 21 Stories From Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Ann Radcliffe, Eliza Haywood, Frances Burney, Henry Fielding, & Much More

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The 18th Century Classics Collection: 21 Stories From Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Ann Radcliffe, Eliza Haywood, Frances Burney, Henry Fielding, & Much More

By: Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth, Voltaire, Thomas Paine, Frances Burney, James Boswell, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Eliza Haywood, William Blake, Horace Walpole, Henry Fielding, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lawrence Sterne
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Lucy Scott, Rupert Degas, Nicholas Boulton, full cast
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The 18th Century Classics Collection steps into the vibrant and tumultuous world of 18th century Europe. With this captivating anthology of some of the most influential works of 1700s literature, we encounter biting satire, passionate romance, and political tumultuousness.

From the philosophical musings of Candide to the dark, gothic suspense of The Monk, this collection provides an eclectic mix of narrative styles and genres, capturing the essence of an age marked by intellectual revolution, social upheaval, and profound artistic expression. A must-listen for lovers of classic literature and those who wish to experience the heart and soul of the 18th century.

The full cast includes Matt Addis, Malk Williams, Aoife McMahon, Jonathan Keeble, Thomas Judd, Roger May, Helen Keeley, Karen Cass, Emma Gregory, Rachel Atkins, Kristin Atherton, Tania Rodrigues, Kristin Atherton, Helen Keeley, Daniel Weyman, Sid Sagar, Robin Laing, Rupert Degas, and Nicholas Boulton.

The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are:

  • A Journal of the Plague Year, by Daniel Defoe
  • A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift
  • Candide, by Voltaire
  • Castle Rackrent, by Maria Edgeworth
  • Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
  • Dangerous Liaisons, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
  • Evelina, by Fanny Burney
  • Fantomina: Love in a Maze, by Eliza Haywood
  • Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
  • Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, by James Boswell
  • Moll Flanders, by Daniel Defoe
  • Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
  • Songs of Innocence and of Experience, by William Blake
  • The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole
  • The History of Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
  • The Monk, by Matthew Lewis
  • The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne
  • Vathek, by William Beckford

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