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The beautiful, flirtatious Zuleika has the dons and undergraduates of Oxford University literally lining up to die for her in this biting tragic-comic satire.

In "Old Christmas" we join in the celebrations of a Christmas Eve and a Christmas Day in Old England. The selection from The Pickwick Papers involves a Dickensian skating party.

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne examine life on the moors, romance, and death in a series of lyric poems that were written in their early years.

The Countess of Cardigan shares her life and loves and along the way lets us in on some scandals that absolutely shocked Victorian England at the time. A fun fact: the Countess' husband, the Earl of Cardigan, was the gentleman who in 1854 led the famous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.

In "The Great Good Place", a man searches for peace and respite from the demands of success. The fascinating, searching novella In the Cage tells of a young girl in a Mayfair post office becoming more aware of the great social world and of a certain gentleman's affairs through the telegrams that he sends.

Beloved as a children's book since 1880 (but actually meant as a satirical look at the ineptitude of the upper class), these selected tales of the misadventures, difficulties, and the ever-present perplexities of the Peterkin family will fill the listener with unabashed delight!

These short stories, "Coming, Aphrodite!", "The Diamond Mine", "The Gold Slipper", and "Scandal", all revolve around the lives of prima donnas.

A young man disguised as a barber forces a noble whom he has caught cheating at cards to introduce him to the lovely Lady Mary Carlisle. Love flourishes, tempers flare, and swords clash in the ensuing results!

Twin brothers and their twin manservants, separated as infants by a shipwreck and unaware of each other, cross paths in Epheus when they are adults. What could possibly go wrong?

These intimate glimpses of Jung by the narrator's mother, as told through personal recollections and years of written correspondences, capture his humor, his wisdom, and his deep kindness toward others.

Wharton's genius is clearly demonstrated in the hilarious "Xingu" as well as the other tales included in this collection - "The Dilettante", "The Other Two", "April Showers", and "Copy".

There is invariably something to laugh or cry about and a lot to think about in these short stories by Edna Ferber.

Although not a highly recognizable name today, Harriet Prescott Spoffard excited the literary world of the mid-1800s with her beautiful prose and imagery. Her stories and her style were likened to those of many of her male contemporaries, including Poe and Hawthorne. This recording includes two of her offerings: the strangely powerful "Her Story" and the complex symbolic romance of "The Amber Gods".

In this fast-paced novella, we encounter attempted murder, a clandestine marriage, and fraud.

This appealing story about a poor lame shepherd boy, whose kind heart reaps unexpected rewards, is set in the beautiful countryside of southern France.

Cast lists and plots of 100 famous, not-so-famous, and infamous operas are presented by Felix Mendelsohn (not the composer), with some insightful comments sprinkled in along the way. This book is an interesting curiosity for opera lovers, as well as a handy introduction for those who are just getting their operatic toes wet. A complete list of the operas included can be found on our website, audiobookcontractors.com.

In this play by the author of The Forsyte Saga, a theft at a house party causes turmoil, resulting in an exposure of prejudices and a straining of loyalties.

In this autobiographical narrative, the author sleeps under the stars, views the beautiful French countryside, and mingles with its local populace - all with a donkey as his chief companion.

In this haunting tale, Gerald Roylake returns home after his father's death. He becomes reacquainted with Christal Toller, the millkeeper's daughter, but is challenged at every turn by the man who is known only as the Lodger.

In this exciting tale, a King, a Queen, and the Roly-Rogues parry and wage war. The plot also involves a magic cloak, each wearer of which has one wish granted - with surprising results!