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Title: Gulliver's Travels

Author: Jonathan Swift

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-11

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This is a biting and ribald satire of manners and mores disguised as a fantastic journey to incredible lands. Gulliver's wits and endurance are taxed by the fabulous inhabitants of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and other amazing places.

Members Reviews:

Three adventure tales and biting satire on human nature.

JoeDanDonigi

Each adventure he encounters radically different problems. The Voyages of Lemuel Gulliver include first, people six inches tall, second a land of giants seventy or so feet tall, and people living in an island-cloud. The fourth voyage, were his men mutiny, foreshadowing the darker side of human nature that follows. They desert on an island where the Houyhnhnms rule. A land of noble talking horses, who can't believe Gulliver has intelligence, ala Planet of the Apes, because the humans/Yahoos on their island seem but. This causes a series of discussions with Gulliver and his "master" a horse who can't grasp lying, greediness and all the various other human frailties. A in his discussions with his master causes Gulliver to be more and more disgusted with the Yahoos on their island and even the humans back home. If knew more about 1850's English history I might of understood the societal, political times of England and Europe in general at that time. There is also an annotated volume which includes more detail. But I didn't read it so don't feel qualified to make an opinion on it, just letting people who are interested informing them it's out there.

Photoman35mm

A classic

I recommend the classic novels in literature to everyone, however, this Novel test your endurance. The beginning of the novel is very good very interesting and reads well. The last roughly 3rd slows down a bit and is difficult to stay with . Over all I did enjoy reading this book .

KINDLE VERSION FORMATTING SUCKS

THIS REVIEW SPECIFICALLY FOR THE KINDLE EDITION--

I was disappointed with the formatting on this classic. At least on my Kindle Fire, the footnote and endnote shortcuts seem to malfunction. Some bad line breaks and lots of small annoying things contribute to an overall less than satisfactory experience.

But it is free.

A Fantastic Voyage

This is far better than any of the various film versions of this novel. A tv mini series starring Ted Danson seems to get the author's satarical nature instead of just being a voyage to four fantastical lands.

Since this was one of my grown son's favorite books, I gave this book to his son ...

Since this was one of my grown son's favorite books, I gave this book to his son (my grandson) for Christmas. He loved it!

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Title: Classic Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness, Volume 2

Author: Theatre Royal, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrator: Laurence Olivier, Alec Guinness

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-22-11

Publisher: Heritage Media Ltd

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells. Here is the legendary Alec Guinness starring in The Man Who Could work Miracles adapted from the original tale by H. G. Wells and Laurence Olivier starring in 'The Suicide Club' adapted from the original tale by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.

Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: vivid, tense, and compressed.( Classic radio)

Craft, like character, ages well.(Daily Telegraph)

Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed. (Sunday Telegraph)

Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again. (Sunday Times)

A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines. (Radio Times.)

Editorial Reviews:

The inimitable Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness lead this fully restored and remastered production from the Theatre Royal. Originally produced in the 1950s, this collection showcases the dramatic adaptations of H. G. Wells "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" and Robert Louis Stevensons "The Suicide Club". Guinness and companys exaggerated and playful tones ensure the comedy of Wells' classic tale will not get by without its deserved laughs. And Laurence Olivier, one of the English worlds greatest dramatic actors, leads listeners right into the suspense and secrecy of Stevensons story.

Members Reviews:

Good Old Classic

If you like good old black & white TV

this is for you.

Takes you right back to the times

before computers took over drama.

This is straightforward acting relying on talent.

As for the story, a psychological drama of do or dare, only, be careful what you put yourself up for ! winning is not everything ...

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Title: Nostromo

Subtitle: A Tale of the Seaboard

Author: Joseph Conrad

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-11

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

One of the greatest political novels in any language, Nostromo reenacts the establishment of modern capitalism in a remote South American province locked between the Andes and the Pacific. In Sulaco, a harbor town in the imaginary South American republic of Costaguana, a vivid cast of characters is caught up in a civil war to decide whether its fabulously wealthy silver mine, funded by American money but owned by a third-generation English immigrant, can be preserved from the hands of venal politicians. Greed and corruption seep into the lives of everyone, and Nostromo, the principled foreman of the mine, is tested to the limit.

Critic Reviews:

"I had always thought that there were books you read to entertain yourself and classic books to educate you, but with Nostromo I realised a book could be both." (Billy Ivory, Nottingham Evening Post)

Members Reviews:

Life is too short.

I like classics. I wanted to give this a go, but the narrator is truly dreadful. This book is set in a Latin American country where they speak Spanish, and has important characters who are Italian. The narrator clearly has no knowledge of Spanish or Italian and, amazingly, has not been coached or corrected. He mispronounces all names and phrases in any language other than English, which not only ruins the flow, but is downright confusing. His differentiation of characters is also poor, but it hardly matters, since you are waiting to wince at his pronunciation of their names. I gave it back. I am willing to try the book again, with a different narrator.

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Title: Jane Eyre (Adaptation)

Subtitle: Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 6

Author: Charlotte Bronté, Clare West (adaptation)

Narrator: Ishia Bennison

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-11

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Jane Eyre is alone in the world. Disliked by her aunts family, she is sent away to school. Here she learns that a young girl, with neither money nor family to support her, can expect little from the world. She survives, but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect, and love. When she goes to work for Mr Rochester, she hopes she has found both at once. But the sound of strange laughter, late at night, behind a locked door, warns her that her troubles are only beginning.

An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charlotte Bronté original by Clare West.

Critic Reviews:

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of storytelling." (David R. Hill, ELT Journal Review)

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Title: A Tale of Two Cities (Adaptation)

Subtitle: Oxford Bookworms Library

Author: Charles Dickens, Jennifer Bassett (adaptation)

Narrator: Gordon Griffen

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-23-10

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES. The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted . . . and brave. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charles Dickens original by Ralph Mowat.

Critic Reviews:

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of storytelling." (David R Hill, ELT Journal Review)

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Title: The Semi-Detached House

Author: Emily Eden

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-22-10

Publisher: Assembled Stories

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The house is called "Pleasance" and is rented by two sisters, Blanche and Aileen. The story revolves around the fortunes of two neighbouring families of varied social standing. The sisters' semi-detachment is to the Hopkinsons. Whilst Blanche's husband, Arthur, is abroad on a mission, the neighbours soon prove themselves invaluable as friends and Blanche and Mrs Hopkinson discover that their husbands are already acquainted! Emily Eden said of this work at the time of writing, that it was a 'tolerably faithful representation of modern society' but when it was published 30 years later, she saw it as 'a strange chronicle of the Olden Time'. It remains, however, a sharp and witty cameo of polite society in nineteenth century England.

Critic Reviews:

About Assembled Stories: Over the years the national press have reviewed Assembled Stories titles as "excellent", "remarkable", "entrancing", "superb", "magic for sure", "masterly", "wonderful", "a class act" and "a splendid example of audio at its best".

Members Reviews:

Delicious

This is such a delightful comedy of human foibles and manners. The characters are lovable and I felt that I had walked into a circle of friends: I really cared about them. The book is so good, I have listened to it twice within the last week. Living in the book is preferable to the grim events of real life. The narrator is simply perfect and picks up the humour and irony to a tee. Pure escapism. I hope there are more to come. Lovely, lovely book.

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Título: Demasiado Oro Cara de Luna

Autor: Jack London

Narrador: Víctor Prieto

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 1 hr and 3 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 12-21-10

Editor: NEAR, S.A.

Categorías: Classics, American Literature

Resumen del editor:

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad. Realizó multitud de oficios que le resultaron muy útiles para sus novelas. En 1897 viajó a Alaska, en plena fiebre del oro. De regreso a su ciudad natal, comenzó a escribir los relatos de sus viajes. Su vida fue azarosa, llena de contradicciones; agitador político, dado al alcoholismo, con fracaso en sus dos matrimonios. London llegó a ser el escritor de más éxito de su país. Dilapidó grandes sumas de dinero. Escribió medio centenar de obras. Murió en 22 de noviembre de 1916 en Glen Ellen (California) a los 40 años, de una uremia. Hay biógrafos que aseguran que se suicidó con una sobredosis de morfina.

DEMASIADO ORO - CARA DE LUNA Demasiado oro (Too much Gold) Cuando Kink Mitchell y Hootchinoo Bill tienen noticia del descubrimiento de oro en Dawson emprenden una rápida carrera para hacerse con una concesión. En Demasiado Oro London resucita el viejo tema del estafador estafado. El hombre de la cicatriz ejemplifica con humor y suspense el castigo de la avaricia. Cara de Luna (Moon-Face) es un relato sobre el odio malsano entre un hombre taimado y un hombre bonachón y feo con cara de luna cuyo único error es reír abiertamente frente al otro. En este cuento, los animales son utilizados como medio para entristecer y matar al alegre y optimista John Claverhouse, con una perra amaestrada para correr, que le distrae en el momento en el tenía usar la dinamita.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

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Title: The Forsyte Saga, Volume 7

Author: John Galsworthy

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-10

Publisher: Assembled Stories

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Timothy, at just over 100 years of age, is the last survivor of the 10 siblings of Superior Dosset Forsyte. In this latest volume we are introduced to the grandchildren of those Forsytes who first began the Saga.

Soamess daughter Fleur is 20 at the start of the 1920s, a bright, wilful and independent spirit who can twist her father around her little finger. There is also Jon, the offspring of Jolyon and Irene, a sensitive and intelligent, though slightly naïve, young man of the same age. When these two happen to meet, at an art gallery owned by Jolyons daughter June, it is love at first sight despite the fulsome objections of both sets of parents.

This chance encounter is the first time that Soames has seen Irene since the Queens funeral 19 years before and the old fever still consumes him. His second marriage has been a disappointment and again he may be a cuckold, deceived by the louche Belgian, Prosper Profond.

Jon and his mother leave for Spain where Jolyon hopes the trip will end the young mans passionate feelings, while Fleur waits at home and begins to manipulate the adults to get what she wants. Soames, an anguished man, is once more tormented and perplexed by the women in his life.

Members Reviews:

Great series!

Do you ever read a book that fascinates you so much that you wish you were in the book itself? I would love to do that so that I could be in the time period, and meet the people in person!

Not What I Was Expecting - But Still Good

After the cataclysmic events at the end of the last volume, I fully expected to continue with the story of Fleur, Jon, and Michael. But here we unceremoniously switch perspectives to the little-mentioned cousins of the Monts, most notably one of the young daughters. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. I found Dinny a thoroughly likable character. The plot is a bit frenetic and episodic (and, I dare say, melodramatic), but it's also engaging and as socially insightful as ever. Although not perhaps as objectively good as some of the previous installments, I'd have to say I enjoyed as much as any in the series.

meet john galsworthy

JOHN GALSWORTHY WRITES LIKE SHAKESPEAR BUT WITH A TIME GAP THAT MAKES HIM UNDERSTANDABLE AND READABLE. HIS LOVE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE ARE WHAT MAKES HIM THE 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES OUTSTANDING AUTHOR. WHILE HE WRITES ABOUT ENGLAND IT COULD BE AMERICA BECAUSE HIS STORIES ARE OF HUMAN NATURE AT IT'S HONEST BEST AND WORST. I RECOMMEND THE "FORSYTE SAGA" FOR WHICH HE WON THE NOBLE PRIZE. HE IS PROBABLY THE FINEST WRITER IN THE LAST 200 YEARS.

The escapades continue.

Dinny falls in love with a poet who might not be quite heterosexual. Dinny offers herself to him to, sort of, seal the deal and he responds, "Not now."

Of course the Charwells are upset because the poet, who had abandoned Christianity even more than them, converted to the Muslim religion with a gun at his head. They feel, with this action, the poet betrayed the entire British Foreign Service. Sir Mont's cousin is so upset that he has a knock down drag out with the poet. The cousin is 53 years old and supposedly had intentions towards Dinny. The poet is 38. Galsworthy considers both to be `young men'. I believe the cousin is jealous of the poet because the poet had come up with a great cover for his closet life. It reads like two queens bashing it out.

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Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Adaptation)

Author: Lewis Carroll, Jennifer Bassett (adaptation)

Narrator: Ishia Bennison

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-10

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Adapted from the classic by Lewis Carroll.... There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you?"

What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatters tea party, and plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts.

Critic Reviews:

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of storytelling." (David R. Hill, ELT Journal Review)

Members Reviews:

The Best Kindle Option Available

I took a gamble on buying this edition when no one had reviewed it yet. I tried several other Kindle editions available and had found them truly appalling in terms of formatting. This however, is significantly better, featuring well structured chapter breaks and all the original illustrations, which enhance the story a lot.

Furthermore, considering it contains both books, plus the excellent Hunting of the Snark, it is a fantastic price.

However, there are still some glaring mistakes, such as some formatting bugs in a few of the poems and spelling errors in places (such as at the start of Looking Glass, where some of the Ls are replaced with 1s - I guess a scanner did the 'writing here').

5 stars for the great price and superior formatting over the other options. -1 star for the glaring lack of proof reading from the publisher.

Good book

A classic children's book that never gets old. I bought it for my daughter and we read a chapter every night. The only issue I have is that it's a little smaller than I expected, but that's okay.

Fun and ridiculous, as intended

Playful poetry may be more amusing for adults. In any case I finally learned about the Boogum. What fun! Theres some discussion that there is a hidden message in his poem. If so, I admit to it being way over my head!

Italicized Text?!

I really wanted to like this--the original illustrations are beautifully reproduced--but bizzarely, half the books are italicized in their entirety, making them pretty much unreadable. If this were fixed, I'd give this 5 stars.

Outstanding, of course.

There is nothing for me to add to the mountains of praise already out there for this masterpiece of nonsense literature â arguably the finest sustained piece there is, with only William Gilbert and Thomas Hood to rival it.

As the Victioran languge is sometimes a little dated, readers might care to go instead for Martin Gardnerâs Annotated verion that explains everything in detail (too much detail for some tastes).

The Annotated Hunting of the Snark (The Annotated Books)

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Title: Der er ingen ende p Paris [There Is No End in Paris]

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Narrator: Karsten Pharao

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-10

Publisher: Viatone

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Hemingway skrev Der er ingen ende p Paris i 1960 p basis af nogle genfundne notater fra hans ungdomsr i Paris i rene 1921-1926, hvor han som nygift korrespondent startede sin litterre karriere. Der tegnes et billede af hans liv som ung vordende forfatter, lykkelig med kone og barn, og han giver en rkke portrtter og anekdoter om nogle af de kollegaer han traf, f.eks. Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, James Joyce og Scott Fitzgerald.Der er ingen ende p Paris er bogen om de gode glder. Her kunne livsdyrkeren uden prtentioner og i uskyldighed hengive sig til en form for eksistens der rummede det vsentlige: krlighed, arbejde, samtale, mad, vin og sportLivsglden, appetitten og varmen lyser ud af Der er ingen ende p Paris.- Klaus Rifbjerg i Fremmede digtere i det 20. rhundrede.En levende og fortryllende bog om ungdom og alvor og fest i byen, som man kan tage med sig.Flere af kapitlerne er sm sikre fortllinger. Flest har en slentrende varme og fortryllelse, der komme af krlighed og rlighed. De har pletskud af parisisk sind og stemning Hemingway fr det til at dirre af fryd i den, der elsker Paris, - Jens Kruuse, Jyllandsposten, 26/5 1964

Please note: This audiobook is in Danish.