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Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Author: Jules Verne

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-13

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Professor Arronax, in search of a sea monster, discovers it to be Captain Nemo and his remarkable submarine, the Nautilus, on which the professor and his party eventually become imprisoned.

Members Reviews:

Completely enjoyable!

Spectacular narrator, excellent author, a classic must read for any literate human regardless if one is a sci fi enthusiast or not!

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Title: Ward No. 6 [Russian Edition]

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Denis Nekrasov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-12

Publisher: IDDK

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Publication includes a brilliant short story "Ward No. 6" of brilliant Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).

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Title: Hadji Murad [Russian Edition]

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Narrator: Kirill Radtzig

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-12

Publisher: IDDK

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Hadji Murad, Tolstoy's final novel, tells the story of a real-life Caucasian Avar general who served under Imam Shamil, the leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucuses and, for a time, Russia's greatest enemy. Hadji Murad plans to defect to the Russians and then lead a Russian-backed army to defeat Shamil.

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Title: Madame Bovary

Author: Gustave Flaubert

Narrator: Jenny Agutter

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-19-12

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent reader of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voracious spending and, eventually, in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment, and the consequences are devastating.

Flaubert's erotically charged and psychologically acute portrayal of Emma Bovary caused a moral outcry on its publication in 1857. It was deemed so lifelike that many women claimed they were the model for his heroine; but Flaubert insisted: 'Madame Bovary, c'est moi'.

Members Reviews:

Madame Bovary

While initially I found the book difficult for engagement, I learned, about 3/4 of the way through, that this is a book with much to be appreciated. The characters appear flat and trivial, stereotypical, really, but this is purposeful. The characters represent ideas or modes of thought rather than human beings. Madame Bovary is Romanticism, Homais is Enlightenment, and Charles, while in many ways the most flat in regards to opinions and passions, actually appears to be the most human without an undying subscription to any one idea. If anything, Charles is the picture of naive love for Madame Bovary. So, the book has a layer beyond the plot, the battle between Romanticism and Enlightenment, and Flaubert's journey with this is intriguing and telling. Finally, Flaubert is a master of syntax and vocabulary. The sentences alone are enough to appreciate this book. Flaubert truly mastered art for art's sake. I believe he did himself proud.

finds her life boring and her relationship unfulfilling and seeks fulfillment in both ...

I mainly picked this book because I had seen references to the story and especially to Emma Bovary in other works so I wanted to familiarize myself with the story. It's an older work but the themes resonate today...the young woman who marries for the wrong reasons, finds her life boring and her relationship unfulfilling and seeks fulfillment in both spending beyond her and her husband's means and in extramarital affairs. And there's the mother-in-law who never really approves of her, the sleazy self-aggrandizing apothecary with whom her husband, Dr. Charles Bovary, characterized as a somewhat plodding, unimaginative fellow, spends much time, apparently oblivious to his wife's desperation. I felt it was a book that deals with the effect relationships and expectations influence the direction people take in life including, and perhaps especially, the unfortunate choices people make.

a classic French soap opera

I love French classics because they are so expressive and alive. This is my first Flaubert classic. Like his great contemporaries, Hugo, Dumas, Maupassant, Flauber's Madam Bovary is a magnificent French soap opera written with great style. His exquisite choice of words and style is reminiscent of one sitting down to a 10 course French cuisine. Course after course of delicious dishes to keep us engrossed in rural France life in the 18th century when horse drawn carts were cabs and conveniences for impulsive acts passions. Emma Bovary, like all of us who are made of flesh and blood and desire passion, fell prey to concupiscence. But it was his careless extravagance and bad financial management that eventually destroyed her.

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Title: The Rabbit Warren [Russian Edition]

Author: Nikolay Leskov

Narrator: Sergey Fyodorov

Format: Abridged

Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-03-12

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The publication of the great Russian writer Nikolai Leskov [1831-1895] became famous novel, The Rabbit Warren.

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Title: Selected Poems

Author: Vladimir Nabokov

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

These masterly poems span the whole of Nabokov's career from "Music", written in 1914, to the short, playful "To Vera", composed in 1974. The works are newly translated by Dmitiri Nabokov, and include "The University Poem", an extraordinary autobiographical poem in which Nabokov recalls his life in Cambridge, with its crooked alleys and age-old gates, teas at the vicar's and British girls. Included to are such poems as "To Russia" ("Will you leave me alone! I implore you!), the enchanting "Eve", and verse about America, sport, love, and poetry itself.

Members Reviews:

Better than most poetry collections

I generally cant listen to very much audible poetry at a sitting, but I really enjoyed listening to this collection. The introduction is a bit boring and is skippable (unless you care). There is a wide range of subjects and tones, making this less monolithic than some collections.

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Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Author: Baroness Orczy

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-12

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel's daring rescues of French nobility from the threat of the guillotine and the evil Chauvelin's efforts to track him down are all part of the intrigue in this swashbuckling adventure.

Members Reviews:

The best book by the worst Narrator

The Scarlet Pimpernel is my all time favourite book. I decided to get it on Audiobook and there were a few to choose from, and stupid me choose this one. The woman is TERRIBLE! Her accents are annoying, she is American, and she sounds like she has smoked way too many cigarettes in her life.

DONT DO IT! Get another version!!!

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Titre: Le Rouge et le Noir

Auteur: Stendhal

Narrateur: Yvan Le Bolloc'h

Format: Abridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 10-10-11

Éditeur: Frémeaux & Associés

Evaluation: 3.5 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le Rouge et le Noir, publié en 1830, est le premier grand roman de Stendhal. Résolument contemporain (le livre est sous-titré "Chronique de 1830"), il met en scène un enfant du siècle, Julien Sorel, dont le roman s'attache à décrire "la vérité, l'âpre vérité", pour reprendre l'énoncé du projet littéraire de Stendhal. L'extraordinaire finesse de l'approche psychologique des personnages confère une universalité à ce roman au demeurant ancré dans un cadre historique, politique et sociologique parfaitement réaliste.

Yvan Le Bolloc'h s'immerge dans Le Rouge et le Noir pour en offrir une adaptation contemporaine, enjouée et rythmée, témoignant de l'intemporalité des passions humaines.

Claude Colombini Frémeaux

(p) 2011 Frémeaux et Associés - La Librairie Sonore

© 2011 Groupe Frémeaux Colombini SAS

Avis des membres:

A coming of age book of a psychopath written before the term psychopath was invented.

I was required to read part of this book in a French literature class when I was a university student, and I am now re-reading it. It's not an easy book unless your French is fluent, but it is available in English translation. I am amazed at how well Stendahl portrays the protagonist, Julien Sorel. He has all of the characteristics of a psychopath, but I don't believe that term had yet been coined when Stendahl wrote the book. Stendahl has a remarkable ability to reveal his protagonist's inner psychology indirectly by describing his actions and his thoughts.

This book can be read on many levels: As a coming-of-age book, a description of French politics in the early 1800s, and as a psychological thriller.

The title, variously translated into English but quite literally the red and the black refer to the red (revolutionary) and black (monarchist) tendencies in France. Julien's sympathies are split between the two as he has very secular ambitions but also trains as a priest.

I think anyone who reads this book in its French original or in translation will appreciate Stendhal's psychological insights.

Product is inferior

Not only are there multiple typos but this book is put together so cheaply that it lacks publishing information. Claiming to be a copy of an earlier publishing, I get the impression that a non-French speaker sat down at a computer and typed it up...explaining the frightening amount of typographical errors. There is no publishing information to clarify not only which edition this copy comes from, nor from the current publishers who have chosen to produce these abominable books. I'm growing increasingly wary and distressed with the amount of independent publishers who are reprinting classic works in this manner. It is shameful.

for Stendhal lovers

On page 305 of this long and remarkably non-traditional autobiography, Stendhal addresses his readers with this characteristically frank admission: "At bottom, dear reader, I don't know what I am: kind, unkind, clever, stupid.

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Title: The Overcoat

Subtitle: A Nikolai Gogol Story

Author: Nikolai Gogol

Narrator: Deaver Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-11

Publisher: Simply Media

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Fyodor Dostoevsky, the author of Crime and Punishment, once said, We all come out from Gogol's 'The Overcoat.'" The story centers on an impoverished clerk who is dedicated to his job as a routine copyist but not recognized for his hard work. Younger clerks mock him for his dedication. His threadbare overcoat is mocked as well. He saves up to buy a new one and wears it for one glorious evening, only to have it stolen that night. He dies soon after from his great loss. Thereafter, his ghost is reported to haunt that part of St. Petersburg where the coat was stolen.

Members Reviews:

A Classic Story Turned Snooze-Machine

The wonderful classic would have been more captivating if read by the computer using Text-to-Speech. Whoever elected this narrator should seriously reconsider their idea of entertainment. It should come with a warning saying "Do not listen to this recording while operating heavy machinery." Terrible. Obviously, I didn't finish it, and would be ELATED to get a refund!!!!!!!!! I'm going to email Audible and request one. BLECH! BOO! BORING!!!!!!!

Wonderful story, very badly read

This is a classic story about Russian poverty, written with homour and irony. The reader lumbers through either reading too quickly or stumbling over the words & the intonation is so inappropriate in places that it is really hard to follow some of the complex sentences. It sounds seriously under-rehearsed and the humour and subtlety is lost in the clumsy, heavy-handed rendition. The most annoying thing is that he gets the main character's name wrong every single time (it's Akaky Akakievich, not Aky Akievich).Did nobody listen to this before accepting it? Awful!

superb short story very well read.

What made the experience of listening to The Overcoat the most enjoyable?

The many faceted narrative

What other book might you compare The Overcoat to, and why?

Kafka,s trial

What about Deaver Browns performance did you like?

The emphasis in various places

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Is ambition a grievous thing?

Any additional comments?

Very thought provoking

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Title: The Gambler

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrator: Firdous Bamji

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, including the classic Crime and Punishment, secured the great Russian writer an exalted position in the literary pantheon of 20th-century authors. The Gambler stands as one of the literary genius most highly regarded shorter works. At the casino in Roulettenburg, Germany, a Russian family awaits word that a wealthy relative from Petersburg has died. But to their dismay, Granny arrives and begins gambling away their inheritance at an alarming rate.

Members Reviews:

Digestible Dostoevsky

This is lesser Dostoevsky, both in critical stature and in length. But it is also far more accessible than the longer works. The cast of characters, with the lengthy Russian names and confusing variations, is smaller, the plotting is more straightforward, and the time commitment is more manageable, but you still get the flavor of the master. You can enjoy the book without crib notes from Wikipedia or rewinding to figure out what went on. There are even flashes of humor here and there. It took a while to get used to the narrator, but once I did, the reading was solid. FYI, as with most of the Russian classics, there is untranslated French sprinkled throughout, and the final fifth of the book has more extended passages in French, but (speaking as someone with only the most rudimentary grasp of French) it does not spoil the overall experience.