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Title: The Encased Man

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-12-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) wrote of the Russian period of depression and pessimism and is the acknowledged leader of the realistic school of the Russian short story.

He has been compared to Guy de Maupassant for the masterful way in which he creates an atmosphere and narrates his stories to a climax. No other writer has the same ability to reveal the characters' souls in just two or three pages.

Central themes in his works are mediocrity, the tragedy of pettiness, commonplaceness, the meaninglessness and emptiness of everyday life.

In The Encased Man he describes the life of a schoolmaster whose existence is limited by petty rules, morals, inhibitions and unconscious fears. Despite these traits, the man finds himself on the verge of an unforeseen marriage to a boisterous, energetic, positive woman - in short, his complete opposite. But his character traits rear their heads and destiny rushes in upon him.

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Title: The Bundle of Letters

Author: Maurus Jokai

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Mór Jókai (1825-1904), also known as Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist.

A celebrated doctor receives a visit from a new patient with a most peculiar ailment. He has an excruciatingly painful spot on his hand. But on examination, he can find nothing wrong with the patient at all. He assumes it is a psychosomatic illness, but the patient is insistant that the area of his hand be surgically removed. When the doctor declines this, the patient attempts to cut out the area himself, and the doctor is obliged to complete the operation after all.

Apparently cured, and endlessly grateful, the patient leaves. But a few weeks later the condition has recurred, and the doctor must operate on the healthy hand again. A few weeks later, a letter arrives from the patient. The condition has recurred again... but this time the patient is unwilling to try to cure it through surgery again. He explains the background of his strange malady.... and a very peculiar and gripping tale it is....

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Titolo: L'anello di ametista: Storia contemporanea - 3

Sottotitolo: [The Amethyst Ring: Contemporary History 3]

Autore: Anatole France

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 06-06-14

Editore: Collina d'oro

Categoria: Classics, World Literature

Riepilogo Editore:

In questo terzo libro della Storia contemporanea, il signor Bergeret si riconcilia finalmente con la vita. Diventato professore titolare, acquisita la dolce compagnia di un cane, continua, fra riflessioni filosofiche e prese di posizioni politiche del tutto scomode riguardanti laffare Dreyfus, ad accompagnarci nel viaggio di questa Francia in cui governi radicali e conservatori si alternano, e in cui lantisemitismo viene considerato patriottico. E Bergeret, per restar fedele alle sue idee dettate dalla ragione e dal buon senso, accetta perfino che per le vie si gridi "Abbasso Bergeret!", e conserva come un fermacarte una delle pietre che gli vengono tirate. E il posto di vescovo? Lanello di ametista sarà finalmente assegnato a..Cornice musicale: Rose leaf rag di Scott Joplin.

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

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Title: Grasp All, Lose All

Author: Andrew Lang

Narrator: Robert Gonzalez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Grasp All, Lose All tells the story of a poor oil-seller in India named Dena, who is in debt to a banker for three hundred rupees. This banker persists in harassing Dena and his wife so much that Dena decides to run away, not knowing where he will go. He climbs a tree to sleep and wakes up the next morning not in the forest in which he went to sleep but on a deserted beach. There he finds numberless rubies easily had just for the taking. Gathering as many as he can, he climbs back up the tree and soon finds himself in the forest where he once was. When he shows the rubies to his wife and then the money lender, what happens next when greed overtakes reason in the hearts of the characters in this folktale is worth the hearing.

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Title: The Forty-Seven Ronins

Author: A. B. Mitford

Narrator: David Robins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-14

Publisher: The Lindsay Players

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This bloodthirsty true story by A. B. Mitford (Lord Redesdale) is taken from Tales of Old Japan. It is set in the 18th century and tells of how the Ronins - a masterless group of samurai - planned, over a long period of time, to avenge their master's forced suicide. The Forty-Seven Ronins is quoted as being Japan's most venerated example of the samurai's code of honour and the story continues to retain its popularity to this day.

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Title: The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor

Author: Richard Burton

Narrator: Kathy Verduin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-02-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

What world did Sinbad land in? One with monstrous birds, gigantic serpents, and an ingenious way to accumulate real diamonds...yes, diamonds that must be brilliantly snatched from these monsters, without their knowing. Listen to Kathy Verduin, as she narrates through the thoughts of Sinbad.

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Title: A Strange Goldfield

Author: Guy Boothby

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

A fascinating ghost story set in the Australian outback. While travelling across a remote area of the outback, three travellers chance upon an abandoned goldfield, where all the occupants have fled or died of typhus. Travelling on, they meet an old man living wild on a diet of lizards. He takes them at night to meet his so-called friends...an experience that terrifies the three so much that they flee in horror....

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Titolo: Il manichino di vimini: Storia contemporanea - II

Sottotitolo: [The Wicker Dummy: Contemporary History II]

Autore: Anatole France

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-07-14

Editore: Collina d'oro

Categoria: Classics, World Literature

Riepilogo Editore:

In questo secondo volume della tetralogia della Storia contemporanea, che segue Lolmo del Mail, troviamo il signor Bergeret impegnato in discussioni politiche sulla corruzione dei funzionari della Repubblica e su questioni di morale cristiana e non, mentre, nella sua vita domestica (di cui il manichino di vimini è ingrato simbolo), egli acquisisce linestimabile vantaggio di essere tradito.Cornice musicale: A real slow rag, di Scott Joplin.

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Title: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Author: Gabriel García Márquez

Narrator: John Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2366 votes

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Includes a bonus PDF with a character chart!

One of the twentieth centurys enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prizewinning career.

The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.

Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truththese universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.

Members Reviews:

Outstanding Audiobook!

Any additional comments?

One Hundred Years of Solitude has made a name for itself as one of the most stunning novels of the 20th Century. So, its no surprise that many readers, like myself, have anxiously awaited its release on audiobook yet it should also come as no surprise to fans like myself, that this is an intricately woven piece of literature, often requiring a little legwork to fully grasp the complex web of characters. I went into my listening experience knowing this, and after reading some scathing reviews by other listeners while I understand how translation from page to digital can create some inevitable need for clarifications I have to disagree with such harsh reviews that seem to trash the audiobook as a whole. If needed, there are plenty of resources online to help the listener along, not to mention, a hard copy of the novel (which, in my opinion, everyone should have regardless)! I found John Lees performance full of clarity and rhythmic narration, quickly and effectively engaging me as a listener. After much anticipation, I was thoroughly pleased with this audiobook, and would definitely recommend it - with the understanding that, as a novel, it is complex but SO worth it!

This story is meant to be listened to

I read this book in Spanish twice and in English once, but I had never enjoyed it as much as I do now, as I listen to it in my car on my way to work. The quality of the voice, its depth and resonance and the rhythm of the language have taken the story to new depths. Previous books by Garcia Marquez, have ben read by Latin accented narrators, and while I do not diminish their quality and professional talent, I believe that John Lee is a much better narrator for this book in its English version. I am genuinely bilingual and do not agree that a book has to be read by a Latino accented narrator just because it was originally written in Spanish. One Hundred Years of Solitude, is so big a story that it transcends cultures and gains when read by people in whose language it is translated. I live in Australia and I did not enjoy listening previous books by GM read with a heavy Hispanic-Californian inflection.

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Title: A Professor of Egyptology

Author: Guy Boothby

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-13

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Classics, World Literature

Publisher's Summary:

When Cecilia and her mother are introduced to an eminent Egyptologist, Professor Constanides, while staying in Cairo for the winter, they are captivated and charmed. Cecilia in particular spends much of her leisure time in his company.

One night she returns early to the hotel from a party at which she had been alone on the balcony with the mysterious Professor. Although she retires early, it is not to sleep. She stands on her balcony, and feels herself strangely compelled to leave the hotel and set out at night alone on the streets of Cairo.

Before long, she is joined by the strange Professor, who whisks her away in a carriage on the most peculiar adventure of her life.

Members Reviews:

The formatting of this makes it practically unreadable. Words ...

The formatting of this makes it practically unreadable. Words are split at the ends of lines randomly, without regard to their syllables and without hyphenation. And the font is hard to read, too. Don't even bother; it's not worth it even if free.