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Title: Classic Detective Stories, Volume 2

Author: Bret Harte, Arthur Morrison, Jacques Futrelle, more

Narrator: various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-07

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

This second collection of dramatized stories from the early days of detective fiction includes the following: "The Stolen Cigar Case" by Bret Harte; "The Nicobar Bullion Case" and "The Affair of the Tortoise" by Arthur Morrison; "The Blood Red Cross" by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace; "The Fatal Cipher" by Jacques Futrelle; "The Duchess of Wilshire's Diamonds" by Guy Boothby; "The Mystery of Mrs. Dickinson" by Nick Carter; "The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain; "The Red-Headed League" and "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Purloined Letter" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe; and "Mr. Policeman and the Cook" by Wilkie Collins.

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© and (P)1985 Jimcin Recordings

Editorial Reviews:

Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bret Harte, and others present Classic Detective Stories, Volume 2, a collection of tales about sleuths, clues, dames, and of course bad guys. A variety of talented audio artists bring these mysterious short stories to life. A different performer tackles each adventure, tailoring his voice and pace adeptly to the piece's tone. Some performances are haunting, some suspenseful, and some quite grave. Overall, this collection is exhilarating for any fan of the traditional detective story.

Members Reviews:

A crime has been commited

Any additional comments?

Some truly great stories have been murdered by absolutely awful performances.

I m quite sure any (free) Librivox version would be superior to the very best performance in this audiobook.

Oh dear

I could just cut and paste the review I did of the first volume. The readers do not get better, if anything it is more grating now you know what you are waiting for, a bit like waiting for the dentist to put cold water on that sensitive tooth. So here is most of that first review...Some of the greatest detective stories mangled by poor reading. Almost without fail the readers demonstrate a lack of understanding of where emphasis should be placed, to the point of implying that they do not understand the story. Accents are equally appalling. My fault for buying without listening to the sample, had I realised how bad the readers were I would not have purchased. Be warned.

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Title: Black God's Kiss

Subtitle: The Outer Twilight Series, Volume IV

Author: C.L. Moore

Narrator: Julie Just

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-06

Publisher: Ziggurat Productions

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

A haunting, powerful, surrealistic fantasy by a true grand master of the genre.

Members Reviews:

written in 1934

This story appeared in Weird Tales in 1934 and has the look and feel of a Conan story. This story is all about texture and feel. The author jumps right into the action and sends you into a dark and strange world. After the beginning it takes a long time for anything else to happen. If you like Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft or Jack Williamson then you will like this story, although I believe it took too long to tell too simple of a story. The music in this recording adds a lot to the mood of the book, my problem with it was the narration. The narrator does a lot of whispering, even though the back ground music is loud. It was hard to hear in parts. You want to listen to this in your quiet living room, not on a busy highway. I gave this a low rating because I do not care for flowery descriptive language, you on the other hand may like it. It is just a matter of taste and many people I believe will feel this is a masterpiece.

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Title: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Unabridged Selections)

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Walter Covell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-06

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

This final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories will have you leaving lights on and checking behind doors.

These tales, first published in the Strand magazine between 1903 and 1905, include:

Editorial Reviews:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Return of Sherlock Holmes includes 13 Sherlock adventures published at the turn of the 20th century. The first collection after Holmes' alleged death, these tales bring Holmes back, sleuthing with a vengeance. Walter Covell's voice is superbly versatile. He gives each character distinct attributes, from a husky-voiced, mysterious stranger to the deep-voiced British narrator, who speaks so smoothly it is easy to enjoy his voice for the full eleven hours. Doyle and Covell work together to make this famous collection a joy for all Sherlock fans.

Critic Reviews:

"Properly suspenseful, Covell re-creates the awestruck Doctor Watson and the scientific Sherlock Holmes in another of the sleuth's escapades. Covell gives Watson a baronial English accent and renders the unerring Sherlock Holmes in a fittingly aloof, confident tone. To be led through a criminal quagmire by so expert a voice will please any...listener who likes a good mystery." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Perfect

I've listened to many readers do Sherlock Holmes and, in my opinion, this one ( Walter Covell ) is the best. Can't wait to hear his other stuff.

A Review

Basically the stories are great but the guy that does Watson does it with a very rough voice making it very difficult to listen to on a sustained basis. If I could have heard this first I would have never bought it.

More like the end of Sherlock Holmes

This was my first selection and I decided on it because unlike some of the other Sherlock Holmes options it seems to cover all the books in the 'Return of Sherlock Holmes' anthology. Big mistake!!

Sadly within a few minutes of listening to the first story I was talking back to the voice correcting his mistakes - which were many!

I am all for equal opportunities but if you are going to get someone to read a book out loud for payment maybe either get someone who researches things like names or even has a passing knowledge of the subject matter. I'm not even sure whether this person even has English as a first language.

I disliked this book so much that I have deleted it - just in case somehow I accidentally listen to it again.. so to sum up I will be very careful to buy the more authentic Edward Hardwicke audio versions in future and remember quantity is hardly ever better than quality!!

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Title: Hans Christian Andersen

Subtitle: Classic Stories

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Diane Wolkstein

Format: Abridged

Length: 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-06

Publisher: August House

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Narrator Diane Wolkstein, the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Center in New York City, tells Andersen stories throughout the world. She is the author of 23 award-winning books of folklore and has been honored by the National Storytelling Network with its coveted Circle of Excellence Award, a designation reserved for America's best living storytellers.

Editorial Reviews:

Newly remastered for digital formats, this definitive recording of Hans Christian Andersen's six best-loved stories is performed by Diane Wolkstein, the artistic director of the Hans Christian Anderson Center in New York City. Wolkstein, who has won the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network, has told Andersen stories for many years. Her experience is clear with her simple but effective narration, populated by characters full of life and sympathy. Wolkstein's performance doesn't lose its charm even with repeat listens - a good thing as children will want to play this audiobook over and over again.

Critic Reviews:

"These are unforgettable stories for anyone, any age, beautifully told." (The Village Voice)

"Wolkstein tells stories as they have probably never been told before. She moans and groans and meows so well you look around for a real kitten." (The New York Times)

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Title: Visit (Unabridged)

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Walter Dean Myers

Format: Abridged

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-06

Publisher: Full Cast Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

This scorching story tells of a father and son trying to reach out to each other over years of loss and absence. An almost unbearably moving recording.

©2003 Walter Dean Myers; (P)2006 Full Cast Audio

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Title: The Worst Noel

Subtitle: Hellish Holiday Tales

Author: The Collected Authors of The Worst Noel

Narrator: The Collected Authors of The Worst Noel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The collection features an eclectic mix of writers with playful, often dark humor as the common thread.

Audio contains the following essays, read by the contributors:

"Donner Is Dead" by Cynthia Kaplan

"Blue Christmas: The Tour" by John Marchese

"Eight" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

"That's Just About Enough Figgy Pudding, Actually" by Catherine Newman

"Birthdays" by Ann Patchett

"Christmas 2001" by Anne Giardini

"'Twas the Bite Before Christmas" by Stanley Bing

"Survivor" by Louis Bayard

"I'll Have Christmas with the Works on Rye, Hold the Ham and Jesus" by Valerie Frankel

"Christmas in Paris" by Mike Albo

"We Really Must Get Together This Year" by Marian Keyes, read by Katrina Keyes

"The Gift of the Magi Redux" by Binnie Kirshenbaum

"A Foreign Country" by Mitchel Symons

"The Jew Who Cooked a Ham for Christmas" by Neal Pollack

"Rum Balls" by Roger Director

"Buy Humbug" by Cintra Wilson

"The Gift That Did Not Need Wrapping" by Elizabeth Noble

Critic Reviews:

"This would make a nifty gift for the Scrooge on book buyers' lists." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

The Worst Book

Saying that I hated this book would be too strong, because there were a couple of worthwhile stories. I was expecting humor, nostalgia, irony, poignancy, or something give me a reason to keep listening. Instead, too many of the stories were whiny, boring and irritating. If you're looking for an amusing, thoughtful or "feel good" holiday book, this is not it.

Still waiting for the humor...

Good grief! This is *not* the book to read for a lighthearted take on the holiday! Despite the publisher's summary suggestion that this book will make you "laugh your holiday aggravation away", the tales were depressing enough that halfway through the recording my husband made me promise not to play this in the house! Stories involving crashing cars into deer, and even into Santa himself; musings on holiday suicide; children suffering through poverty (with the mice and rats eating the decorations off their Christmas tree, no less!); more children weeping over the divorce of their parents; people miserable over the bleakness of Chanukah... my goodness, this is enough to have you reaching for the antidepressants. I suppose the bright side of this recording is that it will make you realize just how mild your holiday complaints are compared with these tales. But it's not family listening... or even recommended for anyone who's not in the mood to wallow in misery. The narration being done by the authors is a nice touch, but ths book itself is just depressing.

A sleeper

I got this book before x-mas time to get a few laughs. However, most of the stories were dark and depressing, and most of the humor feel flat (at least to me). Some stories were better than others, but I found it an entirely forgettable book.

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Título: Historia de Abu-dir, El Tintorerro y Abu-sir, y El Barbero [Arabian Nights Tales] (Texto Completo)

Autor: Yoyo USA, Inc

Narrador: Laura Garcia

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 54 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 09-12-05

Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc

Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 3 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Resumen del editor:

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

© & (P)2002 Editorial Yoyolibros de Columbia

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Title: Verb

Subtitle: An Audioquarterly, Volume 1, No. 1

Author: Robert Olen Butler, James Dickey, Thomas Lux, Ha Jin

Narrator: Robert Olen Butler, James Dickey, Thomas Lux

Format: Original Recording

Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-05

Publisher: Verb Productions, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Our inaugural issue features many of the top writers in the country. We're proud to include a 13,000 word excerpt from an unpublished novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler and a new recording of the seldom-seen story "In Broad Daylight", by National Book Award-winner Ha Jin. The issue also features an unreleased recording from the late James Dickey, and a new short story from Edgar-winner Tom Franklin. We have the great writer and poet Stuart Dybek making his singing debut and new poetry from Thomas Lux, one of the best poets in the country. Finally, we round it off with six new poems from South Carolina's Poet Laureate, Marjory Wentworth. All of that wrapped up with a ghost from the 19th century, Walt Whitman.

Members Reviews:

A Great New Magazine

I received the first issue for my subscription today. I greatly appreciate this excellent method for presenting new poetry and stories. It allows me to participate in them in an intimate way that reading alone does not. I can hear the authentic voice of the poet or storyteller in most cases. Usually the only way to hear this is to attend readings at which the general atmosphere may intrude on the experience. Now I can hear the works in an environment that permits me to fully engage with the work. I can hear the author reading in the rhythms that the work demands. Thank goodness that Verb does not present actors reading. The added dramatic approach is so often completely insensitive to the rhythms of the work.

This is a wonderful approach.

Sharp and Fresh!

I give this book and it's sequel Vol.1, No. 2, my highest recommendation. The writing is by turns fresh, funny, serious, and whimsical. There is a great deal of variety, and the material is poetic, lyrical and literary. It is this kind of work that got me hooked on audible, along with the wonderful but now defunct (temporarily?) show "Earshot" (formerly "Ear to the Ground"). When I listen to Verb, I get the sense of sitting around a campfire hearing stories, maybe after a day of herding cattle, or maybe we're just a bunch of boyscouts on a camping trip. I get the sense of hanging out with Steinbeck having a couple of beers, or maybe swapping stories with Shelby Foote or Seamus Heaney. Perhaps I'm comparing former girlfriend stories with Updike. I am eagerly awaiting more of this kind of material and if you read this, I hope I've turned you on to something sharp!

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Title: Stories from the Jungle Books

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Narrator: Ralph Cosham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-05

Publisher: Findaway World

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India. The name Rudyard was taken from a lake in Staffordshire, England. At the age of six, he and his younger sister were sent back to England where they lived with separate families that took in children for hire. He returned to India at age sixteen. Rudyard knew literary success at a young age and was able to travel. He married Carrie Balestier, an American, and moved to the United States. The Jungle Books were written in Vermont. He died January 18, 1936 in Middlesex, England during an operation.

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Members Reviews:

This is great

These are wonderful stories and the reader is one of the best I've heard.

Our 9, 7 and 5 year olds loved them and so did we.

Children's Stories? I Think Not.

I read most of Kipling's Jungle Tales when I was eleven and enjoyed them thoroughly. Perhaps it was after listening to Kim recently in my Golden Years, catching the flavor of Imperial India, that I decided to listen to the Jungle Tales again. Good decision.

The descriptive color and exotic expression seem piercingly fresh probably because we are now so far away from them. It is as Aristotle has suggested, Art has a better way of describing reality than Truth. Listen to the stories with your children, but hear them for your self.

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Title: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire and Other Stories

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Christopher Lee

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

In these four tales from Sherlock Holmes's case book, we find the great detective summoned to investigate the mysterious bones which just won't stay buried at Shoscombe Old Place. We see him deducing why a hitherto devoted lion should have turned savagely on its keeper. We even join Holmes on the trail of an exotic South American vampire, but when the merciless Baron Gruner sends hired assassins to intercept him outside the Cafe Royal, it looks as though the Illustrious Client may prove to be Holmes' last client.

(P)1998 Harper Collins UK