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Title: The School For Scandal

Author: Richard Sheridan

Narrator: Edith Evans, Claire Bloom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-09

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

This is masterfully conveyed by the stellar cast which features Claire Bloom and Dame Edith Evans as Lady Sneerwell.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Bought to read

Graduate Studies in Gossip and Family Intrigue

Sheridan's 1777 farcical treatment of upper class snobbery and reputation ruination sparkles even two centuries later--whether on the boards or on the pages. Delightfully irreverent this five-act play entertains despite its period setting, for costumes, accessories and expressions can not detract from the basic functioning and foibles of human nature. The Dover Thrift edition includes A PORTRAIT (flattering poem addressed to a possible patroness), a PROLOGUE written by Garrick, an acclaimed actor-manger, and an EPILOGUE written by Mr. Colman. Yet the actual dialogue stands alone, in never-ending waves of wit and satire.

Offering an extensive cast these 75 pages reveal the worst of Sheridan's 18th century Society; the last names alone indicate shamelessly

the predominant character flaws among the self-centered cheats, flatterers and hypocrites: Mrs. Sneerwell, the Surface brothers, Lady Teazle, and Mrs. Candour among others. Literary gimmicks include

mistaken identities, overhead conversations and outrageous distortion of the facts which precipitates shocking rumors. No one's reputation is safe, while some characters delight in spouting Sentiments--moralizing platitudes.

The machinations of this cast of zanies who take themselves most seriously--whether motivated by love or money--provide amusing fodder

for those who appreciate Comedy raised to the heights of an art form. Audiences and readers alike will experience the entire gamut of humor in this slender volume, for bon mots are interspersed among the devious plottings and dastardly scheming of the various characters--often at direct odds with each other. Lessons of Life and morality can be learned (possibly by lack of proper example) if one enrolls in this entertaining School for Scandal.

This Edition...

My review is not on the content of the play, but on this particular edition of the play.

I know everyone has their own reading style, so this may not bother everyone. However, when I'm reading an older piece of literature, I enjoy looking at footnotes. I'm sure that some skip over them, but I do not. In this edition, however, the footnotes were there, but there were no indications in the text to let me know when to look at the footnotes. The only indication was the line number, which was written right before each footnote. This was irritating to me, and so I went through the whole play ahead of time and marked the parts where I had to look for footnotes, which was very time consuming.

I would definitely recommend reading the play, because it is very funny and there are a number of interesting literary devices going on that I won't go into here, but I would not recommend this particular edition (New Mermaids).

A most enjoyable play: not really profound, but a lot of fun.

Bought this to read as preparation to seeing as a performance. A most enjoyable play: not really profound, but a lot of fun.

Fine play, excellent condition.

Such a funny play, old but delicious. Book is in great shape.

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Title: Goose (Dramatised)

Author: Helen Kluger

Narrator: Imelda Staunton, Tessa Peake-Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-09

Publisher: Helen Kluger

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

"Evil killer art teacher poisons defenceless old woman!"

That is how the tabloids portrayed Janet Macredie at her original trial, where she was accused of murdering her godmother. Now, 16 months later, her appeal is being heard at The Old Bailey. She is accompanied by Prison Officer Margaret Hoist. Having been blackmailed by a former prisoner, who alleged sexual impropriety, losing another prisoner on a day's outing, and having tests for a serious illness, the last 16 months have been equally traumatic for her.

Two women, two lives about to change.

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Title: The Tragic History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus

Author: Christopher Marlowe

Narrator: Frank Silvera

Format: Unabridged

Length: 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-09

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

Compulsive listening as this exceptionally brilliant play of verse and prose is finely executed by Frank Silvera and cast.

Please note: This is the original, shorter version of the play.

Members Reviews:

Great value on a rare recording

Don't be fooled: this recording is not complete, however much it may be unabridged from an earlier recording. Amongst other things, everything dealing with Cornelius and Valdes is cut, as is the Horse-courser episode. Oddly, Faustus's long and, to a modern audience, incomprehensible Latin incantation, is retained. As a result of the cuts, Faustus is neither shown needing help to master magic, nor wasting his powers on stupid tricks. In fairness to Audible, this recording seems merely to follow the cuts made in the original recording, for cassette tape, I believe. Moreover, the text of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is famously complex. This particular version seems to follow the B-text, but cuts all of the comic episodes unique to it.

The source is evident in a distinct background hum, though the actors are very precise, in the manner of an older generation of classical actors, so their voices remain easy to understand. I particularly appreciated Mephistopheles's irony. Faustus's misplaced confidence and mounting desperation recalls Richard Burton's film version.

On the other hand, I think a lot is lost by reducing the parade of deadly sins to an audio format, especially when Faustus clearly says that he wants to see them, and the interruption of the Pope's dinner is also hard to follow in an audio format.

Nevertheless, I'm grateful to Audible for making this recording available, and hope they track down more Elizabethan and Jacobean drama other than Shakespeare. The price is extraordinary, and the recording is a very good value.

I guess a bit of Marlowe is better than none

Judging from the surface noise it sounds like this recording was taken from an old LP from the 1950s. The heavy abridgement is probably due to the time-constraints of a vinyl disc. The style of acting and the in-studio sound effects will almost certainly strike modern listeners as somewhat old-fashioned, but this remains a wonderful play, even if what is presented here is only a fragment of the complete text.

More like "Heavily Abridged"

It's a stunning play, it truly is - and this is a great performance of it. But when a recording says 'unabridged', I'd love if that were true.

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Title: Santos & Santos (Dramatization)

Author: Octavio Solis

Narrator: Andrew Carrillo, Anthony Diaz-Perez, Marilyn Frank, Kristina Harrison, Sandra Marquez, Gustavo Mellado, Tony Ramos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-09

Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

Santos & Santos centers around a morally ambivalent Mexican-American law firm that subsidized its well-meaning political battles with drug money. A chain reaction of tragedy ensues when the youngest and well-meaning "good brother" betrays his older siblings.

©2009 L.A. Theatre Works; (P)2009 L.A. Theatre Works

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Title: Death For Sale (Dramatised)

Narrator: Boris Karloff

Format: Abridged

Length: 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-08

Publisher: Saland Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

Part of the 1940s Inner Sanctum radio series 'Death For Sale' stars Boris Karloff.

©2008 Saland Publishing; (P)2008 Saland Publishing

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Title: Sunset Boulevard

Author: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Narrator: William Holden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

She is protected and humoured by her former husband who had directed many of her pictures and has now taken on the role of her butler and driver.

Joe Gillis, with William Holden again playing his film role, is a down on his heels screen writer who by a chance flat tyre stumbles on Norma. He moves into the mansion to supposedly write her comeback movie and becomes her lover.

When Joe becomes interested in a young aspiring actress, Norma becomes insanely jealous, leading to a tragic ending in this gripping classic.

Members Reviews:

A master at work.

I love the presentation and size of the book. It's easy to take along and read the script on the fly. It's not "standard" screenplay size, but the format of the script is so archaic to today's standard screenplay specs that it's not something you'd use as a guideline if your an aspiring writer. It's an amazing historical recreation of how Wilder and his co-author put the film down on paper. I'm not sure what draft this is but it's definitely a worthy read for anyone who wants to see how the masters do it. Highly recommended.

My Favorite Movie Screenplay âïâïâïâïâï

Best Screenplay of a Movie Ever

Beautiful Screen Play for a Beautiful Film

It's a pleasure to read Wilder's screenplay for "Sunset Boulevard." Rarely are the director and the writer the same person. In this case we get to see what Wilder wanted depicted in an almost poetic writing style. When coupled with the beautiful final product it is truly a treat to watch Billy Wilder's timeless classic "Sunset Boulevard"

Nice to see the process plan before viewing the finished product

I used it in theater class for the students to read each scene before viewing the film. It was interesting to see the differences and the shots that were spot on in the screenplay.

I think it is one of the best pieces of literature ever.

I think the way Billie Wilder expresses the life of a washed up actress and the life of a starving screnwriter is a wonderful interpratations of life ever. i loved the musical although I found it far fetched from the book.

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Title: Mrs Miniver

Author: Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel

Narrator: Greer Garson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

Based in England, the Minivers are a middle class family who are forced to cope with small inconveniences and great tragedies that emerge at the outbreak of World War II.

Through all this, their son courts Lady Beldon's granddaughter. Lady Beldon enters her cultivated rose in the village competition and normally wins but this year a rose named Mrs Miniver is entered opposing it.

Through this episode we get a clear sense of the class system and the quirks of English life.

Members Reviews:

I have always loved the book and film.

Would you listen to Mrs Miniver again? Why?

Yes, it is a story of the past and I love learning about how we used to live.

What did you like best about this story?

Mrs Miniver's character, her thoughts and a romantic glimpse of life during the war.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When the German soldier is in her house.

Any additional comments?

If you love vintage, you'll love this.

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Title: Mutiny On The Bounty

Author: James Norman Hall

Narrator: Orson Welles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

On the return voyage, first mate Fletcher Christian, wonderfully played here by Orson Welles, leads the crew to mutiny and sets Bligh and his supporters adrift on a boat. What they did not count on is the Captain's return in this gripping tense drama.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Performance!

I had no idea what I was getting when I decided to give this a try, but it turns out this is the an early radio series work remastered for the audio book format.

This was a trip down nostalgia road. As with many of those early radio broadcasts, it is as much audible-theater as it is the reading of a novel. As such, this really was a performance that was ell engineered and directed.

Be advised, however, that this novel doesn't cover all aspects of the movie. It only touches on the relationships the crew developed with the islanders, and doesn't follow the ship once Bligh is deposed.

Of course, the performance by Wells is first-rate, as he is perhaps the first master of the audio format.

Get this book for your morning commute. It's short enough to finish in one sitting and will certainly show you the power of audio performances as they were in the past.

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Title: David Copperfield

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Boris Karloff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

One of his great creations is David Copperfield which chronicles the young mans journey from childhood to maturity and the problems and hurdles that bestride his path.

Members Reviews:

La historia por supuesto es buenisima, por eso es ...

La historia por supuesto es buenisima, por eso es un clásico. Le doy 3 estrellas a esta versión porque tiene muchos errores de edición

Este libro es uno de los TESOROS de la literatura ...

Este libro es uno de los TESOROS de la literatura universal. Mi calificación hace referencia a la edición, no al libro per-se.

La edición es pobre; contiene muchos errores tipográficos, la letra es muy pequeña y las hojas no están numeradas.

Buena narrativa, es muy descriptiva aunque pienso que aveces ...

Buena narrativa, es muy descriptiva aunque pienso que aveces, el autor, se explaya demasiado en asuntos no muy interesantes. De todos modos en general creo que es una buena novela

me encanto

este libro me encanto mucho lo lei ace unos anos, y lo volvi a releer y la verda lo volvere a leer yse que no me cansare de el es triste melancolico y divertido al mismo tiempo

Traducción al español

La traducción es mala. Con esa redacción es difícil entender

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Title: All About Eve

Author: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Narrator: Bette Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama

Publisher's Summary:

Enter centre stage, Eve Harrington, a manipulative minx that uses and abuses the lives of Margo and her friends to fulfil her ambitions of theatre stardom. As she manoeuvres her way into taking over Margo's part in the current Broadway hit, only a cynical theatre critic sees through her sweet, naïve veneer of being Margo's greatest fan.

He writes that Margo is ageing none too gracefully which contributes to Eve winning an important role in a forthcoming production that was intended for Margo.