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Title: Shadows of Glory

Author: William Woodruff

Narrator: Jonathan Firth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-05

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Arnold College, Oxford. When Sir George Kemp returns to his old university to celebrate the launch of a new barge, he can't help noticing a photograph on the wall: the 1939 rowing team, of whom George had been the cox... Sixty years earlier had been a heady, intoxicating time for George and the crew. But with conflict inevitable, the nine friends find the dreaming spires giving way to the nightmare of modern war.

©2003 William Woodruff; (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Not a good listen at all

This is the worst of the 100 or so books I have listened to. The concept sounds interesting, but the writing seems like a first draft rather than a finished product. Characters are not developed, there is no conversation - on the rare occasion the author puts words in a character's voice, it is a long monologue - and the scenes that should have drama are rote recitals of dry facts. My first thought was that the author might have died after sketching out the book, and his realtives somehow got it published!

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Title: The Soldier's Return

Author: Melvyn Bragg

Narrator: Mark McGann

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-06-05

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the spring of 1946, ex-corporal Samuel Richardson returns home from Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, to the relief of his young wife, Ellen. He finds a town in which little has changed. Sam, however, has changed: the war has left him with traumatic memories. And there's 6-year-old Joe, a baby when Sam volunteered, who can scarcely remember his father. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of love and loyalty become stretched to breaking point.

©1999 Melvyn Bragg; (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"An impressive performance, not to be missed." (Booklist)

"Right from the start...it is clear we are in the hands of a compassionate, clear-sighted writer....The book is a small classic, deeply touching and true." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Plodding story

What a disappointment. I would have given up after a couple of chapters but read to the end for my book group.

Why must we be told all the time what all the characters are feeling when we can imagine these feelings as readers?

Not recommended.

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Title: The Illuminator

Author: Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Narrator: Simon Jones

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-05

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Richly detailed and irresistibly compelling, The Illuminator is a glorious story of love, art, religion, and treachery at an extraordinary turning point in history.

Members Reviews:

Great Book!

The Illuminator is extremely well written and I was thoroughly engrossed during my journey. Many historical fictions sound like the History Channel. This well-researched book's narration blended like an additional character with a personality. The author's extraordinary use of the English language made the pages come alive. Prepare to escape to fourteenth century England.

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Título: Cielito Lindo [Pretty Sky]

Autor: David Martin del Campo

Narrador: Francisco Rivela

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 05-06-04

Editor: Recorded Books

Calificaciones: 2.5 de 5 de 3 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Historical

Resumen del editor:

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un piloto Mejicano vuela una mission military entre las islas Philipinas. Localizada en las nubes, Cielito Lindo es una historia llena de aventura e intriga.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Not very engaging

A widow who is about to move after the death of her ex-pilot husband finds his war diaries and this tape is them being read out. There is no real story to engage the reader as it is just a diary. I stuck it to the end so it is not intolerable but did not mind switching off or find excuses to switch it back on.

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Title: King of the Romans

Author: John Gorman

Narrator: Stuart Langston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-02

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When Clovis moves to conquer Gaul in AD 486, only Syagrius, King of the Romans, has the courage to stand in his way and pays a fearful price for his defiance. Shattered by a defeat that costs him his wife, his son, his city, and his army, Syagrius wanders through the collapsing world of a dying empire to find refuge with a procurator broken by his past, a centurion haunted by betrayal, and a priestess desperate for love, all too proud and too honorable to compromise with the corruption that threatens to destroy them. And there, on a beach in Crete, they make their final stand together...

©1999 John Gorman; (P)2002 Blackstone Audiobooks

Members Reviews:

Hurt my ears

I will probably write a proper review once I have listened to this book to the end, but for now just a warning: the sound quality is very poor. I have been listening to a lot of Audible books on headset, so far with no problems, but this one has so many hisses and high sounds that it is actualy painfull to listen to on headset.

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Title: Agnes Grey

Author: Anne Bront& 235;

Narrator: Rosemary Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In Victorian times, an unmarried woman of good breeding didn't have much choice of vocation. Agnes Grey, a single woman, becomes a governess because it is one of the few respectable occupations open to her. Ill treated by her employers, she finds that the only person who treats her well is the curate, Mr. Weston. Told in a simple, realistic style, and drawing on Anne Brontë's own experiences as governess at Thorp Green Hall near York, this first novel by Anne Brontë depicts the small humiliations and inhumanity a governess was forced to endure, and in so doing is a powerful indictment of Victorian society.

(P)ISIS Publishing Ltd, 1989; Cover Picture 'The Governess' by Richard Redgrave. Victoria & Albert Museum

Members Reviews:

Although I quite enjoyed the characters

After reading 'Wutherig Heights' and 'Jane Eyre', I found this rather tame reading. Although I quite enjoyed the characters, on the whole the novel lacked spark. A happy, rather predictable ending.

Sweet and lovely

After reading the works of her sisters, I was pleasantly surprised to find no gothic or dark themes in this book at all. Agnes Grey is a lovely book that I read with eagerness and finished with remorse. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I have enjoyed reading the Bronte sisters

I was intrigued to find this book by Anne Bronte. I have enjoyed reading the Bronte sisters, but I had not heard of this book. The forward gives lots of interesting information including the fact that this was actually written before Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", which publishers were more interested in. It is somewhat autobiographical. There is one scene of violence against animals, but it isn't too graphic. Suffice it to say that Agnes Grey's charges were definitely hellions, but there is a happy ending for her.

The only avenue for poor, single women was the role of governess

The interesting angle of this book is the issue of the treatment of women in those early times before women's rights were established. The only avenue for poor, single women was the role of governess, which turned out to be somewhat like indentured servanthood. The realistic portrayal of the spoiled children of the rich was quite effective, no doubt due to the author's personal experience as a governess. And the pressure on women to marry for position (with often tragic results, as in the case of Rose) was due to women having so few choices. But the portrayal of the heroine's love is melodramatic, in my opinion. I didn't find her realistic for any historical period. She was the idealized version of the times, no doubt: all humility, self-effacement, reticent in her dealings with her beloved. I wanted to push her to say something to him to him to let him know she had some feeling for him!

Not as passionate as Jane Eyre

Enjoyable but not as addictive as her sister's writing . As a matter of fact Agnes comes off as a bit of a cold fish. Nevertheless, I am glad that I read it.

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Title: 6 - 6 [Qianlong Emperor 6: Decline and Fall]

Author: - - Eryue He

Narrator: - - Ji Hanbang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 30 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /

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Title: 2 - 2 [Qianlong Emperor 2: Persistent and Dauntless]

Author: - - Eryue He

Narrator: - - Ji Hanbang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 34 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /

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Titre: Le serment de Verdun (Les enfants de la patrie 3)

Auteur: Pierre Miquel

Narrateur: Yves Mugler

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 13 hrs and 2 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 10-26-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Résumé de l'éditeur:

En ce Noël 1915, à Verdun, les soldats allemands brandissent des pancartes conciliatrices au-dessus des tranchées. Côté poilus, on s'apprête à déboucher de bonnes bouteilles. Soudain, peu avant minuit, les batteries françaises tonnent dans un vacarme d'enfer. Les représailles ne se font pas attendre. Un réveillon sanglant, dont l'artilleur Julien Aumoine se souviendra longtemps ! Croit-il ! Il lui reste à peine deux mois à vivre...

Le plus jeune des frères Aumoine ignore que les manitous du premier conflit mondial rivalisent d'ingéniosité dans la fabrication d'armes dévastatrices. Car si la "der des der" se gagne toujours au corps à corps, si l'on s'accroche pour sauver un pouce de terrain, si l'on compte un mort par mètre carré, une guerre moderne est aussi à l'œuvre : le lance-flammes est né.

Le 21 février 1916, dans un trou d'obus, Julien est réduit en cendres. Pas de corps, pas de décès : l'état-major est formel. L'artilleur est porté disparu. La famille doit attendre durant des mois l'annonce officielle. Impossible de ne pas espérer, douter et souffrir sans répit. Marie, sa mère, courageuse agricultrice de l'Allier qui a déjà vu mourir à la bataille l'aîné de ses quatre fils, va-t-elle surmonter preuve ? Peut-elle imaginer que les deux derniers, Jean et Raymond, risquent encore leur vie ?

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©2002 Librairie Arthème Fayard (P)2006 Éditions VDB

Avis des membres:

No Spin History

A must for Fox News viewers who have not the faintest idea of the horrors of the Great war of 1914-18, the carnage the French and German brought upon each other and how after five years of amazing courage the French soldiers defeated a twice more numerous ennemy...at a fatal cost

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Title: - [A Biography of Dong Xiaowan]

Author: - - Wuxiangchu

Narrator: - - Shanqingyao

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: BOVCM

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin.

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