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Title: England to Free Men

Author: John Galsworthy

Narrator: Phillip J. Mather

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The narrator pledges to donate 50% of his proceeds to The Royal British Legion Poppy Day Appeal - please support. Written in 1914, by the Nobel Prize winner for literature, John Galsworthy. England to Free Men is written as from England herself and extols the virtues of an empire upon which the sun never sets, and reminding all, from whatever background, that they are free men and must join in the war to defend their common values.

Members Reviews:

Perfect Poem For Freedom And Patriotism

What did you love best about England to Free Men?

The prose and rhyming of this poem are exquisite. Galsworthy was a master and it shows in the rhythm and cadence of this poem.

This poem, written from England to its fighting men, expresses a sort of patriotism which I doubt exist any longer. We have grown jaded and cynical, and a wholehearted love of country is seen as bizarre, even foolish.

Is that a good thing or bad? There are two sides to it, I suppose, but it does show a time in which such emotions were the norm.

The narration was superb. My wife and I listened to it together. Mr. Mather's voice has the gravitas this poem deserves.

What other book might you compare England to Free Men to and why?

I listened to "In Flanders Fields", read by the same narrator. It is also a war poem.

Have you listened to any of Phillip J. Mathers other performances before? How does this one compare?

This poem is superior in terms of prose and structure to other poems I've listened to. You can sense the mastery of Galsworthy in every line.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It is an emotional poem. I can imagine how it stirred men into battle and sacrifice.

Any additional comments?

I will seek more of Mr. Galsworhty's work based on this poem.

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Title: At the English School [Russian Edition]

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Mikhail Astangov, Erast Garin, Alexey Konsovsky, Klavdiya Polovikova, Yudif Glizer, Vera Orlova, Irina Pototskaya

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-14

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Detskij spektakl' "V anglijskoj shkole" po motivam vospitatel'nogo romana Charlza Dikkensa "Zhizn' i prikljuchenija Nikolasa Nikl'bi". Posle smerti otca Nikolas Nikl'bi s mater'ju i sestroj Kjet edet v London prosit' pomoshhi u bogatogo djadi Ral'fa Nikl'bi. Ral'f Nikl'bi napravljaet Nikolasa k Skvirsu, vladel'cu chastnoj shkoly "Akademii Dotbojs-Holl" v Jorkshire. Zdes' Nikolas obnaruzhivaet, chto shkola bol'she napominaet tjur'mu: deti golodajut, podvergajutsja zhestokim nakazanijam.

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Title: At the Polypus Land [Russian Edition]

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Maria Babanova, Nikolay Mordvinov, Evgeny Agurov, Alexander Shatov, Yury Likhachyov, Serafima Birman, Alexey Konsovsky

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-14

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Radiospektakl' "V strane Polipov" po romanu Charlza Dikkensa "Kroshka Dorrit". V odnoj iz kamer dolgovoj tjur'my Marshalsi zhivjot s sem'ej nesostojatel'nyj dolzhnik Vil'jam Dorrit. Ego zovut "Otec Marshalsi" - titul, poluchennyj za dolgoletnee zakljuchenie. Mister Dorrit provjol v tjur'me 23 goda. Zdes' rodilas' ego mladshaja doch' Jemmi, kotoruju za hrupkost' i nebol'shoj rost laskovo nazyvajut "Kroshka Dorrit". V gorod pribyvaet molodoj anglichanin Artur Klennem, kotoryj do jetogo 30 let zhil v Kitae s otcom. On znakomitsja s Jemmi i reshaet prinjat' gorjachee uchastie v sud'be semejstva Dorrit. Emu udaetsja dobit'sja osvobozhdenija Vil'jama Dorrita. Neozhidanno vyjasnjaetsja, chto Dorrit stanovitsja obladatelem ogromnogo nasledstva...

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Title: A Judge Caught in His Own Trap [Russian Edition]

Author: Henry Fielding

Narrator: Vera Vasilyeva, Appollon Yachnitsky, E. Bengis, Feodor Dimant, Dmitry Kara-Dmitriyev, Anatoly Papanov, Georgy Menglet

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-14

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Genri Filding (1707 - 1754) - znamenityj anglijskij pisatel' i dramaturg XVIII veka, izvesten svoim zhitejskim jumorom i satiricheskim masterstvom. Odin iz osnovopolozhnikov realisticheskogo romana.

Spektakl' "Sud'ja v lovushke" - komedija, oblichajushhaja nespravedlivost' anglijskogo zakonodatel'stva, prodazhnost' politicheskih dejatelej, sistemu podkupov, vsjacheskie moshennichestva. Sud'ja Skuizem radi nazhivy arestovyvaet po lozhnomu donosu kapitana Kostanta i morjaka Rembla. No vskore sam popadaet v lovushku, pytajas' soblaznit' nevestu Konstanta - Ilarettu.

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Title: The Happy Waterman

Author: Hannah More

Narrator: Glenn Hascall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

An innocent man finds himself in prison. Rather than despair he holds to the truth. He has taught his children well, served his employer honorably, and loved his wife to the best of his ability. Will it be enough to win his release? A refreshing story from classic writer Hannah More. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

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Title: To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Denis Daly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-18-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

While not being not particularly scary by the standards of today many of the ghost stories of the Victorian Era are very entertaining, and represent escapist literature of the highest quality. In To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt, which first appeared in the 1865 Christmas Edition of All the Year Round, the master novelist presents a lively portrait of the spectre of a murder victim with a desire for vengeance.

Narrated by Denis Daly.

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Title: Jack Raymond [Russian Edition]

Author: Ethel Lilian Voynich

Narrator: Alexander Mikhajlov, Valentina Kalinina, Grigory Konsky, Evgeniya Khanayeva, Sofia Pilyavskaya, Boris Smirnov, Oleg Tabakov

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-14

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

"Jack Raymond"- radiopostanovka po odnoimennomu romanu Jetel' Lilian Vojnich. Ispytanija, vypavshie na dolju glavnogo geroja s detskih let, ne mogut ni slomit' ego, ni izmenit' ego sil'nyj, zhestkij harakter. Ego trudno ponjat', no nel'zja im ne voshishhat'sja.

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Title: Jean Grenier - The French Werewolf

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

A medieval tale of the trial of a werewolf in southern France.

A strange wandering beggar-boy meets a group of French girls who are tending their flocks. He frightens the girls with dreadful stories of souls in Hell and explains that he is a werewolf and describes how at night he ravages the country and devours sheep and children. The boy is arrested and brought before the courts. His testimony is alarmingly frank and astonishingly well corroborated by the evidence of other witnesses.

Members Reviews:

not much. 30 mins of nothing

while the writing was good, this is hardly worth more than a dollar. not much of a story or even a distraction.

A strange story strangely done

How could the performance have been better?

They could have the narrator drop the fake French accent. That was terrible, and made it very difficult to understand. At first I wondered if that was really the way the narrator spoke, but after finding a few other books that she narrated, no, she just tries to force accents to fit each book she narrates. The other book was a seafaring one, and she was trying to do a pirate accent for that one.

Did Jean Grenier - The French Werewolf inspire you to do anything?

I hope not. It's a book about an insane kid attacking and trying to eat other children.

Any additional comments?

Basically it's just a short story about a curiosity during medieval times. An interesting story, but not really educational or anything.

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Title: The Child's Story

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Glenn Hascall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

A melancholy story about the passing of time. A delightful journey as companions age, seasons pass, and voice ages with wisdom. In the end the passing of time is tempered with the delights of family companionship. A classic tale from the heart of Dickens. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Members Reviews:

Great present for grandfather

I bought this book for my father who has just retired. It is a touching book with beautiful illustrations. My daughter enjoyed it but I think that it is a children's book that an adult would appreciate more than a child. If you are looking for a touching book to give your father-grandfather I would recomend this book.

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Title: Odd Fish

Subtitle: Being a Casual Selection of London Residents

Author: Stacy Aumonier

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-27-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Stacy Aumonier was described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-story writers of all time". Odd Fish gives a keen insight into why the Nobel Prize winner believed Aumonier would outlive the writers of his day. In this collection of sketches of London Characters, Aumonier amply exhibits his genius for characterisation, his keen wit and his ruthless ascerbity.

From reluctant fishmongers to opulent ballad singers with a shameful secret, drunks and scoundrals to eccentrics and geniuses, Aumonier sketches his characters from life and portays them as real, credible, rounded individuals, gradually unmasking them as though peeling the layers from an onion. Superb!