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Title: The Emperor's New Clothes

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Cindy Hardin Killavey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-07

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Here's Anderson's wonderful story of the power of persuasion.

© and (P)1977 Jimcin Recordings

Editorial Reviews:

When is the last time you heard the phrase "the emperors new clothes"? Like "catch-22" and "star-crossed lovers", the phrase has rooted itself in the popular imagination. This audiobook presents Hans Christian Andersens incomparable original, heartily performed by a full cast of gifted voice performers. Listen as the two swindlers, their imaginary looms, and their nonexistent fashions make easy sport of an emperor who has everyone else around him fooled. "The Emperors New Clothes" is the classic spoof on the subject of political persuasion and the wisdom of the common man, from an era when the elite actually did not want to appear naked.

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Title: Framley Parsonage

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-07

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 141 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Meanwhile, Mark's sister, Lucy, is deeply in love with Lord Lufton, the son of the lofty Lady Lufton. Lord Lufton has proposed, but Lady Lufton is against the marriage, preferring that her son choose the coldly beautiful Griselda Grantly.

The novel concludes with four happy marriages, including one involving Doctor Thorne, the hero of the preceding book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series.

Critic Reviews:

"One of the great English Victorian novelists....A sharp but sympathetic observer of Victorian social and political life." (Daniel S. Burt, The Biography Book)

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Title: Emma

Author: Jane Austen

Narrator: Sophie Thompson

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-25-07

Publisher: Hodder Headline Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Emma is considered by many to be Jane Austen's finest work. Its heroine is fascinating, selfish, and manipulative, running riot with other people's emotions and relationships. The author employs her greatest skills to bring about Emma's consequent crisis, her awakening, and a happy resolution.

Critic Reviews:

"[An] exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting." (Sir Walter Scott, on Jane Austen)

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Title: Middlemarch

Author: George Eliot

Narrator: Nadia May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 32 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-07

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 433 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

At the center of the narrative is Dorothea Brooke, a thoughtful and idealistic young woman determined to make a difference with her life. Enamored of a man she believes is setting this example, she traps herself into a loveless marriage. Her parallel is Tertius Lydgate, a young doctor from the city whose passionate ambition to spread the new science of medicine is complicated by his love for the wrong woman.

Epic in scope and unsurpassed in its study of human nature, Middlemarch is one of the greatest works of world literature.

Critic Reviews:

"One of the few English novels written for grown-up people." (Virginia Woolf)

"One of the most profound, wise, and absorbing of English novels...and above all, truthful and forgiving about human behavior." (Hermione Lee)

"No Victorian novel approaches Middlemarch in its width of reference, its intellectual power, or the imperturbable spaciousness of its narrative....No writer has ever represented the ambiguities of moral choice so fully." (V.S. Pritchett)

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Title: The Secret Garden

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Josephine Bailey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-06

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1985 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

However, she soon discovers an arched doorway into an overgrown garden, locked shut since the death of her aunt 10 years earlier. Fate grants Mary access to the secret garden and she begins transforming it into a thing of beauty, unaware that she too is changing.

Editorial Reviews:

This beautifully produced children's classic is narrated by the talented Josephine Bailey, whose voice is musical and elegant. This story of two lonely children finding happiness through their mutual delight in tending a neglected garden includes much dialogue, and Bailey transitions seamlessly from one character's voice to another. She easily distinguishes petulant Mary from fretful cousin Colin and captures the nuances of their wide-ranging, passionate emotions. Bailey's rendition of Colin's tantrum and the cousins' reconciliation is breathtaking. Her good-hearted Dicken, with his broad Yorkshire accent, and gruff Ben Weatherstaff are equally excellent. There are numerous productions of this story, but Bailey's is surely one of the best. Her sensitive narration makes every minute fly.

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Title: Wuthering Heights

Author: Emily Brontë

Narrator: Michael Kitchen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-06

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 98 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Wuthering Heights tells the tale of Heathcliff, a young orphaned gypsy boy, who is brought to the windswept moors of Yorkshire by Mr Earnshaw, the master of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff's childhood there is riddled with bullying and humiliation, but the master's daughter, the precocious and untameable Cathy, becomes his ally, and a childhood fondness for one another grows to a great passion.

Following a misunderstanding, Heathcliff believes that Cathy has rejected him, and he leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return after three years have passed. When he returns, now mysteriously rich, he learns of Cathy's marriage to another and vows to focus his passionate nature on merciless revenge. Heathcliff's retribution proves so destructive that left in its wake are not only his enemies, but the very object of his obsession and, ultimately, himself.

Critic Reviews:

"Search no further. A masterful vocal talent has found a masterpiece of world literature to perform....Kitchen's intoxicatingly rich voice is the perfect medium for Bronte's romantic lyricism." (AudioFile)

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Title: An Old Man's Love

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Tony Britton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-06

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 100 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

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William Whittlestaff, an aging bachelor, becomes a guardian to the much younger Mary Lawrie, the orphaned and penniless daughter of an old friend. Having lost the woman he loved to a richer rival many years ago, he now finds himself falling in love with Mary with intentions to marry her despite knowing that her love belongs to another man, John Gordon. John left three years previously in search of his fortune in order to make himself worthy of Mary. Not knowing if she will ever see him again, Mary accepts Whittlestaff's proposal only for her true love to return having made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond fields of South Africa. Though he knows Mary's true feelings, Whittlestaff is unwilling to be rejected once again and will not let Mary go back on her promise. John does not want to give up hope either. Who will win Mary's hand in marriage?

An Old Man's Love is the last completed work by Anthony Trollope, published posthumously in 1884. Trollope was one of the most successful and respected English novelists of the Victorian era with more than 40 published novels that are regarded by some as among the greatest of 19th-century fiction. Many of his works covered political, social and gender issues. Fans of his work have included former British Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major.

Narrator Biography

In 1952, Tony Britton came to major attention after his role as Rameses in The Firstborn at Londons Winter Garden Theatre. A renowned classical stage star he has also appeared in numerous British films since the 1950s; most notably Operation Amsterdam (1959), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). In 1975 he won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Nearly Man. In 2013 he performed in a Gala Performance of King Lear at the Old Vic, London.

Over the years Tony has lent his soothing voice to a huge collection of audio productions including Daphne du Mauriers Jamaica Inn and Thomas Hardys The Mayor of Casterbridge.

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Title: Northanger Abbey

Author: Jane Austen

Narrator: Juliet Stevenson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-26-06

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1679 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

When Catherine Morland, a country clergyman's daughter, is invited to spend a season in Bath with the fashionable high society, little does she imagine the delights and perils that await her. Captivated and disconcerted by what she finds, and introduced to the joys of "Gothic novels" by her new friend, Isabella, Catherine longs for mystery and romance. When she is invited to stay with the beguiling Henry Tilney and his family at Northanger Abbey, she expects mystery and intrigue at every turn. However, the truth turns out to be even stranger than fiction.

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Title: Middlemarch

Author: George Eliot

Narrator: Kate Reading

Format: Unabridged

Length: 31 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-06

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 672 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The novel is set in the small town of Middlemarch and follows the inter-related lives of several characters. At the heart of the book is Dorothea, a kind-hearted and honest woman, who longs to find some way to improve the world. She marries an older academic, Casaubon, against the advice of her friends and family. Casaubon tries to assert his influence over Dorothea, but she refuses to succumb to Casaubon's will. Casaubon soon dies of a heart attack, and Dorothea marries his cousin, Will. But, in a last attempt to control Dorothea's life, Casaubon's will states that if Dorothea marries Will, she will lose her claim to Casaubon's estate.

Other unforgettable characters in Middlemarch include the young doctor, Lydgate, who come to the town to start his own practice. He soon falls in love with Rosamund, a woman who has spent her life in Middlemarch, and they eventually marry. Fred Vincey, used to a lavish lifestyle but also a gambler, falls into debt as he waits to inherit money from a rich neighbor. He drifts toward the clergy, and longs to marry Mary Garth. But until he proves himself worthy, Mary will have nothing to do with him.

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Title: Wuthering Heights

Author: Emily Bronte

Narrator: David Timson, Janet McTeer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-04-06

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1139 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

When Mr. Earnshaw brings a black-haired foundling child into his home on the Yorkshire moors, he little imagines the dramatic events which will follow. The passionate relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and the foundling, Heathcliff, is a story of love, hate, pity, and retribution, the effects of which reverberate throughout the succeeding generations.

(P)2005 Naxos Audiobooks Ltd.

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