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Title: A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Anton Lesser

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-00

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' only historical novel, sets personal happiness against the terrors of the French Revolution where the search for social justice sacrifices individual rights. Dr. Manette has emerged from eighteen years of unjust imprisonment in the Bastille. By an ironic twist of fate, his daughter Lucie's marriage draws the family into a terrifying web of circumstance which, it seems, can only end in death by the guillotine.

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Members Reviews:

Great performance

A fantastic performance but the book is very heavily abridged and some chapters do feel rather short. The music is great too, although given the short running time there is rather a lot of it.

A Tale well known

A moving story narrated excellently by Anton Lesser. Also to enhance the experience is the appropriate orchestral music to add atmosphere and suspense.

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Title: The Adventures of Robin Hood

Author: E. Charles Vivian

Narrator: Dan Elsea

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Robin and Maid Marian, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck, Little John, Will Scarlet, and evil Prince John - these names have been the stuff of legend for over a thousand years. But they were scattered legends until E. Charles Vivian gathered the tales and distilled them into this novel, codifying the classic story we know today of the man who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. Follow along with the hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, to the climatic attack on the castle known as Evil Hold.

Editorial Reviews:

E. Charles Vivian immerses the listener in his classic and adventure-filled retelling of the Robin Hood legend.

The Adventures of Robin Hood sees the swashbuckling outlaw battling the Sherriff of Nottingham and other brutal Normans in Sherwood Forest. Hes accompanied in his exploits by his "Merry Men": Little John, Will Scarlett, and Friar Tuck. The storys lighthearted hero robs from the tax-collecting rich to feed the poor but also has time to rescue Maid Marian from an arranged marriage to the villainous Isambart de Belame.

In a light English accent, Dan Elsea performs this adventure story, and portrays its various heroes and villains, with energy and excitement.

Members Reviews:

Classically good

This story was so good I listened to it over and over again. My brother didn't listen to the whole story but he got hooked. He would ask a question like, "Who is guy of gisborne?" Or he would say, "The narrator sounds really good."A good story for all ages. A must listen to.

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Title: The Warden

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Margaret Hilton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Trollope's classic novel features Reverend Septimus Harding, the elderly warden of the Barchester alms-house, which provides charity for the town's neediest citizens. However, for a man devoting himself to helping the poor, Reverend Harding's salary is rather lucrative. Aiming to ease his conscience and quiet his neighbors' whispers, he decides to divest himself of all the income he earns at the alms-house. But instead of making his life easier, Reverend Harding's decision causes unforeseen complications. The first of his Barsetshire series, this novel provides a detailed, gently satirical portrayal of 19th century British life.

Editorial Reviews:

In Anthony Trollopes early novel - the first in his six-part Chronicles of Barchester series - Barchester is a fictional cathedral town in mid-19th-century England. While most of Barchesters inhabitants are happy at the novels start, the town is caught between its feudal past and its more socially and politically fragile future.

Under the sway of Margaret Hiltons high British dialect, the listener is introduced to the traditionalists Septimus Harding and his son-in-law, Archdeacon Grantly, and to John Bold, a reformer who works on behalf of the poor. In the ensuing stand-off, a host of philosophically loaded characters are brought under the satiric and conservative vision of one of Englands foremost chroniclers of change.

Members Reviews:

The Warden

This recording is almost impossible to understand. The sound quality is muffled and indistinct. The highest quality download is "2." I gave up trying to listen after 30 minutes.

Don't buy this

The audio is entirely unsatisfactory, the recording is from 1988, poorly transferred and the title should be dropped. The sample is not reflective of the quality of this title, I couldn't listen for ten minutes.

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Title: Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Brontë

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 93 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Jane Eyre, a young orphan, leads a lonely life at a boarding school until she's old enough to take a job as a governess for the wealthy and mysterious Mr. Rochester. Over time, she falls in love with her stern employer, but happiness still eludes her - even on her wedding day. What is the mad secret Rochester is hiding?

Editorial Reviews:

Flo Gibson brings dramatic intensity and an intimate tone to her performance of Charlotte Brontës 1847 novel, Jane Eyre.

The title character is an orphan raised by her cruel aunt. After a trying experience at boarding school, she falls in love with Rochester only to have their potential marriage thwarted by a dangerous secret that leads to her temporary downfall. Critics have since cited a modern sensibility in Brontës exploration of female identity and class relations.

With her confiding, raspy voice, Gibson draws listeners toward her in her portrayal as the title character in this classic.

Members Reviews:

Jane Eyre

I enjoyed this book- it is a great escape!

My memories of reading it as a girl were re-lived.

The sound quality was not good though, and in future I will only get books that are in the highest sound quality-,

A Genuine Masterpiece

This book is a genuine 19th century masterpiece. Charlotte Bronte's tale of this young woman's life journey reached out to me across the centuries and touched me deeply. Flo Gibson is a talented narrator with perfect annunciation. However, she reads at a very fast clip, so I often found it challenging to keep pace with her. The quality of the recording seemed a bit grainy, too; I found it helpful to check out the book from the local library and follow along in print to gain full comprehension of the text.

The narrator didn't suite me so well

I really love the book Jane Eyre and I do think that Flo Gibson (the narrator) does a good job with it. She's good at capturing each character, the mood, etc. However, I personally did not enjoy her voice so well. She has a really low, deep voice and she sounds very bitter while reading this book. Perhaps it's because the character Jane in the book is supposed to be a bitter character and she is telling the story in first person. But I still didn't like Flo Gibson's voice. I like listening to pretty, melodic voices. That's just my personal preference. But since, as of now, this is the only unabridged reading of Jane Eyre on audible.com right now, I still highly recommend it. If the narrator's voice doesn't bother you, I think you would give it 5 stars.

Audible Ecstasy!

Five stars and more! Would that all the great classics were available unabridged and so well read.

Legendary performance

Any additional comments?

The story of Jane Eyre is one of the greatest works of British literature. It's fun, intense, strange and gothic. Even my young children loved it.The joy of this version, though is Flo Gibson's performance. Just listen to the sample, and you can immediately tell that you are listening to something special. She nails all the characters and narration, of course, but she manages to go well beyond that.I've listened to this version twice on CD, and just purchased it to be able to hear it again.

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Title: Oliver Twist

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist is brought up in a workhouse, sold to an undertaker, and generally ill-treated. Hoping to escape his melancholy existence, Oliver flees to London. With each step of his journey, he travels deeper into a world populated by depraved villains, wicked pickpockets, and sinister opportunists. But there is a secret to Oliver's birth that promises to change everything.

A grim but vivid portrait of the Victorian era, Oliver Twist is the novel that gave voice to the world's forgotten and defenseless people.

Editorial Reviews:

Award-winning American voice actor Flo Gibson, known for her interpretation of classic novels, gives a first-rate performance of Oliver Twist by Victorian writer Charles Dickens. The title character, an orphan, has the worst imaginable childhood. He toils in a workhouse and then works for an undertaker. He later flees to London, where he becomes entangled with a group of young pickpockets, led by the criminal mastermind Fagin. Will Oliver be able to survive an onslaught of misfortune? Will he finally find a home and the happiness he so deserves?

Members Reviews:

Hard to understand

The content of Oliver Twist is excellent, however, the quality of the voice recording is so difficult to understand that I felt I was continually deciphering a code to be able to follow the story line. It made the experience less than enjoyable.

Good book, good narration, bad recording

I was very pleased with Flo Gibson's narration of this classic, but there's at least one gap of about 3 minutes in the action- unfortunately, it also happens to be one of the climaxes to the story! In case you want to listen to this recording anyway, and read the missing part, it's Chapter XLVII, "Fatal Consequences," and can be found on Project Gutenberg.

Excellent

An expert and moving reading.

Spoiled by the narration.

I suppose it's my own fault for not listening to the sample before buying, but how on earth can you listen to Oliver Twist narrated by an American?

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Title: Judith Paris

Author: Hugh Walpole

Narrator: Peter Newcombe Joyce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 23 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-17

Publisher: Assembled Stories

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Newly born Judith is found in by eccentric Squire Gauntry in the chilled sombre ruin of a house on a bitter winter's night, her parents having died at her birth. With such a tenuous start, the child grows up to have an intense lust for life and curiosity for every new experience.

She is the natural heir to both her parents' temperaments. With the wilfulness of her mother and the stubbornness of her father, she is redeemed by a compulsion to tell the truth and a willingness to help anyone she loves in time of trouble or distress. Judith is a generation apart from the Herries family at Uldale, but the world is changing dramatically for all branches of the family.

'Liberty is the right of every human creature.' That basic tenet of John Wesley's new creed was embraced by revolutionaries worldwide, and the storming of the Bastille in France has a profound impact. Once more the Herries clan lose a leading member, and Judith is thrown back on her own resources. Then, on the brink of womanhood, she meets a childhood friend again: the dark and dangerous Georges Paris.

Critic Reviews:

"In recording every word of this gigantic saga for his own company, Peter Joyce took on a huge challenge, although for a man who has recently recorded Hamlet with every part played by himself, perhaps it seemed less daunting! Over two years Joyce spent 300 hours in the studio to record the Chronicle's four volumes in 100 hours, in addition to time taken to prepare the 3000 pages for reading aloud. The result is extraordinary: an exceptional and indelible listening experience. A writer well overdue for a revival has been rescued. Joyce doesn't just read: he creates and extends Walpole's magnificent theatre." (The Spectator)

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Title: Sense and Sensibility

Author: Jane Austen, Dove Audio - producer

Narrator: Glenda Jackson

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-17

Publisher: Raffin

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This Jane Austen novel tells the story of the Dashwood sisters: cautious, level-headed Elinor and the impulsive, lively Marianne. A satire of the romantic novel, a popular genre in 18th-century Britain, this timeless story is a study of love and marriage through the eyes of two very different heroines, one representing sense, or logic, and the other presenting sensibility, or emotionalism.

Members Reviews:

It's One Heavy Book

So I just wanted to let others know that this collection is one giant book of all Austen novels combined. You can't tell from the picture, but I was actually expecting (and hoping for) individual books packed in one box like other book collections I have. So I was definitely a bit disappointed when I received this book. And while I am used to reading large books like David McCullough biographies, this compilation is by far the heaviest I have in my possession. I'm not sure I will be able to read this in bed or even hold it up in my arms for any long period of time. So beware. I would have chosen differently if had this information when I was contemplating purchase.

EMMA

A lot of water under the bridge since first reading this book many years ago. I do not know why I liked it so much them...possibly I was blinded by adolescents and want everyone to have a loving mate and played match maker myself thinking also I was above others..shame on me!! This book the second time around was so frustrating I could have screamed in parts. How dare Emma feel so superior in her small town and looked for others to make over in her image. How dare she play match maker with every eligible bachelor and made in the area thinking she knew best. Was she a true friend visiting all the families and offering her solicitations as if she were the queen and it being a big gift to shower her presence with others (all of whom she felt were inferior) on a regular basis.

Glad to have revisited this book and will revisit others but don't think they will be by Jane Austen. My book was downloaded onto my Kindle from Amazon.

Its starts off Emma becoming good friends with a girl named Harriet

Emma Woodhouse is a young girl growing up in a family of wealth and high class. Throughout the story, Emma becomes what some would call a matchmaker. Its starts off Emma becoming good friends with a girl named Harriet. Harriet doesnât know her parents therefore she doesnât have money or a high social ranking. Emma attempts to set her up with two different men and both come crashing down miserably. Emma attempts to help everyone Emma falls in love with a man by the name of Frank Churchill. She thinks they will wed, but later on you find out heâs already secretly engaged to a woman by the name of Jane. Emma is devastated by this but begins to reflect upon her feelings. She ends up confessing her love for her brother in law Mr.Knightley who has been guiding her throughout the story and Harriet marries Mr. Martin.

Jane Austenâs writing style was very witty, short, and sweet. She used clever wording that packs a punch in short sentences. The sentences could be unfinished and have dashed, which was used for emphasis on the urgentness and feeling of the character talking. The mood of the story is somewhat ironic. The author seems to have a deep connection with the characters, but likes to show their flaws and insecurities by making fun of them. All the characters seemed believable. I could relate them to people in my life.

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Título: Análisis: La Fierecilla domada - William Shakespeare [Analysis: The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: Online Studio Productions

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 43 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 07-28-15

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Classics, British Literature

Resumen del editor:

Una delicia absoluta. Centrada en el áspero comportamiento de una bella doncella renuente a casarse (Catalina Minola), sus páginas refieren la desesperación de su padre, el rico mercader Bautista Minola; su hija menor, Blanca; y los tres pretendientes de ésta. Su consternación es evidente. Según la costumbre, el mercader no puede casar a la hija menor, si la hija mayor aún es soltera. La llegada a la ciudad de Petrucchio, un joven despreocupado y dispuesto a cortejar a Catalina, cambiaría la vida de todos los involucrados.

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Title: The Thirty-Nine Steps

Author: John Buchan

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-14

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This classic thriller, set in England prior to World War II, involves murder, mystery, a country-wide chase, espionage and international intrigue.

Members Reviews:

avoid

Poor narration

This is one to avoid. The narration is far to fast by an American speaker who has no empathy with the text

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Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Author: Emmuska Orczy

Narrator: Christopher Cazenove

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-15

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

In 1792, during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, an English aristocrat known to be an ineffectual fop is actually a master of disguises who, with a small band of dedicated friends, undertakes dangerous missions to save members of the French nobility from the guillotine.

Members Reviews:

Review for Scarlet Pimpernel

Do you like the book Count of Monte Cristo? If so, the Scarlet Pimpernel is a good recommendation for you as the storyline is also full of suspense. However, don't hold your expectations too high because the storyline isn't as intense, and it's really a short book compares to the Count of Monte Cristo. No major issues, no twists or tragic relationship, and the setting is more of a political one instead of the beauty of the sea or the darkness of jail. The schemes are not as intelligent but there are still several surprises at the end of the book. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a good book for learning a little about the French Revolution and for killing time.

An engaging story

As I began to read Orczy's "The Scarlet Pimpernel" it seemed I had plunged myself into the middle of a complex collection of events. The story begins with a rescue, an unhappy marriage, and many mysteries, and only as the story progresses does one begin to understand each character in depth. I enjoyed the consistent flow that the story followed; getting more interesting with each chapter, and growing gradually in intensity.

I rated this book with four stars mostly because of its intriguing story line. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance and adventure, or anyone looking for an inspiring story about moral decisions and human nature.

The only reason I do not give this book five stars is because it has a few repetitive phrases throughout the book. The repetition seemed unnecessary to me, but I could understand if others thought it to be important.

Over all good read! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Loved it even if one scene was a bit implausible.

I do not want to spoil any part of the book, so all I will say is that part of the ending seemed impossible. I enjoyed everything about the characters, style of writing, plot, etc.

A classic

I love this book and especially the characters and imagery it evokes. An old tale beautifully told. I will be reading it over and over again.

Excellent Melodrama

My interest was piqued after watching the 1930s classic of the same title staring Leslie Howard. I would heartily recommend both the book and (this) version of the movie even though the existing copy is quite grainy. Later versions of the movie simply do not capture the spirit of the book. Baroness Orczy has a wonderful command of the English Language for one not born to the tongue.

The book is melodrama, not literature but is highly satisfying for its language, plot devices, and character development. At its core it is a love story in which the protagonist, Sir Blakeney, one of the wealthiest men in England, plays the fop while plotting daring rescues of French nobility from the embrace of Madam Guillotine.

He and his wife are estranged. Madam Blakeney is a most clever and witty French actress and ex patriot who has discovered her husband is nothing but a worthless fop. He believes she is a tool of the French Committee of Public Safety (the feeding machine of Madam Guillotine).