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Story of Shakespeare's As You Like It, The

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Brian Holland Rose ...

Abridged

8 min

As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s comedies featuring women dressed as men, brothers reconciling and wrongs put to right. The fair Rosalind falls in love with the strong Orlando and Rosalind’s companion to Orlando’s brother. Told here as a fairy tale, it makes a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for youngsters and the uninitiated alike. ... Read more

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As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s comedies featuring women dressed as men, brothers reconciling and wrongs put to right. The fair Rosalind falls in love with the strong Orlando and Rosalind’s companion to Orlando’s brother. Told here as a fairy tale, it makes a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for youngsters and the uninitiated alike.
... Read more
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Shakespeare

by Peter Ackroyd ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

19 hours 12 min

This is the big one from Peter Ackroyd — and a worthy companion to London: The Biography.Only Peter Ackroyd can combine readable narrative and unique observation with a sharp eye for the fascinating fact. His method is to position Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, he not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare’s life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid ... Read more

$24.98 USD

This is the big one from Peter Ackroyd — and a worthy companion to London: The Biography.Only Peter Ackroyd can combine readable narrative and unique observation with a sharp eye for the fascinating fact. His method is to position Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, he not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare’s life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid
... Read more
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Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

by Joseph Pearce ...

Narrated by Kevin O'Brien ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

J. R. R. Tolkien's magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, has been beloved for generations, selling millions of copies and selling millions more tickets through its award-winning film adaptations. The immense cultural impact of this epic is undeniable, but the deeper meaning of the story often goes unnoticed.Here, Joseph Pearce, author of Bilbo's Journey uncovers the rich - and distinctly Christian - ... Read more

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J. R. R. Tolkien's magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, has been beloved for generations, selling millions of copies and selling millions more tickets through its award-winning film adaptations. The immense cultural impact of this epic is undeniable, but the deeper meaning of the story often goes unnoticed.Here, Joseph Pearce, author of Bilbo's Journey uncovers the rich - and distinctly Christian -
... Read more
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The Tower and the Ruin

J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation

by Michael D. C. Drout ...

Narrated by Michael D. C. Drout ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.No writer has surpassed the epic achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien, who spent decades refining his Middle-earth—a world that has felt so real to so many readers that it is almost impossible to imagine that any single person could have simply created it, seemingly out of thin air. In ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.No writer has surpassed the epic achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien, who spent decades refining his Middle-earth—a world that has felt so real to so many readers that it is almost impossible to imagine that any single person could have simply created it, seemingly out of thin air. In
... Read more
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A Writer’s People

Ways of Looking and Feeling

by V. S. Naipaul ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

Born in Trinidad of Indian descent, a resident of England for his entire adult life, and a prodigious traveler, V. S. Naipaul has always faced the challenges of "fitting one civilization to another." Here, he takes us into his sometimes inadvertent process of creative and intellectual assimilation, which has shaped both his writing and his life.In a probing narrative that is part meditation and ... Read more

$13.95 USD

Born in Trinidad of Indian descent, a resident of England for his entire adult life, and a prodigious traveler, V. S. Naipaul has always faced the challenges of "fitting one civilization to another." Here, he takes us into his sometimes inadvertent process of creative and intellectual assimilation, which has shaped both his writing and his life.In a probing narrative that is part meditation and
... Read more
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Macbeth

A Dagger of the Mind

by Harold Bloom ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

From the ambitious and mad titular character to his devilish wife Lady Macbeth to the moral and noble Banquo to the mysterious Three Witches, Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's more brilliantly populated plays and remains among the most widely read, performed in innovative productions set in a vast array of times and locations, from Nazi Germany to Revolutionary Cuba. Macbeth is a ... Read more

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From the ambitious and mad titular character to his devilish wife Lady Macbeth to the moral and noble Banquo to the mysterious Three Witches, Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's more brilliantly populated plays and remains among the most widely read, performed in innovative productions set in a vast array of times and locations, from Nazi Germany to Revolutionary Cuba. Macbeth is a
... Read more
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The Giants of Irish Literature

Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett

by George O'Brien ...

Narrated by George O'Brien ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett: These four masters of Irish literature created works of startling innovation and unparalleled literary merit. They defied popular expectations and confounded critics with unique masterpieces that one might think of as puzzles, the solution of which lies at the heart of the modern age. Understanding the works of these greats, all associated ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett: These four masters of Irish literature created works of startling innovation and unparalleled literary merit. They defied popular expectations and confounded critics with unique masterpieces that one might think of as puzzles, the solution of which lies at the heart of the modern age. Understanding the works of these greats, all associated
... Read more
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William Shakespeare

An Intimate Look Into The Life Of The Most Brilliant Writer In The History Of The English

by Michael W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Jim D. Johnston ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

William Shakespeare was the most brilliant writer in the history of the English language. But his life is a complete mystery to us. No biographies were written for almost a hundred years after his death. His friends, family, and all those who knew him as a poet in London’s theatrical scene died before anyone could ask them: who was Shakespeare? What was he like? What were his habits, his ... Read more

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William Shakespeare was the most brilliant writer in the history of the English language. But his life is a complete mystery to us. No biographies were written for almost a hundred years after his death. His friends, family, and all those who knew him as a poet in London’s theatrical scene died before anyone could ask them: who was Shakespeare? What was he like? What were his habits, his
... Read more
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Story Of Shakespeare's Macbeth, The

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

15 min

This tragedy of blood, deceit and betrayal is one of the most famous of Shakespeare’s works and regularly performed in theatres around the world. This performance by a distinguished cast that includes Anthony Quayle, Ian Holm, Alec McCowen and Stanley Holloway ensures that the voice and its subtle inflections are paramount and without the need for theatrical projection provides an intimacy that ... Read more

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This tragedy of blood, deceit and betrayal is one of the most famous of Shakespeare’s works and regularly performed in theatres around the world. This performance by a distinguished cast that includes Anthony Quayle, Ian Holm, Alec McCowen and Stanley Holloway ensures that the voice and its subtle inflections are paramount and without the need for theatrical projection provides an intimacy that
... Read more
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The Book Burners

Salman Rushdie, the fatwa, and the consequences for us all

by Chloe Hadjimatheou, Mobeen Azhar ...

Narrated by Chloe Hadjimatheou, Mobeen Azhar, Salman Rushdie, Christopher Bigsby ...

Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses.Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and Khomeini had just ordered Rushdie's death. The book was banned in several countries and led to attacks against ... Read more

$12.28 USD

In 1989, the literary world was rocked by an unprecedented event: Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Revolutionary Iran, issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses.Rushdie's book was considered by many Muslims to be blasphemy for its depiction of Mohammed, and Khomeini had just ordered Rushdie's death. The book was banned in several countries and led to attacks against
... Read more
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Storyteller

The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson

by Leo Damrosch ...

Narrated by Richard Pryal ...

Unabridged

19 hours 47 min

From a critically acclaimed biographer, an engrossing narrative of Robert Louis Stevenson’s life, a story as romantic and adventurous as his fiction“This magnificent biography of Robert Louis Stevenson reveals much about a writer that we think we knew. . . . Dazzling.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) is famed for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. ... Read more

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From a critically acclaimed biographer, an engrossing narrative of Robert Louis Stevenson’s life, a story as romantic and adventurous as his fiction“This magnificent biography of Robert Louis Stevenson reveals much about a writer that we think we knew. . . . Dazzling.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) is famed for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr.
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What Jane Austen's Characters Read (and Why)

by Susan Allen Ford ...

Narrated by Jenny Dunbar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents What Jane Austen's Characters Read (and Why) by Susan Allen Ford, read by Jenny Dunbar.The first detailed account of Austen’s characters’ reading experience to date, this book explores both what her characters read and what their literary choices would have meant to Austen's own readership, both during her life and today.Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it's ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents What Jane Austen's Characters Read (and Why) by Susan Allen Ford, read by Jenny Dunbar.The first detailed account of Austen’s characters’ reading experience to date, this book explores both what her characters read and what their literary choices would have meant to Austen's own readership, both during her life and today.Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it's
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Much Ado About Numbers

Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times

by Rob Eastaway ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more.● How reliable was a pocket sundial?● Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero?● ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more.● How reliable was a pocket sundial?● Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero?●
... Read more
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Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unabridged

44 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of Good Omens with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The novel follows two unlikely friends, the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale, as they attempt to avert an imminent nuclear Armageddon. They are joined by a memorable cast of characters, including ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Good Omens with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The novel follows two unlikely friends, the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale, as they attempt to avert an imminent nuclear Armageddon. They are joined by a memorable cast of characters, including
... Read more
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Apology and Memorabilia

by Name Xenophon ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

Xenophon was a friend of Socrates, and yet his concise memories of the iconic philosopher have lived under the shadow of the more voluminous accounts by Plato. Yet Xenophon’s two works - Apology and Memorabilia - are, in many ways, more entertaining and more accessible, and they present a different view of the man who embodies a clear mind, temperate, ethical living, sharp intellect and humour.For ... Read more

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Xenophon was a friend of Socrates, and yet his concise memories of the iconic philosopher have lived under the shadow of the more voluminous accounts by Plato. Yet Xenophon’s two works - Apology and Memorabilia - are, in many ways, more entertaining and more accessible, and they present a different view of the man who embodies a clear mind, temperate, ethical living, sharp intellect and humour.For
... Read more
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The Satyricon

by Petronius ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

Libidinous, licentious, salacious and very, very funny, The Satyricon is one of the most remarkable documents from ancient Rome. It tells the ribald story of Encolpius, a man of active and varied appetites (powered notably by his passion for his favourite lover, the handsome Giton), who plunges without inhibition into the life of Roman pleasures: orgies of food, feasting, abundant sex and ... Read more

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Libidinous, licentious, salacious and very, very funny, The Satyricon is one of the most remarkable documents from ancient Rome. It tells the ribald story of Encolpius, a man of active and varied appetites (powered notably by his passion for his favourite lover, the handsome Giton), who plunges without inhibition into the life of Roman pleasures: orgies of food, feasting, abundant sex and
... Read more
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Daphnis and Chloe

by Longus ...

Narrated by Nicholas Boulton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Daphnis and Chloe is one of the most engaging and gently erotic stories to emerge from the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome. It is a pastoral tale, telling of a boy and a girl, both abandoned (but separately) as babies on nearby hillsides; one becomes a goatherd, the other a shepherdess, and a mutual attraction arises as they move from childhood to adolescence and to the slow discovery of desire. ... Read more

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Daphnis and Chloe is one of the most engaging and gently erotic stories to emerge from the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome. It is a pastoral tale, telling of a boy and a girl, both abandoned (but separately) as babies on nearby hillsides; one becomes a goatherd, the other a shepherdess, and a mutual attraction arises as they move from childhood to adolescence and to the slow discovery of desire.
... Read more
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Shakespeare's Restless World

by Neil MacGregor ...

Narrated by Neil MacGregor ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

What was life like for Shakespeare's first audiences? In a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, how did Elizabethan play-goers make sense of their changing world? What did the plays mean to the public when they were first performed? In this fascinating series, Neil MacGregor attempts to answer these questions by examining twenty objects from that turbulent period. There ... Read more

$10.92 USD

What was life like for Shakespeare's first audiences? In a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, how did Elizabethan play-goers make sense of their changing world? What did the plays mean to the public when they were first performed? In this fascinating series, Neil MacGregor attempts to answer these questions by examining twenty objects from that turbulent period. There
... Read more
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The World of George Orwell

by Michael Shelden ...

Narrated by Michael Shelden ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

Big Brother Is Watching You: The words are inextricably associated with the classic dystopian novel 1984 and with its revered author, George Orwell. The Modern Scholar series continues its exploration of great authors with this course from esteemed professor Michael Shelden. In these lectures Orwell, who also penned the epitome of the political satire, Animal Farm, is discussed in full, from his ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Big Brother Is Watching You: The words are inextricably associated with the classic dystopian novel 1984 and with its revered author, George Orwell. The Modern Scholar series continues its exploration of great authors with this course from esteemed professor Michael Shelden. In these lectures Orwell, who also penned the epitome of the political satire, Animal Farm, is discussed in full, from his
... Read more
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The Poetry of History

by Sir Jonathan Bate ...

Narrated by Sir Jonathan Bate ...

Unabridged

5 hours 50 min

Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth'Mingles history and poetry ... in an accessible, thought-provoking way' Irish TimesIn this BBC Radio 4 series, eminent biographer and broadcaster Sir Jonathan Bate looks at major historical events through the poems they inspired, exploring how history ... Read more

$17.74 USD

Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth'Mingles history and poetry ... in an accessible, thought-provoking way' Irish TimesIn this BBC Radio 4 series, eminent biographer and broadcaster Sir Jonathan Bate looks at major historical events through the poems they inspired, exploring how history
... Read more
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The Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by XYZ Voices ...

Unabridged

2 hours 59 min

The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are ... Read more

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The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are
... Read more
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Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics.The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are ... Read more

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Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics.The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are
... Read more
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Giants of the British Novel, Part I

The Rise of the Novel and the First British Masters

by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Narrated by Timothy B. Shutt ...

Unabridged

3 hours 28 min

It can reasonably be argued that the British invented the novel. And to understand the way in which the novel, as a literary form, developed in Britain is key to understanding the literary form itself. In this first of a two-part series, beloved Modern Scholar professor Timothy B. Shutt takes listeners on a panoramic journey across the colorful landscape of British Novelists beginning with Daniel ... Read more

$19.99 USD

It can reasonably be argued that the British invented the novel. And to understand the way in which the novel, as a literary form, developed in Britain is key to understanding the literary form itself. In this first of a two-part series, beloved Modern Scholar professor Timothy B. Shutt takes listeners on a panoramic journey across the colorful landscape of British Novelists beginning with Daniel
... Read more
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Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold

Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist

by William Shakespeare, James Anthony ...

Narrated by James Anthony, Stephen Fry, Paapa Essiedu ...

Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understandJames Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeare’s sonnets, yet he often found their ... Read more

$15.00 USD

An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understandJames Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeare’s sonnets, yet he often found their
... Read more

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