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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies

How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature

by Elizabeth Winkler ...

Narrated by Eunice Wong ...

Unabridged

14 hours 28 min

An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be.The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, unspeakable subject in the history of English ... Read more

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An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be.The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, unspeakable subject in the history of English
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Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit

by Joseph Pearce ...

Narrated by Kevin O'Brien ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out ... Read more

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In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out
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Aspects of the Novel

by E. M. Forster ...

Narrated by Jason Tibor ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

First published in 1927, Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster remains one of the most influential works of literary criticism in the English language. Based on a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge University, Forster explores the essential elements that define the novel — story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm.With wit, clarity, and intellectual warmth, Forster ... Read more

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First published in 1927, Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster remains one of the most influential works of literary criticism in the English language. Based on a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge University, Forster explores the essential elements that define the novel — story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm.With wit, clarity, and intellectual warmth, Forster
... Read more
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Macbeth

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

by SparkNotes, William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by January LaVoy, Wayne Carr, Eileen Stevens, Ryan Quinn, Neil Hellegers, David Shih, Erin Moon, Lauren Fortgang, Nikki Massoud, Gabra Zackman, Suzanne Toren ...

Series series No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings
Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a
... Read more
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Planet Narnia

The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis

by Michael Ward ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

13 hours 3 min

For over half a century, scholars have labored to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently disorganized Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's Faerie Queene. None of these explanations has won general acceptance and the structure of Narnia's symbolism ... Read more

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For over half a century, scholars have labored to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently disorganized Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's Faerie Queene. None of these explanations has won general acceptance and the structure of Narnia's symbolism
... Read more
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Poetry Unbound

50 Poems to Open Your World

by Pádraig Ó Tuama ...

Narrated by Pádraig Ó Tuama ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, Ó Tuama considers each poem ... Read more

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In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, Ó Tuama considers each poem
... 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 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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Collins

by William Shakespeare, Collins ...

Narrated by Laurence Bouvard, Eric Meyers, Christopher Ragland, Tom Clarke-Hill ...

Series series Collins
Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

Eight of the bard’s funniest plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to The Winter’s Tale, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to the wonderful world of Shakespearean comedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects, music and fun, your children will come ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Eight of the bard’s funniest plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to The Winter’s Tale, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to the wonderful world of Shakespearean comedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects, music and fun, your children will come
... Read more
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Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Kemal Cross ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rather, the Montagues and the ... Read more

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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rather, the Montagues and the
... Read more
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Collins

by William Shakespeare, Collins ...

Narrated by Tom Clarke-Hill, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow ...

Series series Collins
Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Nine of the bard’s most tragic plays, from Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean tragedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with atmospheric sound effects, your children will come away with a newfound love for ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Nine of the bard’s most tragic plays, from Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean tragedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with atmospheric sound effects, your children will come away with a newfound love for
... Read more
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Hamlet

Fully Dramatized Audio Edition

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Full Cast Dramatization ...

Series series Folger Shakespeare Library Presents
Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARYThe World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare StudiesThe Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.Hamlet—Shakespeare’s most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play—follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the hero, ... Read more

$14.99 USD

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARYThe World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare StudiesThe Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.Hamlet—Shakespeare’s most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play—follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the hero,
... Read more
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George MacDonald

A Biography of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller

by Michael Phillips ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

14 hours 53 min

Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude, ... Read more

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Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude,
... 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

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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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Life Lessons from Oscar Wilde

The Mask and the Mirror: Beauty, Irony, and the Courage to Be Artificial

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Colin Ashford E ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Timeless Wisdom from Writers and Poets
Unabridged

48 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if embracing artifice is the truest way to find your authentic self?Oscar Wilde didn’t just write witty plays—he lived a philosophy that challenged social norms, celebrated beauty, and revealed the painful cost of self-expression. In a world obsessed with fitting in, his life and words dare you to be boldly, unapologetically you.The Mask and the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if embracing artifice is the truest way to find your authentic self?Oscar Wilde didn’t just write witty plays—he lived a philosophy that challenged social norms, celebrated beauty, and revealed the painful cost of self-expression. In a world obsessed with fitting in, his life and words dare you to be boldly, unapologetically you.The Mask and the
... Read more
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The Age of Shakespeare

by Frank Kermode ...

Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

Unabridged

5 hours 39 min

Britain's most esteemed scholar of 16th and 17th century literature, Frank Kermode is also a noted author and professor. In this Modern Library Chronicle, he uses the context of the Elizabethan Era to link each of Shakespeare's plays to their probable years of creation. By portraying the bard's England in terms of its society, economy, and arts, Kermode provides an invaluable guide to ... Read more

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Britain's most esteemed scholar of 16th and 17th century literature, Frank Kermode is also a noted author and professor. In this Modern Library Chronicle, he uses the context of the Elizabethan Era to link each of Shakespeare's plays to their probable years of creation. By portraying the bard's England in terms of its society, economy, and arts, Kermode provides an invaluable guide to
... Read more
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The Life of the Author: Shakespeare

by Anna Beer ...

Narrated by Susan Ericksen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

The Life of the Author: William Shakespeare delivers a fresh and exciting new take on the life of William Shakespeare, offering listeners a biography that brings to the foreground his working life as a poet, playwright, and actor. It also explores the nature of his relationships with his friends, colleagues, and family, and asks important questions about the stories we tell about Shakespeare based ... Read more

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The Life of the Author: William Shakespeare delivers a fresh and exciting new take on the life of William Shakespeare, offering listeners a biography that brings to the foreground his working life as a poet, playwright, and actor. It also explores the nature of his relationships with his friends, colleagues, and family, and asks important questions about the stories we tell about Shakespeare based
... Read more
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Life Lessons from Charles Dickens

Hope in the Gutter: Why Kindness Is the Revolution

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Colin Ashford E ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Timeless Wisdom from Writers and Poets
Unabridged

52 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some stories don’t just entertain—they awaken your heart. Dickens never stopped doing both.Charles Dickens wasn’t just a storyteller. He was a social reformer, a voice for the voiceless, and a master of revealing both the cruelty and the kindness inside every human heart. Through orphans, outcasts, misers, and misfits, he gave us the mirror we still ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some stories don’t just entertain—they awaken your heart. Dickens never stopped doing both.Charles Dickens wasn’t just a storyteller. He was a social reformer, a voice for the voiceless, and a master of revealing both the cruelty and the kindness inside every human heart. Through orphans, outcasts, misers, and misfits, he gave us the mirror we still
... Read more
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If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis

Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

by Alister McGrath ...

Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

Have you ever wondered…whether God exists?whether life has meaning?whether pain and suffering have a purpose?This audio book is my invitation to sit down with C. S. Lewis and me to think about some of the persistent questions and dilemmas every person faces in life. We’ll explore Lewis’s thoughts on everything from friendships to heaven, from the reasons for faith to the power of stori... ... Read more

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Have you ever wondered…whether God exists?whether life has meaning?whether pain and suffering have a purpose?This audio book is my invitation to sit down with C. S. Lewis and me to think about some of the persistent questions and dilemmas every person faces in life. We’ll explore Lewis’s thoughts on everything from friendships to heaven, from the reasons for faith to the power of stori...
... 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

$15.99 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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Troilus and Cressida

by Geoffrey Chaucer ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Considered one of Chaucer’s finest poems, second only to The Canterbury Tales in richness and depth, Troilus and Cressida is a tragic love story set against the background of the siege of Troy by the Greeks.Written in the 1380s, it presents Troilus, son of Priam and younger brother of Hector, as a Trojan warrior of renown who sees, and falls deeply in love with, the beautiful Cressida. Cressida is ... Read more

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Considered one of Chaucer’s finest poems, second only to The Canterbury Tales in richness and depth, Troilus and Cressida is a tragic love story set against the background of the siege of Troy by the Greeks.Written in the 1380s, it presents Troilus, son of Priam and younger brother of Hector, as a Trojan warrior of renown who sees, and falls deeply in love with, the beautiful Cressida. Cressida is
... Read more
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Frankenstein

Een hoorcollege over Mary Shelley's creatie in wetenschaps- en cultuurhistorisch perspectief

by Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Johan Braeckman, Vitalski ...

Narrated by Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Johan Braeckman, Vitalski ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) leidde een tragisch leven, met het verlies van drie kinderen en haar man, de dichter Percy Bysshe Shelley, die op dertigjarige leeftijd verdronk. Ze beheerde diens literaire nalatenschap, schreef meerdere biografische essays en in totaal vijf romans, waarvan Frankenstein verreweg de beroemdste is. Deze roman heeft als ondertitel The Modern Prometheus en is meer dan 200 ... Read more

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Mary Shelley (1797-1851) leidde een tragisch leven, met het verlies van drie kinderen en haar man, de dichter Percy Bysshe Shelley, die op dertigjarige leeftijd verdronk. Ze beheerde diens literaire nalatenschap, schreef meerdere biografische essays en in totaal vijf romans, waarvan Frankenstein verreweg de beroemdste is. Deze roman heeft als ondertitel The Modern Prometheus en is meer dan 200
... Read more
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Story of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, The

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe ...

Abridged

11 min

The Merchant Of Venice though featuring its title character heavily, is most memorable for the Jewish merchant Shylock who insists on a pound of flesh when a debt cannot be repaid in time. Inevitably love features as the money borrowed by Antonio, the Merchant of Venice, is for his friend Bassiano who wishes to woo the beautiful and talented Portia who ultimately provides a clever solution and ... Read more

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The Merchant Of Venice though featuring its title character heavily, is most memorable for the Jewish merchant Shylock who insists on a pound of flesh when a debt cannot be repaid in time. Inevitably love features as the money borrowed by Antonio, the Merchant of Venice, is for his friend Bassiano who wishes to woo the beautiful and talented Portia who ultimately provides a clever solution and
... Read more
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Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear

A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh"

by Gyles Brandreth ...

Narrated by Gyles Brandreth ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne. This program is read by the author.Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime writer, poet, polemicist, humorist, and the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh.Gyles ... Read more

$26.99 USD

For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne. This program is read by the author.Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime writer, poet, polemicist, humorist, and the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh.Gyles
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies

Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit

Aspects of the Novel

Macbeth

Planet Narnia

Poetry Unbound

Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

The Satyricon

Collins

Romeo and Juliet

Collins

Hamlet

George MacDonald

Giants of the British Novel, Part I

Life Lessons from Oscar Wilde

The Age of Shakespeare

The Life of the Author: Shakespeare

Life Lessons from Charles Dickens

If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis

Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold

Troilus and Cressida

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