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Scaramouche

by Rafael Sabatini ...

Narrated by Cate Barratt, Simon Paxton, Johnathan Welsh, Robin Siegerman, David Stifel, David Shears, John Burlinson, Marty Krz, Russell Gold, Aisling Gray, Kendra Murray, Melissa Green, various narrators, Amy Soakes ...

Unabridged

13 hours 19 min

Romance and the French Revolution! Politics and love! Scaramouche, published in 1921, explores age-old tensions that continue into the present.“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad …” So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and ... Read more

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Romance and the French Revolution! Politics and love! Scaramouche, published in 1921, explores age-old tensions that continue into the present.“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad …” So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and
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Eight Shakespeare Comedies

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Josh Innerst, Trisha Rose, Dara Brown, Cate Barratt, Graham Scott, Tom Saer, Laura E. Richcreek, Marty Krz, Gary MacFadden, John Burlinson, Linda Barrans, Catherine Bilson, David Shears, Claudia Anglade, Susan Iannucci, Emma Faye, Roberta Jackson, Simon Paxton, Aisling Gray, Ron Altman, Blaise Doran, a full cast, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Alexandra Lee Smith, Lillian Rachel, Alan Weyman, Mark Crowle-Groves, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

19 hours 51 min

This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M... ... Read more

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This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M...
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The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Denis Daly, Gary MacFadden, Graham Scott, Josh Innerst, Blaise Doran, Simon Paxton, Roberta Jackson, Alexandra Lee Smith, Alan Weyman, a full cast, Catherine Bilson, Emma Faye, Marty Krz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Antonio, a wealthy and popular merchant, is in financial difficulty. He approaches a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who agrees to provide 3000 ducats, with a very curious bond – a pound of the merchant’s flesh, to be levied if Antonio fails to make a timely repayment. Feeling confident that his argosies will arrive in time to cover the debt, Antonio agrees to this bizarre transaction.Meanwhile, a ... Read more

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Antonio, a wealthy and popular merchant, is in financial difficulty. He approaches a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who agrees to provide 3000 ducats, with a very curious bond – a pound of the merchant’s flesh, to be levied if Antonio fails to make a timely repayment. Feeling confident that his argosies will arrive in time to cover the debt, Antonio agrees to this bizarre transaction.Meanwhile, a
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Measure for Measure

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by David Shears, Gary MacFadden, Alexandra Lee Smith, Alan Weyman, a full cast, Blaise Doran, Graham Scott, Roberta Jackson, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Josh Innerst, Simon Paxton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his ... Read more

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Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his
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All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit ...

Narrated by Josh Verbae ...

Series series Shakespeare Stories
Unabridged

13 min

Helena, the low-born ward of a French countess, is in love with the countess' son, Bertram, who is indifferent to her. Bertram goes to Paris to replace his late father as attendant to the ailing King of France.Helena, the daughter of a recently deceased doctor, follows Bertram, ostensibly to offer the King her services as a healer. The King is sceptical, and she guarantees the cure with her life: ... Read more

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Helena, the low-born ward of a French countess, is in love with the countess' son, Bertram, who is indifferent to her. Bertram goes to Paris to replace his late father as attendant to the ailing King of France.Helena, the daughter of a recently deceased doctor, follows Bertram, ostensibly to offer the King her services as a healer. The King is sceptical, and she guarantees the cure with her life:
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Two Noble Kinsmen, The

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Based on Chaucer"s Knight"s Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end of Shakespeare"s career, as a collaboration with the rising young dramatist John Fletcher. Neglected until recently by directors and teachers, the play deserves to be better known for its moving dramatization of the conflict of love and friendship. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Based on Chaucer"s Knight"s Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end of Shakespeare"s career, as a collaboration with the rising young dramatist John Fletcher. Neglected until recently by directors and teachers, the play deserves to be better known for its moving dramatization of the conflict of love and friendship.
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Life of Timon of Athens, The

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 28 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Timon of Athens is a bitterly intriguing study of a fabulously rich man who wastes his wealth on his friends, and, when he is finally impoverished, learns to despise humanity with a hatred that drives him to his grave. The play"s plot structure is schematically clear, and the poetry of Timon"s rage is arresting in its savage intensity. Yet readers have ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Timon of Athens is a bitterly intriguing study of a fabulously rich man who wastes his wealth on his friends, and, when he is finally impoverished, learns to despise humanity with a hatred that drives him to his grave. The play"s plot structure is schematically clear, and the poetry of Timon"s rage is arresting in its savage intensity. Yet readers have
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King John

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.King John is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the Papacy. As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance on those around him. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision? ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.King John is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the Papacy. As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance on those around him. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision?
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Pericles

by William Shakespeare, Joseph Haj, Oregon Shakespeare Festival ...

Narrated by a full cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

Blackstone Audio is proud to present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 production of Pericles, Shakespeare’s first romance. This stunning work of audio theater, fully dramatized with performances by the OSF cast, is a must-listen.Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets out to woo a princess and sails headlong into harrowing adventure. Pursued by an evil king, Pericles is blown from port to exotic port ... Read more

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Blackstone Audio is proud to present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 production of Pericles, Shakespeare’s first romance. This stunning work of audio theater, fully dramatized with performances by the OSF cast, is a must-listen.Pericles, Prince of Tyre, sets out to woo a princess and sails headlong into harrowing adventure. Pursued by an evil king, Pericles is blown from port to exotic port
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright ...

Narrated by Michael Maloney, Damian Lewis, a full cast ...

Series series The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
Unabridged

1 hour 59 min

Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia, he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit.This delightful and sometimes disquieting early comedy of love lost and found offers lyrical poetry, disguise, clowning, outlaws, and a most unreliable dog.Proteus is played by Michael Maloney and Valentine by Damian Lewis. Silvia is ... Read more

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Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia, he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit.This delightful and sometimes disquieting early comedy of love lost and found offers lyrical poetry, disguise, clowning, outlaws, and a most unreliable dog.Proteus is played by Michael Maloney and Valentine by Damian Lewis. Silvia is
... Read more

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The Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Aplicazona Estudios ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

Mad with jealousy, King Leontes of Sicilia orders his best friend Polixenes killed, his child abandoned, and his wife put on trial for adultery. Sixteen years later, Perdita, raised as a shepherd's daughter, falls in love with Polixenes's royal son and returns to her father's kingdom. ... Read more

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Mad with jealousy, King Leontes of Sicilia orders his best friend Polixenes killed, his child abandoned, and his wife put on trial for adultery. Sixteen years later, Perdita, raised as a shepherd's daughter, falls in love with Polixenes's royal son and returns to her father's kingdom.
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The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Aisling Gray, a full cast, Kendra Murray, Gary MacFadden, Claudia Anglade, David Shears, Susan Iannucci, Dara Brown, Blaise Doran, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Mistaken identity (which the Elizabethans called “Error”) is nearly always amusing, whether on the stage or in actual life. The Comedy of Errors is a play in which this situation is developed to the extreme of improbability – but we lose sight of this improbability in the roaring fun which results. Nowadays we should call a play of this type a farce, since most of the fun comes from situations ... Read more

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Mistaken identity (which the Elizabethans called “Error”) is nearly always amusing, whether on the stage or in actual life. The Comedy of Errors is a play in which this situation is developed to the extreme of improbability – but we lose sight of this improbability in the roaring fun which results. Nowadays we should call a play of this type a farce, since most of the fun comes from situations
... Read more

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