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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

50 hours 48 min

"All human wisdom is contained in these two words—wait and hope."David Rintoul delivers a defining performance of Dumas' timeless tale.Revenge, justice, and reinvention collide in this electrifying classic.The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by those he trusts and condemned to a life he doesn't deserve. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden ... Read more

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"All human wisdom is contained in these two words—wait and hope."David Rintoul delivers a defining performance of Dumas' timeless tale.Revenge, justice, and reinvention collide in this electrifying classic.The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by those he trusts and condemned to a life he doesn't deserve. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden
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The Socratic Dialogues

Alcibiades and Other Attributed Dialogues

by Plato ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

The influence of Plato, his Dialogues and his ‘Academy’, cast a long shadow. Around 35 Dialogues, almost all featuring Socrates as the principal figure, are generally ascribed to Plato and form one of the most important threads in Western philosophy These four Dialogues may fall into the ‘Attributed Texts’ category, but they are of sufficient interest to warrant study in our time and when set ... Read more

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The influence of Plato, his Dialogues and his ‘Academy’, cast a long shadow. Around 35 Dialogues, almost all featuring Socrates as the principal figure, are generally ascribed to Plato and form one of the most important threads in Western philosophy These four Dialogues may fall into the ‘Attributed Texts’ category, but they are of sufficient interest to warrant study in our time and when set
... Read more
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Mademoiselle Frankenstein

by Robin Solit ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

SEALED WITH A KISSDeath is as common as breath. Amid the bloody turmoil of the American Revolution, young Océane Frankenstein uses her misbegotten knowledge and aching sorrows to usurp the bounds of mortality, crafting life from death. Thus awakens a tragic being who does not assuage his maker, but mirrors the tormented depths of her soul.The story of Océane and her Creature is born of violence ... Read more

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SEALED WITH A KISSDeath is as common as breath. Amid the bloody turmoil of the American Revolution, young Océane Frankenstein uses her misbegotten knowledge and aching sorrows to usurp the bounds of mortality, crafting life from death. Thus awakens a tragic being who does not assuage his maker, but mirrors the tormented depths of her soul.The story of Océane and her Creature is born of violence
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Kidnapped

by Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

When the naïve David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape, until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck… Kidnapped is a captivating novel set around Scottish events of the 18th century, most notably the ‘Appin Murder’, the ... Read more

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When the naïve David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape, until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck… Kidnapped is a captivating novel set around Scottish events of the 18th century, most notably the ‘Appin Murder’, the
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To the Island of Tides

A Journey to Lindisfarne

by Alistair Moffat, David Rintoul ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to and through the history of the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, he takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle. Lindisfarne, famous for its monastery, has long been a ... Read more

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In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to and through the history of the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, he takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle. Lindisfarne, famous for its monastery, has long been a
... Read more
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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

64 hours 48 min

'Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.'Often regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twenty-first century, Les Misérables has been adapted several times across film, television and the stage, including the hugely successful musical of the same name.A sweeping epic set in nineteenth-century France on the cusp of revolution, Les Misérables charts the entwined lives of a rich ... Read more

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'Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.'Often regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twenty-first century, Les Misérables has been adapted several times across film, television and the stage, including the hugely successful musical of the same name.A sweeping epic set in nineteenth-century France on the cusp of revolution, Les Misérables charts the entwined lives of a rich
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The Golden Egg

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Series series Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

From “the undisputed crime fiction queen” (The Baltimore Sun), one of Commissario Guido Brunetti’s most enigmatic cases: leading Donna Leon’s iconic detective from the local dry cleaner all the way to Vienna’s most elite aristocrats.Over the years, Donna Leon’s bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has conquered the hearts of lovers of finely-plotted character-driven mysteries all over the ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

From “the undisputed crime fiction queen” (The Baltimore Sun), one of Commissario Guido Brunetti’s most enigmatic cases: leading Donna Leon’s iconic detective from the local dry cleaner all the way to Vienna’s most elite aristocrats.Over the years, Donna Leon’s bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has conquered the hearts of lovers of finely-plotted character-driven mysteries all over the
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What We Can Know

A Novel

by Ian McEwan ...

Narrated by David Rintoul, Rachel Bavidge ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

**BLACKWELL’S BOOK OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of Barack Obama’s Favourite Books of 2025 • The Atlantic’s Top 10 • The Standard’s Best 2025 Titles to Buy for Book Lovers • Named a Best Book of 2025 by The Globe and Mail • New York Times • The Washington Post • The New Yorker • NPR • Barnes & Noble • Kirkus ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

**BLACKWELL’S BOOK OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of Barack Obama’s Favourite Books of 2025 • The Atlantic’s Top 10 • The Standard’s Best 2025 Titles to Buy for Book Lovers • Named a Best Book of 2025 by The Globe and Mail • New York Times • The Washington Post • The New Yorker • NPR • Barnes & Noble • Kirkus
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Revenge of Odessa

by Frederick Forsyth, Tony Kent ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Odessa Series
Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

At last, the long-awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller classic, The Odessa File.Fifty years after revealing the secrets of Odessa, an underground organization of former Nazis angling to regain power, Peter Miller is a retired legend in the journalism community. He's spent the last decade caring for his grandson Georg, after the death of his son and daughter in law in a tragic ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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At last, the long-awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller classic, The Odessa File.Fifty years after revealing the secrets of Odessa, an underground organization of former Nazis angling to regain power, Peter Miller is a retired legend in the journalism community. He's spent the last decade caring for his grandson Georg, after the death of his son and daughter in law in a tragic
... Read more

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The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even

Stories of Espionage and Revenge

by Alexander McCall Smith ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection: half spy stories, half tales of revenge, all highlight the kinder, funnier, and gentler side of espionage and retribution.In this dual collection of short stories, Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark humor and warmth to inventive tales of spying and vengeance. In one story, a spy ... Read more

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From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection: half spy stories, half tales of revenge, all highlight the kinder, funnier, and gentler side of espionage and retribution.In this dual collection of short stories, Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark humor and warmth to inventive tales of spying and vengeance. In one story, a spy
... Read more

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The Socratic Dialogues: Middle Period

Volume 1: Symposium, Theaetetus, Phaedo

by Benjamin Jowett, Plato ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

Here are three important but very different Dialogues from the Middle Period. Symposium, the most well-known in this collection, is concerned with the theme of love. In the house of Agathon, a group of friends - each very different in personality and background - meet to consider and discuss various kinds of love. Each one, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Aristophanes (the playwright) and ... Read more

$19.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here are three important but very different Dialogues from the Middle Period. Symposium, the most well-known in this collection, is concerned with the theme of love. In the house of Agathon, a group of friends - each very different in personality and background - meet to consider and discuss various kinds of love. Each one, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Aristophanes (the playwright) and
... Read more
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Germinal

by Émile Zola ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

19 hours 54 min

'There is a germ of revolt in every injustice.'Part of Zola's ambitious twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart, Germinal is one of the most notable novels written in the French tradition and is often considered Zola's masterpiece.First serialised in the periodical Gil Blas in 1884, Germinal is a profoundly gripping novel that explores the harsh realities of industrial life in nineteenth century ... Read more

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'There is a germ of revolt in every injustice.'Part of Zola's ambitious twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart, Germinal is one of the most notable novels written in the French tradition and is often considered Zola's masterpiece.First serialised in the periodical Gil Blas in 1884, Germinal is a profoundly gripping novel that explores the harsh realities of industrial life in nineteenth century
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