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Emily Fox-Seton

Being “The Making of a Marchioness” and “The Methods of Lady Walderhurst”

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Alcazar AudioWorks, Romeo International ...

Narrated by a full cast, Susan McCarthy, Laurelle Westaway, David Thorn, Bruce Blau, Linda Montgomery, Bobbie Frohman, Debra Ting, Estelle Piper Kennedy, Kathi Turner, Melissa Leventon, Pam DeWeerd ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

This two-part adult fairytale by the author of The Secret Garden combines a charming Cinderella tale with an ironic look at class structure and the Edwardian marriage market in turn-of-the-century London.Emily Fox-Seton is a simple but good-hearted woman struggling to make ends meet while maintaining the dignity of one distantly related to the aristocracy. The Marquis of Walderhurst is an awkward ... Read more

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This two-part adult fairytale by the author of The Secret Garden combines a charming Cinderella tale with an ironic look at class structure and the Edwardian marriage market in turn-of-the-century London.Emily Fox-Seton is a simple but good-hearted woman struggling to make ends meet while maintaining the dignity of one distantly related to the aristocracy. The Marquis of Walderhurst is an awkward
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Lady Susan

by Jane Austen, Laurelle Westaway, David Thorn, David Thorn, Susan McCarthy, Melissa Leventon, Bobbie Frohman, Alcazar AudioWorks ...

Narrated by a full cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

Jane Austen’s earliest known serious work, Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel that portrays a woman bent on the exercise of her own powerful mind and personality to the point of social self-destruction.Lady Susan, a clever and ruthless widow, determines that her daughter is going to marry a man whom both detest. She sets her own sights on her sister-in-law’s brother, all the while keeping an ... Read more

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Jane Austen’s earliest known serious work, Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel that portrays a woman bent on the exercise of her own powerful mind and personality to the point of social self-destruction.Lady Susan, a clever and ruthless widow, determines that her daughter is going to marry a man whom both detest. She sets her own sights on her sister-in-law’s brother, all the while keeping an
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The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

by Mark Twain, Alcazar AudioWorks, David Thorn, David Thorn, Susan McCarthy, Jim Johanson, Melissa Leventon, Kevin Kennedy, Stuart Bennett, Dennis Glover0, Linda Montgomery1, Bobbie Frohman2, Tim King3, Bob Wilk4, Lee Frohman5 ...

Narrated by various narrators ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

David Wilson has earned the unfortunate nickname "Pudd'nhead" from his fellow townspeople, who fail to understand his combination of wisdom and eccentricity. However, he is eventually able to redeem himself by simultaneously solving a murder mystery and a case of transposed identities.Two children, a white boy and a mulatto, are born on the same day. Roxy, mother of the mulatto and a slave, is ... Read more

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David Wilson has earned the unfortunate nickname "Pudd'nhead" from his fellow townspeople, who fail to understand his combination of wisdom and eccentricity. However, he is eventually able to redeem himself by simultaneously solving a murder mystery and a case of transposed identities.Two children, a white boy and a mulatto, are born on the same day. Roxy, mother of the mulatto and a slave, is
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Tanglewood Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alcazar AudioWorks, David Thorn ...

Narrated by a full cast ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

Nathaniel Hawthorne masterfully grabs the imagination of children with these timeless tales of adventure based on the incomparable Greek mythological heroes’ escapades. Children will enter a world of magic and intrigue as they face ferocious beasts, clever enchantresses, and tricky gods, alongside the greatest heroes of all time. Will Theseus escape from the maze that is guarded by the awful ... Read more

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Nathaniel Hawthorne masterfully grabs the imagination of children with these timeless tales of adventure based on the incomparable Greek mythological heroes’ escapades. Children will enter a world of magic and intrigue as they face ferocious beasts, clever enchantresses, and tricky gods, alongside the greatest heroes of all time. Will Theseus escape from the maze that is guarded by the awful
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The Lost Prince

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Alcazar AudioWorks, Alcazar AudioWorks, Hans Bisner ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

“In every nook and cranny, high and low, they sought for him…he had vanished as a star vanishes when it drops from its place in the sky.”From the author of such children’s classics as The Secret Garden and A Little Princess comes this enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true destiny.Twelve-year-old Marco knows he is being trained for something, but he isn’t sure what. All his life he ... Read more

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“In every nook and cranny, high and low, they sought for him…he had vanished as a star vanishes when it drops from its place in the sky.”From the author of such children’s classics as The Secret Garden and A Little Princess comes this enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true destiny.Twelve-year-old Marco knows he is being trained for something, but he isn’t sure what. All his life he
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Thomas Wolsey, the Late Cardinal

His Life and Death

by George Cavendish, Alcazar AudioWorks ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Unabridged

9 hours

This extraordinary “eye-witness” account of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey’s rise and fall from power was written between 1554 and 1558 by his gentleman-usher, George Cavendish, who was privy to so much of the Cardinal’s ambitious endeavors. However, Cavendish prudently waited a long time before chronicling his observations for fear of his life, as there were those who may have take his memoirs the wrong ... Read more

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This extraordinary “eye-witness” account of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey’s rise and fall from power was written between 1554 and 1558 by his gentleman-usher, George Cavendish, who was privy to so much of the Cardinal’s ambitious endeavors. However, Cavendish prudently waited a long time before chronicling his observations for fear of his life, as there were those who may have take his memoirs the wrong
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His Majesty's Dragon

by Naomi Novik ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Temeraire
Abridged

6 hours 21 min

**In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King**Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard ... Read more

$19.95 CAD

**In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King**Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Series Audiobook 1920 - The Hercule Poirot Mysteries
Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, introduces us for the first time to Hercule Poirot, as he solves the mysterious demise of Mrs. Alfred Inglethorpe at her country estate, Styles Court. Many suspects come under his scrutiny, so it is his genius to unravel all the intricacies of the case that allow him to ultimately solve the crime—and the ending may surprise many listeners. ... Read more

$14.00 CAD

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Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, introduces us for the first time to Hercule Poirot, as he solves the mysterious demise of Mrs. Alfred Inglethorpe at her country estate, Styles Court. Many suspects come under his scrutiny, so it is his genius to unravel all the intricacies of the case that allow him to ultimately solve the crime—and the ending may surprise many listeners.
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The Cossacks

by Leo Tolstoy, Alcazar AudioWorks, David Thorn ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

Olenin is an aimless young nobleman who is disenchanted with city life. Taking a post as a Cadet in the army, he finds himself assigned to the remote Cossack outpost in the Caucasus. It is here, among the Tatars, the Chechens, and the Old Believers, that he will fall in love with a beautiful Cossack girl. The only problem is that she is promised to a Cossack warrior.In the setting of what is ... Read more

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Olenin is an aimless young nobleman who is disenchanted with city life. Taking a post as a Cadet in the army, he finds himself assigned to the remote Cossack outpost in the Caucasus. It is here, among the Tatars, the Chechens, and the Old Believers, that he will fall in love with a beautiful Cossack girl. The only problem is that she is promised to a Cossack warrior.In the setting of what is
... Read more

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Winesburg, Ohio

by Sherwood Anderson, Alcazar AudioWorks, David Thorn ...

Narrated by various narrators, Bruce Blau, David Thorn, Jim Johanson, Kevin Kennedy, Melissa Leventon, Estelle Piper Kennedy, Rob Rubin0, Susan McCarthy1, Linda Montgomery2, Al Bedrosian3, Lou Spiegel4, Bobbie Frohman5, Larry Smith6 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

This timeless collection charted a new stylistic path for modern fiction. Through twenty-two connected short stories, Sherwood Anderson looks into the lives of the inhabitants of a small town in the American heartland. These psychological portraits of the sensitive and imaginative of Winesburg's population are seen through the eyes of a young reporter-narrator, George Willard. Their stories are ... Read more

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This timeless collection charted a new stylistic path for modern fiction. Through twenty-two connected short stories, Sherwood Anderson looks into the lives of the inhabitants of a small town in the American heartland. These psychological portraits of the sensitive and imaginative of Winesburg's population are seen through the eyes of a young reporter-narrator, George Willard. Their stories are
... Read more

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John Ransom’s Diary

Andersonville

by John Ransom, David Thorn, Alcazar AudioWorks ...

Narrated by David Thorn ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here thirteen thousand wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, ... Read more

$23.75 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here thirteen thousand wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing,
... Read more
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The Reluctant Dragon

by Kenneth Grahame, David Thorn, Alcazar AudioWorks ...

Narrated by Bruce Blau, David Thorn, Susan McCarthy, Linda Montgomery, Jim Johanson, Bobbie Frohman, a full cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

When a dragon is discovered up on the Downs, the Boy is not in the least surprised. He's always known that cave was a dragon cave—it seems only right for a dragon to be living in it.The Boy decides to pay a visit to the cave, and he thinks he knows just what to expect. But this particular dragon is not a bit like the ones in fairy tales. ... Read more

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When a dragon is discovered up on the Downs, the Boy is not in the least surprised. He's always known that cave was a dragon cave—it seems only right for a dragon to be living in it.The Boy decides to pay a visit to the cave, and he thinks he knows just what to expect. But this particular dragon is not a bit like the ones in fairy tales.
... Read more

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