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The Italian

by Ann Radcliffe ...

Narrated by Sara Alexander ...

Unabridged

22 hours 27 min

Brought to you by Penguin.From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no
... 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

$24.99 USD

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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Shakespeare

The World as Stage

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare: ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare:
... Read more
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God’s Secretaries

The Making of the King James Bible

by Adam Nicolson ...

Narrated by Clive Chafer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; arcadian landscapes; murderous, toxic slums; and, above all, sometimes overwhelming religious passion. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn ... Read more

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A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; arcadian landscapes; murderous, toxic slums; and, above all, sometimes overwhelming religious passion. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn
... 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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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
... Read more
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Chaucer

A European Life

by Marion Turner ...

Narrated by Marion Turner ...

Unabridged

20 hours 9 min

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing ... Read more

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A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing
... 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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Shakespeare, Our Contemporary

by Jan Kott, Cassandra de Cuir, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Shakespeare, Our Contemporary is a provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare. More than that, it is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions.Peter Brook and Charles Marowitz are among the many directors who have acknowledged their debt to Jan Kott, finding in his analogies between Shakespearean situations and those in modern life and ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Shakespeare, Our Contemporary is a provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare. More than that, it is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions.Peter Brook and Charles Marowitz are among the many directors who have acknowledged their debt to Jan Kott, finding in his analogies between Shakespearean situations and those in modern life and
... Read more
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The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends

by Simon Young ...

Narrated by Jonathan Johns ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as
... Read more
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym

by Paula Byrne ...

Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

Unabridged

17 hours 6 min

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the ObserverA Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s ... Read more

$38.99 USD

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the ObserverA Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s
... Read more
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Tolkien’s Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

by Mark Eddy Smith ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

“As I get older and learn more of what sort of person I am, and continue sojourning to the rich soil of the Shire and the high tower of Minas Tirith, I discover that many of my notions of what is good and right and noble in this world have their source in that one.”—from the authorThe Lord of the Rings offers us essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues like generosity, pity, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

“As I get older and learn more of what sort of person I am, and continue sojourning to the rich soil of the Shire and the high tower of Minas Tirith, I discover that many of my notions of what is good and right and noble in this world have their source in that one.”—from the authorThe Lord of the Rings offers us essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues like generosity, pity,
... Read more
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Sisters Bronte, The

by Margaret Oliphant ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Lily E ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This selection from the late Victorian essay collection 'Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations' examines the life and works of Anne Bronte (Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre, Villette) and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights). The author expends most of her critique on Charlotte, whose skill ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This selection from the late Victorian essay collection 'Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations' examines the life and works of Anne Bronte (Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre, Villette) and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights). The author expends most of her critique on Charlotte, whose skill
... Read more
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A Jane Austen Education

How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter

by William Deresiewicz ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

An eloquent memoir of a young man's life transformed by literature.In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings. Progressing from his days as an immature student to a happily ... Read more

$17.99 USD

An eloquent memoir of a young man's life transformed by literature.In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings. Progressing from his days as an immature student to a happily
... 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

$17.99 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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James Joyce

A Very Short Introduction

by Colin MacCabe ...

Narrated by Stewart Crank ...

Unabridged

4 hours 3 min

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers in English. His first book, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, laid down the template for the coming of age novel, while his collection of short stories, Dubliners, is of perennial interest. His great modern epic, Ulysses, took the city of Dublin for its setting and all human life for its subject, and its publication marked the beginning of the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers in English. His first book, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, laid down the template for the coming of age novel, while his collection of short stories, Dubliners, is of perennial interest. His great modern epic, Ulysses, took the city of Dublin for its setting and all human life for its subject, and its publication marked the beginning of the
... Read more
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Julius Caesar and Me

Exploring Shakespeare's African Play

by Paterson Joseph ...

Narrated by Paterson Joseph ...

Series series Theatre Makers
Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

Bloomsbury presents Julius Caesar and Me, written and read by Paterson Joseph.*'*Julius Caesar is, simply, Shakespeare's African play' John KaniIn 2012, actor Paterson Joseph played the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Julius Caesar - Gregory Doran's last play before becoming Artistic Director for the RSC. It is a play, Joseph is quick to acknowledge, that ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Julius Caesar and Me, written and read by Paterson Joseph.*'*Julius Caesar is, simply, Shakespeare's African play' John KaniIn 2012, actor Paterson Joseph played the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Julius Caesar - Gregory Doran's last play before becoming Artistic Director for the RSC. It is a play, Joseph is quick to acknowledge, that
... Read more
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The Twitnam Summer

Friendship, Satire and the Writing of Gulliver’s Travels

by Hester Grant ...

Narrated by Lucy Scott ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

'A rollicking, brilliant book' GARETH RUSSELL'Hugely enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMESA rollicking narrative history set during the extraordinary summer of 1726 when Jonathan Swift arrived in London from Dublin, with a draft of Gulliver’s Travels in his bag.Jonathan Swift settled into his great friend Alexander Pope’s new house on the river at Twickenham (or Twitnam as they liked to call it), and joined by ... Read more

$28.99 USD

'A rollicking, brilliant book' GARETH RUSSELL'Hugely enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMESA rollicking narrative history set during the extraordinary summer of 1726 when Jonathan Swift arrived in London from Dublin, with a draft of Gulliver’s Travels in his bag.Jonathan Swift settled into his great friend Alexander Pope’s new house on the river at Twickenham (or Twitnam as they liked to call it), and joined by
... Read more
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unabridged

34 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, which follows the Boy Who Lived during his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is looking forward to returning to school, but he is ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, which follows the Boy Who Lived during his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is looking forward to returning to school, but he is
... Read more
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

by The Venerable Bede ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written in Latin by the Venerable Bede (673-735), a Benedictine monk living in Northumbria, an important Christian centre in the eighth century. It is a remarkable document, tracing, in general, early Anglo-Saxon history, and in particular, as the title proclaims, the growth and establishment of Christianity against the backdrop of the political ... Read more

$17.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written in Latin by the Venerable Bede (673-735), a Benedictine monk living in Northumbria, an important Christian centre in the eighth century. It is a remarkable document, tracing, in general, early Anglo-Saxon history, and in particular, as the title proclaims, the growth and establishment of Christianity against the backdrop of the political
... Read more
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The Letters of Pliny the Younger

by Pliny the Younger ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Pliny the Younger (61 CE-c. 113 CE) was a well-connected official in the Rome of the first century, and it is through his ten Books of Letters that we have one of the liveliest and most informal pictures of the period.As a lawyer and magistrate, he rose through the senate to become consul in AD 100 and therefore corresponded with leading figures including the historian Tacitus, the biographer ... Read more

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Pliny the Younger (61 CE-c. 113 CE) was a well-connected official in the Rome of the first century, and it is through his ten Books of Letters that we have one of the liveliest and most informal pictures of the period.As a lawyer and magistrate, he rose through the senate to become consul in AD 100 and therefore corresponded with leading figures including the historian Tacitus, the biographer
... Read more
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Shakespeare's Sonnets

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Brian Murray ...

Abridged

59 min

Passionate, sensitive readings by actor Brian Murray of 60 of the Bard's most beloved sonnets. ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Passionate, sensitive readings by actor Brian Murray of 60 of the Bard's most beloved sonnets.
... 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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The Heart of It

Hamlet and Macbeth

by Elizabeth McNamer ...

Narrated by Elizabeth McNamer ...

Series series The Heart of It
Unabridged

55 min

Hamlet and Macbeth are two dramas by William Shakespeare that have been thrilling audiences for centuries. Both have been adapted to radio and film and continue to be taught in high schools and universities. But as with most of Shakespeare' s works, modern audiences sometimes need some help absorbing elements of both plays. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hamlet and Macbeth are two dramas by William Shakespeare that have been thrilling audiences for centuries. Both have been adapted to radio and film and continue to be taught in high schools and universities. But as with most of Shakespeare' s works, modern audiences sometimes need some help absorbing elements of both plays. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides
... Read more

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