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Nikolai Gogol: A BBC Radio Collection
- Nine Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Nikolai Gogol
- Narrated by: Mark Heap, Michael Palin, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol is widely believed to have led the realist revolution in Russian literature. His surreal, absurdist satires liberated comedy from its sentimental traditions and influenced writers both within Russia and worldwide, among them Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka and Flannery O’Connor.
By: Nikolai Gogol
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Tolstoy Dostoyevsky Dickens: The Essential Collection
- The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Keeble, and others
- Length: 230 hrs and 41 mins
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Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Dickens: The Ultimate Collection brings together the major works of fiction from three of the greatest writers of the 1800s. In this collection you'll hear Jonathan Keeble and David Rintoul expertly narrating the grand epics of The Brothers Karamazov and War & Peace, Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, and other award-winning narrators bringing Tolstoy and Dickens' most beloved stories to life.
By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others
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Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 39 hrs and 59 mins
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Great Expectations follows Pip's life from a plucky but poor and put-upon child in the Kent marshes, to a young man with "great expectations" in London and the choices he must make as a result of his winding journey. In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland.
By: Charles Dickens
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The Irish Classics Collection: 9 Novels, Stories, & Poetry from James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, & More
- Ulysses, Dracula, Dubliners, Gulliver’s Travels, Castle Rackrent, The Last September, The Picture of Dorian Gray, WB Yeats Selected Poems, & More
- By: Sheridan Le Fanu, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, and others
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon, Aidan Kelly, Jonathan Keeble, and others
- Length: 91 hrs and 6 mins
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The Irish Classics Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 10 classic works of fiction and poetry by Irish authors, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including James Joyce; Bram Stoker; Oscar Wilde; W.B. Yeats; Elizabeth Bowen; and more.
By: Sheridan Le Fanu, and others
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Dracula und der Zirkel der Sieben
- Dracula und der Zirkel der Sieben - Ultimative Sammlung, Volume 1
- By: Marc Freund
- Narrated by: Torsten Michaelis, Felix Strüven, Christian Brückner, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Dracula hat erfahren, dass in Sussex, England, ein gewisser Dr. Ryan praktiziert, der sich auf die Erforschung des Blutes und der Bekämpfung von schädlichen Zellen spezialisiert hat. Dracula manipuliert einen Freund Ryans, um an dessen Forschungsergebnisse zu gelangen.
By: Marc Freund
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La Celestina
- By: Fernando de Rojas
- Narrated by: Francesco Carril, Israel Elejalde, Pedro Casablanc, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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La emoción, la belleza, el sentido trágico y al mismo tiempo grotesco de las grandes pasiones humanas hallan en La Celestina una de sus más intensas expresiones. El «loco amor» de Calisto y Melibea, enhebrado con los hilos de una «bruja», Celestina, culmina fatalmente con la muerte de ambos. Fernando de Rojas es capaz de contarnos esta historia con una habilidad insospechada, que ata al lector a un texto poderoso y magnífico y que obra el milagro de llenar de pasión la lectura misma.
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Nikolai Gogol: A BBC Radio Collection
- Nine Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Nikolai Gogol
- Narrated by: Mark Heap, Michael Palin, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Ukrainian-born humorist, dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol is widely believed to have led the realist revolution in Russian literature. His surreal, absurdist satires liberated comedy from its sentimental traditions and influenced writers both within Russia and worldwide, among them Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka and Flannery O’Connor.
By: Nikolai Gogol
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Tolstoy Dostoyevsky Dickens: The Essential Collection
- The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, War & Peace, Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Keeble, and others
- Length: 230 hrs and 41 mins
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Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Dickens: The Ultimate Collection brings together the major works of fiction from three of the greatest writers of the 1800s. In this collection you'll hear Jonathan Keeble and David Rintoul expertly narrating the grand epics of The Brothers Karamazov and War & Peace, Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, and other award-winning narrators bringing Tolstoy and Dickens' most beloved stories to life.
By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others
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Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 39 hrs and 59 mins
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Great Expectations follows Pip's life from a plucky but poor and put-upon child in the Kent marshes, to a young man with "great expectations" in London and the choices he must make as a result of his winding journey. In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland.
By: Charles Dickens
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The Irish Classics Collection: 9 Novels, Stories, & Poetry from James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, & More
- Ulysses, Dracula, Dubliners, Gulliver’s Travels, Castle Rackrent, The Last September, The Picture of Dorian Gray, WB Yeats Selected Poems, & More
- By: Sheridan Le Fanu, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, and others
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon, Aidan Kelly, Jonathan Keeble, and others
- Length: 91 hrs and 6 mins
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The Irish Classics Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 10 classic works of fiction and poetry by Irish authors, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including James Joyce; Bram Stoker; Oscar Wilde; W.B. Yeats; Elizabeth Bowen; and more.
By: Sheridan Le Fanu, and others
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Dracula und der Zirkel der Sieben
- Dracula und der Zirkel der Sieben - Ultimative Sammlung, Volume 1
- By: Marc Freund
- Narrated by: Torsten Michaelis, Felix Strüven, Christian Brückner, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Dracula hat erfahren, dass in Sussex, England, ein gewisser Dr. Ryan praktiziert, der sich auf die Erforschung des Blutes und der Bekämpfung von schädlichen Zellen spezialisiert hat. Dracula manipuliert einen Freund Ryans, um an dessen Forschungsergebnisse zu gelangen.
By: Marc Freund
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La Celestina
- By: Fernando de Rojas
- Narrated by: Francesco Carril, Israel Elejalde, Pedro Casablanc, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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La emoción, la belleza, el sentido trágico y al mismo tiempo grotesco de las grandes pasiones humanas hallan en La Celestina una de sus más intensas expresiones. El «loco amor» de Calisto y Melibea, enhebrado con los hilos de una «bruja», Celestina, culmina fatalmente con la muerte de ambos. Fernando de Rojas es capaz de contarnos esta historia con una habilidad insospechada, que ata al lector a un texto poderoso y magnífico y que obra el milagro de llenar de pasión la lectura misma.
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Markheim
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In Robert Louis Stevenson’s haunting and introspective short story “Markheim,” a chance encounter on Christmas Day leads to a chilling exploration of morality, free will, and the struggle between good and evil. With gothic atmosphere and philosophical depth, Stevenson crafts a psychological tale that lingers long after the final tick. A masterwork of Victorian horror and spiritual suspense, "Markheim" invites listeners into the dark recesses of the human soul.
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The Sire de Maletroit's Door
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Sasha Gorbasew
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
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“The Sire de Maletroit’s Door” by Robert Louis Stevenson is a gripping Gothic tale set in 17th-century France, weaving suspense, fate, and honor into a tightly written narrative. When a chance twist of circumstances traps a young man in a mysterious chateau, he finds himself at the mercy of its enigmatic master. Stevenson crafts a rich, atmospheric story filled with tension, old-world intrigue, and sharp psychological insight. This short story showcases Stevenson’s mastery of mood and character, making it a must-listen for fans of historical fiction and classic suspense.
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Der Meister und Margarita
- By: Michail Bulgakow, Alexandra Berlina - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Stefan Kaminski
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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Moskau zu Beginn der 1930er-Jahre: Der Teufel sucht die Stadt heim und stürzt ihre Bewohner mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung seiner Zauberlehrlinge in ein Chaos aus Hypnose, Spuk und Zerstörung. Es ist die verdiente Strafe für Heuchelei, Korruption und Mittelmaß. Doch zwei Gerechte genießen Satans Sympathie: der im Irrenhaus sitzende Schriftsteller, genannt "Meister", und Margarita, dessen einstige Geliebte. Bulgakows Gesellschaftssatire aus der Sowjetzeit ist ein faustisch-fantastisches Meisterwerk.
By: Michail Bulgakow, and others
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The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Library Edition
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Kevin Waites
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a haunting exploration of the dual nature of humanity. Set in Victorian London, the novella follows the respected Dr. Henry Jekyll, who develops a potion that allows him to separate his darker impulses into a new identity—Mr. Edward Hyde. As Hyde, he indulges in increasingly violent and immoral behavior, eventually spiraling out of Jekyll's control. Through suspenseful narrative and psychological depth, Stevenson delves into themes of good versus evil, the masks we wear, and the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition.
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A Tale of Two Cities
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
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Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, flees to England to escape the violence of his noble family’s past, only to be drawn back into the chaos of his homeland. Lucie Manette, the daughter of a former prisoner of the Bastille, becomes the emotional anchor for those around her, including the brilliant but disillusioned lawyer Sydney Carton.
By: Charles Dickens
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Old Rambling House
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert is a gripping science fiction short story first published in the late 1950s. What begins as a simple house trade spirals into a mind-bending journey for Ted and Martha Graham, a couple looking to settle down.
By: Frank Herbert
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: John R Fiore
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. An 1886 gripping horror novella by Robert Louis Stevenson about the complexities of science and the duplicity of human nature.
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2001: Una odisea espacial [2001: A Space Odyssey]
- By: Arthur C. Clarke, Antonio Ribera Jordá - translator
- Narrated by: Octavi Pujades
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Los doctores David Bowman y Frank Poole se encuentran a bordo del Discovery One con el objetivo de realizar una expedición a los confines del universo en busca de evidencias que confirmen que el ser humano no está solo. Les acompañan tres científicos en animación suspendida y HAL 9000, un ordenador excepcionalmente inteligente. Pero la misión se vuelve muy peligrosa cuando HAL empieza a fallar.
By: Arthur C. Clarke, and others
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Pride and Prejudice
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Amelia Clarke
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Pride and Prejudice unfolds the timeless tale of spirited Elizabeth Bennet and the brooding Mr. Darcy, set against the elegant backdrop of Regency-era England. This classic Jane Austen novel weaves sharp social commentary with an enduring romance that has captivated readers for over two centuries.
By: Jane Austen
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The Pit and the Pendulum
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Nathan Edwards
- Length: 48 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum plunges listeners into the claustrophobic mind of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, who awakens in utter darkness to face a series of psychological and physical torments. Chained beneath a slowly descending pendulum blade, surrounded by monstrous iron walls and the yawning mouth of a deadly pit, he must summon every ounce of courage, reason, and instinct to survive.
By: Edgar Allan Poe
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Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Bernd Mannhardt
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Die Erzählung handelt vom Geldverleiher Ebenezer Scrooge, einem alten, grantigen Geizhals, der in einer einzigen Nacht zunächst Besuch von seinem verstorbenen Teilhaber Jacob Marley und dann von drei weiteren Geistern erhält, die ihm schließlich dazu verhelfen, sein Leben zu ändern.
By: Charles Dickens
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Der Flaschenteufel
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Martin Heckmann
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Robert Louis Stevensons großer Klassiker in einer intensiven und packenden Hörbuchlesung! Der junge Hawaiianer Keawe erwirbt eine Flasche von teuflischer Macht. In ihr sitzt ein Kobold, der jeden Wunsch erfüllen kann – doch wer diese Flasche noch an seinem Lebensende besitzt, vermacht seine Seele dem Teufel und schmort auf ewig im Höllenfeuer. Darum muss sich Keawe rechtzeitig wieder von der Flasche trennen. Allerdings muss sie für weniger verkauft werden, als man selbst dafür zahlte – ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt…
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The Nightingale and the Rose
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 13 mins
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A nightingale overhears a student complaining that the professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose; a lizard, a butterfly and a daisy laugh at the student for doing so. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the garden, and one of the roses tells her there is a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night with her heart pressing into a thorn, sacrificing her life.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Devoted Friend
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 22 mins
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Once upon a time, there was a kind and honest man named Hans. He lived alone in a tiny cottage. Hans was a little man who owned a beautiful garden, where he grew flowers of all kinds and colours which were sold in the market to make some money. He enjoyed the company of another man called Hugh, a miller who used to visit Hans very often during the summer time and with whom he shared thoughts about friendship and loyalty. Hans was so devoted to Hugh that he even gifted him whole bunches of flowers from his own garden.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Selfish Giant
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 8 mins
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The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to listen after returning from school. On the giant's return after visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre for seven years, he takes offence at the children and builds a wall to keep them out.
By: Oscar Wilde
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The Happy Prince
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 19 mins
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In a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor.
By: Oscar Wilde
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El Sabueso de Los Baskervilles
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Máximo Bonella
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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En El Sabueso de los Baskerville, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle nos sumerge en uno de los relatos más icónicos y sobrecogedores del universo de Sherlock Holmes. Tras la misteriosa muerte de Sir Charles Baskerville en las cercanías de su mansión en los desolados páramos de Devonshire, resurge una antigua leyenda familiar: la de un sabueso asesino que persigue a los Baskerville desde generaciones atrás.
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Frank Wedekind: Spring Awakening & More
- Four Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions
- By: Frank Wedekind
- Narrated by: Derek Godfrey, Joe Melia, John Rye, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Frank Wedekind is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern drama, whose works influenced later writers such as Brecht and Dürrenmatt. His best-known plays were Spring Awakening and Lulu, both of which transgressed the social norms of his time and still have the power to shock and provoke us today. They are included here, alongside his lesser-known tragicomedy The Marquis of Keith.
By: Frank Wedekind
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El planeta de los simios [Planet of the Apes]
- By: Pierre Boulle, Enrique Folch González - translator
- Narrated by: Alejandro Vargas-Lugo
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Es el año 2500. El periodista Ulises, junto al profesor Antelle y a su alumno Arturo Levain, se embarca en una expedición hacia el sistema solar más cercano para tratar de resolver la pregunta más antigua de la humanidad: ¿hay vida en las estrellas? Su viaje les lleva a Soror, planeta muy parecido a la Tierra. Pero lo que encuentran allí es completamente distinto a lo que conocen: aunque hay humanos, en Soror viven como animales, cazados o como esclavos de los simios, quienes gobiernan ese mundo.
By: Pierre Boulle, and others
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Die Doppelgängerin
- Das Halsband der Königin, Teil 3
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Stefan Senf
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Frankreich am Vorabend der Revolution – die Affäre um das teure Halsband, das die Königin abgelehnt und sich scheinbar unter Hand beschafft hat, sorgt für erste Erschütterungen des Thrones. Keiner der Beteiligten geht unbeschadet daraus hervor – oder doch? Trotz einiger historischer Freiheiten ein pralles Geschichtsgemälde einer brennenden Epoche. Hinweis: Der Text kann Worte und Wendungen enthalten, deren Klischees nicht mehr heutigen Wertvorstellungen entsprechen. Das Buch ist jedoch ein Produkt seiner Zeit und soll hier in möglichst originalgetreuer Gestalt präsentiert werden.
By: Alexandre Dumas
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The Cask of Amontillado
- A Classic Tale of Vengeance and Madness
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Erica Hazelton
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark and unforgettable tale of revenge, pride, and psychological horror—one of the most chilling short stories in the history of American literature.
By: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- By: Washington Irving
- Narrated by: Niina Niskanen
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Immerse yourself in the hauntingly beautiful world of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a timeless tale set in a quiet Dutch settlement in Tarrytown, New York. Narrated with captivating suspense and rich imagery, this classic short story invites you to experience the eerie atmosphere of a town haunted by whispers of ghosts and the unforgettable presence of the Headless Horseman.
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Mathilda
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Frances Butt
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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This edition of Shelley's second novel, transcribed and introduced by Deanna Koretsky, explores the work both as a complex portrayal of taboo desires and as an intergenerational story of reckoning with the horrors of racism and patriarchy. Mathilda is often understood as biographical, but this edition also highlights the issues of justice, gender, and rights.
By: Mary Shelley
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The James Joyce Collection
- Ulysses, Dubliners, A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, & Poetry
- By: James Joyce
- Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, Aoife McMahon, Stephen Hogan, and others
- Length: 46 hrs and 24 mins
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The James Joyce Collection includes Joyce's 2 most celebrated novels, short fiction from Dubliners, and a selection of his poetry. Read by a wonderful Irish cast of Aoife McMahon, Aidan Kelly, and Stephen Hogan.
By: James Joyce