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The American's Tale
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- Duración: 22 m
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A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. Best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, this short story by Conan Doyle preceded the famous detective by almost a decade. After an altercation, a disgruntled American storms off into the night, only to disappear mysteriously. Could a giant flytrap really be capable of engulfing an adult victim?
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 5
Raffles is Sherlock Holmes' polar opposite, a foil for great detectives and a man with all the immoral charms of a hero-thief, plus a remarkable ability at cricket. Raffles is the godson of Robin Hood, the model for Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," and the inspiration of Leslie Charteris' "The Saint." As the great reinvention of the trickster for the 20th century, Raffles convinces readers to throw away their scruples and follow along for wit, bold adventures, and thrilling suspense.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fairly good
- De Paul en 01-31-08
De: E.M. Hornung
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A Gathering of Old Men
- De: Sally Darling, Ernest J. Gaines
- Narrado por: Peter Francis James, Michelle-Denise Woods
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 233
When Sheriff Mapes is summoned to a sugarcane plantation to find a dead Cajun farmer, he knows who committed the crime. Mapes finds himself powerless, however, when nearly 20 elderly black men confess to the murder. Can justice be served, or will the dead man's brutish father pass judgment his way?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Complex and engaging.
- De David Robbins en 09-02-08
De: Sally Darling, y otros
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Hannay: His 5 Adventures
- De: John Buchan
- Narrado por: Graham Scott
- Duración: 49 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
In The Thirty-Nine Steps, Hannay struggles to thwart an assassination plot designed to hasten war between Britain and Germany. Later he is plucked from the trenches first, in Greenmantle, to frustrate a plot to ferment an uprising in the Islamic world; and then, in Mr. Standfast, to undertake a vital secret mission against a German spy ring operating among pacifist elements in England. After the war, his adventures continue in The Three Hostages; and then in The Island of Sheep, when an old oath to protect the son of a friend from his days in Africa draws him into new danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Values of a bygone era
- De Barbara en 03-16-24
De: John Buchan
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The Most Dangerous Game
- De: Richard Connell
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
When Sanger Rainsford falls off his yacht on his way to the Amazon forest for a hunting expedition, he washes up on a strange Caribbean island only to find that more danger lies ahead. When the owner of a palatial chateau and his henchman tell Rainsford that they are no longer interested in hunting animals and that men are the true test of a hunter, Rainsford goes from being the hunter to the hunted as he struggles to survive in a game of cat and mouse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic for a reason
- De myPenName en 11-14-21
De: Richard Connell
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The Narrow Corner
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
On his way home from a remote Pacific island, Dr Saunders travels with two strangers: the treacherous Captain Nichols, and Fred, a handsome Australian with a shadowy past. Driven to shelter from a storm on the island of Banda, the trio meets good-natured Erik Christessen and his fiancée, the cool and beautiful Louise. A tense, exotic tale of love, jealousy, murder and suicide, which evolved from a passage in Maugham's earlier masterpiece, The Moon and Sixpence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunningly Great
- De SouthwestDude en 09-08-19
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Nick Offerman
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,485
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,239
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,171
A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reading from a new perspective
- De jb en 11-10-16
De: Mark Twain
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
- De: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrado por: Harold Wiederman
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 478
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 418
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 416
Chesterton's talent as a mystery writer is displayed in this collection of detective stories, The Man Who Knew Too Much. In each story, the star detective, Horne Fisher, deals with another strange mystery: the vanishing of a priceless coin, the framing of an Irish "prince" freedom fighter, an eccentric rich man dies during an obsessive fishing trip, another vanishing during an ice skate, a statue crushing his own uncle, and a few more.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Prince who Knows Paradox Too Well
- De Darwin8u en 05-25-13
De: G. K. Chesterton
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Father Brown
- De: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrado por: Bill Wallis
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
These four stories test Father Brown in many ways, creating headaches a plenty. However, Father Brown is nothing if not redoubtable and whilst Chesterton's stories are, in his own words, "very slight and improbable", his method is all his own. Bill Wallis captures perfectly the mood and tone of Father Brown in this collection.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short
- De chambs en 09-22-17
De: G. K. Chesterton
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The Half-Made World
- De: Felix Gilman
- Narrado por: Tamara Marston
- Duración: 16 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 108
The world is only half made. What exists has been carved out amidst a war between two rival factions: the Line, paving the world with industry and claiming its residents as slaves; and the Gun, a cult of terror and violence that cripples the population with fear. The only hope at stopping them has seemingly disappeared - the Red Republic that once battled the Gun and the Line, and almost won. Now they're just a myth, a bedtime story parents tell their children, of hope.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible Story, Terrible Narrator
- De Aaron en 10-21-10
De: Felix Gilman
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Hot Springs
- Earl Swagger, Book 1
- De: Stephen Hunter
- Narrado por: Eric G. Dove
- Duración: 16 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 787
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 697
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 693
Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity — and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. It is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good start to a series
- De Jonathan en 09-25-12
De: Stephen Hunter
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The Shadow on the Glass
- A Harley Quin Short Story
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Hugh Fraser
- Duración: 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
At Mr. and Mrs. Unkerton's party in Greenway's House, Mr. Satterthwaite learns of a haunted window: No matter how many times it is replaced, it always contains the image of a gentleman in a plumed hat. When gunshots are heard, Satterthwaite finds that two of the guests have been shot dead, which is shortly followed by a sighting of the gentleman in the newly-replaced windowpane. Can Mr. Quin shed light on the mystery?
De: Agatha Christie
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Light in August
- De: William Faulkner
- Narrado por: Will Patton
- Duración: 15 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,074
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,359
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,354
An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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so large, so powerful, so conflicted
- De Darwin8u en 09-17-17
De: William Faulkner
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A Braver Man
- De: Royal Wade Kimes
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 182
Hawk Haynes ruled from his heart, but stayed alive by using his instincts. Hawk was on his way to start a new life in Texas when he runs into burned out wagons. He finds families slaughtered, the men killed, the women raped, and killed. Hawk Haynes had just introduced himself to Southwest Texas. Hawk had been deeded land just northwest of Rawlins for his services in taking care of Ted Rawlins and his wife until their death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Over the top
- De Richard en 02-27-10
De: Royal Wade Kimes