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Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
A fast-paced Victorian thriller that will delight audiences today as it did 100 years ago, Lady Audley's Secret has subterfuge, kidnapping, jealousy, and fraud, all thrown into the mix and shaken up for good measure.
A mystery which keeps a listener guessing until the last moments, this production is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys playing detective.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator creates the listen
- De connie en 02-06-12
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The Forsyte Saga
- De: John Galsworthy
- Narrado por: Fred Williams
- Duración: 42 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 719
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 483
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 483
The three novels that make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight
- De Kay in DC en 03-02-06
De: John Galsworthy
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Shirley
- De: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrado por: Anna Bentinck
- Duración: 25 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 363
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Set in the industrialising England of the Napoleonic wars, a period of bad harvests, Luddite riots, and economic unrest, Shirley is the story of two contrasting heroines and the men they love. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory, whose life represents the plight of single women in the 19th century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"As Romantic As Monday Morning"
- De Joseph R en 09-15-09
De: Charlotte Brontë
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Swann's Way (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Marcel Proust, Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff - translator
- Narrado por: Tim Bruce
- Duración: 20 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 20
When the narrator of Swann's Way dips a petite madeleine into hot tea, the act transports him to his childhood in the French town of Combray. Out of his Pandora's box of reflections comes a memory of an old family friend, Swann - a man who was long ago undone by romantic desire and cruel reality. In this reverie lie the insights the author seeks about his own life and ageless truths about the ephemeral nature of emotions, places, and, ultimately, love.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gasping for air!
- De Tom Dolan en 01-03-19
De: Marcel Proust, y otros
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The Painted Veil
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,053
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,483
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,469
First published in 1925, The Painted Veil is an affirmation of the human capacity to grow, change, and forgive. Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, it is the story of the beautiful but shallow young Kitty Fane. When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to a remote region of China ravaged by a cholera epidemic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What An Unexpected Delight!
- De Mimi en 10-22-08
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Villette
- De: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 22 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 439
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 385
Hailed as Charlotte Brontë’s “finest novel” by Virginia Woolf, Villette is the timeless semi-autobiographical tale of Lucy Snowe. Left with no family and no money, Lucy goes against her own timid nature and travels to the small city of Villette, France, where she becomes a school teacher in Madame Beck’s school for girls. During her stay, she falls in love—twice—and discovers an independent, inner strength rarely seen in women of her time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Divine Ms. Porter delivers as always
- De peachnmario en 03-17-15
De: Charlotte Brontë
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Le Pere Goriot
- De: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 135
At the shabby boarding house in the rue Neuve-Sainte-Geneviève, petty Madame Vauquer and her tenants wonder at the plight of the aging resident Goriot. Once a well-heeled merchant, Goriot was, at first, afforded special treatment from the Madame. But now something is clearly amiss in his financial affairs, and his increasingly tawdry appearance makes him a subject of ridicule in the household.
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5 out of 5 stars
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balzac rocks
- De beatrice en 03-12-10
De: Honoré de Balzac
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Sentimental Education
- De: Gustave Flaubert
- Narrado por: Michael Maloney
- Duración: 15 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home to Normandy from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, an influential businessman, and their paths cross and re-cross over the years. Through financial upheaval, political turmoil, and countless affairs, Mme Arnoux remains the constant, unattainable love of Moreau’s life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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When Crimes of Passion Were All the Fashion
- De W Perry Hall en 03-12-17
De: Gustave Flaubert
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The Voyage Out
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
The Voyage Out is Virginia Woolf's haunting tale about a naïve young woman's sea voyage from London to a small resort on the South American coast. In symbolic, lyrical, and intoxicating prose, her outward journey begins to mirror her internal voyage into adulthood as she searches for her personal identity, grapples with love, and learns how to face life intellectually and emotionally. Its wit and exquisiteness, and its profound depth and insight into humanity, will capture the imagination of the listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely
- De Edith en 05-24-19
De: Virginia Woolf
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The Europeans
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Eleanor Bron
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 58
Eugenia, an American expatriate brought up in Europe, arrives in rural New England with her charming brother Felix, hoping to find a wealthy second husband after the collapse of her marriage to a German prince. Their exotic, sophisticated airs cause quite a stir with their affluent, God-fearing American cousins, the Wentworth's - and provoke the disapproval of their uncle, suspicious of foreign influences.
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3 out of 5 stars
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wonderful novel, wonderful reader, poor recording
- De Catherine en 11-14-09
De: Henry James
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Night and Day
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 18 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Written before she began her experiments in the writing of fiction, Virginia Woolf's second novel, Night and Day, is a story about a group of young people trying to discover what it means to fall in love. It asks all the big questions: What does it mean to fall in love? Does marriage grant happiness? What is happiness? Night and Day is a conventional novel; however, it maps out for us the world of Virginia Woolf in its wondrous prose: For her it was the beginning, leading on to a prolonged engagement with her search for the means to express the "inner life".
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4 out of 5 stars
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"After all, what is love?"
- De Eman Abd Allah en 12-13-16
De: Virginia Woolf
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Dombey and Son
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 39 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 604
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 558
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 554
Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly incredible!
- De Amazon Customer en 03-12-12
De: Charles Dickens
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The Rise of Silas Lapham
- De: William Dean Howells
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
Howells’ best-known work and a subtle classic of its time, The Rise of Silas Lapham is an elegant tale of Boston society and manners. After garnering a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston in order to improve his social position. The consequences of this endeavor are both humorous and tragic as the greedy Silas brings his company to the brink of bankruptcy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important for the Era
- De Brent en 03-19-23
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Death in Venice
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: Peter Batchelor
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 210
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 184
A stunningly beautiful youth and the city of Venice set the stage for Thomas Mann’s introspective examination of erotic love and philosophical wisdom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A problem with the narration
- De Erez en 03-19-12
De: Thomas Mann