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Around the World in 80 Tales

By: Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Guy Boothby, Guy de Maupassant, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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A breathtaking collection of 80 classic short stories inspired by different locations, people and customs across the globe.

Australia

  • 1. "A Visit to Droughtland" by Banjo Paterson"
  • 2." The Drover’s Wife", by Henry Lawson
  • 3. "Hughey’s Dog", by Banjo Paterson
  • 4. "In the Cattle Country", by Banjo Paterson
  • 5." An Error of Judgement", by John Barry
  • 6." A Strange Goldfield", by Guy Boothby
  • 7." The Dog", by Banjo Paterson
  • 8. "The Downfall of Mulligans", by Banjo Paterson

Asia

  • 9. "The Phantom Rickshaw", by Rudyard Kipling
  • 10."Moti Guj - Mutineer", by Rudyard Kipling
  • 11. "The Mark of the Beast", by Rudyard Kipling
  • 12."The Secret Sharer", by Joseph Conrad
  • 13."The Monkey and the Queen’s Jewels"
  • 14."The Tale of Princess Sambula"
  • 15."The Ass in the Lion’s Skin"
  • 16."The Talkative Tortoise"
  • 17."The Peach Blossom Fountain"
  • 18. "The Lute Girl’s Lament"
  • 19".Typhoon off the Coast of Japan", by Jack London
  • Plus dozens of other classic tales from around the globe!
Public Domain (P)2014 Red Door Audiobooks
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Could be my 70 yr old ears, difficult 2 understand

What disappointed you about Around the World in 80 Tales?

Same reader, and difficult to understand her heavy accent.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

See above. Also, limited inflection.

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Didn't finish the book.

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Loved the narration

Not sure why the strong reactions to the narration. I think it’s excellent!Strong accent (which I got used to quickly) but clear enunciation, appropriate cadence and spot on emotionality. Slowing the speed down to 0.8x helped me the accent issue.
Also enjoyed the stories which varied but generally lessons of morality, tales of bizarre and somewhat dark human experiences and fanciful tales of mystery.

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Terrible

The reader is awful. Her cadence is atrocious. Don't buy this book. It's simply terrible.

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I do not understand a word.Very bad. Don't want it

Don't want it! Very bad spoken. Don't understan a word. Want Money back please. Thanks

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