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The History of Mr. Polly
- Narrado por: Susan Iannucci
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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Based on H. G. Wells’s own life experience in the drapery trade, this comic novel presents our anti-hero, Alfred Polly, miserable, timid, and without direction, but with a gift for creating incomprehensible conversational “epithets” to express himself. No one quite understands what he has just said to them … Was it a compliment? An insult? Was it profound or absurd?
The novel opens by telling us, “He hated Foxbourne, he hated Foxbourne High Street, he hated his shop and his wife and his neighbours—every blessed neighbour—and with indescribable bitterness he hated himself.” The story unfolds from Mr. Polly’s early education, his courtship and marriage, to his eventual discovery of purpose in life.
Originally published in 1910.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect pair
- De Philip en 03-25-08
De: Charles Dickens
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Forsyte Saga
- De: John Galsworthy
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 38 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family's material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tiring
- De marsha nunley en 04-29-21
De: John Galsworthy
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Something Fresh
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 244
As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- De SGW555 en 10-18-07
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Fortnight in September
- De: R.C. Sherriff
- Narrado por: Jilly Bond
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 342
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 288
Meet the Stevens family as they prepare to embark on their yearly holiday to the coast of England. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens first made the trip to Bognor Regis on their honeymoon, and the tradition has continued ever since. They stay in the same guesthouse and follow the same carefully honed schedule - now accompanied by their three children, 20-year-old Mary, 17-year-old Dick, and little brother Ernie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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life-affirming and magical
- De Victoria en 11-23-21
De: R.C. Sherriff
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Crome Yellow
- De: Aldous Huxley
- Narrado por: Robert Whitfield
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 137
One of the greatest prose writers and social commentators of the 20th century, Aldous Huxley here introduces us to a delightfully cynical, comic, and severe group of artists and intellectuals engaged in the most free-thinking and modern kind of talk imaginable. Poetry, occultism, ancestral history, and Italian primitive painting are just a few of the subjects competing for discussion among the amiable cast of eccentrics drawn together at Crome, an intensely English country manor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bloomsbury in a blender, 1922
- De Adeliese Baumann en 01-02-17
De: Aldous Huxley
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Father
- De: Elizabeth Von Arnim
- Narrado por: Penelope Freeman
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Since her mother's death, Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own interests. While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbour, Alice, is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother's household is never challenged.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worse Audio Book I Have Ever Heard
- De Phyllis Woodford en 11-05-21
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Death in Venice
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: Peter Batchelor
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 212
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 183
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 185
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
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The Crime at Black Dudley
- An Albert Campion Mystery
- De: Margery Allingham
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 643
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 571
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 574
When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind - proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I LIKE this narrator quite a lot!!!!
- De Meep en 11-16-13
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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 110
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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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Spring Magic
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Lesley Mackie
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Young Frances Field arrives in a scenic coastal village in Scotland, having escaped her dreary life as an orphan, treated as little more than a servant by an uncle and aunt. Once there, she encounters an array of eccentric locals, the occasional roar of enemy planes overhead and three army wives - Elise, Tommy and Tillie - who become fast friends. Elise warns Frances of the discomforts of military life, but she’s inclined to disregard the advice when she meets the dashing and charming Captain Guy Tarlatan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WWII Home Front
- De Jerri C en 06-05-19
De: D. E. Stevenson
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- De: Thomas Hardy
- Narrado por: David McCallion
- Duración: 13 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Far from the Madding Crowd, which first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in monthly installments back in the late 19th century, features the love life of the young Bathsheba Everdene who is as poor as she is beautiful. Fortunately, Bathsheba's uncle leaves her his farm, which she goes to manage in the small town of Weatherbury. Before she leaves, however, she has an interesting encounter with a young farmer, Gabriel Oak, for whom she does a tremendous favor ,and he becomes indebted to her....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this delightful listening experience !!!
- De Robin Wardle en 07-15-16
De: Thomas Hardy
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William - The Pirate
- De: Richmal Crompton
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
William Brown, the loveable rogue created by Richmal Crompton in the 1930s, is as well-received and enjoyed today as he was almost 80 years ago. Martin Jarvis has long been the voice of William, and brings a youthful sense of joy and a childlike excitement to the reading.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best William Book
- De RNS en 12-24-13
De: Richmal Crompton
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- De: George Orwell
- Narrado por: Richard E. Grant
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 192
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gordon's Grey World is Colored with Grant
- De Timothy en 09-25-11
De: George Orwell
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Madame Bovary
- De: Gustave Flaubert
- Narrado por: Elaine Wise
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Though he embodies neither wealth nor a lavish persona, Charles Bovary - a somewhat established doctor - takes a chance in marrying the young, vibrant, and ambitious farm girl Emma Rouault. At first, Emma is delighted to be married and away from her father's farm, but her thirst for the rich and ornate lifestyle that she witnesses other people living soon drives her away from her husband and into the arms of various suitors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Madame Bovary doesn't disappoint
- De Arlene Olsen en 12-11-16
De: Gustave Flaubert
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The Psammead Trilogy
- Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
- De: E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit
- Narrado por: Cathy Dobson
- Duración: 21 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Edith Nesbit was to children in the early 20th century what J.K. Rowling is to today's young generation. Magic, mythical creatures, time travel, charms, words of power... Nesbit's stories have it all. This recording is the complete collection of Edith Nesbit's Psammead series, comprising three captivating stories:Five Children and It.The story begins when a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Truly Lovely Story!
- De Mary in SC en 03-20-17
De: E. Nesbit, y otros