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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
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For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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Listing for 9 Part Download
- By indigodreamer on 30-01-21
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Under Milk Wood
- A BBC Radio Full-Cast Production
- By: Dylan Thomas
- Narrated by: Richard Burton
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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A classic BBC Radio full-cast production of Dylan Thomas' poetic play for voices starring Richard Burton as the narrator....
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Hasn't aged a bit!
- By Stephanie Jane (Literary Flits) on 01-12-13
By: Dylan Thomas
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An Inspector Calls (Classic Radio Theatre)
- By: J. B. Priestley
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, David Calder, Morven Christie
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft. But then they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole....
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GCSE text
- By Susan on 24-12-12
By: J. B. Priestley
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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Really good
- By Helen on 24-03-16
By: Jane Austen
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Secondary Phase Special
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....
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Science meets philosophy - and laughs
- By Alexander Macallister on 02-02-14
By: Douglas Adams
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Macbeth
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ken Stott, Phyllis Logan, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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In this BBC full-cast production, a trio of witches predicts Macbeth's early demise....
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Compelling performances
- By Wordwatcher7 on 07-04-13
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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Listing for 9 Part Download
- By indigodreamer on 30-01-21
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Under Milk Wood
- A BBC Radio Full-Cast Production
- By: Dylan Thomas
- Narrated by: Richard Burton
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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A classic BBC Radio full-cast production of Dylan Thomas' poetic play for voices starring Richard Burton as the narrator....
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Hasn't aged a bit!
- By Stephanie Jane (Literary Flits) on 01-12-13
By: Dylan Thomas
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An Inspector Calls (Classic Radio Theatre)
- By: J. B. Priestley
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, David Calder, Morven Christie
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft. But then they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole....
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GCSE text
- By Susan on 24-12-12
By: J. B. Priestley
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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Really good
- By Helen on 24-03-16
By: Jane Austen
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Secondary Phase Special
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....
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Science meets philosophy - and laughs
- By Alexander Macallister on 02-02-14
By: Douglas Adams
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Macbeth
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ken Stott, Phyllis Logan, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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In this BBC full-cast production, a trio of witches predicts Macbeth's early demise....
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Compelling performances
- By Wordwatcher7 on 07-04-13
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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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The best so far...
- By Philip on 21-01-08
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The Noel Coward BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven BBC Radio Full-cast Productions
- By: Noel Coward
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward’s classic plays – plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diaries....
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No chapter titles!
- By Catherine A. Miller on 26-04-20
By: Noel Coward
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Waiting for Godot
- By: Samuel Beckett
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, David Burke, Terence Rigby, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece....
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Bizarre
- By Kamil Arakeljan on 13-01-18
By: Samuel Beckett
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Goethe: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six Full-Cast Dramatisations Including Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther and More
- By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jack Farthing, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a colossus of German literature and a true Renaissance man. A novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist and philosopher, he wrote the first international bestseller, The Sorrows of Young Werther....
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outstanding
- By Tobi on 07-10-23
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The Forsytes: The Complete Series
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: full cast, Jessica Raine, Joseph Millson, and others
- Length: 15 hrs
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Jessica Raine stars in all four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of John Galsworthy's Forsyte novels....
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Fantastic
- By Miss Monica Rygh on 29-03-18
By: John Galsworthy
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Hamlet
- A BBC Radio Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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Gripping Version
- By Wordwatcher7 on 09-12-13
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Brian Friel: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Translations, Faith Healer & More
- By: Brian Friel
- Narrated by: Adrian Dunbar, Samuel Barnett, Dermot Crowley, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Dramatisations and short stories by the award-winning playwright—plus bonus programmes....
By: Brian Friel
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Macbeth (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
- Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, Nick Murchie, Coralyn Sheldon
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
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Sure Pass with Smartpass
- By JesKimSea on 18-01-13
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Bel Canto
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Ann Patchett’s award winning, New York Times best-selling Bel Canto balances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language. The author’s lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance....
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Incredible. The story, the performance, the characters...
- By Rose on 10-01-21
By: Ann Patchett
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War and Peace
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation....
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Par Excellent Production of War & Peace
- By Highlight on 01-11-17
By: Leo Tolstoy
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Tom Stoppard: A BBC Radio Collection
- 14 full-cast productions including Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead & others
- By: Tom Stoppard
- Narrated by: Rufus Sewell, Bill Nighy, Harriet Walters, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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This is the collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom Stoppard....
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Ideas and Language
- By Nicolas Dawson on 09-04-21
By: Tom Stoppard
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to An Inspector Calls (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: Gil Maine, J. B. Priestley
- Narrated by: Full-Cast Drama
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Combined for great value! The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
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Brilliant study tool
- By Karen Zea on 03-04-15
By: Gil Maine, and others
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Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Siobhan McKenna, John Neville
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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This is Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores - only to be pursued by the woman he loves....
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Average
- By Micahel Hutton on 14-11-17
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David Hare: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- 8 Full-Cast Productions Including Plenty, Skylight, Amy’s View & Others
- By: David Hare
- Narrated by: full cast, Anthony Hopkins, Bill Nighy, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Eight incisive dramas by the internationally renowned playwright - plus bonus interview....
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Iconic plays performed by class performers.
- By Ros Parker on 21-12-23
By: David Hare
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Molière: Don Juan, The Miser and More
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Productions
- By: Molière
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, Holli Dempsey, Mathew Baynton, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin, better known by his pen-name Molière, was France's greatest satirical dramatist. ncluded here are six of his masterpieces, as heard on BBC Radio....
By: Molière
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Much Ado About Nothing
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of Much Ado About Nothing, some handsome soldiers return from battle. Yet one soldier finds himself locked in a merry war of his own....
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Classic Version
- By Ms on 23-12-12
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A Christmas Carol (Simon & Schuster Edition)
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol....
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Abridgement of such a short book?
- By Skye on 18-12-17
By: Charles Dickens
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- By: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
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A Great Guide To Shakespeare for a Dummy (me!)
- By Farniboy on 19-08-14
By: Marc C. Conner, and others
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Tennessee Williams
- Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh
- By: John Lahr
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Ashley
- Length: 26 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive biography of America's greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker....
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Ruined by Narrator
- By F. Wynn on 09-09-16
By: John Lahr
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The Grapes of Wrath
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Shirley Knight, Jeffrey Donovan, Emily Bergl, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Based on the epic novel by Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck....
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Adaptation of the original work
- By Mden on 17-07-21
By: John Steinbeck
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
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Henry VI, Part 1
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Kelly Hunter, Clive Merrison, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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The all-conquering King Henry V is dead, and the throne is occupied by his infant son, Henry VI....
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Words words words verses trumpets bulges horns
- By Shades of Blue Q on 06-03-22
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
- Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, Chris Kelham, Sara Bowes
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
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Amazingly helpful !
- By Meg F on 06-04-17
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Study Guide for William Shakespeare's King Lear
- Course Hero Study Guides
- By: Course Hero
- Narrated by: Regina Buccola
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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You've read the play, but you don't understand the symbolism. You've been to every class, but it's 2 a.m. and your essay is due at 9:00. We've been there. We know what it's like to study, work, have a life, do your best, and still need help. Course Hero Study Guides untie the knots....
By: Course Hero
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Silence of the Missing
- By: Rick R. Reed
- Narrated by: David Allen Vargo
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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In 1986, thirteen-year-old Jeb Kleber vanished during his small town’s Fourth of July fireworks. His mysterious disappearance left his first love, Sammy Blake, grieving for years. Flash forward to present day. A now middle-aged Sam Blake has a comfortable and predictable life with his husband Marc in Chicago. All that changes when a stranger arrives at Sam’s door, claiming to be the missing Jeb Kleber.
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Mystery and psychological thriller
- By Paula Pinho on 19-04-24
By: Rick R. Reed
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Icarus and Aria
- By: Kirk Wood Bromley
- Narrated by: Kirk Wood Bromley
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 2019, when playwright Kirk Wood Bromley was diagnosed with cancer, his fans and collaborators came together to fund and record three of his plays, one of which was Icarus and Aria, an "upgraded Romeo and Juliet" that was originally performed under the dramatory of Aaron Beall at the first New York International Fringe Festival in 1997. This full cast performance was directed by Joshua Spafford.
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs
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Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends—Vanya, brother of the professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor—both fall under Yelena's spell while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, suffers from her unrequited feelings for Astrov.
By: Anton Chekhov
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Still Roaring
- From Vaudeville to Vintage
- By: Jon Koons
- Narrated by: Lane Bradbury, Bella Ferriera, James Rana, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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STILL ROARING is a full cast audio presentation, fully dramatized with music and sound effects. Full of nostalgia and humor, it follows the story of Rosylyn DeMarco, a dancer and actress in Vaudeville. When the play begins the time is now. Rosylyn is old— very old. She reminisces with Buddy Jr., the Cable Guy, about the Roaring Twenties and her Vaudeville days. The time switches to then, and a fresh-faced young Rosylyn steps off the bus and into a new life in New York City.
By: Jon Koons
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The Music of Erich Zann
- By: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The Music of Erich Zann is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a university student is forced to take up lodging in an almost empty apartment building on a street named "Rue d'Auseil". One of the few other tenants is an old German man named Erich Zann. The old man is mute and plays the viol[a] with a local theater orchestra. He lives alone on the top floor and at night he plays strange melodies the student has never heard before.
By: H. P. Lovecraft
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, such as Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 BC, the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming dictator of Rome. Following Caesar's death, Rome is thrust into a period of civil war, and the republic the conspirators sought to preserve is lost forever.
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Silence of the Missing
- By: Rick R. Reed
- Narrated by: David Allen Vargo
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1986, thirteen-year-old Jeb Kleber vanished during his small town’s Fourth of July fireworks. His mysterious disappearance left his first love, Sammy Blake, grieving for years. Flash forward to present day. A now middle-aged Sam Blake has a comfortable and predictable life with his husband Marc in Chicago. All that changes when a stranger arrives at Sam’s door, claiming to be the missing Jeb Kleber.
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Mystery and psychological thriller
- By Paula Pinho on 19-04-24
By: Rick R. Reed
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Icarus and Aria
- By: Kirk Wood Bromley
- Narrated by: Kirk Wood Bromley
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 2019, when playwright Kirk Wood Bromley was diagnosed with cancer, his fans and collaborators came together to fund and record three of his plays, one of which was Icarus and Aria, an "upgraded Romeo and Juliet" that was originally performed under the dramatory of Aaron Beall at the first New York International Fringe Festival in 1997. This full cast performance was directed by Joshua Spafford.
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends—Vanya, brother of the professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor—both fall under Yelena's spell while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, suffers from her unrequited feelings for Astrov.
By: Anton Chekhov
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Still Roaring
- From Vaudeville to Vintage
- By: Jon Koons
- Narrated by: Lane Bradbury, Bella Ferriera, James Rana, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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STILL ROARING is a full cast audio presentation, fully dramatized with music and sound effects. Full of nostalgia and humor, it follows the story of Rosylyn DeMarco, a dancer and actress in Vaudeville. When the play begins the time is now. Rosylyn is old— very old. She reminisces with Buddy Jr., the Cable Guy, about the Roaring Twenties and her Vaudeville days. The time switches to then, and a fresh-faced young Rosylyn steps off the bus and into a new life in New York City.
By: Jon Koons
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The Music of Erich Zann
- By: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The Music of Erich Zann is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a university student is forced to take up lodging in an almost empty apartment building on a street named "Rue d'Auseil". One of the few other tenants is an old German man named Erich Zann. The old man is mute and plays the viol[a] with a local theater orchestra. He lives alone on the top floor and at night he plays strange melodies the student has never heard before.
By: H. P. Lovecraft
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, such as Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 BC, the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming dictator of Rome. Following Caesar's death, Rome is thrust into a period of civil war, and the republic the conspirators sought to preserve is lost forever.
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
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Reasons for Waking
- A Novel
- By: Karen Foster
- Narrated by: W. Keith Tims
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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When reclusive Philip teams with a determined young woman to unravel the tragedy that shattered both their lives, he's forced to confront his estranged family. The lies-and devastating truths-he discovers expose his family's secrets and compel him to face his flawed assumptions. Reasons for Waking is a tale of how secrets and silence can hide the truth that can heal us.
By: Karen Foster
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The Comedy of Errors
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray, Gary MacFadden, Claudia Anglade, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A merchant of Syracuse has twin sons and buys twin servants for them. His wife, with one twin and one servant, is soon separated from him by a shipwreck, and comes to live in Ephesus. When grown, the other son and his slave start out to find their brothers, and the father, some years later, starts out in turn to find them. Once in Ephesus, an amusing series of errors begins.
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Shakespeare's Sonnets
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: NM Few
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Shakespeare's sonnets have long been considered some of the greatest poetry ever written. It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard the phrase, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?" Marvel at the use of syllables, or simply sit back and enjoy all Shakespeare’s sonnets in one handy volume.
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Antony and Cleopatra
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around 1607; its first appearance in print was in the Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch's Lives (in Ancient Greek) and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the Final War of the Roman Republic.
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Much Ado About Nothing
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Dara Brown, Emma Faye, Linda Barrans, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written about 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of the courtship of Benedick and Beatrice, and the somber tale of confused love between Hero and Claudio. The first is a creation by Shakespeare and the second appears to have been drawn from an Italian source, either by Bandello or Ariosto. The action takes place in Messina. Eponymous lovers Hero and Claudio seem to be ideally matched and nearly everyone is looking forward to their impending marriage.