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12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1

By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Luigi Pirandello, Jules Verne, Jack London, Charlotte Brontë, Honoré de Balzac, Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, David Clarke, Phil Chenevert, Mark F. Smith, Elizabeth Klett, John Greenman, Craig Franklin, Adrian Praetzellis, Aaron Blain, Peter Tucker
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Summary

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1 and learn about these classic books: 

  • Father Goriot - Honoré de Balzac
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
  • Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
  • The Late Mattia Pascal - Luigi Pirandello
  • Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne
  • Call of the Wild - Jack London
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A great compilation

I read a review of this audible offering and thought it would be a sad mistake owing to the thoughts of that reviewer. How wrong they were - they obviously didn’t hear the whole compilation. Admittedly the first one, the Balzac, was read in a monotone, but other than that one, all the others have lots to recommend them. I especially enjoyed the Conan Doyle, the Mark Twain pair, Jules Verne and Jack London - all of which I had read as a teenager 55 years ago. All together, most enjoyable. Thanks.

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Narration not an easy listen

Was really looking forward to listening to these stories, however the narration lacks vigour. Found that I was not enjoying the audible. Sadly I would not recommend,

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Narration is dreadful of all but one book

Wasted credit.Could only listen to Jane Eyre.Remaining 11 books I couldn’t bare to listen to.

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