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Dracula
- De: Bram Stoker
- Narrado por: Patricia Allison, Rachel Atkins, Daisy Edgar-Jones, y otros
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,197
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,099
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,093
When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a house in London, he soon discovers some strange and shocking things about his new client. And then some strange things start happening back in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby, a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audible addition
- De Chris en 11-01-21
- Dracula
- De: Bram Stoker
- Narrado por: Patricia Allison, Rachel Atkins, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jason Forbes, Theo James, Harry Myers, Himesh Patel, Jason Watkins, Richard Reed
Great performance and production
Revisado: 01-13-25
Really well done. Definitely choose this version if you are trying to find the best full cast version of Dracula.
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The House of the Dead
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Completed six years after Dostoyevsky's own term as a convict, The House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical account of life in a Siberian prison camp, and the physical and mental effects it has on those who are sentenced to inhabit it. Alexandr Petrovitch Goryanchikov, a gentleman of the noble class, has been condemned to 10 years of hard labor for murdering his wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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most accessible dostoevsky book.
- De Calemos en 01-04-22
- The House of the Dead
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
Excellent narration by Nicholas Boulton
Revisado: 06-12-24
No other narrator brings to life Garnett translations more effectively than Boulton. Extremely pleased with this purchase!
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Dead Souls
- De: Nikolai Gogol, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 447
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 446
Gogol's great Russian classic is the Pickwick Papers of Russian literature. It takes a sharp but humorous look at life in all its strata but especially the devious complexities in Russia, with its landowners and serfs. We are introduced to Chichikov, a businessman who, in order to trick the tax authorities, buys up dead 'souls', or serfs, whose names still appear on the government census. Despite being a dealer in phantom crimes and paper ghosts, he is the most beguiling of Gogol's characters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious and well done, but massive sections of the manuscript are missing?
- De C. E. Johnson en 11-19-18
- Dead Souls
- De: Nikolai Gogol, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
Boulton is the Yo-Yo Ma of audiobook narration!
Revisado: 06-12-24
If you are trying to decide which narration to choose, this is the one. Boulton's nuanced narration is incredibly helpful in the way it communicates the meaning of Garnett's translation.
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Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey
- Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told
- De: Gillian Cross
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 115
When first published, Walker’s versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey attracted attention for the quality of the writing. Multi-award-winning author Gillian Cross makes two of the greatest stories in the world come alive for children in her strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings, which are faithful to the spirit and structure of Homer’s epic poems, and this new bind-up in a friendly format comes complete with an introduction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grateful
- De Ashraf Abaza en 05-13-19
- Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey
- Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told
- De: Gillian Cross
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
Welcome introduction to Homer for mere mortals
Revisado: 05-18-24
Apparently, these abridged and simplified versions of Homer's famous works were meant for children. Well, this middle-aged man has to say, thanks be for these versions and their accessibility, because I'm not sure I'd ever have been able to wrap my average brain around the language in the more complete translations. Thank you, Gillian Cross!
I've now been able to enhance my appreciation of the works with the analysis provided by professors in the great courses, etc. And I might even someday attempt to get through a more rigorous translation.
One interesting note - this simplified version of the Odyssey recounts the events of the story in chronological order, which is probably a good strategy considering this is a simplified version. In the actual Odyssey, the events are presented in a much different way, with flashbacks and the like creating a dramatic tension of their own. For example, in the non-simplified versions, Odysseus doesn't even appear in the story until a significant amount of material is presented.
Also, some critical backstory to the Iliad (even though it isn't in the story itself) is helpfully presented, specifically the golden apple episode and how it led to Greece attacking Troy.
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