Tom Smith
- 7
- opiniones
- 12
- votos útiles
- 34
- calificaciones
-
A History of the Peninsular War 1807-1809
- De: Charles Oman
- Narrado por: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
- Duración: 26 h y 51 m
- Versión resumida
-
General4 out of 5 stars 40
-
Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 38
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
FNH Audio presents a reading of Charles Oman's classic military history A History of the Peninsular War. In this first volume, a detailed examination is made of the first years of the war, 1807 to 1809. The campaign is examined from both sides using reference materials from British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese sources. This book covers the invasion of Spain and Napoleon's trickery in luring the Spanish crown into prison. It also features Wellington's first peninsular battle and of course the famous retreat to Corunna and the battle at that place.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Ignorant Reader Botches Historical Classic
- De Eric en 05-03-15
Not bad at all
Revisado: 01-11-22
This first volume of the classic history of the war is well narrated and dispite its age, still a very compelling work. An ultimate DEEP DIVE into the subject.
Are some of the narrator's pronunciations not so great? I guess, but most modern listeners won't notice one way or the other.
Recommended for history buffs.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The French Revolution
- From Enlightenment to Tyranny
- De: Ian Davidson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 895
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 772
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 773
The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority. Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event. Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy - or a radical reshaping of the political landscape. In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson provides a fresh look at this vital moment in European history. He reveals how it was an immensely complicated and multifaceted revolution....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
superficial; trite
- De David Hart en 04-25-19
- The French Revolution
- From Enlightenment to Tyranny
- De: Ian Davidson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
put me to sleep several times
Revisado: 06-04-21
A very dry and undramatic telling of the French Revolution. Not sure how the author made this exciting chapter in history dull ... but here's the proof.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
The Last Moriarty
- De: Charles Veley
- Narrado por: Edward Petherbridge
- Duración: 7 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 736
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 668
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 667
Narrated by acclaimed British actor Edward Petherbridge, The Last Moriarty is set in London, 1895. On a cold November morning, a young American actress visits 221B Baker Street, desperate for Sherlock Holmes to protect her from the threats of a mysterious, menacing man who has recently appeared in her life. Holmes agrees to help, even though he has just promised the Prime Minister to solve the murder of John D. Rockefeller's security agent before the incident can derail an upcoming British-American summit.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Sherlockian masterpiece!
- De cary austin en 02-11-17
- The Last Moriarty
- De: Charles Veley
- Narrado por: Edward Petherbridge
Holmes Returns
Revisado: 04-20-21
... and brings all the old familier gang with him. The less said about the story, the better. It does not rise to anything by Conan Doyle, but is passable for a first attempt.
The reader does a passable job, but slaughters every accent he attempts. His characterizations of female voices are, likewise, a disaster.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Patristics: Explore the Timeless Wisdom of the Church Fathers
- De: David Meconi
- Narrado por: David Meconi
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Join Fr. David Meconi, multiple award-winning professor and Oxford-educated theologian on a journey through the most formative years of Christianity. Through 10 erudite and lively lectures, you will explore the formative centuries of the Church (100-800 C.E.) and the great figures whose lives and writings inspired generations of later thinkers and believers.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
2 Parts Filler, 1 Part Fathers
- De Cheesebodia en 08-09-19
A beautiful reflection on the early church
Revisado: 04-10-21
As one who is just approaching Catholicism, I found this to be an enlightening and relevant to many of the questions I've had come up.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Devils of Loudun
- A True Story of Demonic Possession
- De: Aldous Huxley
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Duración: 13 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 102
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 90
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 89
In 1632, an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier - accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge - was convicted of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft. A remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, The Devils of Loudun is considered by many to be Brave New World author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Strange book strange tale
- De Grant en 09-08-20
- The Devils of Loudun
- A True Story of Demonic Possession
- De: Aldous Huxley
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Would have been much better ...
Revisado: 03-30-21
... if frequent passages in French had been translated into English. The kindle version does just that and is a much more preferable way to enjoy this classic work.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 3 personas
-
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- De: Jane Ridley
- Narrado por: Carole Boyd
- Duración: 22 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 579
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 519
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 512
Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life. Edward Vll, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age and died in 1911, was King of England for the final 10 years of his life. He was 59 when at last he came to the throne. Known as Bertie, the eldest son of Victoria and Albert, he was bullied by both his parents.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I cried when I finished
- De Silverthorne en 04-22-14
- Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- De: Jane Ridley
- Narrado por: Carole Boyd
Great performance of a sad life
Revisado: 04-14-20
To begin ... there are several quotations in French or German which are left untranslated (and several that ARE translated). This inconsistency makes me feel that I have missed out on some subtilties of the narrative. Otherwise the performance was singular.
The subject however was quite sad. The King comes across as a shallow man of his times and a unintentional catalyst in the coming of WW1. As Prince of Wales he was a hedonistic glutton who spent most of his time in pursuit of diversion. As an American I find it quite difficult to grasp the relevance of the UK Monarchy in the Victorian Era (Victoria herself was a mad recluse through most of her reign - and the country seems better off for it.)
Perhaps it's the pageantry ... then and now ... that people need in their lives. If it is the case, then they have paid dearly for it over the centuries.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
The Wolf and the Watchman
- 1793: A Novel
- De: Niklas Natt och Dag
- Narrado por: Matt Addis, Caspar Rundegren, Clara Andersson
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 282
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 252
It is 1793. When Mickel Cardell, a crippled ex-soldier and former night watchman, finds a mutilated body floating in the Stockholm’s malodorous lake, he feels compelled to give the unidentifiable man a proper burial. For Cecil Winge, a brilliant lawyer turned consulting detective to the Stockholm police, a body with no arms, legs, or eyes is a formidable puzzle and one last chance to set things right before he loses his battle to consumption. Together, Winge and Cardell scour Stockholm to discover the body’s identity, encountering the sordid underbelly of the city’s elite.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
WAY too dark and gruesome
- De Patrick Greiffenstein en 11-13-19
- The Wolf and the Watchman
- 1793: A Novel
- De: Niklas Natt och Dag
- Narrado por: Matt Addis, Caspar Rundegren, Clara Andersson
Disappointing mystery
Revisado: 06-13-19
Well written (or should I say translated) mystery novel that is very well read by several performers. Sadly, however, the promising start grinds to a laborious middle and uninspired resolution that most will see coming long before the characters.
Some great grisly sequences get things moving now and again, but the pace of the work as a whole is poor. Had I not been listening to the audio version I doubt that I would have finished the book.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 7 personas