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Published 1800 -1900

498

Henry James - Liar

A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learns that her husband is susceptible to a very peculiar habit. — Summary by...

Deborah Percy 2 hours 29 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

521

Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Uncle's Dream

Uncle’s Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a hard labor camp. Following what could only have been a harrowing and harsh existence in...

Greg Giordano 6 hours 4 minutes

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Romance

677

Gertrude Atherton - Daughter Of The Vine

We are introduced to Englishman Dudley Thorpe on the evening of his arrival in California. At a ball, he is introduced to several belles, including the lovely Nina Randolph. Is this the start of something special?...

Lynne T 5 hours 26 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

573

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Dark Night's Work

Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dickens, with whom Mrs Gaskell had several disagreements. She chose to avoid...

fiddlesticks and 8 more 6 hours 35 minutes

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H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor

Published 1800 -1900

536

W. S. Gilbert - H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of...

David Wales 1 hour 2 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

480

W. S. Gilbert - Mikado, Or The Town Of Titipu

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of...

David Wales 1 hour 33 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

474

Alessandro Manzoni - Betrothed (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

One of the most famous Italian books in history, The Betrothed was written by Alessandro Manzoni in 1827. The two main characters, Renzo and Lucy, are engaged to be married when Lucy tragically disappears. Little does...

15 hours 48 minutes

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Short Stories

485

Anthony Trollope - Editor's Tales

These 'tales' describe a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While containing some amusing bits, the tales are relatively grim, compared to most...

Arnold 8 hours 56 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

493

Wilkie Collins - Queen of Hearts

The elderly Brothers Owen, Morgan and Griffith live a quiet, retired life in the countryside, which is turned upside-down by Griffith's ward, the young Jessie Yelverton. Originally, her visit to them was to last only...

Peter John Keeble and 10 more 15 hours 47 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

486

Anthony Trollope - Ralph the Heir

As usual, Trollope creates a nice variety of characters of different English classes, sentiments and positions. The primary themes are the inheritance of property, extravagance or reason in the spending of assets, the...

Arnold 23 hours 24 minutes

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Literary Fiction

492

Henry James - Collaboration

It is Paris sometime after the Franco-Prussian War (1870--Germany won--the French Second Republic collapsed--France embittered). A French poet and a German composer come to admire one another's work and decide to...

David Wales 57 minutes

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General Fiction

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Henry James - Wheel Of Time

Fanny Knocker is a very, very plain young woman. She is introduced to the extremely handsome, thoroughly impoverished, younger son of an old family. What will transpire? (David Wales)

David Wales 1 hour 56 minutes

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