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However, she soon discovers an arched doorway into an overgrown garden, locked shut since the death of her aunt 10 years earlier. Fate grants Mary access to the secret garden and she begins transforming it into a thing of beauty, unaware that she too is changing.
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Fans of L. M. Montgomery's Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are six of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside. Published between 1908 and 1921, these heartwarming tales of hidden hopes and cherished dreams will enchant fans and new listeners alike.
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Part Guide
- By J. Cooper on 03-08-19
By: L.M. Montgomery
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Father
- By: Elizabeth Von Arnim
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Since her mother's death, Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own interests. While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbour, Alice, is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother's household is never challenged.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worse Audio Book I Have Ever Heard
- By Phyllis Woodford on 11-05-21
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Amberwell
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- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Five young Ayrtons all grew up at Amberwell, playing in the gardens and preparing themselves to venture out into the world. To each of these children, Amberwell meant something different, but common to all of them was the idea that Amberwell was more than just where they lived - it was part of them.
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Positively perfect!
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Freckles
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Freckles is the only name he has ever known. His right hand is missing at the wrist, and he is haunted by not knowing how it happened. Raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage, he speaks with a slight Irish accent and sings with a beautiful voice. Now, exhausted after many days of walking, he applies for a job with the Grand Rapids Lumber Company, guarding timber in the Limberlost Swamp from timber thieves. His Swamp Angel declares her love for him and promises that she will find his parents and prove that Freckles comes from "a race of men that have been gentlemen for ages."
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Freckles
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The Phantom Coach
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections Dracula’s Guest (vampires) and The Dead Witness (detectives) have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest supernatural obsession. The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising and often legendary cast, including Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and W. F. Harvey. Amelia B. Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce ("The Moonlit Road"), Elizabeth Gaskell ("The Old Nurse’s Story"), and W. W. Jacobs ("The Monkey’s Paw") will turn you white as a sheet. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story by Sims, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Narration and Great Selection of Stories
- By Robert on 05-03-15
By: Michael Sims
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The Lark
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- Narrated by: Anne Hancock
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Orphaned cousins Jane and Lucilla, both 19, receive the exciting news that their guardian is at last allowing them to leave boarding school. But their rosy future is thwarted when they find he has made some bad investments and fled, leaving them with a cottage in the English countryside and a modest bank account.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It has that wonderful charm of the tales of old...
- By Lidia Chymkowska on 10-03-18
By: E. Nesbit
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Miranda Trilogy
- By: Grace Livingston Hill
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Grace Livingston Hill’s three novels about nineteenth-century small-town America remain relevant a century after they were first published. The timeless themes include the powerful influence of gossip, the importance of faith, and the precious gift of true friendship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet series of romances of NY 1800s.
- By L. Locker on 05-28-24
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The Lottery Rose
- By: Irene Hunt
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams. When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lovely book
- By Kayla Ollie on 05-07-19
By: Irene Hunt
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Vittoria Cottage
- Drumberley, Book 1
- By: D. E. Stevenson
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Since being widowed, Caroline Dering has been content to live her life solely for her children. Then the mysterious Robert Shepperton arrives in the village. At first, Caroline's gentle heart is simply touched by his obvious unhappiness; until gradually she finds her sympathy turning into love. But the visit of her lovely younger sister, Harriet, to Vittoria Cottage, throws Caroline into a turmoil - because Harriet also falls for Mr. Shepperton....
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5 out of 5 stars
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a good listen to a wonderful novel
- By Carol Mello on 04-03-17
By: D. E. Stevenson
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Pygmalion
- By: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Shannon Cochran, Nicholas Pennell, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
One of Shaw's most enduring works, Pygmalion is an insightful comedy of class relations and perceptions, as played out between a Cockney flower girl and the irascible speech professor who has taken her on as a pet project.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bilious Pidgeon
- By Chris on 05-14-03
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The Voyage Out
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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The Voyage Out is Virginia Woolf's haunting tale about a naïve young woman's sea voyage from London to a small resort on the South American coast. In symbolic, lyrical, and intoxicating prose, her outward journey begins to mirror her internal voyage into adulthood as she searches for her personal identity, grapples with love, and learns how to face life intellectually and emotionally. Its wit and exquisiteness, and its profound depth and insight into humanity, will capture the imagination of the listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely
- By Edith on 05-24-19
By: Virginia Woolf
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Jenny
- By: Sigrid Undset
- Narrated by: K. G. Cross
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Jenny is the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who lives a free and independent life in Rome. Betraying her own ideals, she has an affair, resulting in a child out of wedlock, and decides to raise the child on her own. Undset gives a gripping portrayal of a woman struggling towards fulfillment and independence, who at the same time wrestles with mental problems. It is written with unflinching honesty, which makes her story as compelling today as it was nearly a century ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Undset is an Astute Observer of Human Nature
- By Amazon Customer on 08-05-17
By: Sigrid Undset
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A Charmed Life
- The Worlds of Chrestomanci, Book 1
- By: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Cat doesn't mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen, the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street. But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Delightful Read!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-27-05
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By: Lewis Carroll
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- L.W.
- 10-14-15
really loved the yorkshire! perfect!
the narration was phenomenal and the yorkshire accent was wonderful! my daughter and I loved listening!
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- RueRue
- 01-30-17
A childhood favorite
I enjoyed this book so much as a child, so it was lovely to re-visit the story as an adult. Hearing it filtered through a "mature" perspective revealed things I hadn't remembered, most particularly the rather heavy dose in the later chapters when " the magic" took over the narrative. It was a bit heavy-handed, rather like a lesson on positive thinking. Not a bad message for children, but it wasn't very subtle. Still, a charming story and delightfully narrated.
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- SK
- 05-24-16
A lovely light listen.
I really enjoyed this book. It is light, a little predictable but with delightful characters. The narrator does an outstanding job of making each character distinct and her accents are the best.
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- BarbBee
- 02-11-16
Love this book!
This is one of my favorites growing up. Im taking a short break from the crime mystery genre that is normally my first choice. Im pleased that I chose The Secret Garden. Such a sweet, uplifting story full of joy and innocence...so different from what I usually read/listen to. And the narrator is superb!! Now on to Anne of Green Gables!
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- Annette Otey
- 03-02-17
THE SECRET GARDEN
WHAT A PLEASURE, WHAT A JOY TO HAVE LISTENED TO THE MINDS OF CHILDREN. THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR WAYS OF VIEWING LIFE. I AM A GRANDMOTHER WHO IS MUCH LOVED BY HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. THEY NEVER DISAPPOINT. THANK YOU JESUS. AMEN.
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- Terrie
- 02-14-17
One of the greatest classics of ALL times
Loved it. A must read. A memorable story, never to be forgotten. My favorite classic.
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- Joseph D. King
- 04-14-19
wonderful magic
a wonderful, magical story of life and all its beautiful majesty power and intelligence. May all mankind find the magic that Collin found.
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- Damian
- 03-29-18
Why isn’t the Secret Garden and
Captains Courageous required reading for our young people in today’s sorry elementary and middle schools? Instead, my 13 year old daughter is regularly subjected to “guest speakers“ with angry agendas to read hateful poetry to a group of increasingly cynical and bitter students. And that is when they are not – as my daughter revealed yesterday – given A carton of prophylactics with some “clever“ rhyme on the box. What a wonderful, uplifting moral tale and what a terrific job the narrator did with her many enthusiastic and well nuanced voices
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- Summer Rocks
- 06-28-19
Delightful
As an adult, hearing a treasured childhood book read aloud so perfectly, I loved this.
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- Maine Moose
- 04-08-16
great great book
so memorable. .just a feel good read...the power of positive thinking revealed. ...love love love this book
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