Excerpts from The Encyclopaedia Britannica

A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Eleventh Edition

By: Various

Narrated by: full cast

Prepare yourself for the ultimate multicast performance. We've gathered many of Audible's most popular narrators to bring to life some of the most extraordinary words ever written. 19 words, in fact, carefully selected and arranged alphabetically as in their original source: the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. We created this enlightening journey from AUDIENCE to LITERATURE because you asked for it. You said you could listen to your favorite narrators read the phone book, bookcase assembly instructions, or a restaurant menu. With this production we've proven that a truly talented narrator can, in fact, take any work and make it extraordinary. Enjoy!

The full list of narrators includes:

Nick Podehl - AUDIENCE
CJ Critt - BLACKBALL
Kaleo Griffith - BLACKMAIL
Katherine Kellgren - BLUNDERBUSS
Kevin Pariseau - CHAOS
Tom Stechschulte - CHAPERON
Sebastian York - CHEESE
Cassandra Campbell - CHIC
Victor Bevine - COB
Eric Michael Summerer - DECOY
John Lee - ELIXIR
Sophie Eastlake - ENTHUSIASM
Therese Plummer - EPHEBEUM
Zachary Webber - EPISTAXIS
Peter Ganim - GERBIL
Luke Daniels - IMAGINATION
Eric Dove - IMITATION
Scott Brick - JEALOUSY
Gregory Salinas - LITERATURE

Please Note: This recording of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was Audible's 2016 April Fool's Joke.

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible Studios

Just the right length

I have read the Britannica and it is just too dadgum long. This somewhat condensed version hits all the high spots and is just right.

I love you, Audible. You are hilarious.

The fact that this was made makes me so happy. Happy April 1st, everyone who enjoys audiobooks!

We want more!

This would be a great book to listen to while falling asleep. Beautiful voices and no plot to keep track of. Give us a longer version and balance out the narration with a few more female readers (heavy on male voices) and you've got your self a no.1 listen (or 5 star rating)

Gimmicky

Nice idea but I only really liked 2 or 3 of the orators. I think Audible is going in the right direction though.

A Must Listen!

This is an amazing performance of excerpts from the Encyclopedia Britannica, an absolutely must have masterpiece.

Only downside is that I just cannot get enough from listening to this over and over again, I absolutely cannot wait for the next addition to this series.