War and Peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it examines the relationship between the individual and the relentless march of history. Here are the universal themes of love and hate, ambition and despair, youth and age, expressed with a swirling vitality which makes the book as accessible today as it was when it was first published in 1869.
Mark says:
"Definitely worth a listen..."
Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Master and Man
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 12 mins)
By Leo Tolstoy
Narrated By Simon Vance
Overall
(88)
Performance
(26)
Story
(28)
In these two famous short novels, Leo Tolstoy takes readers to the brink of despair. At the end of life, worldly ambition offers no consolation for the spiritually empty soul, but Tolstoy is the master of themes and redemption. He turns his morbid topic into hope, leading toward spiritual awakening. Tolstoy offers his readers a lifetime of perspective on death.
Laurie says:
"Perfect blend of material and performer..."
Wuthering Heights
UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 11 mins)
By Emily Bronte
Narrated By Janet McTeer, David Timson
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(579)
Performance
(211)
Story
(219)
When Mr. Earnshaw brings a black-haired foundling child into his home on the Yorkshire moors, he little imagines the dramatic events which will follow. The passionate relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and the foundling, Heathcliff, is a story of love, hate, pity, and retribution, the effects of which reverberate throughout the succeeding generations.
Stephanie says:
"Classic"
Publisher's Summary
The subject of this well-known Tolstoy novella is a high court judge in St. Petersburg who lives a carefree life. One day, without warning, he is beset by pains and soon has to come to terms with the fact that he is going to die. The judge has to learn to face death without fear and yet feel compassion for the family he is leaving behind.
(P)2008 Naxos Rights International
What the Critics Say
"Davies' skill with inflection, even within words, heightens the social satire of the early section and shifts with Ilyich's slide into ever increasing pain and irritability." (Publishers Weekly)
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