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Father Sergius & Other Short Stories
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- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 4 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Tolstoy brings to these brief tales the same psychological depth and spiritual insight found in his larger works. In fact, his short stories are an excellent place to begin reading this great author. In them, you will find the same challenging themes of morality, forgiveness, redemption and more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unusual and enjoyable
- De Tad Davis en 06-17-11
De: Leo Tolstoy
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The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1
- De: Anton Chekhov
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 62
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Box of Chocolates
- De Darlene en 02-08-05
De: Anton Chekhov
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The Book of Ebenezer le Page
- De: G. B. Edwards
- Narrado por: Roy Dotrice
- Duración: 21 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I miss Ebenezer
- De Mel en 01-15-18
De: G. B. Edwards
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God's Handmaiden
- De: Gilbert Morris
- Narrado por: Christine Rendel
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Gervase Howard is in her mid-teens when her working-class mother dies and she must go to live with relatives in service to a wealthy, noble family, outside of London. While learning various jobs, she is drawn to the eldest son, Davis. Her fascination with him grows deeper, but more hopeless, since the two are separated not just by class, but also by Davis's love for Roberta. When Davis announces his engagement, he asks Gervase to join them as Roberta's maid. But instead Gervase becomes a companion to Florence Nightingale and accompanies her when the Crimean War breaks out....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Always enjoy Gilbert Morris-Great historical fict.
- De Linda - Yakima en 01-17-13
De: Gilbert Morris
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Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: David Horovitch
- Duración: 38 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,963
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,533
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,521
Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story, amazing narration
- De Marcus Vorwaller en 08-02-08
De: Leo Tolstoy
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The Anne of Green Gables Collection
- Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories
- De: L.M. Montgomery
- Narrado por: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward
- Duración: 73 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 904
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Part Guide
- De J. Cooper en 03-08-19
De: L.M. Montgomery
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Ramona
- The Heart and Conscience of Early California
- De: Helent Hunt Jackson
- Narrado por: Boots Martin
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 88
Termed the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the southwestern Indians and the first protest novel of California, Ramona is the story of 3 cultures - Indian, Mexican, and Anglo - locked in combat. The upheaval and injustice are humanized through the romance of a beautiful half-Indian orphan who grow up as the ward of Señora Moreno in privileged surroundings, then falls in love with an Indian and joins him in a life of poverty and tragedy. The Ramona Pageant in Hemet, California, based on this romance, has played each year since 1923, reenacting the transition period between Mexican traditions and the new U.S. and state governments.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not The Full Book
- De Kimberley en 03-23-16
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Oblomov
- De: Ivan Goncharov
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
A member of the landed gentry, with a seemingly guaranteed income from his estate in the country, Oblomov lives in Petersburg, uninterested in the business that provides his living and barely aware that the revenue is diminishing. Not that he leads a dissolute life of extravagance, balls and entertainment. Instead he is a dreamer, a sybarite, content above all to spend most of the day supine, in bed. The novel opens with Oblomov thus ensconced, attended only by his dirty, grumbling, indolent servant Zahar, who has looked after him since childhood, catering to his every need.
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5 out of 5 stars
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funny and smart
- De Bennett Weiss en 07-29-20
De: Ivan Goncharov
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Parade's End
- De: Ford Madox Ford
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 38 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 282
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 235
First published as four separate novels ( Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and The Last Post) between 1924 and 1928, Parade’s End explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of war. Christopher Tietjens is an officer from a wealthy family who finds himself torn between his unfaithful socialite wife, Sylvia, and his suffragette mistress, Valentine. A profound portrait of one man’s internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict, Parade’s End bears out Graham Greene’s prediction that "there is no novelist of this century more likely to live than Ford Madox Ford."
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant, challenging, and valuable work
- De leora en 09-11-12
De: Ford Madox Ford
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The Good Earth
- De: Pearl S. Buck
- Narrado por: Anthony Heald
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,002
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,548
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,560
This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- De Ryan en 05-08-10
De: Pearl S. Buck
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The Silence of Ghosts
- A Novel
- De: Jonathan Aycliffe
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
Dominic Lancaster hoped to prove himself to his family by excelling in the Navy during World War II. Instead he is wounded while serving as a gunner, and loses his leg. Still recovering from his wounds and the trauma of his amputation when the Blitz begins, Dominic finds himself shuffled off to the countryside by his family, along with his partially deaf sister, Octavia.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Spooky story. All it lacks is the campfire.
- De DarylP en 10-09-15
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Cousin Phillis
- De: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrado por: Joe Marsh
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
Cousin Phillis – a miniature masterpiece – is set in the 1840s, when the coming of the railway was changing the face of England, and quiet rural communities, coming into contact with the outside world, were changed forever. The story focuses on the effect these changes have on a naïve country girl, Phillis, as she encounters love, with all its pains and pleasures, for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Delicate Story
- De Mama C en 01-08-11
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Three Sisters
- De: Anton Chekhov
- Narrado por: Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
Chekhov’s masterpiece in a full-cast performance starring Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman and Jon Hamm. Meet Olga, Masha, and Irina, warm and cultured young sisters who were reared in the exciting hubbub of Moscow, but have been living in the dull, gossipy backwaters of Russia for far too long.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A little too confusing without staging
- De Calliope en 05-13-15
De: Anton Chekhov
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Out of the Darkness
- The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson
- De: Eric A. Shelman
- Narrado por: Deb Thomas
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 321
In New York City, in April of 1874, a most unusual event took place. A severely abused nine-year-old girl named Mary Ellen Wilson became the first child in America to be rescued from an abusive home. She had been beaten, burned, slashed with scissors, locked in a closet, and had never been outside of her tenement home in over 7 years. Thanks to the concern and dedication of a missionary named Etta Wheeler, the child was finally saved from her cruel captors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Harrowing Story
- De musa en 03-21-17
De: Eric A. Shelman
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Dawn of the Morning
- De: Grace Livingston Hill
- Narrado por: Paula Faye Leinweber
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41
Dawn of the Morning is the story of a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s. Having never known a loving home, she is sent away to school by her hard and unfeeling father and stepmother, and a marriage is arranged for her to a man she dislikes and fears.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De MrsAlex en 05-07-19