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Christmas Tales are a variety of short stories, with a Christmas theme, for those who enjoy a short listen as opposed to a full length novel, and is suitable for all ages from one to 92 (as in MEL TORMES song.)
"Jinty the Chuffer" would appeal to model Railway enthusiasts.
"Nelly Dean" to those interested in wild birds.
"Carriers and Carrier Bags" for those who horde items in black or plastic carrier bags.
"Tenpence" might well appeal to the many who are concerned about the homeless.
"Come all ye Monstrous and Triumphant" - This is written for those avid fans of the old horror stories and watchers of horror films.
"O Peaceful England" - This story is for musicians and music lovers.
"Mea Culpa" - Those with a mischievous bent might be tempted to listen to this.
"Wotherwaffle" - Hard workers, who recognise the work shy in society might enjoy this.
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Why was the redoubtable King Henry, an aborigine from Western Australia, killed during a thunderstorm in New South Wales? What was the feud that led to murder after nineteen long years had passed? And who was the woman who saw the murder and kept silent? This first story of Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, the half-aborigine detective, takes him to a sheep station in the Darling River bush country where he encounters those problems he understands so well... mixed blood and divided loyalties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story from another time....
- De A. Raymond en 06-15-15
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Wessex Tales
- De: Thomas Hardy
- Narrado por: Neville Jason
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories including "The Three Strangers", "The Withered Arm", and "The Distracted Preacher", deals with a number of timeless themes seen so often in Hardy’s work: marriage, class, revenge, and disappointed love. Many of the tales have a supernatural tinge, and all are set around Hardy’s much loved homeland.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Sampler
- De Tad Davis en 06-08-14
De: Thomas Hardy
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The Hopkins Manuscript
- A Novel
- De: R.C. Sherriff
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Lameece Issaq
- Duración: 11 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Edgar Hopkins is a retired math teacher with a strong sense of self-importance, whose greatest pride is winning poultry-breeding contests. When not meticulously caring for his Bantam, Edgar is an active member of the British Lunar Society. Thanks to that affiliation, Edgar becomes one of the first people to learn that the moon is on a collision course with the earth. Members of the society are sworn to secrecy, but eventually the moon begins to loom so large in the sky that the truth can no longer be denied.
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4 out of 5 stars
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1939 or present?
- De TimePresentTimePast en 01-23-23
De: R.C. Sherriff
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Life for Sale
- De: Yukio Mishima
- Narrado por: Kotaro Watanabe
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
After botching a suicide attempt, salaryman Hanio Yamada decides to put his life up for sale in the classifieds section of a Tokyo newspaper. Soon interested parties come calling with increasingly bizarre requests and what follows is a madcap comedy of errors, involving a jealous husband, a drug-addled heiress, poisoned carrots - even a vampire. For someone who just wants to die, Hanio can't seem to catch a break, as he finds himself enmeshed in a continent-wide conspiracy that puts him in the crosshairs of both his own government and a powerful organized-crime syndicate.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Book is good - Narration is just terrible
- De Vyacheslav Varlakov en 03-12-21
De: Yukio Mishima
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The Case of the Demented Spiv
- The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries, Book 2
- De: George Bellairs
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 66
It's a rainy, uneventful evening in the Oddfellows' Arms until a man bursts into the pub, clearly unstable, and ranting about a body in Fennings' Mill. The police investigate and stumble upon a body-the face smeared with theatrical make-up and a false mustache pasted neatly over the lip. Once the national news descends, Inspector Faddiman calls in Inspector Littlejohn to help him uncover the dark, hidden secrets in this quiet, provincial town. Soon it becomes clear that a lot of people can't, and won't tell the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- De Ms Peach en 06-02-19
De: George Bellairs
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The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted
- De: Robert Hillman
- Narrado por: Daniel Lapaine
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
It is 1968 in rural Australia and lonely Tom Hope can't make heads or tails of Hannah Babel. Newly arrived from Hungary, Hannah is unlike anyone he's ever met - she's passionate, artistic, and fiercely determined to open sleepy Hometown's first bookshop. Despite the fact that Tom has only read only one book in his life, the two soon discover an astonishing spark. Recently abandoned by an unfaithful wife - and still missing her sweet son, Peter - Tom dares to believe that he might make Hannah happy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Listener beware
- De Little old lady from Iowa en 06-11-23
De: Robert Hillman
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Death at Greenway
- A Novel
- De: Lori Rader-Day
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story & characters that kept me company
- De Kim Fountain en 10-24-21
De: Lori Rader-Day
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Lark Rise
- De: Flora Thompson
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Lark Rise is Flora Thompson's childhood memories of a north Oxfordshire village, the people who lived and worked in it, and a way of life that has totally disappeared. The story is built around Laura and her brother Edmund, through whose eyes are seen 'old Sally', whose grandfather built the house she lived in before the enclosure of the heathland, children's games, the interaction of village and gentry, and the way in which the seasons governed life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A glimpse...
- De Roses Revealing Reviews en 05-31-20
De: Flora Thompson
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A Year in the Wild
- De: James Hendry
- Narrado por: James Hendry
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Angus and Hugh MacNaughton are brothers. They dislike each other...a lot. They have loathed each other since Hugh bit Angus at a family picnic many years ago. In a last-ditch attempt to forge a brotherly bond between the two, Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton secure them jobs at an exclusive five-star game lodge. They manage to convince (bribe in the case of Angus) the siblings to work at Sasekile Private Game Lodge for a year.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read!
- De M. en 04-22-17
De: James Hendry
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The Fortnight in September
- De: R.C. Sherriff
- Narrado por: Jilly Bond
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 335
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 282
Meet the Stevens family as they prepare to embark on their yearly holiday to the coast of England. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens first made the trip to Bognor Regis on their honeymoon, and the tradition has continued ever since. They stay in the same guesthouse and follow the same carefully honed schedule - now accompanied by their three children, 20-year-old Mary, 17-year-old Dick, and little brother Ernie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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life-affirming and magical
- De Victoria en 11-23-21
De: R.C. Sherriff
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A Wayside Tavern
- De: Norah Lofts
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
A Wayside Tavern tells the story of a Suffolk drinking place from the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, until the present day. The Roman veteran, crippled and left behind, worshipped Mithras, so the place became known as the One Bull and down through the centuries it became a clearing house for contraband, a miniature Hell Fire Club, a fashionable hotel, a mere pub. Across the yard, was the church of St Cerdic, king and martyr, who fought the Danes and was famous for the miracles performed at his shrine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable tale
- De Gordon en 10-07-11
De: Norah Lofts
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The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes
- A Novel
- De: Ruth Hogan
- Narrado por: Elaine Claxton
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, Masha's life was forever changed by a tragic event 12 years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds comfort in her faithful canine companion Haizum and peace in the quiet lanes of her town's swimming pool. Almost without her realizing it, her life has shuddered to a halt.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sweet Story
- De Nancy Briggs en 12-14-19
De: Ruth Hogan
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William - The Pirate
- De: Richmal Crompton
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
William Brown, the loveable rogue created by Richmal Crompton in the 1930s, is as well-received and enjoyed today as he was almost 80 years ago. Martin Jarvis has long been the voice of William, and brings a youthful sense of joy and a childlike excitement to the reading.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best William Book
- De RNS en 12-24-13
De: Richmal Crompton
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Three Men in a Boat (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Jerome K. Jerome
- Narrado por: Simon Mattacks
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
In 1889, satirist Jerome K. Jerome fully intended to write a serious travel guide when he and his two best friends embarked on a boating trip up the river Thames to Oxford. But his musings on landmarks and local history were soon hijacked by his own digressive, waggish voice. And so, what began as a peaceful and edifying two-week exploration soon floated upriver into farce - aided, quite naturally, by a portly ration of cheese, some very bad weather, and a dog named Montmorency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious and lovable!!
- De Erika C. en 03-23-21
De: Jerome K. Jerome
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Brodmaw Bay
- De: F.G. Cottam
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87
Brodmaw Bay seems to be the perfect refuge for James Greer and his family. When his son is the victim of a brutal mugging, Greer wants to leave London - the sooner the better - for the charming old-fashioned fishing port he has just discovered. But was finding Brodmaw Bay more than a happy accident? What is the connection between the village and his beautiful wife? When his friendly new neighbours say they'd welcome some new blood - in a village where the same families seem to have lived for generations - are they telling the whole truth?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Quite The Equal Of Its Promise
- De Flavius Krakdaddius en 08-23-12
De: F.G. Cottam
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Tempest-tost
- The Salterton Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Robertson Davies
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare's play, falls in love with the beautiful Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows she has plans of her own, Hector despairs on the play's opening night.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First of the first (and shows it)
- De Mary en 12-22-09
De: Robertson Davies
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A Clergyman's Daughter
- De: George Orwell
- Narrado por: Richard Brown
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 140
Dorothy Hare, the dutiful daughter of a rector in Suffolk, spends her days performing good works and cultivating good thoughts, pricking her arm with a pin when a bad thought arises. She does her best to reconcile her father’s fanciful view of his position in the world with such realities as the butcher’s bill. But even Dorothy’s strength has its limits, and one night, as she works feverishly on costumes for the church-school play, she blacks out. When she comes to, she finds herself on a London street, clad in a sleazy dress and unaware of her identity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bottom-Shelf Orwell, but still G-D Orwell
- De Darwin8u en 08-11-19
De: George Orwell