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City of Wisdom and Blood
- Fortunes of France: Book 2
- Narrado por: Andrew Wincott
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Iran in 1576 is a place of peace, wealth, and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and closest adviser, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess's maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her trusted servant, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well as the world beyond the palace walls, are in possession of an incredible tapestry....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Woman in a Man's World
- De JGrace en 06-26-13
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Sylvia
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Edwina Wren
- Duración: 19 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 232
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 145
From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes a colorful, lusty story set in the 13th century, an epic tale of a Europe torn by religious intolerance. The story centers around Sylvia Honeyeater, who sings like an angel and can literally charm the birds from the trees. The narrative also features the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Francis of Assisi, the Muslim Sultan and his harem, and the fervor that becomes the Children's Crusade and then, later, the Crusades.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a departure for Bryce
- De G. en 06-11-07
De: Bryce Courtenay
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The Count of Monte Cristo [Classic Tales Edition]
- De: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrado por: B.J. Harrison
- Duración: 52 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 648
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 602
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 600
Trust. Betrayal. Revenge. The Count of Monte Cristo is the quintessential masterpiece of Alexandre Dumas. In Edmond Dantes we find an early materialization of the modern superhero. He is a dashing young sailor imprisoned unjustly for treason. While in prison he meets a holy man who imparts to him all his wisdom. The "abbe" also divulges the profound secret of a hidden treasure. Dantes realizes that with such immense wealth, one could wreak a hateful vengeance on one's enemies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The proof is in the narrator!
- De J. Fraas en 12-21-15
De: Alexandre Dumas
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In the Name of the Family
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Dunant
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 324
It is 1502, and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, age 22 - already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans - is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in the dark arts of power and politics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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One of the best historical fiction novels
- De GrandmaNurseHeather en 04-13-17
De: Sarah Dunant
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The Queen's Bastard
- A Novel of Elizabeth I and Arthur Dudley
- De: Robin Maxwell
- Narrado por: Angele Masters
- Duración: 17 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
Historians have long whispered that Elizabeth "the Virgin Queen's" passionate, lifelong affair with Robin Dudley, Earl of Leicester, may have led to the birth of a son, Arthur Dudley. In this exquisite sequel to The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, Robin Maxwell fashions a stunning fictional account of the child switched at birth by a lady-in-waiting who foresaw the deleterious political consequences of a royal bastard.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Story? what Story?
- De A User en 06-08-13
De: Robin Maxwell
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The Betrothed
- A Novel
- De: Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F. Moore - translator, Jhumpa Lahiri - afterword
- Narrado por: Ari Fliakos, Susan Vinciotti Bonito
- Duración: 22 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
The Betrothed is a cornerstone of Italian culture, language, and literature. Published in its final form in 1842, The Betrothed has inspired generations of Italian readers and writers. Giuseppe Verdi composed his majestic Requiem Mass in honor of Manzoni. Italo Calvino called the novel “a classic that has never ceased shaping reality in Italy” while Umberto Eco praised its author as a “most subtle critic and analyst of languages.”
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1 out of 5 stars
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How to ruin a masterpiece
- De McMurrab en 10-31-22
De: Alessandro Manzoni, y otros
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Royal Mistress
- De: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Jane Lambert, the quick-witted and alluring daughter of a silk merchant, is twenty-two and still unmarried. When Jane’s father finally finds her a match, she’s married off to the dull, older silk merchant William Shore. Marriage doesn’t stop Jane from flirtation, however, and when the king’s chamberlain, Will Hastings, comes to her husband’s shop, Will knows King Edward will find her irresistible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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All history, no romance!
- De Erin en 07-05-13
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The Midwife's Tale
- A Mystery
- De: Sam Thomas
- Narrado por: Leila Birch
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Only so so
- De Marie en 11-13-13
De: Sam Thomas
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Captain Alatriste
- De: Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Margaret Sayers Peden
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 93
Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional 17th-century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the army. Now he lives the comparatively tame, though hardly quiet, life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Approached with an offer of work, Alatriste is told to go with another hired blade to an unfamiliar part of the city at midnight and wait.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story...reader could be better.
- De Adina R. Montgomery en 07-26-05
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The Crown
- De: Nancy Bilyeau
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 215
In this debut historical thriller, an aristocratic young nun must find a legendary crown in order to save her father’s life and preserve all she holds dear. When novitiate nun Joanna Stafford learns her rebel cousin is condemned by King Henry VIII to be burned at the stake, she makes the decision to break the sacred rule of enclosure and flee her Dominican order in Dartford to stand at her cousin’s side. Arrested for interfering with king’s justice, Joanna, along with her father, Sir Richard Stafford, is sent to the Tower of London.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Torture
- De S. Wells en 03-24-13
De: Nancy Bilyeau
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The Betrothed
- De: Alessandro Manzoni
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 24 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
After the jealous tyrant Don Rodrigo foils their wedding, young Lombardian peasants Lucia and Lorenzo must separate and flee for their safety. Their difficult path to matrimony takes place against the turbulent backdrop of the Thirty Years War, where lawlessness and exploitation are at their height. Lucia takes refuge in a convent, where she is later abducted and taken on a nightmarish journey to a sinister castle, while Lorenzo goes to Milan, where he witnesses famine, riots, and plague - all evoked through meticulous description and with stunning immediacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic reading of a great work of literature
- De Pia Crosby en 03-25-19
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII
- De: Margaret George
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 41 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 512
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Margaret George's novel brings into focus the larger-than-life King Henry VIII, monarch of prodigious appetites for wine, women, and song.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfection!
- De Amy M. Walts en 10-20-07
De: Margaret George
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The Dark Angel
- De: Mika Waltari
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Ancient Constantinople, the glorious capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over 1,000 years, and the jewel of Christendom, is the setting for this incredible historical novel. No other city in the world could compare with it in grandeur, splendor, and wealth. And when it fell to the Turks in 1453, it must have seemed like the end of the world to Christians. Famed author Mika Waltari takes us into the last months of this dying city as revealed in the diary of John Angelos, a strange man hopelessly in love with the daughter of an eminent Byzantine official.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great until the end
- De Barton en 07-12-19
De: Mika Waltari
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The Day of Atonement
- De: David Liss
- Narrado por: Samuel Roukin
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 181
Lisbon, 1755: A distinguished-looking gentleman emerges from the bowels of a ship freshly arrived from London, and sets into the city with a singular purpose. This is Sebastian Foxx, born SebastiAo Raposa, and his parents were abducted by the Inquisition when Sebastian was just 13 years old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Action packed adventure in an unusual setting
- De Jean en 11-29-14
De: David Liss
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The Agincourt Bride
- De: Joanna Hickson
- Narrado por: Catherine Harvey
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France. Her young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence and chaos of life at court. Mette and the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mette’s lowly position. But as Catherine approaches womanhood, her unique position seals her fate as a pawn between two powerful dynasties.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Michelle en 02-16-13
De: Joanna Hickson
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The Family
- De: Mario Puzo, completed by Carol Gino
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 14 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Mario Puzo first answered the question 'What is a family?' with the creation of the Corleones in his landmark best seller The Godfather. Now, 30 years later, Puzo enriches us all with his ultimate vision of the subject: the story of the greatest crime family in Italian history, the Borgias.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding look at the Papacy
- De Gary en 11-12-08
De: Mario Puzo, y otros
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- mike daly
- 09-16-20
Brilliant performance.
The book is really good in parts, historically fascinating and really disturbing at times, when it shows the brutality of the mob. At other times, I found it repetitive and overlong. But major praise to Wincott who reads brilliantly-lots of characters but each one distinctly rendered. A masterpiece of narration!
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