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Daughters of Eden
- De: Charlotte Bingham
- Narrado por: Kim Hicks
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
Daughters of Eden focuses on the lives and fortunes of four very different young women at the outbreak of the Second World War. Marjorie, left at a boarding school by her emigrating mother; plain Poppy, pushed into marriage with a mean-spirited aristocrat; Kate, despised by her father, but determined to prove herself; and man-mad Lily, who turns out to be the bravest of them all. That all of them are chosen to work undercover for the espionage unit at Eden Park is a surprise, not least to them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazing book everyone should read.
- De XX en 09-11-05
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Three Comrades
- De: Erich Maria Remarque, Arthur Wesley Wheen - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Braun
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 54
The year is 1928. On the outskirts of a large German city, three young men are earning a thin and precarious living. Fully armed young storm troopers swagger in the streets. Restlessness, poverty, and violence are everywhere. For these three, friendship is the only refuge from the chaos around them. Then the youngest of them falls in love and brings into the group a young woman who will become a comrade as well, as they are all tested in ways they can have never imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love and friendship in a dying world.
- De Tarquin en 03-18-19
De: Erich Maria Remarque, y otros
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The Man in the Brown Suit & They Came to Baghdad
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Emilia Fox
- Duración: 15 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
The Man in the Brown Suit is Agatha Christie at her best, as a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station. In Agatha Christie’s classic crime adventure novel, They Came to Baghdad, a bright young adventure seeker in the Middle East finds more excitement than she bargained for when a wounded spy expires in her hotel room.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Agatha Christie and Emilia Fox are Fantastic!
- De Jane Ross en 05-13-23
De: Agatha Christie
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Brideshead Revisited
- De: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrado por: Jeremy Irons
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,273
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,972
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,952
Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family. Written during World War II, the story mourns the passing of the aristocratic world Waugh knew in his youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities; in so doing it also provides a profound study of the conflict between the demands of religion and the desires of the flesh.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary
- De Vieux Carré Blonde en 12-12-12
De: Evelyn Waugh
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Staying On
- De: Paul Scott
- Narrado por: Paul Shelley
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return ‘home’ when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pankot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their imposing landlady threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their days.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Pleasant Meander
- De Ian C Robertson en 09-22-14
De: Paul Scott
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2
- A Modern Comedy
- De: John Galsworthy
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 34 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14
John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. The complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and four interludes in total. Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames's vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite - with dreadful consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very worthwhile
- De Jonathan Kalkstein en 09-27-22
De: John Galsworthy
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The Charioteer
- De: Mary Renault
- Narrado por: Joe Jameson
- Duración: 14 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 234
After surviving the Dunkirk retreat, Laurie Odell, a young homosexual, critically examines his unorthodox lifestyle and personal relationships, as he falls in love with a young conscientious objector and becomes involved with a circle of world-weary gay men.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Gay Classic!
- De Christopher en 02-05-16
De: Mary Renault
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Celia's House
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Lesley Mackie
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
In name and by birth, Celia was a Dunne. She had inherited the beautiful old family home by the Rydd Water – but was she bound to live her life by the principles of her predecessors? Was there some hidden restraint that compelled her to heed the past? Celia’s house is a moving and poignant story of the struggle between old and young: the older generation anxious to preserve the values they have helped create while their children are determined at all costs to make lives of their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Boarder area of Scotland
- De Jerri C en 03-14-11
De: D. E. Stevenson
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I Capture the Castle
- De: Dodie Smith
- Narrado por: Jenny Agutter
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,818
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,621
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,621
In this coming of age story, Dodie Smith introduces the visionary and eccentric character of seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain. The youngest daughter in a family of impoverished artists, it is her imagination and writing that takes us away from the ramshackle old English castle where they live, and towards an intriguing tale of husband-hunting and light-hearted sibling rivalry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well, that was a surprise
- De Matthew en 12-16-13
De: Dodie Smith
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The P.G. Wodehouse Collection
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: B. J. Harrison
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 937
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 830
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 829
This title includes not only the entire audiobook of Right Ho, Jeeves, but also all of the P.G. Wodehouse titles in the current Classic Tales library. It also includes a Jeeves short story only available in the collection: "Extricating Young Gussie". The complete running time is over 15 hours. All titles have been remastered, and have never sounded better!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't buy this version of the wonderful Wodehouse stories
- De K Bell en 11-05-16
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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Of Human Bondage
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 28 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 368
Of Human Bondage is one of the greatest novels of modern times, and it is certainly Maugham's greatest achievement. It was published in 1914, when Maugham was at the height of his creative powers. The story concerns Philip Carey, afflicted at birth with a club foot, and his passionate search for truth in a cruel world. We follow his growth to manhood, his educational progress, his first loves, and the wrenching tragedies and disappointments that life has in store for him. In some of the finest prose of the 20th century, Maugham has presented us with the timeless story of one man's search for the meaning of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatly Unsettling
- De Michael en 10-04-14
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The Fair Miss Fortune
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Patience Tomlinson
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 94
Jane Fortune causes a stir when she arrives in the small community of Dingleford. She has bought an old cottage and plans to open a tearoom. Old friends Charles Weatherby and Harold Prestcott both fall for the newcomer, but her behaviour seems to vary wildly – she encourages first one then the other and at other times barely recognises them. Is there more to the fair Miss Fortune than meets the eye?
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Humorous Look at 1930s English Village Life
- De Pam en 09-13-12
De: D. E. Stevenson
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A Room with a View
- De: E. M. Forster
- Narrado por: Rebecca Hall
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,303
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,081
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,081
In this rich new audio production, acclaimed British American actress Rebecca Hall brings one of E. M. Forster's most admired works to life in this classic tale of human struggle. A charming young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch, is wooed by both free-spirited George Emerson and wealthy Cecil Vyse while vacationing in Italy. Though attracted to George, Lucy becomes engaged to Cecil despite twice turning down his proposals. On hearing of the news, George confesses his love, leaving Lucy torn between marrying the more socially acceptable Cecil or George, the man she knows would bring her true happiness. Should Lucy choose social acceptance or true love?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lovely performance, and a wonderful story
- De Robert en 01-19-19
De: E. M. Forster
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The Razor's Edge
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,009
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 891
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 882
The Great War changed everything and everyone, and Larry Darrell is no exception. Though his physical wounds from the war heal, his spirit is changed almost beyond recognition. He leaves his betrothed, the beautiful and devoted Isabel; studies philosophy and religion in Paris; lives as a monk, and witnesses the exotic hardships of Spanish life. All of life that he can find - from an Indian Ashrama to labor in a coal mine - becomes Larry's spiritual experiment as he spurns the comfort and privilege of the Roaring 20s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Classic of Love and the Desire for Meaning
- De Eric en 01-06-17
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The Great Gatsby
- De: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrado por: Tim Robbins
- Duración: 5 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Set against a backdrop of jazz music, bootlegging, and lavish parties, The Great Gatsby is the story of Midwesterner Nick Carraway’s curious introduction to the decadent world of his mysterious, wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for riches is matched only by his tragic obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. This dangerously propulsive tale of glitz and glamour continues to be relevant as listeners long for escapist novels—a chance to flee into Gatsby’s famed mansion and lose oneself in the rush of opulence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Alive and Wild! I finished it same day.
- De Brea DeMarquee en 08-27-21
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Now, Voyager
- Femmes Fatales
- De: Olive Higgins Prouty
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Boston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Lonely, dowdy, repressed, and pushing 40, Charlotte finds salvation at a sanitarium, where she undergoes an emotional and physical transformation. After her extreme makeover, the new Charlotte tests her mettle by embarking on a cruise and finds herself in a torrid love affair with a married man which ends at the conclusion of the voyage. But only then can the real journey begin, as Charlotte is forced to navigate a new life for herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Inspiration for The Movie Classic
- De Susie en 12-17-12