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Holiday Classics by O. Henry
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William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
- By: Bruce Coville
- Narrated by: A. C. Fellner
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great intro to Shakespeare for kids
- By krislyn on 03-26-12
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The White Stag
- By: Kate Seredy
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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A Christmas Carol and Other Favorites
- By: Jim Weiss
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Renowned voice actor Jim Weiss presents Dickens' beloved story of miserly Scrooge, ghostly visitors, and human compassion. The O. Henry and Bret Harte masterpieces also included here will make holiday literature year-round favorites on this masterful recording. Includes three stories: "A Christmas Carol", "The Gift of the Magi", and "Dick Spindler's Family Christmas".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well read.
- By Martha Darlene Albrecht on 11-16-18
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The Wonderful Garden
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Claire Walsh
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not necessarily please the grown-ups. E. Nesbit, as usual, transports us back to the hazy summer days of a well-to-do Edwardian childhood, liberally spiced with magic, humour and lessons learned.
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4 out of 5 stars
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YES!😋☺️😊😘😍
- By Justin D. Rule on 01-07-19
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Eight Cousins
- By: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Orphaned at 13, Rose goes to live with her Uncle Alec. Here she meets her seven spirited boy cousins with whom she has home-spun fun, many exciting adventures and in the process learns valuable lessons about life, love and friendship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Alcott's Quaint Notions
- By Joseph R on 10-04-09
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
- By: Lewis Carroll
- Narrated by: Shelby Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 96
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When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears, and attending the very maddest of tea parties.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun listen
- By Eclictic Consumer on 08-07-18
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William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
- By: Bruce Coville
- Narrated by: A. C. Fellner
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
"There is a disease that can twist men's hearts and make them mad, and the name of that disease is jealousy." So begins this engaging retelling of one of William Shakespeare's last plays - a fascinating and unique combination of intensity and whimsy. When King Leontes unfairly accuses his wife of infidelity, he sets off a terrible chain of events. But this is not one of Shakespeare's tragedies. It's a romance, and one with a healthy dose of fancy and surprise.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great intro to Shakespeare for kids
- By krislyn on 03-26-12
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The White Stag
- By: Kate Seredy
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 27
This audiobook etells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.
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A Christmas Carol and Other Favorites
- By: Jim Weiss
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18
Renowned voice actor Jim Weiss presents Dickens' beloved story of miserly Scrooge, ghostly visitors, and human compassion. The O. Henry and Bret Harte masterpieces also included here will make holiday literature year-round favorites on this masterful recording. Includes three stories: "A Christmas Carol", "The Gift of the Magi", and "Dick Spindler's Family Christmas".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well read.
- By Martha Darlene Albrecht on 11-16-18
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The Wonderful Garden
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Claire Walsh
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not necessarily please the grown-ups. E. Nesbit, as usual, transports us back to the hazy summer days of a well-to-do Edwardian childhood, liberally spiced with magic, humour and lessons learned.
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4 out of 5 stars
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YES!😋☺️😊😘😍
- By Justin D. Rule on 01-07-19
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Eight Cousins
- By: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Orphaned at 13, Rose goes to live with her Uncle Alec. Here she meets her seven spirited boy cousins with whom she has home-spun fun, many exciting adventures and in the process learns valuable lessons about life, love and friendship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Alcott's Quaint Notions
- By Joseph R on 10-04-09
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
- By: Lewis Carroll
- Narrated by: Shelby Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4 out of 5 stars 95
When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears, and attending the very maddest of tea parties.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun listen
- By Eclictic Consumer on 08-07-18
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King Midas and the Golden Touch
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Michael Caine
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Read by actor Michael Caine with original music by Ellis Marsalis and featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma. One day, King Midas sees a beautiful butterfly illuminated by the golden light of the afternoon sun. He is so taken with it that he wishes for the power to turn all things he touches into gold. But when a strange messenger arrives in a chariot and grants him this desire, King Midas soon comes to realize that there are some things in life more precious than gold.
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The Candy Shop War
- By: Brandon Mull
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 794
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 691
Welcome to the Sweet Tooth Ice Cream & Candy Shoppe, where the confections are a bit on the... unusual side. Rock candy that makes you weightless. Jawbreakers that make you unbreakable. Chocolate balls that make you a master of disguise. Four young friends - Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon - meet the grandmotherly Mrs. White, owner of the Sweet Tooth, and soon learn about the magical side effects of her candies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining for grade schoolers and their parents
- By D.R. on 07-08-13
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Rainbow Valley
- By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Sinead Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Anne Shirley is grown up, has married her beloved Gilbert and now is the mother of six mischievous children. These boys and girls discover a special place all their own, but they never dream of what will happen when the strangest family moves into an old nearby mansion. The Meredith clan is two boys and two girls, with a minister father but no mother-and a runaway girl named Mary Vance. Soon the Meredith kids join Anne's children in their private hideout to carry out their plans to save Mary from the orphanage,to help the lonely minister find happiness, and to keep a pet rooster from the soup pot.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Multiple narrators - Grrrr!
- By customer on 01-04-19
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Paul Bunyan
- By: Brian Gleeson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Winters
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Big as a mountain and stronger than a grizzly bear, Paul Bunyan was the greatest lumberjack ever to swagger through the North American forests. All the larger-than-life characters in Paul's supporting cast are here, including Babe the Blue Ox, eating her ton of grain a day, and Hotbiscuit Sally, with her acre-and-a-half griddle. The outrageous adventures of this quintessential American hero represent the very best in the proud tradition of American storytelling.
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4 out of 5 stars
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PANCAKES
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-16-17
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The Gift of the Magi
- By: O. Henry
- Narrated by: Cindy Hardin Killavey
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
O. Henry wrote many stories, but this, the story of two "ultimate gifts", is his most famous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well
- By Empowerment on 12-19-08
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The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Pierre Moreau
- Length: 70 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This is the complete Wizard of Oz audio collection of the 14 original stories written by L. Frank Baum. The "Oz books" form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relate the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum, who went on to write 14 full-length Oz books.
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Paddle-to-the-Sea
- By: Holling Clancy Holling
- Narrated by: Terry Bregy
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
A young Indian boy from Nipigon country in the Canadian wilderness carves a twelve-inch canoe with a kneeling Indian figure and frees it to undertake a journey to the Atlantic Ocean in his place. He must stay home and help his father, but yearns to learn about the world beyond his life in the village.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Paul on 07-13-04
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Flossie and the Fox
- By: Patricia McKissack
- Narrated by: Patricia McKissack
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46
Plucky Flossie Finley asks a clever fox to prove that he is a fox before she will be frightened of him on her way to deliver a basket of eggs. Narrated by author Patricia McKissack.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great kids story
- By MRK on 01-31-19
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Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: The Legendary American Tale
- Rabbit Ears' Holiday Classics
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Graham Greene
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Discover the moving, true story of the Native American named Squanto, who is captured from his beloved Pawtuxet tribe, taken to Spain, and sold into slavery. Years later, Squanto regains his freedom and embarks on a miraculous journey back to his homeland where he teaches the Pilgrims how to survive the difficult early years in the Plymouth colony - culminating in the first Thanksgiving celebration.
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4 out of 5 stars
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AT LAST! THE OTHER SIDE OF THANKSGIVING STORY.
- By Lanna S. Seuret on 11-24-16
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Oliver Twist
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Claire Walsh
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Named a "national institution" by George Orwell, Dickens offers his most popular tale, of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London. A novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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narrator
- By Jim B. on 09-13-18
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The Psammead Trilogy
- Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
- By: E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Edith Nesbit was to children in the early 20th century what J.K. Rowling is to today's young generation. Magic, mythical creatures, time travel, charms, words of power... Nesbit's stories have it all. This recording is the complete collection of Edith Nesbit's Psammead series, comprising three captivating stories:Five Children and It.The story begins when a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quaint
- By jaspersu on 08-06-15
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Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman, Laurallee Westaway
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 51
Edith Nesbit re-tells the stories of William Shakespeare's plays, making them accessible to children, while evoking the drama and excitement of the originals.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Frustrating
- By Michele Elliott on 10-08-10
Publisher's Summary
When it comes to the holidays, no story captures the true spirit of giving like O. Henry’s classic "The Gift of the Magi". And in celebration of the season, Audie Award® winners Katherine Kellgren, Oliver Wyman, and Jonathan Davis bring to life this timeless Christmas tale, plus two more of O. Henry’s holiday gems: "The Cop and the Anthem" and "The Last Leaf".
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- Jim Hall
- 12-22-13
Three well-narrated classic tales
This title includes three stories by O.Henry: The Gift of the Magi, The Cop and the Anthem, and The Last Leaf. The Gift of the Magi is familiar, of course. The other two stories are less well known, but are still well written – one is amusing, the other heartwarming – and I very much enjoyed them. The narration by all three readers was excellent.
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- Joshua
- mcleansville, NC, United States
- 12-27-14
Definitely a Worthwhile Listen
Three touching and memorable stories comprise this volume of holiday classics, narrated superbly by some of Audible's best narrators. Though short, it was a very entertaining listen, as each story kept me interested and really transcended its historical time frame. Definitely a worthwhile listen.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- T. Dunas
- Sacramento, Ca USA
- 08-05-15
Holiday classic short stories by O Henry
I enjoyed these stories but two of them jumped around a bit and were somewhat disconnected.
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- Jami
- VICTOR, NY, United States
- 03-08-15
Not just for the holidays!!
This was a holiday freebie from Audible that I am just getting around to in March! There is still plenty of snow on the ground where I live so it wasn't hard to get in the spirit of the stories! I had never read any of these before and I enjoyed them all. The third one about Mr. Berman's masterpiece was my favorite by far! Thanks for the gift Audible!!!
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- Sue
- CLOVIS, CA, United States
- 11-15-17
O'Henry at His Best
The narrators were easy to listen to. Classic O'Henry short stories with themes of unselfishness, generosity, love, hope and a lot of humor!
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- Russell Bernard
- Salt Lake City, Utah United States
- 12-30-16
Wonderful rendition of these classics
I enjoyed the Narration very much and would recommend these stories. Great for the Christmas season.
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- Waggs3228
- State College PA
- 12-27-16
classic
classic short stories the first one was a struggle to get through the other two are fine all the narrator's did a good job
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- Richard
- 12-18-15
Wonderful stories wonderfully read again!
These are the stories that I grew up hearing from my Father. What a treasure to hear them read again so clearly and with such story telling skill! What a lovely gift from Audible! Thank you so much!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- George
- 01-11-15
Classic Tales
You can count on the masters to be able to get great stories with very few words. A familiar story of the Magi, although I've heard better narrations.
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- SantaFePainter
- Santa Fe, NM, United States
- 12-29-14
Inspires Me to Revisit More Classics
Wonderful holiday classics. Leaves no doubt why we call them classics. Thank you for this gift, Audible.
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