The Adventure Collection

Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin

By: Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Howard Pyle, Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Simon Vance, Michael Page, Buck Schirner

This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations. Gulliver’s Travels is Jonathan Swift’s comic tale of an Englishman who journeys to four fantastical and exotic lands filled with unforgettable characters, from the pint-size Lilliputians to the giant Brobdingnagians. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood takes us to Sherwood Forest, where the brigand and his band of “merry men” rob from the rich to give to the poor — to the consternation of the Sheriff of Nottingham. The Jungle Book transports readers into a wondrous world where danger lurks behind every drooping vine and the law of the jungle is the key to survival. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins as he learns the ways of the buccaneer from a group of seafaring miscreants, including the nefarious peg leg, Long John Silver. White Fang by Jack London recreates the forbidding world of the Yukon Gold Rush, where a wild dog must endure violence, hardship, and bitter cold on his journey from savagery to civilization.

Public Domain (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Treasure Island and Robin Hood were the best

How to review 4 books in one? Treasure ISLAND was my favorite with Robin Hood a surprising 2nd. I had high expectations of White Fang based on memories of the animated show from my childhood which I think was unfair. The story just wasn't all that deep I guess. Jungle Book was good but the secondary stories maybe took away from it a bit.

A Mixed Bag but the Highs Outshine the Lows

The quality comes and goes with this audiobook, both with story and narration, but overall this was enjoyable.

Gulliver's Travels and White Fang stand out as interesting, well-presented stories that I highly recommend. On the other end of the spectrum The Jungle Book wasn't my cup of tea and the "Indian" accents were cringe-worthy enough to make Kipling proud.

All in all I recommend this set for the high points but feel free to skip a story if either the content or presentation don't suit you.

Adventure Collection

it was a great story and enjoyed the aliveness of the people telling the story

not what I was hoping for

The classical stories are as good as I had hoped, mostly, but the format went on and on and on.....drone-iish. I tried to change the playback speed a bit to see if the pace change would invigorate the listen.....nope just made the accents more difficult to comprehend. I enjoyed the Treasure Island and Robin Hood stories but not so much of the others.
your mileage may vary.

Superb narration

Good to hear original stories again that I read in my youth. Narrators for each story were fantastic.