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The Horla
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- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E. Nesbit, and E.F. Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.
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- mikeg233
- 09-22-13
a great version of the horla
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
yes it is an amazing story
What about Garrick Hagon’s performance did you like?
he is a good actor
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this is the best audio version of the horla ive heard well acted clear and easy to understand I am glad I bought this now I can hear the horla and enjoy it thanks
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The Metamorphosis begins as its protagonist, Gregor Samsa, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a huge insect. This change is understandably difficult for Gregor, not to mention his family and business. It ends up costing him his life.
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Kafka is STILL the Man!
- By Dale on 08-23-09
By: Franz Kafka, and others
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The Hand
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Story4 out of 5 stars 149
A withered, shriveled, severed human hand is kept chained in a corner. The "owner" of this morbid trophy always keeps three loaded revolvers in the same room. Nothing seems too suspicious until the hand is mysteriously reclaimed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just a scary story
- By Michael on 02-08-13
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The Entire Original Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Cate Barratt
- Length: 48 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Guy de Maupassant is widely regarded as the father of the modern short story. As his 13 volumes of short stories attest, he was a prolific writer of this form. He had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the day-to-day lives of characters, in which their hidden natures are often revealed. Many of his works also centered on the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served.
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Une vie
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Yves Belluardo
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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À dix-sept ans, radieuse, prête à toutes les joies, à tous les hasards, Jeanne quitte enfin le couvent. Dans le désœuvrement des jours et la solitude des espérances, de tous ses rêves, le plus impatient est celui de l'amour... Oh ! Elle en sait des choses sur le frémissement des cœurs, l'élan des âmes. Elle les a si souvent pressentis, espérés, ces bonheurs-là. Aussi, lorsqu'il paraît, le reconnaît-elle sans peine. L'être créé pour elle...
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The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 1
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Guy de Maupassant, (1850 - 1893), a native of Normandy, wrote in a bold and vigorous style that moves inexorably along clear plot lines. He had an astonishing capacity for creating believable characters, and he wasted little ink in putting his stories in motion. Maupassant was a master of "le mot juste," waiting until the perfect word came to him before setting his thoughts to paper. He was one of the first truly modern writers, and today his stories still resonate with enthusiasm and originality.
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1 out of 5 stars
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With musical accompaniment
- By Michael on 11-02-06
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Pierre et Jean
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Bernard Petit
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Tout va pour le mieux entre les deux frères, jusqu'à la mort de Léon Maréchal, un vieil ami de la famille. En effet, pourquoi donc a-t-il légué toute sa fortune à Jean et rien à Pierre ?
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Maupassant Magic
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Possessed of a voracious sexual appetite, bitter and frequently disillusioned by the history of his country and the foibles of its people is not a description that does justice to the tortured soul that was Guy de Maupassant. He was also a compassionate and deeply patriotic man, volunteering to fight for his country in the Franco-Prussian War at the age of 20 and again saw action reporting on the French campaign in Tunisia in 1881.
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Bel-Ami
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Thomas Solivérès
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
La Belle Époque. Georges Duroy se retrouve à Paris sans argent en quête d'ascension sociale. Un soir, il rencontre Forestier un ancien camarade de régiment qui va lui proposer un poste de journaliste à la Vie Française. Il fait alors la connaissance de Clotilde de Marelle, la cousine de Madeleine Forestier, qui va lui faire découvrir une éducation sentimentale très libre.
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Classic French Short Stories, Volume 1
- By: Anatole France, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and others
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
French literature may be said to begin with the ninth century "Song of Roland," and it has since then churned out masterpiece after masterpiece in every century right up to the present. Beginning with Balzac and Dumas in the early part of the nineteenth century and proceeding to Sartre and Camus at the midpoint of the twentieth, the stories in this collection showcase the talents of some of the greatest French masters of the short story.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nonsense music
- By Anahita Mirtabatabaei on 06-27-20
By: Anatole France, and others
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The Necklace
- By: Guy de Maupassant
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
A beautiful woman imagines she is married below her station. In an effort to make her happy, her husband brings home an invitation to a ball attended by the upper crust of Paris society. To his chagrin, she is only disappointed, and explains she has nothing to wear to the ball. The husband sacrifices his savings to buy her a dress. She has no jewelry, but she has a wealthy friend who will lend her a beautiful accoutrement to accompany the beautiful dress.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration was terrible!
- By Elaine Heffron on 08-27-18
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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