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The Mysterious Island (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Jules Verne
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- Unabridged
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After hijacking a balloon from a Confederate camp, a band of five northern prisoners escape the American Civil War. Seven thousand miles later, they drop from the clouds onto an uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific. Through teamwork, scientific knowledge, engineering, and perseverance, they endeavor to build a colony from scratch. But this island of abundant resources has its secrets. The castaways discover they are not alone. A shadowy, yet familiar, agent of their unfathomable fate is watching.
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The Lost World
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The Magic Shop
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- Unabridged
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 54
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This story begins at an observatory in England where the narrator witnesses explosions on Mars. This event is followed by what is thought to be a meteor landing not far from the observatory. Once the narrator travels to the spot of the meteor landing he discovers it is actually a cylinder and the cylinder contains Martians. The story chronicles the Martian attacks throughout many parts of England, even devastating London and the narrator escapes with many chilling and near death adventures.
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3 out of 5 stars
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bad narrator
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The Invisible Man
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- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,227
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,089
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,096
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 265
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The Mysterious Island (AmazonClassics Edition)
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- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By NateK on 09-15-19
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The Lost World
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Glen McCready
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,165
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,960
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,961
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Magic Shop
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 476
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 445
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Story4 out of 5 stars 448
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5 out of 5 stars
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Around the World in 80 Days
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"Around the World in 80 Days" is an entertaining and light story about Phileas Fogg, a wealthy bachelor who makes a wager with a friend at his club regarding how long it would take for a person to circumnavigate the globe. Not wanting to lose his bet, he immediately embarks on a trip around the world with his valet Passepartout. Follow along on their extravagant adventure on a number of fascinating transportation modes that must be fully completed within 80 days or the bet is lost.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The most terrible narration I’ve heard
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,334
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,221
Written by H.G. Wells, the great visionary author, this legendary novel is both timeless and thought provoking. Listeners will thrill to this chilling masterpiece as man boldly takes evolution into his own hands for the first time. Dr. Moreau, a scientist expelled from his homeland for his cruel experiments, continues his transplantations on a small South Pacific island, creating hideous creatures with manlike intelligence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Oldie but a Goodie
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- By: Jules Verne
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,737
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,712
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry, the source of our inspiration, returns – this time, he captures the quirky enthusiasm of this goofily visionary adventure.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Feels like Jules Verne
- By Ramon on 03-10-11
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- By: The Arabian Nights
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 558
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 500
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 498
In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reliving The Classics
- By nancy on 04-03-16
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Audible presents a special edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde narrated by Richard Armitage. With Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Richard Armitage tells the story of a conflicted man who seeks a remedy to free the monster inside him from the clutches of his conscience. Following his celebrated performance of David Copperfield, Armitage delivers another powerhouse performance as the narrator of this Gothic tale.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Changed my understanding of processing literature
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Oz. The Complete Collection
- By: L. Frank Baum
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- Length: 64 hrs and 20 mins
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Here you will find the complete OZ Collection: 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Starts at Chapter 1, 2. The Marvelous Land of Oz Starts at Chapter 25, 3. Ozma of Oz Starts at Chapter 49, 4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Starts at Chapter 70, 5. The Road to Oz Starts at Chapter 90, 6. The Emerald City of Oz Starts at Chapter 114, 7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz Starts at Chapter 144, 8. Tik-Tok of Oz Starts at Chapter 172, 9. The Scarecrow of Oz Starts at Chapter 197, 10. Rinkitink in Oz Starts at Chapter 221, 11. The Lost Princess of Oz Starts at Chapter 245.
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H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quite Good
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The Man Who Would Be King [Classic Tales Edition]
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Through the sands of the scalding deserts of India, two loafing vagabonds follow a half-scribbled map, heading for a land they hope to conquer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good classic listen.
- By M. E. Donnelly on 03-20-17
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Total Recall
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Philip K. Dick’s classic short story tells the story of Douglas Quail, an unfulfilled bureaucrat who dreams of visiting Mars, but can't afford the trip. Luckily, there is Rekal Incorporated, a company that lets everyday stiffs believe they’ve been on incredible adventures. The only problem is that when technicians attempt a memory implant of a spy mission to Mars, they find that real memories of just such a trip are already in Quail's brain. Suddenly, Quail is running for his life from government agents, but his memories might make him more of a liability than he is worth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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PKD good one
- By Darryl on 09-18-12
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The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- By: Orson Welles
- Narrated by: Orson Welles
- Length: 56 mins
- Original Recording
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On the evening of October 30th, 1938, Earth went to war with Mars. Martians invaded New Jersey! Here is the famous panic-inducing broadcast that shook the world, starring Orson Welles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Romp in History
- By Mark Mahar on 03-23-15
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Frankenstein
- By: Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,161
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Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Modern Prometheus
- By Anon on 07-23-18
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Lot No. 249
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 374
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Unexplained events are happening at Oxford these days. Several students have been attacked at night by some strange form of wild animal. It can scale walls with cat-like agility. Its arms are as thin and as strong as steel bands. And there is one student who conducts midnight studies in his room with certain Egyptian artifacts. The most significant of which is a 6'7" tall mummy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For Fans of Old Horror Flicks
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Publisher's Summary
A scientist at the turn of the 20th Century discovers a way to travel through time into the distant future. Wells' imagination offers us a wonderful adventure story, but behind all of the action is a dark vision of where our society is ultimately headed.
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