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No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles - military and domestic - are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin, with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure.
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One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mobile Becky Sharp and her gentle, good-hearted friend Amelia Sedley as they leave their boarding school and embark upon their lives in Vanity Fair–the social-climbing, wealth-obsessed world of Regency England in the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- De: Thomas Hardy
- Narrado por: Harriet Seed
- Duración: 14 h y 53 m
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles is a complex and impactful novel by Thomas Hardy. The novel follows the life of Tess, the eldest child of a family who believes they have a small claim to royalty because of their family name. When misfortune hits the family, Tess takes it upon herself to seek out a wealthier relative and ask for money, but instead is taken into the service of a libertine, who takes advantage of her situation and youth.
De: Thomas Hardy
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
- De: Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear - introduction translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrado por: Jim Frangione
- Duración: 20 h y 41 m
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Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The stories, of course, are great.
- De Eclectic Reader en 03-10-24
De: Anton Chekhov, y otros
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Les Misérables
- Penguin Classics
- De: Christine Donougher, Victor Hugo, Robert Tombs
- Narrado por: Adeel Akhtar, Natalie Simpson, Adrian Scarborough, y otros
- Duración: 65 h y 41 m
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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Policeman, Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Great Translation, 5 Great Narrators
- De Rain Wiegartner en 06-07-20
De: Christine Donougher, y otros
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Vanity Fair (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: William Makepeace Thackeray
- Narrado por: Joel Froomkin
- Duración: 32 h y 52 m
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Napoleon has England on edge. For the cunning and conniving Becky Sharp, it’s an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and improve her lowly station. Her friend Amelia Sedley, a blue-blood pawn, affords Becky entrée into the moneyed class. As the guileless Amelia pines for a rakish soldier, the ruthless Becky climbs upward, setting the stage for a domestic battlefield of greed, ambition, deception, and dizzying reversals of love and fortune.
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Don Quixote
- De: Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrado por: Tim Pabon
- Duración: 44 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Don Quixote and experience the compelling world of this classic novel!
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Middlemarch
- De: George Eliot
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Giuliano
- Duración: 35 h
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Middlemarch is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, from 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Middlemarch Review
- De Diana Lee en 04-03-25
De: George Eliot
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- De: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrado por: Frederick Winfield
- Duración: 39 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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On the eve of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond Dantès is betrayed by jealous rivals and wrongfully imprisoned for treason. Locked away in the dreadful Château d'If, he spends years plotting his escape and planning a brilliant revenge against those who destroyed his life. As the mysterious and powerful Count of Monte Cristo, he returns to exact justice, but along the way, he faces his own vulnerability.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adventure!
- De Amanda en 02-11-25
De: Alexandre Dumas
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Dream Count
- A Novel
- De: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrado por: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sandra Okuboyejo, A'rese Emokpae, y otros
- Duración: 19 h y 4 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 187
Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous.
- De Ellen T. en 04-23-25
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Vanity Fair
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- Nancy
- 06-23-21
The “Introduction” is a helpful addition
The literary exegesis at the end of the novel is interesting and makes this edition valuable.
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- lisa Cawley
- 10-13-24
The narrator was excellent ! He did all voices without making them caricatures and has a beautiful speaking voice and diction !!
The book is so witty and entertaining and the characters so well drawn , it could have used a bit more editing but I enjoyed it immensely!
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