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The Mirror of the Sea
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- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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First published in 1906, The Mirror of the Sea was the first of Joseph Conrad’s two autobiographical memoirs. Discussing it, he called the book “a very intimate revelation...I have attempted here to lay bare with the unreserve of a last hour’s confession the terms of my relation with the sea, which beginning mysteriously, like any great passion the inscrutable Gods send to mortals, went on unreasoning and invincible, surviving the test of disillusion, defying the disenchantment that lurks in every day of a strenuous life; went on full of love’s delight and love’s anguish, facing them in open-eyed exultation without bitterness and without repining, from the first hour to the last”.
When Joseph Conrad was discharged from the clipper Torrens in London during the summer of 1893, his seafaring career was over. He had travelled the world by then, risen in rank from apprentice to captain, and survived shipwreck and turbulent seas. But, after 19 years afloat he longed for the land and wrote to his cousin of the “uniform grey of my existence”. Once ashore, however, vivid memories of his past life began to surface. While steam and internal combustion were changing maritime travel forever, Conrad started to reflect on the voyages he had made in the Golden Age of Sail, the people and ships he had known, and the extraordinary communities whose lives, language, and very nature were shaped by the swells and silences of the open ocean. The Mirror of the Sea is a personal meditation on the sea and its meanings by one of the 20th century’s most important novelists.
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- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: Peter Joyce
- Duración: 3 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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On one level...Melville’s tale is an historical adventure telling the story of life aboard ship shortly after the mutiny at Spithead in 1797. Billy is taken from a homeward bound merchantman to serve on the ‘Seventy Four’ HMS Indomitable. He falls foul of Claggart, the ‘Master at Arms’, and the final confrontation results in death. Billy becomes an unwilling martyr - what passes for justice must be implemented because of the rebellious climate of the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well done, a pleasure to listen to!
- De Kindle Customer en 10-17-18
De: Herman Melville
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The Toilers of the Sea
- De: Victor Hugo
- Narrado por: Patrick Dickson
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Victor Hugo wrote this wonderful story while living in exile on the island of Guernsey, which is where the adventure unfolds. Set in the early 1800s, The Toilers of the Sea tells off a young reclusive fisherman who falls dangerously in love with a beautiful island girl. Her uncle, himself an intrepid seafarer, is the owner of a paddle-steamer, which plies its trade to and from St. Malo on the coast of Brittany.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, could without the special effects
- De Louise en 07-21-16
De: Victor Hugo
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Jules Verne Collection
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island
- De: Jules Verne
- Narrado por: Jim D. Johnston
- Duración: 43 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 156
From the pen of one of the literary world’s finest explorers of the imagination, these classic tales of fantastical habitats and intrepid adventurers delve deep into every mysterious corner of planet Earth. Whether you’ve adventured with Verne before or are only just setting off on your maiden voyage, this collection encompasses the most extraordinary adventures the father of science fiction has to offer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Classics, But Hours of Scientific Exposition.
- De Sarah en 05-02-21
De: Jules Verne
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James Cook
- The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Michael Carman
- Duración: 21 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 252
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 211
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The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great. But...
- De Virgil Tracy en 05-01-21
De: Peter FitzSimons
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Midshipman Bolitho
- De: Alexander Kent
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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October 1772, Portsmouth. Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho waits to join the Gorgon, ordered to sail to the west coast of Africa and to destroy those who challenge the King's Navy. For Bolitho, and for many of the crew, it is a severe and testing initiation into the game of seamanship.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is *not* the book advertised.
- De Robert Bolin en 08-26-16
De: Alexander Kent
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Swords and Deviltry
- The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
- De: Fritz Leiber
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Neil Gaiman (introduction)
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,872
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,313
In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fafhrd/Gray Mouser
- De melody333 en 08-21-08
De: Fritz Leiber
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Blue Lagoon
- Booktrack Edition
- De: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Narrado por: Adrian Praetzellis
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 26
Listen to Blue Lagoon with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love it
- De Angel K en 04-18-24
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Short Stories
- De: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrado por: Bob Thomley
- Duración: 16 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,310
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,158
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,165
All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.
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3 out of 5 stars
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NEVERMORE
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-23-15
De: Edgar Allan Poe
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By the Mast Divided
- John Pearce, Book 1
- De: David Donachie
- Narrado por: Peter Wickham
- Duración: 15 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 167
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 108
London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Didn't work for me
- De Michael E en 07-23-08
De: David Donachie
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The Captain of the Pole Star
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrado por: B. J. Harrison
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 334
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 281
Word goes among the crew of the Pole Star that the captain is haunted by demons. And after the days turn into weeks in the frigid Arctic Ocean, stories begin to circulate of ghosts and midnight hauntings.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Conan Doyle wrote more than Mr. Holmes.
- De Kristi R. en 11-14-11
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Sailing Alone Around the World
- De: Joshua Slocum
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Joshua Slocum was believed to be the first man to sail single-handed around the world. After a distinguished career, where he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Joshua Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Turning this catastrophe to his advantage, he built a sailing canoe from the wreckage and sailed back to New York. Moreover, he wrote Voyage of the Liberdad, a chronicle of his trip, and earned some literary success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A REMARKABLE MAN
- De Rod en 05-03-06
De: Joshua Slocum
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Two Years Before the Mast
- De: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrado por: David McCallion
- Duración: 15 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 114
Two Years Before the Mast is an American classic published in 1840. This is the account of Richard Henry Dana’s two-year adventure as a sailor. Throughout his time sailing around Cape Horn on the brig Pilgrim, Dana kept a diary, and on his return to Massachusetts, he wrote this now-loved classic. While attending Harvard College, Dana was stricken with measles, which would ultimately have a detrimental effect on his eyesight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- De scott m en 03-12-19
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The Open Boat
- De: Stephen Crane
- Narrado por: Richard Rohan
- Duración: 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
As a well-paid war correspondent, Stephen Crane was shipwrecked en route to Cuba in early 1897. He and a small party of passengers spent 30 hours adrift off the coast of Florida, an experience that Crane would later transform into this, his most famous short story, in 1898.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth hearing again
- De HamIAm en 09-15-15
De: Stephen Crane
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The Sea Wolf
- De: Jack London
- Narrado por: Will Patton
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Jack London worshiped strong and virtuous heroes, and his stories give great weight to the inevitable triumph of good over evil. His telling of the adventures of Humphrey van Weydon in The Sea Wolf is in keeping with this theme of moral man. His powerful and gripping saga of van Weydon's capture by a seal-hunting ship and the ensuing tangles with its dreaded captain, Wolf Larsen, makes this a classic American tale of peril and victory.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I won the lottery!
- De Bill en 08-11-17
De: Jack London
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Typhoon
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Roger Allam
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 420
Typhoon is the story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest and of the captain whose dogged courage is tested to the limit. Captain MacWhirr was an ordinary man. However, when his steamer Nan-Shan blunders into a hurricane, he and his crew must pull together to survive. The steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate becomes a partnership vital to human survival as they are challenged from without by the elements, and from within by human doubts and fears.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great classic, very well narrated
- De Dennis en 11-19-12
De: Joseph Conrad
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Under Western Eyes
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Under Western Eyes, Conrad's novel of political treachery and oppression, begins with a bomb that kills a hated Russian minister of police along with innocent bystanders. A young student named Razumov hides the perpetrator, then betrays him and becomes a spy among his exiled comrades. He faces a moral dilemma from which there is no escape. This masterwork, published six years before the Russian Revolution, is a chillingly accurate prophecy of what was to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect narrator, great story
- De Carolyn from Santa Cruz en 01-09-17
De: Joseph Conrad
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The Shadow-Line
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Fred Williams
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this masterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Reflexion on Maturity
- De Darwin8u en 01-05-17
De: Joseph Conrad
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'Twixt Land and Sea
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 7 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
In “A Smile of Fortune”, a ship’s captain meets the seemingly genial Mr. Jacobus and his irritable brother while embarking in the tropics. One a respectable businessman with a considerable reputation, the other a confessed rogue and entrepreneur with no reputation left to lose, the captain is at a loss to determine which he should befriend. In this masterly tale of misplaced loyalty, family feuds, and illicit bargaining, the captain finds himself the unwitting partner in a deeply unorthodox transaction.
De: Joseph Conrad
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The Secret Agent
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: David Threlfall
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 132
Exclusively from Audible. The Secret Agent is based on an actual attempt made in 1894 to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. A labyrinth of greed, corruption, and betrayal, it is the most darkly humorous of all Conrad's tales. It follows a European secret agent, Adolf Verloc, 'a London shop owner' with anarchist leanings who becomes reluctantly involved in a plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. Full of great characters, melodramatic irony and psychological intrigue the tale is far from simple....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Languid & loquacious language
- De Edward Ogden en 11-23-10
De: Joseph Conrad
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 14 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Flora de Barral, the daughter of a bankrupt businessman and swindler, must find her own way in the world when her father is convicted of financial speculation. Unfortunately, this is no easy thing for a single and vulnerable young woman in turn-of-the-century London.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great match of substance and performance
- De J. Cuddy en 06-18-22
De: Joseph Conrad
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Typhoon
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Roger Allam
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 420
Typhoon is the story of a steamship and her crew beset by a tempest and of the captain whose dogged courage is tested to the limit. Captain MacWhirr was an ordinary man. However, when his steamer Nan-Shan blunders into a hurricane, he and his crew must pull together to survive. The steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate becomes a partnership vital to human survival as they are challenged from without by the elements, and from within by human doubts and fears.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great classic, very well narrated
- De Dennis en 11-19-12
De: Joseph Conrad
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Under Western Eyes
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Under Western Eyes, Conrad's novel of political treachery and oppression, begins with a bomb that kills a hated Russian minister of police along with innocent bystanders. A young student named Razumov hides the perpetrator, then betrays him and becomes a spy among his exiled comrades. He faces a moral dilemma from which there is no escape. This masterwork, published six years before the Russian Revolution, is a chillingly accurate prophecy of what was to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect narrator, great story
- De Carolyn from Santa Cruz en 01-09-17
De: Joseph Conrad
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The Shadow-Line
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Fred Williams
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this masterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Reflexion on Maturity
- De Darwin8u en 01-05-17
De: Joseph Conrad
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'Twixt Land and Sea
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 7 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
In “A Smile of Fortune”, a ship’s captain meets the seemingly genial Mr. Jacobus and his irritable brother while embarking in the tropics. One a respectable businessman with a considerable reputation, the other a confessed rogue and entrepreneur with no reputation left to lose, the captain is at a loss to determine which he should befriend. In this masterly tale of misplaced loyalty, family feuds, and illicit bargaining, the captain finds himself the unwitting partner in a deeply unorthodox transaction.
De: Joseph Conrad
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The Secret Agent
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: David Threlfall
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 132
Exclusively from Audible. The Secret Agent is based on an actual attempt made in 1894 to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. A labyrinth of greed, corruption, and betrayal, it is the most darkly humorous of all Conrad's tales. It follows a European secret agent, Adolf Verloc, 'a London shop owner' with anarchist leanings who becomes reluctantly involved in a plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. Full of great characters, melodramatic irony and psychological intrigue the tale is far from simple....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Languid & loquacious language
- De Edward Ogden en 11-23-10
De: Joseph Conrad
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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 14 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Flora de Barral, the daughter of a bankrupt businessman and swindler, must find her own way in the world when her father is convicted of financial speculation. Unfortunately, this is no easy thing for a single and vulnerable young woman in turn-of-the-century London.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great match of substance and performance
- De J. Cuddy en 06-18-22
De: Joseph Conrad
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- james williamson
- 12-02-22
Awesome stories
These stories by Mr Conrad are written with eloquence and refinement. I have never been on a sailing ship but these stories capture the allure and respect for the sea that one can only get from sailing. His command of the English language is something that I was very impressed with too.
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- Chris
- 05-22-22
For lovers of the sea
A great memoir by a fantastic purveyor of the English language, read by the old man of the sea himself.
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- DAChurches
- 06-10-23
Stefan Rudniki
I could listen to Mr Rudniki read a telephone book (remember those?) A wonderful narrator.
Oh, and I liked the book too. A good introduction to Joseph Conrad.
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