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Miss Julie by August Strindberg
- By: August Strindberg
- Narrated by: full cast, Amanda Friday, Ed Humpal, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Julie is probably the most famous play by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg, one of the founding fathers of naturalistic theater. In this claustrophobic drama, the interplay between social order and individual identity is explored in great detail. At the end the aristocratic Julie, goaded by her manipulative manservant, John, is faced with the ultimate decision: independence or annihilation.
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Quicker than reading the play
- By Anonymous on 02-08-18
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Miss Julie by August Strindberg
- Narrated by: full cast, Amanda Friday, Ed Humpal, Eileen Tipping, Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-07-16
- Language: English
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Ages of Man
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century. It ranges from the youth of Jaques' introduction to life, 'All the world's a stage!' in ""As You Like It"" to the aged Prospero's goodbye to Ariel and Shakespeare's own farewell...
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Ages of Man
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-12-99
- Language: English
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Theogony and Works and Days
- By: Hesiod
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The Greek poet, Hesiod, stands out as the first personality in European literature. The Theogony contains a genealogy of the gods from the beginning of time and an account of their violent struggles before the present order was established. The Works and Days, a compendium of advice for a life of honest husbandry, shines a unique and fascinating light on archaic Greek society, ethics, and superstition. Hesiod's poetry is the oldest source of the myths of Prometheus, Pandora, and the Golden Age.
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Better as a written text than an audiobook.
- By Anonymous on 16-07-21
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Theogony and Works and Days
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 25-07-19
- Language: English
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The Odes of Pindar
- By: Pindar
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Pindar was one of the greatest lyric poets of ancient Greece. He is best known today for his odes to the victors of athletic contests, including those at famed Olympia. These odes, the only complete surviving pieces by Pindar, are marvels of sustained imagination, packed with dense parallels between the athletic victor, his illustrious aristocratic ancestors, and the myths of Olympian gods and heroes like Jason, Heracles, and Perseus.
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Disappointing narration
- By Mr. C. J. O'hanlon on 19-07-13
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The Odes of Pindar
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 19-11-07
- Language: English
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Les nourritures terrestres [Earth Foods]
- By: Andre Gide
- Narrated by: Mathurin Voltz
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Nathanaël, je t'enseignerai la ferveur. Une existence pathétique, Nathanaël, plutôt que la tranquillité. Je ne souhaite pas d'autre repos que celui du sommeil de la mort. J'ai peur que tout désir, toute énergie que je n'aurais pas satisfaits durant ma vie, pour leur survie ne me tourmentent. J'espère, après avoir exprimé sur cette terre tout ce qui attendait en moi, satisfait, mourir complètement désespéré. Que mon livre t'enseigne à t'intéresser plus à toi qu'à lui-même, puis à tout le reste plus qu'à toi.
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Les nourritures terrestres [Earth Foods]
- Narrated by: Mathurin Voltz
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 25-04-23
- Language: French
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Thirukkural (Tamil Edition)
- By: Thiruvalluvar, M. Rajaram - translator
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written. Hence, it is known as a book for all ages. The Thirukkural is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1,330 couplets or Kurals. The Tirukku is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text known, such as Tami Marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamozhi (words that never fail) and Deiva Nool (divine text).
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Very good book but the explanion needs improment
- By Bruno José Freitas do Rego on 29-03-19
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Thirukkural (Tamil Edition)
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 05-02-18
- Language: Tamil
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La vida del Buscón [The Life of the Seeker]
- By: Francisco de Quevedo
- Narrated by: Pablo Martínez Gugel
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Hijo de un ladrón y de una bruja, Pablos, el Buscón, entra al servicio de un joven rico, vive en Alcalá, en la corte y acaba viajando a América. Aunque su argumento no deja de ser muy similar al de otras obras del género, La vida del Buscón no es una novela picaresca al uso.
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La vida del Buscón [The Life of the Seeker]
- Narrated by: Pablo Martínez Gugel
- Series: El buscón
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 30-06-22
- Language: Spanish
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Ancient Greek Tragedies: Classic Collection
- By: Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection presents the works of the three fathers of ancient Greek tragedies: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. The reader of this collection will be able to comprehend how the plots and conflicts populating classical tragedy developed. The principle theme of Aeschylus' tragedies is the idea of fate being omnipotent and the futility in struggling against it. The tragedies of Sophocles reflect the era of the Greeks' victorious war against the Persians, which opened up commercial prosperity through trade.
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Ancient Greek Tragedies: Classic Collection
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-02-25
- Language: English
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Phèdre
- Narrated by: Maria Casarès
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 17-11-14
- Language: French
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The Oedipus Plays (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Sophocles, Francis Storr - translator
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by the mythic house of Thebes, Sophocles’s defining Greek tragedies follow the fates that befall three doomed generations.
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A true classic, but only an ok performance
- By Anonymous on 03-11-24
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The Oedipus Plays (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 05-04-22
- Language: English
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The Waste Land
- By: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the October issue of Eliot's The Criterion and in the United States in the November issue of The Dial. It was published in book form in December 1922. Eliot's poem loosely follows the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King combined with vignettes of contemporary British society.
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Dreadful narration
- By Sam Mab on 20-08-25
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The Waste Land
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 14-06-24
- Language: English
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Homer-Haunted
- The Many Afterlives of an Ancient Poet
- By: Henry Power
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The siege of Troy and Odysseus’ long voyage home have inspired many of our most thrilling and radical poets . Henry Power takes us on a surprising journey through the afterlives of these mysterious epics, and the search for the poet who created them. Guiding us through the twists and turns of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Power travels to the places where Homer’s stories have taken root – from the islands of Greece to the Scottish Highlands, the Devon coast to suburban Los Angeles – to trace the footsteps of the poets, lunatics, and lovers haunted by Homer's mythical heroes and monsters.
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Homer-Haunted
- The Many Afterlives of an Ancient Poet
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 16-07-26
- Language: English
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Once in a Lifetime
- By: George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart
- Narrated by: Caroline Aaron, Edward Asner, Jen Dede, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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It’s 1929 as The Jazz Singer hits the silver screen and the talkies promise to change movies forever. Enter three down-and-out vaudevillians who hatch a hare-brained scheme to “make it big” in Tinsel Town. Their plan? To open a voice academy for the witless stars of silent movies. The only things standing in their way are ditzy starlets and power-hungry movie moguls.
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Once in a Lifetime
- Narrated by: Caroline Aaron, Edward Asner, Jen Dede, Jeanie Hackett, David Kaufman, Sarah Rafferty, Jonathan Silverman
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 25-08-11
- Language: English
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Весь Марк Аврелій
- Розмисли. Наодинці з собою. Промови Марка Аврелія
- By: Марк Аврелій
- Narrated by: Роман Молодій
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Розмисли наодинці з собою — це особисті записи римського імператора Марка Аврелія Антоніна, зроблені ним в 70-і рр. нової ери. Імператор вів щоденник, де розмірковував щодо понять громадянськості, обов'язку, честі, совісті, вірності і справедливості. На сторінках цього надзвичайного документа ми спостерігаємо напружену роботу особистості з опанування філософії стоїків та з практичного розвитку стоїчної традиції. Таким чином, щоденник Марка Аврелія — один з перших в історії людства приклад літератури про самовдосконалення.
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Весь Марк Аврелій
- Розмисли. Наодинці з собою. Промови Марка Аврелія
- Narrated by: Роман Молодій
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 18-06-24
- Language: Ukrainian
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Roger Rees
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-10-01
- Language: English
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Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
- By: Sophocles
- Narrated by: full cast, Denis Daly, Libby Stephenson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
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In Oedipus at Colonus, the banished king, after years of wandering, accompanied by his faithful daughter Antigone, finds himself in Athens. Receiving a warm if guarded welcome from Theseus, King of Athens, he prepares to settle himself to spend his last days in peace. However, unwelcome visitors from his tortured past continue to haunt him until the very end.
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Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
- Narrated by: full cast, Denis Daly, Libby Stephenson, Amanda Friday, Alan Weyman, Marty Krz, Peter Tucker, Elizabeth Klett
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 26-05-16
- Language: English
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William Shakespeare - Sonnets
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Presenting a selection of sonnets by William Shakespeare. There are 24 in number in this first selection. They are, in order: 18, 33, 11, 3, 5, 6, 29, 10, 22, 2, 4, 7, 1, 9, 27, 8, 30, 116, 34, 54, 12, 66, 77, 60.
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William Shakespeare - Sonnets
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 27-02-17
- Language: English
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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
- By: William Hansen
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Captured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology—from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled.
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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 14-02-23
- Language: English
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Peer Gynt
- By: Henrik Ibsen
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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Peer Gynt, the five-act romantic play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Based on a Norwegian folk hero, the title character is a rogue who will be destroyed unless the love of a woman saves him. At a wedding he meets Solveig, who falls in love with him, but Peer ruins the wedding by abducting, then abandoning the bride. Then Peer goes global, misbehaving in a trail of adventures around the world. When he finally returns to Norway, old and embittered, Solveig welcomes him home, and he's redeemed by her love.
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Inappropriate language
- By jeanne dickinson on 24-11-22
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Peer Gynt
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 21-08-20
- Language: English
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The Popol Vuh
- Seedbank
- By: Michael Bazzett
- Narrated by: Michael Bazzett
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: “Earth.” There are no inhabitants, and no sun—only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Wielding blowguns, they begin a journey to hell and back, ready to confront the folly of false deities as well as death itself, in service to the world and to humanity. This is the story of the Mayan Popol Vuh, “the book of the woven mat,” one of the only epics indigenous to the Americas.
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The Popol Vuh
- Seedbank
- Narrated by: Michael Bazzett
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 14-05-24
- Language: English
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