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Wage Labor And Capital

by Karl Marx ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Originally written as a series of newspaper articles in 1847, Wage-Labor and Capital were intended to give an overview of Marx’s central theories regarding the economic relationships between workers and capitalists. These theories outlined include the Marxian form of the Labour Theory of Value, which distinguishes “labor” from “labor-power”, and the Theory of Concentration of Capital, which states ... Read more

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Originally written as a series of newspaper articles in 1847, Wage-Labor and Capital were intended to give an overview of Marx’s central theories regarding the economic relationships between workers and capitalists. These theories outlined include the Marxian form of the Labour Theory of Value, which distinguishes “labor” from “labor-power”, and the Theory of Concentration of Capital, which states
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The Wound Dresser

by Walt Whitman ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

Walter Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in its time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was ... Read more

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Walter Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in its time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was
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Thoughts on Art and Life

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by Leonardo Da Vinci ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

'Thoughts On Art and Life' by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance. There are sections covering the great man's thoughts on life, art, and science. The translator, Maurice Baring trawled the available manuscripts to distil da Vinci's writings on these subjects into a single, accessible tome, which will be of interest to ... Read more

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'Thoughts On Art and Life' by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance. There are sections covering the great man's thoughts on life, art, and science. The translator, Maurice Baring trawled the available manuscripts to distil da Vinci's writings on these subjects into a single, accessible tome, which will be of interest to
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Alien Presence

by James McAndrew ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

"The government claimed they had recovered a UFO — they had a press release about it, No other government in the world has said 'We have a spacecraft,' and then the next day there's another press release that says, 'Never mind, it was just a weather balloon',"Ben Smith, former CIA operativeIn 1947, something crashed outside of Roswell, New Mexico and was brought to Roswell Army Air Field by Army ... Read more

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"The government claimed they had recovered a UFO — they had a press release about it, No other government in the world has said 'We have a spacecraft,' and then the next day there's another press release that says, 'Never mind, it was just a weather balloon',"Ben Smith, former CIA operativeIn 1947, something crashed outside of Roswell, New Mexico and was brought to Roswell Army Air Field by Army
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Thomas Jefferson An Autobiography

by Thomas Jefferson ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

“I cannot live without books.”“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”? Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father ... Read more

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“I cannot live without books.”“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”? Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
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Ben Hur A Tale Of The Christ

by Lew Wallace ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

23 hours 4 min

Ben-Hur is a story of two very different heroes. Judah Ben-Hur, a prince of Jerusalem, is involved in an accident to the Roman procurator which is taken to be intentional. He is seized and sent to the fleet as a galley-slave, while his family is imprisoned and the family goods confiscated. When Ben-Hur saves the fleet captain from drowning after his ship is sunk in a fight with pirates, that ... Read more

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Ben-Hur is a story of two very different heroes. Judah Ben-Hur, a prince of Jerusalem, is involved in an accident to the Roman procurator which is taken to be intentional. He is seized and sent to the fleet as a galley-slave, while his family is imprisoned and the family goods confiscated. When Ben-Hur saves the fleet captain from drowning after his ship is sunk in a fight with pirates, that
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

by Jules Vern ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

1 hour 6 min

An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention — a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo’s death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of ... Read more

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An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention — a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo’s death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of
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Candide: The Classic Tale

by Voltaire ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

3 hours 52 min

Candide is characterized by its tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious coming-of-age narrative, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is bitter and matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as ... Read more

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Candide is characterized by its tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious coming-of-age narrative, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is bitter and matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as
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The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

The Pickwick Papers was Charles Dickens' first novel. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836 Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour,[and to connect them into a novel. The book became Britain's first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical ... Read more

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The Pickwick Papers was Charles Dickens' first novel. Because of his success with Sketches by Boz published in 1836 Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to supply descriptions to explain a series of comic "cockney sporting plates" by illustrator Robert Seymour,[and to connect them into a novel. The book became Britain's first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical
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Madame Bovary

The Classic Tale

by Gustave Flaubert ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Written over a century and a half ago, Madame Bovary is still an extraordinarily fresh, exciting and shockingly frank novel, at once an acute psychological study of a woman drawn into adultery through circumstances we can partly understand, and a sharply-observed comedy that offers a fascinating glimpse of the social and cultural divisions running through French provincial society in the mid ... Read more

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Written over a century and a half ago, Madame Bovary is still an extraordinarily fresh, exciting and shockingly frank novel, at once an acute psychological study of a woman drawn into adultery through circumstances we can partly understand, and a sharply-observed comedy that offers a fascinating glimpse of the social and cultural divisions running through French provincial society in the mid
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The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Orczy ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

“We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere"“It was long past midnight when at last Marguerite retired to rest"“Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not.”The story is set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats ... Read more

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“We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere"“It was long past midnight when at last Marguerite retired to rest"“Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not.”The story is set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats
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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

36 hours 17 min

Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakens from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry officer, Count Vronsky. Levin struggles with self-esteem, and even flees to the country, before gaining the courage to return and offer himself to the beautiful and pure Kitty. Through troubled courtships, reconciliations, ... Read more

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Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakens from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry officer, Count Vronsky. Levin struggles with self-esteem, and even flees to the country, before gaining the courage to return and offer himself to the beautiful and pure Kitty. Through troubled courtships, reconciliations,
... Read more

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