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The Conscious Lovers (Unabridged)

by Richard Steele ...

Narrated by Theodore Barfield ...

Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

In the bustling streets of 18th-century London, love and reason collide in Richard Steele's captivating novel, "The Conscious Lovers." Meet Bevil, a virtuous gentleman torn between his heart's desire and societal expectations. As he navigates the complexities of love, he encounters Lucinda, a woman of wit and independence, who challenges his preconceived notions. Through a series of witty ... Read more

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In the bustling streets of 18th-century London, love and reason collide in Richard Steele's captivating novel, "The Conscious Lovers." Meet Bevil, a virtuous gentleman torn between his heart's desire and societal expectations. As he navigates the complexities of love, he encounters Lucinda, a woman of wit and independence, who challenges his preconceived notions. Through a series of witty
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The Lying Lover (Unabridged)

by Richard Steele ...

Narrated by Steve Gonzalez ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

In the bustling streets of 18th century London, a tale of deceit and desire unfolds. "The Lying Lover" by Richard Steele introduces us to the charming and manipulative Dorimant, a notorious womanizer who has mastered the art of seduction. As he pursues his latest conquest, the virtuous Clarinda, Dorimant's web of lies and betrayals threatens to ensnare both himself and those around him. With wit ... Read more

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In the bustling streets of 18th century London, a tale of deceit and desire unfolds. "The Lying Lover" by Richard Steele introduces us to the charming and manipulative Dorimant, a notorious womanizer who has mastered the art of seduction. As he pursues his latest conquest, the virtuous Clarinda, Dorimant's web of lies and betrayals threatens to ensnare both himself and those around him. With wit
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The Funeral (Unabridged)

by Richard Steele ...

Narrated by Devin Jone ...

Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

In the quaint English countryside, a somber gathering casts a pall over the tranquil village. The Funeral, a gripping tale by Richard Steele, unveils the secrets and complexities that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary death. As the mourners assemble, a web of suspicion and intrigue ensnares them, threatening to unravel the very fabric of their community. With each whispered word and ... Read more

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In the quaint English countryside, a somber gathering casts a pall over the tranquil village. The Funeral, a gripping tale by Richard Steele, unveils the secrets and complexities that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary death. As the mourners assemble, a web of suspicion and intrigue ensnares them, threatening to unravel the very fabric of their community. With each whispered word and
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Isaac Bickerstaff

by Richard Steele ...

Since you have been pleased to make yourself so famous of late by your ingenious writings, and some time ago by your learned predictions; since Partridge, of immortal memory, is dead and gone, who, poetical as he was, could not understand his own poetry; and, philomathical as he was, could not read his own destiny; since the Pope, the King of France, and great part of his court, are either ... Read more

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Since you have been pleased to make yourself so famous of late by your ingenious writings, and some time ago by your learned predictions; since Partridge, of immortal memory, is dead and gone, who, poetical as he was, could not understand his own poetry; and, philomathical as he was, could not read his own destiny; since the Pope, the King of France, and great part of his court, are either
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Isaac Bickerstaff Physician And Astrologer

by Richard Steele ...

Isaac Bickerstaff" is a satirical work written via Richard Steele, an Irish author and co-founding father of the famed 18th-century periodical, "The Spectator." The work is a fictional character, a persona Steele adopted to satirize and comment on contemporary social and political problems. In "Isaac Bickerstaff," Steele uses wit and humor to lampoon numerous elements of London society, together ... Read more

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Isaac Bickerstaff" is a satirical work written via Richard Steele, an Irish author and co-founding father of the famed 18th-century periodical, "The Spectator." The work is a fictional character, a persona Steele adopted to satirize and comment on contemporary social and political problems. In "Isaac Bickerstaff," Steele uses wit and humor to lampoon numerous elements of London society, together
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The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship (UNABRIDGED)

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by Richard STEELE ...

Narrated by Rudolf Garcia, Richard Evans, Thomas Dewberry, Craig Echeverria ...

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2 hours 43 min

"The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could bestow upon him in England. But he uses the advantages of a learned education, a ready fancy, and a liberal fortune, without the circumspection and good sense which should always attend the pleasures of a gentleman; that is to say, a reasonable creature. Thus he ... Read more

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"The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could bestow upon him in England. But he uses the advantages of a learned education, a ready fancy, and a liberal fortune, without the circumspection and good sense which should always attend the pleasures of a gentleman; that is to say, a reasonable creature. Thus he
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Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer (UNABRIDGED)

by Richard STEELE ...

Narrated by Russell Osiris ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. was a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then famous Almanac-maker and astrologer John Partridge. In 1709, Richard Steele bolstered the release of his new satirical paper The Tatler by naming the fictitious Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. as editor. These are fictional essays/memoirs of Bickerstaff, written by Steele. Isaac writes from his time ... Read more

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Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. was a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then famous Almanac-maker and astrologer John Partridge. In 1709, Richard Steele bolstered the release of his new satirical paper The Tatler by naming the fictitious Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. as editor. These are fictional essays/memoirs of Bickerstaff, written by Steele. Isaac writes from his time
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The Conscious Lovers

by Richard Steele ...

The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele is a refined eighteenth-century sentimental comedy that explores themes of virtue, moral integrity, love, and social responsibility. First performed in 1722, the play represents a shift in English theatre toward more emotional and ethically driven storytelling, emphasizing sincerity and moral awareness over satire and cynicism. The story follows a young woman ... Read more

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The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele is a refined eighteenth-century sentimental comedy that explores themes of virtue, moral integrity, love, and social responsibility. First performed in 1722, the play represents a shift in English theatre toward more emotional and ethically driven storytelling, emphasizing sincerity and moral awareness over satire and cynicism. The story follows a young woman
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The Tender Husband: or The Accomplished Fools (UNABRIDGED)

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by Richard STEELE ...

Narrated by William Fagan, Jeff Sotelo, Dorothy Hutcheson, Matthew Whitaker ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

"The Tender Husband is, as a whole, very amusing; but unfortunately a second plot—alluded to in the title—is woven into the story which gives to the play its interest; and as this account of the manner in which the "tender husband" tries the faithfulness of a foolish wife by means of his mistress, disguised as a man, is unwholesome in tone and unnatural, it spoils what would otherwise be an ... Read more

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"The Tender Husband is, as a whole, very amusing; but unfortunately a second plot—alluded to in the title—is woven into the story which gives to the play its interest; and as this account of the manner in which the "tender husband" tries the faithfulness of a foolish wife by means of his mistress, disguised as a man, is unwholesome in tone and unnatural, it spoils what would otherwise be an
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Beauty And The Beast (Mobi Classics)

by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont ...

Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C - enchanted husband - in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740. The best-known written version was an abridgement of Mme Villeneuve's work published in 1756 by Mme ... Read more

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Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C - enchanted husband - in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740. The best-known written version was an abridgement of Mme Villeneuve's work published in 1756 by Mme
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The Vicar of Wakefield

A Tale of a Country Clergyman

by Oliver Goldsmith ...

Series series Literary Classics
A country clergyman with a large family, a small fortune and an unshakable good opinion of himself loses the money in the first chapter, and things proceed downhill with perfect cheerfulness. Goldsmith failed at medicine, teaching and the church, wandered Europe playing the flute for meals, and — the story goes — sold this manuscript overnight to keep his landlady from having him arrested. Forty ... Read more

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A country clergyman with a large family, a small fortune and an unshakable good opinion of himself loses the money in the first chapter, and things proceed downhill with perfect cheerfulness. Goldsmith failed at medicine, teaching and the church, wandered Europe playing the flute for meals, and — the story goes — sold this manuscript overnight to keep his landlady from having him arrested. Forty
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Clarissa, or the History of A Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson ...

Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. And yet, Clarissa finds ... Read more

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Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. And yet, Clarissa finds
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