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Planet Narnia

The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis

de Michael Ward ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

Completo

13 hora 3 minutos

For over half a century, scholars have labored to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently disorganized Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's Faerie Queene. None of these explanations has won general acceptance and the structure of Narnia's symbolism ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

For over half a century, scholars have labored to show that C. S. Lewis's famed but apparently disorganized Chronicles of Narnia have an underlying symbolic coherence, pointing to such possible unifying themes as the seven sacraments, the seven deadly sins, and the seven books of Spenser's Faerie Queene. None of these explanations has won general acceptance and the structure of Narnia's symbolism
... Leer más
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Othello

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

de SparkNotes, William Shakespeare ...

Narrado por Vikas Adam, Wayne Carr, William DeMeritt, Neil Hellegers, Chris Kipiniak, Robin Miles, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Jason O'Connell, Imani Jade Powers, Gabra Zackman ...

Series series No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings
Completo

6 hora 21 minutos

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a
... Leer más
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The Italian

de Ann Radcliffe ...

Narrado por Sara Alexander ...

Completo

22 hora 27 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no
... Leer más
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Romeo and Juliet

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

de SparkNotes, William Shakespeare ...

Narrado por James Fouhey, Imani Jade Powers, Nikki Massoud, Mark Bedard, Ryan Quinn, Joey Parsons, Wayne Carr, Nance Williamson, Gabriel Vaughan, Kurt Rhoads, Will Damron, Gabra Zackman ...

Series series No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings
Completo

6 hora 49 minutos

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a
... Leer más
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Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

de Joseph Pearce ...

Narrado por Kevin O'Brien ...

Completo

3 hora 56 minutos

J. R. R. Tolkien's magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, has been beloved for generations, selling millions of copies and selling millions more tickets through its award-winning film adaptations. The immense cultural impact of this epic is undeniable, but the deeper meaning of the story often goes unnoticed.Here, Joseph Pearce, author of Bilbo's Journey uncovers the rich - and distinctly Christian - ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

J. R. R. Tolkien's magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, has been beloved for generations, selling millions of copies and selling millions more tickets through its award-winning film adaptations. The immense cultural impact of this epic is undeniable, but the deeper meaning of the story often goes unnoticed.Here, Joseph Pearce, author of Bilbo's Journey uncovers the rich - and distinctly Christian -
... Leer más
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George MacDonald

A Biography of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller

de Michael Phillips ...

Narrado por Johnny Heller ...

Completo

14 hora 53 minutos

Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude, ... Leer más

$35.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude,
... Leer más
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Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit

de Joseph Pearce ...

Narrado por Kevin O'Brien ...

Completo

3 hora 58 minutos

In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out
... Leer más
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Chaucer

A European Life

de Marion Turner ...

Narrado por Marion Turner ...

Completo

20 hora 9 minutos

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing
... Leer más
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Jason and the Golden Fleece

The Argonautica

de Apollonius of Rhodes ...

Narrado por Jonathan Keeble ...

Completo

6 hora 17 minutos

Jason and the Golden Fleece is one of the finest tales of Ancient Greece, an epic journey of adventure and trial standing beside similar stories of Perseus, Theseus and the Labours of Heracles. The finest classic account comes from Apollonius of Rhodes, the Greek poet of the 3rd century BCE and librarian at Alexandria. Though less well-known than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and much shorter, it is ... Leer más

$15.65 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Jason and the Golden Fleece is one of the finest tales of Ancient Greece, an epic journey of adventure and trial standing beside similar stories of Perseus, Theseus and the Labours of Heracles. The finest classic account comes from Apollonius of Rhodes, the Greek poet of the 3rd century BCE and librarian at Alexandria. Though less well-known than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and much shorter, it is
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The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends

de Simon Young ...

Narrado por Jonathan Johns ...

Completo

7 hora 44 minutos

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as
... Leer más
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym

de Paula Byrne ...

Narrado por Antonia Beamish ...

Completo

17 hora 6 minutos

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the ObserverA Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the ObserverA Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s
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Sisters Bronte, The

de Margaret Oliphant ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Lily E ...

Completo

1 horas 26 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This selection from the late Victorian essay collection 'Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations' examines the life and works of Anne Bronte (Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre, Villette) and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights). The author expends most of her critique on Charlotte, whose skill ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This selection from the late Victorian essay collection 'Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations' examines the life and works of Anne Bronte (Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre, Villette) and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights). The author expends most of her critique on Charlotte, whose skill
... Leer más
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The Sherlock Holmes Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

de DK ...

Narrado por Dominic Thorburn ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
Completo

15 hora 48 minutos

The Sherlock Holmes Book chronicles every case of the world's greatest detective and his assistant Dr Watson. The game is afoot and now you can discover every detail of Sherlock Holmes' world.From the first novel A Study in Scarlet, through to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles and the detective's last story, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Sherlock Holmes Book ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

The Sherlock Holmes Book chronicles every case of the world's greatest detective and his assistant Dr Watson. The game is afoot and now you can discover every detail of Sherlock Holmes' world.From the first novel A Study in Scarlet, through to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles and the detective's last story, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Sherlock Holmes Book
... Leer más
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Shakespeare

The World as Stage

de Bill Bryson ...

Narrado por Bill Bryson ...

Completo

5 hora 29 minutos

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare: ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, and updated to include recent discoveries, Shakespeare:
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Jane Austen, the Secret Radical

de Helena Kelly ...

Narrado por Emma Bering ...

Completo

14 hora 40 minutos

A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring--how truly radical--a writer she was.In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly--dazzling Jane Austen authority--looks past the grand houses, ... Leer más

$22.50 USD

A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring--how truly radical--a writer she was.In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly--dazzling Jane Austen authority--looks past the grand houses,
... Leer más
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If This Be Magic

The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

de Daniel Hahn ...

Narrado por Daniel Hahn, Full Cast ...

Completo

13 hora 29 minutos

**How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of ... Leer más

$24.00 USD

**How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of
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The Poetry of History

de Sir Jonathan Bate ...

Narrado por Sir Jonathan Bate ...

Completo

5 hora 50 minutos

Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth'Mingles history and poetry ... in an accessible, thought-provoking way' Irish TimesIn this BBC Radio 4 series, eminent biographer and broadcaster Sir Jonathan Bate looks at major historical events through the poems they inspired, exploring how history ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth'Mingles history and poetry ... in an accessible, thought-provoking way' Irish TimesIn this BBC Radio 4 series, eminent biographer and broadcaster Sir Jonathan Bate looks at major historical events through the poems they inspired, exploring how history
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James Joyce

A Very Short Introduction

de Colin MacCabe ...

Narrado por Stewart Crank ...

Completo

4 hora 3 minutos

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers in English. His first book, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, laid down the template for the coming of age novel, while his collection of short stories, Dubliners, is of perennial interest. His great modern epic, Ulysses, took the city of Dublin for its setting and all human life for its subject, and its publication marked the beginning of the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers in English. His first book, A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man, laid down the template for the coming of age novel, while his collection of short stories, Dubliners, is of perennial interest. His great modern epic, Ulysses, took the city of Dublin for its setting and all human life for its subject, and its publication marked the beginning of the
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Julius Caesar and Me

Exploring Shakespeare's African Play

de Paterson Joseph ...

Narrado por Paterson Joseph ...

Series series Theatre Makers
Completo

6 hora 50 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Julius Caesar and Me, written and read by Paterson Joseph.*'*Julius Caesar is, simply, Shakespeare's African play' John KaniIn 2012, actor Paterson Joseph played the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Julius Caesar - Gregory Doran's last play before becoming Artistic Director for the RSC. It is a play, Joseph is quick to acknowledge, that ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Julius Caesar and Me, written and read by Paterson Joseph.*'*Julius Caesar is, simply, Shakespeare's African play' John KaniIn 2012, actor Paterson Joseph played the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Julius Caesar - Gregory Doran's last play before becoming Artistic Director for the RSC. It is a play, Joseph is quick to acknowledge, that
... Leer más
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The Twitnam Summer

Friendship, Satire and the Writing of Gulliver’s Travels

de Hester Grant ...

Narrado por Lucy Scott ...

Completo

10 hora 9 minutos

'A rollicking, brilliant book' GARETH RUSSELL'Hugely enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMESA rollicking narrative history set during the extraordinary summer of 1726 when Jonathan Swift arrived in London from Dublin, with a draft of Gulliver’s Travels in his bag.Jonathan Swift settled into his great friend Alexander Pope’s new house on the river at Twickenham (or Twitnam as they liked to call it), and joined by ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

'A rollicking, brilliant book' GARETH RUSSELL'Hugely enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMESA rollicking narrative history set during the extraordinary summer of 1726 when Jonathan Swift arrived in London from Dublin, with a draft of Gulliver’s Travels in his bag.Jonathan Swift settled into his great friend Alexander Pope’s new house on the river at Twickenham (or Twitnam as they liked to call it), and joined by
... Leer más
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

de Bright Summaries ...

Narrado por Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Completo

34 minutos

Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, which follows the Boy Who Lived during his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is looking forward to returning to school, but he is ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, which follows the Boy Who Lived during his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is looking forward to returning to school, but he is
... Leer más
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

de The Venerable Bede ...

Narrado por Peter Wickham ...

Completo

12 hora 57 minutos

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written in Latin by the Venerable Bede (673-735), a Benedictine monk living in Northumbria, an important Christian centre in the eighth century. It is a remarkable document, tracing, in general, early Anglo-Saxon history, and in particular, as the title proclaims, the growth and establishment of Christianity against the backdrop of the political ... Leer más

$17.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written in Latin by the Venerable Bede (673-735), a Benedictine monk living in Northumbria, an important Christian centre in the eighth century. It is a remarkable document, tracing, in general, early Anglo-Saxon history, and in particular, as the title proclaims, the growth and establishment of Christianity against the backdrop of the political
... Leer más
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The Letters of Pliny the Younger

de Pliny the Younger ...

Narrado por Leighton Pugh ...

Completo

12 hora 40 minutos

Pliny the Younger (61 CE-c. 113 CE) was a well-connected official in the Rome of the first century, and it is through his ten Books of Letters that we have one of the liveliest and most informal pictures of the period.As a lawyer and magistrate, he rose through the senate to become consul in AD 100 and therefore corresponded with leading figures including the historian Tacitus, the biographer ... Leer más

$17.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Pliny the Younger (61 CE-c. 113 CE) was a well-connected official in the Rome of the first century, and it is through his ten Books of Letters that we have one of the liveliest and most informal pictures of the period.As a lawyer and magistrate, he rose through the senate to become consul in AD 100 and therefore corresponded with leading figures including the historian Tacitus, the biographer
... Leer más
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Shakespeare's Sonnets

de William Shakespeare ...

Narrado por Brian Murray ...

Abreviado

59 minutos

Passionate, sensitive readings by actor Brian Murray of 60 of the Bard's most beloved sonnets. ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Passionate, sensitive readings by actor Brian Murray of 60 of the Bard's most beloved sonnets.
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