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De: Italo Calvino
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz Bundle (Annotated)
- De: Lyman Frank Baum
- Narrado por: Whitney Gardner
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 101
Book 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known and loved today as simply The Wizard of Oz, is a tale that has been cherished by readers and listeners throughout the years. This timeless story has inspired Broadway shows, cartoon series, and many films over the past few generations. I hope that this book has inspired your sense of creativity and wonder as much as it has mine.
De: Lyman Frank Baum
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Lorna Doone [Naxos]
- De: R. D. Blackmore
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 25 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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The Doones are a clan of murdering thieves, and among their victims is John Ridd's father. The strong, noble Ridd determines to avenge his father's death; but his plans are complicated when he falls in love with one of the hated family - the beautiful Lorna. Lorna is promised against her will to another; and that other will not let her go lightly. Set amid the political turmoils of the late 17th century, Lorna Doone brings West Country history and legends alive with wonderfully imaginative fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I fell in love with this book
- De Linda en 11-20-12
De: R. D. Blackmore
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Finnegans Wake
- De: James Joyce
- Narrado por: Barry McGovern, Marcella Riordan
- Duración: 29 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 89
Finnegans Wake is the greatest challenge in 20th-century literature. Who is Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker? And what did he get up to in Phoenix Park? And what did Anna Livia Plurabelle have to say about it? In the rich nighttime and the language of dreams, here are history, anecdote, myth, folk tale and, above all, a wondrous sense of humor, colored by a clear sense of humanity. In this exceptional reading by the Irish actor Barry McGovern, with Marcella Riordan, the world of the Wake is more accessible than ever before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The keys to. Given!
- De hyand en 06-16-21
De: James Joyce
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The Mysterious Stranger
- De: Mark Twain
- Narrado por: Don Randall
- Duración: 4 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Considered one of Twain's most important short works, The Mysterious Stranger tells the story of the devil coming to a medieval village in the persona of a beautiful, lovable, yet exasperatingly amoral young man. Befriending a small group of boys, Satan exhibits strange charm, compassion, and indifference as the tale comes to a surprising comclusion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very Poor Narration
- De kgunn66 en 02-24-10
De: Mark Twain
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Irish Fairy Tales
- De: James Stephens - editor
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 315
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 275
This collection of 10 time-honored tales brims with enchantment, whimsy, and sly humor. Assembled by a renowned poet and student of Gaelic language and culture, this edition includes "The Birth of Bran", "The Little Brawl at Allen", "The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran", "Becuma of the White Skin", "Mongan's Frenzy", and other stories.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Woeful narration.
- De Zarkov en 02-23-19
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Orlando
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Clare Higgins
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,084
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Fantasy, love and an exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining story. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute to the family of her friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando's central character, a fictional embodiment of Sackville-West, changes sex from a man to a woman and lives throughout the centuries, whilst meeting historical figures of English literature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magical
- De Mayca en 05-31-05
De: Virginia Woolf
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
- De: Susanna Clarke
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble, Davina Porter
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 771
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 572
Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark, enchanting tales unfold in a slightly distorted version of our own world, where people are bedeviled by mischievous interventions from the fairies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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21st century 19th century lit
- De M. Morgan en 04-06-07
De: Susanna Clarke
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My Family and Other Animals
- De: Gerald Durrell
- Narrado por: Nigel Davenport
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,964
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,652
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,649
This memoir is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu, where Gerald Durrell lived as a boy, surrounded by his eccentric family - as well as puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A thoroughly delightful book!
- De T.K. en 06-21-08
De: Gerald Durrell
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The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump
- De: Ingersoll Lockwood
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged German heir who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-reader-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The Travel and Adventures of Little Baron Trump describes Baron's trip around the world with his little dog, meeting new races like the Wind Eaters, Man Hoppers, and Melodious Sneezers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lot of fun, and a sensitive study of a boy and his dog
- De ReadToLive en 03-04-20
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Love Among the Chickens
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Arthur Vincet
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
"Love Among the Chickens" is a comedic novel by British master of the genre, P. G. Wodehouse. The novel is narrated by Jeremy Garnet, an author and old friend of Ukridge. Seeing Ukridge for the first time in years, with a new wife in tow, Garnet finds himself dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. The novel intertwines Garnet's difficult wooing of a girl living nearby with the struggles of the farm, which are exacerbated by Ukridge's bizarre business ideas and methods.
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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Tales from the Perilous Realm
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi
- Duración: 7 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 654
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 649
Combined into one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien's five acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, read by Derek Jacobi. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are joined here in one volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a master storyteller for listeners young and old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable Tolkien short stories
- De Linda Luella en 03-28-17
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Little Women
- De: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrado por: C. M. Hébert
- Duración: 18 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
This favorite book for children, based on the author's own youthful experiences, describes the family life of the Marches in a small New England community. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are raised in genteel poverty by their loving mother, Marmee, while their father serves as a chaplain during the Civil War. The story explores their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family's income, their friendship with the neighboring Laurence family, and their later love affairs and destinies as women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very good reading of a classic
- De Kenneth en 03-31-09
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
- De: Washington Irving
- Narrado por: Bob Neufeld
- Duración: 2 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
In these wonderful short stories, Washington Irving created two of the earliest, most endearing and enduring characters in all of American literature. Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane (not to mention the Headless Horseman) will keep you smiling as they wrestle with the strange and fantastic forces, characters and events that baffle and terrify.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short and good
- De Andrew en 10-27-15
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy
- De: J. M. Barrie
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
When Peter Pan and his fairy companion, Tinker Bell, fly in through the window of Wendy's nursery one night, it is the beginning of an adventure that whisks Wendy and her brothers, Michael and John, off to Neverland. There, they will find mermaids, fairies, pirates led by the sinister Captain Hook, and the crocodile who bit off his leg - and still pursues him in hope of the rest!
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- De Tori en 07-05-18
De: J. M. Barrie