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John Galsworthy
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A compelling drama and a merciless scrutiny of a newly monied upper-middle-class family at the turn of the 20th century, The Forsyte Saga has a sumptuous range of characters:Soames, he of the ‘perpetual sniff’; Old Jolyon, ‘typifying the essential individualism born in the Briton’; the sensuous Bosinney with ‘an air as if he did not quite know on which side his bread was buttered’; Young Jolyon, the free thinker; and, of course, the sexually alluring and impenetrable Irene, catalyst for much dissension within the clan.
The Forsytes believe they will live forever, but the unrelenting, imperturbable façade slowly begins to crumble as Aunt Ann, the oldest Forsyte ever, is interred in the family tomb at the end of this first volume.
The author makes his presence and opinion felt with beautifully subtle pinpricks of wit, which leave one in no doubt what he thought of the accumulation of wealth and property, which typified the materialistic Victorian psyche, at the expense of sensitivity and freedom. As in The Dark Flower (also published by Assembled Stories), Galsworthy demonstrates a fundamental understanding of hidden sexual currents and their ability to change our destinies.
If you have enjoyed The Forsyte Saga on television in the past, you will be familiar with this engrossing story; if not, prepare to be completely captivated and engaged by one of the best tales ever told.
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Howards End is a beautifully subtle tale of two very different families brought together by an unusual event. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes are practical and materialistic, leading lives of "telegrams and anger". When the elder Mrs. Wilcox dies and her family discovers she has left their country home - Howards End - to one of the Schlegel sisters, a crisis between the two families is precipitated that takes years to resolve.
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Fantastic Narration in Delightful Story
- De Wren en 05-05-18
De: E. M. Forster
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Oblomov
- De: Ivan Goncharov
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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A member of the landed gentry, with a seemingly guaranteed income from his estate in the country, Oblomov lives in Petersburg, uninterested in the business that provides his living and barely aware that the revenue is diminishing. Not that he leads a dissolute life of extravagance, balls and entertainment. Instead he is a dreamer, a sybarite, content above all to spend most of the day supine, in bed. The novel opens with Oblomov thus ensconced, attended only by his dirty, grumbling, indolent servant Zahar, who has looked after him since childhood, catering to his every need.
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funny and smart
- De Bennett Weiss en 07-29-20
De: Ivan Goncharov
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Mrs. Dalloway
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
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It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Whom will she see? Her friend Peter, back from India, who has never really stopped loving her? What about Sally, with whom Clarissa had her life’s happiest moment? Meanwhile, the shell-shocked Septimus Smith is struggling with his life on the same London day.
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One Tough Read Perfectly Delivered
- De Chris en 06-11-12
De: Virginia Woolf
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The Shuttle
- De: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrado por: Tabi That
- Duración: 19 h y 44 m
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Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American multimillionaire marries an impoverished English baronet and goes to live in England. She all but loses contact with her family in America. Years later her younger sister Bettina, beautiful, intelligent and extremely rich, goes to England to find what has happened to her sister. She finds Rosalie shabby and dispirited, cowed by her husband's ill-treatment. Bettina sets about to rectify matters.
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More than Lovely
- De jTacy67 en 01-17-18
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The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1
- De: Anton Chekhov
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.
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A Box of Chocolates
- De Darlene en 02-08-05
De: Anton Chekhov
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Of Human Bondage
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
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Of Human Bondage is one of the greatest novels of modern times, and it is certainly Maugham's greatest achievement. It was published in 1914, when Maugham was at the height of his creative powers. The story concerns Philip Carey, afflicted at birth with a club foot, and his passionate search for truth in a cruel world. We follow his growth to manhood, his educational progress, his first loves, and the wrenching tragedies and disappointments that life has in store for him. In some of the finest prose of the 20th century, Maugham has presented us with the timeless story of one man's search for the meaning of life.
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Greatly Unsettling
- De Michael en 10-04-14
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Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: David Horovitch
- Duración: 38 h
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Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky.
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Beautiful story, amazing narration
- De Marcus Vorwaller en 08-02-08
De: Leo Tolstoy
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The Young Clementina
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 10 h
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Charlotte Dean enjoys nothing more than the solitude of her London flat and the monotonous days of her work at a travel bookshop. But when her younger sister unceremoniously bursts into her quiet life one afternoon, Charlotte's world turns topsy-turvy. Beloved author D. E. Stevenson captures the intricacies of post-World War I England with a light, comic touch that perfectly embodies the spirit of the time. Alternatively heartbreaking and witty, The Young Clementina is a touching tale of love, loss and redemption through friendship.
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Miss Dean's Dilemma
- De Jerri C en 05-02-18
De: D. E. Stevenson
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Anna Karenina
- De: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrado por: Nikolay Trifilov
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Znamenityj roman vvodit nas v bogatyj, raznoobraznyj, udivitel'no uyutnyj i privlekatel'nyj mir russkoj dvoryanskoj zhizni Moskvy i Peterburga. Tolstoj vystupaet zdes' pevcom povsednevnoj zhizni, kotoruyu on poehtiziruet i v kotoroj vidit filosofskuyu glubinu, primiryayushchuyu stol' razitel'nye protivopolozhnosti, kak tragicheskaya nezakonnaya svyaz' Anny Kareninoj s Vronskim i schastlivaya semejnaya zhizn' Kiti s Cherbackoj i Levina.
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Fantastic narration!
- De Anastasia Lattanand en 03-10-16
De: Leo Tolstoy
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The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told
- Best Stories Ever Told
- De: Stephen Brennan - editor
- Narrado por: J. M. Badger, Imelda Pot
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
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A big, brilliant, spooky collection of classic and contemporary ghost stories that will make you hesitate before turning off that light.
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A very mixed review
- De Michael Mayer en 08-05-15
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1
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- Jan Brown
- 08-06-17
Does he like anybody?
I am a huge fan of the Victorian novel, particularly those written by Anthony Trollope.
Galsworthy presents his people as types nd types he does not like. Trollope likes people and hopes will like the ones he introduces us to. They are not simply types, but complex characters. Galsworthy writes well enough for me to finish his books but don't expect any outliers here. This is well read though I prefer less acting than reading. This novel is for anyone interested in a tale well told.
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- Wanda S Sauerland
- 09-30-11
Wonderful ... So real to life
I watched both PBS shows and they were great. The black and white being the most true to the books. However, the books, wow. So incredible. So amazing. I have now lived life from the 1880s to 1920s. I saw two wars. I lost a King and gained a King. I watched a woman flee from being a piece of property by a man, who really was indeed a good man, only he was brought up to believe that his way was the right way.
The plot is too complicated to deal with here. However, it deals with a large family of wealth and consideration, and how that wealth colors their thinking and behavior. Believe me, it does do that in amazing ways; some for good, some for bad. Yet, you continue to read, you need to read to understand them better.
These series of books, and there are many of them, I think 7 to 9, I have forgotten, but I read them all, are without doubt a MUST if one wants to understand the historical method of living in the past century. Also, it is a riveting read. The narration is positively wonderful. I cried when I was finished. I had lost my friends, indeed, almost my family; just as I did when War and Peace was finished. How dare they stop the book? I demand more. Please ... more.
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- ANNE-MARIE BURKE BREWSTER
- 02-07-21
Mix feelings
I was looking for more performance, but a good story nevertheless. looking forward to the others.
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- Stephen
- 03-18-11
Lively reading
I think watching the TV (2002) miniseries helped me enjoy this so much more, as I already have a sense of the mood. The reading is good.
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- Smiley
- 12-28-22
Intriguing and Captivating
The audio not only keep you engaged but gives you a feeling of the characters feelings and emotions…
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- Kevin F. Ryan
- 09-23-15
Don't Be Fooled
What disappointed you about The Forsyte Saga, Volume 1?
Readers of the Forsyte Saga know that it is a multivolume work: 3 complete novels and 2 interludes. This audio version, however, is only part I of the first novel! Maybe it's unabridged, but it stop at the end of part I -- not even the whole first novel, "The Man of Property." Hugely disappointing!!
Would you listen to another book narrated by Peter Joyce?
Yes.
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