The Haunted Hotel
A Mystery of Modern Venice
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Wilkie Collins
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Loosely based on a case from the annals of French crime, the horror of this mystery comes through the invention of one of the classic Victorian "sensation" novelists, Wilkie Collins, who also wrote The Moonstone and The Woman in White.
Public Domain (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Man and Wife
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicolas Boulton
- Duración: 23 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Published 10 years after Collins’s most popular novel The Woman in White, Man and Wife centres on the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain, reflecting the author’s own antipathy toward the institution. The plot follows the fortunes of a woman who, committed to marriage with one man, comes to believe that she may have inadvertently married his friend, according to the archaic laws of Scotland and Ireland.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Intricate plot, good dialogue, desperately needed an editor
- De Seth en 07-25-21
De: Wilkie Collins
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Armadale
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, David Rintoul, y otros
- Duración: 30 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
Wilkie Collins' follow-up to The Woman in White and No Name is an innovative take on mistaken identity, the nature of evil, and the dark underbelly of Victorian England. The story concerns two distant cousins, both named Allan Armadale, and the impact of a family tragedy, which makes one of them a target of the murderous Lydia Gwilt, a vicious and malevolent charmer determined to get her hands on the Armadale fortune. Will the real Allan Armadale be revealed, and will he survive the plot against his life?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen again & again to unravel layers of mystery
- De Proud Parents of Furry Kids en 10-28-20
De: Wilkie Collins
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No Name
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, Russell Bentley, y otros
- Duración: 27 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Magdalen and Norah Vanstone have known only comfort and affluence for their entire lives. Orphaned suddenly following the unexpected deaths of their parents, the illegitimate sisters find themselves flung into the other extreme of living: their father had neglected to amend his will following their parents' recent marriage, leaving them with nothing, and their bitter, estranged uncle, the legal inheritor of the family fortune, mercilessly refuses them support.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good and Evil and Funny
- De John en 07-06-20
De: Wilkie Collins
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The Dead Secret
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
A masterful blend of Gothic drama and romance, Wilkie Collins' mystery novel is an exploration of illegitimacy and inheritance. Set in Cornwall, the plot foreshadows The Woman in White with its themes of doubtful identity and deception and involves a broad array of characters. The "secret" of the book's title is the true parentage of the book's heroine, Rosamond Treverton, which has been written down and kept in an unused room at Porthgenna Tower. This is where, 20 years later, much of the novel's action is set.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Only complaint is I wish it were longer
- De alisammeredith en 03-15-22
De: Wilkie Collins
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The Woman in White
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Andrea Giordani
- Duración: 25 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 38
Through a series of calculated moves that involve death and a large inheritance, a small community is rocked and shrouded in mystery at the hands of the conniving Sir Percival Glyde, who is interested only in making himself wealthy at the hands of others.... Celebrated as one of the first popular mystery novels, The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, skillfully incorporates the twisting and turning of more than a few plot lines that all manage to converge beautifully at the end of the work.
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3 out of 5 stars
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horrible technically - echoes at most of the words
- De James D. Coburn en 12-30-15
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A Rogue's Life
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 5 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 294
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 249
Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to — until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Twisting, Turning, Fun Book!
- De Joseph R en 06-15-09
De: Wilkie Collins
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Man and Wife
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicolas Boulton
- Duración: 23 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Published 10 years after Collins’s most popular novel The Woman in White, Man and Wife centres on the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain, reflecting the author’s own antipathy toward the institution. The plot follows the fortunes of a woman who, committed to marriage with one man, comes to believe that she may have inadvertently married his friend, according to the archaic laws of Scotland and Ireland.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Intricate plot, good dialogue, desperately needed an editor
- De Seth en 07-25-21
De: Wilkie Collins
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Armadale
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, David Rintoul, y otros
- Duración: 30 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
Wilkie Collins' follow-up to The Woman in White and No Name is an innovative take on mistaken identity, the nature of evil, and the dark underbelly of Victorian England. The story concerns two distant cousins, both named Allan Armadale, and the impact of a family tragedy, which makes one of them a target of the murderous Lydia Gwilt, a vicious and malevolent charmer determined to get her hands on the Armadale fortune. Will the real Allan Armadale be revealed, and will he survive the plot against his life?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen again & again to unravel layers of mystery
- De Proud Parents of Furry Kids en 10-28-20
De: Wilkie Collins
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No Name
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Rachel Atkins, Russell Bentley, y otros
- Duración: 27 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Magdalen and Norah Vanstone have known only comfort and affluence for their entire lives. Orphaned suddenly following the unexpected deaths of their parents, the illegitimate sisters find themselves flung into the other extreme of living: their father had neglected to amend his will following their parents' recent marriage, leaving them with nothing, and their bitter, estranged uncle, the legal inheritor of the family fortune, mercilessly refuses them support.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good and Evil and Funny
- De John en 07-06-20
De: Wilkie Collins
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The Dead Secret
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
A masterful blend of Gothic drama and romance, Wilkie Collins' mystery novel is an exploration of illegitimacy and inheritance. Set in Cornwall, the plot foreshadows The Woman in White with its themes of doubtful identity and deception and involves a broad array of characters. The "secret" of the book's title is the true parentage of the book's heroine, Rosamond Treverton, which has been written down and kept in an unused room at Porthgenna Tower. This is where, 20 years later, much of the novel's action is set.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Only complaint is I wish it were longer
- De alisammeredith en 03-15-22
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The Woman in White
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Andrea Giordani
- Duración: 25 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 38
Through a series of calculated moves that involve death and a large inheritance, a small community is rocked and shrouded in mystery at the hands of the conniving Sir Percival Glyde, who is interested only in making himself wealthy at the hands of others.... Celebrated as one of the first popular mystery novels, The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, skillfully incorporates the twisting and turning of more than a few plot lines that all manage to converge beautifully at the end of the work.
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3 out of 5 stars
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horrible technically - echoes at most of the words
- De James D. Coburn en 12-30-15
De: Wilkie Collins
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A Rogue's Life
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 5 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 294
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 249
Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to — until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Twisting, Turning, Fun Book!
- De Joseph R en 06-15-09
De: Wilkie Collins
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The Two Destinies
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Samuel West
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 95
In this late romantic novel, the author explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lovely Gothic Romance
- De Laurie en 02-02-20
De: Wilkie Collins
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The Moonstone
- De: Wilkie Collins
- Narrado por: Patrick Tull
- Duración: 20 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 544
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 552
No, the "Moonstone" isn't a celestial relic, it's a gigantic yellow diamond of unearthly beauty that was given to Rachel Verinder as a present on her 18th birthday - and stolen that very night! Betteredge, one of the most beloved butlers in English literature, is the focus of this seminal detective novel, which examines how one family's life is turned upside-down by the theft. And find out why the answers to all of life's problems can be found in the pages of Robinson Crusoe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best readings ever
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De: Wilkie Collins
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Between his work on the 2014 Audible Audiobook of the Year, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, and his performance of Classic Love Poems, narrator Richard Armitage ( The Hobbit, Hannibal) has quickly become a listener favorite. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic David Copperfield, Armitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Written at the request of Charles Dickens, North and South is a book about rebellion that poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Gaskell expertly blends individual feeling with social concern and her heroine, Margaret Hale, is one of the most original creations of Victorian literature. When Margaret Hale's father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience she is forced to leave her comfortable home in the tranquil countryside of Hampshire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
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The Complete Novels : Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
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Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world. Now, Alison Larkin's critically acclaimed narrations of Austen's six completed novels are brought together in this very special 200th anniversary audio edition. "Alison Larkin's narration will captivate listeners from the first sentence" raves AudioFile magazine about the Earphones Award-winning recording of Sense and Sensibility, which starts the collection.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A treat
- De Tad Davis en 03-04-20
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Desperate Remedies
- De: Thomas Hardy
- Narrado por: Melody Grove
- Duración: 15 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston. Desperate Remedies contains sensational ingredients of blackmail, murder and romance, but with its insight into psychology and sexuality it already bears the unmistakable imprint of Hardy’s future genius.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Real Hardy, not his best but very good.
- De F Shaw en 03-21-23
De: Thomas Hardy
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On the Origin of Species
- De: Charles Darwin
- Narrado por: Richard Dawkins
- Duración: 5 h y 53 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,394
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,099
Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion and a life-long committed Darwinist, abridges and reads this special audio version of Charles Darwin's famous book. A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals, starting with fish, all the way up through the ranks to apes, then to our current form.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Perfect Abridgement
- De M en 05-28-09
De: Charles Darwin
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He Knew He Was Right
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 30 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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When Louis Trevelyan's young wife meets an old family acquaintance, his unreasonable jealousy of their friendship sparks a quarrel that leads to a brutal and tragic estrangement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nigel Patterson as the narrator is great
- De NH en 10-31-16
De: Anthony Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her?
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Flo Gibson
- Duración: 29 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In this, the first of the Palliser parliamentary novels, the plight of women in marriage, politics and private life is seen through the eyes of Alice and Kate Vavisor, Lady Glencora and the coquettish Mrs. Greenow.
De: Anthony Trollope
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Cranford
- De: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrado por: Prunella Scales
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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A vivid and affectionate portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid-19th century, Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women, relating the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of satirical vignettes, Gaskell sympathetically portrays changing small town customs and values in mid-Victorian England....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quietly, subtly sweet and heartwarming
- De T. en 03-26-12
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The American
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Adam Sims
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Self-made American millionaire Christopher Newman arrives in Paris brimming with hope and optimism, excited to experience the culture and, hopefully, find the perfect woman to become his wife. After a chance encounter with American expatriate friends, his attention is drawn to Madame de Cintré, 25-year-old widowed daughter of the late Marquis de Bellegarde. Having fallen on hard times, the centuries-old aristocratic family permits Newman's courtship to proceed; however, they later persuade the widow to break off her engagement to the nouveau-riche businessman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent reading
- De Andorboth en 12-03-22
De: Henry James
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The Idiot
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrado por: Alastair Cameron
- Duración: 23 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Young Prince Mishkin is that rare thing - a "completely beautiful human being". He is honest, humble, generous, and selfless, but unfortunately these traits mean he is often mistaken for an idiot. Upon his return to St. Petersburg, after being away at a Swiss sanatorium for the treatment of epilepsy, Prince Mishkin is taken under the wing of the wife of General Yepanchin, who arranges for him to live with the family of her money-obsessed friend Ganya.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow.
- De Michal Krawczyk en 04-25-17
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Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon
- De: Jane Austen
- Narrado por: Norma West
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 54
Previously unpublished in unabridged audio, these three works (one novel unpublished in her lifetime and two unfinished fragments) reveal Jane Austen's development as a great artist.
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4 out of 5 stars
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For the Austen Addict
- De Joseph R en 09-09-09
De: Jane Austen
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- De: Anne Brontë
- Narrado por: Mary Sarah Agliotta
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 540
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, this novel had an instant and phenomenal success and is widely considered to be one of the first sustained feminist novels. A mysterious widow, Mrs. Helen Graham, arrives at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. A source of curiosity for the small community, the reticent Helen and her young son Arthur are slowly drawn into the social circles of the village.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A good story ruined by the narrator
- De i. Ski en 04-17-14
De: Anne Brontë
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What Maisie Knew
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Maureen O' Brien
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 90
Maisie is an innocent six year-old, torn between her divorced parents, pathetically isolated yet tragically involved.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great reader reads a great writer
- De Seth en 08-27-12
De: Henry James
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Something Fresh
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 251
As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- De SGW555 en 10-18-07
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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Lady Audley's Secret
- De: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
A fast-paced Victorian thriller that will delight audiences today as it did 100 years ago, Lady Audley's Secret has subterfuge, kidnapping, jealousy, and fraud, all thrown into the mix and shaken up for good measure.
A mystery which keeps a listener guessing until the last moments, this production is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys playing detective.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator creates the listen
- De connie en 02-06-12
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Agnes Grey
- De: Anne Brontë
- Narrado por: Emilia Fox
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 806
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 703
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 697
Having lost the family savings on risky investments, Richard Grey removes himself from family life and suffers a bout of depression. Feeling helpless and frustrated, his youngest daughter, Agnes, applies for a job as a governess to the children of a wealthy, upper-class, English family. Ecstatic at the thought that she has finally gained control and freedom over her own life, Agnes arrives at the Bloomfield mansion armed with confidence and purpose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- De Kerry en 05-22-10
De: Anne Brontë
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Swann's Way (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Marcel Proust, Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff - translator
- Narrado por: Tim Bruce
- Duración: 20 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 20
When the narrator of Swann's Way dips a petite madeleine into hot tea, the act transports him to his childhood in the French town of Combray. Out of his Pandora's box of reflections comes a memory of an old family friend, Swann - a man who was long ago undone by romantic desire and cruel reality. In this reverie lie the insights the author seeks about his own life and ageless truths about the ephemeral nature of emotions, places, and, ultimately, love.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gasping for air!
- De Tom Dolan en 01-03-19
De: Marcel Proust, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Haunted Hotel
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Total3 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 04-09-10
The Haunted Hotel
Not Wilkie Collins' best but expertly narrated. The plot is rather flat and predictable with a rather lame and contrived ending which does not do justice to the interest generated in Agnes' future in the orientation. The character of Lady Montberry is a rather confusing one. The Moonstone and The Woman in White are far superior in terms of penmanship.
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Total1 out of 5 stars
- Sheila
- 11-12-09
THE HAUNTED HOTEL
I COULD NOT FOLLOW THIS STORY. NOR DID I WANT TO . IT DID NOT HOLD MY INTEREST.
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Ejecución2 out of 5 stars
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Historia1 out of 5 stars
- Jillian Gregory
- 04-26-16
Confusing and rambling
Very hard to follow the plot. Very boring. Misleading title. The narrator had a pleasant voice, but the story made me fall asleep.
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