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The Tale of Genji is an exquisitely crafted classic work of Japanese literature written in the 11th century. Some consider it to be the world's first novel, or the first modern or psychological novel. The narrative of 54 chapters is embellished by hundreds of little poems spread like a string of pearls through the prose. The story recounts the life of Hikaru Genji, the son of an ancient Japanese emperor and a concubine. Removed from the line of succession, Genji pursues a series of love affairs and a career as an imperial officer. The plethora of characters is impressively well-rounded while the setting of the Heian era in the 10th and 11th centuries is magnificently portrayed.
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Hailed as Charlotte Brontë’s “finest novel” by Virginia Woolf, Villette is the timeless semi-autobiographical tale of Lucy Snowe. Left with no family and no money, Lucy goes against her own timid nature and travels to the small city of Villette, France, where she becomes a school teacher in Madame Beck’s school for girls. During her stay, she falls in love—twice—and discovers an independent, inner strength rarely seen in women of her time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Divine Ms. Porter delivers as always
- De peachnmario en 03-17-15
De: Charlotte Brontë
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Poor People
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrado por: Patrick Cullen, Julia Emlen
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Written as a series of letters, Poor People tells the tragic tale of a petty clerk and his impossible love for a young girl. Longing to help her and her family, he sells everything he can, but his kindness leads him only into more desperate poverty, and ultimately into debauchery. As a typical "man of the underground", he serves as the embodiment of the belief that happiness can only be achieved with riches.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Background before listening recommended!
- De Rebecarol en 10-02-08
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Ruth
- De: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrado por: Eve Matheson
- Duración: 16 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 616
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 529
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The orphaned heroine Ruth, apprenticed to a dressmaker, is seduced by wealthy Henry Bellingham who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. Their affair causes her to lose her home and job to which he offers her shelter, only to cruelly abandon her soon after. She is offered a chance of a new life though shamed in the eyes of society by her illegitimate son. When Henry reappears offering marriage she must choose between social acceptance and her own pride.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fallen Woman Finds Redemption
- De Susan en 12-06-12
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Shirley
- De: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrado por: Anna Bentinck
- Duración: 25 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 445
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Set in the industrialising England of the Napoleonic wars, a period of bad harvests, Luddite riots, and economic unrest, Shirley is the story of two contrasting heroines and the men they love. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory, whose life represents the plight of single women in the 19th century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"As Romantic As Monday Morning"
- De Joseph R en 09-15-09
De: Charlotte 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
- Versión completa
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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
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Agnes Grey
- De: Anne Brontë
- Narrado por: Emilia Fox
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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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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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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Dombey and Son
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 39 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 562
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 558
Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly incredible!
- De Amazon Customer en 03-12-12
De: Charles Dickens
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My Lady Ludlow
- De: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrado por: Susannah York
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Lady Ludlow's appalling snobbery, prejudice and bred-in-the-bone conviction as to the superiority of the English aristocracy and their feudal way of life are deliciously tested, and found wanting, in this gently radical tale of the collapse of a social system. Elizabeth Gaskell's My Lady Ludlow is a brilliant picture of the shift in power in a rural northern village, from the velvety feudal Ludlows to the glitter of the new money rattling through the system courtesy of the brazen baker from Birmingham.
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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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An Old-Fashioned Girl
- De: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrado por: Anne Hancock
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Immediately following the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott sat down to write An-Old Fashioned Girl, expanding on the subject of rich versus poor that she explored in her first novel. It’s a story of a country mouse and a city mouse: 14-year-old Polly Milton travels to Boston for a stay with her friend Fanny Shaw. The wealthy Shaws’ way of life is foreign to Polly who tries to adapt but is quickly labeled “old-fashioned”. Fanny and her friends dress and behave as their elders do, flirting with boys and gossiping.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Okay
- De selene en 07-15-18
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Agnes Grey
- De: Anne Bronte
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Written when women---and workers generally---had few rights in England, Agnes Grey exposes the brutal inequities of the rigid class system in mid-19th-century Britain. Agnes comes from a respectable middle-class family, but their financial reverses have forced her to seek work as a governess.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Make.it.stop.
- De Wayne en 03-18-22
De: Anne Bronte
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Dombey and Son
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 36 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
In this carefully crafted novel, Dickens reveals the complexity of London society in the enterprising 1840s as he takes the listener into the business firm and home of one of its most representative patriarchs, Paul Dombey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect pair
- De Philip en 03-25-08
De: Charles Dickens
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A Woman of No Importance
- De: Oscar Wilde
- Narrado por: Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayres, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 188
Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer. But he is still invited to all the "best" houses, while his female conquests must hide their shame in seclusion. In this devastating drawing-room comedy, Oscar Wilde uses his celebrated wit to expose English society's narrow view of everything from sexual mores to Americans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pitch Perfect Performance
- De Cheryl en 08-26-12
De: Oscar Wilde
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The American
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Adam Sims
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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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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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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 Insulted and the Injured
- De: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrado por: Alastair Cameron
- Duración: 13 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
At its heart, The Insulted and the Injured is a story of human tragedy and suffering, but it is also a love story. Narrated by a fictitious young author, Vanya, this book tells the story of Natasha and her lover, Alyosha, who also happens to be the son of the cruel Prince Valkovsky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Joel A. Griska en 07-26-17
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Two Horror Classics: Frankenstein and Dracula
- De: Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 28 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
In Frankenstein, a classic tale of bio-engineering gone horribly wrong, Victor Frankenstein uses body parts of the dead to bring a creature to life. When Frankenstein abandons his experiment in horror, the Monster embarks on a quest that results in the ultimate revenge. In Dracula, a timeless gothic vampire romance, young solicitor Jonathan Harker must shield his fiancé, Mina, from the predations of the insatiable Count Dracula. Mysteriously drawn to the Count, Mina, however, struggles to break free from the psychic grip of the mysterious dark stranger from Transylvania.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful rendition of two Gothic Horror classics!
- De Teela'Na en 10-03-19
De: Mary Shelley, y otros
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Brian Nishii breathes life into The Tale; bravo!
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4 out of 5 stars
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- Cpw
- 05-03-20
great story
what a wonderful story ,and to think it was year 1000,the culture the thoughts are to make you think a story for all ages
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- 03-08-24
Unlistenable
Terrible narration. Literally unlistenable due to incorrect inflection. Many of the sentences sound like they were translated backwards. I could not understand what the narrator was saying most of the time and therefore only got a few chapters in. Disappointing. Waste of a credit and my time.
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