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Decline and Fall
- By: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 223
Sent down from Oxford after a wild, drunken party, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly surprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at a boys' private school in Wales. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Black Humor, Satire, and the Absurd
- By Gypsi on 06-09-18
- Decline and Fall
- By: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney
hilarious!
Reviewed: 02-25-20
very enjoyable, fast paced production. the narration was great, the story is very funny. I will definitely add more Evelyn Waugh to my library.
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Sanditon
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Beth Kesler
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
When Charlotte Heywood accepts an invitation to visit the newly fashionable seaside resort of Sanditon, she is introduced to a full range of polite society, from reigning local dowager Lady Denham to her impoverished ward Clara, and from the handsome, feckless Sidney Parker to his amusing, if hypochondriac, sisters. A heroine whose clear-sighted common sense is often at war with romance, Charlotte cannot help observing around her both folly and passion in many guises. But can the levelheaded Charlotte herself resist the desires of the heart?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Where is the rest?
- By Dave on 01-18-20
- Sanditon
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Beth Kesler
So sad to come to the end
Reviewed: 02-21-20
Only 12 original chapters, and no knowing what final revisions would entail, but still very enjoyable. Jane Austen remains unequaled till this day. narration is enjoyable as well
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Pont Neuf
- By: Max Byrd
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 8,414
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7,464
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7,441
Can a young war correspondent find herself and follow her heart? In this work of historical fiction, 20-something Annabella “Annie” March arrives in France in 1944 intending to write about the war. Soon, however, Annie begins to distance herself from her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival - the great Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s larger-than-life husband, the novelist Ernest Hemingway. She turns to photography in the hopes of making her own name and, to her delight, discovers that images come more easily than words.
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1 out of 5 stars
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BORING
- By Susan on 12-06-19
- Pont Neuf
- By: Max Byrd
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
cut off too short
Reviewed: 02-19-20
I was really enjoying the story when it ended rather abruptly. I wanted more. The ending felt flat, like it was cut off. It's a good story with well thought out characters that deserved a better ending, not a different outcome, just a better paced one.
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Bella Poldark
- A Novel of Cornwall 1818-1820 (Poldark, Book 12)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 416
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story5 out of 5 stars 376
We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan, whose existence keeps open the old wounds of the feud between Ross and George; of Bella, the Poldarks' youngest daughter, whose precocious talent as a singer is encouraged by her old flame, Christopher Havergal, and by a distinguished French conductor who has more in mind than Bella's music; of Clowance, the Poldarks' widowed daughter, who considers remarriage to one of two rival suitors; and of a murderer who stalks the villages of West Cornwall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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sad to see it end
- By Stevon on 07-30-19
- Bella Poldark
- A Novel of Cornwall 1818-1820 (Poldark, Book 12)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
So much love for the Poldark series!!!
Reviewed: 12-24-19
Ross Poldark is a complicated character to love, but I do love him. Winston Graham's Poldark series is excellent, its first book is by far the best. Its strong, simple and straightforward. The next few waver, but are all still very, very good. The last two are amazing. The story line's are unbelievable, packed with so many coincidences and twists and turns that they're very over the top, but the character development is phenomenal. In many situations Graham's writing was ahead of his time, especially with psychology and disability. I'm just sad I listened to them all so quickly. I'm sure I'll return to them in the future, though. Also, it should be noted that Graham's obvious love for Cornwall is only paralleled by Thomas Hardy's love for his Wessex. Standing on the cliffs of Cornwall is definitely on my bucket list thanks to Graham.
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The Twisted Sword
- A Novel of Cornwall 1815 (Poldark, Book 11)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 321
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Story5 out of 5 stars 320
Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to achieve. For Ross has little option but to accept the summons - and travel to Paris with his family as an "observer" of the French armed forces. Parisian life begins well with an exhilarating round of balls and parties. But the return of Napoleon brings separation, distrust, and danger to the Poldarks...and always for Demelza, there is the shadow of the secret she does not even share with Ross.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My second favorite in the Poldark series
- By Kindle Customer on 12-22-19
- The Twisted Sword
- A Novel of Cornwall 1815 (Poldark, Book 11)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
My second favorite in the Poldark series
Reviewed: 12-22-19
I loved this installation in the Poldark series. I still think the first book is the best, but Graham's progression as a writer is really highlighted here in The Twisted Sword. The story is extremely complex, the characters are very well written, even if the main character, Ross Poldark's involvement in every storyline is still somewhat over the top it is fitty and works best in The Twisted Sword. Whereas some of the previous books lacked some focus, or distinctive plots, The Twisted Sword brings everything full circle. I loved it and I'm sad I only have 1 more in the Poldark series left to listen to.
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The Loving Cup
- A Novel of Cornwall 1813-1815 (Poldark, Book 10)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 338
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 301
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Story5 out of 5 stars 300
A silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave among a pile of stolen goods. Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription, Amor gignit amorem, haunts the lives of the still-feuding Poldark and Warleggan families, as Ross, Demelza, and the ambitious and powerful Sir George Warleggan watch their children make the decisions that will shape their destinies. In the closing years of the wars against Napoleon, for Jeremy and Clowance, and for arrogant, cynical Valentine Warleggan, these are troubled and momentous times....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- By Clare on 06-03-23
- The Loving Cup
- A Novel of Cornwall 1813-1815 (Poldark, Book 10)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
Quick paced and throughly engaged!
Reviewed: 12-20-19
Another great addition to the Poldark series, and Oliver J. Hembrough's narration just gets better and better.
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The Miller's Dance
- A Novel of Cornwall 1812-1813 (Poldark, Book 9)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 335
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 299
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Story5 out of 5 stars 296
At Nampara, the Poldark family finds the new year brings involvement in more than one unexpected venture. For Ross and Demelza, there is some surprising - and worrying - news. And Clowance, newly returned from her London triumphs, finds that her entanglement with Stephen Carrington brings not only happiness, but heartache. As the armies battle in Spain and the political situation at home becomes daily more obscure, the Poldark and Warleggan families find themselves thrust into a turbulent new era as complex and changing as the patterns of the Miller's Dance....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great addition to the Poldark series!
- By Kindle Customer on 12-19-19
- The Miller's Dance
- A Novel of Cornwall 1812-1813 (Poldark, Book 9)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
Great addition to the Poldark series!
Reviewed: 12-19-19
I've been blazing through the Poldark books, and while nothing compares to the first one, the rest are really enjoyable. The overall pace and plot twists vary throughout the series, but I found The Miller's Dance to be one of the better installments. Graham's grasp of character development and human psychology is excellent and is one of the main points that draw me back for each new addition. Some of the expedition is a tiny bit tiresome, Ross and Demelza being reduced to the family elder positions do a bit too much reminiscing and "telling", but its as acceptable as is the historical events "telling". What's good about the series is so good it far out weighs the humdrum.
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The Stranger from the Sea
- A Novel of Cornwall 1810-1811 (Poldark, Book 8)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 364
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 315
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 315
The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of a stranger from the sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Ross and Delmelza's children Clowance and Jeremy in particular, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world - one of both love and danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfection!
- By Jasmine D. Clark on 09-18-21
- The Stranger from the Sea
- A Novel of Cornwall 1810-1811 (Poldark, Book 8)
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
good transition through the time gap
Reviewed: 12-18-19
I enjoyed this installation of the Poldark series, but as an independent story the ending was a nonentity. I felt like it drastically fell short.
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The Four Swans
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1795-1797
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,025
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 913
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Story5 out of 5 stars 911
Cornwall, 1795-1799: Although Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer with his wife, Demelza. All four women - the four swans - whose lives touch Ross' face crises in these years. For his wife, Demelza; his old love, Elizabeth; his friend's new wife, Caroline; and the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth, these are times of stress and conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's killing me.
- By Kathryn Bare on 10-23-18
- The Four Swans
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1795-1797
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
another great addition to the Poldark series
Reviewed: 12-16-19
Winston Graham's writing is like the ocean, it ebbs and flow's, its mighty and sometimes divertingly still. The Four Swans is a prime example. Overall, I found the story a bit spotty, some parts excellent, some not as much, but Graham's ability to write emotion and human nature is why I keep coming back.
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Demelza
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1788-1790
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,861
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,665
An impoverished miner's daughter, Demelza Carne is now married to Ross Poldark, who once rescued her from a fairground brawl. Her efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - place her in hilarious and embarrassing situations, through which she becomes self-assured, mannered, and lovely, and the birth of her first child brings a joy she never experienced before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE POLDARK SAGA...CONTINUED...
- By Janna Wong Healy on 09-11-15
- Demelza
- A Novel of Cornwall, 1788-1790
- By: Winston Graham
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
I am really enjoying the Poldark series
Reviewed: 12-10-19
Winston Graham is a phenomenal writer. Book one is absolutely perfect in content and performance. Book 2's performance isn't as perfect, and in story it has a few moments that lag a bit - but it's still very good. The sound quality was a little iffy at times, the narration was lower than I'm used too. But over all I am loving the Poldark series and already have book 3 downloaded.
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