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Narrated by:
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Mike Vendetti
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Brothers Grimm
About this listen
Narrated by Mike Vendetti, this is the original version of Hensel and Gretel published by the Brothers Grimm. Probably not suitable for the polite and sensitive child under 12.
A really wicked stepmother convinces the children's father to lead the children out into the woods far enough so they wouldn't be able to return home, but they do return one time to the chagrin of the stepmother. The next time they are taken to the woods they are not able to return home but do stumble upon a little house constructed of cake and confectionery which they immediately begin to consume. Bad news is it is inhabited by a cannibalistic witch intent upon consuming the children. All is good in the end though because Gretel shoves the witch into her own 360° oven, and they find upon returning home with most of the jewels they have liberated from the wicked witch that the wicked stepmom is dead.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4 out of 5 stars 118
A collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the famous Brothers Grimm. Their most famous tales are instantly recognizeable: "Rumpelstiltskin", "Snow White", "Rapunzel", "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel", and "The Frog Prince." The collection is often known today as "Grimms' Fairy Tales".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully read, but most tales not for kids
- By 208 Garner on 08-06-12
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The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
- The Complete First Edition
- By: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Jack Zipes - translator/editor
- Narrated by: Joel Richards, Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,123
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 987
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Story4 out of 5 stars 985
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very good. Here is a tracklist.
- By Elnath Alpheratz on 10-26-19
By: Jacob Grimm, and others
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The Courage of Sarah Noble
- By: Alice Dalgliesh
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
In 1707, eight-year-old Sarah travels with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness. Sarah is afraid when she hears animals in the night. She is afraid when she meets her Indian neighbors. She is especially afraid when she is left with an Indian family while her father goes back to get the rest of their family. But when Sarah remembers her mother’s parting words, “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” she learns to be brave even when she’s afraid.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adorable & Timeless classic from my childhood!
- By Anna on 01-01-14
By: Alice Dalgliesh
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The Voice
- An Ephemera Novella
- By: Anne Bishop
- Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
In a small village outside the city of Vision, the people know no sorrow or grief. But this seemingly idyllic community is hiding a terrible secret. As a young child, Nalah did not know why she was told to bring a cake to the mute girl known as the Voice whenever she was upset, only that doing so made her feel better. Now grown, Nalah understands the dark truth, and yearns to escape from the oppressive village that has been her life-long home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Doesn't hold up
- By Linda on 05-22-13
By: Anne Bishop
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Deadlands: Ghostwalkers
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,205
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,117
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,109
In Ghostwalkers, a gun-for-hire, literally haunted by his bloody past, comes to the struggling town of Paradise Falls, where he becomes embroiled in a deadly conflict between the besieged community and a diabolically brilliant alchemist who is building terrible new weapons of mass destruction...and an army of the living dead!
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5 out of 5 stars
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GOOD GRIEF (those who read the story will get it)
- By Wild Wise Woman on 10-02-15
By: Jonathan Maberry
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Slave
- By: Mende Nazar, Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 154
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Story5 out of 5 stars 156
Mende Nazer tells the story of her kidnap, at age 12, from an idyllic life with her family in a village in Sudan, and being sold into slavery. Trafficked to Europe and the London home of a diplomat, Nazer escaped - only to find she had to fight for asylum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreaking dose of reality
- By Sarah on 09-02-09
By: Mende Nazar, and others
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Dragon Seed
- By: Pearl S. Buck
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes. This is the story of China at War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More Relevant Today than Ever
- By Robert on 07-29-13
By: Pearl S. Buck
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She Would Be King
- A Novel
- By: Wayétu Moore
- Narrated by: Wayétu Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 882
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 788
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 785
Wayétu Moore’s powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond. Gbessa, exiled from the West African village of Lai, is starved, bitten by a viper, and left for dead, but still she survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon, the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, can fade from sight when the earth calls him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful example of magical realism.
- By Danielle on 10-07-18
By: Wayétu Moore
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Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legendary Creatures
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14
From the fantastic exploits of the Hero Twins to the stories of how the world came to be to folktales about people, animals, and supernatural beings, Maya myth presents us with a fascinating variety of characters, plots, and imagery. All of these tales, whether from an ancient or more modern source, reveal the great richness and beauty of Maya literature. Enjoy this captivating collection of Maya myths.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A timeless classic.
- By Janet Crawford on 12-30-18
By: Matt Clayton
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Guest
- A Changeling Tale
- By: Mary Downing Hahn
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered changeling, Mollie is determined to find the so-called Kinde Folke who took baby Thomas, return the changeling she calls Guest, and make them give Thomas back. Natural and magical obstacles and her own reckless temperament make her journey arduous and full of dangers, and a plot rich in surprises and twists makes this book a must-listen for Mary Downing Hahn’s fans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My kids loved it!
- By TaniaP on 10-14-19
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Every Heart a Doorway
- By: Seanan McGuire
- Narrated by: Cynthia Hopkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,547
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,294
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,291
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions - slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere...else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced...they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly Moving
- By tm on 07-12-16
By: Seanan McGuire
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Coraline
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,482
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,680
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,675
In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scary, but interesting for both adults and kids
- By Melise on 03-19-08
By: Neil Gaiman
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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
- By Tori on 07-05-18
By: J. M. Barrie
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The Unreal and the Real
- Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume One: Where on Earth
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Tandy Cronyn
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shame on you, Audible
- By Audrey McCombs on 07-03-20