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A compilation of remarkable letters with love at their heart, from the curator of the globally popular Letters of Note website.
The first volume in the best-selling Letters of Note series was a collection of hundreds of the world's most entertaining, inspiring, and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. Now, the curator of Letters of Note, Shaun Usher, gives us wonderful new volumes featuring letters organized around a universal theme.
In this volume, Shaun Usher turns to the subject of love. What emotion inspires humans to put pen to paper more than love? It's unsurprising that love letters provide an endless source of extraordinary writing. Letters of Note: Love gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired by love's first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the joys of passions known. Includes letters by Zora Neale Hurston, Napoleon Bonaparte, Frida Kahlo, Nelson Mandela, and many more.
Featuring letters read by: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Mangan, Miriam Margolyes, Clarke Peters, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong and Meera Syal; with bonus performances by Tom Hiddleston and Nick Cave.
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De: John C. Kirkland
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Renia's Diary
- A Holocaust Journal
- De: Elizabeth Bellak, Renia Spiegel, Sarah Durand, y otros
- Narrado por: Ann Richardson
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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The long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's life during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into English. Renia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in Southeastern Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939, Renia began a diary. By the fall of 1939, Renia and her younger sister, Elizabeth (née Ariana), were staying with their grandparents in Przemysl just as the German and Soviet armies invaded Poland. Cut off from their mother, who was in Warsaw, Renia and her family were plunged into war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Faith, Hope & Love is captured in a diary of a girl as war came to Poland
- De M.G. Mitchell en 09-28-19
De: Elizabeth Bellak, y otros
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Poor People
- De: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrado por: Patrick Cullen, Julia Emlen
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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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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Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
- The Journals of Alice Walker
- De: Alice Walker, Valerie Boyd - editor
- Narrado por: Aunjanue Ellis, Alice Walker, Janina Edwards
- Duración: 22 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker’s fifty years of journals drawing an intimate portrait of her development over five decades as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must-read for any creative artist!!
- De amazonluver en 04-30-22
De: Alice Walker, y otros
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Last Christmas in Paris
- A Novel of World War I
- De: Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham, Billie Fulford-Brown, Morag Sims, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,185
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict - but how? - and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war, he also faces personal battles back home, where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father's newspaper business. Through their letters Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears - and grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene?
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3 out of 5 stars
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As a sappy romantic, not what I had hoped for
- De FoCoBuzz en 05-25-18
De: Hazel Gaynor, y otros
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Where Angels Fear to Tread
- Penguin English Library
- De: E. M. Forster
- Narrado por: Stephen Fry
- Duración: 2 h y 51 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
E. M. Forster's first novel is a witty comedy of manners that is tinged with tragedy. It tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth, and highly unsuitable. A subtle attack on Edwardian values and a humanely sympathetic portrayal of the clash of two cultures, Where Angels Fear to Tread is also a profound exploration of character and virtue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stephen Fry + E.M. Forster = Audio Kismet
- De Megasaurus en 08-20-12
De: E. M. Forster
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House of Dreams
- The Life of L.M. Montgomery
- De: Liz Rosenberg, Julie Morstad - illustrator
- Narrado por: Susan Hanfield
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When she was fourteen years old, Maud wrote in her journal, "I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them." Not only did Maud grow up to own lots of books, she wrote twenty-four of them herself as L. M. Montgomery, the world-renowned author of Anne of Green Gables. For many years, her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression, her "year of mad passion" and her difficult married life were buried deep within her unpublished personal journals....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Home’o’dreams
- De Steve G. en 02-25-20
De: Liz Rosenberg, y otros
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The Sum of Our Days
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory - and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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She does not disappoint
- De ChiChi's Rule en 06-01-22
De: Isabel Allende
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Letters
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within this audiobook is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just Lewis
- De William en 02-07-21
De: C. S. Lewis
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Melville in Love
- The Secret Life of Herman Melville and the Muse of Moby-Dick
- De: Michael Shelden
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Herman Melville's epic novel, Moby-Dick, was a spectacular failure when it was published in 1851, effectively ending its author's rise to literary fame. Because he was neglected by academics for so long, and because he made little effort to preserve his legacy, we know very little about Melville, and even less about what he called his "wicked book". Scholars still puzzle over what drove Melville to invent Captain Ahab's mad pursuit of the great white whale.
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4 out of 5 stars
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intriguing
- De Jean en 06-18-16
De: Michael Shelden
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Desire
- The Journey We Must Take to Find the Life God Offers
- De: John Eldredge
- Narrado por: Kelly Ryan Dolan
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 196
Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire (calling it sin) and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nothing Less Than Life-Changing
- De Randall en 09-28-04
De: John Eldredge
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Jenny
- De: Sigrid Undset
- Narrado por: K. G. Cross
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Jenny is the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who lives a free and independent life in Rome. Betraying her own ideals, she has an affair, resulting in a child out of wedlock, and decides to raise the child on her own. Undset gives a gripping portrayal of a woman struggling towards fulfillment and independence, who at the same time wrestles with mental problems. It is written with unflinching honesty, which makes her story as compelling today as it was nearly a century ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Undset is an Astute Observer of Human Nature
- De Amazon Customer en 08-05-17
De: Sigrid Undset
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Romantic Outlaws
- The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley
- De: Charlotte Gordon
- Narrado por: Susan Lyons
- Duración: 22 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Charlotte Gordon's new work is a fresh look at the lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, who together comprise one of the most illustrious and inspiring mother-daughter pairs in history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tons of info, poor format choice.
- De Gotta Tellya en 02-06-17
De: Charlotte Gordon
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Letters to a Young Poet
- De: Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell - translator
- Narrado por: Stephen Mitchell
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 168
Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answers." Rilke's ability to combine the sensual and the spiritual into an inspired vision of the art of living is brought to vivid life in his letters. Through his eyes, the everyday difficulties of love, sex, solitude, sadness, and doubt are seen as the archetypal elements of the drama called life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Priceless Recordings of Intense Feeling
- De David en 10-08-04
De: Rainer Maria Rilke, y otros
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The Willows
- De: Algernon Blackwood
- Narrado por: Nick Sampson
- Duración: 2 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 158
Perhaps Blackwood's most celebrated story, The Willows was influenced heavily by his own trips down the Danube River. It tells the story of two campers who pick the wrong place to sleep for the night, a place where another dimension impinges on our own. H.P. Lovecraft considered this the finest supernatural tale in English literature.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slowly building dread.
- De Barks Books en 12-19-16
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Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know
- De: Colm Toibin
- Narrado por: Colm Toibin
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 40
Elegant, profound, and riveting, Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know illuminates not only the complex relationships between three of the greatest writers in the English language and their fathers, but also illustrates the surprising ways these men surface in their work. Through these stories of fathers and sons, Tóibín recounts the resistance to English cultural domination, the birth of modern Irish cultural identity, and the extraordinary contributions of these complex and masterful authors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Eminently re-readable
- De Ellen-A en 01-02-19
De: Colm Toibin
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Charlotte Brontë
- A Fiery Heart
- De: Claire Harman
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 16 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Charlotte Brontë's life contained all the drama and tragedy of the great Gothic novels it inspired. Like Jane Eyre, she was raised motherless on remote Yorkshire moors and sent away to a brutally strict boarding school at a young age. Charlotte grew up and watched helplessly as, one by one, her five beloved siblings sickened and died; by the end of her short life, she was the only child of the Brontë clan remaining.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clear-Eyed Bio of Literature's Most Elusive Figure
- De wally en 09-02-16
De: Claire Harman
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The Yellow Wallpaper
- De: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Narrado por: Jo Myddleton
- Duración: 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,145
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 980
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 974
Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Visceral Reaction
- De Em en 05-02-12