(0)Charles Dickens
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you and your family.
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Les Misrables by Victor Hugo and performed by The Lux Radio Theatre is much-loved and has enjoyed much popular success through its various adaptations as a musical, in the theatre, cinema, and on television. The lively and exquisitely characterised story follows convict Jean Valjean (Ronald Colman) through a Paris bubbling with revolutionary fervour, as he seeks redemption for his crimes and previous lifestyle. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens...
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Mission Audio
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2010
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English
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In the preface to the 1867 Charles Dickens edition of the beloved masterpiece, he wrote, "... like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield." The author's most autobiographical work, along with his social-reform inspiring classic, Oliver Twist, is faithfully adapted for young listeners in this wonderfully narrated presentation of two timeless Dickens tales.
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¿Por qué como lectores nos atrae tanto la idea de pasar miedo con un ser que no se rige bajo los parámetros y normas habituales de la existencia? ¿Por qué estamos dispuestos a que un escalofrío nos recorra todo el cuerpo al recrearnos en las imágenes más escabrosas que nos proporciona un ser de este u otro mundo, cuyas capacidades escapan a nuestra imaginación? ¿Por qué pasar por esos estados de inquietud y desasosiego con entes de otros...
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Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post's Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla's affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic. In the third of the stories set in the Haunted Houseof Charles Dickens,...
307) A House to Let
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Compiled by Charles Dickens, and including chapters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins and Adelaide Anne Procter, A House to Let is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London. Advised by her doctor to have a change of scenery, the elderly Sophonisba takes up lodgings in London. Immediately intrigued by a nearby "house to let," she charges her two warring attendants, Trottle and Jarber, to unearth the secret...
308) Great Expectations
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When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change-forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectations a must-read since it was first serialized in 1860. Now, young readers can enjoy Dickens's engrossing story in this simplified yet thrilling version. When young Pip accidentally...
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DigiCat presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of...
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This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark...
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"God bless us, every one!"
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!" Perhaps no Christmas novel is more beloved than Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, and no holiday poem more well-known than Clement Clarke Moore's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Together these classic literary masterpieces warm our hearts and remind us of the joy and love to be discovered anew each Christmas morning. A Classic Christmas features both of these traditional...
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DigiCat presents to you this unique collection of the most exhilarating romances ever written, book which are sometimes with a happy ending, sometimes with a tragedy of the true heartbreak and sometimes lighten with the comedy of everyday: Romeo & Juliet (Play & Prose Version) Evelina & Camilla (Fanny Burney) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) Emma (Jane Austen) Persuasion (Jane Austen)...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of the greatest classics of all time:
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis...
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Experience the warmth and wonder of Christmas through the masterful storytelling of some of our greatest literary minds. Sixteen classic stories capture the enduring appeal of the Christmas tradition, all wrapped in lore with heartwarming narratives of redemption and humorous tales of everyday life. Selections include "A Christmas Tree" by Charles Dickens, "A Country Christmas" by Louisa May Alcott, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum, "A Letter...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited mystery collection:
Arthur Conan Doyle:
A Study in Scarlet
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Edgar Allan Poe:
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
The Purloined Letter
Charles Dickens:
Hunted Down
Wilkie Collins:
The Moonstone
The Woman in White
The Haunted Hotel
Robert Barr:
The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont
Jennie Baxter, Journalist
The Adventures...
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DigiCat presents to you this unique and meticulously edited Christmas collection: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As Joseph Was A-Walking The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) Where Love...
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CSA Word
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Formerly called Classic Tales of Mystery and the Superntural these recordings are now entitled Classic Tales of the paranormal - irrespective of the overall title the stories contain all these elements making a terrifying listening experience. Not recommended for the faint-hearted! CSA has assembled a very unusual collection of intriguing tales all of which involve the 'paranormal' ("beyond the scope of normal investigation or explanation"). From
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Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited mystery collection:
Edgar Wallace:
The Four Just Men
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
Victor L. Whitechurch:
The Canon in Residence
Anna Katharine Green:
The Leavenworth Case
A Strange Disappearance
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow
That Affair Next Door
Lost Man's Lane
The Circular Study
G. K. Chesterton:
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Donnington Affair
Arthur Conan...
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Sale with the iconic pirate-villains and outlaws, experience great sea adventures and dangerous treasure hunts! You will find it all in this passionately edited collection: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini) Sea Hawk (Sabatini) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Gold-Bug (Edgar Allan Poe) Hearts of Three (Jack London) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Isle of Pirate's...
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Enjoy the best sea adventures, treasure hunt tales and bloody battles, along with learning the truth behind the legends, the real life stories that inspired so many writers and produced so many beloved classics: History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Captain Charles Johnson) The Book of Buried Treasure Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Captain Singleton...