Audiobooks by John Reed

"México insurgente representa el preludio de su labor como corresponsal de guerra y sus posteriores obras sobre los conflictos bélicos. Es un relato en primera persona, un testimonio de carácter épico de sus vivencias como acompañante de las tropas villistas y carrancistas en sus victorias y desventuras durante la Revolución mexicana, desde que en el otoño de 1913 fuera enviado a la frontera sur con la finalidad de atestiguar la segunda oleada revolucionaria tras el derrocamiento del gobierno de Francisco I. Madero por parte de los huertistas."

John Reed (Author), Alejandro Salvador Ortega álvarez (Narrator)

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Ten Days That Shook The World: A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation

"A dramatised retelling of John Reed's thrilling eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution - plus bonus documentary 'Fizzy and fast, but never flippant' The New Statesman John Reed's first-hand description of the October Revolution was written in early 1918 and published in the USA the following year. The veracity and impact of his dynamic, snapshot-style reportage made the book an instant bestseller, and it has since become a modern classic, inspiring films including Sergei Eisenstein's October and the Oscar-winning Reds. This fast-paced dramatisation begins in autumn 1917, with news of upheaval in Russia hitting the headlines worldwide. The Tsar has abdicated, and the Provisional Government, formed to replace him, is losing control. American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant arrive in Petrograd to find the city in chaos. The tension between factions is palpable, and it's only a matter of time before the situation explodes - but in what direction? As revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries struggle to seize power, the duo find themselves at the very heart of the insurrection, experiencing history as it unfolds... Vividly capturing the anarchy and confusion of those tumultuous days, Reed's sensational blow-by-blow account, adapted by acclaimed dramatist Robin Brooks, transports us to the chilly, mud-churned streets of Petrograd as these world-changing events play out. It is accompanied by a fascinating retrospective documentary, Start the Week: Russian Revolution a hundred years on, in which Tom Sutcliffe travels to Moscow to discover the forces that led to the Revolution, and finds out how far Russians today embrace or reject such a pivotal moment in their country's story. Production credits Written by John Reed Dramatised by Robin Brooks 'The Internationale' sung by Eiry Thomas Directed by Alison Hindell A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4 Cast John Reed - Richard Laing Louise Bryant - Kelly Burke Lenin/Driver/Soldier/Shatov/Colonel/Meshkovsky/Cab Driver - Nicholas Murchie Liazonov/Kerensky/Doorman/Kameniev - Ewan Bailey Lunacharsky/Trotsky/Comberg - Matthew Gravelle Buchanan/Karelin/Commissar/Baklanov - Richard Elfyn Doorwoman - Lynn Hunter Zorin/Robert/Saratov/Antonov/Leonsky/Student/Zinoviev - Sion Pritchard Woman - Sarah Ridgeway Spiridonova/Girl - Gwawr Loader Oblomov/Sverdlov - Simon Ludders Krylenko - Tom Forrister Mayor/Nathanson - Philip Fox Dybenko - Richard Nichols Melcher - Charlie Clements Wife - Eiry Thomas Other parts played by members of the cast First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9-20 October 2017 Start the Week: Russian Revolution a hundred years on Presented by Tom Sutcliffe With Konstantin Kosachev, Mikhail Zygar, Arkady Ostrovsky and Zelfira Tregulova Produced by Katy Hickman First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 October 2017 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

John Reed (Author), Ewan Bailey, Full Cast, Kelly Burke, Matthew Gravelle, Nicholas Murchie, Richard Elfyn, Richard Laing (Narrator)

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Ten Days That Shook the World (Unabridged)

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In just ten days, the world changed forever. Witness history unfold through the eyes of American journalist John Reed in 'Ten Days That Shook the World.' Be there as tsars fall, revolutions rise, and the streets of Petrograd erupt in a struggle that will define the 20th century. Experience the thrilling speeches, the deafening roar of the crowds, and the raw emotions that fueled this monumental event. Immerse yourself in the sounds of revolution and discover the story that shook the world."

John Reed (Author), Digital Voice Marcus G (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Diez días que estremecieron el mundo

"John Reed, escritor revolucionario y cronista insuperable, fue testigo directo de uno de los acontecimientos históricos de mayor relevancia del siglo xx, la Revolución rusa de 1917. Diez días que estremecieron al mundo es su extraordinario y conmovedor testimonio de la Revolución en que los bolcheviques, al frente de obreros y soldados, conquistaron el poder del Estado en Rusia y lo entregaron a los soviets. No en vano, el mismo Lenin recomendó fervientemente su lectura, traducción y difusión, como instrumento imprescindible para entender la naturaleza de la Revolución proletaria y comprender la naturaleza de la dictadura del proletariado. Diez días que estremecieron al mundo contiene textualmente los discursos de los líderes de la revolución e informa sobre los comentarios y la actitud del pueblo, da cuenta de la unión del pueblo ruso frente a la opresión, narra las escenas vividas y refleja el espíritu de los que fueron testigos y protagonistas de los primeros días de la Revolución de Octubre."

John Reed (Author), Antonio Monroy (Narrator)

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Ten Days that Shook the World

"Ten Days that Shook the World is John Reed's phenomenal firsthand account of the October Revolution, leading up to the storming of the Winter Palace and the assumption of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917. A socialist journalist from the United States, John Reed was open about his Bolshevik sympathies and used his support to gain access to officials, witness speeches by the likes of Lenin and Trotsky, and observe the tumultuous overthrow of Kerensky's provisional government by the allied factions, whose conflicts and competing interests are recounted through a polyphony of voices. Containing some of the most evocative scenes of the era, Ten Days is a stunningly vivid account of one of the most significant events of the 20th century."

John Reed (Author), Adam Sims (Narrator)

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The Days that Shook the World

"Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 which Reed experienced firsthand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders, especially Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek, closely during his time in Russia. John Reed died in 1920, shortly after the book was finished, and he is one of the few Americans buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow, a site normally reserved only for the most prominent Soviet leaders. Max Eastman recalls a meeting with John Reed in the middle of Sheridan Square during the period of time when Reed isolated himself writing the book: "...he wrote Ten Days that Shook the World - wrote it in another ten days and ten nights or little more. He was gaunt, unshaven, greasy-skinned, a stark sleepless half-crazy look on his slightly potato-like face - had come down after a night's work for a cup of coffee. 'Max, don't tell anybody where I am. I'm writing the Russian revolution in a book. I've got all the placards and papers up there in a little room and a Russian dictionary, and I'm working all day and all night. I haven't shut my eyes for thirty-six hours. I'll finish the whole thing in two weeks. And I've got a name for it too - Ten Days that Shook the World. Good-by, I've got to go get some coffee. Don't for God's sake tell anybody where I am!' Do you wonder I emphasize his brains? Not so many feats can be found in American literature to surpass what he did there in those two or three weeks in that little room with those piled-up papers in a half-known tongue, piled clear up to the ceiling, and a small dog-eared dictionary, and a memory, and a determination to get it right, and a gorgeous imagination to paint it when he go it. But I wanted to comment on now was the unqualified, concentrated joy in his mad eyes that morning. He was doing what he was made to do, writing a great book. And he had a name for it too - Ten Days that Shook the World!" (From Wikipedia)"

John Reed (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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Ten Days That Shook the World

"This eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution by John Reed, an American who observed the Bolshevik upheaval firsthand, is an unparalleled modern classic. Reed recreates the swift, tumultuous events of November 1917, including the capture of the Winter Palace, the emergence of Lenin's political genius, and the carnage at the Kremlin wall. With passion and power, Ten Days That Shook The World illuminates for all time the unique and violent heritage of Soviet Russia."

John Reed (Author), Jack Hrkach (Narrator)

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Insurgent Mexico

"In 1913, at the height of the Mexican Revolution, magazine correspondent John Reed headed South to cover the story of the year. His travels with a group of rebels that included the legendary Pancho Villa earned him everlasting fame as a reporter and left behind a series of unmatched portraits of a people, a place and a time."

John Reed (Author), Frank Muller (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by John Reed

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