Shakespeare Audiobooks | Drama

The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Stories)

Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. This edition of ' The Merchant of Venice' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Othello (Shakespeare Stories)

The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. This is one of the most prolific Shakespeare works featuring themes of passion, jealousy, love, betrayal, revenge and repentance. This edition of 'Othello' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Stories)

Justice, mortality, mercy in Vienna, dichotomy between corruption and purity. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. Mercy and virtue prevail, as the play does not end tragically, with virtues such as compassion and forgiveness being exercised at the end of the production. This edition of 'Measure for Measure' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Shakespeare Tales of Revenge (Shakespeare Stories)

This collection of Shakespeare tales focuses on themes of revenge, opening with 'Hamlet', the greatest revenge play of all time, one of the finest examples of revenge that a young man plans for the murder of his father. This collection of Shakespeare adaptations also includes 'Macbeth', and 'The Merchant of Venice' stories, each offering unique perspective on psychology of revenge. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Shakespeare Tales of Humour and Wit (Shakespeare Stories)

In Shakespeare plays the tragic and the comic often fade into each other turning into harmonious blending of these two elements. Shakespeare takes a special delight in employment of such harmonies. His tragedies never fail of having their comic interludes and his comedies often have a serious undertone. Still, the comic is not the tragic, and in this collection we offer some of the more humorous and witty tales from Shakespeare. The following Shakespeare adaptations are included here: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'As You Like It', 'Measure for Measure'. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Timon of Athens (Shakespeare Stories)

In the beginning, Timon is a wealthy and generous Athenian gentleman. He hosts a large banquet, attended by nearly all the main characters. Timon gives away money wastefully, and everyone wants to please him to get more, except for Apemantus, a churlish philosopher whose cynicism Timon cannot yet appreciate. This edition of 'Timon of Athens' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare Stories)

Valentine is preparing to leave Verona for Milan so as to broaden his horizons. He begs his best friend, Proteus, to come with him, but Proteus is in love with Julia, and refuses to leave. The play deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behaviour of people in love. This edition of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work. Read in English, unabdridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Complete Shakespeare Tales (Shakespeare Stories)

Friendship, betrayal, wisdom, humour, epic romance, betrayal, jealousy, adventure, bravery, and murder. There's everything in those iconic Shakespeare stories. His work transcends generations and appeals endlessly to other writers. His dramatic structures are both simple and complicated, intertwined with numerous relationships, which reappear in our lives again and again. This iconic collection of Shakespeare tales includes twenty of his most prominent works adapted by Edith Nesbit and transformed into modern English. This collection includes the following: 01 Romeo and Juliet; 02 A Midsummer Night's Dream; 03 Hamlet; 04 King Lear; 05 The Tempest; 06 As You Like It; 07 The Winter's Tale; 08 Twelfth Night; 09 Much Ado About Nothing; 10 Pericles; 11 Cymbeline; 12 Macbeth; 13 The Comedy of Errors; 14 The Merchant of Venice; 15 Measure for Measure; 16 Othello; 17 The Taming of the Shrew; 18 Timon of Athens; 19 The Two Gentlemen of Verona; 20 All's Well That Ends Well. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Shakespeare Tales of Wisdom (Shakespeare Stories)

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.' Shakespeare is often referred to as the great teacher of life and for a good reason too. His tales offer worldly wisdom on tap and great abundance of it. In this collection of Shakespeare tales we offer those that perhaps more than others teach us important lessons. The collection includes: The Taming of the Shrew; Timon of Athens; All's Well That Ends Well. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Shakespeare Tales of Jealousy (Shakespeare Stories)

Shakespeare often uses expressive language in his portrayal of jealousy. It is a 'green-eyed monster', an object that 'one might fight and conquer', 'an infection which strikes as quickly as the plague'. In this selection of Shakespeare stories jealousy plays a prominent role offering us a wonderful opportunity to learn how Shakespeare's characters are dealing with this vice. The collection includes: Othello; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Twelfth Night. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Shakespeare Tales of Friendship and Betrayal (Shakespeare Stories)

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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What Blest Genius: The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare 2nd Edition

In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment-a coronation elevating Shakespeare to the throne of genius. Except it was a disaster. The poorly planned Jubilee imposed an army of Londoners on a backwater hamlet peopled by hostile and superstitious locals, unable and unwilling to meet their demands. Even nature refused to behave. Rain fell in sheets, flooding tents and dampening fireworks, and threatening to wash the whole town away. Told from the dual perspectives of David Garrick, who masterminded the Jubilee, and James Boswell, who attended it, What Blest Genius? is rich with humor, gossip, and theatrical intrigue. Recounting the absurd and chaotic glory of those three days in September, Andrew McConnell Stott illuminates the circumstances in which William Shakespeare became a transcendent global icon.

Andrew Mcconnel Stott (Author), John Lee (Narrator)

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