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Since publication in 1908, The Wind in the Willows has established itself as one of the most popular children's books ever written. Rat, Toad, Mole, Badger are emotional, vibrant and fully realized characters with their own share of flaws and virtues. They become loyal friends and meet strange and wonderful characters along their journey. The magical fantasy starts on the river bank and goes to the heights of Toad Hall, a truly fine mansion of many secret passages. All children will delight and be taken away on the wings of imagination. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: The River Bank Chapter 02: The Open Road Chapter 03: The Wild Wood Chapter 04: Mr. Badger Chapter 05: Dulce Domum Chapter 06: Mr. Toad Chapter 07: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Chapter 08: Toad'S Adventures Chapter 09: Wayfarers All Chapter 10: The Further Adventures Of Toad Chapter 11: ""Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears"" Chapter 12: The Return Of Ulysses AUTHOR Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a children's novelist and bank executive, with a long a successful career at the Bank of England. Grahame was born in Scotland, but after the death of his mother when he was five, went to live with his grandmother in a charming country village in Berkshire, England. Grahame and his siblings had an idyllic childhood, their surroundings inspired the setting for The Wind in the Willows. Grahame's writing career was inspired by the stories he told his beloved only child, who suffered poor health his very short life. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of The Wind in the Willows Made a school assignment EASY! In our homeschool, The Wind in the WIllows is to be read to a second grader. With our style of schooling I end up doing a lot of reading to the children. These chapters are long and my voice was dying. Audibles to the rescue!! My 7 year old and I enjoyed curling up on the couch and listening to this story as we followed along in the book and enjoyed the illustrations. David Thorn does an amazing job with the voices. They just seem so right. You can picture the characters by his voice. So if your voice is tired, snuggle up with a youngster and a copy of the book and share the love as you listen to David Thorn reading to both of you. You won't regret it! Listener Review - Audible.com "
Kenneth Grahame (Author), A Full Cast, David Thorn (Narrator)
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A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense set during the French Revolution, where a dashing English aristocrat risks his life to enter France and save innocents from the guillotine. Baroness Orczy's marvelously romantic tale of an English bonvivant, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his secretive plots to secure the escape of beleaguered French aristocrats from the clutches of ""Madame la Guillotine"". The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a secret society of English aristocrats who are determined to rescue their French counterparts from execution. Their leader is the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, whose name comes from the drawing of a red flower he uses to sign his messages. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: Paris: September, 1792 Chapter 02: Dover: ""The Fisherman's Rest"" Chapter 03: The Refugees Chapter 04: The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Chapter 05: Marguerite Chapter 06: An Exquisite Of '92 Chapter 07: The Secret Orchard Chapter 08: The Accredited Agent Chapter 09: The Outrage Chapter 10: In The Opera Box Chapter 11: Lord Grenville's Ball Chapter 12: The Scrap Of Paper Chapter 13: Either Chapter 14: One O'Clock Precisely! Chapter 15: Doubt Chapter 16: Richmond Chapter 17: Farewell Chapter 18: The Mysterious Device Chapter 19: The Scarlet Pimpernel Chapter 20: The Friend Chapter 21: Suspense Chapter 22: Calais Chapter 23: Hope Chapter 24: The Death Chapter 25: The Eagle And The Fox Chapter 26: The Jew Chapter 27: On The Track Chapter 28: The Pere Blanchard's Hut Chapter 29: Trapped Chapter 30: The Schooner Chapter 31: The Escape AUTHOR Baroness Orczy Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála ""Emmuska"" Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947) was a Hungarian aristocrat, raised in Britain. Baroness Orczy was a novelist and painter, famed for her Scarlett Pimpernel series about an English aristocrat who donned a disguise to rescue French aristocrats threatened by the guillotine. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of The Scarlet Pimpernel A different take on history This story is about the Scarlet Pimpernel the organization that worked to sneak rich aristocratic's out of the country. The story is great for kids to teach them to consider their actions before they take them. The story goes over how the actions taken by one person and how it endangers their loved ones. The story ends with them finally repairing the damage they caused. A great story for all ages. Listener Review - Audible.com "
Baroness Orczy (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror
American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating when heard aloud. This special audio collection features some of Poe's best known classic stories, including: 1. The Tell Tale Heart 2. Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar 3. Hop Frog 4. Murder in the Rue Morgue 5. The Masque of the Red Death 6. The Pit and the Pendulum 7. The Fall of the House of Usher 8. The Black Cat 9. The Cask of Amontillado AUTHOR Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American novelist and poet most famous for his tales of mystery and terror. Poe was also a literary innovator, credited with the invention of the detective story. COMMENTARY Quotes about Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror "Poe constantly and inevitably produced magic where his greatest contemporaries produced only beauty."-George Bernard Shaw "Certain of Poe's tales possess an almost absolute perfection of artistic form which makes them veritable beaconlights in the province of the short story...Poe's weird tales are alive in a manner that few others can ever hope to be."-H. P. Lovecraft, author "
Edd Mcnair, Edgar Allan Poe (Author), Bruce Blau, David Thorn (Narrator)
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Howard Pyle (who also wrote The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood) weaves the tales of chivalrous Knights, the magic sword of Excalibur, the Magician Merlin the Wise, and the legendary Arthur, later to become King of Britain. Pyle describes bouts of jousting, and knightly jealousies played out in grand style. Even in our present day, these stories last and challenge us to be our best, truthful, brave, and always wanting to right wrongs to those who cannot speak up for themselves. Table of Contents: Book One: The Book of King Arthur Part I: The Winning of Kinghood Chapter 01: How Sir Kay did Combat in a Great Tournament at London Town and of How He Break His Sword. Likewise, How Arthur Found a New Sword For Him Chapter 02: How Arthur Twice Performed the Miracle of the Sword Before Sir Ector and of How His Birthright Was Discovered Unto Him Chapter 03: How Several Kings and High Dukes Assayed to Draw the Sword Out of the Anvil and How They Failed. Likewise How Arthur Made the Assay and Succeeded Therein Part II: The Winning of a Sword Chapter 01: How There Came a Certain Wounded Knight Unto the Court of King Arthur, How a Young Knight of the King's Court Sought To Avenge Him and Failed and How the King Thereupon Took That Assay Upon Himself Chapter 02: How King Arthur Fought With the Sable Knight and How He Was Sorely Wounded. Likewise How Merlin Brought Him Safe Away From the Field of Batttle Chapter 03: How King Arthur Found a Noble Sword In a Very Wonderful Manner. And How He Again Fought With It and Won That Battle Part III: The Winning of a Queen Chapter 01: How King Arthur Went to Tintagalon with Four of His Court, and How He Disguised Himself for a Certain Purpose Chapter 02: How King Ryence Came to Cameliard and How King Arthur Fought With the Duke of North Umber Chapter 03: How King Arthur Encountered Four Knights and of What Befell Thereby Chapter 04: How the Four Knights Served the Lady Guinevere Chapter 05: How King Arthur Overcame the Enemies of King Leodegrance, and How His Royalty Was Proclaimed Chapter 06: How King Arthur Was Wedded in Royal State and How the Round Table Was Established Book Two: The Book of Three Worthies Part I - The Story of Merlin Chapter 01: How Queen Morgana le Fay Meditated Evil Against King Arthur and How She Sent a Damsel Beguile the Enchanter, Merlin Chapter 02: How Merlin Journeyed With Vivien Unto the Valley of Foyousness and How He Builded for Her a Castle at That Place. Also, How Her Taught Her the Wisdom of Magic and of How She Compassed His Downfall Thereby Chapter 03: How Queen Morgana le Fay Returned to Camelot and to the Court With Intent to Do Ill Will to King Arthur, Also How King Arthur and Others Went a-Hunting and of What Befell Thereby Chapter 04: What Befell Sir Accalon, and How King Arthur Fought an Affair-at-Arms With Swords, and How He Came Nigh to Losing His Life Thereby Part II: The Story of Sir Pellias Chapter 01: How Queen Guinevere Went a-Maying and of How Sir Pellias Took Upon Him a Quest in Her Behalf Chapter 02: How Sir Pellias Overcame a Red Knight, Hight Sir Adresack, and of How He Liberated XXII Captives From That Knight Chapter 03: How Sir Pellias Did Battle With Sir Engamore, Otherwise the Knight of the Green Sleeves, and of What Befell the Lady Ettard Chapter 04: How Queen Guinevere Quarrelled With Sir Gawaine, and How Sir Gawaine Left the Court of King Arthur For a While Chapter 05: How Sir Gawaine Met Sir Pellias and How He Promised to Aid Him With the Lady Ettard Chapter 06: How the Lady of the Lake Took Back Her Necklace From Sir Pellias Part III: The Story of Sir Gawaine Chapter 01: How a White Hart Appeared Before King Arthur, and How Sir Gawaine and Gaheris, His Brother, Went in Pursuit Thereof, and of What Befell Them in That Quest Chapter 02: How King Arthur Became Lost in the Forest, and How He Fell Into a Very Singular Adventure in a Castle Unto Which He Came Chapter 03: How King Arthur Overcame the Knight-Enchanter, and How Sir Gawaine Manifested the High Nobility of His Knighthood AUTHOR Howard Pyle was born on March 5, 1853 in Wilmington, Delaware. From the time he was a very small boy he loved pictures, especially the pictures in storybooks. Among his favorites were Grimm's German Fairy Tales and Arabian Nights. At the age of twenty-one, Pyle began to contribute illustrations and fables to St. Nicholas magazine and later went on to write and illustrate books for children. His first was The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood in 1883. Many more books followed, including Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning for Young Folk, Otto of the Silver Hand, Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates, and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights. He also taught illustration at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and later set up his own art school in Wilmington. He died on November 9, 1911, in Florence, Italy.-Amazon.com COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of King Arthur and His Knights If one is ready to take the plunge into intricate and antiquated language and to attend to the genealogy of each character and the minute details of each episode, then one will come away highly satisfied and steeped in knowledge of Arthur's early years. David Thorn is a masterful narrator. As his accent transports us to the British Isles, his pacing and conversational tone provide an intimate link to the characters. Thorn's characterizations are distinctive. He creates an ethereal Merlin, mystical Ladies from the Lake, an unassuming yet regal Arthur, a scheming Morgan le Fay, and a gracious Sir Pellias. From the moment Arthur is entrusted to Merlin until the quest for the white hart, the stories are riveting. A.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 07] The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, an unabridged book-on-CD set (ah, how that word ""unabridged"" reassures and satisfies the avid bibliophile), didn't get a hearing at our house for the longest time. Every time I suggested putting it on, while washing dishes or folding laundry or during quiet times for drawing or sculpting with clay or other busy-hand endeavors--every time I said, ""Let's listen to King Arthur,"" our youngest would groan and protest bitterly. Since such a listening time is supposed to be pleasurable and not torture, I'd put something else on. At last I had wit enough to ask, ""Why?"" We had read aloud other books by Howard Pyle with great success, among them Men of Iron, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and a book of original fairy tales. I thought perhaps our youngest had stumbled across the two volumes we have of King Arthur stories by Pyle, and fallen in the reading. The language is elegant, but definitely old-fashioned. The answer surprised me: The biggest strike against Pyle's King Arthur was the fact that it wasn't Gerald Morris' The Squire's Tale (please see related review). A little sneakiness seemed in order, to avoid bitter protests and stubborn, though passive, resistance to listening. The next time we had to go somewhere in the car as a family, I put on the first CD, and before anyone quite realized it, we were listening. Youngest groaned, but was told by Dad to settle down. By the time we reached our destination, everyone was caught up in the story of the Sword in the Stone, and the bitter protests were rather in the other direction (as in, ""You can't turn it off now!"") David Thorn does his usual marvelous job of bringing the story to life. He has a rich, melodious voice, well-suited to Pyle's flowing narrative. The author's old-fashioned language (what youngest refers to as ""all those thees and thous""), almost an insurmountable barrier to a struggling reader, becomes accessible through Mr. Thorn's expressive interpretation. And so we have an exciting story, well-told, with thrilling adventures infused with subtle flashes of humor and irony. There are about eleven and a half hours here, and we've enjoyed every moment. I need to mention a couple of nice features: Pleasant music serves to introduce and conclude each chapter, and the chapters are introduced by a pleasant feminine voice, not credited on the CD case, which breaks up the narrative nicely and helps to hold the attention. Each CD comes divided into three-minute tracks, making it easy to find your place again if interrupted. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights has become the preferred listening around our house, lately. Considering all the well-loved options we have on our bookshelf, that is high praise indeed. Reviewed By: Jean Hall - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online An Entertaining Account of Arthur's Early Days For a complete adult telling of the stories of King Arthur, listen to Malory or T. H. White, because Pyle's The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is only the first of his books about Arthur, recounting Arthur's birth and youth and winning of Excalibur and Guinevere, and then Merlin's fate and the stories of Sir Pellias and Sir Gawaine. Moreover, Pyle moralizes after the episodes, telling us, for example, that although we may not literally become knights with swords, we may wield truth (Excalibur) and faith (its scabbard). Pyle assumes a vivid and muscular "medieval" style, as when Arthur jousts a knight "out of his saddle like a windmill-whirling in the air and smiting the earth so that the ground shuddered beneath him." Or as when Arthur delivers some justice: "At this, the face of that knight fell all pale, like to ashes, and he emitted a sound similar to the sound made by a hare when the hound lays hold upon it. Then King Arthur catched him very violently by the arm, and he catched the locket and brake it away from about the knight's neck, and upon that the knight shrieked very loud, and fell down upon his knees and besought mercy of the King, and there was great uproar in that place." And the Story of King Arthur has plenty of exciting and humorous moments and scenes of sublime wonder and beauty. And knights, wizards, faeries, dastards, damsels, hermits, quests, enchantments, disguises, combats, loves, hates, oaths, betrayals, humiliations, machinations, and glorifications. Despite Pyle's exaltation of Arthur and company, they are often humanly proud, foolish, seducible, and violent. And Thorn reads all with energy and accuracy. Listener Review - Audible.com "
Howard Pyle (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Henry James' short but much acclaimed suspense novel. Set in Venice, it's the story of an American editor's determination to acquire a collection of unpublished letters at any cost. The letters are to the former mistress of a famous, deceased poet, Jeffrey Aspern. The mistress, Miss Bordereau is now very elderly, living modestly in a dilapidated old palazzo with her shy, awkward and uncomely niece Tita, an unwitting 'pawn' in the plot. The strong characterizations of the three main players in the story make for a compelling story of lies, betrayal and psychological warfare. James' gift for building suspense is evident, the tension builds until the very last moment. AUTHOR Henry James (1843-1916) was an American novelist, a 19th century master of literary realism, a movement to portray ordinary lives and situations devoid of romanticism or stylization. Born in Manhattan to a prominent family, Henry James traveled extensively, and eventually settled in England. The cultural differences between Americans and Europeans were a favorite subject of his."
Henry James (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Tolstoy's first novel and acknowledged as one of his best. The Cossacks is based on Tolstoy's own forays into the Caucasus, abandoning his aristocrat life of gambling and carousing in Moscow and volunteering to be attached to the regular army. Leo Tolstoy's firsthand insight to the magnificent landscape and the colorful Cossack way of life is lushly descriptive, in a text translated from his manuscript by close friends. Olenin is an aimless young nobleman who is disenchanted with city life. Taking a post as a Cadet in the army, he finds himself assigned to the remote Cossack outpost in the Caucasus. It is here, among the Tatars, the Chechens, and the Old Believers, that he will fall in love with a beautiful Cossack girl. The only problem is that she is promised to a Cossack warrior. In the setting of what is present-day Kazakhstan, Tolstoy examines two psychological problems. The first is the dilemma of a young man who desires both fulfilling love and a place as a respected member of society. The other is the difficulty of a primitive society to accept domination by a higher culture that has no understanding of the traditions it asks its colonists to cast aside. AUTHOR Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in 1828 about two hundred miles from Moscow. His mother died when he was two, his father when he was nine. His parents were of noble birth, and Tolstoy remained acutely aware of his aristocratic roots, even when he later embraced doctrines of equality and the brotherhood of man. After serving in the army in the Caucasus and Crimea, where he wrote his first stories, he traveled and studied educational theories. In 1862 he married Sophia Behrs and for the next fifteen years lived a tranquil, productive life, finishing War and Peace in 1869 and Anna Karenina in 1877. In 1879 he underwent a spiritual crisis. Tolstoy then sought to propagate his beliefs on faith, morality, and nonviolence, writing mostly parables, tracts, and morality plays. He died of pneumonia in 1910 at the age of eighty-two. COMMENTARY Quotes about The Cossacks "The best story that has been written in our language."-Ivan Turgenev ""It was with a kind of amaze that I read [The Cossacks] and felt, word by word and line by line, the truth of a new art in it.""-William Dean Howells "
Leo Tolstoy (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Our Island Story, Complete Set
A five part series telling The Story of Great Britain from its earliest beginnings to World War I. Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their ""home island"" (Great Britain). Volume 1 Early History of Great Britain 1. The Stories of Albion and Brutus 2. The Coming of the Romans 3. The Romans Come Again 4. How Caligula Conquered Britain, and how Caractacus Refused to be Conquered 5. The Story of a Warrior Queen 6. The Last of the Romans 7. The Story of St. Alban 8. Vortigern and King Constans 9. The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa 10. Hengist's Treachery 11. The Story of How The Giant's Dancer was Brought to Britain 12. The Coming of Arthur 13. The Founding of the Round Table 14. The Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children 15. How King Alfred Learned to Read 16. Kind Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage 17. More About Alfred the Great 18. Ethelred the Unready 19. How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown 20. Canute and the Waves 21. Edward the Confessor Volume 2 Ruling Monarchs from 1066 to 1509 A.D. 22. Harold 23. The Battle of Stamford Bridge 24. The Battle of Hastings 25. William the Conqueror - The Story of Hereward the Wake 26. William the Conqueror - The Death of the King 27. The Story of William the Red 28. Henry I -The Story of the ""White Ship"" 29. The Story of King Stephen 30. Henry Plantagenet- The Story of Gilbert and Rohesia 31. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of Thomas a Becket 32. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of the Conquest of Ireland 33. The Story of Richard Coeur De Lion 34. Richard Coeur De Lion - The Story of How Blondel Found the King 35. John Lackland - The Story of Prince Arthur 36. John Lackland - The Story of the Great Charter 37. Henry III of Winchester - The Story of Hubert de Burgh 38. Henry III of Winchester- The Story of Simon De Montfort 39. Henry III The Story of the Poisoned Dagger 40. Edward I - The Little War of Chalons 41. Edward I - The Lawgiver - The Story of the First Prince of Wales 42. Edward I - The Hammer of the Scots 43. Edward II of Caernarvon -The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun 44. Edward II of Caernarvon - The Story of the Battle of Bannockburn 45. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Sluys 46. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Crecy 47. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Seige of Calais 48. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Poitiers 49. Richard II of Bordeaux - The Story of Wat Tyler's Rebellion 50. How King Richard II Lost His Crown 51. Henry IV of Bolingbroke - The Story of the Battle of Shrewsbury 52. Henry IV of Bolingbroke - The Story of How Prince Hal was sent to Prison 53. Henry V of Monmouth - The Story of the Battle of Agincourt 54. Henry IV of Windsor - The Story of the Maid of Orleans 55. Henry V of Windsor - The Red Rose and the White 56. Edward VI - The Story of Queen Margaret and the Robbers 57. Edward IV - The Story of the Kingmaker 58. Edward V - The Story of the King Who was Never Crowned 59. Richard III - The Story of the Two Little Princes in the Tower 60. Henry VII - The Story of a Make-Believe Prince 61. Henry VII - The Story of Another Make-Believe Prince Volume 3 - The next 250 years from Henry VIII(1509 A.D.) to George II (d. 1759 A.D.) 62. Henry VIII - The Story of the Field of The Cloth of Gold 63. Henry VIII - How the King became the Defender of the Faith and How The Great Cardinal Died 64. Henry VIII - The Story of the King's Six Wives 65. Edward VI - The Story of the Boy King 66. The Story of Lady Jane Grey 67. Mary I - How the Princess Elizabeth became a Prisoner 68. Mary I - How a Candle was Lit in England which Has Never Been Put Out 69. Elizabeth - How the Imprisoned Princess Became Queen 70. Elizabeth - The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen 71. Elizabeth - The Story of How England was Saved from the Spaniards 72. Elizabeth - The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh 73. Elizabeth - The Story of the Queen's Favorite 74. James the VI of Scotland, Ist of England The Story of Guy Fawkes 75. James VI of Scotland, Ist of England - The Story of the Mayflower 76. Charles I How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom 77. Charles I - The Story of How the King and the Parliament Quarreled and at last Fought 78. Charles I - The Story of How the King was Brought to his Death 79. The Commonwealth - The Adventures of a Prince 80. The Commonwealth - The Lord Protector 81. Charles II - How the King Came to his Own, and How Death Walked in the Streets of London 82. Charles II - The Story of How London was Burned 83. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-The Fiery Cross 84. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-The Story of Monmouth 85. James II of England, VII th of Scotland - The Story of the Seven Bishops 86. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-William the Deliverer 87. William III and Mary II-The Story of Brave Londonderry 88. William III and Mary II - The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen 89. Anne - How the Union Jack was Made 90. George I - The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party 91. George II - The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie 92. George II - The Story of Flora MacDonald 93. George II - The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta 94. George II - The Story of How Canada was Won Volume 4 The loss of the American Colonies and the beginning of the industrial revolution 95. George III - The Story of How America was Lost 96. George III - The Story of the Spinning Wheel Volume 5 The French Revolution (1789 A.D.) to the conclusion of World War I (1919 A.D.) 97. George III - England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty 98. George III - The Battle of Waterloo 99. George IV - The First Gentleman in Europe 100. William IV - The Story of Two Peaceful Victories 101. Victoria - The Girl Queen 102. Victoria - When Bread was Dear 103. Victoria - Peace 104. Victoria - War 105. Victoria - The Land of Snow 106. Victoria - The Siege of Delhi 107. Victoria - The Pipes at Lucknow 108. Victoria - Under the Southern Cross 109. Victoria - From Cannibal to Christian 110. Victoria - Boer and Britain 111. Edward VII - The Peacemaker 112. George V - Armed Peace 113. World War 114. The Hope of the Future AUTHOR Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867 - 1941) was a British author, most famous for her works of history for children. For decades, Marshall's books were ubiquitous in schools and home libraries. Much of the popularity of her works stems from her talent for making history read like good storytelling. COMMENTARY Quotes about Our Island Story "I was given H.E. Marshall's Our Island Story at Christmas 1936 and I've still got that copy. It was a direct inspiration for me in my career as a historian." (Antonia Fraser) "
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Essential learning for any young student of American History, biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln. These stories help us get to know the gentleman as people and then take us through their great accomplishments that make us appreciate their place in American history. Table of Contents: The Story of George Washington Chapter 01. When Washington was a Boy Chapter 02. His Homes Chapter 03. His Schools and Schoolmasters Chapter 04. Going to Sea Chapter 05. The Young Surveyor Chapter 06. The Ohio Country Chapter 07. A Change of Circumstances Chapter 08. A Perilous Journey Chapter 09. His First Battle Chapter 10. The French and Indian War Chapter 11. The Mutterings of the Storm Chapter 12. The Beginning of the War Chapter 13. Independence Chapter 14. The First President Chapter 15. ""First in the Hearts of His Countrymen"" The Story of Benjamin Franklin Chapter 01. The Whistle Chapter 02. Schooldays Chapter 03. The Boys and the Wharf Chapter 04. Choosing a Trade Chapter 05. How Franklin Educated Himself Chapter 06. Farewell to Boston Chapter 07. The First Day in Philadelphia Chapter 08. Governor William Keith Chapter 09. The Return to Philadelphia Chapter 10. The First Visit to England Chapter 11. A Leading Man in Philadelphia Chapter 12. Franklin's Rules of Life Chapter 13. Franklin's Services to the Colonies Chapter 14. Franklin's Wonderful Kite Chapter 15. The Last Years The Story of Daniel Webster Chapter 01. Captain Webster Chapter 02. The Youngest Son Chapter 03. Ezekiel and Daniel Chapter 04. Plans For the Future Chapter 05. At Exeter Academy Chapter 06. Getting Ready for College Chapter 07. At Dartmouth College Chapter 08. How Daniel Taught School Chapter 09. Daniel Goes to Boston Chapter 10. Lawyer and Congressman Chapter 11. The Dartmouth College Case Chapter 12. Webster's Great Orations Chapter 13. Mr. Webster in the Senate Chapter 14. Mr. Webster in Private Life Chapter 15. The Last Years The Story Of Abraham Lincoln Chapter 01. The Kentucky Home Chapter 02. Work and Sorrow Chapter 03. The New Mother Chapter 04. School and Books Chapter 05. Life in the Backwoods Chapter 06. The Boatman Chapter 07. The First Years in Illinois Chapter 08. The Black Hawk War Chapter 09. In the Legislature Chapter 10. Politics and Marriage Chapter 11. Congressman and Lawyer Chapter 12. The Question of Slavery Chapter 13. Lincoln and Douglas Chapter 14. President of The United States Chapter 15. The End of a Great Life AUTHOR James Baldwin (1841 - 1925) was a pioneer of primary education, a teacher for many years and eventually an administrator and finally Editor-in-Chief of the American Book Company, specializing in educational text. James Baldwin's lasting fame is for the children's literature he wrote, over 50 books, selling in the millions. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Four Great Americans Four Famous Americans is an audiobook by author James Baldwin, read by Bobbie Frohman and David Thorn, produced by Alcazar AudioWorks. The four Americans are Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and George Washington. Each CD is approximately an hour in length, bookmarked every 3 minutes for an easy return to the story after a break. The story of Abraham Lincoln begins at the beginning, in Kentucky. His family was a pioneer family that lived off the land. Abe's childhood impacted the kind of man he was to become: determined, honest, and willing to speak his mind. Each chapter focuses on a portion of Lincoln's life. As a young man, he spent time on a trading barge and visited New Orleans where he was introduced to the horrors of slavery. He returned home with the desire to change his life and the lives of others. It was then that he began studying to become a lawyer. Not long after that, he started running for various public office and, as we all know, he eventually won the Presidency. Benjamin Franklin was a character his whole life. He was the youngest of sixteen children and, because he was the youngest, his father was able to send him to grammar school. There young Ben learned that he loved reading and writing, but not mathematics. Later in his life, Benjamin Franklin became a printer, newspaper entrepreneur, and advocate for the new nation, the United States. Without his diplomatic skills, the colonies would have had a more difficult time breaking away from England. The third disk features Daniel Webster, from new Hampshire. The son of Revolutionary fighter and judge Ebenezer Webster, Daniel Webster was the ninth child of ten and the youngest boy in the family. Fortune had smiled on the family by the time Daniel was of school age, so his parents were able to send him to school. Daniel learned to read very young; in fact, neighbors came from far and wide to hear him read. Eventually, Judge Webster decided to send Daniel to Exeter Academy. With much study, he soon became a good scholar and at the head of his class in spite of his classmates, who were gentlemen's sons and cruel to this boy from humble means. Often Daniel Webster cried from the treatment he received at the hands of these young men. Still, he excelled academically, first at Exeter Academy, then with a private tutor, and later at Dartmouth College where he became a great orator. During his lifetime, Webster served as a Congressman and a famous lawyer before he eventually retired to the country, where he continued speaking as a patriot and advocate for the peaceful prosperity he believed each American should have. George Washington's life began in Virginia where bpth black and white slaves were common in Virginia and most items were homemade. Though his older, half brothers were well-educated at Appleby's in England, George was taught by Mr. Williams, a white slave owned by George's father because he had been too poor to pay for his passage to America. Mr. Washington had Mr. Williams educate his son in reading, writing, arithmetic, and land surveying. This surveyor later, as everyone knows, served outstandingly in the army and then as the United State's first President, and his service didn't end when he retired from office; he continued to advise Congress on various issues because so many people admired him. Every chapter holds some wonderful quote or anecdote about its famous American. Listening to these stories at home or in the car will give children many wonderful stories about these four famous Americans to share with friends and family. Reviewed By: Kate O'Mara - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online "
James Baldwin (Author), Bobbie Frohman, David Thorn (Narrator)
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Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Rumplestiltskin
The traditional Fairy Tales with all the charm and fun of the familiar stories. Cinderella gets her Prince, Rumplestiltskin loses his prize, and the Frog Prince gets his princess. The beloved tales known for so many years and presented in an entertaining and wonderfully appealing way, with a full cast of characters, performed by voice actors. AUTHOR Traditional Traditional folk stories, many called fairy tales, have been recorded by writers since the time the stories were told by oral tradition in various cultures. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Rumplestiltskin Alcazar AudioWorks brings a terrific cast of character voices together to produce a most whimsical hour (64 minutes) of three favorite stories: Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin, and The Frog Prince. The fabulous voices bring the characters to life in a most extraordinary way. The actors include Johnnie Anderson, Al Bedrosian, Bruce Blau, Paul Coyle, Bobbie Frohman, John Lavette, Susan McCarthy, Linda Montogomery, David Thorn, Larry Smith and Roger Vosburg. Each voice allows the imagination to run wild with visions of princes, frogs, princesses, and fairies. You'll sympathize with Cinderella and cheer for her as the stepsisters realize how horrible they've been to their future queen! Rumplestiltskin is truly a repulsive little imp who takes advantage of the miller's daughter in her hour of need, but he gets his when a messenger finds his secret place and tells the Queen his unusual name. The selfish princess learns a valuable lesson when the king insists that she keep her word. She must allow the frog to share her dinner plate and her pillow at night, as she promised. However, all is not so bad when the frog turns into a handsome prince. The classic stories will delight children, parents, and grandparents alike. Easily these stories can accompany drawing lessons, change a rainy day into imagination day or take the tedium out of car-travel and make the ride fun. Reviewed By: Kate O'Mara - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online "
Traditional (Author), A Full Cast, David Thorn (Narrator)
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Albert Payson Terhune's story of Bruce, the collie, who starts out life as an ugly, ungainly type and grows up not only beautiful, but incredibly smart. Bruce protects The Mistress from evildoers and becomes a decorated war hero (WWI) before returning to The Home Place for a leisurely retirement amid the lovely trees and lakes. Bruce's story is told from the dog's perspective as well as the Master's. We join in the adventures as well as share in a few sorrows. One of Terhune's best that will bring a smile as well as a tear. Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - The Coming of Bruce Chapter 2 - The Pest Chapter 3 - The War Dog Chapter 4 - When Eyes Were No Use Chapter 5 - The Double Cross Chapter 6 - The Werewolf AUTHOR Albert Payson Terhune (1872 - 1942) was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of two writers, his Father also a prominent minister. Terhune had great success in two endeavors, writing and dog breeding. Originally a journalist, Terhune turned his family's summer home into a successful Collie breeding Kennel and devoted himself to writing fiction, mostly dog-themed. Quotes about Bruce i really enjoyed reading bruce again. it is a simple book told from the dogs perspective mostly, and all the more interesting, and different for it. told in language understandable to an older young reader, it won't put an adult asleep either. plenty of action here about bruce the collie's wartime career. the author owned 10 collies of his own, and it shows in his empathy, and understanding of his central character bruce. the story of bruce will be loved by all dog lovers for generations to come! (Amazon.com) This was a wonderful story of Bruce, who was born as a 'second', not originally of show quality, but who found a home with the Master and Mistress after a difficult start. The book starts with the story of a young boy who adopts Bruce's mother with his birthday money. The parents do not approve of the purchase because the dog is female (I don't understand what the problem was with female dogs in that era?) and the father works to get rid of the dog much to the heartbrake of the son. Bruce's mother is accidently shipped as a show dog to the Master and Mistress and has a litter of just 1 - Bruce. Eventually Bruce's mother is returned to the young boy, but Bruce remains with the Master and Mistress who grow to love him and even rescue him from a ""doctor"" who wants to perform experiments on him. Bruce is put into commission as a courier dog in WWI and much of the story focuses on his adventures in the war. I learned a lot about these war dogs through this book and have much appreciation for the service they provided to their human soldiers. I was surprised that the book turned out to be about Bruce and not his mother, but it was a wonderful story, I recommend it to any dog lover or even WWI enthusiast. (Amazon.com) "
Edith Nesbit (Author), Bobbie Frohman, David Thorn (Narrator)
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Winner of a Jewish National Book Award for his previous book, Walking Israel, NBC Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher uses meticulous research and his own family’s history in this stunning novel. Dramatizing explosive events in London and Palestine in the years directly following World War II, The List follows the lives of Edith and Georg, Austrian refugees who are expecting their first baby in a world unfriendly to Jews. Anti-Semitism sweeps across the streets of London even as the world learns of the atrocities of the Holocaust. As Edith and Georg desperately search for surviving family members, they struggle to stay afloat in a world riddled with terrorism, assassination attempts, and fear.
Martin Fletcher (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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The Trial of Charles I: A Contemporary Account Taken from the Memoirs of Sir Thomas Herbert and John
A contemporary account taken from the memoirs of Sir Thomas Herbers and Hohn Rushworth. Taken from two main sources, John Rushworth's Historical Collection (circa 1659) and Sir Thomas Herbert's memoirs (circa 1678), this book will primarily be of interest to those who have a deep curiosity about this historic event, unprecedented in the history of European nations at that time. It chronicles-sometimes dramatically, sometimes poignantly-the king's imprisonment after his defeat in the civil war, the events and parliamentary debates leading up to the charges of high treason being brought against the king, and a virtual transcript of the trial itself, bringing to life the spirited arguments between Charles and the president of the court, Lord Bradshaw. We are witness to the king's last hours, his execution in Whitehall-preceded by his short speech to those around the black-draped scaffold-and so to the poignant scene of his funeral at Windsor Castle. Rushworth was a lawyer/historian and one-time clerk-assistant to the House of Commons, later secretary to General Lord Fairfax, and for a short time to Oliver Cromwell. Herbert was appointed by Parliament to attend the king as groom of the bedchamber during the king's captivity and served him faithfully to the end.
Roger Lockyer (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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