Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks.
Audiobooks Narrated by Josh Verbae
Browse audiobooks narrated by Josh Verbae, listen to samples and when you're ready head over to Audiobooks.com where you can get 3 FREE audiobooks on us
This traditional Christmas Carol was written by the Austrian priest Joseph Mohr and music composed by the Austrian teacher and organist Franz Xaver Gruber. This audio recording of Silent Night includes reading of the English language text followed by magical Harp music based on original composition.
This traditional Christmas Carol is often referred to as 'The Huron Carol' or 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.' A Jesuit missionary in Canada adapted an old 16th Century French tune into a Christmas Carol, adding words in the local Huron language which he taught to the Indians where he was based. This recording offers reading of the English language text followed by magical Harp music based on original composition.
This traditional Christmas Carol is also known as 'The Basque Carol' or simply as 'Gabriel's Message'. It tells a story of Jesus' birth. Charles Bordes composed the tune while researching traditional Basque music. He published several of these traditional songs, and some were popularised elsewhere in Europe. This recording offers reading of the English language text followed by magical Harp music based on original composition.
Ding Dong Merrily on High is a traditional Christmas Carol based on French dance music. Lyrics were written by the English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward who had an interest in church bell ringing which is the subject of the carol. The tune itself is a much older one which was originally recorded in the 16th century by Jehan Tabourot in his study of French Renaissance social dance called Orchésographie. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original melody composition.
The First Noel, the Angels did say; Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep; On a cold winter's night that was so deep. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody composition.
O Christmas Tree' or ' O Tannenbaum' is one of the most famous German traditional songs about Christmas trees. It was written by the organist and teacher Ernst Anschutz who was based in Leipzig. He used an old folk melody called 'Lauriger Horatius' for his carol. The same melody was also used for other different songs including 'Maryland, My Maryland' the official state song of the US State. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
The tune of this traditional Christmas Carol is also known by its Latin name Adeste Fideles. John Francis Wade was one of the first to include it within his publications, but it is quite possible that the lyrics and tune date from earlier times. Arrangements of this tune also exist in compositions of Franz Liszt. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
This traditional Christmas Carol is also know by its ancient name 'Greensleeves' dating from England around the time of Henry VIII, and some say that it was even written by the king himself. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
This traditional Christmas Carol was written by John Henry Hopkins, an American clergyman. He wrote the carol as part of a production he organised for his students at The General Theological Seminary in New York City where he held the post of musical director. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
A collection of ten iconic Christmas Carols featuring: 01 Carol of the Bells; 02 Silent Night; 03 The Indian Christmas Carol; 04 The Angel Gabriel's Message; 05 Ding Dong Merrily on High; 06 The First Noel; 07 O Christmas Tree; 08 O Come All Ye Faithful; 09 What Child is This?; 10 We Three Kings of Orient Are. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
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.
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.
