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Audiobooks Narrated by Matthew Taylor
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In this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known-and controversial-writers created what might be termed a new literary form. It is new because it combines elements of many existing types of writing, yet in the end fits into none of them.
At one level, it may be read as an account of how a puny, bookish boy discovered the importance of his own physical being; the 'sun and steel' of the title are themselves symbols respectively of the cult of the open air and the weights used in bodybuilding. At another level, it is a discussion by a major novelist of the relation between action and art, and his own highly polished art in particular. More personally, it is an account of one individual's search for identity and self-integration. Or again, the work could be seen as a demonstration of how an intensely individual preoccupation can be developed into a profound philosophy of life.
All these elements are woven together by Mishima's complex yet polished and supple style. The confession and the self-analysis, the philosophy and the poetry combine in the end to create something that is in itself perfect and self-sufficient. It is a piece of literature that is as carefully fashioned as Mishima's novels, and at the same time provides an indispensable key to the understanding of them as art.
The road Mishima took to salvation is a highly personal one. Yet here, ultimately, one detects the unmistakable tones of a self transcending the particular and attaining to a poetic vision of the universal. The book is therefore a moving document, and is highly significant as a pointer to the future development of one of the most interesting novelists of modern times.
This Audiobook contains the following works:
- The Island of Doctor Moreau [H.G. wells]
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles [Thomas Hardy]
- The Call of Cthulhu [H.P Lovecraft]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [Mark twain]
- The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [Robert Louis Stevenson]
- Crime and Punishment [Fyodor Dostoyevsky]
- Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë]
- A Christmas Carol [Charles Dickens]
- The jungle book [Rudyard Kipling]
- The Border Legion [Zane Grey]
This Audiobook contains the following work:
The prophet [Khalil Gibran]
Treasure Island [Robert Louis Stevenson]
White fang [Jack London]
The Time machine [H. G. Wells]
The Battle of Life [Charles Dickens]
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle]
The Three Musketeers [Alexandre Dumas]
The adventures of Pinocchio [Carlo Collodi]
Robinson Crusoe [Daniel Defoe]
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Mark Twain]
The first American book on personal finance, 'The Way to Wealth' by Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever written. Originally published in 1758 as the preface to 'Poor Richard's Almanack,' this little gem has been through innumerable printings and sold millions of copies to those in search of smart but entertaining advice about hard work, earning and saving money and debt.
H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as 'The Time Traveller' tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as the beginning of the end of the world. This original time-travel story has been copied many times, but never improved upon.
Goat Lips delivers a thought-provoking romp through a lapsed Englishman's life, who--after a quarter century of living in the United States--realized he'd neglected to renew his subscription to England.
Matthew's relentless wit and insight is front and center as we bounce between England and the United States, experiencing one hilarious, and sometimes poignant, tale after another--from escaping the clutches of the law to the pain and joy of parenthood, discovering the dangers of real ale and the agony of not being heard, whilst savoring a fiery dessert, the glamour of show business, the awkwardness of nakedness, and the utter wrongness of a Jesus piñata!
His ability to question the assumptions of everyday life with a wry grin, tender touch, and a twinkle in his kind eyes makes Matthew's tales endlessly entertaining. You'll want to read them more than once and even share them aloud with others in your best English accent.
GOLD WINNER in Humor at National IPPY Book Awards
SILVER MEDALS in Memoir & Illustration at CIPA EVVY Book Awards
