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The Strange Case of DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Do you want to listen to The Strange Case of DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? If so then keep reading… A London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called 'split personality', referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase 'Jekyll and Hyde' coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next. What are you waiting for The Strange Case of DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one click away, select the “Download” button in the top right corner NOW!

Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), Stephen Gillikin (Narrator)

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The Call of the Wild

Do you want to listen to The Call of The Wild? If so then keep reading… The Call of the Wild, considered by many London's greatest novel, is a gripping tale of a heroic dog that, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man's world and returning to nature. Adventure and dog-story enthusiasts, as well as students and devotees of American literature, will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience. What are you waiting for The Call of The Wild is one click away, select the “Download” button in the top right corner NOW!

Jack London (Author), Frank Sanchez (Narrator)

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Treasure Island

Do you want to listen to Treasure Island? If so then keep reading… One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treasure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: 'If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.' But more than just a children's classic, the novel is considered to be one of the greatest feats of storytelling in the English language, with characters such as the unforgettable Long John Silver becoming part of the cultural consciousness. Treasure Island is a coming-of-age story that will captivate both adults and children for as long as stories are told. This edition contains extra material and activities for young readers. What are you waiting for Treasure Island is one click away, select the “Download” button in the top right corner NOW!

Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), Frank Sanchez (Narrator)

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused of treason on the day of his marriage. He is directly imprisoned in the fortress of If without any investigations being conducted. Edmond does not give up and he is determined to find his way out. The endpoint is the Isle of Monte Cristo which hides a great fortune. Will Dantes free himself from the imprisonment? Will he find his way back to his fiancée? Will he prove his innocence or will he die trying? Find out the answers in one of the most famous adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas 'The Count of Monte Cristo', a story inspired by a real figure.

Alexandre Dumas (Author), B. J. Harrison (Narrator)

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Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Originally published in 1854, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. This new paperback edition-introduced by noted American writer John Updike-celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as 'Reading' and 'The Pond in the Winter' Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden-as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows. For the student and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.

Henry David Thoreau (Author), Kennedy Fraser (Narrator)

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The Raven and Selected Short Stories

The title work in this collection of ten short stories and poems is widely regarded as the most famous of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. This unsettling tale in verse tells of a man's slow descent into madness as he mourns the loss of his lover. The mysterious visit of a talking raven that utters only one word sparks the man's steady decline. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture starring John Cusack, these tales of mystery and terror are here brought vividly to life by Blackstone Audio. Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story, was an expert at weaving suspense and horror into tales that thrill and chill. Included in this collection are "The Raven," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Black Cat," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," and "Hop-Frog." "Poe constantly and inevitably produced magic where his greatest contemporaries produced only beauty."-George Bernard Shaw

Edd Mcnair, Edgar Allan Poe (Author), Bronson Pinchot, Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)

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Riders of the Purple Sage: The Restored Edition

Now, for the first time in a century, Zane Grey's best-known novel is presented in its original form exactly as he wrote it. When in the early 1900s Zane Grey took his manuscript to two publishing companies, they rejected it because of the theme of Mormon polygamy, fearing it would offend their readers and subscribers. Then Grey made a special plea to Frederick Duneka, who was vice-president of Harper & Bros. and who had been Mark Twain's editor at that company. Duneka and his wife read the novel and liked it but feared it would offend some readers. Harper & Bros. agreed to publish a changed version of the novel and purchased both the book and magazine-serial rights. Given the task of executing the necessary editorial changes, a senior editor of the company made changes in tone, diction, and style as well as content. The novel first appeared in nineteen installments in the monthly magazine Field & Stream from January 1912 to July 1913. Blackstone Audio here presents the original, uncensored, unabridged novel Riders of the Purple Sage, obtained through the Golden West Literary Agency with the cooperation of Zane Grey's son, Loren Grey, and the Ohio State Historical Society. In Cottonwoods, Utah, in 1871, a woman stands accused and a man is sentenced to whipping. Into this travesty of small-town justice rides the one man whom the town elders fear. His name is Lassiter, and he is a notorious gunman who's come to avenge his sister's death. It doesn't take Lassiter long to see that this once peaceful Mormon community is controlled by the corrupt Deacon Tull, a powerful elder who's trying to take the woman's land by forcing her to marry him, branding her foreman as a dangerous 'outsider'. Lassiter vows to help them. But when the ranch is attacked by horse thieves, cattle rustlers, and a mysterious masked rider, he realizes that they're up against something bigger, and more brutal, than the land itself. "Zane Grey epitomized the mythical West that should have been...The standout among them is Riders of the Purple Sage."-True West

Zane Grey (Author), Mark Bramhall (Narrator)

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Narcissus and Goldmund: A Novel

Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher’s fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus. “A poetic novel unique in its fascination.”--Thomas Mann, author and Nobel Laureate

Herman Hesse, Hermann Hesse (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)

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Nicholas Nickleby

The most gorgeously theatrical of all Dickens's novels, Nicholas Nickleby follows the delightful adventures of a hearty young hero in nineteenth-century England. Nicholas, a gentleman's son fallen upon hard times, must set out to make his way in the world. His journey is accompanied by some of the most swaggering scoundrels and unforgettable eccentrics in Dickens's pantheon. From the dungeon-like Yorkshire boys' boarding school run by the cruel Wackford Squeers to the high-spirited stage of Vincent Crummles's extraordinary acting troupe, Nicholas Nickleby is a triumph of the imagination, bursting with color, humor, and poignant social commentary. "For those of us who love Dickens, this is exactly what we love best: the hearty hero, the evil scoundrel, the benevolent benefactors, humor, social commentary, and, best of all, the vast array of eccentrics…. [Robert Whitfield] covers the gamut from effete snob to exhausted street urchin, and not only manages to keep them all straight, but infuses into every one a distinct personality. This is a feast!"-AudioFile

Charles Dickens (Author), Robert Whitfield, Simon Vance (Narrator)

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The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come

The purpose in publishing this edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress is to carry forward this treasured legacy for a new generation. With this as the objective, the text of this edition has only been lightly edited—to update archaic words and difficult sentence structure, while retaining the beauty and brilliance of the original story, and to let the story unfold with all the power, truth, and remarkable creativity of the original. It is our hope and prayer, then, that the following pages will fascinate and captivate the hearts and minds of this generation today, as was the case when The Pilgrim’s Progress was first published more than three centuries ago.

John Bunyan (Author), Tim Lundeen (Narrator)

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

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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Snow White & Other Children's Stories

Hans Christian Andersen, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (Author), Erica Johns, Helen Davies, Laura Paton (Narrator)

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