Episodes

  • Dracula - Bram Stoker

    Dracula - Bram Stoker
    Jan 30 2018
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    Title: Dracula
    Author: Bram Stoker
    Narrator: Nick Sandys
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-30-18
    Publisher: Brilliance Audio
    Genres: Classics, European Literature

    Summary:
    Now, Bram Stoker's Dracula - the pinnacle of Gothic horror for generations - rises again with hauntingly dramatic digital artwork from two-time Eisner Award winner J. H. Williams III. When young English lawyer Jonathan Harker arrives in Transylvania on the eve of Saint George's Day, he cannot shake a strange feeling of uneasiness. Dogs howl throughout the night, villagers speak fearfully of evil omens, and the air grows colder as he arrives at his destination: the castle of Count Dracula. Jonathan has been summoned by the count for business, and while he finds his new host obliging and polite, he can't help but notice the man's pallid skin, odd lack of appetite, and long daytime absences. Puzzled, the young solicitor begins to search the castle for clues - and unearths a deadly secret that could endanger him and those he loves most. Journey through the Carpathian Mountains, lose yourself in the shadowy streets of London, and experience all the action, suspense, and terror of this classic tale. Just be sure to leave a light on.
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    15 hrs and 55 mins
  • Matthias the Hunter's Stories - Peter Christen Asbjörnsen

    Matthias the Hunter's Stories - Peter Christen Asbjörnsen
    Jan 17 2018
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    Title: Matthias the Hunter's Stories
    Author: Peter Christen Asbjörnsen
    Narrator: Cathy Dobson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 17 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-17-18
    Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks
    Genres: Classics, European Literature

    Summary:
    Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folktales. 'Matthias the Hunter's Stories' is one of the sets of tales he collected and tells accounts of encounters with the Hulda (woodland or bogland fairy) and the brownie.
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    17 mins
  • Candide - Voltaire

    Candide - Voltaire
    Jan 10 2018
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    Title: Candide
    Author: Voltaire
    Narrator: Kevin Kollins
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-10-18
    Publisher: Kevin Kollins
    Genres: Classics, European Literature

    Summary:
    "Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, 'we must cultivate our garden', in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, 'all is for the best' in the 'best of all possible worlds'. "Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious coming-of-age narrative (Bildungsroman), it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism. "As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, the novel has since inspired many later authors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus." [Wikipedia]
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    3 hrs and 1 min
  • Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche

    Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche
    Jan 4 2018
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    Title: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
    Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
    Narrator: Kevin Theis
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-04-18
    Publisher: Bassett Publishing
    Genres: Classics, European Literature

    Summary:
    Written in the mid 1880's by Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a critically-acclaimed work centered around the "death of God" and the rise of a superhuman. A philosophical and moral examination of good versus evil, divine versus mortal, and power versus submission are all encapsulated in the musings of Zarathustra. Zarathustra's doctrine is the idea of eternal recurrence, which claims that all events repeat themselves, and that to achieve a higher state of mind, man must accept each moment as it comes. Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a compelling, thought-provoking piece on what it means to understand internal peace and to conflict with the mundane repetition of life on Earth.
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    12 hrs and 58 mins
  • The Story of Don Quixote, Volume I - Miguel de Cervantes

    The Story of Don Quixote, Volume I - Miguel de Cervantes
    Jan 4 2018
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    Title: The Story of Don Quixote, Volume I
    Author: Miguel de Cervantes
    Narrator: Jack Chekijian
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-04-18
    Publisher: Spoken Realms
    Genres: Classics, European Literature

    Summary:
    Literature's famous gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha, his trusty squire Sancho Panza, and their adventures and mishaps, are told in this centuries-old classic, which features challenges with windmill monsters, castles masquerading as inns, as well as innkeepers, prostitutes, goat herders, soldiers, priests, escaped convicts, and scorned lovers. Don Quixote must do battle with all of these for the sake of chivalry and knighthood - at least, that is what he believes. Volume one of Cervantes' celebrated 1605 Spanish novel is translated here by Arvid Paulson and Clayton Edwards, as originally published in 1922 by The Hampton Publishing Company in New York.
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    4 hrs and 14 mins
  • Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained - John Milton

    Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained - John Milton
    Jan 4 2018
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    Title: Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained
    Author: John Milton
    Narrator: Denis Quilley, full cast, Ian McDiarmid, Robert Glenister
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-04-18
    Publisher: BBC Digital Audio
    Genres: Classics, Drama

    Summary:
    The highly-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Milton's epic poem telling the story of the fall of man and also its sequel, Paradise Regained. Out of chaos shall come order and out of darkness shall come light. Paradise is lost - and then regained. John Milton's epic, biblically-inspired poems are wonderfully dramatised for BBC Radio starring Denis Quilley as Milton, Ian McDiarmid as Satan and Robert Glenister as Christ, enhanced by specially composed music. First published in 1667, Paradise Lost describes Satan's plot to ruin God's new and most favoured creation, Mankind, and recounts the temptation of Adam and Eve and their banishment from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Regained, published in 1671, tells of the temptation of Christ by Satan as he wanders in the wilderness for 40 days and nights. Full cast:
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    11 hrs and 3 mins
  • Persuasion - Jane Austen

    Persuasion - Jane Austen
    Jan 3 2018
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    Title: Persuasion
    Author: Jane Austen
    Narrator: Linda Barrans, P. J. Morgan, David Prickett, Andrew Coleman, Cate Barratt, Libby Stephenson, Amanda Friday
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-03-18
    Publisher: Spoken Realms
    Genres: Classics, British Literature

    Summary:
    Persuasion has certain similarities with Emma, another late novel by Jane Austen. In both stories, the heroine is a young woman who lives with her widowed father, and who has an enduring attachment to her eventual spouse from the opening of the action. Persuasion also incorporates certain elements common to Austen's earlier novels, such as characters from the military, visits to Bath and calculating and cynical suitors. In the end, Anne Elliot successfully combats the destructive vanity of her father and the machinations of her villainous cousin William, and settles down with her long-time beloved, the noble Captain Frederick Wentworth. Presented by The Online Stage Cast: Audio edited by Libby Stephenson
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    8 hrs and 37 mins
  • The Happy Prince & Other Tales - Oscar Wilde

    The Happy Prince & Other Tales - Oscar Wilde
    Jan 2 2018
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    Title: The Happy Prince & Other Tales
    Author: Oscar Wilde
    Narrator: Noel Badrian, Ron Altman, Elizabeth Klett, Ted Wenskus, full cast, Alan Weyman, Russell Gold, Craig Franklin
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-02-18
    Publisher: Spoken Realms
    Genres: Classics, British Literature

    Summary:
    This beautiful collection contains five fairy tales by the celebrated British writer Oscar Wilde: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket." These timeless tales are performed by a full cast, and will delight listeners of all ages with their whimsical characters, moving situations, and touches of ironic humor. Presented by The Online Stage Narration by Noel Badrian Also featuring the voices of Peter Tucker, Sara Morsey, Andrew Coleman, Miranda Hodges, Joseph Tabler, Russell Gold, Lee Ann Howlett, Craig Franklin, Andy Harrington, K.G. Cross, John Burlinson, Grace Keller Scotch, Ted Wenskus, Andrew Coleman, Leanne Yau, Denis Daly, Jeff Moon, David Prickett, Cate Barratt, Elizabeth Klett, Sara Morsey, Susan Iannucci, Linda Barrans, Ron Altman, Amanda Friday, Marty Krz, Chris Marcellus, Becca Maggie and Alan Weyman. Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett. The Online Stage will be donating its royalties from the sale of this audiobook to All Hands Volunteers, a non-profit organization that addresses the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters.
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    1 hr and 52 mins