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The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses
- By: Apuleius
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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This tale of a man who, when tinkering with magic, becomes changed into an ass is one of the most entertaining and remarkable stories from classic Latin literature. It is funny, bawdy and completely approachable - but also shows life from the point of view of a beast of burden in the Roman Empire of the second century CE.
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Pleasant surprise
- By James Weber on 26-09-16
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The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 20-04-16
- Language: English
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10 Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature
- The Odyssey, the Works and Days, Theogony, the Complete Poems of Sappho, Medea, Antigone, Oresteia, the Odes of Anacreon
- By: Homer, Hesiod, Sappho, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Kelli Winkler, Mark Bowen
- Length: 25 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This carefully selected collection contains: The Odyssey ; The Works and Days ; Theogony ; The Complete Poems of Sappho ; Medea ; Antigone ; Agamemnon ; The Choephori ; Eumenides.
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- By Anonymous on 08-08-24
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10 Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature
- The Odyssey, the Works and Days, Theogony, the Complete Poems of Sappho, Medea, Antigone, Oresteia, the Odes of Anacreon
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Kelli Winkler, Mark Bowen
- Length: 25 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 11-01-24
- Language: English
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The Eclogues and Georgics
- By: Virgil
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Jamie Parker, Paul Panting, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Though it is for the sparkling epic, Aeneid, that the Roman poet Virgil is best known, it was these two poems, The Eclogues and Georgics, which first established his reputation.
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Georgics
- By derek waters on 11-03-26
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The Eclogues and Georgics
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Jamie Parker, Paul Panting, Roger May
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 22-06-23
- Language: English
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The Aeneid
- By: Virgil
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance36
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The Aeneid represents one of the greatest cultural and artistic achievements of Western Civilization. Within the brooding and melancholy atmosphere of Virgil's pious masterpiece lies the mythic story of Aeneas and his flight from burning Troy, taking with him across the Mediterranean the survivors of the Greek onslaught. Aeneas, after many travails and adventures, including a love affair with Dido Queen of Carthage and a visit to the underworld to see his father, ends up in Italy.
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Magical!
- By Ehab on 16-04-09
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The Aeneid
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 30-12-04
- Language: English
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The Aeneid
- By: Virgil, John Dryden - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece.
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The Aeneid
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 23-04-10
- Language: English
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Compiled by Thucydides, an Athenian historian and general during the Peloponnesian War, The History of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) is considered to be one of the first scholarly historical works ever written.
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A great history let down by poor narration.
- By John G on 17-08-18
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The Peloponnesian War
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-05-17
- Language: English
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Mary Stuart
- By: Friedrich Schiller
- Narrated by: Alex Kingston, Jill Gascione
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Performance11
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"Elizabeth I of England is threatened by the survival of her Catholic cousin, Mary Stuart. Wrestling with her own conscience, the queen agonizes over Mary's fate, amidst fears for her own life. Court intrigue has never been more gripping than in this 'acute study in the art of double-dealing politics'.” (The New York Times)
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Superb performance.
- By Nick on 23-12-12
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Mary Stuart
- Narrated by: Alex Kingston, Jill Gascione
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 14-08-07
- Language: English
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She Stoops to Conquer
- Mistakes of the Night
- By: Oliver Goldsmith
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ayres, Adam Godley, Julian Holloway, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Starring James Marsters, this classic comedy of manners from 1773 is still widely performed and studied. Love, lies, and dysfunctional families. Sound like your last family gathering? Try this one on for laughs. Two randy young gents, Charles and George, set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But inexperienced Charles is shy and clumsy around upper-class ladies, so it’s the barmaid who catches his eye. But is she really who she seems?
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She Stoops to Conquer
- Mistakes of the Night
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ayres, Adam Godley, Julian Holloway, James Marsters, Ian Ogilvy, Joanne Whalley, Matthew Wolf
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 25-08-11
- Language: English
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
- By: Sebastian Lockwood - adaptation
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance40
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A new version of The Epic of Gilgamesh by Sebastian Lockwood. This is the story of Gilgamesh, King of Kings, who brought back knowledge from before the flood - who loved and lost his companion Enkidu and had to find out why we die. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets over 4,000 years ago, in what is today Baghdad Iraq - the Biblical Garden of Eden between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Lockwood gives a passionate reading from a text that faithfully follows the original.
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Hamgamesh Epic
- By Jack Greenwood on 05-06-19
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 12-01-13
- Language: English
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The Most Venerable Book (Shang Shu)
- By: Confucius, Martin Palmer - translator, Jay Ramsay - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Windson Liong
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Windson Liong. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Martin Palmer. The Most Venerable Book (also known as The Book of History) is one of the Five Classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing...
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The Most Venerable Book (Shang Shu)
- Narrated by: Windson Liong
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 25-03-21
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales
- The New Translation by Gerald J. Davis
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The classic collection of beloved tales, both sacred and profane, of travelers in medieval England. Complete and unabridged.
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The Canterbury Tales
- The New Translation by Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-07-20
- Language: English
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Antigone
- By: Slavoj Žižek
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Antigone is universally celebrated as the ultimate figure of ethical resistance to the state power which oversteps its legitimate scope and as the defender of simple human dignity. But is she really so innocent and pure? What if there is a dark side to her? What if Creon, the representative of state power, also has a valuable point to make? And what if both Antigone and Creon are part of a problem that only a popular intervention can confront?
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Antigone
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 15-10-26
- Language: English
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Richard Burton's Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Burton, a full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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This production of Hamlet, directed by Sir John Gielgud and starring Richard Burton, was recorded in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and with the actors performing just as they would if you went to see a production tonight. "The particular intensity and nerves of this is probably the same kind of thing that excites an audience in live theater," says Richard Burton.
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The finest noise ever created by vocal chords?
- By Pete UK on 08-04-13
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Richard Burton's Hamlet
- Narrated by: Richard Burton, a full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 19-06-01
- Language: English
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Since You're Mortal . . .
- Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
- By: James Romm
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed classicist James Romm translates surviving pieces of timeless wisdom from the lost plays of ancient Athens. "The truly happy man ought to stay at home." "Hunger, and lack of coin, put a stop to love." "Hades, alone of the gods, does not enjoy bribes." These quotes―and hundreds of...
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Since You're Mortal . . .
- Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-05-26
- Language: English
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Kahlil Gibran Classics Collection with a Historical Introduction: The Prophet, The Madman, and The Forerunner
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Educated in Lebanon, United States, and France, Gibran was influenced by the European modernists of the late 19th century, but even more by Francis Marrash, who introduced poetic prose and prose poetry in the Arab world. Gibran's style of writing and ideas he wrote about are believed to have been greatly influenced by Marrash, particularly the concept of universal love.
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interesting read.
- By Chris N on 28-09-19
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Kahlil Gibran Classics Collection with a Historical Introduction: The Prophet, The Madman, and The Forerunner
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 15-07-19
- Language: English
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Ovid’s Modern Metamorphoses
- 10 Full-Cast Contemporary BBC Radio Dramatisations including Orpheus, Euridice, Phaethon, Echo & Narcissus
- By: Ovid, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Hattie Naylor, and others
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, Robert Glenister, Deborah Findlay, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Ten contemporary reimaginings of Ovid’s iconic tales, with star-studded casts including Toby Jones, Shaun Dooley and Robert Glenister The Roman love poet Ovid has influenced writers past and present, with his witty, sexy tales inspiring authors from Shakespeare to Ezra Pound. Included here are...
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Ovid’s Modern Metamorphoses
- 10 Full-Cast Contemporary BBC Radio Dramatisations including Orpheus, Euridice, Phaethon, Echo & Narcissus
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, Robert Glenister, Deborah Findlay, Rosie Cavaliero, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Burn Gorman, Shaun Dooley, Full Cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 11-06-26
- Language: English
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Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, a Prose Rendering, Volume 1 of 3
- A Text-Faithful Translation of the 1590s Epic Poem
- By: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to Edmund Spenser’s 1590s epic poem, The Faerie Queene. This text-faithful, line-by-line prose rendering transports modern listeners into a vast narrative tapestry. Knights traverse diverse fantastical landscapes including the shadowy depths of an enchanted forest, a treacherous underwater lair, a mysterious subterranean kingdom, and the deadly Bower of Bliss.
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Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, a Prose Rendering, Volume 1 of 3
- A Text-Faithful Translation of the 1590s Epic Poem
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Series: Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene: A Prose Rendering, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 16-12-25
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales II
- Modern English Verse Translation
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc, Frances Jeater, John Rowe, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Four more delightful tales from one of the most entertaining storytellers of all time. Though writing in the thirteenth century, Chaucer’s wit and observation comes down undiminished through the ages, especially in this accessible modern verse translation. The stories vary considerably from the uproarious Wife of Bath’s Tale, promoting the power of women to the sober account of patient Griselda in the Clerk’s Tale.
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Can’t wait to hear the next tales.
- By A Moskow on 28-01-23
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The Canterbury Tales II
- Modern English Verse Translation
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc, Frances Jeater, John Rowe, Charlie Simpson, John Moffatt
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 24-08-11
- Language: English
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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
- By: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which philosophy is a practical form of self-improvement rather than a matter of argument or wordplay. Seneca's letters to a young friend advise action rather than reflection, addressing the issues that confront every generation: how to achieve a good life; how to avoid corruption and self-indulgence; and how to live without fear of death.
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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-01-25
- Language: English
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Louis MacNeice: The Dark Tower, Christopher Columbus & more
- Six Classic Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas
- By: Louis MacNeice
- Narrated by: Dylan Thomas, Laurence Olivier, Mary Wimbush, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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A rare collection of vintage radio dramas from the renowned Ulster poet, plus bonus documentary Born in Belfast in 1907, Louis MacNeice wrote some of the most beautiful and best-loved poetry of the 20th century. But he was also one of the BBC’s most innovative writers and producers, scripting...
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Louis MacNeice: The Dark Tower, Christopher Columbus & more
- Six Classic Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas
- Narrated by: Dylan Thomas, Laurence Olivier, Mary Wimbush, Margaret Rawlings, Patricia Gallimore, Harry Lloyd, Jude Akuwudike, Adrian Scarborough, Lucy Robinson, Matthew Tennyson, Full Cast
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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