Bestsellers
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Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare
- With Original Commentary by Patrick Stewart
- By: William Shakespeare, Patrick Stewart
- Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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An instant audio classic! Sir Patrick Stewart draws upon his decades on the Shakespearean stage to bring listeners an all-new, definitive recording of the complete Sonnets—an audio treasury of incandescent performances and insightful personal commentary. Already beloved by audiobook listeners...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 100 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall116
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Performance85
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Story82
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Monstrous Regiment
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,551
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Performance2,800
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Story2,795
“Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett explores the inanity of war, sexual politics, and why the best man for the job is often a woman in this acerbically funny and poignant Discworld...
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Who's who?
- By omahonycm on 02-25-05
By: Terry Pratchett
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The Crucible
- By: Arthur Miller
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1,592
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Performance1,281
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Story1,278
In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town....
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Abridged Version
- By Michael G. Stoffel on 05-07-12
By: Arthur Miller
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,209
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Performance1,011
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Story1,002
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition...
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Loved the voice actors
- By Kenni on 11-25-15
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Romeo and Juliet
- The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall809
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Performance667
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Story673
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Romeo...
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare
- With Original Commentary by Patrick Stewart
- By: William Shakespeare, Patrick Stewart
- Narrated by: Patrick Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
An instant audio classic! Sir Patrick Stewart draws upon his decades on the Shakespearean stage to bring listeners an all-new, definitive recording of the complete Sonnets—an audio treasury of incandescent performances and insightful personal commentary. Already beloved by audiobook listeners...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 100 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall116
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Performance85
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Story82
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Monstrous Regiment
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,551
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Performance2,800
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Story2,795
“Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett explores the inanity of war, sexual politics, and why the best man for the job is often a woman in this acerbically funny and poignant Discworld...
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Who's who?
- By omahonycm on 02-25-05
By: Terry Pratchett
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The Crucible
- By: Arthur Miller
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1,592
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Performance1,281
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Story1,278
In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town....
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Abridged Version
- By Michael G. Stoffel on 05-07-12
By: Arthur Miller
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,209
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Performance1,011
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Story1,002
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition...
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Loved the voice actors
- By Kenni on 11-25-15
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Romeo and Juliet
- The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall809
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Performance667
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Story673
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Romeo...
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Julius Caesar
- A Fully-Dramatized Audio Production From Folger Theatre
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall467
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Performance379
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Story377
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Julius Caesar to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the...
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good play, difficult to distinguish characters
- By Christian R. Unger on 05-17-18
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The Martian Chronicles
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance17
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Story17
The 75th anniversary edition of The Martian Chronicles, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time’s passage. Now in a new edition from S&S Audio! In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, America’s preeminent storyteller...
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Short story of the lunacy epidemic and how the Martian civilization came to its dwindling end
- By Anonymous on 02-22-26
By: Ray Bradbury
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall951
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Performance767
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Story763
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. Macbeth, one of...
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excellent
- By Laura W. on 05-25-18
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,433
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Performance2,146
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Story2,146
A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels. Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live...
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Faulty download
- By Sian on 04-06-16
By: Jane Austen
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall58
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Performance45
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Story43
Eight full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's best loved comedies. Full of merriment, mayhem, mischief and mistaken identity, here are eight iconic radio productions of Shakespeare's most magical comedies, featuring star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre. Much Ado About Nothing...
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Not told entirely
- By Gabsalot on 12-11-21
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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
- By: Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
- Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea, Judi Dench
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall374
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Performance317
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Story317
"In a remarkable performance, Flynn laughs, jokes, and calls O'Hea to task when he's wrong--all sounding very much like the famous Dench...The final segment has Dench (in her own voice) and O'Hea engaged in friendly, very funny, squabbling. Informative, educational and altogether brilliant...
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The best ever course on Shakespeare
- By AudiobookMaven on 11-24-24
By: Judi Dench, and others
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall759
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Performance654
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Story648
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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Gandalf is great
- By Justin on 11-10-15
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Othello
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall363
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Performance294
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Story294
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Othello to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Othello...
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Good cast
- By Becky on 06-06-17
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The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated
- The Chubbuck Technique--The 12-Step Acting Method for Creating Dynamic Characters
- By: Ivana Chubbuck
- Narrated by: Ivana Chubbuck
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance19
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Story19
In this completely updated edition of her bestselling book, renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck shares her cutting-edge technique that has launched some of the most successful and lauded acting careers in Hollywood Let the instructor who taught Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Jim...
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Useful Acting Tool
- By Jeanine A Mason on 08-29-25
By: Ivana Chubbuck
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The Heir
- Reid Family, Book 1
- By: Johanna Lindsey
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall651
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Performance422
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Story423
The grandson of a Scottish clan laird, Duncan MacTavish is shocked to learn that his other grandfather was an English marquis....
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Weak Premise for Scandal
- By Rita on 09-07-10
By: Johanna Lindsey
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The Trials of Saint Patrick
- By: Paul McCusker
- Narrated by: John Rhys-Davies, Sean O Meallaigh, Dame Sian Phillips, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall201
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Performance184
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Story184
Augustine Institute Radio Theatre presents the audio drama The Trials of Saint Patrick - an epic story of one man's spiritual odyssey through hardship and loss, mercy, and forgiveness....
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Love Patrick!!
- By P.C. on 06-08-17
By: Paul McCusker
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Waiting for Godot
- By: Samuel Beckett
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, David Burke, Terence Rigby, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall855
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Performance652
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Story657
There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece....
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The Joys of Existential and Spiritual Uncertainty
- By Jefferson on 07-24-11
By: Samuel Beckett
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall660
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Performance564
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Story556
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger...
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wow
- By Giovanni Panaro on 02-15-19
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Hamilton
- The Revolution
- By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter
- Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,405
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Performance3,887
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Story3,874
A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel...
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Love the idea of the book, get it in print.
- By Adam Shields on 04-13-16
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- By: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall678
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Performance592
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Story580
These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
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To Listen or Not to Listen…
- By Ark1836 on 10-13-15
By: Marc C. Conner, and others
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Twelve Angry Men
- By: Reginald Rose
- Narrated by: Dan Castellaneta, Hector Elizondo, Armin Shimerman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1,863
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Performance1,679
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Story1,668
Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, twelve jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father....
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OMG....I loved this dramatization!
- By Debi Ursery on 04-06-12
By: Reginald Rose
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Dialogue
- The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall853
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Performance724
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Story713
The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling. Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of...
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Not suited for audio
- By Smith on 03-04-17
By: Robert McKee
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Red Dwarf: Series I to IV
- The BBC TV Soundtracks
- By: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
- Narrated by: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llewelyn, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance8
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Story8
The TV soundtracks of the iconic cult sci-fi comedy series Re-live your favourite moments from one of the greatest TV comedies of all time, now available to listen to as an audio download. Join Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John Jules)...
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Smegging Magnificent
- By Lyndon Riggall on 11-28-25
By: Rob Grant, and others
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis, Corin Redgrave, full cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance27
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Story26
Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies Treachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre. Hamlet Shakespeare's...
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missing important parts
- By raphael turra sprenger on 11-10-21
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The Cairo Trilogy
- Complete Series
- By: Naguib Mahfouz
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Omar Sharif
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall121
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Performance100
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Story95
Omar Sharif leads an all-Egyptian cast in this three-part drama, recorded entirely in Egypt's capital. Adapted from the novels of Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, this gripping family saga chronicles the life of a downwardly-mobile middle class family as Egypt emerges from colonialism...
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Abridged Story Ages Badly
- By Arlington Cory on 02-23-14
By: Naguib Mahfouz
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Working on a Song
- The Lyrics of HADESTOWN
- By: Anaïs Mitchell
- Narrated by: Anaïs Mitchell, Steve Earle
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall106
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Performance86
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Story86
"Working On A Song is one of the best books about lyric writing for the theater I've read."—Lin-Manuel Miranda Anaïs Mitchell named to TIME's List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2020 An illuminating book of lyrics and stories from Hadestown—the winner of eight Tony...
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Perfect Addition to the Perfect Story
- By Nick Neagle on 10-06-20
By: Anaïs Mitchell
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Beautiful Ruins
- A Novel
- By: Jess Walter
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,574
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Performance11,036
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Story11,032
The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty...
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My mind wandered
- By Ella on 11-25-12
By: Jess Walter
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From Ashes
- By: Molly McAdams
- Narrated by: Will Damron, Zura Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance24
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Story24
The second book from the fabulous USA Today bestselling New Adult author, Molly McAdams When Cassidy Jameson’s best friend Tyler took her to Texas with him when he left for college, she was expecting his ranch-owning cousin Gage, their new roommate, to be a Stetson-wearing cowboy; not an...
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Overrated and extremely frustrating.
- By Kevin Senior on 08-12-24
By: Molly McAdams
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The Glass Menagerie
- By: Tennessee Williams
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, John Goodman, Julie Harris, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Tennessee Williams’s iconic work is an evocative memory-play about an eccentric Southern family revolving around the domineering Amanda Wingfield and her grown children: the cynical Tom and the fragile Laura.
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Loved it, and the performances
- By Leslie on 03-31-25
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Hamlet: From Drama to Prose
- Shakespeare's Tragedy Retold as a Novel — A Complete Prose Adaptation with Afterword
- By: William Shakespeare, Henry Bugalho
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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This prose adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet includes: Complete retelling of the tragedy as a novel (18,700 words) Original afterword on the art and tradition of adapting Shakespeare Author biography of William Shakespeare Adapter biography with translation credentials A king is murdered by his brother. The dead man's son discovers the truth — and cannot act on it. Between the knowing and the doing, a kingdom falls. Hamlet is the most performed, most studied, and most quoted play in the English language. It is also one of the most difficult to actually read. Shakespeare wrote for actors,...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Desmond Olivier Dingle and The National Theatre of Brent
- Four BBC Radio Productions
- By: Patrick Barlow
- Narrated by: Patrick Barlow, Jim Broadbent, Anne Reid, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Four satirical spoof shows from the multi-award-winning Patrick Barlow The National Theatre of Brent is a two-man company founded in 1980 and led by Patrick Barlow as his comic alter ego, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Desmond Olivier Dingle. Helping him to realise his enormously...
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Captain Jim Nicholson: The Dark Island & Return to the Islands
- Two Full-Cast Classic BBC Radio Spy Dramas
- By: Robert Barr
- Narrated by: Edward de Souza, Bryden Murdoch, Geoffrey Frederick, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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A double serving of thrilling vintage spy drama featuring the tenacious Captain Jim Nicholson "These productions are pure ‘Boys Own'-style entertainment...I found them to be thoroughly engrossing, with the actors conveying earnestness throughout." - Entertainment Focus A treat from the archive...
By: Robert Barr
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Diários do infinito
- By: Newton Moreno
- Narrated by: Renato Parentes
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Diários do infinito é a terceira obra de contos do escritor e dramaturgo Newton Moreno, um dos nomes mais respeitados na dramaturgia brasileira. Ópera e Cidades sensíveis são os primeiros. Os textos que habitam este livro-lar foram textos escritos durante a pandemia, sob o teto da ameaça da doença, em estado de quarentena, ao descobrirmos - todos - termos a mesma vizinha, a peste. Mas de tão caseiros, estes contos falam de uma ideia de casa, lar, família, moradas, árvores genealógicas, pertencimento, território e saudades.
By: Newton Moreno
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The Crucible: Learn it in a Day
- Study Guide
- By: Learn it in a Day
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is one of the most powerful plays ever written about fear, power, and mass hysteria. Set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, the story shows how paranoia and accusation can destroy entire communities when truth becomes secondary to reputation and survival. This fast study guide breaks down the play in a clear and practical way so readers can understand the major ideas without getting lost in the language or historical context. Inside you will find a structured explanation of the story, characters, themes, and the deeper meaning behind the events in Salem. ...
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Machado de Assis and the Tailcoat Gods
- Reflections on a theatrical comedy about the decline of the Olympians and the "death" of Greco-Roman Theology
- By: Rafael Duarte Oliveira Venancio
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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Known for his novels written after the age of 40, Machado de Assis, in his youth, was involved with the theater, either as a theater critic or as a playwright. One of his plays – written at age 25 (1864), staged in 1865 and published as a book in 1866 – is called “Tailcoat Gods”, a “theatrical comedy” in verse, and presents a reflection on the decadence of the Olympians, that is, the Greco-Roman gods, in the face of Modernity. This text, in a way, engages in an important intertextual dialogue with “Gods in Exile,” by Heinrich Heine, whom the young Machado de Assis greatly ...
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Hamlet: From Drama to Prose
- Shakespeare's Tragedy Retold as a Novel — A Complete Prose Adaptation with Afterword
- By: William Shakespeare, Henry Bugalho
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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This prose adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet includes: Complete retelling of the tragedy as a novel (18,700 words) Original afterword on the art and tradition of adapting Shakespeare Author biography of William Shakespeare Adapter biography with translation credentials A king is murdered by his brother. The dead man's son discovers the truth — and cannot act on it. Between the knowing and the doing, a kingdom falls. Hamlet is the most performed, most studied, and most quoted play in the English language. It is also one of the most difficult to actually read. Shakespeare wrote for actors,...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Desmond Olivier Dingle and The National Theatre of Brent
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Four satirical spoof shows from the multi-award-winning Patrick Barlow The National Theatre of Brent is a two-man company founded in 1980 and led by Patrick Barlow as his comic alter ego, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Desmond Olivier Dingle. Helping him to realise his enormously...
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Diários do infinito é a terceira obra de contos do escritor e dramaturgo Newton Moreno, um dos nomes mais respeitados na dramaturgia brasileira. Ópera e Cidades sensíveis são os primeiros. Os textos que habitam este livro-lar foram textos escritos durante a pandemia, sob o teto da ameaça da doença, em estado de quarentena, ao descobrirmos - todos - termos a mesma vizinha, a peste. Mas de tão caseiros, estes contos falam de uma ideia de casa, lar, família, moradas, árvores genealógicas, pertencimento, território e saudades.
By: Newton Moreno
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The Crucible: Learn it in a Day
- Study Guide
- By: Learn it in a Day
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is one of the most powerful plays ever written about fear, power, and mass hysteria. Set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, the story shows how paranoia and accusation can destroy entire communities when truth becomes secondary to reputation and survival. This fast study guide breaks down the play in a clear and practical way so readers can understand the major ideas without getting lost in the language or historical context. Inside you will find a structured explanation of the story, characters, themes, and the deeper meaning behind the events in Salem. ...
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Machado de Assis and the Tailcoat Gods
- Reflections on a theatrical comedy about the decline of the Olympians and the "death" of Greco-Roman Theology
- By: Rafael Duarte Oliveira Venancio
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Known for his novels written after the age of 40, Machado de Assis, in his youth, was involved with the theater, either as a theater critic or as a playwright. One of his plays – written at age 25 (1864), staged in 1865 and published as a book in 1866 – is called “Tailcoat Gods”, a “theatrical comedy” in verse, and presents a reflection on the decadence of the Olympians, that is, the Greco-Roman gods, in the face of Modernity. This text, in a way, engages in an important intertextual dialogue with “Gods in Exile,” by Heinrich Heine, whom the young Machado de Assis greatly ...
