Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1 Audiobook By Calliope Author Readings, James Jones cover art

Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1

James Jones Reading from From Here to Eternity

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Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1

By: Calliope Author Readings, James Jones
Narrated by: James Jones
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James Jones brings powerful emotion and expression to his reading of the famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel in which Private Prewitt plays a version of Taps that expresses "the requiem of the common soldier".

Download the accompanying reference guide.©1951 James Jones (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings Fiction Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction

Critic reviews

"You get James Jones, gruff and delicate, reading the famous From Here to Eternity passage in which Prewitt plays Taps; the words are filled with an infinite sadness and an endless patience." (Boston Globe)
"Each listening experience is a delight." (Playboy)
"The pages come alive." (The New York Times, Thomas Lask)
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