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Thirukkural
- Written by: Thiruvalluvar, M. Rajaram - translator
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written....
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Good effort to make an epic accessible
- By Placeholder on 16-04-24
Written by: Thiruvalluvar,
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Rumi's Little Book of Life
- The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit
- Written by: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Azima Melita Kolin - translator
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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This beautiful collection of 196 of his poems, previously unavailable in English and now translated by native Persian speakers Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere who want a guidebook for their inner journey....
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Book of Life
- By Sam on 14-04-23
Written by: Rumi,
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
Written by: Homer,
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The Mahabharata
- Written by: John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....
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Appropriately edited for modern times
- By Vikas S. on 11-10-22
Written by: John D. Smith - translator
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Paradise Lost
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: John Milton, John Leonard
- Narrated by: Adrian Schiller
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....
Written by: John Milton,
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Kurukshetra (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Dinkar
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Kurukshetra is a Hindi classic. It gives an extraordinary account of the Kurukshetra war mentioned in the Mahabharata. It describes in vivid details the armed confrontation that took place between the Pandavas and the Kauravas....
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Contemporary Geeta
- By Sandeep Sharma on 26-10-20
Written by: Dinkar
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Thirukkural
- Written by: Thiruvalluvar, M. Rajaram - translator
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written....
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Good effort to make an epic accessible
- By Placeholder on 16-04-24
Written by: Thiruvalluvar,
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Rumi's Little Book of Life
- The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit
- Written by: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Azima Melita Kolin - translator
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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This beautiful collection of 196 of his poems, previously unavailable in English and now translated by native Persian speakers Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere who want a guidebook for their inner journey....
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Book of Life
- By Sam on 14-04-23
Written by: Rumi,
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
Written by: Homer,
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The Mahabharata
- Written by: John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....
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Appropriately edited for modern times
- By Vikas S. on 11-10-22
Written by: John D. Smith - translator
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Paradise Lost
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: John Milton, John Leonard
- Narrated by: Adrian Schiller
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....
Written by: John Milton,
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Kurukshetra (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Dinkar
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Kurukshetra is a Hindi classic. It gives an extraordinary account of the Kurukshetra war mentioned in the Mahabharata. It describes in vivid details the armed confrontation that took place between the Pandavas and the Kauravas....
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Contemporary Geeta
- By Sandeep Sharma on 26-10-20
Written by: Dinkar
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, of which the written versions are dated to the 8th century BCE. Chronicling events in the Greek Bronze Age, this magnificent pair of poems forms the cornerstone of Western literature....
Written by: Homer
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Beowulf
- Written by: Michael Alexander, Anonymous
- Narrated by: Royce Pierreson, Roy McMillan - introduction
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope....
Written by: Michael Alexander,
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Lara
- Written by: Lord Byron
- Narrated by: Rob Goll
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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"Lara" is a tragic narrative poem in two cantos. It was first published anonymously by Lord Byron in 1814 alongside the poem "Jacqueline" by Samuel Rogers....
Written by: Lord Byron
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The Canterbury Tales
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill (Translation)
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi,
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce....
Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer,
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The Tirukkural
- Written by: Tiruvalluvar
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tirukkural (honoured Kural) is one of the world's greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces. Composed in Tamil by Tiruvalluvar sometime between 2 BCE and 5 CE....
Written by: Tiruvalluvar
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Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the stunning Greek poetry of Homer in this collection of his two major works: The Iliad and The Odyssey. These epic poems are beloved for their presentation of Greek history and belief systems, their lessons on Greek virtues, and their continued influence....
Written by: Homer
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The Iliad & the Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad. Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and...
Written by: Homer
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Vemana Poems (Telugu Edition)
- Written by: Vemana
- Narrated by: Sri Krishna
- Length: 20 mins
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వేమన పద్యాలు వ్యక్తిత్వ వికాసాన్ని పెంపొందిస్తాయి....
Written by: Vemana
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Metamorphoses
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Ovid, David Raeburn - translator, Denis Feeney
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis, John Sackville, Maya Saroya,
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation - often as a result of love or lust - where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings....
Written by: Ovid,
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The Divine Comedy
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator, Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Robin Kirkpatrick, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....
Written by: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator,
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Spiritual Verses
- Written by: Jalal ad-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Rumi's Spiritual Verses is the greatest mystical poem in Islamic culture - and of all time....
Written by: Jalal ad-Din Rumi
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Rama the Steadfast
- An Early Form of the Ramayana
- Written by: M Valmiki, John Brockington, Mary Brockington
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, king of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest....
Written by: M Valmiki,
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 28 hrs and 37 mins
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Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey....
Written by: Homer
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The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of...
Written by: Homer
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The Poets' Corner
- The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
- Written by: John Lithgow
- Narrated by: Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren,
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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John Lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poems and has gathered his famous friends to read them....
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A panoramic view of English poetry
- By Amazon Customer on 13-01-22
Written by: John Lithgow
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Paradise Lost
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption, "to justify the ways of God to men"....
Written by: John Milton
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The Canterbury Tales III
- Modern English Verse Translation
- Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer, Frank Ernest Hill - translator
- Narrated by: Timothy West, Charles Kay, Stephen Tompkinson,
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, a collection of narratives written between 1387 and 1400, tells of a group of 30 people from all layers of society....
Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer,
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Faces of Love
- Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
- Written by: Dick Davis, Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun,
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Tala Ashe, Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature....
Written by: Dick Davis,
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Bernard O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Frank Turner
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed during the 14th century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter....
Written by: Bernard O'Donoghue
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Layli and Majnun
- Written by: Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi,
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a 12th-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families....
Written by: Nezami Ganjavi,
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The Canterbury Tales II
- Modern English Verse Translation
- Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc, Frances Jeater, John Rowe,
- 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....
Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Glance
- Songs of Soul-Meeting
- Written by: Jalaluddin Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator
- Narrated by: Coleman Barks, Robert Various
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great icons of mysticism, by the Persian poet who has captured today’s spiritual audience - now in a first-ever English translation by his premier interpreter....
Written by: Jalaluddin Rumi,
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The Poetry of Mirabai
- Written by: Mirabai
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eve Karpf, Libby Brunton
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Mirabai was a Rajput princess born to the Rathore clan in 1498 in Kudaki, Rajasthan, in northern India....
Written by: Mirabai
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The Inferno
- Written by: Dante, Robert Hollander - translator, Jean Hollander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination....
Written by: Dante,