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Waiting for Godot
- Written by: Samuel Beckett
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, David Burke, Terence Rigby,
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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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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Lovely Narration!
- By very good book for startup on 29-06-23
Written by: Samuel Beckett
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Goethe: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six Full-Cast Dramatisations Including Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther and More
- Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jack Farthing,
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a colossus of German literature and a true Renaissance man. A novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist and philosopher, he wrote the first international bestseller, The Sorrows of Young Werther....
Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast,
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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The best Hamlet Audiobook!
- By very good book for startup on 20-01-24
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson,
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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Loved it!
- By Deepanjali Kakati on 08-06-19
Written by: Jane Austen
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Waiting for Godot
- Written by: Samuel Beckett
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, David Burke, Terence Rigby,
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Lovely Narration!
- By very good book for startup on 29-06-23
Written by: Samuel Beckett
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Goethe: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six Full-Cast Dramatisations Including Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther and More
- Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jack Farthing,
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a colossus of German literature and a true Renaissance man. A novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist and philosopher, he wrote the first international bestseller, The Sorrows of Young Werther....
Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast,
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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The best Hamlet Audiobook!
- By very good book for startup on 20-01-24
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson,
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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Loved it!
- By Deepanjali Kakati on 08-06-19
Written by: Jane Austen
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Complete Shakespeare Tales
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Josh Verbae
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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This iconic collection of Shakespeare tales includes 20 of his most prominent works adapted by Edith Nesbit and transformed into modern English....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Arms and the Man
- Written by: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Icon Players
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs....
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
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Kuningas Lear
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Christian Sandström
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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Kaikkien tyttärien isien on tunnettava legendaarisen kuningas Learin tuska, kun hän tässä Shakespearen tragediassa tulee lastensa...
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
- A BBC Radio Production
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson,
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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Excellent!
- By User on 05-11-21
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Snow White
- Written by: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 59 mins
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In this classic tale of good and evil, Snow White is pursued by a revengeful Queen who is jealous of her natural beauty and goodness. When the Queen learns of Snow White's hiding place....
Written by: Jacob Grimm,
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Loyalties
- Written by: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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In this play by the author of The Forsyte Saga, a theft at a house party causes turmoil, resulting in an exposure of prejudices and a straining of loyalties....
Written by: John Galsworthy
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Coriolanus
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Christian Sandström
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Lähestyvä nälänhätäkatastrofi uhkaa Roomaa ja jännitys kasvaa tavallisten roomalaisten ja Rooman aristokraattien eli patriisien välillä...
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Enjoy the most notable plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello....
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The four gems by the greatest wordsmith of English
- By Rakesh Agrawal on 23-01-21
Written by: William Shakespeare
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to An Inspector Calls (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: Gil Maine, J. B. Priestley
- Narrated by: Full-Cast Drama
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Combined for great value! The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
Written by: Gil Maine,
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina,
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....
Written by: Oscar Wilde
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Othello
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Don Warrington, David Threlfall, Anne-Marie Duff,
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of Shakespeare's most magnificent dramatic verse....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Julius Caesar
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, David Cottis,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Gregory Cox, Colin Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Experience Julius Caesar as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The George Bernard Shaw Collection
- Written by: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, JoBeth Williams,
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection....
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Long live Shaw
- By Omkar and Priyanka on 07-11-23
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
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A Doll's House
- Written by: Henrik Ibsen
- Narrated by: Robin LaRee Berry
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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This audiobook is the most affordable version of A Doll's House that also has high quality, masterfully engineered audio....
Written by: Henrik Ibsen
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The Oresteia Trilogy
- Written by: Aeschylus
- Narrated by: Keira Grace
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
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The Oresteia is a tragedy in three parts written by Aeschylus in the fifth century BCE. After a decade of warfare, Troy had fallen and Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, returned home....
Written by: Aeschylus
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War and Peace
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale,
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation....
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A fantastic radio adaptation
- By SM on 31-05-19
Written by: Leo Tolstoy
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The Merchant of Venice
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Bill Nighy, Haydn Gwynne,
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Prophet
- Written by: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It is Gibran's best-known work....
Written by: Kahlil Gibran
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Secondary Phase Special
- Written by: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern,
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....
Written by: Douglas Adams
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Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried und Götterdämmerung als Dramen
- Written by: Richard Wagner
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Alle vier Dramen, die die Grundlage für den berühmtesten Opern-Zyklus aller Zeiten bilden, sind hier versammelt: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre...
Written by: Richard Wagner
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A Doll House
- Written by: Henrik Ibsen
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, Tony Abatemarco, Tim Dekay,
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: Beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora’s well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble....
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Power-packed performance & thoroughly gripping
- By Apurva on 12-01-21
Written by: Henrik Ibsen
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Five Plays by Anton Chekhov
- Written by: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett, Amanda Friday, Jeff Moon,
- Length: 9 hrs
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A collection of four of Chekhov's most popular dramas together with his unusual one-act comedy, The Boor, presented by members of The Online Stage....
Written by: Anton Chekhov
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Tom Stoppard: A BBC Radio Collection
- 14 full-cast productions including Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead & others
- Written by: Tom Stoppard
- Narrated by: Rufus Sewell, Bill Nighy, Harriet Walters,
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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This is the collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom Stoppard....
Written by: Tom Stoppard
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Twelve Angry Men
- Written by: Reginald Rose
- Narrated by: Dan Castellaneta, Hector Elizondo, Armin Shimerman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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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....
Written by: Reginald Rose
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Ромео і Джульєтта
- Written by: Вільям Шекспір
- Narrated by: Меланія
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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П'єса Ромео і Джульєтта стала символом любові, для якої немає перепон. Легендарний твір Шекспіра продовжує завойовувати серця все нових поколінь читачів, будучи найбільш відомим, зворушливим і трагічним твором про любов. Сюжет п'єси спочатку виник в новелістиці італійського Відродження, а Шекспір його впізнав в обробці англійського поета Артура Брука в поемі Ромеус і Джульєтта (1562). Головні герої трагедії — двадцятирічний Ромео і Джульєтта, якій немає ще й чотирнадцяти років. Дія п'єси охоплює п'ять днів і відбувається на початку XIV століття в місті Вероні.
Written by: Вільям Шекспір
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Наталка - Полтавка
- Written by: Іван Котляревський
- Narrated by: Світлана Соколова
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Наталка Полтавка Івана Котляревського — це романтично-сатирична п'єса про любов і вірність. Наталка і Петро кохають одне одного, однак злидні і бідність змушують їх розлучитися, а в цей час до дівчини сватається багатий возний Тетерваковський, нелюбий її серцю. Однак, для закоханих матеріальний достаток не є важливішим за щирі почуття. Перемежована піснями і легким гумором, Наталка Полтавка Івана Котляревського є класичним українським драматургічним твором. П'єса написана двома мовами — українською та російською.
Written by: Іван Котляревський
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Сто тисяч
- Written by: Іван Карпенко-Карий
- Narrated by: Меланія
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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П'єса класика української драматургії Івана Карпенка-Карого Сто тисяч є психологічною трагікомедією, у якій розкриваються такі людські вади, як жадоба наживи та споживацький спосіб життя. Для головного героя твору — сільського багатія Герасима Калитки, сенс життя зводиться до того, аби купувати все більше і більше землі, ставати все багатшим і перевершити найзаможнішого чоловіка на селі — Жолудя. Прагнучи з усього отримати вигоду, Калитка позичає гроші кумові під заставу та прагне одружити свого сина з донькою багатія Пузиря.
Written by: Іван Карпенко-Карий
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Autodefensa de Caín
- Written by: Andrea Camilleri, Lorenzo Clavería Laguarda - Übersetzer, Lorenzo Bartoli
- Narrated by: Víctor Velasco
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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"Hay una miríada de relatos en la tradición judía, y en parte también en la musulmana, que describe a Caín de forma diferente a la versión bíblica; y yo, que al fin y al cabo no soy más que un cuentacuentos, he trabajado sobre esos relatos alternativos." En esta obra, Andrea Camilleri ofrece una visión insólita y sorprendente del primer homicida de la historia. Se trata de un Caín inventor del concepto de elección, y por tanto de la idea de responsabilidad de la que descienden las nociones tan radicadas en la cultura occidental, de culpa y culpabilidad.
Written by: Andrea Camilleri,
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Agamemnon
- Die Orestie 1
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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Agamemnon, Heerführer der Griechen, hat seine Tochter Iphigenie getötet, um günstige Winde für die Fahrt nach Troja zu erhalten. Nun, nach langen Jahren im Krieg kehrt er zurück, als Kriegsbeute Kassandra im Gefolge. Seine Frau Klytämnestra bietet ihm scheinbar ehrvollen Empfang - doch kaum in den Palast eingezogen, ermordet sie sowohl ihn als auch Kassandra - aus Rache für den Tochtermord. Auch Ägisth, Agamemnons Neffe und ihr Liebhaber, ist Teil des Komplotts - hat denn auch er gegenüber seinem Onkel grausame Rachegelüste.
Written by: Aischylos
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Uncle Vanya
- Written by: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs
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Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends—Vanya, brother of the professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor—both fall under Yelena's spell while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, suffers from her unrequited feelings for Astrov.
Written by: Anton Chekhov
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Ромео і Джульєтта
- Written by: Вільям Шекспір
- Narrated by: Меланія
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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П'єса Ромео і Джульєтта стала символом любові, для якої немає перепон. Легендарний твір Шекспіра продовжує завойовувати серця все нових поколінь читачів, будучи найбільш відомим, зворушливим і трагічним твором про любов. Сюжет п'єси спочатку виник в новелістиці італійського Відродження, а Шекспір його впізнав в обробці англійського поета Артура Брука в поемі Ромеус і Джульєтта (1562). Головні герої трагедії — двадцятирічний Ромео і Джульєтта, якій немає ще й чотирнадцяти років. Дія п'єси охоплює п'ять днів і відбувається на початку XIV століття в місті Вероні.
Written by: Вільям Шекспір
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Наталка - Полтавка
- Written by: Іван Котляревський
- Narrated by: Світлана Соколова
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Наталка Полтавка Івана Котляревського — це романтично-сатирична п'єса про любов і вірність. Наталка і Петро кохають одне одного, однак злидні і бідність змушують їх розлучитися, а в цей час до дівчини сватається багатий возний Тетерваковський, нелюбий її серцю. Однак, для закоханих матеріальний достаток не є важливішим за щирі почуття. Перемежована піснями і легким гумором, Наталка Полтавка Івана Котляревського є класичним українським драматургічним твором. П'єса написана двома мовами — українською та російською.
Written by: Іван Котляревський
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Сто тисяч
- Written by: Іван Карпенко-Карий
- Narrated by: Меланія
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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П'єса класика української драматургії Івана Карпенка-Карого Сто тисяч є психологічною трагікомедією, у якій розкриваються такі людські вади, як жадоба наживи та споживацький спосіб життя. Для головного героя твору — сільського багатія Герасима Калитки, сенс життя зводиться до того, аби купувати все більше і більше землі, ставати все багатшим і перевершити найзаможнішого чоловіка на селі — Жолудя. Прагнучи з усього отримати вигоду, Калитка позичає гроші кумові під заставу та прагне одружити свого сина з донькою багатія Пузиря.
Written by: Іван Карпенко-Карий
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Autodefensa de Caín
- Written by: Andrea Camilleri, Lorenzo Clavería Laguarda - Übersetzer, Lorenzo Bartoli
- Narrated by: Víctor Velasco
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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"Hay una miríada de relatos en la tradición judía, y en parte también en la musulmana, que describe a Caín de forma diferente a la versión bíblica; y yo, que al fin y al cabo no soy más que un cuentacuentos, he trabajado sobre esos relatos alternativos." En esta obra, Andrea Camilleri ofrece una visión insólita y sorprendente del primer homicida de la historia. Se trata de un Caín inventor del concepto de elección, y por tanto de la idea de responsabilidad de la que descienden las nociones tan radicadas en la cultura occidental, de culpa y culpabilidad.
Written by: Andrea Camilleri,
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Agamemnon
- Die Orestie 1
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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Agamemnon, Heerführer der Griechen, hat seine Tochter Iphigenie getötet, um günstige Winde für die Fahrt nach Troja zu erhalten. Nun, nach langen Jahren im Krieg kehrt er zurück, als Kriegsbeute Kassandra im Gefolge. Seine Frau Klytämnestra bietet ihm scheinbar ehrvollen Empfang - doch kaum in den Palast eingezogen, ermordet sie sowohl ihn als auch Kassandra - aus Rache für den Tochtermord. Auch Ägisth, Agamemnons Neffe und ihr Liebhaber, ist Teil des Komplotts - hat denn auch er gegenüber seinem Onkel grausame Rachegelüste.
Written by: Aischylos
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Uncle Vanya
- Written by: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs
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Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends—Vanya, brother of the professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor—both fall under Yelena's spell while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, suffers from her unrequited feelings for Astrov.
Written by: Anton Chekhov
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Зойкина квартира
- Written by: Михаил Булгаков
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Зойкина квартира — трагический фарс в трех актах знаменитого русского писателя, драматурга и театрального деятеля Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова (1891–1940). Действие происходит в Москве, незадолго после большевистской революции. В квартиру Зои Михайловны вламывается председатель домкома товарищ Портупея и сообщает, что ее шестикомнатную квартиру положено "уплотнить". Дескать, по-буржуйски это, одной такую жилплощадь занимать, и свободные комнаты требуется подселить новых жильцов.
Written by: Михаил Булгаков
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Багровый остров
- Written by: Михаил Булгаков
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Пьеса Булгакова Багровый остров была написана по мотивам одноименного сатирического фельетона. Этот блестящий политический памфлет отражал все события, происходящие в России, начиная с февральской революции. Используя имена героев сочинений Жюля Верна и Киплинга, автор мастерски выписал самые яркие политические фигуры того времени с присущим ему неподражаемым сарказмом. Неудивительно, что при жизни Булгакова пьеса не была опубликована.
Written by: Михаил Булгаков
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Адам и Ева
- Written by: Михаил Булгаков
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Пьеса Михаила Булгакова, в которой описан техногенный конец света в результате газовой войны. Во время химической войны из-под контроля выходит т. н. Солнечный Газ и человечество гибнет, в живых остаются лишь несколько человек, живущих отныне в коммуне. Пьесу не смогли опубликовать или поставить при жизни Булгакова. Приговор цензуры был суров: "ставить эту пьесу нельзя, так как там погибает Ленинград". Впервые она вышла в 1971 году, в Париже. В СССР её выпустили в октябре 1987 года.
Written by: Михаил Булгаков
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Auto da compadecida
- Written by: Ariano Suassuna
- Narrated by: Antonio Nobrega
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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O Auto da Compadecida consegue o equilíbrio perfeito entre a tradição popular e a elaboração literária ao recriar para o teatro episódios registrados na tradição popular do cordel. É uma peça teatral em forma de Auto em 3 atos, escrita em 1955 pelo autor paraibano Ariano Suassuna. Sendo um drama do Nordeste brasileiro, mescla elementos como a tradição da literatura de cordel, a comédia, traços do barroco católico brasileiro e, ainda, cultura popular e tradições religiosas. Apresenta na escrita traços de linguagem oral [demonstrando, na fala do personagem, sua classe social] e apresenta também regionalismos relativos ao Nordeste.
Written by: Ariano Suassuna
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Бег
- Written by: Михаил Булгаков
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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Бег — пьеса выдающегося русского писателя и драматурга Михаила Булгакова. Действие пьесы разворачивается во время Гражданской войны в России, когда остатки белой армии отчаянно сопротивляются красным на Крымском перешейке. Здесь тесно переплетаются судьбы беззащитной Серафимы Корзухиной, брошенной на произвол судьбы мужем, самого Корзухина, приват-доцента Голубкова, влюблённого в Серафиму, белого генерала Чарноты, командующего фронтом белых, жестокого и несчастного Романа Хлудова, и многих других героев.
Written by: Михаил Булгаков
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Nessuno sa il mio nome
- Written by: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Alberto Boubakar Malanchino
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Nessuno sa il mio nome è la seconda raccolta di saggi di James Baldwin pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1961 e scritta durante la sua permanenza in Europa, quando la distanza dagli Stati Uniti, fortissimamente voluta, gli aveva permesso di riflettere in modo nuovo sulla condizione delle persone nere in una società dominata dai bianchi. Trascendere la sterile categoria di blackness, sia essa quella imposta dal mondo bianco o quella eretta a scopo difensivo dalla comunità nera, divenne il nucleo dell’opera di Baldwin come scrittore.
Written by: James Baldwin
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Актриса
- Written by: Эдмон де Гонкур
- Narrated by: Всеволод Кузнецов
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Среди книг западной беллетристики, изображающих жизнь театральных подмостков, Актриса - классическое произведение, может быть, лучшее, что написано в этой области. Эдмон де Гонкур дал в Актрисе своеобразное сочетание романа и исследования, сплетающихся, дополняющих друг друга и освещающих судьбу и творчество главной героини произведения, Жюльетты Фостэн, великой актрисы, вылепленной Гонкуром наподобие знаменитых трагических артисток французской сцены.
Written by: Эдмон де Гонкур
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The Music of Erich Zann
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Kenneth Elliot
- Length: 22 mins
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The Music of Erich Zann is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a university student is forced to take up lodging in an almost empty apartment building on a street named "Rue d'Auseil". One of the few other tenants is an old German man named Erich Zann. The old man is mute and plays the viol[a] with a local theater orchestra. He lives alone on the top floor and at night he plays strange melodies the student has never heard before.
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
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Маленькие трагедии
- Written by: Александр Пушкин
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Маленькие трагедии Александра Пушкина — это сборник коротких драматических пьес, написанных поэтом в 1830—1832 годах в Болдине. Он состоит из четырёх произведений: "Скупой рыцарь", "Моцарт и Сальери", "Каменный гость" и "Пир во время чумы". Анна Ахматова писала, что "быть может, ни в одном из созданий мировой поэзии грозные вопросы морали не поставлены так резко, как в "Маленьких трагедиях" Пушкина". Эти произведения характеризуются небольшим объемом, но содержат глубокие идеи, мастерский язык и уникальную поэтику.
Written by: Александр Пушкин
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Борис Годунов
- Written by: Александр Пушкин
- Narrated by: Вячеслав Манылов
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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Борис Годунов - всемирно известная драма Александра Сергеевича Пушкина, которая ставилась на лучших мировых сценах в России и за ее пределами. Это историческая хроника, написанная в реалистической манере. В основе ее сюжета - период царствования Бориса Годунова и захват власти Лжедмитрием І.А. С. Пушкин является непревзойденным поэтом и прозаиком. Среди его произведений "Бахчисарайский фонтан", "Домик в Коломне", "История села Горюхина", «Кавказский пленник", поэмы "Каменный гость", "Моцарт и Сальери".
Written by: Александр Пушкин
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, such as Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 BC, the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesar to prevent him from becoming dictator of Rome. Following Caesar's death, Rome is thrust into a period of civil war, and the republic the conspirators sought to preserve is lost forever.
Written by: William Shakespeare