Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Tragedy Author: Theodore Dreiser Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: This story follows a true crime murder case from New York in 1906. Clyde Griffiths is the impoverished young man from a family of street preachers who dreams of bettering his station in life. However, his dream ends in murder and he is subsequently arrested and put on trial—putting the media in a frenzy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701001 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our House in the Last World: A Novel Author: Oscar Hijuelos Narrator: Jason Canela, Junot Díaz, Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A first-generation Cuban son comes of age in the debut––and most autobiographical––novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Winner of the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award and the Rome Prize Hector Santinio is the younger son of Alejo and Mercedes, who moved to New York from Cuba in the mid-1940s. The family of four shares their modest apartment with extended relatives in Harlem, where homesickness and nostalgia are dispelled by nights of dancing and raucous parties. But life’s realities are nevertheless harsh in the Santinio family’s adoptive land. When Mercedes takes Hector and his brother to visit Cuba, to better know her culture, Hector contracts a serious illness that leads to a terrifying period of hospitalization back in the United States where, isolated from his family, he loses much of his ability to speak Spanish. And it is this fracturing that sparks a lifelong quest to not only reconcile his Cuban identity with his American one, but to also understand his parents’ ambitions and anxieties within the country at large. In this profoundly moving account of immigrant life, Oscar Hijuelos displays, once again, his mastery over both character and language—and sets readers on an unforgettable journey of hope, longing, and self-discovery. Includes a Reading Group Guide.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: South by Java Head Author: Alistair MacLean Narrator: Jonathan Oliver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 30, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The 50th anniversary edition of this classic World War 2 adventure set in south-east Asia. February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army. The last boat escapes out of the harbour into the South China Sea, and on board are a desperate group of strangers, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and, ultimately, by the survivors themselves, as they head south by Java Head.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bear Island Author: Alistair MacLean Narrator: Jonathan Oliver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 29, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and death on a mysterious Arctic island, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. A converted fishing trawler, Morning Rose carries a movie-making crew across the Barents Sea to isolated Bear Island, well above the Arctic Circle, for some on-location filming, but the script is a secret known only to the producer and screenwriter. En route, members of the movie crew and ship's company begin to die under mysterious circumstances. The crew's doctor, Marlowe, finds himself enmeshed in a violent, multi-layered plot in which very few of the persons aboard are whom they claim to be. Marlowe's efforts to unravel the plot become even more complicated once the movie crew is deposited ashore on Bear Island, beyond the reach of the law or outside help. The murders continue ashore, and Marlowe, who is not what he seems to be either, discovers they may be related to some forgotten events of the Second World War.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Sea Author: Alistair MacLean Narrator: Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 1, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career and the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck. THE MASTER STORYTELLER IN HIS ELEMENT… Alistair MacLean has an unmistakable and unrivalled skill in writing about the sea and its power and about the men and women who sail it, and who fight and die in it. His distinctive voice was evident from his very first prize-winning story, ‘The Dileas’, and has been heard time and again in his international career as the author of such bestsellers as H.M.S. Ulysses and San Andreas. The Lonely Sea starts where MacLean’s career started, with ‘The Dileas’, and collects together his stories of the sea. Here is a treasury of vintage MacLean, compelling and brilliant, where the master storyteller is in his element.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Katherine Mansfield Author: Katherine Mansfield Narrator: Alison Belle Bews, Nan McNamara, Justine Eyre, Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: “But we can’t possibly have a garden-party with a man dead just outside the front gate.”— “The Garden-Party” by Katherine Mansfield Skyboat Media presents The Best of Katherine Mansfield, an original compilation of stories from one of the defining writers of modernist fiction. Katherine Mansfield’s stories shine a light on the duality and the overpowering nature of psychology through her delicate, nuanced, and often stream-of-consciousness narration style. None of her stories seem to settle on just one theme; like life they encompass the intersectional nature of all moments, from the most minute and mundane to the most terrific and tragic. This compilation also includes all the stories she wrote featuring the Burnell family, including little Kezia who is a stand-in for the author herself. “Prelude,” “The Little Girl,” “The Doll’s House,” and “At the Bay” follow the family through the everyday moments that quickly add up to the biggest revelations and devastations that shape a human soul. Full Contents: The Second Self: Introduction by Alison Belle Bews “Prelude” “Mr. and Mrs. Dove” “Miss Brill” “The Garden-Party” “Feuille d’Album” “Psychology” “The Little Girl” “A Married Man’s Story” “Her First Ball” “A Cup of Tea” “Mr. Reginald Peacock’s Day” “The Doll’s House” “A Dill Pickle” “The Fly” “Bliss” “Je ne parles pas français” “At the Bay”

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation Author: Brian Sibley, John Bunyan Narrator: Neil Dudgeon, Peter Bowles, Anton Rodgers, Don Warrington, Full Cast, Anna Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The 17th Century classic brought to life in a bold new telling The Pilgrim's Progress is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and is considered by some to be the first novel written in English. First published in 1678, it has been translated into more than 200 languages and had never been out of print. John Bunyan's seminal work has influenced writers across the centuries from Charlotte Brontë to Enid Blyton and beyond. In this innovative and beautifully paced production of John Bunyan's classic novel, dramatist Brian Sibley takes us deftly on the pilgrim Christian's life changing journey to the Celestial City, whilst also delicately weaving into the narrative the author's own journey. Arrested and imprisoned in the late 1600s for holding improper religious services, the drama unfolds through Bunyan's plight behind bars as he wrestles with his relationship to God, sense of duty and creativity - and begins to pen the novel from his cell. Sibley delivers a fresh perspective and wonderful re-telling of the adventures of Christian, a pilgrim who embarks on a perilous journey from his hometown, the allegorical City of Destruction, to the Celestial City, or Heaven. Dramatised across three episodes, we follow Christian as he meets with death, despair, hope and ultimately salvation. It is the story of the everyman pilgrim who seeks to gain knowledge, making mistakes along that way that inform and inspire him on his path to grace. Starring Anton Rodgers (May to December) as Bunyan and Neil Dudgeon (Midsomer Murders) as Christian, this full-cast production also features the well-known voices of Anna Massey and Peter Bowles. Brian Sibley is perhaps best known as the writer behind the hugely popular, landmark BBC radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Written by Brian Sibley based on the novel by John Bunyan Directed by Pam Fraser Solomon Cast Bunyan - Anton Rodgers Christian - Neil Dudgeon Evangelist - Alec McCowen Beelzebub - Don Warrington Interpreter - Anna Massey Caged Man - Peter Bowles Elizabeth - Caroline Lee Johns Jailer - Ioan Meredith Judge - Derek Waring Pliable/Watchful/Sincere - Philip Fox Obstinate/Clerk/Knowledge - Chris Moran Help/Prudence/Angel - Jaimi Barbakoff Goodwill/Charity/Angel - Lydia Leonard Angel/Piety/Deceiver - Cherie Taylor-Battiste Child - Sophie Levy Child - Nyla Lev Faithful - Graham Crowden Cobb/Giant Despair - Stephen Thorne Discretion - Eve Karpf Talkative/Ignorance - Rachel Atkins Timorous/Experience - Damian Lynch Hopeful - Paul Medford Mrs Despair - Frances Jeater False-Confidence - Declan Wilson First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 January 2004 ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humour and Madness: Early Restoration Comedies: Nine BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Rover, The Country Wife and more Author: Edward Ravenscroft, Thomas Otway, Aphra Behn, George Etherege, John Dryden, William Wycherley Narrator: Harriet Walters, Jonathan Pryce, Maggie Smith, Carleton Hobbs, Full Cast, Denys Hawthorne, Frances Jeater, Prunella Scales, Anna Massey, Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A sparkling collection of nine witty full-cast comedies from the early Restoration era Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama, beginning with George Etherege, the creator of the 'comedy of manners': The Man of Mode, an irreverent portrait of the fops and libertines that populated London's beau monde; and She Wou'd If She Cou'd, a racy, fast-paced romp mocking society's double standards for men and women. Among the casts are Derek Jacobi, Anna Massey, Ian Richardson, Prunella Scales and Hattie Jacques. Also poking fun at hypocrisy and immorality was William Wycherley. However, his comedies were considered far more daring - especially The Country Wife, which was judged too obscene to be staged in its original form for over 200 years. Centred around a notorious rake who resorts to deception to pursue a naïve married woman, this effervescent BBC radio dramatisation stars Jonathan Pryce and Maggie Smith. Male playwrights were not the only ones penning scandalous dramas during this period. Aphra Behn, Britain's first professional female writer, was a poet, spy and the most prolific playwright of the 1670s and '80s. Her sex comedy The Rover, featured here, revolves around love, lust, intrigue and mistaken identity, and stars Julia Ford, Suzan Sylvester and Juliet Aubrey. England's first Poet Laureate, John Dryden, dominated Restoration literature to such an extent that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden. His 1677 play All For Love, a powerful reworking of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, is regarded as his finest work. John Turner and Barbara Jefford star in this heroic tragedy. A rival of Dryden, Edward Ravenscroft was the first British playwright to introduce characters from the 'commedia dell' arte' into his farces. His seminal comedy The London Cuckolds, featuring three ridiculous husbands, three beautiful wives, and one dissolute young cad, was hugely popular, and this BBC adaptation retains all the original's ribald wit. It stars Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley and Madi Hedd. Thomas Otway achieved his greatest success in the last five years of his life. Three of his acclaimed works appear here: his 1683 comedy The Soldier's Fortune and its sequel The Atheist, focussing on disbanded army officers looking for sex and money, and his masterpiece Venice Preserved, a dark political thriller about power, revolution, love and betrayal. The ensemble casts feature Dennis Quilley, John Rowe, Michael Turner and Donald Wolfit. Content list The Man of Mode First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 27 Jun 1986 She Wou'd If She Cou'd First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 6 Sep 1968 The Country Wife First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 22 Dec 1985 The Rover First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 22 Jan 1995 All For Love First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 7 Jul 1983 The London Cuckolds First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 30 Dec 1974 The Soldier's Fortune First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 24 May 1981 The Atheist First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 31 May 1981 Venice Preserved First broadcast BBC Third Programme, 10 Aug 1960 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rumer Godden: Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer & The Dark Horse: Three Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations Author: Rumer Godden Narrator: Ronny Jhutti, Ellie Beaven, Abigail Docherty, Indira Varma, Sinead Cusack, Geoffrey Whitehead, Lesley Sharp, Full Cast, Nickolas Grace, Michael Maloney, David Rintoul, Dearbhla Molloy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Full-cast radio adaptations of three of Rumer Godden's bestselling novels, plus a bonus interview with the author Rumer Godden is well known for her acclaimed novels for adults and children. She wrote over 60 works in her lifetime, nine of which were made into films. Included here are dramatisations of three of her classic tales, as well as a fascinating interview with the renowned author. Black Narcissus - A group of nuns establishing a remote mission in an old palace in the Himalayas is warned that it is no place for a nunnery. And as the Sisters' tragic destiny unfolds, those prophetic words are soon proved right. Sinead Cusack and Lesley Sharp star in this atmospheric dramatisation of Godden's 1939 novel, famously adapted as an Oscar-winning film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The Greengage Summer - When their mother falls ill during a holiday to France, the Grey children are left to entertain themselves. Over the course of the long, hot summer, they are caught up in an adult world of deception and lies... Starring Ellie Beaven, Abigail Docherty and Michael Maloney. The Dark Horse - Set in Calcutta in 1933, this is the story of a thoroughbred racehorse, a jockey seeking a second chance, a shrewd Mother Superior and a miracle - all based on true events. Geoffrey Whitehead, Indira Varma, Dearbhla Molloy and Ioan Meredith star in this heartwarming drama. Third Ear - Recorded in 1992, this illuminating Radio 3 interview sees the octogenarian Rumer Godden talking to Geoffrey Baskerville about how her life and beliefs are reflected in her writing. Text copyright © The Rumer Godden Literary Trust 1939 (Black Narcissus), 1958 (The Greengage Summer), 1981 (The Dark Horse) Black Narcissus Sister Clodagh - Sinead Cusack Sister Ruth - Lesley Sharp Mr Dean - David Rintoul Dilip Rai - Ronny Jhutti Sister Briony - Susan Engel Sister Philippa - Jenny Lee Sister Honey - Rachel Atkins The General/Father Roberts - Sam Dastor Ayah - Indira Joshi Mother Dorothea/Sister Adela - Carolyn Jones Con - Alastair Danson Kanchi - Sumitra Bhagat Joseph Anthony - Dhiraj Prasai Dramatised by April de Angelis Music by Elizabeth Parker Directed by Sally Avens First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 December 1997 The Greengage Summer Cecile - Ellie Beaven Joss - Abigail Docherty Hester - Ciara Janson Eliot - Michael Maloney With Luke Newbury, Claire Marchionne, Rachel Atkins, Theo Fraser Steele, Sean Baker, Jenny Lee, Brian Parr and Chris Wright Dramatised by Dawn Lowe Watson Directed by Sally Avens First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 May 1988 The Dark Horse Sister Morag - Dearbhla Molloy Levantine - Nickolas Grace Ted - Ioan Meredith John Quillan - Gareth Armstrong With Geoffrey Whitehead, Indira Varma, Siobhan Stamp, Frances Jeater, Nitin Chandra Ganatra, Richard Rees and David Antrobus Dramatised by Liane Aukin Directed by David Hunter First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 September 1988 Third Ear Presented by Geoffrey Baskerville With Rumer Godden Produced by Vivien Devlin First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 12 May 1992 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honest Gain: Dicey Cases of the Continental Op Author: Dashiell Hammett Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: “Now I’m a detective because I happen to like the work. It pays me a fair salary, but I could find other jobs that would pay more…Now I pass up that twenty-five or thirty thousand of honest gain because I like being a detective, like the work. And liking work makes you want to do it as well as you can. Otherwise there’d be no sense to it. That’s the fix I am in. I don’t know anything else, don’t enjoy anything else, don’t want to know or enjoy anything else. You can’t weigh that against any sum of money.”— “The Gutting of Couffignal” by Dashiell Hammett Hot on the heels of Best Cases of the Continental Op comes Honest Gain: Dicey Cases of the Continental Op, another original compilation from Skyboat Media. The Continental Op is back on the case, tracking down thieves and murderers from the steep streets of San Francisco to the rough and tumble Wild West in Arizona. These six stories featuring the Continental Op show that this private eye is not afraid to get his hands dirty in order to get the job done right, or get himself hurt in the process. With his utter lack of vanity, his shrewd sense of perception, and his gritty frankness, the Continental Op is able to see what the cops can’t—without bragging about it. This compilation also features two humorous sketches that Hammett wrote for Smart Set in 1923. “The Master Mind” and “From the Memoirs of a Private Detective” offer a bit of levity in the world of noir detectives, and in them both you can see the seeds of Hammett’s later detective fiction. Honest Gain presents a detective with his own code and an unquenchable thirst for finding out the truth. Full Contents: Introduction by Alison Belle Bews “The Whosis Kid” “Night Shots” “The Scorched Face” “The Gutting of Couffignal” “Mike, Alec, or Rufus?” “Corkscrew” “The Master Mind” “From the Memoirs of a Private Detective”

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guy de Maupassant BBC Radio Drama Collection: Full-cast dramatisations of Un Vie, Bel Ami & more Author: Guy De Maupassant Narrator: Frank Middlemass, Adam Nagaitis, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Robin Laing, Holli Dempsey, Elliot Cowan, Denis Quilley, Full Cast, Miriam Margolyes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 19, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: BBC Radio adaptations of selected novels and short stories by the great 19th century French writer - plus bonus programmes Guy de Maupassant is renowned as one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert, he was celebrated for his naturalistic fiction, and wrote over 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books and one volume of verse in his short but highly productive lifetime. He died in an asylum aged just 43. This collection brings together dramatisations of some of his finest works. Adapted by Sony Award-winning dramatist Frances Byrnes, Bel Ami chronicles the corrupt rise of charming, ruthless journalist Georges Duroy (Jonathan Slinger). It is followed by Maupassant's most famous short story, 'The Dumpling', a satirical tale of a group of coach travellers fleeing occupied Rouen during the Franco-Prussian war. Dramatised for the first time on radio, it stars Miriam Margolyes. Set in Le Havre, Pierre et Jean centres around the jealousy that springs up between two brothers when a family secret is uncovered. Benedict Sandiford stars as Pierre, with Tim Treloar as Jean. Maupassant's tragicomic debut novel, Une Vie, starring Aimee Ffion Edwards, tells the story of Jeanne, a naive convent-educated aristocrat who dreams of romance, but finds marriage and adulthood treacherous and rotten. The haunting wintry tale 'The Inn' is next, in which young mountain guide Ulrich (Robin Laing) finds himself in sole charge of a remote Alpine hotel. A hidden past is also at the heart of 'Mademoiselle Pearl', a poignant love story starring Claire Neilson and Frank Middlemass. Alongside it is 'The Hand', the macabre supernatural tale of an English aristocrat, his gruesome trophy and his vengeful nemesis. Denis Quilley stars as Sir John Rowell. Also featured are two bonus dramas and a documentary about the great author. Confessions of a Hedonist is a phantasmagorical journey through five of Maupassant's most personal stories: 'A Strange Night Out', 'Mouche', 'Laid To Rest', 'Cockcrow' and 'Le Horla'. Adapted and translated by Simon Scardifield, it stars Elliot Cowan and Holli Dempsey. How an Umbrella Changed Everything, written by Shirley Cooklin and based on an idea by Maupassant, tells of a childless couple whose obsessive frugality has fateful repercussions. Nigel Lambert and Sheila Grant star as Charles and Clothilde Oreille. Finally, Meridian: Guy de Maupassant - Master of the Short Story explores Maupassant's life, work and lasting legacy. First published 1880 ('The Dumpling'), 1883 (Une Vie, 'The Hand'), 1885 (Bel-Ami), 1886 ('The Inn', 'Mademoiselle Pearl'), 1887 (Pierre et Jean, 'Le Horla'), c1890 ('Mouche', 'A Queer Night in Paris', 'Laid to Rest', 'Cockcrow') Production credits Written by Guy de Maupassant Contents: Bel Ami The Dumpling Pierre and Jean Une Vie The Inn Mademoiselle Pearl The Hand Maupassant's Confessions of a Hedonist How an Umbrella Changed Everything Meridian: Guy de Maupassant - Master of the Short Story © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Mann: New Selected Stories Author: Thomas Mann Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Lit Hub: Most Anticipated Books of 2023 A towering figure in the pantheon of twentieth-century literature, Thomas Mann has often been perceived as a dry and forbidding writer—'the starched collar,' as Bertolt Brecht once called him. But in fact, his fiction is lively, humane, sometimes hilarious. In these fresh renderings of his best short work, award-winning translator Damion Searls casts new light on this underappreciated aspect of Mann's genius. The headliner of this volume, 'Chaotic World and Childhood Sorrow' (in its first new translation since 1936)—a subtle masterpiece that reveals the profound emotional significance of everyday life—is Mann's tender but sharp-eyed portrait of the 'Bigs' and 'Littles' of the bourgeois Cornelius family as they adjust to straitened circumstances in hyperinflationary Weimar Germany. Here, too, is a free-standing excerpt from Mann's first novel, Buddenbrooks—a sensation when it was first published. 'Death in Venice' (also included in this volume) is Mann's most famous story, but less well known is that he intended it to be a diptych with another, comic story—included here as 'Confessions of a Con Artist, by Felix Krull.' 'Louisey'—a tale of sexual humiliation that gives a first glimpse of Mann's lifelong ambivalence about the power of art—rounds out this revelatory, transformative collection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/696138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Lizard Author: Edogawa Rampo Narrator: Kenichiro Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 5, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A super-criminal - as deadly as she is beautiful - wagers all in an epic battle with a master detective, Akechi Kogoro. No trick is too elaborate, no disguise too fantastic as the two perfectly matched antagonists take turns to outwit each other. ©2023 Edogawa Rampo (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Diario de la guerra del cerdo Author: Adolfo Bioy Casares Narrator: Andrés Neuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 5, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Una de las grandes novelas de Adolfo Bioy Casares, una historia fantástica con estremecedoras resonancias políticas Publicada en 1969, bajo la dictadura de Juan Carlos Onganía, Diario de la guerra del cerdo narra en clave semifantástica un enfrentamiento entre jóvenes y viejos en el barrio porteño de Palermo, suscitado por un inexplicable odio intergeneracional. De la noche a la mañana, unas pandillas de jóvenes violentos empiezan a atacar a ancianos y gente de edad, lo que trastoca la existencia del protagonista. Sus reacciones y la ambientación son realistas, pero el autor examina la cotidianidad a la luz de la fantasía y lo siniestro. Con sus numerosas alusiones a la realidad política de su época, la novela se ha leído como una alegoría del principio de la lucha armada y la represión de Estado en la Argentina.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution Author: Heinrich Von Kleist Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: “The world might have blessed his memory had he not carried one virtue to too great an extreme. The feeling of justice made him a robber and a murderer.”— “Michael Kohlhaas” by Heinrich Von Kleist Blackstone and Skyboat Media present Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution, an original compilation of the tales of Heinrich Von Kleist. This compilation features the title novella Michael Kohlhaas, the tale of a man forced to crime in order to gain back the horses that were stolen from him; “The Earthquake in Chile,” a love story that takes place in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake; along with five other stories and a dramatized reading of selected scenes from The Prince of Homburg. Full Contents: Introduction by Stefan Rudnicki Michael Kohlhaas: From an Old Chronicle “St. Cecilia,” or, “The Power of Music: A Legend” “The Beggarwoman of Locarno” “The Foundling” The Marquise of O “The Earthquake in Chile” “The Duel” Scenes from The Prince of Homburg

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Hinab in den Maelström - Ein Erzählkonzert (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Martin Auer Quintett, Christian Brückner, Edgar Allan Poe Narrator: Christian Brückner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 13 minutes Release date: September 27, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Der Meister des Schreckens und der Meister des Wortes Drei Brüder, mutige Seemänner, fischen in der Nähe des Maelströms vor der norwegischen Küste und machen reichen Fang. Eines Tages macht ein Sturm ihr Schiff manövrierunfähig und der albtraumhafte Strudel droht sie zu verschlucken ... Edgar Allan Poe, der Meister des Schreckens, zeigt den Menschen in seinem verzweifelten Ringen um das Leben selbst. Ein unvergessliches Hörerlebnis: Ein Erzählkonzert mit Christian Brückner und dem Martin Auer Quintett.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705054 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boston: The Documentary Novel of Sacco and Vanzetti Author: Upton Sinclair Narrator: Peter Lerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Boston is the novelized account of the Sacco and Vanzetti affair, which rocked the nation—and the world—in the 1920s. Two working-class Italian immigrants, both associated with radical political beliefs, stood accused of the murder of two armed guards during the commission of a payroll robbery. There was scant (and often conflicting) evidence of their guilt. However at that time the nation was racked with a heightened fear of the “Red Menace” in the wake of the rise of Socialism and Communism in Europe and the triumph of the 1919 revolution in Russia. Anarchists stood accused of having committed terrorist bombings in America and both Sacco and Vanzetti had been members of Anarchist groups, though neither man had any history of crime or violence. Many Americans at the time harbored irrational fear and hatred of the new waves of immigrants, mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe. They came to America to leave countries and economies left in ruins by the Great War and fill the jobs in America’s booming industries. They looked different than previous waves of immigrants and spoke unfamiliar languages. The arrest and conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti for the robbery and murders was seen by millions as driven mainly by the prejudice against them as Italian immigrants and political radicals—rather than actual evidence of their guilt. Millions of others believed just the opposite. The men were executed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in August of 1927. Sinclair’s novel weaves actual historical facts, stories, and persons with persons and events he created for the purpose of telling an interesting story, with more and deeper historical context. He twice interviewed Vanzetti during his imprisonment. He refrains from coming to any specific conclusion regarding guilt or innocence and focuses more on the blatantly unfair trial and the climate of fear and prejudice which surrounded the public debate.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Thumb and Other Stories Author: The Brothers Grimm Narrator: Andrew Coppin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 15, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: This charming collection of Grimms' Fairy Tales includes 'Tom Thumb', 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses', 'The Fisherman & His Wife' and 'The Willow-Wren & The Bear'. Grimms' Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as 'Kinder und Hausmärchen'. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Catalan] - 1984 (edició en català avalada per The Orwell Estate) Author: George Orwell Narrator: Roger Batalla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 14, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Una obra mestra ambientada en una societat distòpica, totalitària i dictatorial, que reflexiona sobre conceptes encara vigents com ara la censura, la manipulació dels mitjans de comunicació i la falta de llibertats individuals en benefici d'un suposat interès comú. L'any 1984 Londres és una ciutat fosca en què la Policia del Pensament controla exhaustivament la vida dels ciutadans. Winston Smith és un peó d'aquest engranatge pervers i té com a objectiu reescriure la història per adaptar-la al que el Partit considera la versió oficial dels fets. Fins que un dia en Winston decideix qüestionar-se el sistema que els governa i els sotmet. «No hi haurà lleialtat, llevat de la lleialtat al Partit. No hi haurà amor, llevat de l'amor pel Gran Germà. No hi haurà rialles, llevat de les rialles del triomf davant un enemic derrotat. No hi haurà art, ni literatura ni ciència. Quan siguem omnipotents ja no necessitarem la ciència. No hi haurà distinció entre la bellesa i la lletjor. No hi haurà curiositat ni alegria davant el curs de la vida. Tots els plaers antagònics seran destruïts».

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705485 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tarzan and the Leopard Men Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Narrator: Ben Dooley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Tarzan and the Leopard Men (Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library)   Book 18 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.   As the steel-clawed Leopard Men look for victims for their savage rites, the secret cult strikes terror into the hearts of all the villagers. Only Orando of the Utengi dares to declare war on them. And with Orando goes Tarzan of the Apes—but a strangely changed Tarzan, who now believes that he is Muzimo, a spirit or demon who was Orando’s ancestor. But there are traitors among Orando’s people. And in the village of the Leopard Men is Kali Bwana, a young American woman who has come to Africa to find a missing man. Only Tarzan can save her...