Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kingsley Amis: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: I Spy Strangers, I Want It Now, All Free Now based on Girl 20 and more Author: Kingsley Amis Narrator: Anna Calder-Marshall, Tom Watson, Ken Stott, Iain Cuthbertson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Full Cast, Peter Jeffrey, Freddie Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Robert Hardy, Alan Bennett, Nigel Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 8, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Adaptations of Kingley Amis’s great novels and acclaimed short stories Novelist, poet and critic Kingsley Amis was one of Britain’s greatest post-war writers. A master of comic fiction, he came to fame in 1954, and won the 1986 Booker Prize for The Old Devils. Included in this collection are dramatisations of seven of his short stories and two novels, all imbued with his characteristic wit and social satire. We begin with ‘To See the Sun’, a tantalising tale of vampires, a mad Scots librarian, a handsome Englishman and a Countess, set in 1920s Dacia. In ‘Moral Fibre’, a Welsh librarian tangles with a social worker determined to save a young girl from sin, while in ‘All the Blood Within Me’, Alec attends the funeral of the only woman he has ever loved: and faces some uncomfortable truths. Tensions run high in ‘I Spy Strangers’ as a group of soldiers in 1945 hold a mock parliament; poet A E Potter questions the value of his art in ‘Dear Illusions’ and in ‘Affairs of Death’, the confessions of the Scottish King Macbeth trouble the conscience of Pope Leo X. Set in the late ’60s, I Want It Now centres around ambitious TV personality Ronnie Appleyard, who pursues wealthy Simona Quick for her money, only to fall in love. And recently recovered in the BBC’s Treasure Hunt, ‘Something Strange’ features four inhabitants of a space capsule, who have unusual experiences to report. Based on Amis’s classic novel Girl, 20 and written by Tony Bilbow, All Free Now is a hilarious observation of the Sixties’ permissive society. Please note: I Want It Now is an archive dramatisation from 1977, and the language used reflects some of the attitudes of that time. Due to the archive nature of some of the pieces, the sound quality may vary. Cast and credits Written by Kingsley Amis All Free Now written by Tony Bilbow, based on Kingsley Amis’s novel Girl, 20 To See the Sun Cast: Christopher Cazenove, Gayle Hunnicutt, Graham Crowden, Alan Dudley, Jennifer Piercey, Zelah Clarke Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan Moral Fibre Cast: Sion Tudor Owen, Julie Berry, Thelma Whiteley, Victoria Carling, Steve Hodson, Jennifer Piercey, Simon Cuff, Susan Sheridan Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan All the Blood Within Me Cast: Tom Watson, David Sinclair, Mia Soteriou, Jonathan Tafler, Caroline Gruber, Jill Lidstone, Alan Dudley, Brian Hewlitt, Kim Hughes Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan Piano: Mary Nash I Spy Strangers Cast: Iain Cuthbertson, Steve Hodson, Anthony Jackson, Philip Fox, Kim Wall, Michael Deacon, Paul Sirr, John Samson Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan Dear Illusion Cast: Freddie Jones, Carolyn Pickles, Shaun Prendergast, Brian Hewitt, Alan Dudley, Michael Deacon Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan Affairs of Death Cast: Peter Jeffrey, Ken Stott, Olivier Pierre, Kim Wall Dramatised by John Scotney Directed by Jane Morgan I Want It Now Cast: Nigel Anthony, David March, Irene Sutcliffe, Bruce Beeby, Anna Calder-Marshall, Margaret Robertson, William Fox, Alaric Cotter, Jonathan Scott, Penelope Reynolds, William Eedle, Heather Bell, Harry Towb, Harold Kasket, Rod Beacham, Michael Harbour Adapted by Frederick Bradnum Directed by Betty Davies Something Strange Cast: Noel Johnson, Garard Green, Nerys Hughes, Olive Gregg, Charlotte Mitchell, Frank Duncan, David Garth, Tom Watson, Brian Wilde and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company Produced by Christopher Holme All Free Now Cast: Robert Stephens, Christopher Timothy, Eva Stuart, Geoffrey Whitehead, Kim Thomson, Anna Mazzotti, Okon Jones, Michael Graham Cox, Adrian Egan, Richard Pearce, Joan Walker, Michael Dean Produced by Matthew Walters Text copyright © The Estate of Kingsley Amis 1958 (‘Moral Fibre’), 1960 (‘Something Strange’), 1962 (‘All the Blood Within Me’, ‘I Spy Strangers’), 1968 (I Want It Now),1972 (‘Dear Illusion’), 1980 (‘To See the Sun’), 1982 (‘Affairs of Death’) All Free Now copyright © Tony Bilbow 1989 © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Month in the Country Author: J L Carr Narrator: Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 1, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of the countryside and the unchanging rhythms of village life he experiences a sense of renewal and belief in the future. Now an old man, Birkin looks back on the idyllic summer of 1920, remembering a vanished place of blissful calm, untouched by change, a precious moment he has carried with him through the disappointments of the years. Adapted into a film starring Colin Firth, Natasha Richardson and Kenneth Branagh, A Month in the Country traces the slow revival of the primeval rhythms of life so cruelly disorientated by the Great War. 'Tender and elegant' Guardian 'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' Spectator ©1980 J L Carr (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anthony Trollope: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations Including The Pallisers Author: Anthony Trollope Narrator: James Thomason, Tim Mcmullan, Paterson Joseph, Jessica Raine, Chris Pavlo, Henry Goodman, Hattie Morahan, Dan Starkey, Barbara Flynn, David Troughton, Garard Green, Full Cast, Tim Pigott-Smith, Robert Glenister, Samantha Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Anthony Trollope was one of Victorian England’s most popular and prolific authors. He worked for the Post Office while establishing himself as a writer, and is credited with introducing the pillar box to Britain. Best known for his ‘Barsetshire’ and ‘Palliser’ novels, he wrote over 50 works in total, including short stories, travel books, biographies and a posthumously published autobiography. Collected here are a selection of superb adaptations of his much-loved novels, as well as an original radio play by Patricia Cumper. Orley Farm – Starring Tim Pigott-Smith, Samantha Bond and Ronald Pickup, this adaptation of Trollope’s 1861 novel is a compelling, emotional tale of disreputable lawyers, young lovers, the beautiful Lady Mason and the honourable Sir Peregrine Orme. Miss Mackenzie – Hattie Morahan stars as Margaret Mackenzie, a single woman past the bloom of youth, who inherits a fortune and is then beset by suitors who may, or may not, simply be after her money. Can she pick her way through this romantic minefield and find true happiness? The American Senator – Ruthless Arabella Trefoil wants to keep her engagement to John Morton a secret while she pursues the wealthy Lord Rufford. But fortune-hunting is a dangerous game, as she is soon to discover. Starring Robert Glenister, Anna Maxwell Martin and Barbara Flynn. John Caldigate – Disinherited by his father, a young man leaves home to seek his fortune in Australia’s gold mines. But an unwise shipboard romance leads to trouble down the line… Jeremy Clyde stars as John Caldigate, with Margaret Wolfit as Euphemia Smith. The Pallisers – A pacy, radical reboot of Anthony Trollope’s celebrated novels about high life and low politics in Victorian England. Jessica Raines stars as our omniscient narrator, Lady Glencora, who takes us through two decades of scandal, scheming, ambition and powerbroking. The Way We Live Right Now – When shady financier Ghassan Mehmoud recruits gullible investors for his get-rich-quick scheme, the stage is set for scandal… Henry Goodman stars in this present-day reworking of Trollope’s satirical masterpiece about money, greed and dishonesty. Mr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules – Paterson Joseph stars in this engrossing drama based on Anthony Trollope’s experiences in Jamaica in 1858. Credits Written by Anthony Trollope Orley Farm (1861) Dramatised by Martyn Wade Directed by Tracey Neale First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2008-11 January 2009 Miss Mackenzie (1865) Dramatised by Martyn Wade Directed by Tracey Neale First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9-16 January 2011 The American Senator (1876) Dramatised by Martyn Wade Directed by Tracey Neale First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 August-4 September 2011 John Caldigate (1879) Dramatised by D. G. Bridson Directed by David H. Godfrey First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 August-10 October 1976 The Pallisers (1861-1879) Dramatised by Mike Harris and Sharon Oakes Directed by Gary Brown and Emma Harding Produced by Gary Brown First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10 November 2019-8 March 2020 The Way We Live Right Now (1875) Adapted by Jonathan Myerson Directed by Jonquil Panting First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 June-4 July 2008 Mr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules Written by Patricia Cumper Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 August 2016 © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760328 to listen full audiobooks. Title: J.L. Carr: A Month in the Country and The Harpole Report: Two BBC Radio Full Cast Dramatisations Author: J.L. Carr Narrator: Caitlin Mottram, Kate Eaton, Rupert Evans, Shaun Dingwall, Jane Wittenshaw, Anna Hope, Hattie Morahan, Stephen Critchlow, Richard Hope, Full Cast, Christian Rodska, Harriet Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Two stunning dramatisations from one of the twentieth century’s most beloved authors Sink into the lyrical landscapes and beautifully observed lives of J. L. Carr’s finest stories, brought to life in these glorious, full-cast dramatisations starring Shaun Dingwall (Noughts and Crosses, Top Boy) and Rupert Evans (Man in the High Castle, Bridgerton). This BBC Radio collection includes the Booker nominated, A Month in the Country. Be transported to the Yorkshire village of Oxgodby where, in the aftermath of the First World War, survivor Tom Birkin spends a summer uncovering a medieval mural in the local church. Birkin discovers treasures he thought the war had blown away forever. A tender and beautiful story about spirituality and healing in the aftermath of horror. The Harpole Report tells the humorous story of idealistic young teacher, George Harpole, who decides to shake things up when he becomes acting head of Tampling St Nicholas Primary School. There’s stiff resistance, improper suggestions and children running riot, but true romance may be just around the corner… J. L. Carr served in the RAF in WWII and after the war worked as a teacher, publisher and writer. His novel, A Month in the Country, won the Guardian Fiction Prize and was also turned into a film starring Colin Firth and Natasha Richardson. Since his death in 1994, Carr has become recognised as one of the great British writers; funny and heart-breaking in equal measure. Immerse yourself in this timeless and very English collection. Cast and credits Written by J. L. Carr A Month in the Country Adapted by Dave Sheasby Produced by David Hunter Birkin - Rupert Evans Alice - Hattie Morahan Keach - Stephen Critchlow Moon - Blake Ritson Kathy - Leah Brotherhead Station Master - Tony Bell First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 November 2010 The Harpole Report Dramatised by Jonathan Smith Directed and produced by Bruce Young George Harpole - Shaun Dingwall Emma Foxberrow - Hattie Morahan Mr Tusker - Christian Rodska Mr Theaker - Sam Dale Mrs Blossom - Lesley Nicol Mrs Rita Grindle-Jones - Jane Whittenshaw Mr James Pintle - David Holt Mrs Sue Byrd - Susie Riddell Other parts played by the cast First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 March 2012 ©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unto a Good Land Author: Vilhelm Moberg Narrator: Ann Marie Arvdal Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Considered one of Sweden's greatest twentieth-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created the characters Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish immigrants in America. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant Novels. Moberg's extensive research in the papers of Swedish emigrants in archival collections enabled him to incorporate many details of pioneer life. First published between 1949 and 1959 in Swedish, these four books were considered a single work by Moberg, who intended that they be read as documentary novels. These reprint editions contain introductions written by Roger McKnight of Gustavus Adolphus College, and they restore Moberg's bibliography not included in earlier English editions. The second book in the series, Unto a Good Land, opens in the summer of 1850 as the emigrants disembark in New York City. Their journey to a new home in Minnesota Territory takes them by riverboat, steam wagon, Great Lakes steamship, and oxcart to Chisago County.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Glass Bead Game: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation Author: Herman Hesse Narrator: Tom Ferguson, Full Cast, Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A full-cast adaptation of the classic novel by Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse, starring Derek Jacobi – plus a bonus short story Originally published in 1943, The Glass Bead Game was Herman Hesse’s last novel. It was hailed as his magnum opus, and was instrumental in securing him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Set in a utopian future society, it explores themes of knowledge, individualism, creativity and spirituality, and has inspired contemporary thinkers from authors to game designers. Narrated by Derek Jacobi, this two-part radio drama tells the story of Joseph Knecht (Tom Ferguson), plucked from obscurity as a young orphan, admitted to the finest elite school and groomed for greatness in the Castalian Order. This select group of intellectuals live a closeted life of study and devotion to the Glass Bead Game, an elaborate game that is the most complete possible expression of every discipline – from science and mathematics to the arts, music and philosophy. As the years go by, Joseph strives to grasp the innermost meaning of the Game and understand its complexities and possibilities. He becomes a leading light in the Order, and is sent on a diplomatic mission to bridge the gulf between the Catholic Church and Castalia. But he never stops questioning the system that has swept him so quickly and smoothly to high office. And when he achieves the exalted position of Magister Ludi – Master of the Game – he suffers a crisis of conscience, as his deepening doubts about this idealistic and sanitised society threaten to topple its very foundations… Also included is The City, a 15-minute fable about the birth and death of a city taken from Herman Hesse's collection of fairy tales and read by Andrew Hilton. Cast Biographer – Derek Jacobi Joseph Knecht – Tom Ferguson Fritz – Toby Hadoke Music Master – Malcolm Raeburn Van der Trave – Terence Mann Plinio – David Seddon Bertram – Jonathan Keeble Father Jacobus – David Fleeshman Young Joseph – Aidan Parsons Helena – Olwen May President – Terence Mann Tito – Oliver Gomm Dramatised by Lavinia Greenlaw Produced by Charlotte Riches Directed by Susan Roberts First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18-25 July 2010 The City Read by Andrew Hilton Produced by Sara Davies First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 December 2002 © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inspector Imanishi Investigates Author: Seicho Matsumoto Narrator: Kenichiro Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling crime classic, from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express Tokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man's body is found on the tracks: blood-stained, disfigured and unrecognisable. With only two leads - a distinctive accent and a single word, 'kameda' - senior inspector Imanishi Eitaro is called in to solve the puzzle. Accompanied by junior detective Yoshimura, he crosses Japan in search of answers, determined to uncover the secrets of this gruesome crime. With no suspect, no evidence and no witnesses, the two quickly reach a dead end. But, before long, a series of strange coincidences reopen the unsolved case: a young woman scatters pieces of white paper out the window of a train; an actor, on the verge of revealing an important secret, drops dead of a heart attack; and Inspector Imanishi investigates... A fascinating glimpse into 1960s Japanese society, this is one of Seicho Matsumoto's best-loved novels - a riveting thriller from the master of Japanese crime. © 1989 Seicho Matsumoto (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761110 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Book Author: Tove Jansson Narrator: Julie Walters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release date: May 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: On a pristine island in the Gulf of Finland, six-year-old Sophia is awakening to life, while her wise yet cranky grandmother is contemplating its end. This unlikely duo becomes each other's perfect companions for a season of unforgettable adventures. From crafting boats out of bark to creating their own miniature Venice, they explore their island world with youthful curiosity and aged wisdom. Along the way, they tackle the universal questions that captivate young and old: What is life and death? What is the nature of love and God? In this enchanting tale, Jansson crafts a world that is a microcosm of life's joys and sorrows, making 'The Summer Book' a season you'll never want to end. © 2024 Tove Jansson, Moomin Characters™ Published in the English language by arrangement with Rights & Brands Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe. Born in Helsinki, her tales of the Moomins captivated readers worldwide. Beyond Moominvalley, she penned profound adult novels, most notably 'The Summer Book'.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764967 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Marquise von O... Series: #2 of Welt der Literatur Author: Heinrich Von Kleist Narrator: Anna Barbara Kurek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 49 minutes Release date: April 19, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Eine starke Frau. Die Marquise von O... Novelle von HEINRICH VON KLEIST. ›...eine Dame von vortrefflichem Ruf, und Mutter von mehreren wohlerzogenen Kindern, läßt bekanntmachen: dass sie, ohne ihr Wissen, in andere Umstände gekommen sei, dass der Vater zu dem Kinde, das sie gebären würde, sich melden solle, und dass sie, aus Familienrücksichten, entschlossen wäre, ihn zu heiraten.‹ Nach dem Tode ihres Mannes lebt die Marquise mit ihren Kindern auf einer Zitadelle bei ihren Eltern. Diese wird in den Wirren des Krieges von russischen Truppen überfallen. Nur knapp wird sie von einem russischen Offizier vor dessen Soldaten gerettet. Dieser Offizier macht ihr Monate später einen vehementen Heiratsantrag. Die Dinge nehmen ihren Lauf. Als ihr Vater erfährt, dass sie schwanger sei und kein Vater bekannt wäre, verstößt er sie des Hauses. Eine wunderschöne und zeitlose Geschichte über Familie, Gesellschaft, Tugend und Moral. ... Zum Autor: Heinrich von Kleist Am 18. Oktober 1777 erblickte ich, Bernd Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist, als Sohn des preußischen Offiziers Joachim Friedrich von Kleist und seiner zweiten Frau Juliane Ulrike in Frankfurt an der Oder das Licht der Welt. Nach dem frühen Tod meines Vaters 1788 wurde ich im Hause des Predigers und Übersetzers Samuel Henri Cartel in Berlin aufgenommen. Von diesem wurde ich bis 1792 unterrichtet und besuchte gleichzeitig das französische Gymnasium. Alsdann trat ich als Gefreiter-Korporal in das Potsdamer Garderegiment ein. Ich nahm 1796 am Rheinfeldzug teil, wurde 1797 Leutnant und schied 1799 freiwillig aus dem Dienst aus, um in Frankfurt/Oder Philosophie, Physik, Mathematik und Staatswissenschaft zu studieren. Ich brach das Studium jedoch wieder ab und lebte zwischen 1802 und 1803 in Weimar bei Christoph Martin Wieland, wo ich auch Goethe und Schiller kennenlernte. Dann kehrte ich nach Berlin zurück und trat 1804 in den preußischen Staatsdienst ein. 1807 wurde ich in Berlin als vermeintlicher Spion festgenommen und geriet für einige Monate in französische Gefangenschaft. Nach meiner Freilassung trat ich die Rückreise nach Deutschland an. Wieder in Dresden, wo ich unter anderem häufig mit Ludwig Tieck verkehrte, gab ich mit Adam Müller zuerst den 'Phöbus' und dann 1810 auch die 'Berliner Abendblätter' heraus, die schon kurz darauf wegen Zensurschwierigkeiten eingestellt werden mußten. Ohne literarischen Erfolg, an menschlichen Bindungen zweifelnd und über die politische Lage verzweifelt, nahm ich mir gemeinsam mit der unheilbar kranken Henriette Vogel am 21. November 1811 am Wannsee das Leben.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Editha's Burglar Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Narrator: Katherine Moran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 17, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Editha was a queer little girl. She was rather old-fashioned, as her aunts used to call it, and was always very fond of books. Indeed, Editha perhaps read more than was quite good for her. She spent the greater part of her time in the library reading her papa's big books and newspapers. Her most recent obsession, derived from her daily news intake, was the subject of burglars. One night, when confronted with a real-life burglar, and with the conviction that she must protect her mother from the fright of such an intruder, Editha took it upon herself to confront the unusual nocturnal visitor. Editha's Burglar was first published in 1888.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Red One Author: Jack London Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: When an unsuspecting scientist and explorer discovers “The Red One,” a totem worshipped by headhunting natives, his fate is sealed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wind in the Rose-Bush: And Other Supernatural Stories Author: Mary Wilkins Narrator: John Rayburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Ford Village has no railroad station, being on the other side of the river from Porter’s Falls, and accessible only by the ford which gives it its name, and a ferry line. The ferry-boat was waiting when Rebecca Flint got off the train with her bag and lunch basket. When she and her small trunk were safely embarked she sat stiff and straight and calm in the ferry-boat as it shot swiftly and smoothly across stream. There was a horse attached to a light country wagon on board, and he pawed the deck uneasily. His owner stood near, with a wary eye upon him, although he was chewing, with as dully reflective an expression as a cow. Beside Rebecca sat a woman of about her own age, who kept looking at her with furtive curiosity; her husband, short and stout and saturnine, stood near her. Rebecca paid no attention to either of them. She was tall and spare and pale, the type of a spinster, yet with rudimentary lines and expressions of matronhood. She all unconsciously held her shawl, rolled up in a canvas bag, on her left hip, as if it had been a child. She wore a settled frown of dissent at life, but it was the frown of a mother who regarded life as a forward child, rather than as an overwhelming fate. Listen and enjoy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unique Selections: Twelve Sci-Fi Classic Stories Author: H.G. Wells Narrator: John Rayburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: In truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men—this man a suggestion and that an experiment, until at last only one vigorous intellectual effort was needed to finish the work. But the inexorable injustice of the popular mind has decided that of all these thousands, one man, and that a man who never flew, should be chosen as the discoverer, just as it has chosen to honor Watt as the discoverer of steam and Stephenson of the steam-engine. And surely of all honored names none is so grotesquely and tragically honored as poor Filmer’s, the timid, intellectual creature who solved the problem over which the world had hung perplexed and a little fearful for so many generations, the man who pressed the button that has changed peace and warfare and well-nigh every condition of human life and happiness. Never has that recurring wonder of the littleness of the scientific man in the face of the greatness of his science found such an amazing exemplification. Much concerning Filmer is, and must remain, profoundly obscure—Filmers attract no Boswells—but the essential facts and the concluding scene are clear enough, and there are letters, and notes, and casual allusions to piece the whole together. And this is the story one makes, putting this thing with that of Filmer’s life and death.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Agent Author: Joseph Conrad Narrator: Chris Macdonnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Published in 1907 and dedicated to H.G. Wells, The Secret Agent by (Polish-born) Joseph Conrad is set in London in 1886 and is one of his later novels. In this period, he moves away from seafaring tales to political themes. This novel is inspired by an actual event. Adolf Verloc is a secret agent who provides information and takes care of arriving undercover agents of an un-named government through their embassy. He also runs a shady business selling pornography, comic books, contraceptives, and the like. As well as this, he’s a confidential informant to Chief Inspector Heat of the London police. His family consists of his wife, Winnie, her Mother, and his (presumably) autistic brother-in-law, Stevie. His circle of friends is a group of anarchists (Ossipon, Yundt, Michaelis, and explosives expert, “The Professor”). They are known to the police and are kept under observation by them. For the most part, they publish anarchist literature, mainly “The FP” which stands for “The Future of the Proletariat'. When a bombing occurs at the Greenwich Observatory, it goes wrong, and the bomber is blown to pieces. Chief Inspector Heat and the Assistant Commissioner are called upon to investigate. They begin their inquiries with the usual Anarchist suspects. Conrad writes this tale with amazing fluidity and use of the English language. His psychological style, cleverness of plot, and storytelling are rarely surpassed in English Literature. The effect he achieves is surprisingly cinematic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Indian Legends of the Cuyamaca Mountains Author: Mary Elizabeth Johnson Narrator: Joseph Tabler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms Indian Legends of the Cuyamaca Mountains by Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Published in 1914 by Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Narrated by Joseph Tabler. This book is in the public domain. It is read ‘as written.'Audio copyright 2024 Contents of the booklet: ForewordHilsh Ki’e—Pine TreeHuts-tah’ Ta-mil ‘tah—Hanging HeadAh-ha’ Wi Ah-ha’—Water Colder WaterAh Kwer-rup’—Disease CureHul-ya-oo’ Nimoo-lu ‘kah—Phantom BasketNa-wa-Ti ‘e—Big HouseIn-yar’en Ah-ha’—No Eyes in WaterSeen-u-how ‘How-wak’—Old Woman’s TwinsSeen-u-how ‘Hum-poo’—Old Woman’s WhipKwut ah Lu ‘e-ah—Song DanceAh Kwir’—Red Paint (part missing) From the Author’s Foreword:Indian lore of the Cuyamaca Mountains and surrounding region in San Diego County, California, abounds in myths and legends handed down from generation to generation by tribal song and squaw-tale. Yet so swiftly has the hand of civilization wiped out the old traditions and customs, that but few Indians remain who remember them, and fewer still are those willing to divulge them. Only when one comes into intimate contact with them is one accorded the privilege and honor of hearing the tales of their ancestors. And it is through the friendship of some of the old-type Indians, that the author has been allowed a glimpse of the inner shrine of their lives. Cuyamaca is evidently a Spanish corruption of the Indian words Ah-ha’ Kwe-ah-mac’ (Water Beyond), a name used by the Indians, first to designate a location high on the middle mountain, but afterward applied to the entire group. These mountains had distinctive names also. The one farthest north, they called E-yee’ (Nest), because they believed that a big nest or den was on one of its slopes in which the wild animals disappeared when hunted, thus safely evading pursuit. The middle one, Hal-kwo-kwilsh’ (Tough Strong), gained this title in the battle of the peaks when he proved very formidable. The one known as the Cuyamaca Peak, acquired the name of Poo-kwoo-sqwee’ (Crooked Neck), in the same battle. And before the battle still another peak, Hilsh Ki’e (Pine Tree), belonged to the group, so the Indians say, but now lives far away. Pronunciation:The Indians accent their words strongly and enunciate with their teeth very nearly closed, which gives their language a rhythmical cadence quite pleasing to the ear. Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from history. If today’s technology had been available when first printed, they would be audio books already. I am grateful for the opportunity to record them now. Read online at archive.org and Hathitrust.org. Narrator’s note: I read only as written. These old books were once solid sellers for bookmen of their time. I believe they can shed light on their times and ours. Loving obscure and remote literature, they are a distinct pleasure for me to read to you. These turn out to be distant and unknown only so long as they remain unread, or unheard. Aloha.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul  Author: H.G. Wells Narrator: Tim Dehn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Artie Kipps is destined at the tender age of fourteen for a life of drudgery in the drapery trade … until he unexpectedly inherits a fortune from a grandfather he never knew existed! Enter: A whisky-drinking actor and playwright who persuades Kipps to invest in his play! A down-on-their-luck mother and daughter who promptly see Kipps as a means to escape their (comparative) poverty! Plenty of patronizing, unthinking social snobs! … And the stage is set for inevitable disaster as Kipps, stumbling uncomprehendingly through the English class system, is fleeced of his fortune. But all is not lost. Despite the allure of wealth and class ambitions, Kipps has never quite forgotten his childhood sweetheart. Through Kipps’s endearing bewilderment and simplicity of thought, Wells makes us both laugh and cry as the two re-unite and … … but you’ll have to listen to the story to find out how it all ends!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Series: #4 of The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Author: Dorothy L. Sayers Narrator: John Rayburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The chief character, Lord Peter Wimsey, goes to the Bellona Club to have a meal with an old friend of his, ninety-year old General Fentiman. In great surprise, he finds the aged man fully dressed by the fire in full rigor mortis. A question arises concerning the time of death and the situation develops into a serious murder investigation. Wimsey sometimes seemed to have a supercilious attitude as a monocled aristocrat and sometimes became a sort of professional detective. His family motto was, “As my whimsy takes me.” Lord Peter has exceptional help from Bunter, his valet, who had served under him in WWI. We can listen to how they worked together to reach a decision.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whereyouwantogoto Author: Edith Nesbit Narrator: Katherine Moran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 30, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Selim and Thomasina are very put out that they must stay in London during the summer holidays, instead of going to the seaside, just because their aunt and uncle are coming to stay. (They're not even the nice kind of aunt and uncle!) The hot summer becomes more bearable when an India-rubber ball takes them to Whereyouwantogoto, a magical seaside place where there are no grown-ups around to tell children what to do. The only condition for staying in this dreamland is that the children must continue to be good, but being good is easy when you're happy… or is it? Whereyouwantogoto was first published in Nine Unlikely Tales, 1901.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Das Tal der Angst - Sherlock Holmes - Die Romane, Band 4 (ungekürzt) Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrator: Raschid D. Sidgi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 29, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: DAS TAL DER ANGST beginnt mit einem rätselhaften Mord im Herzen Londons, der Holmes' unvergleichliche Fähigkeiten herausfordert. Die Auflösung des Falls führt ihn zusammen mit seinem treuen Begleiter Dr. Watson jedoch in die abgelegenen Berglandschaften eines gefährlichen Tals in Amerika. Holmes und Watson sehen sich mit einem mysteriösen Verbrechen konfrontiert, das nicht nur Verbindungen zu einer mysteriösen Geheimorganisation aufweist, sondern auch an einen vergangenen Kriminalfall anknüpft. Die Ermittlungen des Duos entfalten sich vor einem Hintergrund von Intrigen, Verschwörungen und einem Netzwerk von undurchsichtigen Charakteren.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Alberto Santillán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Una obra maestra de la literatura universal que fascina a generaciones de lectores. En Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer Mark Twain recreó una época de cercas enjalbegadas y picnics dominicales en la parroquia, cuando el trasiego de la vida desbordaba el Mississippi y la esclavitud estaba a la orden del día; eran los años del antebellum, antes de que la guerra de Secesión transformara la historia de Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, mientras Tom Sawyer forma una banda de piratas para ir en busca de un tesoro enterrado, o cuando está en casa compartiendo un brebaje con el gato de su tía Polly, lo que se proyecta no es solo el mundo rural de los estado sureños en el siglo XIX, sino la ilusión de una infancia eterna. William Faulkner dijo sobre Mark Twain... «El padre de la literature norteamericana.»