Audiobooks by Victor Hugo

Supernatural - An Anthology of Fear

"Fear affects us all in some way, shape or form. Whilst we would rather shy away from it in real life, when it comes to stories, we tend to move towards it.It’s a strange attraction given that for most of us undoubtedly the word ‘Supernatural’ is one riven with dark intent and malicious promise. In this volume of short stories our malevolent authors, including the talents of H P Lovecraft, Edgar Alan Poe, Charles Dickens, M R James, Victor Hugo, E T A Hoffman and many, many others, seem to take great delight in assaulting our senses with heart stopping narratives designed to put the fear of God, the Devil and just about every other form of disturbed terror into our eager hearts and minds.1 - The Supernatural - An Anthology of Fear - An Introduction2 - The Horla by Guy de Maupassant3 - The Facts In The Case of Monsieur Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe4 - The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens5 - A Ghost Story by Mark Twain6 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu7 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving8 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling9 - The Moon Bog by H P Lovecraft10 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit11 - The Furnished Room by O Henry12 - The Open Window by Saki13 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster14 - The Upper Berth by F Marion Crawford15 - The Bus Conductor by E F Benson16 - The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards17 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien18 - N by Arthur Machen19 - The Sumach by Ulric Daubeny20 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt21 - John Silence, Physican Extraordinary by Algernon Blackwood22 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs23 - My Adventure in Norfolk by A J Alan24 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey25 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo26 - The Lost Reflection by E T A Hoffman27 - Lost Hearts by M R James28 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson"

Victor Hugo (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Horror Stories At Sea

"Being on a ship is usually very safe. The days of sinking after hitting an iceberg are almost unthinkable. A ship goes from one port to another, seemingly without a care in the world. Advanced technology has kept this means of transport as no more uncomfortable as maybe a bit of queasiness after going up and down in a storm. But worse? No, not really possible, is it?In this volume our authors beg to differ. They would like to bring us stories where being on a ship is simply the worse place to be. Horror and terror, and worse, infest their narratives and threaten all and everything aboard. 1 - Horror Stories at Sea - An Introduction2 - The Brute by Joseph Conrad3 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant 4 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo5 - The Shamraken Homeward-Bounder by William Hope Hodgson6 - The Striped Chest by Arthur Conan Doyle7 - The Upper Berth by F Marion Crawford8 - The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson"

F Marion Crawford, Guy De Maupassant, Joseph Conrad, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Victor Hugo, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Christopher Ragland, Ian Holm, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - French Realism

"In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The canon of French authors is both vast and incredibly talented. They have a way of creating characters and describing events to assemble stories with worlds that enthral us.One of the genres they do particularly well is French Realism and here, in this volume, we have many masters of the craft including Victor Hugo, Guy de Maupassant, Emile Zola and Honore de Balzac and a long roll-call of others.01 - Foundations of Fiction - French Realism - An Introduction2 - Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant3 - Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo4 - The Return of Martin Guerre by Alexandre Dumas5 - Suicides by Guy de Maupassant6 - Three Wars by Emile Zola7 - The Grave by Guy de Maupassant8 - The Atheist's Mass by Honore de Balzac9 - The Maison Tellier by Guy de Maupassant10 - The Siege of Berlin by Alphonse Daudet11 - The Kiss by Guy de Maupassant12 - Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee13 - The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant14 - La Grande Breteche by Honore de Balzac15 - The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant"

Alexandre Dumas, Alphonse Daudet, Emile Zola, Guy De Maupassant, Honore de Balzac, Prosper Merimee, Victor Hugo (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Lessons from Literature - Stories That Show the Struggles of the Poor

"In this volume to be poor and living a life in squalor and destitution is examined by our many literary talents. Their insights help us to reveal and understand the difficulties of their lives and why so many of them are tragically cut short and riven with a never-ending burden of problems. 01 - Lessons From Literature - Stories That Show the Struggles of the Poor - An Introduction2 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyveskey3 - A Piece of Steak by Jack London4 - Claude Geaux by Victor Hugo5 - Aloysha the Pot by Leo Tolstoy6 - According to Their Lights by O Henry7 - The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Cloak'8 - The Knitted Collar by Mary Anne Hoare9 - The Signal by Vsevolod Garshin10 - The Skylight Room by O Henry11 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov12 - Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa13 - In The Steppe by Maxim Gorky14 - The Servant by S T Semyonov15 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry16 - In Affection and Esteem by Mary Webb17 - Ben Pitcher's Elly by Mary E Mann18 - A Strange Story by Ivan Turgenev19 - The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather"

Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyveskey, Ivan Turgenev, Jack London, Leo Tolstoy, Mary Anne Hoare, Mary E Mann, Mary Webb, Maxim Gorky, Nikolai Gogol, O Henry, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, S T Semyonov, Victor Hugo, Vsevolod Garshin, Willa Cather (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Tom McLean (Narrator)

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Essence of Evil – Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More

"Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More - An Introduction2 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling3 - The Brute by Joseph Conrad4 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft5 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft6 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France7 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman8 - Casting the Runes by M R James9 - Clairvoyance by D K Broster10 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage11 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach12 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach13 - The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins14 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F Harvey15 - The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy16 - The Arm of Mrs Egan by W F Harvey17 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs18 - The Hair by A J Alan19 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav20 - Blood - Part 1 by Hanns Heinz Ewers21 - Blood - Part 2 by Hanns Heinz Ewers22 - Beyond the Pale by H D Everett23 - The Operation by Violet Hunt24 - Foreordained by Anthony Hope25 - The Miracle by John Davys Beresford26 - Lost Hearts by M R James27 - Lost in a Pyramid (or the Mummy's Curse) by Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard28 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford29 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson30 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen31 - A Witches Den by Helena Blavatsky32 - When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman33 - The Spectre Bridegroom by William Hunt34 - The Waxworks by A M Burrage35 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton36 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton37 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit38 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol39 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo40 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson41 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster42 - The Death Hound by Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune43 - Marsyas In Flanders by Vernon Lee44 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 1 by Aleister Crowley45 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 2 by Aleister Crowley"

A J Alan, A.M. Burrage, Aleister Crowley, Anatole France, Anthony Hope, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D.K. Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helen Simpson, Helena Blavatsky, John Davys Beresford, Joseph Conrad, Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard, M.R. James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Vernon Lee, Victor Hugo, Violet Hunt, Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune, W F Harvey, W W Jacobs, Wilkie Collins, William Hope Hodgson, William Hunt (Author), Garrick Hogan, Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - Suicide

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.Those taken away by their own hand leave many questions and many sorrows. In this volume ten of our vaunted authors share stories of tragedy and the early demise of characters who take a tortured path of no return.01 - The Top 10 - Suicide - An Introduction02 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka03 - Suicides by Guy de Maupassant04 - The Victory by Rabindranath Tagore05 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather06 - Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo07 - The Mourner by Mary Shelley08 - A Slav Soul by Alexander Kuprin09 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy10 - A Passion in the Desert by Honoré de Balzac11 - The Quadroons by Lydia Maria Child"

Alexander Kuprin, Amy Levy, Franz Kafka, Guy De Maupassant, Honoré De Balzac, Lydia Maria Child, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Rabindranath Tagore, Victor Hugo, Willa Cather (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Hernani by Victor Hugo: French Theater Classic Play, adapted in English

"Hernani is a drama by the French romantic author Victor Hugo (Les Misrables, Ther Hunchback of Notre Dame de Paris..etc). The play was given its premiere on 25 February 1830 by the Comédie-Française in Paris. Today, it is more remembered for the demonstrations which accompanied the first performance and for being the inspiration for Giuseppe Verdi's opera Ernani than it is for its own merits. Hugo had enlisted the support of fellow Romanticists such as Hector Berlioz and Théophile Gautier to combat the opposition of Classicists who recognized the play as a direct attack on their values. This Cast Album Recording is the first recording of the English version of this important french theater classic. Starring French actor David Serero as Hernani, Lisa Monde (Dona Sol), Ron Barba (Don Carlos), David Mohr (Don Ruy Gomez), Kristyn Vario (Josepha). Adapted in the English language by David Serero."

David Serero, Victor Hugo (Author), David Mohr, David Serero, Kristyn Vario, Lisa Monde, Ron Barba (Narrator)

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The Classic Starts®: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

"Set in a richly rendered 15th century Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of Hugo's masterful story."

Victor Hugo (Author), Rebecca K. Reynolds (Narrator)

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[German] - Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, Folge 1: Der Narrenkönig von Paris

"Quasimodo, der Glöckner von Notre Dame, wird zum Narrenkönig von Paris gekrönt. Das wird in einem bunten und großen Volksfest gefeiert. Meister Frollo ist darüber aber sehr böse und veranlasst, dass Quasimodo die hübsche Zigeunerin Esmeralda raubt. Zum Glück kann dies der Rittmeister Phöbus verhindern. Hieraus entstehen immer neue Abenteuer ..."

Victor Hugo (Author), Alexander Welbat, Edith Teichmann, Erika Dannhoff, Heidi Schaffrath, Rolf Mamero, Rüdiger Schulzki, Wolfgang Kaven (Narrator)

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[German] - Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, Folge 2: Die Rettung der Zigeunerin

"Die hübsche Zigeunerin Esmeralda aus Paris wird beschuldigt, den Rittmeister Phöbus getötet zu haben. Dafür soll sie bestraft werden. Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, Quasimodo, hilft aber Esmeralda und rettet sie. Er flüchtet mit ihr in den Glockenturm von Notre Dame. So entsteht ein Kampf um Esmeralda und Quasimodo ..."

Victor Hugo (Author), Alexander Welbat, Edith Teichmann, Erika Dannhoff, Heidi Schaffrath, Rolf Mamero, Rüdiger Schulzki, Wolfgang Kaven (Narrator)

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Les Miserables

"Considered to be French novelist Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Miserables, which was published in 1862, is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic that covers from 1815 through the Paris Uprising in 1832. Notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline, the novel's stated aim is a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, which can be seen most clearly in the story of the central character Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who struggles to shake the sins of his past and become a good man. Widely adapted, the novel inspired the blockbuster musical and movie colloquially known as Les Mis. This is an unabridged audio recording of the 1887 Isabel F. Hapgood translation."

Victor Hugo (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Les Miserables

"Considered to be French novelist Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Miserables, which was published in 1862, is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic that covers from 1815 through the Paris Uprising in 1832. Notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline, the novel's stated aim is a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, which can be seen most clearly in the story of the central character Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who struggles to shake the sins of his past and become a good man. Widely adapted, the novel inspired the blockbuster musical and movie colloquially known as Les Mis. This is an abridged audio recording of the 1887 Isabel F. Hapgood translation."

Victor Hugo (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)

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