Classics Audiobooks

Romanticised History Of The War Of Troy

The fascinating historical-mythological epic, with its enormous weight of pain and death, but over all the splendid timeless scenes of the Trojan War.The fascinating historical-mythological epic, with its enormous weight of pain and death, starts with a simple love triangle whose sides are: Elena, "femme fatale" ante litteram of the Homeric legend; Paris, hero in possession of a classic virile charm; Menelaus, pale ruler of Sparta, overwhelmed by the continuous confrontation with his valiant brother Agamemnon. The meeting between these characters creates a destiny that is filled with pathos: Paris, son of King Priam and who is madly in love with Helen, escapes with her; Menelaus, former husband of Helen, is blinded by jealousy and lust for revenge, will declare war on Troy, beginning a ruinous tragedy that will last ten years. Around this central nucleus, infinite events come to life that are linked by invisible Fate, now tangling now dissolving: unfathomable and mysterious, the true deus ex machina of Greek mythology, Fate exceeds, with its absolute determinism, even the will of the gods. In this fictionalized version of the Trojan epic, the author seems to already know that readers will remain, in spite of themselves, ensnared by the plot and that, like children placed in front of a fairy tale, at the end of each chapter they will ask with irrepressible curiosity: "And then ?". PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Dionigi Cristian Lentini (Author), Ian A Miller (Narrator)

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Romeo & Juliet & Vampires

"You are deluded, Romeo. Vampires do not have the capability to love. They are heartless." The Capulets and the Montagues have some deep and essential differences. Blood differences. Of course, the Capulets can escape their vampire fate, and the Montagues can try not to kill their undead enemies. But at the end of the day, their blood feud is unstoppable. So it's really quite a problem when Juliet, a vampire-to-be, and Romeo, the human who should be hunting her, fall desperately in love. What they don't realize is how deadly their love will turn out to be'or what it will mean for their afterlives. . . . This riotous twist on the ultimate tale of forbidden romance is simply to die for.

William Shakespeare (Author), Stina Nielsen (Narrator)

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Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself. Translating these iconic plays into thrilling prose, the nation’s favourite storyteller preserves all the imaginative genius and spark of the originals, while bringing a contemporary and vibrant voice to their retelling. The stories are revealed in a fresh, exciting and entertaining way, providing both an entry point for child readers and a fascinating dialogue with the original texts that will intrigue any Shakespeare scholar. Each tale, directed by Hal Chambers and Aaron Parsons, is introduced by Michael and includes incidental music composed by Phil James. Look out for future instalments of Macbeth and Hamlet, King Lear and Henry V, Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew, and The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.

Michael Morpurgo (Author), Anne Odeke, Assad Zaman, Georgia Landers, Miles Jupp (Narrator)

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Romeo und Julia: Shakespeare für Klein und Groß

Julia liebt Romeo und Romeo liebt Julia. Doch die Liebe darf nicht sein, denn zwischen den Familien des Paares herrscht seit Generationen bittere Feindschaft. Beim ersten Ton der Lerche muss Romeo aus Verona fliehen. Um die erzwungene Hochzeit mit dem adeligen Paris zu verhindern, nimmt Julia einen Schlaftrunk. Alle halten sie für tot - auch Romeo, der daraufhin eine schicksalhafte Entscheidung trifft. Mit der Neuerzählung des weltberühmten Klassikers, der die Sehnsucht nach einem friedlichen Zusammenleben ausdrückt, entführen Ulrich Maske und Julia Nachtmann in Shakespeares Welt. Das gleichnamige Buch ist im JUMBO Verlag erschienen.

Ulrich Maske (Author), Julia Nachtmann (Narrator)

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Romeo y Julieta contada a los niños 

Para leer, disfrutar y representar la obra de teatro más universal de William Shakespeare, 'Romeo y Julieta' - una triste y bella historia de amor, contada para niños. - Rosa Navarro Durán, catedrática de Literatura española de la edad de Oro de la Universidad de Barcelona. Entre sus ediciones de texto destacan la del anónimo Libro de suertes, los dos diálogos de Alfonso Valdés, las Novelas ejemplares de Miguel de Cervantes, etc.. Es autora de La mirada al texto, ¿Por qué hay que leer los clásicos? Cómo leer un poema y de numerosos artículos sobre problemas textuales, tópicos y comentarios de textos de la Edad de Oro.

Rosa Navarro Durán (Author), Sonia Román (Narrator)

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Ronja Rövardotter

Den natten då Ronja föddes gick åskan över bergen, ja, det var en åsknatt så att allt oknytt som höll till i Mattisskogen förskrämt kröp undan i sina hålor och gömslen. Bara de grymma vildvittrorna gillade åskväder mer än alla andra väder och flög med tjut och skrik runt rövarborgen på Mattisberget.' Ronjas barnaliv börjar storslaget. Så blir det också en kamp för fred och rättvisa, en kamp som hon utkämpar tillsammans med rövarsonen Birk.

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Astrid Lindgren (Narrator)

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Rootabaga Stories

Welcome to Rootabaga Country-where the railroad tracks go from straight to zigzag, where the pigs wear bibs, and where the Village of Cream Puffs floats in the wind. You'll meet baby balloon pickers, flummywisters, corn fairies, and blue foxes-and if you're not careful, you may never find your way back home! Irrepressible, zany, and completely original, these stories are sure to delight children again and again.

Carl Sandburg (Author), Bobbie Frohman (Narrator)

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Rootabaga Stories

In the village of Liver-and-Onions, there was a Potato Face Blind Man who used to play an accordion on the corner near the post office. The sometime narrator of these tales, he transports readers and listeners to Rootabaga Country, where the railroad tracks go from straight to zigzag, the pigs wear bibs, and the Village of Cream Puffs floats in the wind, looking like a little hat that you could wear on the end of your thumb. Carl Sandburg, the beloved folk chronicler and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, invented these stories for his own daughters. Populated by corn fairies, circus performers, and such memorable characters as Poker Face the Baboon, Hot Dog the Tiger, and Gimme the Ax, Rootabaga Country is built with the homespun poetry of the American frontier. The stories' inspired nonsense-loaded with rhythm, humor, and tongue-twisting names-fires the imagination and pulls at the heartstrings.

Carl Sandburg (Author), Zura Johnson (Narrator)

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Roquete el del copete

En ocasiones, los hechizos de las hadas no salen perfectos, ¿no es así? Roquete apenas había nacido, cuando un hada le sentenció 'serás tan inteligente como feo'. Y así creció Roquete, hasta que conoció a una princesa tan hermosa como torpe. ¿Podrá Roquete conquistar su corazón?

Charles Perrault (Author), Jorge Javier Salas (Narrator)

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Rose in Bloom

This is the charming, human account of the adventures of lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell as she grows into young womanhood. Rose's greatest attraction undoubtedly is that she's such a real girl. She has her trials and disappointments, her temptations and failures. But with the aid of loving counsel and a level head, she manages to turn into a thoroughly lovable, admirable woman.

Louisa May Alcott (Author), C. M Hébert, C. M. Hébert (Narrator)

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Roses and Thorns

In the setting of Aunt Eleanor sharing stories from her rocking chair with her niece and nephew, the priority of integrity and honesty in all that we do shines forth about careless words, lost children, thunderstorms and thoughtful sisters.

Unkown (Author), James Wood (Narrator)

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Rudyard Kipling Tales of the Elephant

Three stories by Rudyard Kipling, all about the marvelous nature of elephants. In "The Elephant's Child", we learn how the elephant got his trunk--one of the favorite tales from the Just-So Stories. In "Moti Guj, Mutineer," we learn what happens when an elephant has made a bargain--and humans have failed to do their part! In "Toomai of the Elephants," we learn how a special child and his relationship to a special elephant allow him to see something no one in the world has ever seen before. These marvelous stories, told with wit and wonder by Rudyard Kipling, are for young and old of all ages. A Freshwater Seas production.

Rudyard Kipling (Author), Robert Bethune (Narrator)

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