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Daisy Miller
Henry James, Tammy Grimes, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 20, 2009)"Daisy Miller" is a fascinating portrait of a young woman from Schenectady, New York, who, traveling in Europe, runs afoul of the socially pretentious American expatriate community in Rome. First published in 1878, the novella brought American novelist Henry James(1843-1916), then living in London, his first international success. Like many of James's early works, it portrays a venturesome American girl in the treacherous waters of European society - a theme that would culminate in his 1881 masterpiece, "The Portrait of a Lady." On the surface, "Daisy Miller" unfolds a simple story of a young American girl's willful yet innocent flirtation with a young Italian, and its unfortunate consequences. But throughout the narrative, James contrasts American customs and values with European manners and morals in a tale rich in psychological and social insight. A vivid portrayal of Americans abroad and a telling encounter between the values of the Old and New Worlds, "Daisy Miller" is an ideal introduction to the work of one of America's greatest writers of fiction.
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson, Keir Dullea, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 18, 2009)This is the exciting and colorful tale of Jim Hawkins' search for buried treasure. When Jim sets sail on the Hispaniola with Long John Silver and his crew, he begins a dangerous adventure in the race for priceless treasure.
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Ugly Duckling Collection
Jr. Begley, Ed
Audio CD (Audio Holdings Llc, Aug. 16, 2010)None
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The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper, Theodore Bikel, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Sept. 3, 2009)In danger of Indian raids at all times, a small party of colonial Americans flee before the British and their Indian allies during the French and Indian wars. Hawkeye, the scout, is the great figure in this classic story; the climax comes in the tragic encounter between two rival Indians, Magwa and Uncas, the last Mohican chief.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh, LLC Audio Holdings
Audible Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, )The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories: "The Adventure of the Empty House", "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", "The Adventure of the Priory School", "The Adventure of Black Peter", "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Adventure of the Six Napoleon", "The Adventure of the Three Students", "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter", "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", and "The Adventure of the Second Stain".
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Othello
William Shakespeare, uncredited, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 31, 2009)The plot revolves around four characters: Othello, a Moor and general in the Venetian army; his wife, Desdemona; his lieutenant, Cassio; and his most trusted advisor, Iago. Because of its diverse subjects, namely love, jealousy, racism, and betrayal, Othello remains relevant and valid even today. (A full-cast production.)
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The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells, Gerald Harper, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, June 4, 2009)This book is one of the classic book of all time.
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy, Simon Williams, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Sept. 4, 2009)Paris, 1792. The French Revolution. The guillotine claims lives each day. But working in ever-changing disguise is the Scarlet Pimpernel and his band of meddlesome Englishmen.
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House of Mirth
Edith Wharton, Joanna Cassidy
Audio CD (Audio Holdings Llc, Aug. 16, 2010)None
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Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad, Simon McCorkindale, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 26, 2009)Jim is a young and naive clerk on a cargo ship plying Asian waters. He harbors romantic fantasies of adventure and heroism that are promptly scuttled one night when the ship collides with an obstacle and begins to sink. Stripped of his seaman's license, convinced of his own cowardice, Jim sets out on a tragic and transcendent search for redemption.
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare, full cast, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 16, 2009)Hamlet is one of the great classics, if not the greatest, of English drama. Set in Denmark, the play recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. (Full cast recording.)
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The Valley of Wild Horses
Zane Grey, Charles Haid, Audio Holdings, LLC
Audiobook (Audio Holdings, LLC, Aug. 11, 2009)The Yellow Mine Saloon was like every gambling dive Panhandle Smith had seen from Montana to Mexico. Piles of gold and greenbacks littered the roulette and faro tables. Drunken miners stamped to and from the long mahogany bar. An odor of whiskey mingled with the thick tobacco haze..... Suddenly, one of the gamblers turned, and Smith recognized Dick Hardman, the man he had followed a thousand miles - to kill.