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The King in Yellow

by Robert W. Chambers ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

The King in Yellow is a book of ten classic short stories about the supernatural. The first four mention ‘The King in Yellow,’ a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those exposed to it. The tales have a macabre undertone, focusing on characters that are inhabitants of the demi-monde. ... Read more

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The King in Yellow is a book of ten classic short stories about the supernatural. The first four mention ‘The King in Yellow,’ a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those exposed to it. The tales have a macabre undertone, focusing on characters that are inhabitants of the demi-monde.
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Power Through Prayer

by E.M. Bounds ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913) was a Methodist minister and devotional writer. Addressed primarily to preachers and pastors, ‘Power Through Prayer’ has also been popular among lay people for over a century. The book expounds the idea that prayer is the life-giving force behind the ministry. He states that believers depend on God just as much as he depends on them, and that, although the ... Read more

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Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913) was a Methodist minister and devotional writer. Addressed primarily to preachers and pastors, ‘Power Through Prayer’ has also been popular among lay people for over a century. The book expounds the idea that prayer is the life-giving force behind the ministry. He states that believers depend on God just as much as he depends on them, and that, although the
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The Allegory of the Cave

by Plato ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

The Allegory of the Cave appears in Plato’s Republic and compares the effect of education and the lack of it on human nature. It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother and Socrates, who tells of people that have been chained to the wall of a cave their whole lives. They see shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire behind them. Socrates explains that the ... Read more

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The Allegory of the Cave appears in Plato’s Republic and compares the effect of education and the lack of it on human nature. It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother and Socrates, who tells of people that have been chained to the wall of a cave their whole lives. They see shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire behind them. Socrates explains that the
... Read more
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Pilgrim's Progress, The

by John Bunyan ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

John Bunyan’s book ‘The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come’ is regarded as one of the most important works of religious literature in English. In this Christian allegory, the devout everyman Christian abandons the City of Destruction and sets off to find salvation. He meets characters like Worldly Wiseman and Goodwill, is beset by trials like the monster Apollyon and the ... Read more

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John Bunyan’s book ‘The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come’ is regarded as one of the most important works of religious literature in English. In this Christian allegory, the devout everyman Christian abandons the City of Destruction and sets off to find salvation. He meets characters like Worldly Wiseman and Goodwill, is beset by trials like the monster Apollyon and the
... Read more

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The Call of the Wild

by Jack London ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

The published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. Strong sled dogs were in demand, and that’s how Buck the St Bernard cross Scotch Shepherd ended up in the wilds of Alaska. ... Read more

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The published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. Strong sled dogs were in demand, and that’s how Buck the St Bernard cross Scotch Shepherd ended up in the wilds of Alaska.
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The Moors in Spain

by Stanley Lane-Poole & Arthur Gilman ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist. ‘The Moors in Spain’ is a comprehensive history about the Moorish conquest and rule of the Iberian Peninsula, until the Spanish took back the land. It includes chapters on the last Visigothic kingdom, El Cid and the fall of Granada. ... Read more

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Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist. ‘The Moors in Spain’ is a comprehensive history about the Moorish conquest and rule of the Iberian Peninsula, until the Spanish took back the land. It includes chapters on the last Visigothic kingdom, El Cid and the fall of Granada.
... Read more
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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

‘Heart of Darkness’, the famous novella by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902, reveals the disgust at the cruelty that the author observed when he worked briefly in the Belgian Congo. Although no territory is named in the text, the story is based on a journey that Conrad took up the Congo River in 1890, during King Leopold II of Belgium’s abusive rule of the area. The main narrative follows ... Read more

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‘Heart of Darkness’, the famous novella by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902, reveals the disgust at the cruelty that the author observed when he worked briefly in the Belgian Congo. Although no territory is named in the text, the story is based on a journey that Conrad took up the Congo River in 1890, during King Leopold II of Belgium’s abusive rule of the area. The main narrative follows
... Read more

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Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

3 hours 46 min

'Ethan Frome' is a 1911 book by Edith Wharton, set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. In this haunting tale, Wharton’s characters are not of the upper class, but ordinary townsfolk. The prologue opens with an unnamed male narrator who’s spending a winter in Starkfield while on business, describing a limping man with a compelling demeanor. The narrative is characterized by ... Read more

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'Ethan Frome' is a 1911 book by Edith Wharton, set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. In this haunting tale, Wharton’s characters are not of the upper class, but ordinary townsfolk. The prologue opens with an unnamed male narrator who’s spending a winter in Starkfield while on business, describing a limping man with a compelling demeanor. The narrative is characterized by
... Read more

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The Awakening

by Kate Chopin ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

‘The Awakening’ is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin set in New Orleans and the Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century. It is widely seen as a seminal work of early feminism which put the spotlight on women's issues. The story is about Edna Pontellier, the wife of a New Orleans businessman, who falls in love with Robert Lebrun, a man she meets at a resort on the Gulf of Mexico. When the family ... Read more

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‘The Awakening’ is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin set in New Orleans and the Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century. It is widely seen as a seminal work of early feminism which put the spotlight on women's issues. The story is about Edna Pontellier, the wife of a New Orleans businessman, who falls in love with Robert Lebrun, a man she meets at a resort on the Gulf of Mexico. When the family
... Read more

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Discourse on the Method

by Rene Descartes ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

Discourse on the Method, originally published in 1637, still stands as one of the greatest philosophical works. Perhaps most famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am", Discourse contains many other noteworthy quotations and statements. Discourse is divided into six parts. ... Read more

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Discourse on the Method, originally published in 1637, still stands as one of the greatest philosophical works. Perhaps most famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am", Discourse contains many other noteworthy quotations and statements. Discourse is divided into six parts.
... Read more

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Silas Marner

by George Eliot ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

‘Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe’, published in 1861, is the third novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans. The seemingly simple story of the weaver Silas Marner deals with issues like community, industrialisation and positive transformation, in sophisticated and engaging ways. Silas, a weaver in a city in the north of England, is falsely accused of theft and cast out by his ... Read more

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‘Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe’, published in 1861, is the third novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans. The seemingly simple story of the weaver Silas Marner deals with issues like community, industrialisation and positive transformation, in sophisticated and engaging ways. Silas, a weaver in a city in the north of England, is falsely accused of theft and cast out by his
... Read more

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The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Gil Anders ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

Besides the boy Mowgli, the characters are animals or rather human archetypes in animal form. The stories, set in a forest in India, have themes like abandonment followed by fostering, law and freedom, respect and obedience. ... Read more

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Besides the boy Mowgli, the characters are animals or rather human archetypes in animal form. The stories, set in a forest in India, have themes like abandonment followed by fostering, law and freedom, respect and obedience.
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks