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Better Late Than Forever

A Sapphic Romance

by Shelley Tan ...

Narrated by Roberta Jackson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Never Say Forever
Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

Sofia Clark was newly divorced and looking to restart her life. Having spent summers on beautiful Balboa Island as a young girl and teenager, the magic that she felt as a child about Balboa Island had never left her, even after all these years. Now that her kids were grown and she found herself unexpectedly single, it dawned on her that she was free to move back to the place she had loved as a ... Read more

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Sofia Clark was newly divorced and looking to restart her life. Having spent summers on beautiful Balboa Island as a young girl and teenager, the magic that she felt as a child about Balboa Island had never left her, even after all these years. Now that her kids were grown and she found herself unexpectedly single, it dawned on her that she was free to move back to the place she had loved as a
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Now We Are Six

by A. A. Milne ...

Narrated by Sarah Bacaller, Lucy Bacaller, various narrators, JD Sutter, Daniela Acitelli, Kathleen Li, Alan Weyman, Roberta Jackson, Lee Ann Howlett, Emma Faye, Sarah Jane Rose, Gary MacFadden, Ted Wenskus, Aisling Gray, Rebecca H. Lee, Melissa Green, Tim Dehn, Amy Soakes, Graham Scott, Terah Tucker, Kris Keppeler, Bob Gonzalez, David K. Martin, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Susan Iannucci, Rosalind Murphy, Erin Grassie, Marty Krz, Linda Barrans, Jennifer Fournier, John Burlinson, Jennie Litt, Phil Chenevert, Cath Bilson, Sumara Meers, Shane Hughes ...

Unabridged

59 min

This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.As the author explains in the introduction: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young … and now we are six. So, of course, bits of ... Read more

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This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.As the author explains in the introduction: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young … and now we are six. So, of course, bits of
... Read more

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Maenad's God, The

by Karen Michalson ...

Narrated by Curt Bonnem, Rick Steadman, Craig Abbott, Kathleen Li, Derek Shetterly, Roberta Jackson, Amy Hall, Christopher Brown ...

Unabridged

25 hours 58 min

Pete Morrow is an alienated FBI agent whose only escape from thecolleagues and society he despises is through reading literary classics. Whenhis boss sends him to warn away a drug dealer on an obscure army base, hediscovers a murder and becomes obsessed with Jade McClellan, a mysterious manwhose rock band just performed at the crime scene. Tough-guy Morrow has neverbeen in love before—but Jade is ... Read more

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Pete Morrow is an alienated FBI agent whose only escape from thecolleagues and society he despises is through reading literary classics. Whenhis boss sends him to warn away a drug dealer on an obscure army base, hediscovers a murder and becomes obsessed with Jade McClellan, a mysterious manwhose rock band just performed at the crime scene. Tough-guy Morrow has neverbeen in love before—but Jade is
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Henry IV

Part 1 & Part 2

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Laura E. Richcreek, Blaise Doran, Alan Weyman, Rory Barnett, Tim Dehn, Graham Scott, Geraint Pickard, Noni Lewis, Roberta Jackson, Denis Daly, Christopher Dukes, a full cast, Sarah Jane Rose, Josh Innerst, Gregory Dwyer, Shane Emmett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

This full cast presentation includes Part 1 and Part 2 of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.In 1598 appeared a Quarto with the following title:The History of Henrie the Fourth; With the Battell at Shrewsburie, betweene the King and Lord Henry Percy, surnamed Henrie Hotspur of the North. With the humorous conceits of Sir John Falstaffe. At London. Printed by P. S. for Andrew Wise, dwelling in Paules ... Read more

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This full cast presentation includes Part 1 and Part 2 of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.In 1598 appeared a Quarto with the following title:The History of Henrie the Fourth; With the Battell at Shrewsburie, betweene the King and Lord Henry Percy, surnamed Henrie Hotspur of the North. With the humorous conceits of Sir John Falstaffe. At London. Printed by P. S. for Andrew Wise, dwelling in Paules
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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

by William Blake ...

Narrated by Gary McFadden, Alan Weyman, Roberta Jackson, Kris Keppeler, Nancy Beard, Sarah Bacaller, Kendra Murray, Rosalind Murphy, Lisa Negrón0, Graham Scott1, Terah Tucker2, various narrators3, Bria Sterling4, Laura E. Richcreek5, Adam Skousen6, Blaise Doran7, Aisling Gray8, John Burlinson9, Charlie Albers0, Gregory Dwyer1, Stephanie Németh-Parker2, Trisha Rose3, Tim Dehn4, Ginger White5, Rhonda Federman6, Emma Faye7, Ben Stevens8, Lyndal Curran Doolan9, Erin Grassie0, Ron Altman1, Linda Barrans2, Lee Ann Howlett3, Stephen Gage4, Denis Daly5, Shane Emmett6, Christianne Lupher7 ...

Unabridged

51 min

This collection arguably contains some of the most charming lyrics ever written in English. The childlike simplicity and trust of these artless verses are unique.Blake’s poems can be enjoyed, not only for their historical importance in an age which was fiercely proud of its genius and its traditions, but also for their simple and beautiful expression of “two contrary states of the human soul. ... Read more

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This collection arguably contains some of the most charming lyrics ever written in English. The childlike simplicity and trust of these artless verses are unique.Blake’s poems can be enjoyed, not only for their historical importance in an age which was fiercely proud of its genius and its traditions, but also for their simple and beautiful expression of “two contrary states of the human soul.
... Read more

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Better Now Than Forever

A Sapphic Fiction Romance

by Shelley Tan ...

Narrated by Roberta Jackson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Never Say Forever
Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Char thought she had a perfect life. She was married to a successful surgeon who was kind, committed, and willing to provide Char with anything that made her happy. What made her happy, besides her perfect marriage, was her dressage horse, Mystic, (never mind the cost). And now that a new trainer was moving to Blue Ribbon from Hamburg, Germany, she would have the ability to take her dressage ... Read more

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Char thought she had a perfect life. She was married to a successful surgeon who was kind, committed, and willing to provide Char with anything that made her happy. What made her happy, besides her perfect marriage, was her dressage horse, Mystic, (never mind the cost). And now that a new trainer was moving to Blue Ribbon from Hamburg, Germany, she would have the ability to take her dressage
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The World Set Free

by H. G. Wells ...

Narrated by Roberta Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

Of this book, H. G. Wells wrote:“The World Set Free was written in 1913 and published early in 1914. It is the latest of a series of three fantasias of possibility, stories which all turn on the possible developments in the future of some contemporary force or group of forces. The World Set Free was written under the immediate shadow of the Great War. Every intelligent person in the world felt ... Read more

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Of this book, H. G. Wells wrote:“The World Set Free was written in 1913 and published early in 1914. It is the latest of a series of three fantasias of possibility, stories which all turn on the possible developments in the future of some contemporary force or group of forces. The World Set Free was written under the immediate shadow of the Great War. Every intelligent person in the world felt
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Lizzy's Golden Bell

Christmas brings a new family tradition

by Shelley Tan ...

Narrated by Roberta Jackson ...

Unabridged

23 min

It was the day after Thanksgiving and Lizzy's favorite day of the year! She couldn't wait to hop in the car with her family and pick out the perfect tree for Christmas day!Sadly, her day was almost ruined when Lizzy and her family couldn't find one single Christmas tree anywhere! And what about all of the animals? What were they going to do now that all the trees were gone?Could Lizzy's favorite ... Read more

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It was the day after Thanksgiving and Lizzy's favorite day of the year! She couldn't wait to hop in the car with her family and pick out the perfect tree for Christmas day!Sadly, her day was almost ruined when Lizzy and her family couldn't find one single Christmas tree anywhere! And what about all of the animals? What were they going to do now that all the trees were gone?Could Lizzy's favorite
... Read more
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Poems of Emily Dickinson – Series 1

by Emily Dickinson ...

Narrated by Charlie Albers, Brandon Keener, Larry Wilson, Denis Daly, Kylie Elliott, various narrators, Erin Bateman, Anthony St. Pierre, Amy Soakes, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Tim Dehn, Ginger White, Kendra Murray, Nancy Beard, Jennifer Fournier, Erin Grassie, Linda Barrans, Peter Sardi, Marie Hoffman, Melissa Green, Gregory Dwyer, Lee Ann Howlett, Sara Sheckells, Roberta Jackson, Lillian Warkentin, Caroline McLaughlin, Ron Altman, Lyndal Curran Doolan, Susan Iannucci, Lisa Negrón ...

Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between ... Read more

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Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between
... Read more
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Eight Shakespeare Comedies

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Josh Innerst, Trisha Rose, Dara Brown, Cate Barratt, Graham Scott, Tom Saer, Laura E. Richcreek, Marty Krz, Gary MacFadden, John Burlinson, Linda Barrans, Catherine Bilson, David Shears, Claudia Anglade, Susan Iannucci, Emma Faye, Roberta Jackson, Simon Paxton, Aisling Gray, Ron Altman, Blaise Doran, a full cast, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Alexandra Lee Smith, Lillian Rachel, Alan Weyman, Mark Crowle-Groves, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

19 hours 51 min

This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M... ... Read more

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This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M...
... Read more
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The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Denis Daly, Gary MacFadden, Graham Scott, Josh Innerst, Blaise Doran, Simon Paxton, Roberta Jackson, Alexandra Lee Smith, Alan Weyman, a full cast, Catherine Bilson, Emma Faye, Marty Krz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Antonio, a wealthy and popular merchant, is in financial difficulty. He approaches a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who agrees to provide 3000 ducats, with a very curious bond – a pound of the merchant’s flesh, to be levied if Antonio fails to make a timely repayment. Feeling confident that his argosies will arrive in time to cover the debt, Antonio agrees to this bizarre transaction.Meanwhile, a ... Read more

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Antonio, a wealthy and popular merchant, is in financial difficulty. He approaches a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who agrees to provide 3000 ducats, with a very curious bond – a pound of the merchant’s flesh, to be levied if Antonio fails to make a timely repayment. Feeling confident that his argosies will arrive in time to cover the debt, Antonio agrees to this bizarre transaction.Meanwhile, a
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Measure for Measure

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by David Shears, Gary MacFadden, Alexandra Lee Smith, Alan Weyman, a full cast, Blaise Doran, Graham Scott, Roberta Jackson, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Josh Innerst, Simon Paxton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his ... Read more

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Measure for Measure is one of darkest of Shakespeare’s comedies. Written in about 1603 and first performed in 1604, it immediately preceded the composition of the major tragedies Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks