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HOMER
The Odyssey (abridged and translated by William Cowper) (Read by Anton Lesser) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2007 ] The Odyssey is one of the two great epics of ancient Greece, the other being, of course, The Iliad. Of their author, Homer, we know almost nothing: he probably lived in the 8th century BC and it is almost certain that he composed his verse orally,... |
JOHN MILTON
Paradise Lost (Read by Anton Lesser) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit of the Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe...' Paradise Lost is the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm... |
MIGUEL CERVANTES
Don Quixote (Read by Edward de Souza) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] The first European novel, and one of the greatest, is a marvellously comic study of delusion and its consequences: Don Quixote, the old gentleman of La Mancha, takes to the road in search of adventure and remains undaunted in the face of repeated... |
HENRY JAMES
The Turn of the Screw (abridged) (Read by Emma Fielding and Dermot Kerrigan) [ Naxos Audio Books / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess... |
MARK TWAIN
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (abridged) (Read by Garrick Hagon) [ Naxos Audio Books / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "A great choice to introduce Twain and enjoy a particularly fine performance." --Audiofilemagazine |
THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Read by Jim Norton) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks... |