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Author: Barbara W Tuchman
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Author Barbara W Tuchman
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
Duration 19h 10m
In this Pulitzer Prize–winning classic, historian Barbara Tuchman brings to life the people and events that led up to World War I. This was the last gasp of the Gilded Age, of kings and kaisers and czars, of pointed or plumed hats, colored uniforms, and all the pomp and romance that went along with war. How quickly it all changed—and ho...
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Author: Henry James
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Author Henry James
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
Duration 22h 49m
The Portrait of a Lady tells the compelling and ultimately tragic tale of a beautiful young American woman's encounter with European sophistication. Set principally in England and Italy, we follow Isabel Archer's fortunes as a variety of admirers vie for her hand. Her choice will be crucial, and she is not wanting for advice, whether from the gener...
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Author: Henry James
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Author Henry James
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
Duration 18h 53m
Henry James' classic morality tale tells of a triangle of friends and lovers doomed to treachery by overreaching desire. In early-twentieth-century London, Kate Croy is secretly engaged to Merton Denscher, a journalist possessed of all the qualities of an ideal husband except for money. By chance, Kate befriends American heiress Milly Theale, who i...
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Roderick Alleyn Book 8: Overture To Death
Author: Ngaio Marsh
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Author Ngaio Marsh
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
SeriesRoderick Alleyn, Book 8
Duration 9h 32m
It was planned as an act of charity: a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. But its execution was doomed when Miss Campanula sat down to play. A chord was struck, a shot rang out, and Miss Campanula was dead. Who in the quiet village of Chipping would kill wealthy spinster Idris Campanula? Plenty of people, among them...
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The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter
Author: Beatrix Potter
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Author Beatrix Potter
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
Duration 3h 14m
Beatrix Potter's charming stories have enchanted children for over a hundred years. She brilliantly evokes the beauty of nature and country life, and each story brings to life characters listeners will remember and love for years to come. This collection includes eighteen favorite tales about Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tittlemo...
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