"Few readers of audiobooks can match Frederick Davidson's remarkable skill.he's equal
to the task, rendering this complex, yet worthwhile, novel accessible to all listeners."--AudioFile
With flawless construction and impeccable detail, Zola chronicles the conflicts, lusts, and deprivation of life
in the coal fields of nineteenth-century France. A father and three of seven children work brutal hours, facing
hazards such as landslides, fire, and poisoned air, to scrape together enough money for food. When their
lodger, tienne, shares ideas of a workers' revolt, the family gradually embraces his plans. Soon the
settlement is aflame with resolve to strike for better wages and working conditions. Savage and horrifying
events ensue as miners clash with management and with each other.
Published in 1885, Germinal helped establish Emile Zola--an artist of unsparing candor--as the leading
figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. Andr Gide chose this masterpiece as one of the ten best
novels in the French language.
Written By : Noel Coward
Narrator : Simon Jones
Published By : Harper Collins US
Length : 6 hours
Type : Poetry
Classic Literature
Music Related
Price : $29.95 $19.95
A perfect blend of vintage Noel Coward sure to be enjoyed by faithful fans and new listeners. More... |
Written By : Aeschylus
Narrator : a full cast
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 3 hours 30 minutes
Type : Classic Literature
Price : $25.95 $12.95
Aeschylus here dramatizes the myth of the curse on the royal house of Argos. The action begins when King Agamemnon, returning victorious from the Trojan War, is treacherously slain by his wife. It end More... |
Written By : William Shakespeare
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 15 minutes
Type : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Shakespeare
Audio Theater
Price : $18.49
David Tennant stars as Benedick with Samantha Spiro as Beatrice in Shakespeare's merry comedy of wit, words and romance. More... |
Written By : Emile Zola
Narrator : Traci Svendsgaard
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 6 hours 30 minutes
Type : Classic Literature
Price : $29.95 $21.95
In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent. But their passion for... More... |
Written By : Anthony Trollope
Narrator : Simon Vance
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 19 hours
Type : Classic Literature
Price : $36.95
This magnificent novel is a satirical comedy about the fight for ascendancy among the clergy in a cathedral city. The formidable Mrs. Proudie, the oily Mr. Slope, and the flamboyant Signora Neroni are among the memorable characters vying to be the dominant voice in the quiet diocese of Barchester. More... |
