"[An] inspired book whose scene is a South Americana not found on any map,
reached by a boat which would not float on any sea, an Americana whose spiritual boundaries
touch Xanadu and Atlantis"--E. M. Forster
"For all its tragic interest, The Voyage Out is not low-keyed; it even has a slight buoyancy
of tone, as if clear perception itself brought a continual zest to its writer. Woolf has the diversity of
power which makes the great writer of narrative."--New Republic
First published in 1915, The Voyage Out marked the literary debut of one of the great pioneers
of the modern novel. Virginia Woolf's extraordinary debut follows a group of lively, eccentric British
tourists embarking on a sea voyage from London to South America. Among them is Rachel Vinrace,
a shy, motherless young woman who has been taken along under the wing of her aunt Helen that she
may learn "how to live".
The narrative shifts focus between its heroine and the peripheral characters with their chorus of viewpoints.
For Rachel, the voyage becomes a journey toward intellectual and emotional maturity. Arriving in Santa
Marina, a village on the South American coast, Rachel is introduced to a group of English expatriates,
among them the sensitive young Terence Hewet, an aspiring writer with whom she falls into a doomed
romance.
Written By : David Ian Davies
Narrator : David Ian Davies
Published By : One Voice Recordings
Length : 28 minutes
Type : Poetry
Classic Literature
Price : $4.00
The ethereal words of the great thinker Omar Khayyam. More... |
Written By : Noel Streatfeild
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 20 minutes
Type : Classics
Over 10s
Classic Literature
British
Price : $18.49
Ballet Shoes is a classic of 20th-century children's literature. The lively humour and sense of fun that have made the novel such a favourite are brought to life in this enchanting dramatisation. More... |
Written By : Anne Bront
Narrator : Frederick Davidson and Nadia May
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 15 hours 30 minutes
Type : Classic Literature
Price : $49.95 $29.95
A beautiful woman with a young child and a mysterious past takes up residence at Wildfell Hall and becomes the passionate focus of attention of a young unmarried country gentleman, in this tragic tale that reveals the secret violence in a society considered well-mannered. More... |
Written By : Homer
Narrator : Full Cast Performance
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours 50 minutes
Type : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Drama
Price : $22.25
Winner of a Gold Award for Abridged fiction at the Spoken Word Awards 2005 A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of Homer’s epic seafaring adventure, dramatised by award-winning poet Simon... More... |
Written By : Hugh Lofting
Narrator : Nadia May
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 2 hours
Type : Classic Literature
Price : $9.95
Doctor Dolittle, a little, lovable, old doctor, has so many animal pets that his people patients will not come to him any more. In fact, he likes the animals better, and he can talk to them, too! Soon his fame spreads all over the world and when the monkeys in Africa are stricken with an... More... |
