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The Clanlands Almanac
- Seasonal Stories from Scotland
- By: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
- Narrated by: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 782
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Story5 out of 5 stars 776
From First Footing to Samhain, Fringe Festival follies to whisky lore, Sam and Graham guide listeners through a year of Scottish legends, traditions, historical and contemporary events, sharing personal stories and tips as only these two chalk-and-cheese friends can. As entertaining as it is practical, The Clanlands Almanac is a light-hearted education in Scottish history and culture, told through the eyes of two passionate Scotsmen. The perfect escapist guide, The Clanlands Almanac is intended as a starting point for your own Scottish discoveries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sam & Graham!!!
- By Annie on 11-25-21
- The Clanlands Almanac
- Seasonal Stories from Scotland
- By: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
- Narrated by: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
Extremely Entertaining
Reviewed: 11-30-21
Loads of Scottish history, natural science, great storytelling and a ton of laugh outloud moments!
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Northanger Abbey
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Jane Austen, Anna Lea - adaptation
- Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Douglas Booth, Eleanor Tomlinson, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,945
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,425
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,398
A coming-of-age tale for the young and naïve 17-year-old Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey takes a decidedly comical look at themes of class, family, love and literature. Revelling in the sensationalist - and extremely popular - Gothic fiction of her day, the story follows Catherine out of Bath to the lofty manor of the Tilneys, where her overactive imagination gets to work constructing an absurd and melodramatic explanation for the death of Mrs Tilney, which threatens to jeopardise her newly forged friendships.
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1 out of 5 stars
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There is no substitute for unabridged
- By D. Littman on 09-08-17
- Northanger Abbey
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Jane Austen, Anna Lea - adaptation
- Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Douglas Booth, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ella Purnell, Jeremy Irvine, Lily Cole
Incandescent
Reviewed: 09-07-20
Emma Thompson narrating Jane Austen is simply incandescent. I’m not usually a huge fan of dramatizations, but this one is perfect.
Well done, all!
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Never Kiss a Rake
- Scandal at the House of Russell, Book 1
- By: Anne Stuart
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 508
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 456
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Story4 out of 5 stars 458
Bryony Russell and her two sisters are left destitute by the disgrace and unexpected death of their father, a wealthy shipping magnate. He left a cryptic note, and Bryony is determined to find the real villain and clear her father’s name. In disguise as a servant, Bryony infiltrates the home her of father’s business partner to find proof of his guilt...or innocence. It’s not just clues that Bryony finds, but temptation too.... Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmartyn, immediately suspects there is something not quite right about his new housekeeper.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Liked story, didn't like American reading
- By Marcheta on 08-26-13
- Never Kiss a Rake
- Scandal at the House of Russell, Book 1
- By: Anne Stuart
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
What a waste of an interesting premise
Reviewed: 08-05-14
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
More complex character development, plot twists, and believability. After reading the storyline, I thought this could be an interesting plot. It was not; not remotely. I kept thinking that surely this story was going to progress and deepen. It did not. It's what I call a straight line. Almost the entire book happens in a matter of days with little development of what brought us to this point, we are simply told of past events. No complexity at all.The performance was a little fast, but I rather appreciate that. I did have trouble understanding the male lead.
What was most disappointing about Anne Stuart’s story?
It was silly, protracted foreplay and little else. I felt like I was in the head of a 16 year old. The villain was so inconsequential and underdeveloped that he might have had 100 lines devoted to him. I kept asking "Why?" "Why would these characters be behaving in this manner?" The answers were not clear.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Never Kiss a Rake?
There is a violent murder in the house and no one hears it. The heroine cleans it up and never says a word, and everyone acts like it's life as usual. I found much of this story difficult to believe.
Any additional comments?
I had just read two intense, epic sy-fy books and thought I would read a quick, historical mystery, as I do periodically. I may never again.
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