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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- By: Jules Verne
- Narrated by: David Linski
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,444
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,489
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,462
During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time, receives a last-minute invitation to join the expedition which he accepts. Canadian whaler and master harpoonist Ned Land and Aronnax's faithful servant Conseil are also brought aboard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lifted me up in dark moments
- By Dr J on 10-31-19
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- By: Jules Verne
- Narrated by: David Linski
Great Audiobook let down by outdated translation
Reviewed: 08-23-24
The quality of the recording is excellent. The narrator's performance is very good. Unfortunately this audiobook is based on the antiquated 1872 translation by Mercier Lewis. To put it mildly, the Reverend Lewis Page Mercier allowed his own prejudices to color the translation.
It is unfortunate that neither Audible nor Blackstone provide any information on the translation.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
- By: Algernon Blackwood, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Edgar Allan Poe, and others
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3 out of 5 stars 8
An excellent collection of creepy ghost stories from some of the most notable names of early horror fiction, including: “The Willows” by Algernon Blackwood, “The Shadows On The Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, “The Messenger” by Robert W.Chambers, “Lazarus” by Leonid Andreyev, “The Beast With Five Fingers” by W.F. Harvey, “The Mass Of Shadows” by Anatole France, “What Was It” by Fitz-James O’brien, “The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot” by Ambrose Bierce, “The Shell Of Sense” by Olivia Howard Dunbar, and more!
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1 out of 5 stars
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- By TroubleWithTribbles on 10-26-19
Decent Selection ruined by inadequate recording
Reviewed: 08-23-24
The selected stories range from the excellent (The Willows) to the average. And there are 16 stories in total, so you don't feel cheated either.
However, none of the above matters if you can't listen to it. The narrator's cadence is monotonous, and elocution is simply inadequate, bordering on mumbling.
This is compounded by flawed recording with too much bass in the vocals.
I gave up listening to this audiobook twice, before finally trying a third time with the use of an equalizer.
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