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The Royal Game
- A Chess Story
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Dan Mellins-Cohen
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
The fame of the The Royal Game is evident in the number of translations. The last work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig can be read today in over 60 languages. The first translation into English appeared in New York in 1944. In Germany, the book has become a constant bestseller. The first-person narrator learns of the presence of the world chess champion Mirko Czentovic on a boat trip from New York to Buenos Aires. Together with his acquaintance Mc Connor and other chess players, the first-person narrator manages to challenge the world champion to a game of chess.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brief but wonderful
- By Cat S. on 02-17-21
- The Royal Game
- A Chess Story
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Dan Mellins-Cohen
The Audio is messed up
Reviewed: 10-24-21
This is a great story and a fine reader. But the editor or producer is terrible. Maybe 40-50 words are cut off completely.
One issue with the reader: he pronounces “book” without a “k”
::shudder::
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Tales of Beatrix Potter
- By: Beatrix Potter
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 176
This collection of 18 of Beatrix Potter's charming stories about Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tittlemouse, and the others have enchanted children for over a hundred years and will surely do so well into the future. Beatrix Potter's tales were often connected with real places, people, or animals, so each story also includes a brief introductory note about its history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Loved the stories
- By Fallguy on 05-08-17
- Tales of Beatrix Potter
- By: Beatrix Potter
- Narrated by: Nadia May
Wonderful Stories (TERRIBLE TRACKING)
Reviewed: 05-04-12
Would you try another book from Beatrix Potter and/or Nadia May?
We love Beatrix Potter and we love Nadia May! However, these stories are meant for children, so I feel like there ought to be a way to turn on one particular story rather than only have an option to listen to the 3 hours straight through each go.
You can take careful notes on times that one story ends and another begins. The transition from one story to the next is very quick. Scrubbing with that much precision on iTunes is impossible. On the iPhone, there is more of a chance for precision, but what 4 year old has an iPhone!?
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