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The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
- By: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Andrew Leman, Sean Branney
- Length: 51 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,946
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,939
For the first time ever, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an audio recording of all of Lovecraft's stories. These are not dramatizations like our Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - rather, this is an audiobook of the original stories, in all-new, never-before-heard recordings made by the HPLHS' own Andrew Leman and Sean Branney exclusively for this collection. This collection spans his entire career from his earliest surviving works of childhood to stories completed shortly before his death. All tales include original music by HPLHS composer Troy Sterling Nies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Lovecraft Collection on Audible!
- By Aransas R. on 04-30-19
- The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
- By: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: Andrew Leman, Sean Branney
A great value
Reviewed: 08-29-20
As a collection of stories, this is an amazing value for the listener. While the stories range in quality as any collection will, the performances by the narrators are excellent. They elevate material that could easily be clumsy and difficult. Listening to their outtakes you get a real sense of the challenge they faced when reading aloud stories that were never intended for an audiobook.
This is a great way to get into Lovecraft. Since the chapters are now properly labeled you can easily find the story you want. Initially I had to find an online guide to tell me which chapter was what story, but this has been fixed and the product is flawless from a production standpoint. If you’re looking to explore Lovecrafts work in a nonlinear order, the Chapter labels are key.
Come for Cthulhu, but stay for The Shadow over Innsmouth
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 691
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 588
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Story5 out of 5 stars 586
As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia. Based on in-person conversation with the leaders, diplomats, generals, and ordinary citizens who both shaped the events of this time and lived through them on a daily basis, Shirer shapes a compelling account of historical events - without losing sight of the personal experience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So much information
- By Daniel L Carmony on 05-14-19
- The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Brilliant
Reviewed: 01-19-20
An excellent retelling of a tragedy. Thorough and compelling, this is a cornerstone piece for understanding France in the 20th century
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Night of Camp David
- By: Fletcher Knebel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 159
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4 out of 5 stars 140
Senator Jim MacVeagh is proud to serve his country - and his president, Mark Hollenbach, who has a near-spotless reputation as the vibrant, charismatic leader of MacVeagh’s party and the nation. When Hollenbach begins taking MacVeagh into his confidence, the young senator knows his star is on the rise. But then Hollenbach starts summoning MacVeagh in the middle of the night to Camp David. There, the president sits in the dark and rants about his enemies, unfurling insane theories about all the people he says are conspiring against him.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ultimately Unsatisfying
- By TiffanyD on 11-27-18
- Night of Camp David
- By: Fletcher Knebel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Well performed but outdated and anti climatic
Reviewed: 10-31-19
The performance here is very good, but the material is spotty at best. The female characters are paper thin and exist only in their relationship to men and sexuality. The most damning broader issue is that a compelling story falters at the very end limps to an anticlimactic finish.
The era from which this book was written is unavoidable and ages the narrative.
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