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Excerpts from The Encyclopaedia Britannica

A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Eleventh Edition

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Excerpts from The Encyclopaedia Britannica

By: Various
Narrated by: full cast
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Prepare yourself for the ultimate multicast performance. We've gathered many of Audible's most popular narrators to bring to life some of the most extraordinary words ever written. 19 words, in fact, carefully selected and arranged alphabetically as in their original source: the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. We created this enlightening journey from AUDIENCE to LITERATURE because you asked for it. You said you could listen to your favorite narrators read the phone book, bookcase assembly instructions, or a restaurant menu. With this production we've proven that a truly talented narrator can, in fact, take any work and make it extraordinary. Enjoy!

The full list of narrators includes:

Nick Podehl - AUDIENCE
CJ Critt - BLACKBALL
Kaleo Griffith - BLACKMAIL
Katherine Kellgren - BLUNDERBUSS
Kevin Pariseau - CHAOS
Tom Stechschulte - CHAPERON
Sebastian York - CHEESE
Cassandra Campbell - CHIC
Victor Bevine - COB
Eric Michael Summerer - DECOY
John Lee - ELIXIR
Sophie Eastlake - ENTHUSIASM
Therese Plummer - EPHEBEUM
Zachary Webber - EPISTAXIS
Peter Ganim - GERBIL
Luke Daniels - IMAGINATION
Eric Dove - IMITATION
Scott Brick - JEALOUSY
Gregory Salinas - LITERATURE

Please Note: This recording of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was Audible's 2016 April Fool's Joke.

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I have read the Britannica and it is just too dadgum long. This somewhat condensed version hits all the high spots and is just right.

Just the right length

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The fact that this was made makes me so happy. Happy April 1st, everyone who enjoys audiobooks!

I love you, Audible. You are hilarious.

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This would be a great book to listen to while falling asleep. Beautiful voices and no plot to keep track of. Give us a longer version and balance out the narration with a few more female readers (heavy on male voices) and you've got your self a no.1 listen (or 5 star rating)

We want more!

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Nice idea but I only really liked 2 or 3 of the orators. I think Audible is going in the right direction though.

Gimmicky

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This is an amazing performance of excerpts from the Encyclopedia Britannica, an absolutely must have masterpiece.

Only downside is that I just cannot get enough from listening to this over and over again, I absolutely cannot wait for the next addition to this series.

A Must Listen!

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Ever hear a narrator so good you listen to anything they did? Well why not the encyclopedia? lol

Definitely entertaining!

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as I finished this short reading, I realized that you are correct. I enjoyed this and would listen to just about anything these narrators read. thanks so much for the free listen and helping me reach my epiphany of listening bliss.

you are correct

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Best April Fool's "gift" I've ever received! The emoting was incredible and I laughed all the way through. Good work, y'all!! Looking forward to next year.

Pure genius

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only complaint was the cliffhanger ending.

I want more, and i want it now!

except the cheese chapter. that was yucky.

what a cast!

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What did you love best about Excerpts from The Encyclopaedia Britannica?

Great prep for my time in the spotlight on Jeopardy

What did you like best about this story?

The information I can't believe I've lived without for so long!

Have you listened to any of full cast’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but all the performers where great! I can't wait for the thesaurus version.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, over and over again!

Any additional comments?

Nobody should live out their lives without giving this a listen!

Very funny... ;-)

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