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Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
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The sailing ship Mortzestus is far from shore when the wind drops away and a mysterious mist surrounds the ship.
As the days drift by, the observant sailor Jessop spots something half seen creeping over the taff rail. Then men in the rigging are attacked, a man disappears, and everyone starts to get scared. Then Jessop sees something below the water following the ship....
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The Roman Way
- By: Edith Hamilton
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Edith Hamilton shows us Rome through the eyes of the Romans. Plautus and Terence, Cicero and Caesar, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Augustus come to life in their ambitions, their work, their loves and hates. In them we see reflected a picture of Roman life very different from that fixed in our minds through schoolroom days, and far livelier.
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Not so bad
- By steve on 04-25-11
By: Edith Hamilton
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World
- By: Arthur Herman
- Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the 18th and 19th centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics - contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. This book is not just about Scotland: it is an exciting account of the origins of the modern world.
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Eagerly Awaited Audiobook
- By Lulu on 09-01-16
By: Arthur Herman
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The Modern Scholar
- The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Professor H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: H.W. Brands
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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This course examines the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. He remains the model of the American thinker - a man who was interested in nearly everything, and who pursued those interests with an admirable and contagious passion. To study Franklin's life is to learn not only the history of a single man, but to understand some of the most monumental changes in all of human history.
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Love it
- By Holly on 02-20-16
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The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
- Written by Himself
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves.
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Excellent in so many ways...
- By Your Old Pal Sisco on 06-24-14
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The American Spirit
- Who We Are and What We Stand For
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American.
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Our New "OLD MAN ELOQUENT" Rides Again
- By Ray on 04-21-17
By: David McCullough
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- By: Jules Verne, Lisa Church - editor
- Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero - Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris - on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
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Didn't enjoy the performance.
- By Nick A. Wyse on 12-10-19
By: Jules Verne, and others
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The Consolations of Philosophy
- By: Alain de Botton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Alain de Botton has performed a stunning feat: He has transformed arcane philosophy into something accessible and entertaining, useful and kind. Drawing on the work of six of the world's most brilliant thinkers, de Botton has arranged a panoply of wisdom to guide us through our most common problems.
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Cheering, empathic, helpful
- By Austin on 11-11-09
By: Alain de Botton
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Heroes
- From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
- By: Paul Johnson
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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In this enlightening and entertaining work, Johnson presents heroism through examples in history. From Alexander to Joan of Arc and George Washington to Marilyn Monroe, here are men and women from every age and corner of the world who have inspired and transformed their cultures and the world itself.
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Interesting, but deeply flawed
- By Kennet on 12-27-07
By: Paul Johnson
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- Tallowyck
- 09-27-24
The Coming of the Mist and That Which It Ushered
During an 18th century ocean voyage, strange shadows rise from the sea and board the ship. The crew confront an unknown force that invades, stalks, and attacks them at night - malevolent “ghosts" from another dimension.
Hodgson employs brisk straightforward storytelling with little introspection and sparse descriptions. I could have used a little more lyricism.
His use of archaic seafaring jargon lends authenticity, but also some difficulty comprehending. Like the novels of C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian, I need an illustrated glossary to fully follow them.
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- Old Man Parker
- 11-13-21
William Hope Hodgson
Excellent ghostly tale way ahead of it's time, and (surprisingly I found) easily retains it's creepy moments. This narrative has a (also surprisingly) fresh take of a very old subject that makes you wonder... was written so long ago? Sure it was. A story this old, and still this mysterious, tells you it's all about the story teller behind the pen - so many modern computer typed tales come no where near this atmospheric or interesting. I have fallen into the sad state of thinking only "NEW" can be good when it comes to horror.
Yet, I forget I have everything H.P. Lovecraft wrote. Re-read it every few years. I lament nearly every new collection of horror as being "old and tired", while the literature from a hundred years ago sings with brilliant icy-cold ideas.
It must have been these well conceived stories that created such a demand to hear more sea-going ghost stories.
If you've not discovered the writing of William Hope Hodgson this is a great place to start.
Immerse you self in 4 and a half hours of cold, sea-mist and mysterious figures in the fog... John Carpenter would have loved this tale. Well, I bet he actually did as it clearly has inspired films like "The Fog". Lovecraft was also influenced by literature from Mister Hodgson as well.
You should drop the credit and favor yourself with finely aged horror from another age. This tale that reads so many fathoms deeper, darker and smarter... - yeah, just better then the inch deep drivel we usually get today.
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