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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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A matter of life and death.
- By Paschal on 07-01-17
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Meditations
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-01-11
- Language: English
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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The Iliad of Homer
- By: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....
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Informative and intriguing!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-11-17
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The Iliad of Homer
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
- When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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WIth regret, I gave up
- By Kirstine on 05-07-16
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 14-12-12
- Language: English
- Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 28 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey....
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And his armour fell rattling around him...
- By P. Ward on 03-11-11
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 28 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 28-12-03
- Language: English
- Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey....
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The Aeneid
- By: Virgil
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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With this stunning modern verse translation, Robert Fagles reintroduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation....
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Hear it as it is meant to be heard!
- By me,myself,andI on 12-08-19
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The Aeneid
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-11-06
- Language: English
- With this stunning modern verse translation, Robert Fagles reintroduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation....
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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Line by Line Translation of Homer's Odyssey
- By IM1 on 28-11-18
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2, Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-11-18
- Language: English
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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Dombey and Son
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 39 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit....
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Excellent Range of Voices
- By Peter on 17-08-11
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Dombey and Son
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 39 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-06-11
- Language: English
- Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit....
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 32 mins
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Thousands of years ago Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote these meditations as a guide for his own self-improvement, and they're still relevant today. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world’s most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end....
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 14-05-20
- Language: English
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Thousands of years ago Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote these meditations as a guide for his own self-improvement, and they're still relevant today. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world’s most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end....
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....
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Beautifully translated & read; poor sound quality
- By D on 26-07-16
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 16-12-99
- Language: English
- The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....
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Ancient Skies
- Constellation Mythology of the Greeks
- By: David Weston Marshall
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. This nonfiction narrative presents the tales of the 48 classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years....
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fantastic to learn about the stars
- By Brendan on 03-04-24
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Ancient Skies
- Constellation Mythology of the Greeks
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-08-18
- Language: English
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The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. This nonfiction narrative presents the tales of the 48 classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years....
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The Stolen Crown
- It Was a Secret Marriage - One That Changed the Fate of England Forever
- By: Susan Higginbotham
- Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Katherine Woodville's sister never gave her a choice. A happy girl of modest means, Kate hardly expected to become a maker of kings....
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A stunning look into unseen characters
- By Ama-Lou on 07-02-14
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The Stolen Crown
- It Was a Secret Marriage - One That Changed the Fate of England Forever
- Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 12-08-13
- Language: English
- Katherine Woodville's sister never gave her a choice. A happy girl of modest means, Kate hardly expected to become a maker of kings....
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 14-06-10
- Language: English
- One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
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The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
- By: Carmen Acevedo Butcher - translator
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written....
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Beaufitul
- By TGW on 27-09-16
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The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-12-14
- Language: English
- This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written....
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The Adventures of Ulysses
- By: Bernard Evslin
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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For years, the Greeks have lain siege to the walls of Troy, the final act in the greatest war the ancient world has ever seen....
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fantastic could not stop listening
- By ZEEBIE on 25-11-22
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The Adventures of Ulysses
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 04-02-16
- Language: English
- For years, the Greeks have lain siege to the walls of Troy, the final act in the greatest war the ancient world has ever seen....
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Myth in Human History
- By: Grant L. Voth, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
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Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are woven into the fabric of a particular society or civilization....
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A broad array of myths with provocative analysis
- By Finn on 16-06-18
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Myth in Human History
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
- Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are woven into the fabric of a particular society or civilization....
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The Satyricon
- By: Petronius
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Petronius’ Satyricon is a vivacious Roman adventure dating back to the first century, during the reign of Nero. It follows the exploits of Encolpius, an impoverished ex-gladiator, and his boy-lover Giton....
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The Satyricon
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 28-02-18
- Language: English
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Petronius’ Satyricon is a vivacious Roman adventure dating back to the first century, during the reign of Nero. It follows the exploits of Encolpius, an impoverished ex-gladiator, and his boy-lover Giton....
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On the Nature of Things
- By: Lucretius
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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This famous work by Lucretius is a masterpiece of didactic poetry, and it still stands today as the finest exposition of Epicurean philosophy ever written....
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On the Nature of Things
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 07-12-07
- Language: English
- This famous work by Lucretius is a masterpiece of didactic poetry, and it still stands today as the finest exposition of Epicurean philosophy ever written....
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The Persian Expedition
- The March of the Ten Thousand, or Anabasis
- By: Xenophon
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Seeking to depose his brother Artaxerxes and take his place upon the Persian throne, Cyrus the Younger leads the 10,000 mercenaries on a dangerous campaign deep into the heart of Persia....
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Very good
- By Jim C. on 03-07-22
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The Persian Expedition
- The March of the Ten Thousand, or Anabasis
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 13-03-20
- Language: English
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Seeking to depose his brother Artaxerxes and take his place upon the Persian throne, Cyrus the Younger leads the 10,000 mercenaries on a dangerous campaign deep into the heart of Persia....
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Herodotus: The Father of History
- By: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian in this sparkling series of 24 lectures....
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If you love Herodotus, listen to this!
- By Michael on 08-10-16
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Herodotus: The Father of History
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
- Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian in this sparkling series of 24 lectures....
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Allen Mandelbaum - translator
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures....
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A classic, timeless masterpiece
- By dionne on 14-04-16
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 24-11-09
- Language: English
- Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures....
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