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The Castle of Otranto
- De: Horace Walpole
- Narrado por: Tony Jay
- Duración: 3 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 464
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 389
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 388
On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed under mysterious circumstances. His calculating father, Manfred, fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself, despite the fact he is already married. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the curse placed on Manfred's ancestor, who usurped the lawful Prince of Otranto, begins to unfold.
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3 out of 5 stars
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As for literary history
- De Brian en 07-07-06
- The Castle of Otranto
- De: Horace Walpole
- Narrado por: Tony Jay
As for literary history
Revisado: 07-07-06
This book, like Pamela for feminist literary history, is important due to the fact that it was the first gothic novel ever written. The voice is a good one for the story, deep, reverant, dramatic; the writing is of excellent breed as well. With that said, however, so much has been ripped-off from this novel, and into novels that we've already read, that the story itself comes off as a bit cliche, not to mention ridiculous. Although the hyperbole of the novel is based off sybolic intentions, the best that one can say about this piece is that it lit a torch for future great novels--not that it's so much a great novel on its own two feet. Worty of reading if you care about the history of novels in general, but if you're looking for a great gothic novel this can't be a first choice.
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The Most Dangerous Game
- De: Richard Connell
- Narrado por: Reg Green, Jim Gallant, full cast
- Duración: 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
A boating accident leaves famed hunter Sanger Rainsford of New York City alone, exhausted, and washed ashore a remote island with a dark reputation. In search of food and shelter, Rainsford happens upon the expansive chateau of the mysterious General Zaroff, and soon finds himself a player in the most dangerous game he has ever encountered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great bedtime story
- De Brian en 06-29-06
- The Most Dangerous Game
- De: Richard Connell
- Narrado por: Reg Green, Jim Gallant, full cast
Great bedtime story
Revisado: 06-29-06
This is the kind of story that you play with headphones, in bed and stark blackness, during a rainy night when you want an old-fashion suspense story. Although short and not to the perfection of Poe or a Holmes story, it's better in adventure at least and entertainingly read. I really had fun with this one. Save it for that perfect night.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
- De: Oscar Wilde
- Narrado por: Dan Lazar
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 22
When a beautiful portrait is painted of him, young Dorian Gray makes a vain, rash wish to always remain as beautiful as the painting. His wish comes true, and Gray starts a descent deep into moral decay. As he indulges in excesses and corruption, his physical form remains unblemished - but the portrait becomes decrepit and ugly. Gray's evil deeds eventually grow to include murder and lead him further and further toward Wilde's disconcerting conclusion that "ugliness is the only reality".
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Voice Needs to be Better
- De Barry en 12-19-03
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- De: Oscar Wilde
- Narrado por: Dan Lazar
Great reading
Revisado: 06-16-06
Although Wilde tries to hit far too many home-runs with quotable-quotes, sometimes hitting flush and sometimes missing altogether, he proves his greatness in this novel without question. This is a strong, bold story of a man who accidentally sells his soul for eternal youth. On that premise, the story unfolds in the hands of an excellent storyteller.
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A Study in Scarlet
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrado por: Walter Covell
- Duración: 3 h y 59 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4
This is the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, published in 1887. In it, Holmes and Watson meet for the first time. It is a fascinating and exciting tale of kidnapping and murder. The detective and the doctor are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Difficult narration
- De Brian en 06-16-06
- A Study in Scarlet
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrado por: Walter Covell
Difficult narration
Revisado: 06-16-06
This is a great story, obviously, as the introduction between Watson and Holmes is established as roommates who grow to know one another and enter into their first great mystery. The low ranking therefore has little to do with the novel, but that of Watson's narrator who, although full of character, belies the voice of what our minds tell us he should be, and bumbles at too quickly a pace to enjoy a fireside mystery.
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