Anthony Scheinman

INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF HENRY VIII

Revisado: 09-02-24

I first found out about this work from the book SIX WIVES by David Starkey, and after listening to Cavendish's work realized that although it is really interesting to learn about the world of Henry VIII from the POV of someone who was ACTUALLY there, one of Starkey's complaints about it was right...although Cavendish does provide a blow-by-blow of the events, there IS an appalling lack of dates. Setting that one defect aside, the story itself DOES keep the reader/listener interested (although the language style itself may give the reader/listener problems; it IS the English of the fifteenth century after all!) Cavendish is the "fly on the wall", an observer of the events and people that made up the court of Henry VIII and one can forgive him his lack of impartiality (after all he's NOT a proper historian and he was always extremely loyal to his master Cardinal Wolsey). The story is told from the POV of an old man remembering the events of his past, and here the narrator David Thorn does a MARVELOUS job of recreating that persona! This work makes one wish that there were more people from that time who wrote either histories or autobiographies; the closes we today ever get are the fictional autobiographies (THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VIII and FALL OF THE HOUSE OF QUEENS to name only two) and the biographies that were written hundreds of years later (which sometimes rely on speculation due to documents relating to the events having been either destroyed at the time or still lost or hidden away).

All in all, an interesting way to see the world of HENRY VIII and a fine listen.

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Britain's Most Effective/Underrated Secret Agent!

Revisado: 11-18-23

I have read the book, heard the BBC radio adaptation and seen the 1979 movie with David Hemmings...and now I've listened tro the audio book! The only thing I have to complain about here is the audio editing...a lot of times there are no pauses between sections within a chapter to better denote that action is moving to another location or taking place somewhere else; this causes a kind of run-in effect that begins to annoy a listener like me after a while. Other than that, I enjoyed the pacing of the reading and the different voices the narrator has given the characters. This audiobook is a good way to introduce British Intelligence's best secret agent/spy...even if no one else in the current Service will acknowledge him as such!

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ANOTHER GREAT COLLECTION OF SISTER FIDELMA STORIES

Revisado: 02-02-23

Again Ms. Lennon proves a delight in bringing Sister Fidelma and Ancient Ireland to life!

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A WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION TO SISTER FIDELMA!

Revisado: 01-27-23

I thoroughly enjoyed the stories, and Miss Lennon is a wonderful narrator! Cead Mile Failte!

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A taut thrilling recounting of an amazing battle!

Revisado: 10-07-22

Thoroughly enjoyed it! Delighted that Mr. Cornwell himself narrated the Foreword,, Aftermath and Afterword. Mr. Lockhart was also great in his recounting.

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There's more to History than you think you know!

Revisado: 07-11-22

I remember seeing the print copy of this book for sale at the Visitors Center in Philadelphia opposite Independence Hall, and while I knew about the animosities between Adams/Jefferson and Hamilton/Burr, I was amazed that other Founding Fathers, including Washington himself, engaged in political and personal feuds! Naturally, I eventually bought the printed book, but bought the audiobook first to HEAR the story...AND AM I GLAD I DID! Excellently narrated and kept me riveted the whole time!

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Not your typical Murder Mystery!!!

Revisado: 05-16-22

I've always said that the BBC make the best radio drama and n the world! An incredibly good voice cast brings an actual historical mystery to life! Well-written and well-acted!

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The Dortmunder Gang tries again!

Revisado: 03-09-20

Another Dortmunder caper comes to audio, and is once again well-read by William Dufris. His portrayals of Dortmunder, Kelp, Tiny and all the members of the crew, as well as the "civilians" and law enforcement officials, kept me grinning all through the story.

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THE Police Procedural for the 21st Century!

Revisado: 03-09-20

Every story grips the listener tightly and holds tight until the final truth is revealed.

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Hail hail the gang's back for another weird heist!

Revisado: 05-20-19

Glad that Dortmunder and the gang are back on audio! Nice narration, moves along well.

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