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  1984

  Anna Lea, George Orwell

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  It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London.  He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the Party: the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and peace: everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed - but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them.  The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit against the darkest sides of human nature.
  
  This audio experience is an immersive re-telling of the original book.
  
  Nominated at the AUDIE AWARDs 2022, in the Best Audio Drama category.

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  Anna Karenina part 8 - The epic...

  graf Leo Tolstoy

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  In the aftermath of unimaginable tragedy, the quest for meaning becomes a matter of life and death. 
  The eighth and final part of Tolstoy's monumental epic opens under the shadow of loss and the looming drums of the Serbo-Turkish War. Moscow society is swept up in patriotic fervor, but for the shattered Count Vronsky, the military campaign offers merely a dignified way to face death. Haunted by the horrifying memory of a love that ended in ultimate despair, he boards a train headed toward the battlefield, desperate to silence the agonizing guilt that pursues him. Meanwhile, in the quiet solitude of the Russian countryside, Konstantin Levin wrestles with his own existential crisis. Surrounded by his loving wife, Kitty, and their newborn child, Levin finds himself tortured by the terrifying question of life's purpose—until a chance conversation with a peasant sparks a spiritual awakening that will change him forever. 
  Listeners seeking the profound depths of Classic Literature will be utterly captivated by this majestic conclusion. Balancing philosophical inquiries, political tension, and sweeping character arcs, this audio edition immerses you in a rich tapestry of 19th-century Russian society, existential themes, and the breathtaking realism that continues to define the historical fiction genre. 
  About the Author: Graf Leo Tolstoy was a towering Russian novelist and philosopher whose works transcend their era. Renowned for his complex characters and sweeping portrayals of societal shifts, his masterpieces remain foundational pillars of global literature.

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  Among the Farmyard People

  Clara Dillingham Pierson

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  Introduces young children to the animals of the farmyard through a series of engaging stories about the sheep, chickens, cows, and horses that live there. With new animals arriving regularly, we make the acquaintance also of a pig and a peacock, as well as some ducks and guinea fowls. Each story closes with a gentle moral, inspiring children to right behavior. Attractive black and white illustrations complement the text.

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  Les Misérables

  Victor Hugo

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  Les Misérables is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for film, television, and the stage, including a musical.In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims, and The Dispossessed.[5] Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love.

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  Will Warburton

  George Gissing

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  Will Warburton follows the life of its titular character, a talented but restless young man from a working-class background who aspires to rise above his circumstances through intellect and ambition. As he navigates London’s literary and artistic circles, Will grapples with personal desires, moral dilemmas, and the harsh realities of class division. His relationships—with women, friends, and society at large—reveal the tensions between idealism and pragmatism in Victorian England. Gissing crafts a nuanced portrait of a man torn between passion and principle, dreams and duty. With psychological depth and social critique, the novel explores the struggles of self-made individuals in a rigidly stratified world, offering a poignant reflection on ambition, identity, and the cost of independence.

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  The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  This little novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson is a real classic of the "horror literature". Moreover, its popularity with time only increases.
  The scientist puts on a daring and dangerous experiment. From the depths of the subconscious, he releases his dark personality, the sinister scoundrel and murderer, Mr. Hyde. He causes an inexplicable disgust for everyone who communicates with him. Dr. Henry Jekyll, nevertheless, leaves a testament in which, in the event of his death, leaves all to Hyde.

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