A man who wants everything. A devil who offers it. A bargain that no one can escape unchanged.
In Goethe's monumental drama, the scholar Faust—exhausted by limits of knowledge and longing for deeper meaning—strikes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles. Promised pleasure, power, and limitless experience, Faust plunges into a world of beauty, temptation, and moral peril. Yet every moment gained carries a shadow, and every desire leads him closer to the edge of damnation.
Praised as "one of the greatest works of world literature," this epic explores ambition, love, sin, redemption, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. Readers are captivated by its poetic force, philosophical depth, and unforgettable characters.
If you crave dramatic storytelling, probing ideas, and a journey that tests the limits of the human spirit, Faust delivers a timeless and transformative experience.
Open the book—and follow Faust into the fire of his own desires.
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
A PAINFUL CASE: Mr James Duffy lived in Chapelizod because he wished to live as far as possible from the city of which he was a citizen and because he found all the other suburbs of Dublin mean, modern and pretentious. He lived in an old sombre house and from his windows he could look into the disused distillery or upwards along the shallow river on which Dublin is built.
“It certainly was cold.” A man ventures alone deep into the heart of the Yukon in the dead of winter during a bitter cold snap. Arrogant, he is heedless of the warnings given to him by others of the dangers of traveling without a trail mate. What follows is a classic cautionary tale of hubris.
Jack London’s masterful short story of one man’s fight to survive has chilled generations of readers. Now, Root & Twig Sounds presents this story of man facing nature’s power through the immersive experience of a soundscape audiobook. Read and performed by Phil Dragash and featuring original music by Alexander Amadeo.
Original text published in August of 1908 by Jack London
Produced as a Soundscape Audiobook by Root & Twig Sounds in August of 2024
Read and Performed by Phil Dragash
Directed and Produced by A.Y. Barker and Phil Dragash
Original Music Composed by Alexander Amadeo
Root and Twig's mission is to be a beacon of classic stories spectacularly done, helping the modern day listeners remember our great storytelling heritage.
Other titles now available by Root & Twig Sounds
"The Jungle Book - The Soundscape Audiobook" by Rudyard Kipling
"The Cask of Amontillado - The Soundscape Audiobook" - by Edgar Allan Poe
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"Nana" by Émile Zola is a novel that explores the decadence and moral decay of Parisian society in the 19th century. It follows the life of Nana, a beautiful and ambitious young woman, as she navigates the social and economic challenges of her time. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of the excesses and corruption of the Second Empire, using Nana as a symbol of the destructive influence of unchecked desire and hedonism.
In Our Time is the title of Ernest Hemingway's first collection of short stories, published in 1925. The collection is known for its spare language and oblique depiction of emotion, through a style known as Hemingway's "theory of omission". In Our Time was widely praised for its simple and precise use of language to convey a wide range of complex emotions, and earned Hemingway a place among the most promising American writers of that period. Now recognized as one of the most important short story collections of twentieth-century literature, In Our Time provides key insights into Hemingway's later works.
The best known of all Edith Nesbit's books: The Railway Children is a timeless classic that see's three children transplanted into the country and all of their adventures, usually centered around the local Railway Station. When their father leaves under mysterious circumstances, Roberta, Phyllis, Peter and Mother move from their comfortable house to a shabby cottage near a railroad called Three Chimney's. Over time however, they fall in love with the local countryside, and especially the small Train Station and the friends they make there.
Narrated by Michael Ward.
"Candide, or Optimism" is a satirical novella written by the French philosopher Voltaire, first published in 1759. It follows the adventures of the young Candide, who is raised in a utopian world and taught that “all is for the best.” The narrative takes him through a series of misfortunes, exposing him to the harsh realities of the world, ultimately leading him to question his optimistic beliefs. Voltaire uses Candide’s journey to satirize religion, governments, the military, and the philosophy of optimism, particularly as espoused by Leibniz. "Candide" is considered one of the greatest achievements of Western literature
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