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books by Audio Book Contractors

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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

186 reviews
Michael Kramer (Narrator) Jules Verne

Audio Book Contractors, 1995

Wow
I read this book many years ago and still have the book. This is a thought-provoking book, and I can honestly say that it's one of the best books that I have ever read in my whole life. There is much to be thought about in this book, and I intend to reread this book so I can appreciate it all over again. Truly, this book is one of these classics that must be preserved always, for the wonderful ...

A Christmas Carol (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

160 reviews
Charles Dickens, Flo Gibson

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1987

Another great review!
This is one of the best performances of A Christmas Carol I've ever heard....highly recommended.

The Man Who Was Thursday (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes ...

102 reviews
G. K. Chesterton, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1992

Your blue sock is behind the dryer.
I went into reading this book with such strong misconceptions concerning what it was about. Like the characters whom see things completely different it seems like the readers of this book see its meaning quite differently as well. It is a crazy allegory but of what? On a stylistic level Chesterton's prose is unique and well crafted. Chesterton has his own voice in his writing powerful, ...

Just So Stories (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]

43 reviews
Rudyard Kipling, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 2008

Things Every Child Should Know
As a child I read these wonderful stories, read them to my child and now he's reading them to his children. How can you get through life not knowing how the Elephant Got His Trunk or how the Camel Got His Hump. In these days of uncertainty, these questions beg to be answered. Even now, and I'm 60, I can quote passages from this book to unenlightened friends and have gotten some of them to read ...

The Awakening [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

353 reviews
Kate Chopin

Audio Book Contractors, 1987

How long have I been asleep?
On the cover page the following sentence caught my eye: "Written nearly one hundred years ago, THE AWAKENING is the compelling story of an extraordinary modern woman struggling against the constraints of marriage and motherhood, and slowly discovering the power of her own sexuality" (Avon Books). And truthfully, yes, that does sum everything up into a nice tidy bow. The novel is primarily ...

Emma (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

208 reviews
Jane Austen

Audio Book Contractors, 1987

Comedy of Errors on a Georgian Stage
A smug but goodhearted society girl learns her judgment isn't as incisive as she thinks it is. "Emma" is a fun, lighthearted version of Jane Austen, with enough misunderstandings and crossed signals to form the basis of a modern sitcom. For all its pleasant enjoyability, however, the novel is also a fascinating character study of one woman being elevated to a nobler level by being taken down ...

Much Ado About Nothing (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes ...

290 reviews
William Shakespeare, Mary Woods

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1994

Shakespeare done to perfection
This adaptation of the classic is perfectly understandable, humorous, beautiful and a joy to behold. Even those who are bored or daunted by Shakespeare's work will enjoy this bountiful, star studded film.

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

263 reviews
Oscar Wilde

Audio Book Contractors, 1991

"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter"-Oscar Wilde
Basil Hallward is an artist, who paints a portrait of Dorian Gray, a very good looking and naïve young man. The portrait is a masterpiece that in reality depicts Basil's feelings for Dorian, as well as, Dorian's youth and beauty. Lord Henry Wotton, a seductive emotional predator and selfish pleasure seeker, is a friend of Basil who meets Dorian at Basil's house and gives him a philosophical ...

Leaves of Grass (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]

70 reviews
Walt Whitman; Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 2007

THE SOURCE of ALL American Prose/Poesy
Hemingway said all American writing comes from one book, Huck Finn. Wrong! He also believed himself a better writer than Fitzgerald. Wrong! I'm no literary expert, I haven't gone to Harvard or Yale or any of those overpriced universities for spoiled rich kids but in my expert opinion all American literature: rhythm, length, flow, syntax, form, etc., came from one book & this is it. Henry ...

Pride and Prejudice (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on CD Collection)

904 reviews
Jane Austen, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 2008

Worth paying for on the Kindle
Kindle owners hopefully are aware of the wealth of free editions of the classics which are available through Feedbooks and other sources. I obtained a copy of P&P from feedbooks originally and while it was easy to get and the price was right, the overall quality of the text is not great. I've found several typos, presumably the result of OCR errors and it's somewhat distracting. Since P&P ...

North And South (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

35 reviews
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1997

Surprisingly modern tale of class conflict, management theory, and of course, love
I read the book, like many other reviewers here, after I had watched the brilliant BBC miniseries starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe. I definitely agree with the comments of many reviewers here that you somehow seem to develop a finer appreciation of the nuances of both after doing that. A lot of reviewers have covered the ground admirably on the story itself, so I won't go into ...

The Wind In The Willows (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]

128 reviews
Kenneth Grahame, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 2004

How could you not love this book?
We actually chose this book for our summer book club. It is really different reading it as an adult and for yourself. It was great fun! It is amazing how you can see yourself in most of the characters. Do you know people who you see in the different animals? We had a wonderful discussion.

Hamlet (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Casettes)

154 reviews
William Shakespeare

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1992

To thine own self be true ...
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHIEFLY PERTAINS TO THE NEW FOLGER LIBRARY EDITION. William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is arguably the most famous play ever written in the English language; it presents the world with questions and characters that have been the subject of thespian and scholarly debate ever since the Prince of Denmark's first appearance on the stage of London's Globe Theatre. Probably written ...

The Secret Garden (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

269 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1987

An Absolute Treasure!
I can't believe I missed reading this growing up. My daughter and I just read this together. It was wonderful, and we both loved it. She likes to read books over and over, and I think she will appreciate reading this even more when she gets a little older. She loved the idea of secrets, twins, and the transformation of Mary. Having not had similar experiences to the characters in the books, ...

The Woman In White [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Cassettes ...

114 reviews
Flo Gibson (Narrator) Wilkie Collins

Audio Book Contractors, 1990

Another gem from Collins
Similar to Wilkie Collins other masterpiece, The Moonstone, various characters narrate sections of The Woman in White and the story is told as the characters look back on what has already happened. This method of building a mystery is fantastic because we, as readers, also become sleuths in the mystery that takes place. Collins ability to get into characters heads enhances the level of suspense, ...

Around the World in 80 Days (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

83 reviews
Jules Verne

Audio Book Contractors, 1992

Its hard to top a good round-the-world-on-a-bet story
"The Whole Story" edition, with marginal notes and photos to describe the story. The graphics don't always add much to the story, but never detract from the simple, straightforward telling of this round-the-world-on-a-bet story. Just enough drama, comedy, and love interest to keep the story moving at a crackling pace, without ever sidetracking the reader from the basic 80-day timetable that ...

A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books ...

239 reviews
James Joyce, Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1994

Best Kindle edition of Joyce's "Portrait"
There are many editions of James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" available, but this is easily the best Kindle edition. The text is based on Chester Anderson's 1964 text. There are also a good number of annotations by Seamus Deane--fewer than in Anderson's Viking Critical edition but sometimes more detailed and aimed at a less scholarly audience. best of all, this edition is a ...

Middlemarch: Part 1 (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

106 reviews
George Eliot, Flo Gibson

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1987

A laugh-out-loud funny book about one serious lady!
Masterpiece? Greatest English novel? Well, I don't know about that -- it's very good, but it's not perfect. But it is funny, and it's a page-turner. Our heroine, Dorothea, is an intellectual stuck in a very provincial town, and she just wants someone she can have an intelligent conversation with, and whom she can help do some kind of serious work. A very marriageble but not especially bright ...

A Little Princess (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)

139 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett; Flo Gibson (Narrator)

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1987

Great Book with Valuable Lessons
My son and daughter were both enchanted by this story as I read it to them a few weeks ago. We all fell in love with Sara and her very active imagination. She inspired us to do good, as she did. I thought it provided an excellent opportunity for us to discuss how important it is to treat others with respect, even when you think you will gain nothing from it. Sara seemed to be nothing more ...

The Princess and the Goblin (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED]

43 reviews
George MacDonald, Flo Gibson

Audio Book Contractors, Inc., 1987

Great set
These books are pleasing to look at, have heavy paper with beautiful illustrations. The cloth like hardcover and illustration are much prettier in person than in the photograph.