This newer edition of the King James Bible published in 1769 is usually preferred by most that read it over the older 1611 version. This 1769 edition is highly sought after due to being more reader/listener friendly than the 1611 since many typos were fixed.... We hope your new audio bible will go everywhere with you and be a blessing for years to come.

The Odyssey is the greatest adventure story ever written, and one of the great epic masterpieces of Western literature For almost 3,000 years, it has been a storehouse of ancient Greek folklore and myth. It is also our very first novel, if we think of it in terms of romantic plot development, realistic characterizations, frequent change of scene, and heroic dramatic devices.

All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.

内容紹介 こども達が夢中になる探偵小説！当時、少年探偵団に憧れた子ども達が、次の世代に薦める!太鼓判の江戸川乱歩 少年探偵団シリーズ。

The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.

A land-surveyor, known only as K., arrives at a small village permanently covered in snow and dominated by a castle to which access seems permanently denied. K.'s attempts to discover why he has been called constantly run up against the peasant villagers, who are in thrall to the absurd bureaucracy that keeps the castle shut, and the rigid hierarchy of power among the self-serving bureaucrats themselves.

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ロシアの民話はおそロシア……！？
「ロシアのグリム兄弟」が集めた民話38話を収録しています。

世界に童話は数あれど、ロシアの童話は一味違う。とは言っても、怖い話が多い訳ではありません。正当な英雄物語もありますが、エスプリの効いた（効きすぎた？）ブラックジョークや強烈な皮肉が込められたお話も多々あり、それ故に面白いのです。お子様だけでなく、大人の方が聴いても魅力に満ち溢れているのがロシア民話なのです。

「謎解き女王」
むかし、ある王様に一人のお姫様がいました。ある時のこと、お姫様は王様に向かって言いました。
「お父様、私に謎を解くことを許して下さい。もし私が謎を解いたら、謎をかけた人の首を斬るのです。また、もし私が解けなかったら、私はその方のお嫁になりましょう」 王様がお触れを出すと、すぐに沢山に人がやって来て謎を出しましたが、皆お姫様に解かれて死刑にされてしまいました。
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生死をさまよった「修善寺の大患」後、初めて執筆された作品であり
「行人」「こゝろ」へと連なる後期三部作の一作目

「殺人があったのは二十二年前の今日――」。ディケンズ『バーナビー・ラッジ』とポーによるその書評、英国最初の長篇推理小説と言える「ノッティング・ヒルの謎」を含む、古典的傑作八篇を収録(本邦初訳を含む)。

民俗学者・国文学者・歌人の折口信夫による幻想小説。奈良の當麻寺に伝わる、当麻曼荼羅縁起・中将姫伝説に着想を得て書かれた作品。この中将姫にあたるのが、物語の主人公となる藤原南家郎女である。

The Karamazov brothers are as different as mind, body, and spirit. Ivan, an atheist and brooding intellectual; Dmitri, a volatile sensualist and his father's rival for the beautiful Grushenka; and Alexey, driven by unshakeable piety. In their shadow is their rejected half-brother, humiliated into servitude. Together they act to rid themselves of the dissolute Karamazov patriarch. Then, in a single shocking act, the fates of the brothers are inexorably altered.

This Audible Exclusive performance features a unique introduction written and narrated by Miriam Margolyes. Recognised as one of Dickens' most accomplished titles, Bleak House has impressed critics and audiences alike since it was first published in 1852. The novel boasts one of the most intelligent and engaging plots in all of English literature and is sure to engage the listener's imagination as it transports us back in time to the seedy, grimy and hazardous streets of Victorian London.

Essential for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork opens an intriguing window on Japan. The World War II-era study by the cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict paints an illuminating contrast between the people of Japan and those of the United States. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a revealing look at how and why our societies differ, making it the perfect introduction to Japanese history and customs.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Audiobook narrators Mike Vendetti and Kathy Verduin bring Hemingway's classic masterpiece "The Sun Also Rises" to life. Travel with them through pre-WWII Europe as Hemingway explores the dysfunctional relationship of friends drawn together by a beautiful, troubled, and often confused woman, plus the drama and excitement of the bullfights.