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The Sheltering Sky: A Novel by Paul Bowles

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564543 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564543] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sheltering Sky: A Novel Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Audio edition of the landmark of 20th Century literature, by acclaimed author Paul Bowles “The Sheltering Sky is one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the twentieth century.” —Tobias Wolff ''It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II.” —New Republic In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend other cultures--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the dessert.

Arthur Conan Doyle: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: More stories from the author of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562556 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562556] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arthur Conan Doyle: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: More stories from the author of Sherlock Holmes Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrator: Alec Heggie, David Robb, Sam Dale, David Schofield, Bill Paterson, Full Cast, John L. Sessions, Jamie Glover Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: BBC Radio dramatisations and readings of some of Arthur Conan Doyle's other works - plus extracts from his letters and a bonus drama by Bert Coules Arthur Conan Doyle is well known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, but he also wrote numerous works in which the great detective played no part. Included here are a selection of the best, ranging from science fiction to tales of supernatural terror and rip-roaring adventures set in Jacobean and Regency England. Our collection opens with the first of three dramas featuring the hot-tempered, larger-than-life scientist and explorer Professor Challenger. 'The Lost World' stars David Robb as Challenger, he heads on an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon Basin. Following this drama we have two further dramatisations starring Bill Paterson as Challenger this time. In 'When the World Screamed', he sets out on a bold mission to be recognised by Mother Earth, while 'The Disintegration Machine' sees him investigating dastardly Latvian inventor Theodore Nemor. 'The Captain of the Polestar' drama tells the chilling story of a ship trapped in the Arctic, and stars Alec Heggie as Craigie, a man haunted by a strange apparition. Also included are the short stories 'Playing With Fire', 'How It Happened', 'One Crowded Hour', 'The Fall of Lord Barrymore', 'The Sealed Room' and 'The Lost Special' (read by Edward de Souza, Sam Dale, Christopher Harper and David Schofield), and the fascinating series Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters, in which Forbes Masson and John Dougal read extracts from his correspondence to his mother about marriage, fatherhood, killing off Holmes and going into politics. Finally, how the author ran for Parliament in 1900 and lost is explored in Bert Coules' biographical drama Vote For Conan Doyle!, starring John Sessions. First published 1883 ('The Captain of the Polestar'), 1898 ('The Sealed Room', 'The Lost Special'), 1900 ('Playing With Fire'), 1911 ('One Crowded Hour'), 1912 ('The Lost World'), 1912 ('The Fall of Lord Barrymore'), 1913 ('How It Happened'), 1928 ('When The World Screamed'), 1929 ('The Disintegration Machine'), Cast and credits Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Track list Dramatisations 1. Professor Challenger: The Lost World - Episode 1 - A Bridge to the Unknown 2. Professor Challenger: The Lost World - Episode 2 - Our Eyes Have Seen Great Wonders 3. Professor Challenger: When The World Screamed 4. Professor Challenger: The Disintegration Machine 5. The Captain of the Polestar Short Stories 6. Playing With Fire 7. How It Happened 8. One Crowded Hour 9. The Fall of Lord Barrymore 10. The Sealed Room 11. The Lost Special Bonus content 12. Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13. Vote for Conan Doyle! ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Complete Short Stories by Patrick O’brian

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561779 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561779] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Complete Short Stories Author: Patrick O’brian Narrator: David Rintoul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 52 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O’Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate enough to be journeying with him for the very first time. Patrick O’Brian is acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated throughout the world for his masterful roman fleuve, the Aubrey‒Maturin series. But he was also a prolific writer of short stories, and it is in this form that he first made his mark. Encompassing stories written in his unvarnished youth to tales told by a seasoned traveller, this is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. It is a treasure chest, overflowing with riches, containing more than sixty tales, including rarities, uncollected works, and forgotten jewels that have been out of print for decades. These are stories of friendship, travel, adventure and the wonders of the natural world. Some are enchantingly funny, others exciting, terrifying, passionate. All of them prove Patrick O’Brian to be a true master of the form.

Magic Stories by Dick King-Smith

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569539 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569539] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magic Stories Author: Dick King-Smith Narrator: Evan Milton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents a collection of magical stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. This collection of exciting stories includes The Magic Carpet Slippers! The great thing about being 75 years old is that you can wear your slippers everywhere - Percy Sloggett wears his in the garden and to the shops as well as in the house. In time his battered old slippers need to be replaced and he gets something of a surprise when he discovers that his new pair are magic. They make him feel years younger and also make him strong and clever. Percy is desperate to tell someone his secret and so tells his friend's grand-daughter, Lollie - for of course children understand magic better than adults do. Percy's slippers turn out to be life-savers as they enable him to leap across the road to save Lollie from a disaster! The other brilliant stories included in this collection are: The Magic Carpet Slippers, Uncle Bumpo, Philibert the First and The Ghost at Codlin Castle 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © The Estate of Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563636 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563636] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kidnapped Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Lois Chimimba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 24, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is at once a rollicking adventure story and an earnest political allegory. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and historical notes by Donald McFarlan, and a foreword by Alasdair Gray. Orphaned and penniless, David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative, miserly and reclusive Uncle Ebenezer. But Ebenezer is far from welcoming, and David narrowly escapes being murdered before he is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship bound for the Carolinas. When the ship is wrecked, David, along with the fiery rebel Alan Breck, makes his way back across the treacherous Highland terrain on a quest for justice. Through his powerful depiction of the two very different central characters - the romantic Breck and the rational Whig David - Stevenson dramatized a conflict at the heart of Scottish culture in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, as well as creating an unforgettable adventure story. This new edition includes a foreword by Alasdair Gray discussing Stevenson's life and literary career and how he came to write Kidnapped. In his introduction, Donald McFarlan considers the novel's realism and a depiction of Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a prosperous civil engineer. Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer, the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure. Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil, themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1893). © Penguin Classics 1994 (P) Penguin Audio 2022