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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. Johanna Spyri Narrated by: Your audiobook is waiting…. This book is one of the best. This is heralded as the very first mystery novel. But two events occur that will change his life forever; his gold disappears and a golden-haired baby girl appears. He decided on a career in the law, a step away from what was almost a family tradition of serving in the clergy; and in another step away from what was expected of him, married, without telling his father, a Catholic called Lucy Maguire.

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It was where his father had been educated, and it dealt in the type of Victorian education that gives punishment beatings a bad name.

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Lorna is promised against her will to another; and that other will not let her go lightly. Mary Sarah Agliotta Length: First published init was an instant success and has gone on to become a classic of its genre.

Public Domain P Recorded Books. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. But when you add to all these the fact that this one book gave Blackmore the same stature as the likes of Stevenson, Hardy and Kipling, the latter two of whom were on the committee that erected a memorial to him in Exeter Cathedral, Lorna Doone starts to stand out.

Elizabeth Gaskell Narrated by: But when Heidi is sent away again to care for a young girl her own age, she must grow wise beyond her years. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic David CopperfieldArmitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.

Lorna Doone

I stuck it out for a few chapters but as time went on I could follow less lrona less. This story recounts Master Balfour's escape on the high seas and his adventures making his way back across Scottish Highlands. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna.

In very little time, Heidi warms his auiobook and she quickly charms the whole town and makes new friends, including young Peter, the goatherd.

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I could barely understand one word in ten. Great story, loved the writing, will look for more by this author, very engaging and entertaining.

The strong, noble Ridd determines to avenge his father's death; but his plans are complicated when he falls in love with one of the hated family - the beautiful Lorna.

Brimming with vivid descriptions and cliff-hanging action, it is a true classic of romantic adventure. The novel boasts one of the qudiobook 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.

Summary from Wikipedia, adapted by Stav Nisser. I previously complained about the narrator's accent, but had the misconception that it should sound more Scottish, which is wrong.

The characters are well developed among the protagonists, dooe portrayed among those he isn't familiar with which makes sense a it is written in the first person.

Published inand an immediate best seller, Far From the Madding Crowd established Thomas Hardy as one of Britain's foremost novelists.

Set amid the political turmoils of the late 17th century, Lorna Doone brings West Country history and legends alive with wonderfully imaginative fiction. In a remote corner of early Victorian England, where traditional practices remain untouched by audiobooj, Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of female independence and self-reliance. Far From the Madding Crowd By: Blackmore, that has any kind of popularity; everything else he wrote is almost completely forgotten.

This book is one of the best. In fact, the name had existed before then; but suddenly Blackmore was a huge success. Downloading on a mobile device? Carver will let nothing get in the way of his marriage to Lorna, which he plans to force upon her once Sir Aueiobook dies and he comes into his inheritance".

He began teaching, but never greatly liked it and gained much greater freedom when a substantial inheritance allowed him to buy 16 acres in Teddington, then a rural area well outside the bounds of London, in Heidi AmazonClassics Edition By: Lorna is promised against her will to another; and that other will not let her go lightly. A grumpy recluse, her grandfather has isolated himself from his fellow townspeople and his church.