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The History of Ancient Egypt
- By: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,309
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,292
Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century and remains the only Ancient Wonder still standing. And it was the most technologically advanced of the ancient civilizations, with the medical knowledge that made Egyptian physicians the most famous in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling, Fascinating, Educational
- By Jonathan on 01-10-14
- The History of Ancient Egypt
- By: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
Amazing!
Reviewed: 26-12-24
This was informative, engaging and just the most amazing presentation of Ancient Egyptian history. If you accompany it with looking up photographs of the things he is describing it’s even better.
Bob Brier is my new hero!
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Powder and Patch
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
In an 18th-century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them. So Philip leaves for Paris, where his father's hopes and his lover's ideals are realised, but with unforeseen consequences for them both.... A peerlessly successful and prolific romantic novelist, Georgette Heyer shows in Powder and Patch what won her a wide, devoted audience that continues to this day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good narration
- By Grandma- Gateshead on 23-02-21
- Powder and Patch
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
Fabulous narration!
Reviewed: 03-11-24
At last, a narrator who realises that this author is funny! Im so grateful! Now can he please read Sprig Muslin? A very humerous story despite some very outdated attitudes.
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The Reluctant Widow
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Daon Broni
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 84
Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn, a widow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has narrator got a speech impediment?
- By JED on 03-09-21
- The Reluctant Widow
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Daon Broni
Love the book, narrator fails.
Reviewed: 29-08-24
This is a brilliantly funny book which has none of that evident in this narration. The narrator has plenty of expression, but it isn’t always appropriate expression and a lot of it is disjointed. Does nobody brief the narrators? So many of them read the books as pretty poor, simple stories when Heyer was full of humour. I’m literally having to find the humour for myself… even when Bouncer is preventing Eleanor from moving! It should be laugh out loud but isn’t. A good actor who should have prepared better.
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Charity Girl
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Hugh Skinner
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Charity Steane has nothing in the world but hope. Escaping a miserable life under her tyrannical aunt, she decides to take her chances with her estranged grandfather in London. Now it's just a matter of finding him.... And as a 'charity girl' with no dowry and no options, hope can only get her so far. But with the help of the dashing and kind-hearted Desford and his dearest friend Hetta, it seems like Charity's fortunes might be about to change. That is, until the surprise appearance of a long-lost relative throws things into chaos.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quality of georgette heyer but poor narrator
- By Emma on 09-02-22
- Charity Girl
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Hugh Skinner
Great romp of a story
Reviewed: 30-04-24
This is classic Heyer, strong female characters a real variety of people, ridiculous situations and great humour. The narrator is good, but Charity could have done with a nicer voice. I just wish that the narrators realised that these books are funny! Almost all of them read them straight, despite the clearly comic nature of them.
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Frederica
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Story5 out of 5 stars 138
Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family. Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica. However, she seems far more concerned with her family's welfare than his romantic advances.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story pretty good narration
- By No One on 08-09-21
- Frederica
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Wonderful on every level!
Reviewed: 08-02-24
The excellent narration really brought out the individual characters in this sparkling story and missed none of the humour of the book.
One of her best, it had me laughing out loud on a number of occasions!
It was easy to forgive the one or two mispronunciations.
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Sprig Muslin
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Amelia Donkor
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Sir Gareth Ludlow never truly recovered from the death of his fiancée. Years later, a chance encounter with Amanda, a young and devastatingly pretty runaway, inspires him to try to do the right thing and to set her on a path towards a good life. But Sir Gareth has been neck-deep in a life of debauchery and hedonism ever since his fiancée's death, and Amanda's startlingly lively imagination proves to be more than he'd bargained for. As they both become increasingly entangled in Sir Gareth's scheme, it seems more and more difficult for either of them to lead the life they should.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointingly bland reading of a brilliant novel
- By Pam Haynes on 16-05-21
- Sprig Muslin
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Amelia Donkor
Oh dear
Reviewed: 06-11-23
This is one of my favourite Georgette Heyer stories. The heroine is brilliantly funny, the narrative full of sparkle and wit.
Unfortunately, the narration is stilted, with some sentences so badly read that the meaning is lost. Certainly there is no real sense of the story here.
I wish that there was some real quality control on Audible. It’s not good enough to just read words. There must be much more to it than that. Please only use narrators who understand the books and actually can convey the humour.
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Sylvester
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 183
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story5 out of 5 stars 167
Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to discover if the Honorable Phoebe Marlow will meet his exacting requirements for a bride. If he does not expect to meet a tongue-tied stripling wanting both manners and conduct, then he is intrigued indeed when his visit causes Phoebe to flee her home. They meet again on the road to London, where her carriage has come to grief in the snow. Yet Phoebe, already caught in one imbroglio, now knows she soon could be well deep in another....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narration Super story
- By Grandma- Gateshead on 20-02-21
- Sylvester
- Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
Fabulous!
Reviewed: 21-10-23
This was always one of my favourite of Heyer’s books and the narration is wonderful. I will listen many times I think.
For those who don’t know it, it’s fun, full of events, lovely characterisations and a read to really lose yourself in when days need lightening.
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