Tag: literature
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A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
I thought that the author was harshly judging the main character of this story for her selfish thoughtlessness, but then I started to see that there is a tone of compassion for people who give of themselves so selflessly that they become deliriously starved for self nurturance. Read by Grace Buchanan · A Pair of…
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Miss Crespigny, Chapter One, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
As stated in the Author’s Note at the beginning of this book, someone published Mrs. Burnett’s work without her permission, and in a way that she didn’t like.
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Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse
I’ve been listening to segments of many audiobooks to help me find my place in the voice acting world. Where am I needed? What are my limitations? I was suprised to find that the audiobook versions that I heard of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse sounded like adventure novels. I understood it to be a poetic…
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The Great Stone Face, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I resisted my dear one’s urging me to record Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Great Stone Face as long as I could. After all, Basil Rathbone mastered the job of telling the story, but our home-made cassette tape copy is wearing out, and we haven’t found a replacement after years of searching. So, I acknowledge and thank…