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When a young woman is offered the choice of saving a man's life at the price of her own chastity, what should she do?
The political and moral corruption of Vienna has driven Duke Vincentio into hiding while his deputy governor, Angelo is left to revive the old discipline of civic authority. Angelos First act is to imprison Claudio, a young nobleman who has gotten his betrothed, Juliet, with child.
Under the old laws, this is punishable by death. Angelo next offers Isabella, sister to Claudio and a beautiful young novice about to take her vows, the chance to save her brother's life at the price of her own chastity. Disguised as a friar, the duke returns to manipulate the players and deliver justice in one or Shakespeare's darkest plays concerned with the nature of justice and morality.
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Touchstone, TheWritten By : Edith WhartonNarrated By : Grace ConlinPublished By : Blackstone Audio IncRuntime : 3 hoursCategories : Classic LiteraturePrice : $25.95 $12.95
Stephen Glennard, a young lawyer, sells a package of love letters, written to him over the years by distinguished novelist Margaret Aubyn, to raise money to pay for his forthcoming wedding to another woman. After the wedding, his secret comes back to haunt him, and when he confesses to his wife,... More info...
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Peter SimpleWritten By : Frederick MarryatNarrated By : Frederick DavidsonPublished By : Blackstone Audio IncRuntime : 17 hours 30 minutesCategories : Classic LiteraturePrice : $33.95
In this seminal story of naval life during the Napoleonic War, Frederick Marryat’s young hero embarks upon a life at sea and finds it to be a rough school indeed. Peter Simple is a towering tale from the great age of sail, filled with keen wit, vivid characters, and gripping adventure. More info...
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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, AWritten By : Mark TwainNarrated By : Stuart LangtonPublished By : Blackstone Audio IncRuntime : 11 hoursCategories : Classic LiteraturePrice : $23.95
A Yankee mechanic, knocked out in a fight, awakens at Camelot in A.D. 528. He saves himself from prison and death by posing as a magician and becoming minister to King Arthur. But when he attempts to help out the peasants, he meets opposition. More info...
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Mary BartonWritten By : Elizabeth GaskellNarrated By : Full cast ProductionPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 4 hours 35 minutesCategories : Classic Literature
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Audio Collection, TheWritten By : Nathanial HawthorneNarrated By : James NaughtonPublished By : Harper Collins USRuntime : 6 hoursCategories : Autobiography
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