MP3 Audiobooks -Seven Ages

This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender and telling story of life's seven ages - from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech, the Seven Ages of Man, performed by Sir Ian McKellen, are 150 great poems from all ages - from Chaucer to Ted Hughes. They are presented by the finest cast ever assembled on one recording.

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Audio books really are a wonderful thing, not only do they transport you to other worlds, introduce you to other people�s ideas and culture, they are also a lot more flexible than books. The book drains your time in a world where time is a very valuable thing, in mp3or wma format however; stories can be listened to anywhere and on any music device. It doesn�t matter if you use an mp3 players or a cd player, whether you are jogging, washing the pots or transforming the boring commute to work with excitement and intrigue and you can listen to them at any time.

Now with the internet audiobooks are a lot more accessible and easier to obtain than normal books, going online for them is quick, simple and saves time that would be other wise spend trawling through stores trying to find one you really want.

Many sites offer a few free downloadable introductory titles, to get you started and no doubt hooked on the splendour of them. What better way to spend a Saturday evening than to sit back, relax and enjoy a good audiobook, instead of renting a dvd or stagnating in front of the television. Unlike rentals, they can be kept for life and enjoyed again and again.

Dante: Inferno, from The Divine Comedy

Written By : Dante

Narrated By : Heathcote Williams

Published By : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 4 hours 10 minutes

Categories : Poetry

Price : $18.75

Dante's Hell is one of the most remarkable visions in Western literature. An allegory for his and future ages, it is, at the same time, an account of terrifying realism. More info...

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, The

Written By : Robert Burns

Narrated By : John Cairney

Published By : Harper Collins UK

Runtime : 1 hour

Categories : Poetry

Price : $12.75

This specially commissioned recording offers a wide-ranging choice of Burns's songs and lyrical poems; and longer poems... More info...

Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy

Written By : Padriac Colum

Narrated By : Pratt, Sean

Published By : In Audio

Runtime : 6 hours 19 minutes

Categories : Poetry
Classic Literature

Price : $24.95 $14.50

The Iliad and the Odyssey are retold in a glorious saga. More info...

Child's Christmas in Wales, A

Written By : Dylan Thomas

Narrated By : Dylan Thomas

Published By : Harper Collins UK

Runtime : 45 minutes

Categories : Poetry
Classic Literature

Price : $10.25

It is now Thomas’ most widely known work, a wistful, tender, touching, wide-eyed in wonder evocation of the sights, smells and sounds of a child’s Christmas in a seaside town in Wales. More info...