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The best-known and most important sections from The New Testament, including selections from the Gospels, using Matthew as the main text, the Epistles of Paul, the Acts of the Apostles and Revelations are included.

Learn the Three Jewels of Buddhism -- The Buddha, a life of the historical figure, The Dharma, an account of the fundamental teachings, and The Sangha, the disciplines, both lay and monastic throughout the world.

After 19 years of unjust imprisonment, Jean Valjean changes his name and sets out to restart his life and become a respected member of society.

Three CDs. Running time: 4hrs.

The story of a woman who, after marriage, found herself unhappy with rural, genteel existence, longs for love and excitement. Her aspirations and desires lead her in a tragic downward spiral.

Dante's vision, The Divine Comedy, has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early 14th century. This brief account sets the known facts of Dante's life against the turmoil of the times, and puts the very personal nature of his poetry into perspective.

An exciting, magical plot, along with its unforgettable characters -- the heroic King Arthur, the wizard Merlin, the brave Sir Lancelot, the beautiful Guinevere and the evil Morgana le Fey -- will enchant younger listeners, in this audio version written specially for Naxos AudioBooks.

An exciting and touching tale of an Irish orphan-boy who has lived free in the streets of Lahore before setting out with a Tibetan Lama, on a double quest.

When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape.

Justine is a fourth novel by a British poet of considerable stature. In general, it is a quadrangular love story involving its Irish narrator who is an English teacher in Alexandria, Mellisa- a tubercular cafe dancer and the narrator's mistress, Nessim- a very rich Alexandrian, and Justine- his wife- who is looking for some absolutes in life through a variety of sexual experience and who, though she loves her husband, has an intense affair wit...

This perceptive biography portrays the writer of Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and other unforgettable novels whose characters faced the challenges in the world of country gentry in Regency England.

This delightful collection of stories of the boy Mowgli and his jungle companions are brought to life beautifully by the warm, vivid characterizations of the reader.

Gregor Samsa, a seemingly typical man, wakes up one morning to discover he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. Frustrated and depressed about his physical alteration - and his family's rejection - Samsa's plight is filled with underlying meaning. This important literary work, written against the backdrop of increasing turmoil in central Europe, remains not just an extraordinary tale of imagination, but also a disturbing allegory.

This bold undertaking traces the development of western theater from ancient Greece to present day, through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Moliere and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the 19th century and main movements of the 20th.

Since its origins in the 16th Century, opera has been an extravagant, costly affair, arousing great passions. More than 115 musical examples trace the history of opera and operetta up to present day.

The remarkable story of the world's richest literary resource, the story telling, poetry, the growth of the novel and the greatest histories and essays, which have informed the language and the imagination wherever English is spoken.

Music of the western classical tradition spanning some 14 centuries -- from the emergence of Gregorian chant to the sounds of the present day -- is illustrated by 150 musical examples.

In Dickens' most openly political novel, discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthless, materialistic philosophy in the lives of the Gradgrind family, brought up to believe that only "Facts! Facts! Facts!" have any meaning.

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This unique and unusual compilation contains some of the greatest recordings from the beginning of the recording era. It includes a wide range of the works of Shakespeare, featuring Henry Irving, Ellen Tracy, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, John Barrymore, John Gielgud, Sybil Thorndike, Hugh Casson, Laurence Olivier and many more, with other memorable performances from Charles Laughton, Edith Evans, Laurel & Hardy, Bransby Williams, Dylan Thomas, Sarah...