Heidi
Classic Starts
- By: Johanna Spyri & Lisa Church
- Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Description
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
When Heidi’s Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But, to everyone’s surprise, the two grow to love each other—and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri’s charming story—and spirited heroine—have won children’s hearts for more than a century.
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Classic Starts Series
Anne of Green Gables
By: Lucy Maud Montgomery & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Lucy Maud... Read more »
The Secret Garden
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett & Martha Hailey
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
The discovery... Read more »
Pinocchio
By: Carlo Collodi & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Mischievous,... Read more »
Arabian Nights
By: Martin Woodside
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Ali Baba and... Read more »
Alice in Wonderland
By: Lewis Carroll & Eva Mason
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Nothing’s more... Read more »
Oliver Twist
By: Charles Dickens & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Dickens’... Read more »
Greek Myths
By: Diane Namm
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
From Icarus's... Read more »
Robinson Crusoe
By: Daniel Defoe & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
A shipwreck. A... Read more »
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
By: Arthur Conan Doyle & Chris Sasaki
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
No child is too... Read more »
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
By: Jules Verne & Lisa Church
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Jules Verne’s... Read more »
A Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Poor Sara... Read more »
Swiss Family Robinson
By: Johann David Wyss & Chris Tait
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
A shipwreck; a... Read more »
Frankenstein
By: Mary Shelley & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Mary Shelley’s... Read more »
Little Women
By: Louisa May Alcott & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Louisa May... Read more »
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By: Mark Twain & Martin Woodside
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
"Tom Sawyer... Read more »
Peter Pan
By: J.M. Barrie & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
“All children... Read more »
Treasure Island
By: Robert Louis Stevenson & Chris Tait
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Pirates, buried... Read more »
Dracula
By: Bram Stoker & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Dracula, that... Read more »
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
By: Margaret Sidney & Diane Namm
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
“To help mother”: that was the goal of each and every one of the five Pepper children. Yet even as “Mamsie” struggles hard to feed and educate her brood, she still manages to fill the house with joy. The adventures of this poor but loving family—Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and the adored youngest, Phronsie—have charmed young readers for more than a... Read more »
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Anne of Avonlea
By: Lucy Maud Montgomery & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Now every child can celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s ever-popular story! First introduced in Anne of Green Gables as a young orphan, Montgomery’s feisty and imaginative heroine is now 16 years old and embarking on a new adventure: becoming a teacher in her old Avonlea school. It’s an exciting year as Anne struggles to... Read more »
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The Odyssey
By: Homer & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: No
Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry sea god Poseidon. Read more »
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Around the World in 80 Days
By: Jules Verne & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Take a... Read more »
Moby-Dick
By: Herman Melville & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Call me... Read more »
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
By: Hugh Lofting & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet—because he knows how to talk to the animals! So when he hears that there’s a terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he’s off on an exciting adventure across the seas in this superb retelling of Hugh Lofting’s beloved classic. Read more »
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The Time Machine
By: H. G. Wells & Chris Sasaki
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
H. G. Wells’s... Read more »
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By: Robert Louis Stevenson & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
A single... Read more »
The Prince and the Pauper
By: Mark Twain & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
One boy,... Read more »
The Adventures of Robin Hood
By: Howard Pyle & John Burrows
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
He robbed from... Read more »
Great Expectations
By: Charles Dickens & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change--forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectations a must-read since it was first serialized in 1860. Now, young... Read more »
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Pollyanna
By: Eleanor H. Porter & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
“Once you start... Read more »
Journey to the Center of the Earth
By: Jules Verne & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: No
“Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I did it.” That mysterious message, found in a long-lost letter, propels a young man and his uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: to a prehistoric world below the earth where dinosaurs and other... Read more »
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Heidi
By: Johanna Spyri & Lisa Church
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
When Heidi’s... Read more »
The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame & Martin Woodside
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Since 1903, the... Read more »
Black Beauty
By: Anna Sewell & Lisa Church
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Black Beauty is... Read more »
The Jungle Book
By: Rudyard Kipling & Lisa Church
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
One of the most... Read more »
The Phantom of the Opera
By: Gaston Leroux & Diane Namm
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
The long-ago mysteries of the great opera house in Paris have never been explained. Why did so many terrible tragedies happen there? Why did everyone flee from it in fear? This gripping story about the “opera ghost” and the beautiful singer he loves launched one of the most popular musicals in Broadway history—and it serves up enough thrills,... Read more »
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The Iliad
By: Homer & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homer's thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods, The Iliad is truly the ultimate adventure story. Read more »
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Roman Myths
By: Diane Namm
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche,” “Oedipus and the Sphinx,” and more. For easy reference, there's also a detailed list and family tree of all the important gods and goddesses right at the start. Read more »
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
By: Howard Pyle & Tania Zamorsky
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
From the sword... Read more »
Ballet Stories
By: Lisa Church
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
This lovely collection will make little ballerinas dance for joy! Inside, they’ll find eight of the most beautiful ballet stories, including “Swan Lake,” “Coppélia,” “The Firebird,” and of course, that perennial holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker.” It’s the perfect way to prepare a child for seeing a performance--or to keep the magic going... Read more »
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The War of the Worlds
By: H. G. Wells & Chris Sasaki
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Hot on the heels of the blockbuster film comes a version of H.G. Wells' chilling tale of alien invasion that every child can enjoy. It begins as the sky lights up with bright cylinders from Mars that look like falling stars--and continues as the Martians emerge from their vessels with machines of fire and deadly smoke. Wells's depiction of a... Read more »
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White Fang
By: Jack London & Kathleen Olmstead
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Half wolf, half... Read more »
Animal Stories
By: Diane Namm
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Here come the animals! From Rudyard Kipling’s most popular Just-So Stories to Jack London’s “Brown Wolf,” this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kipling’s “How the Elephant Got His Trunk”; Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans”; Mark Twain’s “A Dog’s Tale”; Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “The... Read more »
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
By: Jakob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Once upon a time… there were two brothers, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, who gave the world some of the best-loved fairy tales ever written. From “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to “Snow White” and “The Brave Little Tailor,” this charming anthology offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 12 of the Grimms' most popular stories. Read more »
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
By: Victor Hugo & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Set in a richly rendered 15th century Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of... Read more »
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
By: Kate Douglas Wiggin & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful—and now she’s leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca’s quiet, hard-working older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over…especially her strict, rule-bound Aunt Miranda? Just... Read more »
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The Last of the Mohicans
By: James Fenimore Cooper & Deanna McFadden
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating adventure story, grounded in American history. As the French and Indian war rages, the two daughters of a British officer prepare to return home. But when, Cora, Alice, and the soldiers who guard them are betrayed by their Native American scout, their safety depends on wily forest tracker Hawkeye and his friends Chingachkook and... Read more »
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The Red Badge of Courage
By: Stephen Crane
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
A searing tale of fear and courage, set during the Civil War, but more powerful today than ever. A young man enlists in the Union Army, but nervously wonders how he will react to the blood, violence, and death of a real battle. When that terrible day arrives, he flees the fighting in terror. But his cowardly behavior gnaws at his conscience, and... Read more »
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The Three Musketeers
By: Alexandre Dumas & Oliver Ho
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
All for one and... Read more »
The Man in the Iron Mask
By: Alexandre Dumas & Oliver Ho
Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
Length: 1 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Dumas’ famous musketeers return in another exciting swashbuckler. And this time, Aramis is embarking on the most perilous mission of all: to depose King Louis XIV and put his twin brother Philip on the throne instead. Since childhood, Philip has been hidden away so no one would know of his existence—but Aramis believes that he would be the... Read more »
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