Fairy Tales for Adults Volume 9
Volume: Book #9
- By: William Shakespeare, Ivan Turgenev & Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Josh Verbae
- Length: 1 hours 13 minutes
Description
A selection of stories about love and romance from the best storytellers of the world including Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Turgenev trying to express love in all its forms. This volume opens with iconic Romeo and Juliet's tragic love story dating back to antiquity, followed by very passionate and quite unusual love between a doctor and his patient in 'The District Doctor' by Ivan Turgenev. And last, but not least, a story from the master of human relationship and psychology, Anton Chekhov and his story of 'The Man in a Case'. Read in English, unabridged.
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Narrated by: Max Bollinger
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Abridged: No
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Josh Verbae
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Abridged: No
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Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Josh Verbae
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Josh Verbae & Max Bollinger
Length: 1 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Josh Verbae & Max Bollinger
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
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Abridged: No
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