Thursday, May 21, 2009

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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Silver Chair



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Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Silver Chair


Author : C. S. Lewis

Performed By : Jeremy Northam

Publisher : Harper Collins US

Runtime : 6 hours

Categories : Over 10s
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic
Classics
Classic Literature

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Deep underground, a web of evil magic holds a prince in captivity.



Narnia ... where owls speak, where evil weaves a spell ... where sorcery enslaves the land.



Narnia is in peril, and only Eustace and Jill can help. Along with Puddleglum, a gloomy but valiant Marsh-wiggle, they are sent by the mighty lion Aslan to find Prince Rilian, heir to the throne. Their quest leads them past hungry people-eating Giants, and deep into the dark underground. But the true test for this noble band of friends comes when they face an evil witch and her deadly enchantments.


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Heart of Darkness: Classic Edition
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Heart of Darkness: Classic Edition

Author : Joseph Conrad
Performed By : Frederick Davidson
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Classic Literature
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"Heart of Darkness has had an influence that goes beyond the specifically
literary. This parable of a man's 'heart of darkness' dramatized in the alleged 'Dark Continent' of
Africa transcended its late Victorian era to acquire the stature of one of the great, if troubling,
visionary works of western civilization."Joyce Carol Oates

Compelling, exotic, and suspenseful, Heart of Darkness is far more than just an adventure
story. The novel explores deep into the dark regions of the hearts and souls of its characters and
into the conflicts prevalent in more primitive cultures. It is also a striking picture of the moral
deterioration that can result from prolonged isolation.

Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the British Congo where he once
ran a river steamer for a trading company. He tells of the ivory traders' cruel exploitation of the
natives there. Chief among these is a greedy and treacherous European named Kurtz, who has
used savagery to obtain semi-divine power over the natives. While Marlow tries to get Kurtz back
down the river, Kurtz tries to justify his actions, asserting that he has seen into the very heart of
things.

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