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Gulliver's Travels

Author : Jonathan Swift

Performed By : Pamela Garelick

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 12 hours

Categories : Classic Literature

Our Price : $49.95 $23.95

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"A masterwork of irony that contains both a dark and bitter meaning and

a joyous, extraordinary creativity of imagination. That's why it has lived for so long."

Malcom Bradbury

Gulliver's Travels tells of the fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, an Englishman

and ship's surgeon, who travels to the "several remote nations of the world." In the beginning,

he becomes shipwrecked in the land of Lilliput, where the distressed inhabitants are only six

inches tall. His second voyage takes him to Brobdingnag, where lives a race of giants. At

Glubdubdrib, the Island of Sorcerers, he speaks with great men of the past and learns from

them the lies of history. Further adventures find Gulliver in a land ruled by intelligent horses.



For children, it is an enchanting fantasy; for adults, it is a satirical masterpiece, a parody of

political life in Swift's time, and a scathing send-up of manners and morals in

eighteenth-century England.

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Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music

Author : Fred Plotkin

Performed By : Fred Plotkin

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 19 hours

Categories : Music Related
Music Related
Self Help

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In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than one hundred great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvok, and Mahler. He describes all the musical instruments in the orchestra, defines major musical terms, and makes music theory comprehensible for the uninitiated. There are also conversations with important musicians who offer fascinating insights about their art.
Classical Music 101 is a highly accessible guide to discovering the glories of classical music.
This recording does not include musical selections.

Fred Plotkin has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Opera News, and other publications. He lectures frequently at the Smithsonian Institution, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. He is the author of nine books, many of them on Italian topics. He lives in New York and Italy.