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Audiobooks "Find Your Voice" 2023
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Classics - St. Charles Public Library
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"Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales brings together an unforgettable group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, pilgrims who came from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and the famously lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern adventure. The resulting collection gives us a set of characters so vivid...
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"A deluxe hardcover edition of the world's greatest fantasy classic--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as the sword Excalibur and city of Camelot that are found within its pages. This magical epic takes Arthur from the glorious lyrical phase of his youth, through the...
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"Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages. She is esteemed as one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the period for her account of the revelations that she experienced in 1373. Julian lived as an anchoress in Norwich, and after recovering from a serious illness she described the visions that had come to her during her suffering. She conceived of a loving and compassionate God, merciful and...
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"Bede: life of Cuthber ; Eddius Stephanus: life of Wilfrid ; Bede: lives of the Abboys of Wearmouth and Jarrow ; the anonymous history of Abbot Ceolfrith with the Voyage of St. Brendan." Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]). and index. Presents an English translation of several works by medieval scripture scholar Bede, including "Life of Cuthbert, " "Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow, " and others. Adult Follett Library Resources....
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