The Patrick O'Brian Compendium©
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Audio dramatizations and narrations of the Aubrey/Maturin series
The webmaster's dirty little secret is that he listened to the entire A/M series on tape before reading them. If your notion of audiobooks is having your kindergarten teacher read to you in a monotone to get you to take a nap, you will definitely be surprised by modern audiobooks, which are more acting than reading. The best audiobook narrators do accents, inflections and really make the words come alive. It's a great way to make any drive just fly by.
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Recorded Books, Inc. |
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Random House, Inc. - abridgements on cassette, read by David Pigott-Smith or Robert Hardy. Their website has excerpts of the narration you can hear over the web. Click on the links to hear the RealAudio clips, about 5 minutes in length each. |
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Master and Commander |
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Post Captain |
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HMS Surprise |
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The Surgeon's Mate |
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The Truelove |
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The Wine-Dark Sea |
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Blue at the Mizzen |
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Books on Tape, Inc. - full, unabridged narrations by the late David Case or Richard Brown, or a new rendition by John Lee. Available for rent or purchase. |
Many local libraries have audiobooks to loan, if you're looking to save money.
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