Audiobooks: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama
I am a believer in the beauty and utility of audiobooks. (It helps that I drive about an hour a day.) Humans spoke and told stories before they wrote. Homer sang or chanted. Your experience of a story may be enhanced or transformed by listening to a skilled artist bring to life. I cannot imagine reading Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, because the amazing Lisette Lecat, a South African actress, has given them life inside my head with her singular readings. If you love the experience of being read to, here are some of our carefully chosen titles. If you want books to be delivered in an old and an always new way, try an audiobook soon. (Success and technological parameters have driven me to divide our audiobooks into two pages. Be sure to browse our audiobook-nonfiction as well.)
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
The heroic and honorable Zorro, an ace with a gun and a demon with a sword, fights for the poor and oppressed—a far cry from the effete young aristocrat Don Diego, who spends his days reading poetry and dreaming of the beautiful Lolita Pulido. When Lolita’s family faces ruin and accusations of treason, Zorro must step in to save her family and her honor. But who is this masked caballero?
With action aplenty, The Mark of Zorro, also known as The Curse of Capistrano, is an exciting tale of adventure and romance that has charmed generations of readers and film-goers alike.
6 CDs, 7 hours, 49 minutes, unabridged. Read by Bill Homewood.