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The Bohemians
Narrator Jim Frangione delivers this saga of lofty success and abject failure with empathy and vigor. His excellent performance is a listening–and learning–experience of the highest order, rich in its sense of place and time. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021
Fifty - Two Stories
Jim Frangione splendidly narrates this “full deck” of stories, which Chekhov wrote from 1883 to 1898. Frangione’s mastery of Russian names and nomenclature infuses this wide-ranging collection with the world of the late nineteenth century. He paces his narration to the stories’ style and gives the carefully delineated characters subtle differences in their manners of speech. His deliberate and nuanced performance places us in the milieu of czarist Russia, where people ride in troikas and live in dachas, and social status always matters. When he narrates the dramatic monologues, he plays out the interior lives of princesses, doctors, and functionaries, and even makes the sound of a dog’s “grrr . . . nya-nya-nya-nya”–the listener is transported. The fine translations from Pevear and Volokhonsky serve the grand master of the short story and the listener well. A.D.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020
The Aspern Papers
Epstein’s voice fits well with the text….his reading, full of grace and understatement, brings out James’ artful portrayal of these characters and puts his perfectly crafted prose in high relief… (AudioFile)
Audible Reviews (The Aspern Papers)
From AudioFile Magazine; “Jonathan Epstein does an outstanding job narrating James’s novella about an American woman trying to earn a place in English society. Epstein’s rich, soft tone depicts the quality of the story’s well-mannered gentleman as well as the feminine wit of its heroine. Tension is created when the truth of the American woman’s past is revealed to her new suitor and his family. Epstein capably expresses the emotional struggle that the gentleman undergoes as he decides whether or not he should betray the woman. With light piano music interspersed between chapters, this audiobook will give the listener a glimpse of the mores of late-nineteenth-century society.”
Here is Henry James with a little jewel of a story set in Venice. The narrator reads as if he were of the period and the story is told perfectly, with that touch of bemused irony. I enjoyed the audio immensely. Well done.
This is my first foray into James’ novel and I am glad I have this
audiobook to read along. As the story is told from first-person narrative, it suits perfectly in audiobook form, and the accompanying music pieces are good too.
The book is a classic, obviously, but the tone and style of this narration is just perfect.
What an exquisite tale. No one writes as evocatively, as vividly, with such stunning insight, and with such gorgeous prose as Henry James. A wonderful narration as well. A most enjoyable listen.
Poets of Nature
Bought this for late nite listening. And, o.m.g… it’s like falling asleep to the most idyllic, comforting, lullaby.
i Love it!
Like a symphony during a hike in the woods. I love the outdoors but can’t always get away – these audio poems are a similar experience and can be listened to over and over.
Superbly enriching my soul! Listen to this beautiful rendition of these inspiring poems of nature when you are in solitude with nature, and grow like corn in the night.
