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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson Crusoe" in 1719 to popular acclaim. Two later attempts to capitalize on his financial success, one a sequel and the other a collection of related essays, were failures.
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The Canterbury Tales
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Both Blackstone Audiobook and BBC Audiobooks America have released unabridged editions of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Blackstone's is performed by Martin Jarvis and a full cast and was translated by J.U. Nicholson. BBC Audiobooks America's features Bill Wallis and a full cast and was translated by Burton Raffel. Both have been reviewed together for purposes of comparison.