David Shears has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors. The most-rated is Saint Joan.
How to Kiss a Debutante
Summary
Aletha Dewitt has led a charmed life. At least, that is how it appears from the outside looking in. Yes, she has had everything a person could possibly desire - except real respect. Because she was born female, her grandfather doesn’t believe she is capable enough to be a part of the family business. What he doesn’t realize is she has more ideas and ambition than her brother will ever have. She sets out to prove to him she’s more than up to the task. Nothing will stand in her way, not even love. Rafael Conte Leone is traveling to attend the wedding of one of his closest friends. He never imagined he’d meet the woman of his dreams on a train, but he fully intends to do everything possible to win her heart. Even help her take the mantle of one of the largest candy suppliers in the country. The problem is convincing the lady that they belong together. With Christmas around the corner, miracles are a very real possibility. Both Rafael and Aletha start to believe they could have it all with the magic of love.
©2019 Dawn Brower (P)2019 Dawn Brower
David Copperfield
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In a comprehensive and beautifully crafted first person narrative, David Copperfield recalls key stages, memories, and incidents of his life from infancy to maturity. Scenes, adventures, and characters are summoned to the narrator's remembrance so vividly that they are rendered with the vitality of the present moment. In this dramatized reading of the unabridged novel, a cast of 15 narrators bring to life over 100 characters; among them the eccentric Betsey Trotwood; the stern, inflexible Murdstones; the fawning and treacherous Uriah Heep; the captivating Dora Spenlow; and the impecunious but ever optimistic Wilkins Micawber. David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a serial in 1849 – 1850, and then as a book in 1850. It has remained one of his most popular novels and was stated by the author to be his "favourite child." Cast: (with selected roles) Phil Benson - Mr Wickfield/Mr Omer Huw Brentnall - Uriah Heep/Ham Peggotty Danielle Cohen - Clara Peggotty/Martha Endell Amanda Friday - Dora Spenlow/Clara Copperfield Isabelle Friday - Little Minnie Rob Goll - David Copperfield/Daniel Peggotty Anna Grace - Agnes Wickfield/Little Em'ly Elizabeth Klett - Emma Micawber/Jane Murdstone Ben Lindsey-Clark - Edward Murdstone/James Steerforth Sarah Mitchell - Betsey Trotwood Jeff Moon - Wilkins Micawber/Doctor Strong P. J. Morgan - Rosa Dartle/Julia Mills Trisha Rose - Mrs Steerforth/Mrs Gummidge David Shears - Tommy Traddles/Mr Littimer David Stifel - Mr Dick/Mr Spenlow Audio edited by Rob Goll
Public Domain (P)2020 The Online Stage
The Storm
Summary
Translated by Constance Garnett Although his work has somewhat fallen into obscurity, Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886) is considered to be one of the greatest of Russian dramatists. He was one of the pioneers of a realistic style, which later found exponents in celebrated European dramatists like Ibsen and Strindberg. Of Ostrovsky's 47 plays, one of the best known is The Storm, the portrait of an idealistic young woman trapped in a world of crushing and venal orthodoxy. The Storm formed the basis of Janacek's opera, Katya Kabanova. Featuring: Marty Krz as Vanya Kudriash and First Person John Burlinson as Savil Prokofievitch Dikoy Robert Curran as Boris Grigorievitch Bob Neufeld as Kuligin Jennifer Fournier as Feklusha, Old Woman and a Woman Erin Marie White as Katerina Kabanova and Glasha Aisling Gray as Marfa Ignatievna Kabanova David Shears as Tihon Kabanov Terah Tucker as Varvara and Denis Daly as the Narrator, Shapkin, and Second Person. Music composed and performed by Marty Krz. Audio edited by Denis Daly.
Public Domain (P)2021 Voices of Today
Saint Joan
Summary
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw Presented by The Online Stage According to George Bernard Shaw, Joan of Arc was in fact one of the first Protestant martyrs. She was one of the first apostles of nationalism, and the first French practitioner of Napoleonic realism in warfare. She also refused to accept the specific woman's lot, and dressed and fought and lived as men did. Shaw's exploration of the story of this ingenuous and eponymous heroine is set in six scenes and an epilogue, which takes place on 1456, when the church cleared Joan of the charge of heresy and condemned her accusers of corruption. The ghost of Joan appears and, later, an emissary from the year 1920, to announce Joan's canonization. This production also includes a very condensed version of Shaw's lengthy preface. Cast: Narrator and Duchess de la Trémouille - Anna Grace Robert de Baudricourt, Sentry and Courcelles - Graham Scott Joan - Amanda Friday Bertrand, D'Estivet and Gentleman - Jeff Moon Archbishop and First Assessor - David Stifel De la Trémouille, John de Stogumber and Executioner - Denis Daly Steward and Warwick - Alan Weyman La Hire, Second Assessor and English Soldier - Phil Benson Bluebeard and Ladvenu - David Shears Charles (Dauphin) - Tom Saer Dunois and Third Assessor - Andy Harrington Cauchon - Peter Tucker Inquisitor - Noel Badrian Page - Sarah Bacaller Audio edited by Denis Daly
Public Domain (P)2020 The Online Stage