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    Marrying Up , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 660min
    Scheming social climber Alexa may be humbly born. But only a title, mansion and family tiara will do. Befriending feckless aristo Florrie (three surnames plus black hole where her brain should be) means the grandest doors swing open and the prince of her dreams is in sight. But has Florrie’s mother, the formidable Lady Annabel, rumbled what Alexa is up to? Beautiful but penniless student Polly, meanwhile, is in love. Is Max, the handsome young vet she’s found in a country lane, quite as ordinary as he seems, however? Passionate love, eye-widening snobbery and more than naked ambition abound in this contemporary Cinderella tale. Jilly Bond reads Wendy Holden’s deliciously satirical novel of the upwardly mobile. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jilly Bond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/005456/bk_bbcw_005456_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Jane Eyre, Hörbuch, Digital, 143min
    One of the most passionate novels of its time, Jane Eyre derives its strength from the honesty and directness of its heroine. The first person narrative involves us right from the start, letting us into Jane’s thoughts as she matures from rebellious child to passionate woman. Notice how social snobbery is condemned – particularly in the character of Aunt Reed and the conditions at Lowood ‘Orphans Asylum’. Listen how the writer builds her climaxes – most notably in Rochester’s famous proposal scene. Notice, also, how Jane rises above her unhappy beginnings to gain Rochester’s love. And, finally, revel in the story’s ending – one of the most moving conclusions to a love story ever written. Language: English. Narrator: Carole Boyd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/copy/000214/bk_copy_000214_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To Love a Duke (A Regency Romance): Finding Forever Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 115min
    Emma Cooper is a young seamstress who is busy learning her trade when she is suddenly thrust into the high society, high-intrigue world of dukes, duchesses, and high-class snobbery. Owen, the Duke of Leyton, is being pressured by his mother, the dowager countess, to marry her best friend's daughter, a woman Owen is sure will make him miserable. But, as a dutiful son, he is resigned to his fate until the night he meets a beautiful, flaming red-haired mystery woman who makes his heart beat wildly. What will happen when sparks fly between the Duke and Emma? Will they fall in love? Will they be able to fight the forces that work to keep them apart? Will they find forever happiness? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kasey Logan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/162210/bk_acx0_162210_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    What's Wrong with the World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 432min
    In What's Wrong With the World, G.K. Chesterton discusses big business, education, government, feminism, and more. The work draws on thousands of essays Chesterton contributed to newspapers and periodicals over his lifetime. Eloquently opposing materialism, hypocrisy, and snobbery, Chesterton was a steadfast champion of family, faith, and the working man. The work includes a discussion of humankind and its nature, the power of spirituality and the consequences of increasing secularism in the modern world, and the role of education in shaping the young to fit into the society. Presented in his appealing style, with the use of paradox, wit, and humour to promote his arguments, Chesterton's writings on the topics of human behaviour and society remain relevant in the 21st century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stewart Crank. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/001348/bk_yurt_001348_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Snobs, Hörbuch, Digital, 328min
    Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money? In a tale that mixes contemporary Jane Austen with the brilliant social commentary of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes chronicles Edith's rise and fall with twists and turns aplenty. Through the eyes of his narrator, a journeyman actor who manages to negotiate the choppy waters of snobbery and excess as he moves between the upper and middle classes, in Snobs Fellowes gives us a delicious comedy of manners to rival Oscar Wilde at his wittiest. Language: English. Narrator: Julian Fellowes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000434/bk_aren_000434_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Snobs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 644min
    Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money? In a tale that mixes contemporary Jane Austen with the brilliant social commentary of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes chronicles Edith's rise and fall with twists and turns aplenty. Through the eyes of his narrator, a journeyman actor who manages to negotiate the choppy waters of snobbery and excess as he moves between the upper and middle classes, in Snobs Fellowes gives us a delicious comedy of manners to rival Oscar Wilde at his wittiest. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Morant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000433/bk_aren_000433_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Diary of a Nobody , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 264min
    Why should I not publish my diary? asks Mr. Pooter. George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London into a theatrical family, and it was natural that they should both take up careers on the stage. Weedon initially studied art but later joined his brother, George, in the theatre. The Diary of a Nobody was a joint effort with Weedon. It first appeared as a serial in Punch between 1888 and 1889 and was published in book form in 1892. The diary chronicles 15 months of the day-to-day life of Mr. Charles Pooter, a City of London clerk. The self-importance, social aspirations, snobbery, and delusions of the diarist are the material for this classic humorous work. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roy Macready. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bigh/000776/bk_bigh_000776_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Hazardous Engagement : NewCon Press Novellas Set 6, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 184min
    A stand-alone novella featuring Madis Defranthea, whose brother presents her with a challenge. If she wants to join his gang, she and her team have to steal a magical belt that’s locked to the waist of a bride, on her wedding night, in a fortified castle, on a rock in the middle of the sea. Madis takes him up on it. But when she discovers just how much her brother didn’t know, the job proves even more hazardous than she bargained for....Featuring magic, automata, snobbery, small gods, large fish, a useful corpse, and an unnervingly intelligent horse.In A Hazardous Engagement the author of Babylon Steel and Shanghai Sparrow delivers a thrilling tale of cunning, ingenuity, and betrayal that entertains royally from first chapter to last. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rosa B. Watkinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/168937/bk_acx0_168937_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Echoes: A Steampunk Fantasy Adventure (Aether Chronicles, Book 2) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 653min
    A country house retreat with friends like Benjamin Maker should be exactly the relaxation Amethyst Forester needs. But this country house comes with unbearable snobbery and a missing person. Needing support, Amethyst calls Inspector Jenson to come and investigate. As jealousies and hatred threaten both Maker and Amethyst, Jenson becomes their greatest ally. Amethyst’s inventions are increasing her fortunes, both good and bad, making her a target. Already off-kilter after an unexpected proposal, Amethyst finds something she believed lost forever. When Jenson uncovers a conspiracy against the monarchy, can he and Amethyst work together to lay ghosts to rest and keep the Queen alive?Don't miss the exciting second installment in a Victorian London-era steampunk adventure for the ages. It's perfect for fans of Charlie N. Holmberg and Honor Raconteur. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/242128/bk_acx0_242128_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Julia Bride , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 108min
    Henry James's story Julia Bride appeared in Harper's magazine in 1908. The similarity to Edith Wharton’s novel The House of Mirth, published three years earlier, is obvious, like the circumstances facing Wharton’s heroine Lily Bart and James’s Julia Bride. Julia Bride is being courted by Basil French, the son of a wealthy but very traditional New York family. He wants to know more about her background, but she is reluctant to let him know that she has been engaged six times, and that her mother has been divorced twice and is likely heading for a third one. Julia is caught between America’s class mobility, social fluidity and personal freedoms, and the rigid ethics, snobbery, and social codes that the east coast elite had imported from Europe. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruth Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/001611/bk_yurt_001611_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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