{"id":6149,"date":"2015-08-02T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=6149"},"modified":"2015-08-02T07:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T06:00:50","slug":"books-to-listen-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnhocking.net\/jg2025demo1\/reading\/books-to-listen-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Books to listen to"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve never read the book – but the old tape recording made me love Rudolf Rassendyll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It has recently occurred to me that I don\u2019t listen to audio books any more.<\/p>\n

I used to listen to them am lot, when I lived in Australia; mostly in the car.<\/p>\n

My introduction to quite a few classics was via a voice telling me a story as I drove long distances from the small bush town where I grew up to\u2026 well\u2026 to almost anywhere.<\/p>\n

I played those audio books on the cassette tape player in my car \u2026 and the actual tapes themselves are long gone. But not the memories\u2026<\/p>\n

I had Douglas Fairbanks reading The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope. It was a favourite. Rudolf Rassendyll\u2019s adventures in Ruritania never got old. Or maybe they do.\u00a0I haven\u2019t listened to the book since my old tape broke,\u00a0and I have never read it. Perhaps it\u2019s time I did.<\/p>\n

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The combination of brilliant words and that amazing voice was its own special kind of music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another favourite was Under Milk Wood by the great Dylan Thomas. Written as a play for voices, it was perfect for an audio book. My version featured the amazing Richard Burton\u2026 what a great voice he had.<\/p>\n

And what about Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone reading Edgar Allen Poe. A combination of words and voice to send chills down a spine.<\/p>\n

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I also have a recording of Christopher Walken reading the Raven. It’s brilliant!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think probably the most important thing to me with these audio books , and the others I listened to, were the voices. The readers were terrific actors who had the most mesmerizing voices. Richard Burton remains my favourite. His voice was so strong and smart and sexy!<\/p>\n

I have been reminded of them by the release of my own books in audio format, read by Australian Actress Federay Holmes, who has the right accent for my words.<\/p>\n

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I keep a few books on my phone to read if I get stuck somewhere while not carrying a book. I think I need to download a few audio books as well. I think that might be a great way to spend a train journey\u2026 gazing out the window at the passing countryside, while some classic adventure is played out inside my head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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