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THE MASTER OF VERONA
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Written and performed by David Blixt
Produced by Judith West
Italy, 1314. Pietro Alighieri, son of the poet Dante, falls under the sway of Verona’s daring, charismatic, and warlike ruler, Cangrande della Scala. Risking battles, duels, and intrigue to impress his new lord, Pietro uncovers an infernal plot against Cangrande’s infant heir. Emerging from the shadow of his famous father, Pietro must protect the dangerous child while navigating a rivalry that severs a friendship, divides a city, and sparks a feud that will someday produce Shakespeare's famous star-cross’d lovers, Romeo & Juliet.
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Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, the poetry of Dante, and the history of Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA is a novel of brutal warfare, lost friendship, and dire conspiracy. An epic journey into the birth of the Renaissance that recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, and Dorothy Dunnett.
Running time: 26 Hours 14 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms.
VOICE OF THE FALCONER
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Written and performed by David Blixt
Produced by Judith West
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Italy, 1325. Eight years after the tumultuous events of THE MASTER OF VERONA, Pietro Alaghieri is living in exile in Ravenna, enduring the loss of his famous father while secretly raising Cesco, bastard heir to Verona's prince, Cangrande della Scala.
But when word of Cangrande's death reaches him, Pietro must race back to Verona to prevent Cesco's rivals from usurping his rightful place. But young Cesco is determined not to be anyone's pawn. Willful and brilliant, he defies even the stars. And far behind the scenes is a mastermind pulling the strings, one who stands to lose - or gain - the most.
Running time: 21 Hours 30 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms.
WHAT GIRLS ARE GOOD FOR
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Written by David Blixt
Performed by Janice L Blixt. Produced by Judith West.
Nellie Bly has the story of a lifetime. But will she survive to tell it?
Enraged by an article entitled ‘What Girls Are Good For’, Elizabeth Cochrane pens an angry letter to the Pittsburgh Dispatch, never imagining a Victorian newspaper would hire a woman reporter. Taking the name Nellie Bly, she struggles against the male-dominated industry, reporting stories no one else will – the stories of downtrodden women.
Bly earns the chance to break into New York’s Newspaper Row if she can nab a major scoop – life inside a madhouse. Feigning madness, she dupes the court into committing her to the Insane Asylum on Blackwell’s Island. But can she get out?
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Running time: 30 Hours 20 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms.
CHARITY GIRL: A Nellie Bly Novelette
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Performed by Janice L Blixt. Produced by Judith West.
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Fresh from her harrowing escape from the madhouse on Blackwell's Island, undercover reporter Nellie Bly receives a letter that launches her next crusading investigation—what becomes of unwanted children in Victorian New York? Discovering the wide range of reasons children are abandoned, even Bly's characteristic pluck fails her as she chases down the doctors who buy and sell babies!
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Based on real events, Bly's own reporting, and actual letters left with orphans, this heartrending story follows Nellie Bly as she struggles to answer a single, devastating question: "What becomes of babies?"
Running time: 2 Hours 20 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms
CLEVER GIRL: A Nellie Bly Novella
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Performed by Janice L Blixt. Produced by Judith West.
Nellie Bly sets out to trap the greatest villain she has ever encountered: the King of the Lobby!
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March 1888. A blizzard has frozen all of New York, and Nellie Bly is going stir-crazy, stuck at home with her mother and her detestable brother Albert. When a political speech inspires her, she and Colonel Cockerill plot out her most daring undercover assignment since she emerged from the Blackwell's Island insane asylum: she's going to trap the most crooked man in politics, Edward R. Phelps, the self-styled "King" of the Albany lobby.
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But catching a fox as wily as Phelps will take all her nerve, and she's learning that her meteoric rise has left her with few allies in the newspaper world. On her own, she must first trap Phelps, then confront him before a jury of his allies: the state senators of New York.
Running time: 5 Hours 39 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms.
ALTA LYNN, M.D.
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Written by Nellie Bly
Performed by Elizabeth Wiley. Produced by Judith West.
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Alta Lynn and her best friend, Pet Darlington, are out riding one day with two young men when, on a lark, they agree to hold a mock wedding. Only afterwards do the ladies find the marriages are legal and binding! Furious, Alta Lynn rejects her new husband and flees to New York, throwing herself into her education.
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Three years later she is a doctor with an active practice. A midnight summons to a patient who has attempted suicide leads to several new acquaintances. That summer, while vacationing with the Osborne family, she finds herself face to face with her husband! Worse, a blackmailer is threatening the Osbornes over a dreadful secret that would ruin their daughter. Secrets, scandals, and murder all surround. . .Alta Lynn, M.D.!
Running time: 7 Hours 31 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms
TWINS AND RIVALS: THE SNARES OF RICHES AND THE SPELL OF LOVE
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Written by Nellie Bly
Performed by Hope Newhouse. Produced by Judith West.
Money, or love? Dimple and Della disagree. Dimple plans to wed for wealth, freeing her family from the weight of poverty. Della, however, plans to only marry for love.
When Dimple marries an old millionaire, she finds life in a mansion is filled with crippling loneliness. Rescued from certain death by a handsome stranger, she realizes Della has been right all along. Love is all that matters in the world. But the man she loves is already betrothed—to Dimple’s sister Della!
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Running time: 9 Hours 20 Minutes. Unabridged. Available on all platforms.
HER MAJESTY'S WILL
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Written by David Blixt. Performed by Aaron Lockman
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England, 1586. Swept up in the skirts of a mysterious stranger, Will Shakespeare becomes entangled in a deadly and hilarious misadventure as he accidentally uncovers an attempt to murder Queen Elizabeth herself.
Aided by the mercurial wit of Kit Marlowe, Will enters London for the first time, chased by rebels, spies, his own government, his past, and a bear.
Combining the whimsy of William Goldman's The Princess Bride with the swashbuckling panache of Raphael Sabatini, and inspired by the Hope/Crosby Road Movies, this rollicking novel takes solace in knowing that these events surely never happened, while secretly hoping that they did.
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Running time: 9 Hours 55 Minutes. Unabridged. Exclusive to Audible and iTunes.
COLOSSUS: STONE AND STEEL
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Written by David Blixt. Performed by Brian Gill.
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Judea, 66 AD. A Roman legion suffers a smashing and catastrophic defeat at the hands of an angry band of Hebrews armed with only slings and spears. Knowing Emperor Nero's revenge will be swift and merciless, they must decide how to defend their land against the Roman invasion.
Caught up in the tumult is the mason Judah, inadvertent hero of Beth Horon, who now finds himself rubbing shoulders with priests, revolutionaries, generals, and nobles, drafted to help defend the land of Galilee. Denied the chance to marry where he will, he turns all his energy into defending the besieged city of Jotapata.
But with a general suffering delusions of grandeur, friends falling each day, and the Roman menace at the walls, Judah must brave a nightmare to save those he loves and preserve his honor. First book of the Colossus series.
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Running time: 12 Hours 33 Minutes. Unabridged. Exclusive to Audible and iTunes.
COLOSSUS: THE FOUR EMPERORS
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Written by David Blixt. Performed by Ralph Booth​.
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Under Emperor Nero's rule, Rome is a dangerous place. His cruel, artistic whims border on madness, and anyone who dares rise too high has their wings clipped with fatal results.
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For one family, this means either promotion or destruction. While his uncle Vespasian goes off to put down a rebellion in Judea, Titus Flavius Sabinus struggles to walk the perilous line between success and notoriety as he climbs Rome's ladder.
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When Nero is impaled on his own artistry, the whole world is thrown into chaos, and Sabinus must navigate shifting allegiances and murderous alliances as his family tries to survive the year of the Four Emperors.
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Running time: 14 Hours 5 Minutes. Unabridged. Exclusive to Audible and iTunes.
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EVE OF IDES: A Play of Caesar & Brutus
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Written by David Blixt. Directed by Robert Kauzlaric.
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Step into the gripping world of intrigue and betrayal with "Eve Of Ides," a drama that delves into the untold story behind the night preceding Julius Caesar's fateful assassination. Join Caesar, Brutus, and Antony at a feast where secrets are unveiled, and destinies are sealed.
March 14, 44 BC. Elected Dictator of Rome, Caesar is about to embark on a new war in the East to avenge an old friend. With just one meeting of the Senate standing between him and his foes, Caesar attends a farewell dinner. Unknown to him, several of the guests are plotting to end his life. Among them is Brutus, who is deeply conflicted about the plan, struggling with both morality and mortality. As the tension rises, Antony poses the question of the best way to meet one's end. Caesar's poignant response, "What does it matter, so long as it's quick?" sets the stage for a journey that intertwines history with Shakespeare, delving into the unexplored relationships between the key players of the age – Caesar, Brutus, and Antony. Experience history in its most vivid and dramatic form!
