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Revised VCE English/EAL Text List 2015
VCE Literature Text list 2015
 Novels
Things We Didn't See ComingAuthor: Amsterdam, Steven
Title: Things We Didn't See Coming
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Noel Hodda
Rating: StarStarStarStarnostar
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Tirra Lirra by the RiverAuthor: Anderson, Jessica
Title: Tirra Lirra by the River
Media: 5 cassettes
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: not available
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Beverley Dunn
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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Cat's EyeAuthor: Adiga, Aravind
Title: The White Tiger
Media: 7CDs
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by John Lee
Rating: StarStarStarStarstar
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Cat's EyeAuthor: Atwood, Margaret
Title: Cat's Eye
Media: 14CDs
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $139.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Barbara Caruso
Rating: StarStarStarStarstar
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Cat's EyeAuthor: Atwood, Margaret
Title: Cat's Eye
Media: 13CDs
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $169.95   Special price while stocks last: $129.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Kimberley Farr
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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EmmaAuthor: Austen, Jane
Title: Persuasion
Media: 7CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Juliet Stevenson
Rating: A delicate, vulnerable and astonishingly beautiful reading - our top choice StarStarStarStarStar
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PersuasionAuthor: Austen, Jane
Title: Persuasion
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Greta Scacchin
Rating: A warm and sympathetic reading StarStarStarStarnoStar
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PersuasionAuthor: Austen, Jane
Title: Persuasion
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Michael Page
Rating: A fine narration StarStarStarStarNoStar
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Jane EyreAuthor: Brontë, Anne (Bronte)
Title: Jane Eyre
Media: 16CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $89.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Juliet Stevenson
Rating: The most exquisite reading imaginable. Without question, our first choice. StarStarStarstarstar
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Jane EyreAuthor: Brontë, Anne (Bronte)
Title: Jane Eyre
Media: 18CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Josephine Bailey
Rating: A beautiful reading. It's a good second choice.StarStarStarstarhalfstar
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Wuthering HeightsAuthor: Brontë, Emily (Bronte)
Title: Wuthering Heights
Media: 12CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Patricia Routledge
Rating: Simply outstanding - a gorgeous reading of this novel.
While we give all three reading of this novel a five-star rating, this particular reading still stands out as exceptional. StarStarStarstarstar
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Wuthering HeightsAuthor: Brontë, Emily (Bronte)
Title: Wuthering Heights
Media: 12CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Michael Kitchen
Rating: Another wonderful reading; it's one of our second choices.StarStarStarstarstar
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Wuthering HeightsAuthor: Brontë, Emily (Bronte)
Title: Wuthering Heights
Media: 11CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $139.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Janet McTeer
Rating: Again, a beautiful reading; another second choice.StarStarStarstarstar
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Year of WondersAuthor: Brooks, Geraldine
Title: Year of Wonders
Media: 9CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $89.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Josephine Bailey
Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
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Media: 1mp3-CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Josephine Bailey
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Year of WondersAuthor: Brooks, Geraldine
Title: Year of Wonders
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Geraldine Brooks
Rating: StarStarStarHalfStarnoStar
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Blade Runner - Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?Author: Dick, Philip K.
Title: Blade Runner [aka Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?)
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Scott Brick
Rating: Atmospheric, poignant and powerful StarStarStarStarHalfStar
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The Red Badge of CourageAuthor: Crane, Stephen
Title: The Red Badge of Courage [Library Edition]
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Frank Muller
Rating: Powerful and compelling narration that breathe authenticity and life. Our very clear first choice! StarStarStarStarStar
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The Red Badge of CourageAuthor: Crane, Stephen
Title: The Red Badge of Courage
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by William Dufris
Rating: A very good reading. StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Red Badge of CourageAuthor: Crane, Stephen
Title: The Red Badge of Courage
Media: 5CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Anthony Heald
Rating: Another very good choice. StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Red Badge of CourageAuthor: Crane, Stephen
Title: The Red Badge of Courage
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Roger Dressler
Rating: Again, a very good choice. StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Inheritance of LossAuthor: Desai, Kiran
Title: The Inheritance Of Loss
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Meera Simhan
Rating: A thoughtful, beautifully paced reading. StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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A Christmas CarolAuthor: Dickens, Charles
Title: A Christmas Carol
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Anton Lesser
Rating: A superb and engrossing narration; without question our first choice StarStarStarStarStar
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A Christmas CarolAuthor: Dickens, Charles
Title: A Christmas Carol [Library Edition]
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Miriam Margolyes
Rating: A splendid reading StarStarStarStarStar
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A Christmas CarolAuthor: Dickens, Charles
Title: A Christmas Carol
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Jim Dale
Rating: A delightful reading StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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A Christmas CarolAuthor: Dickens, Charles
Title: A Christmas Carol
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Simon Prebble
Rating: A very good narration StarStarStarStarnotar
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Media: 1mp3-CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Simon Prebble
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WantingAuthor: Dunmore, Helen
Title: The Betrayal [Library Edition]
Media: 12CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged word-for-word)
Price: $119.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Jilly Bond
Rating: Sensitive and powerful narration StarStarStarStarNoStar
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WantingAuthor: Flanagan, Richard
Title: Wanting
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Humphrey Bower
Rating: StarStarStarStarNoStar
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The French Lieutenant's WomanAuthor: Fowles, John
Title: The French Lieutenant's Woman [Library Edition]
Media: 14CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged word-for-word)
Price: $139.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Paul Shelley
Rating: A superb narration StarStarStarStarNoStar
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My Brilliant CareerAuthor: Franklin, Miles
Title: My Brilliant Career
Media: 9CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $29.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Megan Rees
Rating: StarStarStarStarNotar
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SpiesAuthor: Frayn, Michael
Title: Spies
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Martin Jarvis
Rating: A superb reading StarStarStarStarStar
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SpiesAuthor: Greene, Graham
Title: The Quiet American [Library Edition]
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Simon Cadell
Rating: A reading of power and beauty StarStarStarStarStar
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SpiesAuthor: Greene, Graham
Title: The Quiet American
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Joseph Porter
Rating: A good reading StarStarStarStarStar
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The DressmakerAuthor: Ham, Rosalie
Title: The Dressmaker
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $114.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Jenny Seedsman
Rating: StarStarStarStarnostar
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The Reluctant FundamentalistAuthor: Hamid, Mohsin
Title: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Satya Bhabha
Rating: A compelling naration StarStarStarStarnotar
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The Turn Of The ScrewAuthor: James, Henry
Title: The Turn Of The Screw
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Stephanie Beacham
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Turn Of The ScrewAuthor: James, Henry
Title: The Turn Of The Screw
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Simon Vance, Vanessa Benjamin
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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RansomAuthor: Malouf, David
Title: Ransom [Library Edition]
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Ron Haddrick
Rating: StarStarStarStarnostar
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Burial RitesAuthor: Kent, Hannah
Title: Burial Rites
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Morven Christie
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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Love in the Time of CholeraAuthor: Márquez, Gabriel García
Title: Love in the Time of Cholera
Media: 13CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Armando Duran
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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In the Country of MenAuthor: Matar, Hisham
Title: In the Country of Men
Media: 7CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Stephen Hoye
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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The Rose NotesAuthor: McCarthy, Cormac
Title: All the Pretty Horses
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Frank Muller
Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
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AtonementAuthor: McEwan, Ian
Title: Atonement [Library Edition]
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Carole Boyd
Rating: Astonishingly luminous reading StarStarStarStarStar
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AtonementAuthor: McEwan, Ian
Title: Atonement
Media: 12CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Jill Tanner
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The View from Castle RockAuthor: Munro, Alice
Title: The View from Castle Rock [Library Edition]
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $129.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Kimberly Farr
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The View from Castle RockAuthor: Munro, Alice
Title: The View from Castle Rock
Media: 5CD
Edition length: abridged
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Kimberly Farr
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Cat's TableAuthor: Ondaatje, Michael
Title: The Cat's Table
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $79.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Michael Ondaatje
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Broken ShoreAuthor: Temple, Peter
Title: The Broken Shore
Media: 8CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Peter Hosking
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Swords and Crowns and RingsAuthor: Park, Ruth
Title: Swords and Crowns and Rings
Media: 15CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95 (Library Edition: $99.95)
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Deidre Rubenstein
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Swords and Crowns and RingsAuthor: Park, Ruth
Title: Swords and Crowns and Rings [Library Edition]
Media: 15CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Deidre Rubenstein
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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That Deadman DanceAuthor: Scott, Kim
Title: That Deadman Dance
Media: 9CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Humphrey Bower
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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That Deadman DanceAuthor: Scott, Kim
Title: That Deadman Dance [Library Edition]
Media: 9CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $119.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Humphrey Bower
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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BrooklynAuthor: Tóbín, Colm
Title: Brooklyn
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $69.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Kirsten Potter
Rating: StarStarStarStarnostar
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Ethan FromeAuthor: Wharton, Edith
Title: Ethan Frome
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by C. M. Hébert
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Media: 1mp3-CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by C. M. Hébert
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Ethan FromeAuthor: Wharton, Edith
Title: Ethan Frome
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Scott Brick
Rating: StarStarStarStarNostar
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Media: 1mp3-CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Scott Brick
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The Aunt's StoryAuthor: White, Patrick
Title: The Aunt's Story
Media: 11CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $129.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Jenny Seedsman
Rating: StarStarStarStarNostar
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CloudstreetAuthor: Winton, Tim
Title: Cloudstreet
Media: 11CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Peter Hosking
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Mrs DallowayAuthor: Woolf, Virginia
Title: Mrs Dalloway
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Juliet Stevenson
Rating: One of our two top choices: beautifully narrated StarStarStarStarStar
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Mrs DallowayAuthor: Woolf, Virginia
Title: Mrs Dalloway [Library Edition]
Media: 6CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): narrated by Phyllida Law
Rating: The second of our two top choices: a superb rendition StarStarStarStarStar
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