When I first read Beowulf in college I was immediately captivated. As an English major, and a huge fan of fantasy literature, I was familiar with the story, but until then had never actually read the verse. I had an amazing Medieval Literature professor who set me on a path to which I began devouring […]
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Beowulf translated and read by the late Seamus Heaney
April 11th, 2014 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: audiobook·BBC·Beowulf·classic·English·epic·grendel·Literature·Medieval·old english·poem·poet·poetry·scholar·Seamus Heaney·student·translation
Narrators selected for upcoming MP-HA classics
March 12th, 2014 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
HighBridge is pleased to announce narrators for the forthcoming Mysterious Press-HighBridge Audio Digital Classics: R. C. Bray will be reading The Mordida Man by Ross Thomas, and Donna Postel will be reading 77th Street Requiem by Wendy Hornsby, both available in June. In addition, Derek Perkins will be reading Dark Nantucket Moon by Jane Langton, available […]
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47 Ronin: Serving a Cold Dish of Honorable Revenge
December 13th, 2013 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies
Now a major motion picture starring Keanu Reeves (release date December 25), John Allyn’s definitive telling of this unforgettable tale has been the gold standard of this story for almost 50 years. Allyn lived in Japan for a number of years studying Japanese literature and theater, later earing his PhD in theater history (with an […]
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