Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 9789626340196
Format: Audiobook, Classical
ISBN: 9626340193
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Manufacturer: Naxos AudioBooks
Number Of Discs: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: November 30, 1994
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks
Release Date: January 01, 2000
Sales Rank: 1076
Studio: Naxos AudioBooks

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Rating: - Excellent reading
I bought this for my son but have also enjoyed listening to it myself.
The reader has a good reading voice (nothing like Julian Clary as another reviewer has suggested) and also does pronounce the names correctly - he uses the now generally accepted Heracles rather than Hercules and this has confused some people.

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Rating: - BEST TALKING BOOK EVER
At once i loved this Talkingbook It was a brilliant find and i really loved it

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Rating: - Disappointing
I was so disappointed by this audio CD. The actor has a voice similar to Julian Clary and mispronounces some of the characters names! It could have been done a lot better.
Graphically gruesome in places, my rising 6 year old had nightmares. The Greek Myths are much loved in our house. We have books and audio books and this is the first disappointment.

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Rating: - Keeps the kids happy on long car journeys
We purchased this CD on the basis of another Amazon review and weren't disappointed. Ths kids (aged 8 & 6) love the stories (Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts among others) and the CD is requested on every car journey! It's a painless way of getting a bit of knowledge/history into us all. The stories are re-told in modern language with some music thrown in for effect at key points, which all adds to the effect. The narrator has a pleasant voice (important when these CDs are ... Read More

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