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Product Description: It’s elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries—twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes.The great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr...read more
By Gielgud (narrator), Ralph Richardson (other contributor) and Orson Welles (narrator)
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9781598879162 | Unabridged edition (Highbridge Co, July 21, 2009), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: It’s elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries—twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes.

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Collects the award-winning broadcasts for children that were heard on National Public Radio during the early nineties, performed by accomplished actors and prominent musicians, and grouped by various genres.
By Gielgud (narrator), Rabbit Ears (corporate author) and Susan Sarandon (narrator)
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9780739350645 | Unabridged edition (Listening Library, July 10, 2007), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Presents the stories of a young archer who fulfills the increasingly difficult requests of Tsar Ivan and wins the hand of his daughter, and two weavers who convince the emperor they have made him new clothes that are visible only to those fit for their posts.

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Product Description: This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever, and one of John Gielgud's greatest moments. Though he went on to record it for commercial release, nothing matched this recording in the BBC studios, made before the days of editing...read more
By Gielgud (narrator), Celia Johnson (narrator), William Shakespeare and Marian Spencer (narrator)
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9789626344170 | Abridged edition (Naxos Audio Books, August 30, 2006), cover price $22.98 | About this edition: This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever, and one of John Gielgud's greatest moments.

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Product Description: For the first time in audio publishing history, all of Shakespeare's plays are available in one extraordinary, definitive collection. Based on The Complete Pelican Shakespeare, here are all of the master's 38 plays, complete and unabridged, fully dramatized on CDs with an original score and sound design for each play...read more
By Eileen Atkins (narrator), Simon Russell Beale (narrator), Joseph Fiennes (narrator), Gielgud (narrator), Claran Hinds (narrator), William Shakespeare and Imogen Stubbs (narrator)
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9781932219005 | Unabridged edition (Audiogo, April 1, 2003), cover price $600.00 | About this edition: For the first time in audio publishing history, all of Shakespeare's plays are available in one extraordinary, definitive collection.

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Product Description: It’s elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries—twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes.The great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr...read more
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Gielgud (narrator), Ralph Richardson (narrator) and Orson Welles (narrator)
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9781565115576 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, November 1, 2001), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: It’s elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries—twelve timeless classics performed as radio theater, linked by violin music interludes.

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The acclaimed British actor looks back on his long career in the theater and recalls the many great actors and actresses with whom he has worked
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9781557832993 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, October 1, 1997, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed British actor looks back on his long career in the theater and recalls the many great actors and actresses with whom he has worked

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9781557834157 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, February 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed British actor looks back on his long career in the theater and recalls the many great actors and actresses with whom he has worked
9780330345675 | Trans-Atlantic Pubns, July 1, 1996, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: In this newly updated edition of his bestselling autobiography, John Gielgud tells the story of his life in the theatre, from the time of the great acotre-managers like Tree and duMaurier and star actresses like Sarah Bernhardt and his own great -aunt Ellen Terry to his famous partnerships with Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson.

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9780886460556 | Dh Audio, November 1, 1985, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: In this newly updated edition of his bestselling autobiography, John Gielgud tells the story of his life in the theatre, from the time of the great acotre-managers like Tree and duMaurier and star actresses like Sarah Bernhardt and his own great -aunt Ellen Terry to his famous partnerships with Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson.

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Product Description: Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century. It ranges from the youth of Jaques' introduction to life, 'All the world's a stage!' in "As You Like It" to the aged Prospero's goodbye to Ariel and Shakespeare's own farewell to his muse in "The Tempest": 'Now my charms are all o'erthrown!'Sir John's masterful reading brings delight to the ear and joy to the heart...read more
By Gielgud (narrator) and William Shakespeare
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9780694521692 | Unabridged edition (Harperaudio, June 1, 1999), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century.

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The renowned actor draws on his experiences with Shakespeare's plays, as both actor and director, to illuminate the challenges of staging Shakespeare's works.
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9780684195117 | Scribner, October 1, 1992, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: The renowned actor draws on his experiences with Shakespeare's plays, as both actor and director, to illuminate the challenges of staging Shakespeare's works

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9781557833747 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, April 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The renowned actor draws on his experiences with Shakespeare's plays, as both actor and director, to illuminate the challenges of staging Shakespeare's works.

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By Barry Day and Gielgud (foreword by)
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9780756778668 | Diane Pub Co, April 1, 1998, cover price $22.00

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In four plays originally broadcast on the radio, a young lawyer is accused of killing the man who willed him an inheritance, a murderer and a racehorse are both the subjects of pursuit, a blackmailer thwarts Holmes' attempts to bring him to justice, and a goose swallows a valuable gem.
By Gielgud (narrator) and Ralph Richardson (narrator)
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9780787116958 | Dove Entertainment Inc, April 1, 1998, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: In four plays originally broadcast on the radio, a young lawyer is accused of killing the man who willed him an inheritance, a murderer and a racehorse are both the subjects of pursuit, a blackmailer thwarts Holmes' attempts to bring him to justice, and a goose swallows a valuable gem.

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By Gielgud (narrator)
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9780679452959 | Abridged edition (Modern Library, November 1, 1996), cover price $17.00

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Product Description: Old-time radio programs have continued to entertain listeners for years. This collection will certainly be no exception to the ever growing popularity of this type of entertainment. Selections include "Sherlock Holmes," "Abbott & Costello," "The Green Hornet," "Fibber McGee" and many others...read more
By Gielgud (contributor), Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles
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9780787106232 | Dove Entertainment Inc, April 1, 1996, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Old-time radio programs have continued to entertain listeners for years.

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Product Description: This exciting fully dramatized, artfully repackaged, competitively priced series brings back to life the wizard of Baker Street. Among the stories included in this collection are The Blue Carbuncle, The Yoxley Case, The Norwood Builders, Solitary Bicyclist, The Final Problem and A Scandal in Bohemia...read more
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9781559352000 | Soundelux Audio Pub, March 1, 1996, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: This exciting fully dramatized, artfully repackaged, competitively priced series brings back to life the wizard of Baker Street.

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Selected from the BBC sound archives, a collection of Shakespeare's most memorable speeches and scenes includes Peggy Ashcroft's performance as Juliet, Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Antony and Cleopatra, and Richard Burton delivering the St. Crispian Day speech from Henry V.
By Gielgud (narrator), Alec Guinness (narrator), Laurence Olivier (narrator), Vanessa Redgrave (narrator) and William Shakespeare
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9780553474312 | Bantam Audio, December 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Presents a collection of speeches and scenes from the works of William Shakespeare.

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Product Description: All The World's A StageHis characters are unforgettable Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet -- their stories resonating with audiences no less today than when Shakespeare first penned them. Now, in this magnificent collection of the bard's greatest speeches, Shakespeare's best-loved scenes come to life in remarkable performance by the world's greatest actors, masterfully preserved by the BBC Archives...read more
By Richard Burton (narrator), Gielgud (narrator), Alec Guinness (narrator), Laurence Olivier (narrator), Vanessa Redgrave (narrator) and William Shakespeare
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9780553455465 | Abridged edition (Bantam Audio, December 1, 1995), cover price $22.99 | About this edition: All The World's A StageHis characters are unforgettable Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet -- their stories resonating with audiences no less today than when Shakespeare first penned them.

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Product Description: As a drama student at RADA and as a tyro actor in the 20s, Gielgud was a passionate playgoer, seeing everthing of note in the London theatre - ballet, revue and melodrama as well as straight plays. He attended the premieres of Shaw, O'Neill and A...read more
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9781854591050 | Nick Hern Books, March 1, 1995, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: As a drama student at RADA and as a tyro actor in the 20s, Gielgud was a passionate playgoer, seeing everthing of note in the London theatre - ballet, revue and melodrama as well as straight plays.

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Gielgud recounts his boyhood fascination with the theatre, memorable productions in the twenties and thirties, and associations with such personalities as Marion Terry, Alec Guinness, and Somerset Maugham
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9780916515577 | Subsequent edition (Mercury House, June 1, 1989), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Gielgud recounts his boyhood fascination with the theatre, memorable productions in the twenties and thirties, and associations with such personalities as Marion Terry, Alec Guinness, and Somerset Maugham

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9781850898184 | Unabridged edition (Isis Audio, June 1, 1993), cover price $71.95

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Product Description: The author offers many portraits of his theatrical friends and acquaintances, including Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Ralph Richardson and Vivien Leigh, as well as recollections of his own life in and out of the theatre. He has also written "Early Stages" and "An Actor And His Time"...read more
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9781850894100 | Large print edition (Isis Large Print Books, October 1, 1990), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The author offers many portraits of his theatrical friends and acquaintances, including Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Ralph Richardson and Vivien Leigh, as well as recollections of his own life in and out of the theatre.

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9780879101404 | Reprint edition (Limelight Editions, August 1, 1990), cover price $10.95

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Product Description: Gielgud delivers a memorable collection of speeches and sonnets that illustrate the progression from youth to old age. 2 cassettes.
By Gielgud (contributor) and William Shakespeare
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9780898459050 | Caedmon Audio Cassette, November 1, 1989, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Gielgud delivers a memorable collection of speeches and sonnets that illustrate the progression from youth to old age.

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The veteran British actor recalls his life in the theater, the productions he participated in, and the actors and actresses who influenced him
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9780517541791 | Random House Value Pub, April 1, 1983, cover price $2.99 | About this edition: The veteran British actor recalls his life in the theater, the productions he participated in, and the actors and actresses who influenced him

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Product Description: Sir John Gielgud blends memories of his own performances and productions with critical comment and anecdote in his personal overview of the theatre, its characters and its works.
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9780313210358 | Greenwood Pub Group, June 1, 1979, cover price $78.95 | About this edition: Sir John Gielgud blends memories of his own performances and productions with critical comment and anecdote in his personal overview of the theatre, its characters and its works.

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9780878305681 | Theatre Arts Books, June 1, 1963, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Sir John Gielgud blends memories of his own performances and productions with critical comment and anecdote in his personal overview of the theatre, its characters and its works.

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9780435201609 | Theatre Arts Books, June 1, 1976, cover price $3.50

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