Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A community stands accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recrimination that quickly develops men denounce their neighbours, truth is perverted by superstition, and an innocent word or deed can be distorted into damning evidence of guilt.
The voice of reason is drowned by the rising tide of hysteria as events acquire their own momentum and run out of control.
Drawing its inspiration from the McCarthy hearings in the United States in the 1950s, 'The Crucible' uses seventeenth-century history to explore the consequences for society when men allow the dark forces of unreason to be unleashed.
This recording offers a powerful performance of a haunting and provocative masterpiece of postwar drama.
Stuart Pankin, Jerome Dempsey and Cast
Author - Various
Narrator : William Roberts
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Length : 2 hours 35 minutes
Categories - Short Stories Classic Literature Classics
Download Price : $12.25
An absolute joy to listen to. An attractive and accessible collection. More...
|
Author - William Shakespeare
Narrator : Full Cast Performance
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours
Categories - Dramatizations Classic Literature Shakespeare Audio Theater
Download Price : $22.75
Douglas Henshall, Sophie Dahl and Susannah York star in Shakespeare's passionate story of doomed love. The full beauty and meaning of some of the most lyrical lines ever written can truly be heard. More...
|
Author - William Shakespeare
Narrator : Full-Cast Production
Published By - Harper Collins US
Length : 3 hours
Categories - Shakespeare Classic Literature Classics
Download Price : $18.00 $11.95
When a young woman is offered the choice of saving a man's life at the price of her own chastity, what should she do? More...
|
Author - Charles Dickens
Narrator : Richard Wilson
Published By - Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Categories - Classic Literature Classics
Download Price : $17.25
The story of how the extraordinary events of Christmas Eve change the miserly Scrooge forever have made A Christmas Carol one of the greatest of all Christmas stories... More...
|