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The Monster Collection
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Dan Stevens, Greg Wise, Rachel Atkins
- Length: 30 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Audible presents a special edition of three Gothic tales for the price of one: a brand-new Audible Exclusive recording of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (ch2), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (ch12) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (ch39).
Bursting with intrigue and suspense, they resurrect the deepest and darkest of all our fears: that a monster lurks, and it lurks within us.
Introductions by Dr Maria Mellins and Dr Peter Howell, Senior Lecturers in Gothic literature at St Mary's University, London, this collection offers additional insight into these audiobooks, their authors and their legacies.
Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Richard Armitage tells the story of a conflicted man who seeks to free the monster inside him from the clutches of his conscience.
Following his celebrated performances of David Copperfield and David Hewson's Romeo and Juliet for Audible, Armitage delivers another powerhouse performance as the narrator of this Gothic tale.
Shilling shocker enthusiast Stevenson was celebrated throughout his life. In contrast to Mary Shelley, who was often overshadowed by her husband's work, Stevenson lived comfortably by his pen.
It was only with the release of Frankenstein that Shelley finally distinguished herself. Frankenstein was groundbreaking in its ability to fuse passion and romance with gore and horror.
Narrated by Dan Stevens, who rose to fame through Downton Abbey, and Beauty and the Beast, the story of science student Victor Frankenstein has been artfully retold.
Testing the limits of science, Frankenstein fashions a living being from the conjoined body parts of rotting cadavers. Horrified at the end result, he abandons his monster, leaving him to endure a life of isolation and loneliness.
A poignant example of human weakness and our inability to take responsibility for our actions, Frankenstein is both moving and terrifying.
That leads us to the gruesome tale of Count Dracula, the bloodthirsty father of the undead.
Narrated by Greg Wise, star of The Crown and Sense and Sensibility; Greg depicts a young lawyer whose services are hired by a sinister Transylvanian count.
Releasing Dracula 80 years after Frankenstein, Bram Stoker was greatly influenced by Shelley's writing style and similarly propels the story along through diary entries, letters and newspaper cuttings. Possessed of grisly imagery and unexpected twists, it's no wonder that Dracula still manages to shake us to our very core.
All that remains is to offer a note of caution: this collection is not for the fainthearted. Old as these tales may be, do not mistake the unsettling nature of their content.
Grab some popcorn, turn the speakers up and enjoy. Just don't say we didn't warn you.
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- Christopher
- 06-03-20
Need to say which chapter = which book!!
Chapter 1 - Jekyll/Hyde
Chapter 13 - Frankenstein
Chapter 40 - Dracula
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- Valentina Ancilotti
- 05-11-17
A masterful performance from Richard Armitage
This interpretation of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Richard Armitage left me with goosebumps. His switch from one character to the other is a show of never-heard-before talent. A masterpiece in narration. Thank you Audible and thank you Mr Armitage.
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- Auriol
- 18-05-18
Excellent audiobook, well narrated & great intros
A wonderful way to be introduced to these classics, which many have not enjoyed in their full due to their weighty reputation from school & tedious English classes.
You are gently lead into these 3 masterful gothic worlds by the wonderful voices of the narrator's and are quickly lost in the beautiful writing of these legendary tales. To many these originals may not seem familiar as the stories have been explored, enlarged upon, reinvented and totally re-envisioned in films, TV shows and other books. However, the brief but enlightening introductions preceding them ease this and are lightly intalectual without being condescending or boring.
Dan Stevens' narration of Frankenstein is not quite as steady or with such clearly defined characters as Greg Wise's performance of Dracula. Also Rachel Atkins slightly struggles to perform with the same skill or entrancing ability as her fellow narrators.
However, Richard Armitage's haunting performance of Dr Jekel & Mr Hyde is worth purchasing this audiobook, if only for this one story. His incredible performance makes this tale truely chilling and the astonishing talent with which he shifts between the characters makes this story utterly horrifying.
I now often buy audiobooks purely because they are narrated by Richard Armitage - probably one of the greatest modern voice actors.
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- Mrs. R. G. Koren
- 07-11-17
Wow.
What an absolutely wonderful experience. I highly recommend this collection. 3 incredible stories for just one credit. Such amazing writing. I loved every minute. My favourite was Frankenstein. You can truly understand after listening to these stories, exactly why they've taken their place in literary history.
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- Karen
- 16-02-19
terrible audio file
One 29 hour audio file with nothing to mark the breaks between each of the three stories, no chapter listing, absolutely no navigation. Really shockingly bad from Audible and no reflection on these classic tales themselves but this is not good.
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- Annemieke van Rhijn
- 20-11-17
Monster Collection is great! I steamed through it
I really enjoyed this collection. I had never fully read/listened to Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde or Frankenstein so they were a first for me. Classic stories, amazing narration on both of these. Def.recommend. Loved Dracula as well, I was already familiar with this story but it was great to hear it narrated. My only comment on this one is the portrayal of Dr. van Helsing by Rachel Atkins, I personally found it a bit distracting as the accent goes back and forth between German, Russian and an almost Caribbean sounding accent. As a Dutch native, it was rather distracting, BUT that is my only comment. Would still absolutely recommend it!
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- bookylady
- 02-01-18
Three Classic novels, three classy narrators
I have avoided reading these novels for many, many years simply because I was put off the Gothic horror genre during my school years. But I am so glad I tried this collection because all three novels are absolutely superb. The narrators manage to give these 'old ladies' of literature a modern feel and the narration on each one is absolutely superb.
Dan Stevens manages to invoke sympathy for Frankenstein's monstrous creation. Greg Wise manages to inject some humour into the tense atmosphere and vivdly depicted world of vampires and their victims. And Richard Armitage's astounding voice transformation between Jekyll and Hyde is just amazing.
Give yourself a treat and listen to this wonderful collection, even if you've read the novels before. Five stars do not seem enough to adequately praise it. Congratulations to everyone involved.
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- Me
- 15-11-17
The original 3 stories
Well worth listening to. The originals have stood the test of time very well. The narration was badly let down by the voice used for Frankenstein's monster..gratingly whiny.. otherwise the narration was excellent
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- Simon S.
- 21-06-19
Dreary Victorian melodrama.
These three classic novels all share common themes. 1) They're incredibly slow, I appreciate they were all written before the car & aircraft, but the pace of all three are just glacial. 2) Too much moping about, people swoon & mope & declare undying love, man, just get on with it. Victor Frankenstein is constantly banging on about his cousin Elizabeth, sleep with her, don't sleep with her, but pick up the pace. The same moping appears in Dracula, where Jonathan & Meena are constantly simpering on. Its just padding on what would otherwise be three very slim short stories. 3) None of the characters are in the least likable. Dr Jeckyll becomes Hyde in order to have his jollies, he doesn't like the monster 👾 he becomes, nor that he loses control of the changes. Tough titty old son, don't mess around with nature. Victor F creates a creature for no discernable reason, & then wimps out. What did he expect when stitching together an 8 foot monster? And how did the monster know to track Victor down to his home town? Finally Dracula, started better than the other two, but got lost in all the moping and simpering, & the fact that Harker conveniently had a memory loss about what happened at Castle 🏰🦇 Dracule, how he escaped from both the Castle & Transylvania. Van Helsing was an arse, & I ended up rooting for Draccie boy. This one is going back.
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- dt5266
- 14-03-18
Monotone
Struggling to keep the interest in the book. Reading is in a monotone so there's no change between characters
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