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ALEXANDER THE GREAT by Anthony Everitt, read by John Lee

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English - June 24, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
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Golden Voice narrator John Lee is no stranger to British history, and he is skilled with all of the accents and speech patterns to make both historical and contemporary characters sound vibrant. John’s rich, smooth voice keeps momentum through long historical audiobooks, including DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten, a 2019 Audie Award-winning History/Biography audiobook. He has a gift with many British accents and is able to set the tone and style for mysteries and histories set in England. One timely listen is THE PANDEMIC CENTURY by Mark Honigsbaum.

On today’s podcast, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss John Lee’s narration of ALEXANDER THE GREAT: His Life and His Mysterious Death, by Anthony Everitt. It’s a first-rate audiobook history examining a story now 23 centuries old, and John lends it his compelling voice. Discover an audiobook told with a freshness and clarity rarely experienced in a biography of an ancient figure. Published by Random House Audio.

Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library and the all-new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe.
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Golden Voice narrator John Lee is no stranger to British history, and he is skilled with all of the accents and speech patterns to make both historical and contemporary characters sound vibrant. John’s rich, smooth voice keeps momentum through long historical audiobooks, including DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten, a 2019 Audie Award-winning History/Biography audiobook. He has a gift with many British accents and is able to set the tone and style for mysteries and histories set in England. One timely listen is THE PANDEMIC CENTURY by Mark Honigsbaum.


On today’s podcast, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss John Lee’s narration of ALEXANDER THE GREAT: His Life and His Mysterious Death, by Anthony Everitt. It’s a first-rate audiobook history examining a story now 23 centuries old, and John lends it his compelling voice. Discover an audiobook told with a freshness and clarity rarely experienced in a biography of an ancient figure. Published by Random House Audio.


Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com


Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library and the all-new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices