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I couldn't find any threads on audio books in general (just the one on the Enid Blyton ones) but I've just finished listening to PollyAnna on my laptop. I downloaded it free from librivox.org which has a big selection of audio books - all of texts which are out of copyright and therefore quite legal. No Blytons for obvious reasons but I've spotted classics like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Five Children and It and Just William.

I just thought if anyone's into audio books they might like to have a look! They're all recorded by volunteers so some are better quality than others - if there's more than one version to the book you're interested in I recommend sampling each one first so you can choose the best one. You can listen through the website or download the audio book (it comes zipped, I think, but once you open the folder you'll have each chapter in a separate file so you can listen via something like Windows Media Player or transfer onto your MP3 player.
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Thank you Fiona for letting us know. :D
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That's a very useful link. Thanks Fiona!
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There are other sites out there too but I haven't browsed or tried them - I found the Librivox link on this post, and there are nine others there too.
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