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Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged — 12 hours, 41 minutes

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Overview

“Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love-and to put its trust in life!”

In an effort to avoid heartbreak and suffering, Axel Heyst has closed off his heart to the world. Raised by a single father, a philosopher with an exceedingly pessimistic view of humanity, there was little hope for Axel the dreamer to turn out otherwise. Upon the death of his father, Axel leaves his home in England to wander the world with no path. Eventually he joins a coal company's expe...