He negotiates the accents (American, Italian, English, Scottish, Swiss) convincingly. He gets the balance between the hard-bitten laconic tone of the narrative, from the terse war reflections to the suppressed pain at the end. John Slattery does a fine job narrating Hemingway's classic novel. These special, condensed novels are intended for English speakers to learn Arabic, by reading side by side versions of these simplified famous novels.Would you consider the audio edition of A Farewell to Arms to be better than the print version? Catherine begins to haemorrhage and soon dies, leaving Henry to return to their hotel in the rain. After a long and painful labour, their son is stillborn. In the final book, Henry and Catherine live a quiet life in the mountains until she goes into labour. In the fourth book, Catherine and Henry reunite and flee to Switzerland in a rowing boat. However, after hearing the execution of a Lt.Colonel, Henry escapes by jumping into a river. After falling behind and catching up again, Henry is taken to a place by the 'battle police' where officers are being interrogated and executed for the 'treachery' that supposedly led to the Italian defeat. Henry kills an engineering sergeant for insubordination. In the third book, Henry returns to his unit, but not long after, the Austro-Germans break through the Italian lines and the Italians retreat. Henry falls in love with Catherine and by the time he is healed, Catherine is three months pregnant. The second book shows the growth of Henry and Catherine's relationship as they spend time together in Milan over the summer. While on the Italian front, Henry is wounded in the knee by a mortar shell and sent to a hospital in Milan. In the first book, Henry meets and attempts to seduce Catherine Barkley and their relationship begins. Well known fiction titles for different interests and levels.ĭescription of the Book:The novel is divided into five books. Easy reference for individuals not strong in one of the languages. The English and Arabic pages are facing each other, matching one-on-one with English on the left page, Arabic on the right page.

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