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The Janissary Tree
Jason Goodwin
Istanbul 1836: ten years after the Janissaries, the Sultan’s elite guard, had been disbanded and slaughtered, men from the New Guard go missing; while in the palace, a young concubine has been murdered. These first, mysterious cases for Yashim, the eunuch detective, are read by Andrew Sachs. Abridged. 4 CDs: 4hrs

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Aeneid Book VI
Seamus Heaney;Read. Ian McKellen
This is Seamus Heaney’s last completed work, an inspired translation of the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid in which Aeneas travels through death’s dark door, into the underworld to meet the spirit of his father. The poem is read here by Ian McKellen.

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Othello
William Shakespeare;Perf. Hugh Quarshie;Anton Lesser et al
Othello, a Moor and a general in the service of Venice, is played here by Hugh Quarshie, with Emma Fielding as his wife, Desdemona and Anton Lesser as the villainous Iago. 3 CDs: 32hrs 01mins.

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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare;Perf: Michael Sheen;Kate Beckinsale et al
Michael Sheen plays Romeo and directs this full cast production, with Kate Beckinsale as Juliet and Fiona Shaw as the nurse. 3 CDs: 2hrs 50mins.

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The Call Of Cthulhu and Other Stories
HP Lovecraft;Read. William Roberts
The Call of Cthulhu (1928) introduced the malevolent Great Old One trapped beneath the ocean who will one day resurface. The story is accompanied by The Hound, The Dunwich Horror and Dagon. Read by William Roberts. Unabridged.

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson;Read. John Sessions
Dr Jekyll’s elixir was meant to help him explore the hidden depths of his personality, but instead created the monstrous and uncontrollable alter ego, Edward Hyde. A condensed version of Stevenson’s famous horror story is read here by John Sessions. 2 CDs; 2hrs 34mins.

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Emma
Jane Austen;Read. Juliet Stevenson
Clever, self-satisfied and interfering, Emma Woodhouse is determined to arrange marriages for her friends, while avoiding one for herself; but the matchmaking finds both Emma and her protégé, poor Harriet, caught in a web of misunderstandings. Abridged.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Down the rabbit-hole, through the pool of tears to meet with the Caterpillar, the Duchess, the pig and the pepper... Alice’s fantastical adventure is read here by Fiona Shaw, with music including Bruckner’s Lancier Quadrille. Abridged. Naxos Junior Classics. Age 8+

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Treasure Island
RL Stevenson;Read. Jasper Britton
Jasper Britton reads this abridged version of one of the best adventure stories ever written: Stevenson's tale of Jim Hawkins, the sinister Pew, Long John Silver's treacherous crew and Captain Flint's treasure. Abridged.

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Cotillion
Georgette Heyer;Read. Clare Wille
Told she must marry one of her cousins, the impetuous Kitty courts wholesome cousin Freddy to make dashing cousin Jack jealous and propose; but in the whirl of London society, things don’t go to plan for Kitty. Read by Claire Wille. Abridged.

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Ulysses
James Joyce;Read. Jim Norton;Marcella Riordan
James Joyce’s famous (and once infamous) novel catalogues the events of one day – 16 June 1904 – as Leopold Bloom wanders around Dublin, musing on his wife Molly and meeting another wanderer, Stephen Daedalus. Read by Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan. Abridged.

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The Great Gatsby
F Scott Fitzgerald;Read. William Hope
F Scott Fitzgerald’s story of the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, living in luxury in his Long Island mansion, captures the flamboyance, carelessness and cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. Read by William Hope. Unabridged.

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Zorro - 3 Audiobooks
Johnston McCulley
Zorro, the masked alter ego of Don Diego de la Vega, first rode out on his black stallion to avenge the oppressed of Spanish California in The Curse of Capistrano (1919). Zorro was so popular, his creator, Johnston McCulley (1883–1958), wrote three more books of adventures. The novellas are read here by Bill Homewood. Unabridged. The items included in this set are:Sign of Zorro (Read more...) Further Adventures of Zorro (Read more...) Zorro Rides Again (Read more...)

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Mightier than the Sword
Jeffrey Archer
This fifth book in the Clifton Chronicles series opens with an IRA bomb exploding during MV Buckingham’s maiden voyage – with repercussions for Emma Clifton, chairman of Barrington Shipping. Meanwhile, Harry Clifton is campaigning to free a Russian dissident author. Jeffrey Archer’s cliffhanger is read here by Alex Jennings. Unabridged.

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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
In Mary Shelley’s powerful Promethean fable, Dr Frankenstein’s experiment and its terrible outcome is told through the letters of an English explorer who met the doomed scientist as he pursued his monster into the Arctic wilderness. This abridged version is read by Daniel Philpott, Jonathan Oliver and Chris Larkin. Naxos Young Adult Classics. 2 CDs 2hrs 37mins, plus a bonus CD-ROM with a full text and study guide.

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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
In Mary Shelley’s powerful Promethean fable, Dr Frankenstein’s experiment and its terrible outcome is told through the letters of an English explorer who met the doomed scientist as he pursued his monster into the Arctic wilderness. Read by Daniel Philpott, Roger May and Jonathan Oliver.

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The Essential Edgar Allan Poe
Stories. Poems. Biography
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) felt that his vocation was poetry, despite the enduring popularity of stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. In addition to those tales, this collection features five more stories, poems such as The Raven and a biography of Poe. Unabridged, read by Kerry Shale, William Roberts and John Chancer.

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Science Fiction Writers
British Library
Douglas Adams on Desert Island Discs, Ursula K LeGuin interviewed on Woman's Hour, Kurt Vonnegut talking on Third Ear in 1990.... Originally broadcast on BBC radio, these interviews feature ten of the really great science fiction writers talking about their art. The other seven writers are Isaac Asimov, Brian Aldiss, Doris Lessing, Michael Moorcock, JG Ballard, Arthur C Clarke (another Desert Islander) and Ray Bradbury. One CD: duration 73 minutes.

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The Snow Queen
And Other Stories
Hans Christian Andersen;Read. Clare Corbett
As well as the famous tale of Little Kay’s capture by the Snow Queen and Gerda’s heroic journey to save him, Clare Corbett reads four more tales, including The Snowman. Unabridged.

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Scouting for Boys
Robert Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell intended his 1908 scoutcraft manual to be a book of practical advice and instruction for boys' self-improvement, but its success gave impetus to the foundation of the Scout movement. Mixing practical advice on topics such as woodcraft, camping and first aid with personal anecdotes and moral observations. Read by Hugh Dennis. Abridged.

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The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss;Read. Jonathan Keeble
The epic tale of a Swiss family’s shipwreck and their survival on an uncharted tropical island has been a bestseller since it was published in 1812. What started as a bedtime story for Pastor Wyss’ own four sons, aiming to teach them about nature, survival, self-reliance and cooperation, is now a classic of children’s literature. This abridged version is read by Jonathan Keeble. Naxos Junior Classics.

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Famous Heroes of the American West
William Roberts
William Roberts tells the stories of iconic figures from the history of the American ‘Wild West’, exploring in detail the real exploits of ‘heroes’ including Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Calamity Jane and Wyatt Earp. The text is read by Adam Sims, with music by Gottschalk and Macdowell. Age 12+

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Pirates!
Roy McMillan
‘It’s the dramatic, astonishing, comic or eye-popping truth that you’ll hear about in Pirates! ’ Roy McMillan traces the history of piracy on the high seas – often more extraordinary than fiction – since antiquity and tells the stories of notorious individuals such as Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Barbarossa and Mary Read. Read by Jasper Britton.

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What Katy Did at School
Susan Coolidge
Based on Susan Coolidge’s own upbringing in a well-to-do New England family, the Katy books are among the best-loved of children’s classics. This second book in the series sees Katy and her sister Clover adjusting to life in boarding school. Here, the American actress Laurel Lefkow reads an abridged version.

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A Life of Dante
Benedict Flynn;Read. John Shrapnel

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Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
These ten fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, some familiar and others less well-known, are read by the finalists of the Naxos Audio Books/The Times Voice of the Year competition, with each story accompanied by classical music and sound effects.

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The Possessed
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Pierre Abelard;Read. Gunna Cauthery;Alison Pettitt et al

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The Mimic Men
VS Naipaul;Read. Sam Dastor
Unabridged

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The Story of My Life
Volume One
Giacomo Casanova

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The Further Adventures of Zorro
Johnston McCulley;Read. Bill Homewood
Zorro’s beloved, the beautiful Lolita Pulido, is captured by the evil Captain Ramon and our hero is forced to go to sea and fight pirates to win her back.

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Zorro Rides Again
Johnston McCulley;Read. Bill Homewood
To save the people of Reina de Los Angeles and establish his own innocence, Zorro must unmask an evil impostor who is terrorizing the town and marking his victims’ faces with Zorro’s trademark: ‘Z’ cut by rapier.

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The Sign of Zorro
Johnston McCulley;Read. Bill Homewood
A devious villain is threatening to kidnap the Governor of California and has duped Vicente Canchola, a wealthy landowner. To save the family estate, Canchola’s sister Panchita desperately needs Zorro’s help.

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Worzel Gummidge Again
Barbara Euphan Todd;Read. Jessica Martin
The second novel finds Worzel married to Earthy Mangold, and taking on the roles of schoolteacher, handyman and policeman, with chaotic results.

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More About Worzel Gummidge
Barbara Euphan Todd;Read. Jessica Martin
In his third volume of riotous adventures, our turnip-headed hero gets stuck in a chimney, rides a horse and becomes the star attraction at a circus.

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Worzel Gummidge and Saucy Nancy
Barbara Euphan Todd;Read. Jessica Martin
Worzel and Earthy Mangold join John and Susan at the seaside, where Earthy is swept out to sea and Worzel finds a kindred spirit in a ship’s figurehead called Saucy Nancy.

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Worzel Gummidge Takes a Holiday
Barbara Euphan Todd;Read. Jessica Martin
The scarecrows Worzel Gummidge, Earthy Mangold and Hannah Harrow are creating havoc in May: among other disasters, a swarm of bees invades Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton’s living room.

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Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare;Read. Andrew Buchan;Paul Rhys et al
Sean Barrett as Caesar, Andrew Buchan as Mark Antony and a full cast perform Shakespeare’s classic study of political power and its effect on an individual life. 2 CDs: 2hrs 16mins.

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On The Genealogy of Morals
Friedrich Nietzsche;Trans. Ian Johnston
This important work comprises three essays: Good and Evil, Guilt, Bad Conscience and Related Matters and What Do Ascetic Ideals Mean? Nietzsche (1844–1900) analyses the evolution of moral concepts in a critique of 'moral prejudices', specifically the morality of the Christian and Judaic traditions. The complete, unabridged work is read here by Duncan Steen.

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The Damned Utd
David Peace;Read. John Simm
This hard-hitting story of Brian Clough's troubled time as manager of Leeds United was criticised for its portrayal of Ol' Big Head but nevertheless added to his legend and garnered acclaim as one of the best sports novels ever written. Abridged.

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The Last King of Scotland
Giles Foden;Read. Forbes Masson
A young Scottish doctor working in a medical mission in Uganda becomes dangerously compromised when he is chosen as personal physician to Idi Amin, the country’s brutal and unpredictable dictator. This abridged version of the bestselling thriller is read here by Forbes Masson. 4 CDs: 4hrs 20mins.

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The Snake Stone
A Yashim the Eunuch Mystery
Jason Goodwin;Read. Andrew Sachs
In 1838, Maximilien Lefèvre, a French archaeologist, arrives in Istanbul to excavate a Byzantine treasure, but rumours about his real motives abound and Yashim is hired to investigate him. Then Lefèvre’s mutilated body is discovered, and in his second case, Yashim himself becomes the suspect. Read by Andrew Sachs. Abridged.

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Friendship According to Humphrey
Betty G Birney;Read. Greg Proops
In the second story in the According to Humphrey series, the classroom hamster learns how to overcome jealousy and make new friends after a rival pet arrives at school. Read by American comedian Greg Proops. Unabridged. Age 7+

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His Illegal Self
Peter Carey;Read. Greta Scacchi
Raised by his wealthy New York grandmother, Che sets out to find his radical activist parents – a quest that will turn him into an outlaw and lead him to a hippy commune in the Queensland rainforest. Abridged.

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Beautiful Malice
Rebecca James;Read. Anna Skellern
Katherine is a teenage girl who is trying to escape a tragedy in her past. When she arrives in town to start a new life at a different school, she is befriended by Alice, a beautiful, gregarious girl whose own dark secrets are gradually revealed. Age 12+

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Grubtown Tales
Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky
Philip Ardagh;Read. David Mitchell
In Grubtown, mayhem rules the day and exceptional silliness is a way of life. In the first story of the series, everyone wants the repulsive Mr Org to leave town, until the discovery of a large diamond changes everything. Age 5+

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The Sunday Sessions
Philip Larkin Reading his Poetry
Philip Larkin
Recorded in February 1980, in the garage of Larkin’s friend John Weeks, the two Sunday Sessions tapes contain 26 poems from four collections: The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows. The tapes were found in the garage in 2006 and are released on a vinyl LP recording, as befits Larkin’s love of records.

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Wrongful Death
Lynda La Plante;Read. Jennifer Egan
The death of Josh Reynolds, a London nightclub owner, was a simple case of suicide, but DCI Anna Travis has to reopen the investigation when a man awaiting trial for armed robbery claims that Reynolds was murdered. Abridged.

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No Cunning Plan
My Story
Tony Robinson
After stints in regional theatre in Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol, Tony Robinson played small parts on television during the 1970s, including presenting Play Away, and began to make his name as a comedian in the early 1980s with the sketch show Who Dares Wins. The Blackadder star reads his engaging autobiography in this 12-CD set.

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More Great Scientists
and Their Discoveries
David Angus;Read. Benjamin Soames
Including extracts from classical music, this CD features scientists ranging from Copernicus to Humboldt, Babbage and Oppenheimer. Often self-taught, each individual had passion, dedication and the ability to overcome great obstacles in the quest for truth.

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Little Men
Louisa May Alcott;Read. Liza Ross
Now married, Jo March (of Little Women) and her husband have founded Plumstead, a school for boys that is the antithesis of the grim, repressive institutions of Tom Brown’s Schooldays or Dickens’s Dotheboys Hall. Abridged.

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A Hero of our Time
Mikhail Lermontov;Nicholas Boulton

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More Great Inventors
David Angus;Read. Benjamin Soames
From the Montgolfier Brothers’ hot air balloon to Whittle’s jet engine, via the steam engine, braille, photography and TV, here are some of the greatest innovations of the past 300 years, demonstrating the relentless curiosity and problem-solving ability of the human mind.

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Great Victorians
David Angus;Read. Benjamin Soames;Georgina Sutton
The Victorian Age boasted a wealth of notable scientists, inventors, politicians and healthcare advocates and accounts of some of the most remarkable, including Faraday, Livingstone, Florence Nightingale, Darwin, Dickens and Gladstone, are narrated here. Age 12+

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Junichir Tanizaki
In Praise of Shadows
Junichirō Tanizaki;Read. David Rintoul
In this classic essay, Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965) celebrates the aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture and its use of natural light, shade and darkness. The 1933 Harper and Seidensticker translation is read, unabridged by David Rintoul. 2 CDs 1 hr 28 mins

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The Book of Disquiet
Fernando Pessoa;Read. Adam Sims

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Nana
Émile Zola;Read. Leighton Pugh

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Pensées
Blaise Pascal;Read. Peter Wickham

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Dreaming of Jupiter
Ted Simon;Read. Rupert Degas

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Venetia
Georgette Heyer;Read. Richard Armitage
Beautiful, intelligent and independent, Venetia lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire until she embarks on a scandalous affair with the rakish Lord Damerel and her well-ordered life is turned upside down. Read by Richard Armitage. Abridged.

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson;Read. Roy McMillan

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The Vikings
David Angus
David Angus‘s account of the Vikings follows the Norsemen on their long voyages, explores their far-flung settlements and describes Viking social life and culture. The text is read by Joe Marsh, with music by Wagner and Mendelssohn. Naxos Junior Classics. Age 12+

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Classic Poems For Boys
Read. Anton Lesser;Roy McMillan;Benjamin Soames et al
Including classics such as 'Ozymandias', 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'The Tyger', Michael Caine reading 'If–' and Benjamin Zephaniah reading his own 'Talking Turkeys', this compilation presents 23 poems for boys of all ages.

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Jude the Obscure
Thomas Hardy;Read. Neville Jason
The tragedy of Jude Fawley, tricked into a bad marriage, and denied happiness with a soulmate, was described by Hardy as the story of a ‘deadly war waged between flesh and spirit’. The novel is read here by Neville Jason. Unabridged.

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Great Men and Women in the History of Medicine
David Angus;Read. Benjamin Soames
From ‘father of modern medicine’ Hippocrates and early medics Galen, Ibn Sina and Hildegard of Bingen, this title goes on to examine Jenner and Pasteur’s achievements, concluding in the 20th century with Curie, Fleming and the discovery of DNA.

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The Prelude
The 1850 Text
William Wordsworth;Read. Nicholas Farrell
Unabridged

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The Planets and The Solar System
Dr Jen Green;Read. Ruth Sillers
Dr Jen Green takes young listeners on a journey across the night sky, introducing the planets and solar system and examining the ISS, the space race and some great astronomers of the past.

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Faro's Daughter
Georgette Heyer;Read. Laura Paton
Max Ravenscar sets out to prevent his cousin, young Lord Maplethorpe, from marrying the daughter of a gaming-house owner; but Miss Grantham proves to be a worthy and disconcertingly attractive opponent. Unabridged.

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Discourse On The Origin and The Foundations of Inequality Among Men
Jean-Jacques Rousseau;Read. Neville Jason

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Tom Brown's Schooldays
Thomas Hughes;Read. Jamie Parker

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Selected Poetry by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll;Read. Roger May
Beginning with the first ‘Mock Turtle’s Song' from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this selection includes ‘Jabberwocky’, ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ and ‘Phantasmagoria’, a strange conversation between Tibbets and a ghost.

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The Great Poets: Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman;Read. Garrick Hagon
In the Great Poets series, actors read substantial selections from the work of Britain and America’s most celebrated poets, including less familiar pieces as well as their most famous poems. Each audio book is a single CD with around 70 minutes running time. Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ was considered disreputable when it was published in 1855; now he is seen as ‘America’s poet’. This selection of ten poems includes ‘I Sing the Body Electric’, and Whitman’s rallying cry to the North in the Civil War, ‘Beat! Beat! Drums!’.

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Grimms' Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm;Wilhelm Grimm;Read. Laura Paton

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Tales from the Norse Legends
Edward Ferrie;Read. Benjamin Soames

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The Railway Children
E Nesbit;Read. Eve Karpf;Delia Paton et al
Written in 1906, Nesbit’s novel tells the story of siblings Roberta, Peter and Phyllis as they adapt to a new life in the country after their father mysteriously disappears. This recording presents a full cast performing a dramatized version.

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The Tale of Troy
Benedict Flynn;Read. Benjamin Soames

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Peter Pan
JM Barrie;Read. Samuel West
JM Barrie's tale of the boy who never grows old, the mischievous Tinker Bell and the villainous Captain Hook has fired the imagination of children since 1904. On this recording, Samuel West reads an abridgement of the novel.

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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen;Read. Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter reads this abridgement of Jane Austen’s ingenious tale of the five Bennet girls, single men in possession of good fortunes and misunderstandings all round.

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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens;Read. Anton Lesser
‘Of all my books,’ wrote Charles Dickens, ‘I like this the best’. The story of how the orphaned boy makes his way in the world, through trials and tribulations to ultimate happiness, is read here by Anton Lesser. Abridged.

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Black Beauty
Anna Sewell;Read. Jonathan Keeble

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;Read. David Timson
Four of Holmes’s finest cases – The Scandal in Bohemia; The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb; The Five Orange Pips; and Silver Blaze – are read by David Timson. Unabridged.

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Famous People in History
Nicolas Soames;Read. Trevor Nichols et al
Through energy, imagination, courage or determination, the individuals featured in this collection had a unique impact on the world. Among the nine remarkable people are Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare, Lord Nelson, Florence Nightingale and Anne Frank.

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Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare;Read. Stella Gonet et al
With its themes of identity, disguise and deception and youthful folly, Twelfth Night, or What You Will is now a favourite among Shakespeare’s comedies. It is performed here by Stella Gonet, Gerald Murphy and a full cast.

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Famous People in History 2
Nicolas Soames;Read. Daniel Philpott;Laura Brattan et al
Nicolas Soames presents the biographies of a varied group of men and women who changed the course of history. Figures covered include Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, da Vinci, Washington and Gandhi. Age 12+

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Classic American Poetry
65 Favourite Poems
Read. Garrick Hagon;Liza Ross;William Hootkins et al
Between Anne Bradstreet (1612–72) and Alice Walker (b.1944) the major American poets represented here include Longfellow, Emily Dickinson and Whitman; plus popular anonymous works such as Frankie and Johnny and music from Grofe, Gershwin and Macdowell.

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The History of Theatre
David Timson;Read. Derek Jacobi
The diverse and absorbing history of the theatre ranges from the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece to the high-tech musicals of today. Derek Jacobi’s engaging reading is illustrated with more than 50 extracts from classic plays, performed by some of today’s leading actors.

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Classic Fairy Stories
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins reads this selection of eight, mainly English fairy stories, including ‘Dick Whittington’, ‘Goldilocks’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, with music by Bizet, Grieg, Massenet and other classical composers. Age 5+

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The Watsons and Sanditon
Jane Austen;Read. Anna Bentinck
Anna Bentinck reads two short works: the abandoned story of Mr Watson, a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters; and Austen’s last, unfinished novel about society in a new, commercial seaside town, Sanditon. Unabridged.

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Selections from the Diary of Samuel Pepys
Read. Michael Maloney
This selection from Pepys’s famous diaries covers the years 1660 to 1666 and includes the diarist’s first-hand accounts of the Plague and the Great Fire of London, as well as descriptions of his day job, running the Navy. Read by Michael Maloney.

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Great Explorers
David Angus;Read. Frances Jeater;Sam Dastor et al
The journeys of some of history’s most intrepid explorers, including Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook and the Apollo Mission astronauts are revealed here, partly told in the words of the men themselves. Age 12+

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Grimm's Fairy Tales
Volume 2
Read. Laura Paton
The Brothers Grimm collected over 160 fairy stories; while some are very familiar, this collection introduces stories such as The Pack of Ragamuffins and The Drummer that will be new to many children. There are 14 tales, read here by Laura Paton. Age 6+

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Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;Read. David Timson
Following the death of Sir Charles Baskerville – purportedly killed by a monstrous ghostly hound – Sherlock Holmes and Watson pursue the mystery across wild and desolate Dartmoor. Read by David Timson. Unabridged.

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Paradise Lost
John Milton;Read. Anton Lesser
John Milton’s epic poem on the Fall of Man, in which the poet aimed to ‘justifie the wayes of God to men’ is presented here, unabridged, in a highly acclaimed reading by Anton Lesser. The complete text can be copied onto a hard drive from the final CD.

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Stories from Shakespeare
David Timson;Read. Juliet Stevenson;Michael Sheen
The noted actors Juliet Stephenson and Michael Sheen retell ten of Shakespeare's most famous works in modern English prose. The stories, including Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Henry V, incorporate lines of dialogue from the original plays and key plot points are explained. Age 9+

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The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff;Read. Charlie Simpson
Based on the true story of the disappearance of Rome’s Ninth Legion in Caledonia in 117 CE, Sutcliff’s classic novel follows the legion commander’s son and his young slave as they venture north to solve the mystery. Read by Charlie Simpson.

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Great Scientists and Their Discoveries
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