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What To Do, Pernickety Boo?

by Sally Gardner ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Pernickety Boo
Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrellaSometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo.Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored ... Read more

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Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrellaSometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo.Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series series Detective Hercule Poirot
Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

When the respected businessman and widower Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his own home, no one in the tranquil village of King's Abbot is free from suspicion. Gossip and secrets swirl among the townspeople, and suspicion falls on everyone—from Ackroyd's household staff to his closest confidants. Amid whispers of betrayal and greed, the brilliant Hercule Poirot steps in to expose the truth.With ... Read more

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When the respected businessman and widower Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his own home, no one in the tranquil village of King's Abbot is free from suspicion. Gossip and secrets swirl among the townspeople, and suspicion falls on everyone—from Ackroyd's household staff to his closest confidants. Amid whispers of betrayal and greed, the brilliant Hercule Poirot steps in to expose the truth.With
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The Night of the Scourge

by Lars Mytting ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series series Sister Bells
Unabridged

19 hours 2 min

A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII–era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's The Night of the Scourge is also the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogyButangen, Norway, the years before WWII: Astrid Hekne has inherited the fighting spirit and hypersensitivity of her grandmother, who was a protector of the mythic Sister Bells that had once hung in the ... Read more

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A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII–era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's The Night of the Scourge is also the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogyButangen, Norway, the years before WWII: Astrid Hekne has inherited the fighting spirit and hypersensitivity of her grandmother, who was a protector of the mythic Sister Bells that had once hung in the
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Eugene Onegin

by Alexander Pushkin ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

In this timeless Russian classic, the charismatic but aloof Eugene Onegin rejects love, friendship, and opportunity in favor of cynicism and self-isolation. When he returns to his rural estate, he crosses paths with the idealistic Tatyana, who falls deeply in love with him. But Onegin's cold dismissal of her leads to a tragic sequence of events that changes all their lives.With sharp wit and vivid ... Read more

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In this timeless Russian classic, the charismatic but aloof Eugene Onegin rejects love, friendship, and opportunity in favor of cynicism and self-isolation. When he returns to his rural estate, he crosses paths with the idealistic Tatyana, who falls deeply in love with him. But Onegin's cold dismissal of her leads to a tragic sequence of events that changes all their lives.With sharp wit and vivid
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H. G. Wells Collection, The

by H. G. Wells ...

Narrated by Christopher Naylor, Ian Dunnett Jr, Matt Bates, Mike Grady, Roger May, Tom Babbage ...

Unabridged

45 hours 16 min

This collection brings together the most celebrated works of H.G. Wells.H.G. Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and a man of boundless imagination. Whether describing marvellous new technologies, the vagaries of space flight or the risks of scientific development, his writings have continually captivated readers across the globe.Contains:•The First Men in the Moon•The War of the ... Read more

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This collection brings together the most celebrated works of H.G. Wells.H.G. Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and a man of boundless imagination. Whether describing marvellous new technologies, the vagaries of space flight or the risks of scientific development, his writings have continually captivated readers across the globe.Contains:•The First Men in the Moon•The War of the
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Murder by Lamplight

Seven Full-Cast BBC Radio Victorian & Edwardian Murder Mysteries

by Pieter Rogers, John Fletcher, Bruce Young, Roger Pine, George R Sims, Gregory Evans ...

Narrated by Roger May, Timothy West, Emma Fielding, Bertie Carvel, David Rintoul, Ben Crowe, Jude Akuwudike, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

A selection of murder mysteries and whodunnit’sA collection of Victorian and Edwardian murder mysteries. Gruesome and thrilling enjoy these fine dramatisations of true events and works of fiction performed by stella casts.The House of Mercy - After her travels in France, Eliza Martins arrives in London and is soon feted as a literary sensation when her novel, The Passion of Therese Bontine, ... Read more

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A selection of murder mysteries and whodunnit’sA collection of Victorian and Edwardian murder mysteries. Gruesome and thrilling enjoy these fine dramatisations of true events and works of fiction performed by stella casts.The House of Mercy - After her travels in France, Eliza Martins arrives in London and is soon feted as a literary sensation when her novel, The Passion of Therese Bontine,
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The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection

Postcards from Italy, American Notes for General Circulation, The Uncommercial Traveller, Dickens As I Knew Him, My Father As I Recall Him, Selected Letters, Selected Journalism & Essays

by Charles Dickens, George Dolby ...

Narrated by Thomas Judd, Jonathan Keeble, Malk Williams, Roger May, Lucy Scott, Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

86 hours 12 min

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe. The titles included in this ... Read more

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The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe. The titles included in this
... Read more
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The Thirty-Nine Steps

by John Buchan ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

'I am an ordinary sort of fellow, but I have had some damned extraordinary experiences.'First published in 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps is a fast-paced adventure narrative that was lauded by contemporary critics and readers alike. It has since been adapted several times across film, TV and radio.When ordinary man Richard Hannay stumbles onto a deadly spy plot in pre-World War I London, his life is ... Read more

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'I am an ordinary sort of fellow, but I have had some damned extraordinary experiences.'First published in 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps is a fast-paced adventure narrative that was lauded by contemporary critics and readers alike. It has since been adapted several times across film, TV and radio.When ordinary man Richard Hannay stumbles onto a deadly spy plot in pre-World War I London, his life is
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The Great Irish Classics

15 Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

by Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Maria Edgeworth, Dion Boucicault, George Moore, Somerville & Ross, Jonathan Swift ...

Narrated by Judi Dench, Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston, Miriam Margoyles, David Suchet, Stephen Rea, Celia Imrie, Roger May, Martin Clunes, Joanne Froggatt ...

Unabridged

29 hours 38 min

A comprehensive collection of classic works from some of Ireland’s finest authors, adapted as full-cast BBC radio dramasIreland has a long tradition of storytelling, from ancient myths and mediaeval folk tales to 21st century bestsellers, Nobel Prize laureates and Booker Prize winners. Though small in size, the country has produced an extraordinary array of influential, groundbreaking writers who ... Read more

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A comprehensive collection of classic works from some of Ireland’s finest authors, adapted as full-cast BBC radio dramasIreland has a long tradition of storytelling, from ancient myths and mediaeval folk tales to 21st century bestsellers, Nobel Prize laureates and Booker Prize winners. Though small in size, the country has produced an extraordinary array of influential, groundbreaking writers who
... Read more
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Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.'One of the most significant novellas of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis is a deeply haunting exploration of identity, isolation and the existential shadows that follow the human experience.Gregor Samsa, a seemingly average salesman and cloth merchant, ... Read more

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'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.'One of the most significant novellas of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis is a deeply haunting exploration of identity, isolation and the existential shadows that follow the human experience.Gregor Samsa, a seemingly average salesman and cloth merchant,
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Fire from Heaven

A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic

by Mary Renault ...

Narrated by Kris Dyer, Roger May ...

Series Audiobook 316 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

18 hours 27 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 1970 LOST BOOKER PRIZE, INTRODUCED BY TOM HOLLANDTHE ANCIENT GREEK STAGE BROUGHT THRILLINGLY TO LIFE BY THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION, PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE WOMEN OF TROY AND THE ODYSSEY'The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing. Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat' SARAH WATERS'The Alexandriad is one of the tw... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 1970 LOST BOOKER PRIZE, INTRODUCED BY TOM HOLLANDTHE ANCIENT GREEK STAGE BROUGHT THRILLINGLY TO LIFE BY THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION, PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE WOMEN OF TROY AND THE ODYSSEY'The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing. Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat' SARAH WATERS'The Alexandriad is one of the tw...
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The Persian Boy

A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic

by Mary Renault ...

Narrated by Kris Dyer, Roger May ...

Series Audiobook 328 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

20 hours

A GROUNDBREAKING QUEER CLASSIC AND POWERFUL REIMAGINING OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT THROUGH THE EYES OF HIS LOVER, FOR FANS OF SONG OF ACHILLES AND THE ODYSSEY'One of the greatest historical novels ever written' SARAH WATERS'I love to find queer representation in historical fiction . . . Renault's eye for intimacy is amazing' DOUGLAS STUART'Fierce, complex and eloquent' M... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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A GROUNDBREAKING QUEER CLASSIC AND POWERFUL REIMAGINING OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT THROUGH THE EYES OF HIS LOVER, FOR FANS OF SONG OF ACHILLES AND THE ODYSSEY'One of the greatest historical novels ever written' SARAH WATERS'I love to find queer representation in historical fiction . . . Renault's eye for intimacy is amazing' DOUGLAS STUART'Fierce, complex and eloquent' M...
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