The affair between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess of Queensbury, led to a series of three trials in 1895, and Wilde's imprisonment for two years. He died three and a half years later in Paris at the age of 46. This recording recreates these sensational trials from the original transcripts.

This social history audiobook vividly describes the everyday activities and concerns of Londoners. Particular areas of interest include customs, food, drink, entertainment, sex, crime and punishment.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford on 23rd April 1564 and died in the same English country town on the same date in 1616. This audiobook is the first in a series of four and explores the birth and youth of Shakespeare, his family fortunes and misfortunes and his emergence onto the London theatre scene.

On 24 December 1971, at 9000 feet above the Amazon Jungle, a plane blew up. Only one person - Juliane Koepcke - survived. This is the amazing story of her miraculous survival.

When the disease-ravaged body of Dr David Kennessy is found in the smouldering ruins of the DyMar genetic research laboratory, FBI agents Mulder and Scully fear that a deadly man-made plague has been unleashed.

Dr Gregory, a renowned nuclear weapons researcher is not only dead - he has been charred to a radioactive cinder. Since this is a death on Federal property, Mulder and Scully are hastily called in. As FBI agents who specialise in unexplained phenomena, they are the investigators of 'The X-Files', strange and inexplicable cases which are also mysteries that the FBI doesn't want to solve.

A team of American archaeologists disappear while exploring the lost Mayan City of Xitaclan - and FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are flown to the Yucatan jungle to investigate.

Simon Armitage is one of the most widely praised poets of his generation. Here he reads work drawn from his collections 'Kid' (winner of a 1992 Forward Prize), 'Book of Matches', and 'The Dead Sea Poems'. Questions of class, of love and domestic conflict, of language itself and of belief and trust are all given his characteristic spin.

The first collection of poetry from an award winning poet. This audiobook features `It ain't what you do it's what it does to you' and other poems included for study at GCSE. CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE.

This audiobook is the first comprehensive oral history of the Second World War, bringing together the vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of all nationalities from the Imperial War Museum. It includes, among many other accounts, testimonies of survivors evacuated from Dunkirk, airmen who fought the Battle of Britain, and soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches on D-Day and fought their way through Europe to ultimate victory.

In these classic science fiction stories - 'Robbie', 'Runaround', 'Reason', 'Catch that Rabbit', 'Liar!', 'Little Lost Robot', 'Escape!' and 'Evidence and The Enviable Conflict' - Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics.

Austen's hilarious anti-gothic novel sees the sweet, impressionable Catherine falling hopelessly in love with Henry Tilney. Will his good sense cure her romantic illusions?

Austen's hilarious anti-gothic novel sees the sweet, impressionable Catherine falling hopelessly in love with Henry Tilney. Will his good sense cure her romantic illusions?

Enter Austen's world to help you understand the plot, characters and themes of this classic novel. A text-specific guide packed with advice, insights and essential learning strategies.

Elizabeth Bennet is a spirited young woman with four sisters and a mother obsessed with getting them all married off. When she first meets Mr Darcy she thinks he's arrogant and conceited, and he is completely indifferent to her charms. Will she ever see past the prejudices of her first impressions?

Elizabeth Bennet is a spirited young woman with four sisters and a mother obsessed with getting them all married off. When she first meets Fitzwilliam Darcy she thinks he's arrogant and conceited, and he is completely indifferent to her charms. Will they ever see past the prejudices of their first impressions?

Jim is an eleven-year-old boy lost in Shanghai amidst the chaos of the Second World War. This dramatic story follows his fight for survival and his quest to find his parents. A bleak but honest vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint by war. This novel won The Guardian Fiction Prize.

This audiobook covers all six major faiths, in addition to different Christian denominations, highlights key terms and has practise exam questions at the end of each section with examiners' tips on how to get full marks.

With endless newspaper column inches devoted to one of the most talked about men on the planet, it seems we know everything about David Beckham. Or do we? Now from David Beckham himself, an honest insight into the real person behind the famous footballer, family man and fashion icon.

Stalingrad marked not only the psychological turning-point of the Second World War, but was the first major modern battle fought in a city, with thousands of helpless civilians caught up in its horrors. In the epic struggle between Stalin and Hitler for the eastern front, soldiers were driven beyond the limits of mental and physical endurance. This unforgettable story, written as a narrative, concentrates on the experiences of the soldiers from both sides. CONTAINS ADULT THEMES.

Performed by the author and five of Britain's leading actresses, Alan Bennett's tales are full of quirky, insightful detail and wry observation. This audiobook contains the following monologues: 'A Chip in the Sugar' with Alan Bennett; 'A Lady of Letters' with Patricia Routledge; 'Bed Among the Lentils' with Anna Massey; 'Soldiering On' with Stephanie Cole; 'Her Big Chance' with Julie Walters and 'A Cream Cracker Under the Settee' with Thora Hird.

David Suchet and Hannah Gordon read the Old Testament books, Psalms and Proverbs.

The New Testament revised English Version.

The New Testament revised English Version.

The New Testament revised English Version.

This audiobook contains the best known and most important sections from the New Testament. It includes selections from the Gospels, using Matthew as the main text, the Epistles of Paul, the Acts of the Apostles and Revelations.The feature music is by Byrd, Tallis and Schuetz.

This title encompasses the most familiar passages covering the main characters of the Old Testament, from Adam and Eve to King Solomon, including the Psalms and Proverbs. An extended essay looks at links with Western art, literature and music. The music includes Tallis's 'Lamentations'.

Gemma and Mike are two kids hurt by their past. They each have something to hide, and when they meet, the electricity that sparks between them leads them both to act uncharacteristically, causing each other pain that they will never forget. As the two misfits begin to face the ghosts that have haunted them for most of their young lives, the emotional scars of two deeply unhappy children are slowly and painfully revealed.

William Blake was an engraver, painter and visionary mystic as well as a revolutionary poet. This volume contains a selection of lyrical and powerful poems including: 'Songs of Innocence', 'Songs of Experience', 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell', 'Jerusalem' and a selection from the Prophetic Books.

A collection of more than 40 of Blake's poems including a selection from `Songs of Innocence and Experience', together with other lyrical pieces and `Augeries of Innocence'.

Midget doesn't have much going for him. He's fifteen years old, three foot tall, and puny as anything. He's trapped in a useless, twitching body he can't control, tortured by Seb, his cruel brother, and can only communicate in grunts and gestures. But Midget knows one thing - sailing. He dreams of sailing his own boat, and showing Seb a thing or two. Everyone says it'll take a miracle, but that's when Midget starts to realise that even miracles are possible. It's just that sometimes they hurt people who get in their way.

Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget have been best friends all of their lives. They live in the same small American town and usually spend their whole summer holidays together. The year they turn 16 will be the first time they spend the summer apart but they are determined to stay in touch. Tibby buys a pair of jeans in a second hand shop and, magically, they fit all of the girls despite their different figures and heights. They decide to share the jeans throughout the summer - sending them onto the next friend when they feel the time is right. From Baja California to Greece, from film-making to football, the girls - and the travelling pants - encounter first love, family upset and fatal illness. Secure in the knowledge that their friendship is constant, the girls survive their summer and return home with a wealth of new experiences to share.

In Scotland in 1915 a group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such youthful pleasures. For the horror of what is to become known as The Great War is about to engulf their lives. From the terror of the trenches to the devastating reality seen daily by those nursing the wounded, nothing will ever be the same again.

Treated badly as a child by both her aunt and school, Jane leaves to become a governess to the daughter of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Gradually she falls in love with him, but things are not what they seem and life is not straightforward for the rebellious heroine.

Treated badly as a child by both her aunt and school, Jane leaves to become a governess to the daughter of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Gradually she falls in love with him, but things are not what they seem and life is not straightforward for the rebellious heroine.

Treated badly as a child by both her aunt and school, Jane leaves to become a governess to the daughter of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Gradually she falls in love with him, but things are not what they seem and life is not straightforward for the rebellious heroine.

The new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before, the intense passion between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. A classic tale of obsessive love.

This audio book examines the man behind Nazi Germany, looking at Hitler's personality and his pursuit of power. The second part of the book looks beyond Germany to Europe and the undermining of the Treaty of Versailles.

This recording offers a selection of the work of the versatile English poet Robert Browning, ranging in style from the shorter lyrical poems to the vivid characterisations of his dramatic monologues. Contains 'My Last Duchess', 'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix', 'Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister', 'Home-Thoughts, from Abroad', 'The Lost Leader', 'Porphyria's Lover', 'Memorabilia', 'Rabbi Ben Ezra', 'The Year's at the Spring', 'The Bishop Orders His Tomb', 'Andrea del Sarto' and 'Fra Lippo Lippi'.

Tar and Gemma are in love. But whilst Tar has reasons for running away from home that run deep and sour, Gemma simply has a deep-rooted lust for adventure. When Tar finally runs away Gemma joins him in a squat and for a while things seem to go well; experimenting with drugs enables them to forget their worries and just float away. Together they believe they can give it up anytime they want, but whilst the first hit of heroin takes them towards bliss, the next hit ultimately leads them to despair. A gritty and hard hitting novel. CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND STRONG LANGUAGE

Caught up in a confrontation between the hated Guild magicians and the angry youth of the slums, to her dismay Sonea discovers that she possesses the same powers as the reviled magicians. To avoid capture, she must seek protection from the city's feared underworld, The Thieves. In return she must use her powers for them, but her magic never seems to do quite what she intends it to.

Coll struggles to get what she wants from her relationship with her gorgeous, but pushy, boyfriend, Art. Can she cope with a boyfriend who's more experienced than her? And if not, will she turn out like her man-hating mum - or like Art's sad last girlfriend who suddenly got dumped? Just how fast should she dive in to love?

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE biology. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in biology exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

This audiobook is designed to help students do well at GCSE chemistry. It gives 11 tips to boost marks and covers the most common mistakes made in chemistry exams and how to avoid them. It can also help improve revision skills fast!

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE maths. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in maths exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE physics. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in physics exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

Jacob Todd, abroad on his own for the first time, arrives in Amsterdam for the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem where his grandfather fought 50 years before. There, Geertrui Wesseling, now an old lady terminally ill, tells an extraordinary story of love and betrayal which links Jacob with her own Dutch family in a way he never suspected and which leads him to question his place in the world. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES

Endorsed by Edexcel Exam Board, this audiobook covers the topic of votes of women. It provides background information on the topic from 1900-1928. A Heinemann Educational title.

Stories included in this audiobook are 'A No-Account Creole', 'A Shameful Affair', 'Beyond the Bayou', 'Desiree's Baby', 'A Respectful Woman', and 'The Story of an Hour'.

Provides information on public health and medicine from the Roman Era to the present day. It is suitable for GCSE history, and builds on skills and understanding acquired at KS3. A Nelson Thornes title.

Simon Clark takes up the story twenty-five years after John Wyndham's 'The Day of the Triffids' (5236) which told the story of Bill Masen and his fight to protect a blinded population from a monstrous Triffid plant. David Masen, the now grown-up son of Bill, wakes one morning to discover that the world has been plunged into darkness. The few sighted people in the island community have their artificial lights, but once more the Triffid has the advantage.

The Moonstone, a large, beautiful yellow diamond, stolen from an Indian shrine, is given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday and, that same night, stolen again. Sergeant Cuff is employed to find the precious stone and has no shortage of suspects. As each character describes their version of events, layer upon layer of drama and suspense builds to the final and astonishing denoument.

The Moonstone, a large, beautiful yellow diamond, stolen from an Indian shrine, is given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday and, that same night, stolen again. Sergeant Cuff is employed to find the precious stone and has no shortage of suspects. As each character describes their version of events, layer upon layer of drama and suspense builds to the final and astonishing denoument.

Late one night on his way to Limmeridge House in Cumberland, drawing teacher Walter Hartright meets a mysterious woman dressed in white. Who is she, and what is her connection to the teacher's new pupil, a beautiful heiress?

Which countries are members of the United Nations? Why are the troops of the UN peace-keeping forces nicknamed the ‘blue berets’? This audio book gives a detailed account of the role of the UN in the modern world. A Heinemann Educational title.

A selection of extracts from the most inspiring travel writing, chosen by Wendy Cooling, who is widely known and respected in schools for her work as a literary consultant. Includes national curriculum recommended writers, such as Michael Palin, Bill Bryson, Tony Hawks and Rory McLean.

Nat Field is a young actor who has travelled from America to play Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the newly rebuilt Globe Theatre. But as rehearsals begin, strange, eerie echoes of the past begin creeping in. Nat goes to bed mysteriously sick and wakes up, healthy, to find himself in 1599, acting at the original Globe. And his co-star is the King of Shadows himself: William Shakespeare, a magical man whose friendship changes Nat forever. But is he trapped in Elizabethan London? Will he ever go home? SOME STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES.

This audiobook looks at six important stories from the Old Testament that may seem puzzling or irrelevant to modern readers, and aims to provide clues to enable students to understand what the Bible is trying to say. The six stories focus on creation, Adam and Eve, the Plagues, the Ten Commandments, Jonah and Job.

Maimed and disfigured whilst fighting in the Second World War, Francis Cassavant must hide both his face and identity when he returns home to Frenchtown, USA, for his past holds a bitter secret.

This novel sees Sharpe returning from India to London to join the newly formed Green jackets. Sharpe, though a little more comfortable with his new officer rank, is sure that this new unit is of lower status, and that he has failed. His ship home is shipwrecked and he is captured by pirates, but, fighting free with a few companions he finds himself on a British Navy ship heading to join Nelson's fleet. And there, in October 1805, he finds himself involved in the great sea battle, and discovers new skills in fighting on sea. Chronologically the fourth Sharpe novel.

This is the true story of the author's son, Damon Courtenay, who was born with haemophilia, and contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion in an Australian hospital. An audiobook about love, tragedy and the power of the family.

First with your head and then with your heart... So says Hoppie Groenewald, boxing champion, to a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. For the young Peekay, it is a piece of advice he will carry with him throughout life. Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. Through enduring friendships with Hymie and Gideon, Peekay gains the strength he needs to win out. And in a final conflict with his childhood enemy, the Judge, Peekay will fight to the death for justice...

When novelist Charles Condomine invites a medium to his house in order to learn about the occult for his new book, the last thing he or his second wife dream is that the seance will bring back his first wife, Elvira, who wants Charles all to herself.

Letts guides enable students to understand and appreciate the books they are studying for GCSE. This audiobook includes a full text commentary on the novel 'Nineteen Eighty Four' by George Orwell, character summaries, sample essay questions and graded sample answers.

This guide will help you to 'get to grips' with JD Salinger's novel 'The Catcher In the Rye'. It provides detailed commentary on the text, exploration of characters and themes, examiners tips, and sample essay questions and answers.

This is the true story of how one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond imagination. Li Cunxin was from a poor peasant village in revolutionary China. One day a delegation from Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy arrived at Li's commune school to find suitable children to study ballet and serve in Chairman Mao's revolution. At first they passed Li without taking any notice, but just as they were walking out of his classroom, the class teacher hesitated: 'What about that boy?' And that boy was Li.

Bizarre, amusing and grotesque, these tales enter the unexpected world of Dahl. They illustrate the different lives that people lead: a life of chance, of risk and of plain bad luck. The stories are specially chosen for teenagers to introduce them to Dahl's work for adults.

This audiobook examines the amusing perceptions that people have historically had about the world and the universe to the changing map of today. It also includes passages from memorable travel writers.

Using a question and answer format, this chronological overview offers an informal introduction to American History and features biographical profiles of major historical figures. An American recording. .

Listeners become explorers, discovering remarkable, far-off places, meeting fascinating people and finding answers to questions. There are chapters about the earth, deserts, earthquakes, maps, tropical rainforests and each of the seven continents.

Using a lively, witty question-and-answer format, Davis provides remarkable information about the sun, stars, planets and the universe. This audiobook also encourages listeners to contemplate such issues as humans' ability to travel to and live in other worlds.

Explores the truths and myths of the Bible through retellings of popular stories of the Old and New Testaments, and a review of the historical events happening at the time.

A clear and lively guide to the discoveries, theories, and real people that have shaped space exploration from the beginning of civilisation to the present. This audiobook takes us through a historical overview of man's fascination with space to a guided tour of our solar system and beyond.

At the age of 38, Ronald D. Davis made a discovery that enabled him to read a book from cover to cover - for the first time. The methods he developed have helped thousands of children and adults around the world to overcome reading, writing, study and attention problems.

The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he survives on the island for twenty-four years with no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals.

Written for the Modern World History GCSE. This audiobook charts the history of Vietnam from the outbreak of the Second World War. It looks at the Vietnamese struggle against the Japanese and the French before going on to look at the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. It finishes by examining the long term effects of the War on the Vietnamese people.

The title story of this collection has been made into the Steven Spielberg-directed movie of the same name about the future, where criminals are caught before the crimes they commit. 'The Days of Perky Pat' inspired one of Dick's greatest works, the novel 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch'; and 'The Penultimate Truth' grew from 'The Mold of Yancy'.

This partly autobiographical story, by turns magical, frightening and grimly realistic, charts the trials of young David Copperfield's life from poverty to literary fame, starring such unforgettable characters as David's stepfather, the abusive Mr. Mudstone; the charming sociopath Steerforth; the snivelling clerk Uriah Heep; and slow-witted Dora, with whom David falls in love.

A cast of actors bring Victorian London to life. A running commentary discusses themes, characterisation and the structure of the novel. The tape also points out the aims of the examiners, sets exercises and recommends quotations to use.

After his father's death, Nicholas and his family are left penniless. As a young man with a very independent streak, Nicholas makes a number of enemies including his wicked uncle Ralph, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster Squeers and the revolting Gride. He also finds himself involved in a variety of adventures up and down the country as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.

This partly autobiographical story, by turns magical, frightening and grimly realistic, charts the trials of young David Copperfield's life from poverty to literary fame, starring such unforgettable characters as David's stepfather, the abusive Mr. Mudstone; the charming sociopath Steerforth; the snivelling clerk Uriah Heep; and slow-witted Dora, with whom David falls in love.

This partly autobiographical story, by turns magical, frightening and grimly realistic, charts the trials of young David Copperfield's life from poverty to literary fame, starring such unforgettable characters as David's stepfather, the abusive Mr. Mudstone; the charming sociopath Steerforth; the snivelling clerk Uriah Heep; and slow-witted Dora, with whom David falls in love.

A mysterious benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. However, not everything lives up to his dreams.

A mysterious benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. However, not everything lives up to his dreams.

A mysterious benefactor provides Pip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. However, not everything lives up to his dreams.

The story of a family overshadowed by the Marshalsea, London's debtors' Prison. The Father of the Marshalsea is William Dorrit. He is tended by his daughter Amy, Little Dorrit, to whom the prison is home. She becomes the novel's liberator in her selfless devotion to her father and her redeeming love for Arthur Clennam.

After his father's death, Nicholas and his family are left penniless. As a young man with a very independent streak, Nicholas makes a number of enemies including his wicked uncle Ralph, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster Squeers and the revolting Gride. He also finds himself involved in a variety of adventures up and down the country as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.

San Francisco on the eve of the new millennium. On the operating table of Dr Grace Holloway the seventh Doctor regenerates into a new self, but he has forgotten who and what he is. Will he remember in time to save the earth from the Master's evil plan?

This collection of Sherlock Holmes stories includes 'The Copper Beeches', 'The Red-Headed League', 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Stockbroker's Clerk'.

The spirit of espionage and treachery hover over these cases featuring Sherlock Holmes, the master of deduction. Here are some of Holmes's most dangerous and intriguing opponents: South American Assassins in 'The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge'; the Mafia in 'The Adventures of the Red Circle' and secret agents stealing plans for a British submarine in 'The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans'. In 'His Last Bow', we find Holmes in his final case defeating German naval plans on the eve of the First World War.

Four classic tales from the casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The featured stories are: 'The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire', 'The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place', 'The Adventure of the Illustrious Client' and 'The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger'.

This audiobook contains six Sherlock Holmes stories: `The Adventure of the Empty House'; `The Adventure of the Devil's Foot'; `The Adventure of the Abbey Grange'; 'The Adventure of the Cardboard Box'; 'The Man With the Twisted Lip' and 'The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans'.

Four classic detective stories: `A Scandal in Bohemia', `A Case of Identity', `The Red-Headed League' and `The Boscombe Valley Mystery'.

Four more classic detective stories: `The Five Orange pips', `The Man with the Twisted Lip', `The Blue Carbuncle' and 'The Speckled Band'.

This volume comprises four classic tales of deduction: 'The Engineer's Thumb', 'The Noble Bachelor', 'The Beryl Coronet' and 'The Copper Beeches'.

A collection of classic investigations. This audiobook contains: 'The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier', 'The Adventure of the Creeping Man', 'The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone' and 'The Adventure of the Three Gables'.

When the body of Sir Charles Baskerville is found in his garden, there are no signs to explain his death. Did he die of fright? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have a mysterious case to solve - is the Baskerville family really haunted by a phantom beast 'with blazing eyes and dripping jaws' which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor?

When the body of Sir Charles Baskerville is found in his garden, there are no signs to explain his death. Did he die of fright? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have a mysterious case to solve - is the Baskerville family really haunted by a phantom beast `with blazing eyes and dripping jaws' which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor?

Once a year, through the post, Mary Marstan receives a large pearl without any clue as to the sender's identity. When her mysterious correspondent requests a meeting, Holmes and Watson start out on a case. A terrible death and vanishing treasure lead to an epic pursuit through the dawn streets and the River Thames.

Barrytown, Dublin, is humming with speculation. For Sharon Rabitte is pregnant after the soccer club Christmas do. Only she knows the father of her 'snapper', but she's not telling - even though her father has taken a remarkably lively interest in this sudden, but obvious, family crisis. Edexcel recommended text for GCSE. STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES.

Duffy's fourth collection dramatises scenes from childhood, adolescence and adulthood. These are powerful poems of loss, betrayal and desire. This audiobook features 39 poems including 'Valentine', 'Havisham', 'Before You Were Mine' and 'Never Go Back'.

The second collection of Duffy's poetry. This audiobook features 44 poems including 'Stealing', 'Selling Manhattan', 'Every Good Boy' and 'Homesick'.

The first collection of Duffy's poetry. This audiobook features 49 poems including 'War Photographer', 'Head of English', 'Borrowed Memory' and 'Someone Else's Daughter'.

The third collection of poetry from Carol Ann Duffy takes us to 'the other country' - the places we visit in fantasy, memory and imagination. 44 poems including 'In Mrs Tilcher's Class', 'Survivor' and 'Who Loves You'.

Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. A dashing young sailor is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and exact a carefully wrought revenge on his enemies.

Why is it better to buy a Lotto ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And which classic puzzle was destroyed by Allied bombing in the war? These and many other questions are answered in this audiobook.

A portrait of Queen Victoria and the Victorian era. The author reveals the inner contradictions of the resolute, high-minded and cantankerous woman who became queen at the age of eighteen and reigned until her death sixty-four years later in 1901.

History with the gory bits left in... Factually accurate (well, mostly) and very funny, this audio book tells you all you need to know about British history, skipping over the boring bits and answering such fundamental questions as 'Why did the Celts get the best girls?'

Robert Powell narrates the history of over 1000 years of Western classical music, from Gregorian chant to Henryk Gorecki. Many musical expressions and musical forms are explained and illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.

Over 50 years ago, 12 year old Donn Fendler became lost on Mount Katahdin - the highest mountain in the American state of Maine. This is his account of how he survived nine days in the wilderness, alone, starving and without shelter.

When Abren becomes conscious of her surroundings she is struggling to get out of the flooded river Severn with her only possession, a beautifully embroidered cloth, clutched in her arms. What is she doing in the water, who is she, and where can she go? A magical fantasy of a story that follows the journey of a girl's life over many centuries.

In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcements and supplies within eight weeks. Eight months later they were rescued by the British Navy having held the fort against the might of Rommel's never before defeated Afrika Corps. This audiobook relates the personal histories and stories of the men who defended the garrison.

At the Casino in Deauville, Bond's game is baccarat - for stakes that run into millions of francs. But away from the discreet salons, the caviar and the champagne, 007 plays a deadlier game with one of Russia's most powerful and ruthless agents - and the prize is a bullet in the head from a trained SMERSH assassin.

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is one of the most exciting cricketers in the world and has improved out of all recognition during the last two years. In 2003, he was England's best player at the World Cup. Then, explosively, he lit up the second half of the summer in 2004, lifting spirits at Lord's with a bat-smashing 142. He walked off with the 'England Man of the Series' award and averages to flaunt. This audiobook marks his story so far in his own words, taking us up to and including the summer of 2005, during which Flintoff performed heroics with both bat and ball against Australia. Freddie highlights the moments and matches in his career that helped him dramatically on his way forward, and reveals what it is like to play for one of the most successful England cricket teams in history.

This audiobook, with Introduction and Epilogue by His Grace, the 11th Duke of Malborough, is an informative account of the history of Blenheim Palace and the Churchill Family.

This audio book gives a clear and balanced picture of how the UK is governed at local, regional, national and European levels. It also provides an introduction to the broader politics of how individuals can bring about change in society. A HarperCollins title.

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 is one of the most commemorated events in English history, but remains shrouded in mystery. The central aim of this account is to explain why there should have been a plot at all, and why the conspirators risked their lives for what they believed to be the cause of God and their country. Antonia Fraser untangles the intricate relationship between religion and politics in early 17th century England.

Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox: 'Who are you?' and 'Where does the world come from?' Thus begins her journey through the history of philosophy, guided by a mysterious mentor. To find the truth, Sophie must understand the questions, but the truth is stranger than she could ever have imagined.

Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox: 'Who are you?' and 'Where does the world come from?' Thus begins her journey through the history of philosophy, guided by a mysterious mentor. To find the truth, Sophie must understand the questions, but the truth is stranger than she could ever have imagined.

Fat Charlie Nancy is not actually fat. He was fat once but he is definitely not fat now. No, right now Fat Charlie Nancy is angry, confused and more than a little scared. If his rotter of an estranged father hadn't dropped dead at a karaoke night, Charlie would still be blissfully unaware that his dad was Anansi, the spider god. He would have no idea that he has a brother called Spider, who is also a god. And there would be no chance that said brother would be trying to take over his life, flat and fiance, or, to make matters worse, be doing a much better job of it than him. Desperate to reclaim his life, Charlie enlists the help of four more-than-slightly eccentric old ladies and their unique brand of voodoo - and between them they unleash a bitter and twisted force to get rid of Spider. But as darkness descends and badness begins, is Fat Charlie Nancy going to get his life back in one piece or is he about to enter a whole netherworld of pain? CONTAINS ADULT THEMES.

Flora Poste has been expensively educated to do everything but earn her own living. When she is orphaned at 20, she decides her only option is to go and live with her relatives, the Starkadders, at Cold Comfort Farm. When she gets there she finds nothing but chaos, and sets about restoring some kind of order to their lives - with highly amusing results.

Flora Poste has been expensively educated to do everything but earn her own living. When she is orphaned at 20, she decides her only option is to go and live with her relatives, the Starkadders, at Cold Comfort Farm. When she gets there she finds nothing but chaos, and sets about restoring some kind of order to their lives - with highly amusing results.