AuthorRobert Louis Stevenson
NarratorDenis Lawson
Duration3h
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Travel
Key StageA Level
PublisherCSA Word
VersionAbridged
On 23rd September 1878, Stevenson set out on an 11 day tour of the Cervennes with his recalcitrant donkey, Modestine, following completion of his writings in the French town of Monastier. His natural affinity for France, his appreciation of its landscape, and his enthusiasm for the French way of life as well as his account of the conflict between the Protestants and Roman Catholics is beautifully captured.
Author: Edith Wharton
Author Edith Wharton
Narrator Anna Fields
Duration 4h 53m
A classic of travel writing, In Morocco is Edith Wharton's remarkable account of her journey to that country during World War I. With her characteristic sense of adventure, Wharton set out to explore Morocco and its people, traveling by military jeep to Rabat, Moulay Idriss, Fez, and Marrakech, from the Atlantic coast to the high Atlas. Along the w...
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Author: Simon Armitage
Author Simon Armitage
Narrator Simon Armitage
Duration 8h 45m
One summer, Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way - a challenging 256-mile route usually approached from south to north, with the sun, wind and rain at your back. However, he resolved to tackle it back to front, walking home towards the Yorkshire village where he was born, travelling as a 'modern troubadour', without a penny in his pockets...
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Author Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrator David Rintoul
Duration 7h 46m
When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape, until, that is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highlander, Alan Breck...Kidnapped is a captivating novel set around Scottish events of the...
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Author: Michael Palin
Author Michael Palin
Narrator Michael Palin
Duration 11h 5m
In September 2014 the wreck of a sailing vessel was discovered at the bottom of the sea in the frozen wastes of the Canadian Arctic. It was broken at the stern and covered in a woolly coat of underwater vegetation. Its whereabouts had been a mystery for over a century and a half. Its name was HMS Erebus. Now Michael Palin - former Monty Python stal...
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The Ultimate Horror Collection
Author: H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Oscar Wilde, Sheridan le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James
Author H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Oscar Wilde, Sheridan le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James
Narrator Peter Noble, Malk Williams, Jonathan Keeble, Karen Cass, Julie Teal
Duration 93h 12m
The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.
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The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection
Author: Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Sheridan le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde
Author Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Sheridan le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde
Narrator Malk Williams, Karen Cass, Julie Teal, Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble
Duration 52h 28m
The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic gothic stories which include; Frankenstein - Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the cr...
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Author Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrator Jeff Bellamy
Duration 2h 20m
The well-intentioned, wealthy physician Dr Jekyll is fascinated by the duality of human nature. He discovers a drug which can separate the good and evil sides of his character. But can he stop his dark side, the hideous Mr Hyde, from taking control?
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Author: Clara Parkes
Author Clara Parkes
Narrator Clara Parkes
Duration 6h 40m
Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this inspiring and witty New York Times bestselling memoir on a creative life enriched by her adventures around the world. Building on the success of The Yarn Whisperer, Parkes's rich personal essays invite listeners and devoted crafters on excursions to be sa...
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Author: Michael Palin
Author Michael Palin
Narrator Michael Palin
Duration 2h 54m
In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxuri...
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Author: Sue Perkins
Author Sue Perkins
Narrator Sue Perkins
Duration 10h 24m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of East of Croydon written and read by Sue Perkins. A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet. Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. Here's...
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