AuthorNicola Barber, Patrick Lee-Browne
NarratorKrystyna Gajda
Duration57m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, English Non Fiction, English, History
Key StageKS3
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
This audiobook looks at the lives of six extraordinary poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, Coleridge, Byron and Keats) whose work helped shape the Romantic movement, and examines the historical, political and social background that influenced them.
Author: Tom Olson
Author Tom Olson
Narrator George Newbern
SeriesLost, Book 2
Duration 3h 25m
On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 space shuttle set off for the third intended American moon landing. Two days later and 200,000 miles from Earth, disaster struck when an oxygen tank exploded on board the spacecraft, leaving three astronauts with only one goal: to make it home alive. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final tense moments at...
View Book
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Author: Phillip Hoose
Author Phillip Hoose
Narrator Phillip Hoose
Duration 4h 51m
At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill...
View Book
Writers In Britain: The Brontes
Author: David Orme
Author David Orme
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 46m
This audiobook describes the background of an extraordinary family and puts their life and work in the context of the great social, political and economic changes that took place during their short lives. An excellent introduction to the Bronte family.
View Book
Author: Nicola Barber, Jacqueline Dineen
Author Nicola Barber, Jacqueline Dineen
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h 12m
Take a tour of art from all over the world, from the earliest cave paintings to the latest experiments in installation art. Find out about crafts such as pottery, textiles and metalworking, as well as the history of photography and the techniques of sculpture. There is also a section on the methods and materials of painting as well as a glossary of...
View Book
Author: Kadir Nelson
Author Kadir Nelson
Narrator Debbie Allen
Duration 1h 38m
Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul is the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the...
View Book
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
Author Kenneth C. Davis
Narrator Macleod Andrews
Duration 4h 40m
With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern history, the story of the Spanish flu is more relevant today than ever. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I-and...
View Book
Backgrounds To English Literature: The Modernist Period 1900-1945
Author: Patrick Lee-Browne
Author Patrick Lee-Browne
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 4h 35m
Designed for students at AS and A2 level, this audiobook looks at literature of the Great War, the growth of Irish Nationalism, the Modernist movement, women in literature and the writings of the 1930s and Second World War.
View Book
Writers In Britain: Jane Austen
Author: Nicola Barber
Author Nicola Barber
Narrator Juliet Prague
Duration 58m
This audiobook takes a look at the so-called 'uneventful' life of Jane Austen, her family, and the social, political and economic background that provides the backdrop to her six novels. Lively and authoritative, this is an excellent introduction to one of our greatest writers.
View Book
Backgrounds To English Literature: The Renaissance
Author: Patrick Lee-Browne
Author Patrick Lee-Browne
Narrator Oliver Clement
Duration 7h 55m
Designed to be accessible to students at AS and A2 level, this audiobook sets out the historical background to the Renaissance period. It looks at religion, scientific discoveries and exploration, before studying dramatic works, from the morality play to Jacobean tragedy and Shakespeare theatre, poetry and prose.
View Book
Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson
Author Livia Bitton-Jackson
Narrator Christine Williams
Duration 6h 37m
Imagine being a thirteen-year-old girl in love with boys, school, family-life itself. Then suddenly, in a matter of hours, your life is shattered by the arrival of a foreign army. You can no longer attend school, have possessions, talk to your neighbors. One day your family has to leave your house behind and move into a crowded ghetto, where you lo...
View Book