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Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Format: MP3 CD
Author Gyles Brandreth
Narrator Bill Wallis
Duration 11h 56m
London, May 1892. Wilde - at the height of his fame and fortune - cannot know what has begun when he proposes a game of 'Murder', in which each of his dinner guests must list the names of those they would most like to kill. It is only a game, but within hours the fourteen 'victims' begin to die, one by one.
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Author Gyles Brandreth
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 31m
The famous writer's trials are detailed with interest and compassion. A fascinating blend of fact and fiction, This Oscar Wilde double bill offers significant insight into one of the world's most significant literary figures. Oscar Wilde was ruined by a notorious libel case and two years in reading prison. The 'trials' part of the pack is recorded...
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Author Gyles Brandreth
Narrator Gyles Brandreth
Duration 7h 20m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Have You Eaten Grandma? written and read by Gyles Brandreth. 'Best thing ever, laugh-a-lot, spanning everything. Great book, I'm loving this' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 It can be much harder than it seems; commas, colons, semi-colons and even apostrophes can drive us all mad at times, but it riles no one more...
View BookOscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Format: MP3 CD
Author Gyles Brandreth
Narrator Bill Wallis
Duration 10h 28m
London, 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark, stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal murder. With the help of fellow author Arthur Conan...
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