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The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh
Author: Saki
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Author Saki
Narrator James Rawlings
Duration 10m
The disappearance of a rather strong-willed and domineering woman is the talk of the town. She is nowhere to be found, and rumours abound that a kidnapping may well be afoot. Another satirical winner from Saki writing as H.H. Munro, where all is not necessarily as it seems and the witticisms are fast and frequent.
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mantel
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Author Hilary Mantel
Narrator Anna Bentinck
Duration 3h 6m
The collection begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In Third Floor Ri...
View BookA Brief Misunderstanding and Other Short Stories
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 52m
Fourteen amusing stories involving a brief misunderstanding: 'A Friendly Holiday' by Nina Tucknott; 'A Chip off the Old Block' by Pat Hope; 'The Only Girl for Me' by Lynda Wakeling, 'A Home Improvement Loan' by Nina Tucknott; 'A Brief Misunderstanding' by Elizabeth Carr, 'A Day Trip to Paris' by Joan Stanley, 'The Orange Bandanna' and 'Birthday Blu...
View BookThe Deportees and Other Stories
Author: Roddy Doyle
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Author Roddy Doyle
Narrator Hugh Lee
Duration 7h 21m
For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for 'Metro Eireann', a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories took a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland. The stories range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father...
View BookAuthor: Rudyard Kipling
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Author Rudyard Kipling
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 11m
One of Rudyard Kipling's more farcical stories, this look at the strange administration of the British Raj introduces us to the eccentric inventor Mellish, and the rich and important Mellishe, both of whom desire an audience with the Viceroy of the Indian Empire. By a strange quirk of fate, the Viceroy's invitation gets sent to the inventor instead...
View BookAuthor: Alice Munro
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Author Alice Munro
Narrator Liza Ross
Duration 9h 21m
Moments of change, chance encounters, twists of fate that create a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. The collection includes four powerful pieces, 'Autobiographical in Feeling', set during the time of Munro's own childhood, in th...
View BookAuthor: P.G. Wodehouse
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Author P.G. Wodehouse
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesThe Inimitable Jeeves, Book 1
Duration 3h 34m
The first volume of Wodehouse's brilliant complete and unabridged short stories. Originally a semi-novel, this version contains self-contained stories which are nonetheless linked, often by Bingo Little, an endearingly hopeless chap and a serial romancer: 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum 2. No Wedding Bells For Bingo 3. Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mi...
View BookSexton Blake: First Class Ticket To Nowhere
Author: Donald Stuart
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Author Donald Stuart
Narrator William Franklyn
Duration 29m
In First Class Ticket to Nowhere, lost in the fog, Sexton Blake and his friends stumble across a deserted railway station. Then there's a gunshot.
View BookFather Brown Series 2 Episode 5: The Curse of the Golden Cross
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Wisdom of Father Brown, Book 5
Duration 27m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Curse of the Golden Cross', the past and present collid...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Richard Pasco
Duration 6h
A spine-tingling collection of the following 14 tales:' The Judge's House' by Bram Stoker; 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford; 'Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand'; 'To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt' by Charles Dickens; 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Gabriel-Ernest ' by Saki; 'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry, 'My Own True Ghost Story...
View BookFather Brown Series 2 Episode 4 : The Mistake of the Machine
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Wisdom of Father Brown, Book 4
Duration 27m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Mistake of the Machine', Father Brown visits his friend...
View BookA Little Bit of Love and Other Short Stories
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 43m
Ten gentle tales of love: 'A Little Bit of Love' by Pat Hopper; 'Where John Is' by Judith Mundy; 'Daddy's Coming Home' and 'The Sound of a Voice' by Joan Moules; 'Amazing Grace' by Alison Grant; 'Barney's Big Idea' by Lynda Cartner and 'Mrs Wazz' by Joan Stanley.
View BookClassic Tales of the Paranormal
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Robin Bailey
Duration 3h
A collection of the following mysterious and chilling stories: 'The Man of the Night' by Edgar Wallace; 'No 1 Branch Line: 'A Terribly Strange Bed' by Wilkie Collins; 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki; 'The Werewolf' by Frederick Marryat; 'The Mezzotint' by M.R. James and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe. This audiobook also includes 'The Signalman' by Ch...
View BookFather Brown Series 2 Episode 3: The Arrow of Heaven
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Wisdom of Father Brown, Book 3
Duration 26m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Arrow of Heaven', a trip to New York leads to a murky t...
View BookActing On Impulse and Other Short Stories
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 50m
A selection of 11 light-hearted stories and a corner shop trilogy: 'Simpson' by Ian Mallender; 'Thirty Something' by Lynda Wakeling; 'Bubble Tennis'; 'Sixth Sense' and 'Acting on Impulse' by Pam Weaver; 'A Fitting Tale' and 'I've Got a Little Shop' by Joan Stanley; 'Do Computers Improve a Man's Image?' by Mike Stanley and 'Junk'; 'Number's Up'; 'Fu...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Richard Pasco
Duration 3h
The following spooky vampire stories are given a spine-tingling read by Richard Pasco: 'The Mark of the Beast' by Rudyard Kipling; 'Aurelia' by E.T.A Hoffman; 'Ligeia' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Mrs Amsworth' by E. F Benson and 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker.
View BookFather Brown Series 2 Episode 2: The Perishiing of the Pendragons
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Wisdom of Father Brown, Book 2
Duration 27m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Perishing of the Pendragons', Father Brown learns to si...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Patrick Malahide
Duration 3h
A collection of eight classic horror stories: 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W Jacobs; 'Timber' by John Galsworthy; 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker; 'Martin's Close' by M.R James; 'The Man in the Bell' by W.E Aytoun; ' Caterpillars' by E. F Benson and 'A Tale of Terror' by Thomas Hood.
View BookI Will Finish With the Story of A Good Cat
Author: Anonymous
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Author Anonymous
Narrator Liza Goddard
Duration 1m
A short overture to the value of trusty animal friends, that also incorporates some historical interest and is a warming closer and thinking-point taken from CSA Word's 'Cats' collection'.
View BookFather Brown, Series 2: The Complete Series
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
Duration 2h 45m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In Series 2, the High Priest of detection becomes involved in s...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Nigel Hawthorne
Duration 3h
Seven chuckle-inducing tales including: 'Brugglesmith' by Rudyard Kipling, 'The Cricket Match' from 'England, their England' by A.G. Macdonell, 'Reginald on House Parties' by Saki, 'The Great Winglebury Duel' by Charles Dickens, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain, 'A Photographer's Day Out' by Lewis Carroll and 'Jeff Pe...
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