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Author: Richard Hughes
Author Richard Hughes
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 5h 35m
Published to great acclaim in 1929, this classic and bestselling tale did away with sentimental Victorian visions of childhood and paved the way for later works such as Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. Set in the last century against a tropical landscape and the ever-present sea, this audiobook tells the story of a family of English children who, on...
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Author: Louisa May Alcott
Series: Little Women, Book 1
Author Louisa May Alcott
Narrator Lorelei King
SeriesLittle Women, Book 1
Duration 8h 6m
Little Women begins the much-loved story of the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. The girls grow up amidst the turmoil, adventures and hardships of the American Civil War. The household is presided over by Mrs. March, 'Marmee', who tries to rule with kindness and to create harmony amongst her four little women.
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Author: J. M Barrie
Author J. M Barrie
Narrator Full Cast, Toyah Wilcox
Duration 2h 3m
When Peter Pan flies into the night nursery of Wendy, John and Michael Darling, he takes them on the journey - and the adventure - of a lifetime. Mermaids, wolves and Indians weave their spell in the magical Never Never Land - where also lurks the wicked Captain Hook...Toyah Willcox stars as Peter Pan, with Ron Moody as Captain Hook, Roy Hudd as Sm...
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The Complete Barchester Chronicles
Author: Anthony Trollope
Author Anthony Trollope
Narrator Various
Duration 18h 49m
A new edition of the acclaimed Radio 4 dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's gently satirical tales of provincial life, together in one box set. Nearly twenty hours of ironic and witty drama is contained in this box set. The full-star cast includes Anna Massey, Alex Jennings, David Haig, Rosemary Leach, Kenneth Cranham, Emma Fielding and Brenda Blet...
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Author: Frank L Baum
Author Frank L Baum
Narrator Maureen Lipman
Duration 2h 3m
Dorothy and her little dog Toto befriend the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion as they travel down the yellow brick road to the City of Emeralds. Maureen Lipman cackles splendidly as the Wicked Witch of the West in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of L. Frank Baum's famous and much-loved tale.
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Author: George Eliot
Author George Eliot
Narrator Anna Chancellor
Duration 2h 51m
George Eliot's last novel, which tells the story of young Daniel Deronda and his fateful relationship with the astonishing Gwendolen Harleth. At heart a love story, this audiobook is packed with unforgettable characters, mystery, betrayal and sacrifice.
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Author: Rudyard Kipling
Author Rudyard Kipling
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 15m
A full-cast dramatisation of Kipling's classic animal adventure starring Eartha Kitt. Rudyard Kipling's famous tale tells the story of Mowgli, the 'man-cub' rescued from the tiger Shere Khan and adopted by a wolf pack. As he grows up, Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the rock python. His l...
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Author: Herman Melville
Author Herman Melville
Narrator F Murray Abraham
Duration 2h 46m
Ishmael, the narrator, tells of the adventures of Captain Ahab in his relentless quest to seek revenge on the white whale that bit off his leg. Full of allegory and symbolism, Moby Dick is an epic tragedy of tremendous dramatic power and narrative drive.
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Author: H.G. Wells
Author H.G. Wells
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 40m
A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of H. G. Wells' pioneering science fiction adventure. Wells' story of an inventor who travels in time and discovers a nightmarish dystopian future has been adapted several times for TV and film. This first ever UK radio adaptation, starring Robert Glenister as the Time Traveller and William Gaunt as H. G. Wells...
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Alice In Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Author: Lewis Carroll
Author Lewis Carroll
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 2h 28m
Alan Bennett's distinctive readings of children's stories have become classics in their own right. His interpretations of the wonderful characters that people Lewis Carroll's extraordinary novels are, as ever, exactly right.
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Author: Mark Twain
Author Mark Twain
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 53m
Young Huck Finn can't get along with the Widow Douglas' attempts to `civilise' him, or the smothering discipline which she and her sister serve up at home. So when his drunken, good-for-nothing father turns up and kidnaps him, Huck takes his cue to leave - and escapes to Jackson's Island. There he meets runaway slave Jim, and the two become firm fr...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde
Author Oscar Wilde
Narrator Geraldine Mcewan, Simon Russell Beale
Duration 1h 36m
To avoid tiresome family engagements, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented Bunbury, an invalid friend whose bedside he is frequently obliged to attend. At the same time, his friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest, confusion reigns, and it t...
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Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator Clive Merrison, Michael Williams
Duration 1h 51m
What is the connection between a corpse with a missing face and a ruthless secret society which once terrorised a desolate region of the United States? With the aid of a local guidebook, a missing dumb-bell and Dr Watson's umbrella, Holmes unravels a tangled web which stretches over fifteen years and two continents; and in the centre of that web lu...
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Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow, Volume 2
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Series: Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow, Book 2
Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator Various
SeriesSherlock Holmes: His Last Bow, Book 2
Duration 2h 55m
Includes: The Dying Detective, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, The Devil's Foot and His Last Bow.
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Chronicles of Barsetshire Series Book 6: The Last Chronicle of Barset
Author: Anthony Trollope
Series: The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 6
Author Anthony Trollope
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 6
Duration 4h 46m
The acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's classic story of provincial life.
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Author: Anthony Trollope
Author Anthony Trollope
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 50m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast Unabridged by Martyn Wade of Anthony Trollope's classic novel, Orley Farm. This novel, described as a "... brilliantly choreographed legal thriller" (Mail on Sunday), centres on the pathos of the main character, Lady Mason. Youthful marriage choices, middle-aged marital crisis, love and loss revolve around the legal action a...
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Bert Coules
Series: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 3
Author Bert Coules
Narrator Clive Merrison, Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 3
Duration 2h 54m
How many times did Dr John Watson tantalise us with references to mysteries which his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, never wrote about in full? In these full cast original adventures Bert Coules, the chief dramatist of BBC Radio 4's celebrated complete Sherlock Holmes canon, has imaginatively fleshed out four more unrecorded cases. The Striking S...
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Author: Lewis Carroll
Author Lewis Carroll
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 49m
Ken Campbell, Windsor Davies, John bird and John Fortune star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. When Alice's wish to visit the Looking Glass world comes true, she can't resist delving deeper and deeper into a land of caustic characters and twisted logic. So begins a game of chess on a grand scale, where the inhabitants of each square hav...
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Robinson Crusoe and His Further Adventures
Author: Daniel Defoe
Author Daniel Defoe
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 53m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast Unabridged by Andy Barratt of Daniel Defoe's less famous sequel to the classic adventure Robinson Crusoe. After returning to England from his island home, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure. Starring Tim McInnerny as Robinson Crusoe, with Jonathan Tafler, Adrian Grove, Stephen Critchlow, David Timso...
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Author: Jane Austen
Author Jane Austen
Narrator Jane Suzman
Duration 2h 42m
When the personable Captain Wentworth reappears in Anne Elliot's life several years after she had been persuaded to break off their engagement, he makes no secret of his angry indignation but, as they come to know each other again, their feelings are rekindled. There are many obstacles in their path, however, amongst them Anne's egotistical, snobbi...
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Author: Kenneth Grahame
Author Kenneth Grahame
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 3h 13m
Portraying each character in his own inimitable fashion, Alan Bennett reads the original story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and, of course, Toad.
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