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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Author: Susanna Clarke
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Author Susanna Clarke
Narrator Simon Prebble
Duration 32h 29m
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England-until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight. Soon, another practicing magician comes...
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Author: Susanna Clarke
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Author Susanna Clarke
Narrator Simon Prebble
Duration 32h
The year is 1806, England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and it is hundred of years since practical magic faded into the nation's past. But scholars of this glorious history suddenly discover that one practising magician still remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell of Hurtfew Abbey. Challenged to demonstrate his powers, Norrell proceeds t...
View BookJeeves and Wooster: My Man Jeeves
Author: P.G. Wodehouse
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Author P.G. Wodehouse
Narrator Simon Prebble
SeriesJeeves and Wooster, Book 1
Duration 5h 5m
A humorist praised by humorists, P. G. Wodehouse here introduces two of his most beloved characters. My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship be...
View BookJourney To the Center of the Earth
Author: Jules Verne
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Author Jules Verne
Narrator Simon Prebble
Duration 7h 43m
Geologist Otto Lidenbrock is perusing an ancient Icelandic manuscript when he discovers a mysterious encrypted note. The message reveals the account of a sixteenth-century explorer who claims to have found a passageway to the center of the earth. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the impetuous professor, together with his q...
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