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Author: Alan Garner
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Author Alan Garner
Narrator Philip Madoc
SeriesAlderley, Book 2
Duration 4h 31m
Alan Garner's exciting and atmospheric tale of magic and evil which began with 'The Weirdstone of Brisingamen' (book number 9955 & 9955CD) continues. Colin and Susan are not safe from the evil Morrigan and once more find themselves back in Fundindelve with the wizard Cadellin.
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Author Alan Garner
Narrator Philip Madoc
SeriesAlderley, Book 1
Duration 6h 19m
Exploring Alderley Edge in Cheshire, Colin and Susan are rescued from sinister creatures by a wizard, Cadellin Silverbrow, who takes them to Funindelve, where over 140 knights lie in enchanted sleep. Fundindelve was guarded by strong magic, magic that was sealed within Firefrost, the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - which Cadellin has lost. Colin and Su...
View BookAuthor: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Author Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrator Philip Madoc, Anton Lesser, Clive Swift
SeriesThe Canterbury Tales, Book 1
Duration 3h 22m
Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of 'The Knight's Tale' to the joyous bawdiness of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern verse translation that make them a...
View BookThe Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Part 2
Author: Edward Gibbon
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Author Edward Gibbon
Narrator Philip Madoc
Duration 7h 15m
Part 2 discusses the Roman Empire's rise to greatness as well as its eventual decline and fall brought about by increasingly dramatic military, economic and social changes.
View BookThe Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Part 1
Author: Edward Gibbon
Format: MP3 CD
Author Edward Gibbon
Narrator Philip Madoc
Duration 7h 53m
Part 1 charts the gradual collapse of Roman rule, from Augustus (23 BC to AD 14) to the first of the Barbarian kings, Odoacer (476-490 AD). Gibbon documents not only their corruption and depravity, but also the great achievements of the emperors. The music includes overtures by Schumann and symphonies by Raff.
View BookAuthor: Sir Thomas Malory
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Author Sir Thomas Malory
Narrator Philip Madoc
Duration 3h 57m
The glorious story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table with its timeless themes of the Quest of the Holy Grail and the love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere is one of the great legends of the Western world. The original account, written by the 15th-century knight Sir Thomas Malory, remains the definitive version. Accompanied...
View BookCadfael: The Virgin In the Ice
Author: Ellis Peters
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Author Ellis Peters
Narrator Philip Madoc
SeriesThe Brother Cadfael Chronicles, Book 6
Duration 2h 15m
Shrewsbury, 1139. The bloody civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud has swept through the country towards the rural security of Brother Cadfael's monastery. The citizens of Worcester have fled, among them two orphaned children of noble stock, together with their tutor, a young nun. A Benedictine monk in whose care Lady Ermina and her broth...
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