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Shakespeare the Biography: Volume 1
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Ackroyd
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h
Shakespeare was born in Stratford on 23rd April 1564 and died in the same English country town on the same date in 1616. This audiobook is the first in a series of four and explores the birth and youth of Shakespeare, his family fortunes and misfortunes and his emergence onto the London theatre scene.
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
Format: MP3 CD
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h
A real witch is the most dangerous of all the living creatures. What's even more horrifying is that real witches don't look like witches. They don't ride around on broomsticks and they don't even wear black cloaks and hats. So how can you tell when you meet one? Listen to this story and you'll find out.
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
Format: MP3 CD
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h
This is the tale of the Twits: Mr and Mrs Twit are an obnoxious couple who spend their lives trying to outdo each other in nastiness. But then the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve.
View BookCharles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Author: Simon Callow
Format: Stream / Download
Author Simon Callow
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 11h 4m
A short life of Dickens which celebrates the impact of the theatre on his life and work. Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow captures the essence of Charles Dickens in a sparkling biography that explores the central importance of the theatre to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language. From his early years as a child enterta...
View BookCharles Dickens: A Portrait In Letters
Author: David Timson
Format: Stream / Download
Author David Timson
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 4h 10m
Those who only know Charles Dickens from his novels will be fascinated to discover the private and personal Dickens in this selection of his letters. His sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth thought they expressed his individuality; his friend Forster thought them literature. They give us a portrait of a complex man with so many different facets to his p...
View BookAuthor: George Orwell
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Author George Orwell
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h 11m
The animals in the farmyard decide that working for humans is doing them no favours, so under the leadership of Napoleon, the only Berkshire Boar on the farm, and the other pigs, they drive out the farmer and his cohorts and set about structuring their own society. Based on a list of supposedly animal-friendly rules such as "four legs good, two leg...
View BookLondon the Biography: Street Life and People
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Ackroyd
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h
This social history audiobook vividly describes the everyday activities and concerns of Londoners. Particular areas of interest include customs, food, drink, entertainment, sex, crime and punishment.
View BookAn Interview With Simon Callow
Author: Listening Books
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 0m
Simon is a hugely successful actor with one of the most recognisable voices in theatre and film. His narration work includes Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd, available to stream, number 00386. Image c The Hanbury Agency Ltd
View BookThe Unopened Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Author: John Taylor
Format: Stream / Download
Author John Taylor
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 2h 48m
Six extraordinary adventures, never revealed before, starring Simon Callow as Sherlock Holmes and Nicky Henson as Dr Watson, written by John Taylor. 'The Wandering Corpse': The professor claimed he knew how to resurrect the dead. Now he's dead and his body's missing from the coffin. 'The Horror in Hanging Wood': The victim's arm has been wrenched h...
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