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Author: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 12
Duration 6h
William is back in a succession of stories 'dressed as a Red Indian, cooking an experimental mixture of treacle and lemonade in an old sardine tin', escaping from a wrathful shopkeeper by pretending to be a window dummy and turning the tables on his deadly rivals - the Hubert Lane Gang. William's long-suffering parents might not agree, but there i...
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 1h
Just Jimmy is a collection of stories about Jimmy, a younger version of William Brown (of 'Just William' fame). Like William, Jimmy has a big heart and all of his efforts go towards making his friends and family happy. Unfortunately, his plans always seem to take a turn for the worse.
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 30m
Six 'Just William' stories for Christmas: 1. 'William and the Carol Singers', 2. 'A Busy Day', 3. 'William All The Time', 4. 'William's Christmas Eve', 5. 'The Outlaws Fetch The Holly', and 6. 'A Present from William'.
View BookAuthor: Kim Lewis
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Author Kim Lewis
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 5m
Floss is a young border collie who belongs to an old man in a town and loves playing ball with the children in the park. The old man's son is a farmer and needs a new sheepdog to replace Nell, who has grown too old to work, so the old man decides to give his son Floss. Somewhere in her memory Floss knows about sheep and she soon learns how to be a...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 14
Duration 7h 30m
William Brown, the loveable rogue created by Richmal Crompton in the 1930s, is as well-received today as he was almost 80 years ago. This title includes stories such as: 'William and the Musician', 'Willaim Holds the Stage', 'The Outlaws and the Triplets', 'William and the Eastern Curse', 'The New Neighbour', 'Mrs. Bott's Hat', 'William and the Pri...
View BookAuthor: Frank Richards
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Author Frank Richards
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h
Billy Bunter makes a surprising appearance in the Remove soccer team when Smithy the Bounder is sacked for the remainder of the term by the captain, Harry Wharton. Cripes! Following the usual order of chaos, this leads to the resignation of many members of the team in protest. Meanwhile, the Fat Owl of the Remove plots to booby trap Smithy in his s...
View BookRichmal Crompton: The Woman Behind 'just William'
Author: Mary Cadogan
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Author Mary Cadogan
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 6h 33m
Richmal Crompton's William is known even to those who have never read the books featuring his anarchic exploits. For many, William, Ginger, Douglas and Henry - not forgetting the awful Violet Elizabeth - remain an ever-remembered part of our childhood. But what do we know of his publicity-shy creator? In this biography we see the portrait of a witt...
View BookDoctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Author: Malcolm Hulke
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Author Malcolm Hulke
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 4h 7m
The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... The Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round - blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood... The Docto...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 9
Duration 2h 48m
Now as famous on radio and audio as they are in print, the adventures of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown have been delighting both young and old for decades. Perpetually scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous, he is a lovable scamp whose pranks usually end in disaster - for his harassed elders at least. With friends Ginger, Dou...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 8
Duration 2h 50m
Now as famous on radio and audio as they are in print, the adventures of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown have been delighting both young and old for decades. Perpetually scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous, he is a lovable scamp whose pranks usually end in disaster - for his harassed elders at least. With friends Ginger, Dou...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 7
Duration 3h 40m
Now as famous on radio and audio as they are in print, the adventures of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown have been delighting both young and old for decades. Perpetually scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous, he is a lovable scamp whose pranks usually end in disaster - for his harassed elders at least. With friends Ginger, Dou...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 6
Duration 2h 41m
Includes: That Boy, The Bishop's Handkerchief, William and Uncle George, The Haunted House, William and St Valentine, April Fool's Day, Not Much, The Cure, William's Wonderful Plan, The Outlaws and the Penknife, William the Reformer, William's New Year's Day. Roar with laughter as the lovable rogue, hampered by the loathsome Violet Elizabeth, wreak...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 5
Duration 2h 59m
Includes: William and the Russian Prince, William's Busy Day, William - The Great Actor, William and the White Elephants, Finding a School for William, William's Birthday, William Clears The Slums, Parrots for Ethel, William's Truthful Christmas, Boys Will Be Boys, William and the Ebony Hair-Brush, William and the Old Man in the Fog. Roar with laug...
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h 2m
Written in 1948 and made into a popular film the same year, Just William's Luck is the only novel Richmal Crompton wrote featuring her famous hero. The action takes place throughout one extraordinary day in William's life. It begins harmlessly enough in the old barn and soon develops into a riotous comedy-thriller as the invincible schoolboy hatche...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
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Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 5h 4m
The second book in the classic Just William series, read by Martin Jarvis. These hilarious stories follow twelve months in the life of the terror of the Brown family, starting on Christmas Day - when the centipede appears on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock is found mysteriously dismantled and the conjuring trick with the egg goes disastr...
View BookAuthor: Gyles Brandreth
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Author Gyles Brandreth
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 31m
The famous writer's trials are detailed with interest and compassion. A fascinating blend of fact and fiction, This Oscar Wilde double bill offers significant insight into one of the world's most significant literary figures. Oscar Wilde was ruined by a notorious libel case and two years in reading prison. The 'trials' part of the pack is recorded...
View BookAuthor: Charles Dickens
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Author Charles Dickens
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 24m
Sydney Carton, a lawyer and wastrel, tries to redeem himself somewhere between Paris and London to make up for his mis-spent youth. A tale of two cities is considered by many to be Dickens' most thrilling novel. Whilst contrasting the tranquility of London with revolution-torn Paris, incident follows incident as Sydney Carton finally redeems himse...
View BookAuthor: Charles Dickens
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Author Charles Dickens
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 20m
Oliver Twist, the orphan, runs away to Victorian London to make his fortune... Oliver Twist is a family favourite at the same time as being a rather dark examination of the seedier side of life in Victorian London. An orphan, Oliver runs away to the big city, hoping to feel a sense of belonging and love. He falls in with a charismatic group of thi...
View BookAuthor: Charles Dickens
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Author Charles Dickens
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 23m
Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless by his father's death and becomes a champion for the weak and ill-treated. Nicholas Nickleby is at once a moving and funny novel following the fortunes and misfortunes of an impetuous and high-spirited hero. Left penniless by his father's death, and protector of his sister Kate, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a true...
View BookAuthor: Michael Frayn
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Author Michael Frayn
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 34m
Michael Frayn is the bestselling author of Headlong and Spies. His 1990 novel The Trick Of It is a comical look at an odd couple. Original and witty, Frayn tells a complete story through one-sided letters. Compact, light and entertaining, The Trick Of It is a clever tale. A nameless college professor writes letters to an esteemed friend living in A...
View BookAuthor: Michael Frayn
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Author Michael Frayn
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 17m
Jarvis and Frayn are a truly inimitable pairing - frequent collaborators on-stage, screen and audiobook, they are an eternally popular duo. Michael Frayn began his career as a reporter on UK newspaper The Guardian before becoming a columnist for the same newspaper. Martin Jarvis is a renowned audiobook narrator and his many acting accolades include...
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