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Orwell's Ghosts

Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century

by Laura Beers ...

**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyWinner of the Goldsmith Book PrizeA New Yorker Best Book of the YearFor the 75th anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell’s still-radical ideas and why they are critical today.**George Orwell dedicated his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society ... Read more

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**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyWinner of the Goldsmith Book PrizeA New Yorker Best Book of the YearFor the 75th anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell’s still-radical ideas and why they are critical today.**George Orwell dedicated his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society
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Thomas Carlyle and the Idea of Influence

by Paul E. Kerry, Albert D. Pionke, Megan Dent, Mark Allison, Laura Beer, Michael Bentley, Laura H. Clarke, Elizabeth J. Deis0, Lowell T. Frye1, Stephanie Hicks2, Marylu Hill3, Ulrike I. Hill4, Ralph Jessop5, Tim Sommer6, Madeleine Emerald Thiele7, John M. Ulrich8, Chris R. Vanden Bossche9, Brian Young0, Kazuo Yokouchi1 ...

That Thomas Carlyle was influential in his own lifetime and continues to be so over 130 years after his death is a proposition with which few will disagree. His role as his generation’s foremost interpreter of German thought, his distinctive rhetorical style, his approach to history via the “innumerable biographies” of great men, and his almost unparalleled record of correspondence with ... Read more

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That Thomas Carlyle was influential in his own lifetime and continues to be so over 130 years after his death is a proposition with which few will disagree. His role as his generation’s foremost interpreter of German thought, his distinctive rhetorical style, his approach to history via the “innumerable biographies” of great men, and his almost unparalleled record of correspondence with
... Read more
Red Ellen

The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist

by Laura Beers ...

In 1908 Ellen Wilkinson, a fiery adolescent from a working-class family in Manchester, was “the only girl who talks in school debates.” By midcentury, Wilkinson had helped found Britain’s Communist Party, earned a seat in Parliament, and become a renowned advocate for the poor and dispossessed at home and abroad. She was one of the first female delegates to the United Nations, and she played a ... Read more

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In 1908 Ellen Wilkinson, a fiery adolescent from a working-class family in Manchester, was “the only girl who talks in school debates.” By midcentury, Wilkinson had helped found Britain’s Communist Party, earned a seat in Parliament, and become a renowned advocate for the poor and dispossessed at home and abroad. She was one of the first female delegates to the United Nations, and she played a
... Read more
Your Britain

Media and the Making of the Labour Party

by Laura Beers ...

In the early twentieth century, new mass media—popular newspapers, radio, film—exploded at the same time that millions of Britons received the vote in the franchise expansions of 1918 and 1928. The growing centrality of the commercial media to democratic life quickly became evident as organizations of all stripes saw its potential to reach new voters. The new media presented both an exciting ... Read more

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In the early twentieth century, new mass media—popular newspapers, radio, film—exploded at the same time that millions of Britons received the vote in the franchise expansions of 1918 and 1928. The growing centrality of the commercial media to democratic life quickly became evident as organizations of all stripes saw its potential to reach new voters. The new media presented both an exciting
... Read more
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Saving Lord Berkshire

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Abbas Daya ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Proper Regency Matchmakers
Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

A matchmaker has one unwritten rule- Do not fall in love with a client.After losing her fiancé to a terrible accident, Miss Katherine Blackmore found contentment as a matchmaker to the members of Society. Working alongside her sisters, they strive to secure the most unlikely people with love matches. Everything is perfect until an infuriating lord steps into her office, turning her world upside ... Read more

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A matchmaker has one unwritten rule- Do not fall in love with a client.After losing her fiancé to a terrible accident, Miss Katherine Blackmore found contentment as a matchmaker to the members of Society. Working alongside her sisters, they strive to secure the most unlikely people with love matches. Everything is perfect until an infuriating lord steps into her office, turning her world upside
... Read more
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A Treacherous Engagement

Gentlemen of London, Book 1

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Gentlemen of London
Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

He was only supposed to find her sister. Falling in love wasn't part of the agreement.Miss Dinah Ashmore has a problem: her sister has gone missing, and the constable isn't taking it seriously. She decides to take matters into her own hands by hiring a Bow Street Runner, not understanding the danger she has put herself in.Nathaniel Calvert, Earl of Hawthorne, is an agent of the Crown. His ... Read more

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He was only supposed to find her sister. Falling in love wasn't part of the agreement.Miss Dinah Ashmore has a problem: her sister has gone missing, and the constable isn't taking it seriously. She decides to take matters into her own hands by hiring a Bow Street Runner, not understanding the danger she has put herself in.Nathaniel Calvert, Earl of Hawthorne, is an agent of the Crown. His
... Read more
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Secrets of A Lady

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Jennifer Smith ...

Series series Lords & Ladies of Mayfair
Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Some secrets are never meant to see the light of day.Miss Lizette Kent's life is in shambles. Not only did her mother just pass away, but she has been left without the means to provide for herself. While she is contemplating her future, she encounters an unexpected and vexing man: Tristan Westcott, a man that mistakenly seems to believe that she is the daughter of an earl, despite her insistence ... Read more

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Some secrets are never meant to see the light of day.Miss Lizette Kent's life is in shambles. Not only did her mother just pass away, but she has been left without the means to provide for herself. While she is contemplating her future, she encounters an unexpected and vexing man: Tristan Westcott, a man that mistakenly seems to believe that she is the daughter of an earl, despite her insistence
... Read more
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Redeeming the Marquess

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Abbas Daya ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Proper Regency Matchmakers
Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

Miss Elizabeth Bentley is in a most precarious situation, that is, until fate intervenes and Lady Bideford agrees to host her for the London Season. Desperate to change her circumstances, she sets out to marry, and quickly. That is the only way to escape her current predicament. It makes perfect sense, except her plan has one problem - Lord Bideford. He is not at all pleased that she is residing ... Read more

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Miss Elizabeth Bentley is in a most precarious situation, that is, until fate intervenes and Lady Bideford agrees to host her for the London Season. Desperate to change her circumstances, she sets out to marry, and quickly. That is the only way to escape her current predicament. It makes perfect sense, except her plan has one problem - Lord Bideford. He is not at all pleased that she is residing
... Read more
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Reforming the Duke

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Abbas Daya ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Proper Regency Matchmakers
Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

Miss Amelia Blackmore has received the most interesting letter. The Dowager Duchess of Harrowden has requested that she visit Harrowden Hall under the guise of being her companion. Her true motive, however, is to successfully pair her son, the duke, with a potential love match. Intrigued by the prospect, Amelia sets off on an adventure, unprepared for the duke’s reaction to his mother’s new ... Read more

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Miss Amelia Blackmore has received the most interesting letter. The Dowager Duchess of Harrowden has requested that she visit Harrowden Hall under the guise of being her companion. Her true motive, however, is to successfully pair her son, the duke, with a potential love match. Intrigued by the prospect, Amelia sets off on an adventure, unprepared for the duke’s reaction to his mother’s new
... Read more
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Engaging Lord Charles

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Abbas Daya ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Proper Regency Matchmakers
Unabridged

5 hours 4 min

Miss Henrietta Whiston could only be considered unlucky. She didn’t seek out misfortune, but it always seemed to find her. When her sister asks her to engage Lord Charles so she may entertain two suitors of her own, Henrietta is reluctant, despite finding herself intrigued by this man who loves antiquities.Lord Charles Brooksbank has been burned by love. Yet, he still yearns for a love match. When ... Read more

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Miss Henrietta Whiston could only be considered unlucky. She didn’t seek out misfortune, but it always seemed to find her. When her sister asks her to engage Lord Charles so she may entertain two suitors of her own, Henrietta is reluctant, despite finding herself intrigued by this man who loves antiquities.Lord Charles Brooksbank has been burned by love. Yet, he still yearns for a love match. When
... Read more
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The Gentleman's Miscalculation

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Baker ...

Series series Lockwood Family
Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

The person he despised most could turn out to be his greatest chance at love.Lord Winston Lockwood is haunted by his past and bound by social expectations. He remains at Brockhall Manor to ensure his aunt and her son remain safe from her abusive husband. Adding to his frustration, Miss Bawden's constant presence threatens to drive him mad.Amid the upheaval of her father's newfound title, Miss ... Read more

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The person he despised most could turn out to be his greatest chance at love.Lord Winston Lockwood is haunted by his past and bound by social expectations. He remains at Brockhall Manor to ensure his aunt and her son remain safe from her abusive husband. Adding to his frustration, Miss Bawden's constant presence threatens to drive him mad.Amid the upheaval of her father's newfound title, Miss
... Read more
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A Shadowed Charade

by Laura Beers ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Baker ...

Series series Lockwood Family
Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Protecting her was his duty. Falling for her was a risk he couldn't afford—but couldn't resist.Lady Melody Lockwood deciphers enemy codes from the safety of her home. It is safe and predictable, allowing her to feel as though she is doing more than what is expected of a lady in High Society. However, when a leak at the agency suggests her cover may have been blown, she faces a danger she never ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Protecting her was his duty. Falling for her was a risk he couldn't afford—but couldn't resist.Lady Melody Lockwood deciphers enemy codes from the safety of her home. It is safe and predictable, allowing her to feel as though she is doing more than what is expected of a lady in High Society. However, when a leak at the agency suggests her cover may have been blown, she faces a danger she never
... Read more

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