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The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

33 hours 10 min

This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser’s finest achievement. The first epic poem in modern English, The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply felt allegory of the eternal struggle between Truth and Error… ... Read more

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This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser’s finest achievement. The first epic poem in modern English, The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply felt allegory of the eternal struggle between Truth and Error…
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Stories from Shakespeare Volume 3

by David Timson ...

Series Book 3 - Stories from Shakespeare
The doors are opened to eight important plays, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winters Tale, Measure for Measure, and Alls Well That Ends Well. These newly written introductions by David Timson have proved eminently useful for young audiences coming to Shakespeare for the first time. ... Read more

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The doors are opened to eight important plays, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winters Tale, Measure for Measure, and Alls Well That Ends Well. These newly written introductions by David Timson have proved eminently useful for young audiences coming to Shakespeare for the first time.
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Stories from Shakespeare 3

by David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson, Juliet Stevenson, Simon Russell Beale, Clare Corbett, John Cummins, Oliver Le Sueur, Emily Raymond ...

Unabridged

3 hours 52 min

Two leading English classical actors, Juliet Stevenson and Simon Russell Beale, open the doors to eight important plays, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, and All’s Well That Ends Well. These newly written introductions by David Timson have proved eminently useful for young audiences coming to Shakespeare for the first time. Explained ... Read more

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Two leading English classical actors, Juliet Stevenson and Simon Russell Beale, open the doors to eight important plays, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, and All’s Well That Ends Well. These newly written introductions by David Timson have proved eminently useful for young audiences coming to Shakespeare for the first time. Explained
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Dombey and Son

by Charles Dickens, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

39 hours 6 min

Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey’s dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialised London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged 1867 text is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson. ... Read more

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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey’s dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialised London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged 1867 text is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
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Histories

by Herodotus, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

27 hours 28 min

In this, the first prose history in European civilisation, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks’ resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia. Here are not only the great battles Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis but also penetrating human insight and a ... Read more

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In this, the first prose history in European civilisation, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks’ resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia. Here are not only the great battles Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis but also penetrating human insight and a
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Ghost Stories

by Charles Dickens, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

16 hours 19 min

Charles Dickens was a master of the macabre. His stories of madness, murder and revenge, often imbued with a sympathetic moral undertone, have continued to thrill and chill readers ever since they were written. Here then are 15 tales that display the full range of Dickens’s Gothic talents. The Signalman, perhaps the most well-known, is a chilling story about a mysterious figure and its deathly ... Read more

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Charles Dickens was a master of the macabre. His stories of madness, murder and revenge, often imbued with a sympathetic moral undertone, have continued to thrill and chill readers ever since they were written. Here then are 15 tales that display the full range of Dickens’s Gothic talents. The Signalman, perhaps the most well-known, is a chilling story about a mysterious figure and its deathly
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I

by Edward Gibbon, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

22 hours 39 min

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has always maintained its initial appeal to both the general public and scholars alike. Its sheer scale is daunting, encompassing over a millennium of history, covering not merely the Western Empire from the days of the early emperors to its extinction in AD 476, but also the Eastern Empire, which lasted for another thousand years until the Turks vanquished ... Read more

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has always maintained its initial appeal to both the general public and scholars alike. Its sheer scale is daunting, encompassing over a millennium of history, covering not merely the Western Empire from the days of the early emperors to its extinction in AD 476, but also the Eastern Empire, which lasted for another thousand years until the Turks vanquished
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London Labour and the London Poor

by Henry Mayhew, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

27 hours 14 min

London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, a founder and editor of the satirical magazine Punch, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society. We encounter street entertainers, ‘pure finders’, cabinetmakers, gingerbread sellers, ... Read more

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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, a founder and editor of the satirical magazine Punch, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society. We encounter street entertainers, ‘pure finders’, cabinetmakers, gingerbread sellers,
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes Volume III

The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter The Adventure of the Abbey Grange The Adventure of the Second Stain

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

Once again Conan Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion Dr Watson. In Black Peter the peace of rural Sussex is disturbed by the discovery of a seafarer’s body pinned to the wall of his hut with a harpoon. In The Golden Pince-Nez a young man is found dead clutching a pair of spectacles yet he had perfect sight. Who is ... Read more

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Once again Conan Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion Dr Watson. In Black Peter the peace of rural Sussex is disturbed by the discovery of a seafarer’s body pinned to the wall of his hut with a harpoon. In The Golden Pince-Nez a young man is found dead clutching a pair of spectacles yet he had perfect sight. Who is
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Megayear Future History

Channelled Timelines for the Next Million Years

by David H Wegert AssDipx3 ...

This book covers three time periods (Post Mayan Event, 2012 AD): years 1,000–10,000 in chapters 1 to 9 cover psychic development, singularities, scientology, time travel, explorations in space and time, and communications; years 10,000 to 100,000 in chapters 10 to 19 cover technology developments, explorations, communications, psychic powers, singularities, teleportation, fields of science ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This book covers three time periods (Post Mayan Event, 2012 AD): years 1,000–10,000 in chapters 1 to 9 cover psychic development, singularities, scientology, time travel, explorations in space and time, and communications; years 10,000 to 100,000 in chapters 10 to 19 cover technology developments, explorations, communications, psychic powers, singularities, teleportation, fields of science
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 3: End of the Chapter

by John Galsworthy, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Series series The Forsyte Chronicles
Unabridged

30 hours 55 min

John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete ... Read more

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John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete
... Read more
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Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

Further adventures by the master of observation and deduction as faithfully recounted by his companion and his greatest admirer, Dr Watson. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and The Adventure of the Dying Detective are among the stories. ... Read more

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Further adventures by the master of observation and deduction as faithfully recounted by his companion and his greatest admirer, Dr Watson. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and The Adventure of the Dying Detective are among the stories.
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