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DANIEL DEFOE
Defoe: A Journal of the Plague Year (Unabridged) Andrew Cullen (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 8 CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2018 ] First published in March 1722, 57 years after the event that struck more than 100,000 people, Journal of the Plague Year is a compelling portrait of life during London's horrific bubonic plague. Through the eyes of H.F. (speculated to be Defoe's... |
HENRY JAMES
James: The Europeans (Unabridged) Adam Sims (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 6 CD Box Set - released 30/Jan/2018 ] After the collapse of her marriage to an illustrious German prince, Baroness Eugenia Münster arrives in America with her brother, in search of wealthy New England relatives. The duo have an immediate impact on their American cousins, the Wentworths.... |
THOMAS HARDY
HARDY: Desperate Remedies (unabridged) Anna Bentinck (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 14 CD Box Set - released 30/Jan/2018 ] Thomas Hardy's first published novel, Desperate Remedies is a thrilling blend of Gothic mystery and love-triangle romance. After the untimely death of their parents, Cytheria and Owen Graye must go out into the world and fend for themselves.... |
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
The Possessed Read by Constantine Gregory [ Naxos Audiobooks / 23 CD - released 30/Jan/2018 ] Also known as Demons, The Possessed is a powerful socio-political novel about revolutionary ideas and the radicals behind them. It follows the career of Pyotr Stepanovitch Verhovensky, a political terrorist who leads a group of Nihilists on a demonic... |
D H LAWRENCE
Women In Love (Unabridged) Read by Paul Slack [ Naxos Audiobooks / 18 CD Box Set - released 24/Nov/2017 ] Considered the most widely read novel of the 20th century, D.H. Lawrence's fiery fifth book continues the loves and lives of The Rainbow's Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gerald Crich, son of a wealthy colliery owner, captures the heart of... |
THOMAS HOBBES
Leviathan Read by Peter Wickham [ Naxos Audiobooks / 18 CD - released 11/Nov/2017 ] Born out of the political turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan stands out as one of the most influential political and philosophical texts of the 17th century. It argues for the restoration of the monarchy, in light of the Republic, and calls... |
MATTHEW ARNOLD
The Great Poets: Matthew Arnold Read by Jonathan Keeble [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Considered the bridge between romanticism and modernism, Matthew Arnold wrote verse that is simple, unadorned and straightforward. From the hypnotic and beautiful lines of Dover Beach to the pastoral narrative of The Scholar Gipsy, Arnold cast a gaze... |
BARBARA EUPHAN TODD
Worzel Gummidge (Unabridged) Read by Jessica Martin [ Naxos Audiobooks / 4 CD - released 10/Aug/2017 ] Regarded as one of the most popular children's novels, Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge follows an animated scarecrow who causes chaos and mayhem wherever he goes. The series is perhaps best known through its 1980s television adaptation, and is... |
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Good Wives (Abridged) Read by Liza Ross [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD - released 10/Aug/2017 ] "Liza Ross does a lovely job of narrating this abridged version about the March sisters, …Ross gives each character a fitting voice and expressively conveys his or her emotions. She's especially delightful as Mr. Bhaer." © 2017 AudioFile |
JULES VERNE
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Read by Bill Homewood [ Naxos Audiobooks / 7 CD - released 31/Mar/2017 ] The story begins in Hamburg, 1863. The brilliant Professor Liedenbrock, inspired by an ancient, encoded manuscript, impetuously decides to take his reluctant nephew Axel on a seemingly insane mission: to travel down volcanic tunnels to the very... |
MARK TWAIN
Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (abridged) Read by Garrick Hagon [ Naxos Audio Books / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2017 ] Floating down the Mississippi on their raft, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, find life filled with excitement and the spirit of adventure. Join Huck and Jim and their old friend Tom Sawyer as they come up against low-down thieves and... |
CHARLES DICKENS
Christmas Stories (Unabridged) David Timson (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 11 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2016 ] Charles Dickens was a major contributor to the Victorian romantic revival of Christmas traditions. With their heart, humour and good morals, Dickens's Christmas stories have made the author's name synonymous with the season. |
HERBERT ERNEST BATES
Bates: A Little What You Fancy (unabridged) Philip Franks (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2016 ] In the third sequel to The Darling Buds of May, Charley and Mariette decide to get baby Blenheim christened, leading to a wholesale christening of all seven of the Larkin children. Chaos abounds as the vicar Mr Candy is run ragged by the naughty... |
NICOLAS SOAMES
Famous People In History 1 Read by Trevor Nichols & Katinka Wolf [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Alexander the Great, Queen Elizabeth I, Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus, Horatio Nelson, William Shakespeare and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart all changed the world in which they lived. This lively history of fifteen great personalities introduces a... |
LEWIS CARROLL
Selected Poetry by Lewis Carroll Read by Roger May [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 30/Aug/2016 ] This production shows Lewis Carroll's wild imagination, affinity for satire, and skill as a writer as it explores some of his most famous poems, including "The Hunting of the Snark," and "Jabberwocky," as well as less-known works like "My Fairy," and... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Sonnets (unabridged) Alex Jennings (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Everyone knows something of Shakespeare's sonnets, even if only in memorable fragments like 'the darling buds of may' or 'remembrance of things past' 'the marriage of minds'. For centuries these wonderfully-crafted, intense lyrics have stood for... |
EDWARD GIBBON
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 (Abridged) David Timson (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2014 ] 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... |
JOHN MASEFIELD
John Masefield - The Great Poets Read by Ronald Pickup [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] John Masefield (1878-1967) was one of the most prolific, popular and successful poets of the twentieth century. Masefield broke upon Edwardian literature with the startling work entitled The Everlasting Mercy, which described the spiritual... |
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
Vanity Fair (Unabridged) Georgina Sutton (narrator) [ Naxos AudioBooks / 25 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2013 ] Vanity Fair, with its rich cast of characters, takes place on the snakes-and-ladders board of life. Amelia Sedley, daughter of a wealthy merchant, has a loving mother to supervise her courtship. Becky Sharp, an orphan, has to use her wit, charm, and... |
JEN GREEN
Kings And Queens Of England (Unabridged) Benjamin Soames (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] Which king liked to bathe while the band played Rule Britannia? Which queen was so fat she needed a hoist to get on the throne? Which prince shut his wife out of Westminster Abbey to prevent her from being crowned? Who was the blood-thirstiest... |
