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Brought to you by Penguin. 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and...

Captivating radio dramatisations of seven of Charles Dickens' most famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this first digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes seven of his most popular novels. This collection includes the episodic...

Evelyn Waugh is one of the pre-eminent English novelists of the 20th Century. This collection comprises six of his finest works, dramatised by award-winning writer Jeremy Front. Decline and Fall Paul Pennyfeather, an earnest, scholarly Oxford student, knows nothing of 1920's high-life - until...

Behind every picture-perfect Cornish holiday lies a story waiting to be told Porthant Bay looks like the perfect Cornish seaside escape: white sands, sparkling blue sea, narrow winding streets and a picturesque harbour. But beneath its postcard-perfect surface lies a town full of hidden stories...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LION, THE FIRST BOOK IN CONN IGGULDEN'S EPIC NEW SERIES THE GOLDEN AGE. After the Gods. After the Myths and Legends came the world of Men. In their front rank stood Pericles. The Lion of the Golden Age. EXPERIENCE THE EPIC BATTLEFIELDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH MASTER...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst, read by Tim McInnerny. Twenty-four years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers scribbled on a piece of paper. Every year on October 9th...

Brought to you by Penguin. IN CONN IGGULDEN'S LATEST GOLDEN AGE EPIC, JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE ---- Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But even during times...

Why was an English lawyer shot dead in Turkey by his firm's top client? How can a down-at-heel magician in Devon explain the vast fortune that has mysteriously appeared in his daughter's trust fund? With customs officer Nat Brock on the trail, the answers point to the House of Single—once a respectable finance company, now entangled with a Russian crime syndicate.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Cabin written by Jørn Lier Horst, read by Tim McInnerny. ** Jørn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award ** You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Pre-order the second instalment in the Cold Case...

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

'A superb anthology for these dark winter nights' Guardian 'Now's the time to curl up with a ghostly tale - and this collection should be your go to!' Fabulous 'This cracking collection of spooky tales is perfect for the season of darkling nights' Mail on Sunday 🕰️🌙🕯️ FROM THE...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Porpoise, written by Mark Haddon, read by Tim McInnerny. ‘I really am so very, very sorry about this,’ he says, in an oddly formal voice… They strike the side of a grain silo. They are travelling at seventy miles per hour. A newborn baby...

Brought to you by Penguin. Some stories are universal. They play out across human history. And time is the river which will flow through them. It starts with a family, a family which will mutate. For now, it is a father, mother and two sons. One with his father’s violence in his blood. One who...

Eight dark comic dramas narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted from his original short stories. Dramatised from Alexei Sayle's hilarious, highly acclaimed fiction, these satirical, surreal and surprising tales feature some of the UK's foremost comic actors, and are introduced by the award-winning comedian himself.

A witty and powerful BBC Radio 4 coming of age drama starring Tim McInnerny as Sydney Larkin and Pip Carter as Philip Larkin. Written by Alan Pollock and broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 11 June 2010.In 'This be the Verse', the poet Philip Larkin famously bemoans the impact parents have on their children.

In this radical reinterpretation of six brilliant Arnold Bennett novels, it’s the 19th-century Midlands and over 10-and-a-half sweeping hours individuals rise and fall, they age, flourish, and try to keep up as the world around them changes into something unrecognisable, transformed by new technology. Fortunes are made and lost, hearts broken, empires built and deals made. These tales of aspiration and passion, damage and danger are told with Bennett's forensic, (journalist’s) eye for human psychology and a surprising degree of witty comedy.

Three lively retellings of Daniel Defoe’s classic novels, plus two bonus programmes about his extraordinary life and far-reaching influence. Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures An imaginative blend of the famous castaway tale and its lesser-known sequel, this thrilling drama sees Crusoe...

Brought to you by Penguin. The sensational new crime novel from the bestselling author of SNAP IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER . . . Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it’s never too late . . . for life to go horribly wrong. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane...

In a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, two women’s lives converge in a house containing devastating secrets that refuse to stay buried in this “deliciously dark, devilishly addictive” (Alice Feeney, bestselling...