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Peregrine Roderick Clyde-Brown is a bumbling, naive and savagely dim-witted teenager, who, as his name reveals, cannot possibly be exposed to the evils of a comprehensive school. However, with his penchant for taking even the most innocent command literally, no reputable school will accept the boy who, when told that he must turn over a new leaf, begins fondling the foliage. In a school that time forgot, Peregrine's 'talents' for taking orders and having no discernible individual thought seem perfect for a promising career in the upper ranks of the British Army.

Secondary school teacher and inveterate would-be adventurer Andrew P. Sykes is back in the saddle. This time, however, it doesn't belong to his long-term sidekick Reggie. There's a fresh-faced kid on the block and she's a bike called Wanda.

Christopher Hibbert’s acclaimed biography of Queen Victoria is as impressive and authoritative as the great woman herself. In 1837 an eighteen-year-old girl, raised by a German mother, inherited the throne of the United Kingdom. She was to reign as queen – and later Empress of India – for...

The fifth and final collection of short stories featuring G.K. Chesterton's astute priest-turned-detective, Father Brown. Published in 1935, Father Brown returns once again to solve some seemingly inexplicable mysteries, each tale even more ruinous than the last. Although still modest and good humoured, Brown is forced to turn his attention to expose the scandals that lie beneath popular thought or well-to-do groups in society, prioritising moral truth above all else.

Drawing upon an array of contemporary evidence, renowned historian Thomas Asbridge's authoritative and dramatic account brings to life the often overlooked figure of William Marshal, a man who not only served at the right hand of five English monarchs but also helped negotiate the terms of Magna Carta.

"Alle Tiere sind gleich, aber manche Tiere sind gleicher als andere." Erstmals 1945 erschienen, zählt Farm der Tiere zu George Orwells bekanntesten und einflussreichsten Werken – eine politische Satire, deren Schärfe bis heute nachwirkt. Die Tiere auf der Farm von Mr Jones haben genug. Sie...

George Orwell's 1984 zählt zu den bedeutendsten Romanen des 20. Jahrhunderts und gilt als eines der prägenden Werke der politischen Dystopie. Winston Smith arbeitet im Ministerium für Wahrheit. Tag für Tag schreibt er Zeitungsartikel und Berichte um, damit die Vergangenheit zur jeweils gültigen Wahrheit der Partei passt. Über allem steht der Große Bruder, das allgegenwärtige Gesicht des Regimes in Ozeanien.

Diese Hörbuchausgabe vereint zwei der einflussreichsten politischen Werke des 20. Jahrhunderts: George Orwells 1984, gelesen von Hans Jürgen Stockerl, und Farm der Tiere, gelesen von Elmar Börger. 1984 Winston Smith arbeitet im Ministerium für Wahrheit. Tag für Tag schreibt er...

Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts & Technology and the fantasies he now confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats - in addition to his wife's enthusiasm for every Organic Alternative under the compost heap and the insistence of his quadruplets on looking at every problem with an unflinching lack of sentimentality.

In this brilliantly entertaining collection, Tim Moore swaps comfort for cobbles, mountain passes, and magnificent suffering as he retraces the routes of two of Europe's greatest cycling events. Armed with determination, glued-together bikes, and legs that are often less willing than his imagination, Moore embarks on unforgettable adventures through France and Italy, discovering the landscapes, history, and eccentric characters that have made the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia sporting icons. Tim Moore sets off to recreate the most appalling bike race of all time.

Leading archaeologist and author of the bestselling Britain BC, Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and...

An authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds. British history is traditionally regarded as having started with the Roman Conquest. But this is to ignore half a million years of prehistory that still...

Britain BC and Britain AD combines two authoritative, bestselling, and radical works that reimagine the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds. How did Britain become the nation it is today? In these two landmark works, acclaimed...

'Alford has brought a dash of le Carré to the 16th century' - The Times 'An enthralling account of the murky shadow-world of Elizabethan espionage' Helen Castor, author of She-Wolves Elizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to...

A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utilities of the Monopoly board. In Do Not Pass Go Tim Moore fearlessly tackles the real thing and along the way tells the story of a game and the city that frames it. The stirring travelogue of one man's erratic progress around those 28 streets, stations and utilities, Do Not Pass Go is also an epic and lovingly researched history of London's wayward progress in the 66 years since the launch of the world's most popular board game.

Two legendary detectives. Two unforgettable mysteries. The beginning of a crime-fiction legacy. Agatha Christie introduced the world to two of literature's greatest detectives with these landmark novels. The Mysterious Affair at Styles marks the first appearance of the meticulous Belgian sleuth...

Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell? Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil? In You are Awful, But I Love You, Tim Moore drives his Austin Maestro round all the places on our beloved island that...

You thought you could leave the past behind. Think again. Donnie Miller counts himself lucky. Living in a beautiful, spacious house in the wild and remote landscape of central Canada, he spends his days writing for the local newspaper, working on a film script, and acting as house-husband. After a troubled and impoverished upbringing in Scotland, he now has all he wants: a caring wife, a bright and happy son, a generous father-in-law.

Secondary school teacher Andrew Sykes moves out of the classroom, climbs onto his bicycle and sets off along the route of the EuroVelo 8, from the southern tip of Greece to the Atlantic coast of Portugal. However, this is more than just a cycling tale of border crossings and big hills, as our would-be adventurer perspires his way through a hot and sticky mix of Mediterranean landscapes, life and culture. Join Andrew as he travels along the Med on a bike called Reggie: an inspirational and light-hearted travelogue for cyclists and non-cyclists alike.

Wilt is back - in form, and in a good deal of trouble. Henry Wilt is still teaching at the Fenland Tech, attempting to drill English into plasterers, dozing through tedious committee meetings and occasionally getting mildly plastered in 'The Pig in a Poke' with one of his few bearable colleagues. But the even tenor of his days is rudely interrupted when the shadow of drug dealing flickers across the Tech. Suddenly Wilt becomes the target of suspicion.