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England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell’s men are fighting the King’s men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell’s soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it.

A wolf howls through the forests of Transylvania, the murky graveyards of H.P. Lovecraft, the mythic marshes of Count Stenbock and the ghostly vaults of English cathedrals in these timeless stories read by award-winning actors from The Story Circle company.

This collection contains the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allan Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems. In this veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English literature take on the world of vampires, werewolves, and the supernatural.

Frederic Marryat, rebelling against the future his affluent family had envisioned for him, enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1806 when he was only 14. He served under Lord Cochran’s command on the HMS Imperieuse, experiencing over 50 sea battles and eventually rising to the rank of Post Captain. Upon retiring, Marryat channeled his experiences into writing, becoming a pioneer in nautical fiction. His tales often drew inspiration from his naval career, including his novel, Jacob Faithful. This is a vivid portrayal of the lives of Thames watermen, focusing on Jacob, a child born and raised on ...

In den verschneiten Berges des Harzes ist das Leben kein Zuckerschlecken. Gefahren drohen nicht allein von der Kälte und der Einsamkeit, sondern auch von den Wölfen, die sich zu Rudeln formieren und die verstreut wohnenden Menschen in Angst und Schrecken versetzen.

Snarleyyow is a darkly humorous nautical tale set in the early 1700s, featuring an evil ship captain, an indestructible dog, and a tangled web of smugglers and political intrigue. As the British Navy clashes with Jacobite rebels, the absurdity of fate plays out at sea. A swashbuckling blend of adventure, satire, and high-seas mischief.

Young Jack Easy, full of his wealthy philosopher father's impractical notions of the rights of man and perfect equality—and failing to find much sympathy for them on land—resolves to join the navy, reasoning that "although the whole earth has been so nefariously divided among the few, that the waters at least are the property of all." He soon finds, though, that life in the Royal Navy is not quite the egalitarian ideal that he had expected, and is a good deal more eventful.