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Three Farces and a Comedy

by Ben Travers ...

Series series Oberon Modern Playwrights
In a writing career of over 60 years, Ben Travers is regarded as the master of the ‘Aldwych Farces’. This collection is being published at a time where farces are coming back into fashion following the smash hit of One Man Two Guvnors, and the success of The Magistrate both at the National Theatre, as well as the recent productions of Noises Off and What the Butler Saw. The four plays in this ... Read more

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In a writing career of over 60 years, Ben Travers is regarded as the master of the ‘Aldwych Farces’. This collection is being published at a time where farces are coming back into fashion following the smash hit of One Man Two Guvnors, and the success of The Magistrate both at the National Theatre, as well as the recent productions of Noises Off and What the Butler Saw. The four plays in this
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Ben Travers: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six Full-Cast Comedy Productions including A Cuckoo in the Nest, Rookery Nook & other farces

by Ben Travers ...

Narrated by Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Penelope Wilton, Alex Jennings, Joan Hickson, Ian Lavender, Brett Usher, Freddie Jones, Melinda Walker, Henry McGee, Alan Curtis, Desmond Barrit, Elizabeth Spriggs, Gillian Lewis, Full Cast ...

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Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope WiltonIn the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe mothers-in-law, beleaguered wives, henpecked husbands and a host of humorous misunderstandings, they wowed ... Read more

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Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope WiltonIn the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe mothers-in-law, beleaguered wives, henpecked husbands and a host of humorous misunderstandings, they wowed
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Down Weavers Lane

by Anna Jacobs ...

'Best period book I have EVER read! - 5-star reader review'Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the ... Read more

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'Best period book I have EVER read! - 5-star reader review'Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the
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Saturday's Child

by Ruth Hamilton ...

It was 1950. Magsy O’Gara, her husband killed in the war, plodded through her daily routine as a hospital cleaner, dedicating all her spare time to Beth, her genius daughter. Pursued by men who admired her great beauty, she was determined to remain a widow. Nothing was to divert her from her gruelling schedule. Her goal was simple: Beth would become a doctor.Beth, however, wanted a normal life – a ... Read more

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It was 1950. Magsy O’Gara, her husband killed in the war, plodded through her daily routine as a hospital cleaner, dedicating all her spare time to Beth, her genius daughter. Pursued by men who admired her great beauty, she was determined to remain a widow. Nothing was to divert her from her gruelling schedule. Her goal was simple: Beth would become a doctor.Beth, however, wanted a normal life – a
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Gently Go Man

by Mr Alan Hunter ...

Series series George Gently
Speed makes the teenage bikers feel alive, but they soon find that murder is the fastest way to dieA five-mile stretch of arrow-straight road outside Latchford acts like a magnet to beatnik bikers using the road like a drag strip. When one of the bikers is killed in an accident, most people regard it as an inevitable consequence of the kids using drugs and racing bikes for kicks. But the evidence ... Read more

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Speed makes the teenage bikers feel alive, but they soon find that murder is the fastest way to dieA five-mile stretch of arrow-straight road outside Latchford acts like a magnet to beatnik bikers using the road like a drag strip. When one of the bikers is killed in an accident, most people regard it as an inevitable consequence of the kids using drugs and racing bikes for kicks. But the evidence
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An Inspector Head Mystery

by E. Charles Vivian ...

Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
On a snowy Winter's morning, Inspector Head arrives at Westingborough Grange to investigate the murder of Mr Edward Carpenter, who was shot after answering the door to a stranger in the early hours of the morning. Head imagines the trail of footprints leading from the door of the Grange into the surrounding countryside will make things easy. But when the prints stop, suddenly and mysteriously, at ... Read more

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On a snowy Winter's morning, Inspector Head arrives at Westingborough Grange to investigate the murder of Mr Edward Carpenter, who was shot after answering the door to a stranger in the early hours of the morning. Head imagines the trail of footprints leading from the door of the Grange into the surrounding countryside will make things easy. But when the prints stop, suddenly and mysteriously, at
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Arrowood

Sherlock Holmes Has Met His Match

by Mick Finlay ...

Series Book 1 - An Arrowood Mystery
1895London is scared. A killer haunts the city’s streets; the poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force is stretched to the breaking point.The rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, but the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer.In the dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to ... Read more

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1895London is scared. A killer haunts the city’s streets; the poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force is stretched to the breaking point.The rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, but the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer.In the dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to
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The Mysterious Chinaman

by J. S. Fletcher ...

As James Cranage stood on the Clarence Pier at Portsmouth, he noticed a big, heavily-built man grasping a scrap of twisted paper, and looking around him, obviously annoyed and uncertain. Anxious to earn a shilling, Cranage approached him and asked if he could be of any assistance.The stranger started nervously, but after a moment's hesitation he thrust he bit of paper and a sovereign into Cranage ... Read more

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As James Cranage stood on the Clarence Pier at Portsmouth, he noticed a big, heavily-built man grasping a scrap of twisted paper, and looking around him, obviously annoyed and uncertain. Anxious to earn a shilling, Cranage approached him and asked if he could be of any assistance.The stranger started nervously, but after a moment's hesitation he thrust he bit of paper and a sovereign into Cranage
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Lily, My Lovely

A tale of forbidden romance against the backdrop of war

by Lena Kennedy ...

War doesn't only bring suffering . . .Born in Canning Town, in the heart of London's teeming dockland, red-headed Lily is a true Cockney in her zest for life, her natural humour and her instinct for survival.With the outbreak of World War II, husband George goes off to fight for King and Country and into the close-knit East End community bursts Kasie, a Dutch seaman who quickly falls for Lily's ... Read more

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War doesn't only bring suffering . . .Born in Canning Town, in the heart of London's teeming dockland, red-headed Lily is a true Cockney in her zest for life, her natural humour and her instinct for survival.With the outbreak of World War II, husband George goes off to fight for King and Country and into the close-knit East End community bursts Kasie, a Dutch seaman who quickly falls for Lily's
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The Sark Street Chapel Murder

by Thomas Cobb ...

Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
Mrs. Prentice's extra-marital affairs are the talk of London - and her current fling with film actor Carrington Case has been particularly efficacious in setting society tongues wagging. So when Mrs. Prentice is found murdered outside Sark Street Chapel one snowy winter's night, a crime of passion is suspected and Prentice's loyal secretary, Godfrey Marston, turns detective in the hunt for the ... Read more

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Mrs. Prentice's extra-marital affairs are the talk of London - and her current fling with film actor Carrington Case has been particularly efficacious in setting society tongues wagging. So when Mrs. Prentice is found murdered outside Sark Street Chapel one snowy winter's night, a crime of passion is suspected and Prentice's loyal secretary, Godfrey Marston, turns detective in the hunt for the
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The House without the Door

by Elizabeth Daly ...

Series Book 4 - Henry Gamadge
From Agatha Christie's favorite American author—an amateur sleuth helps a Manhattan widow who fears her husband's killer is stalking her.Acquitted of murdering her wealthy husband, Mrs. Vina Gregson remains essentially a prisoner, trapped in her elegant New York apartment with occasional furtive forays to her Connecticut estate. A jury may have found her innocent, but Mrs. Gregson remains a ... Read more

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From Agatha Christie's favorite American author—an amateur sleuth helps a Manhattan widow who fears her husband's killer is stalking her.Acquitted of murdering her wealthy husband, Mrs. Vina Gregson remains essentially a prisoner, trapped in her elegant New York apartment with occasional furtive forays to her Connecticut estate. A jury may have found her innocent, but Mrs. Gregson remains a
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The Porcelain Fish Mystery

A Simon Brade Detective Story

by Harriette R. Campbell ...

Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
Simon Brade, connoisseur of antique china, is invited to Medbury Grange, the country home of noted socialist campaigner Selford Prentice. Ostensibly, Brade has been called in to examine a valuable porcelain fish, which Prentice wishes to sell. But no sooner has the specialist arrived at the Grange, than its owner's real motives are revealed. For Prentice suspects that someone has designs on more ... Read more

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Simon Brade, connoisseur of antique china, is invited to Medbury Grange, the country home of noted socialist campaigner Selford Prentice. Ostensibly, Brade has been called in to examine a valuable porcelain fish, which Prentice wishes to sell. But no sooner has the specialist arrived at the Grange, than its owner's real motives are revealed. For Prentice suspects that someone has designs on more
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