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The Other Renaissance

From Copernicus to Shakespeare: How the Renaissance in Northern Europe Transformed the World

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

14 hours 58 min

An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart.It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy.However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This "Other Renaissance" was initially centered on the city of Bruges ... Read more

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An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart.It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy.However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This "Other Renaissance" was initially centered on the city of Bruges
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series series Detective Hercule Poirot
Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

When the respected businessman and widower Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his own home, no one in the tranquil village of King's Abbot is free from suspicion. Gossip and secrets swirl among the townspeople, and suspicion falls on everyone—from Ackroyd's household staff to his closest confidants. Amid whispers of betrayal and greed, the brilliant Hercule Poirot steps in to expose the truth.With ... Read more

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When the respected businessman and widower Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his own home, no one in the tranquil village of King's Abbot is free from suspicion. Gossip and secrets swirl among the townspeople, and suspicion falls on everyone—from Ackroyd's household staff to his closest confidants. Amid whispers of betrayal and greed, the brilliant Hercule Poirot steps in to expose the truth.With
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The Professor

by Charlotte Bronte, Roger May ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

Unpublished at the time of her death, The Professor is the first novel written by Charlotte Brontë, and the seed of her later books, Jane Eyre and Villette. The narrator of the tale, William Crimsworth, tells a story of courage and ambition among jealousy and envy: orphaned from a young age, William rejects life in the clergy, and then as a tradesman, to the chagrin of his cruel uncles and elder ... Read more

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Unpublished at the time of her death, The Professor is the first novel written by Charlotte Brontë, and the seed of her later books, Jane Eyre and Villette. The narrator of the tale, William Crimsworth, tells a story of courage and ambition among jealousy and envy: orphaned from a young age, William rejects life in the clergy, and then as a tradesman, to the chagrin of his cruel uncles and elder
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Childhood, Boyhood and Youth

by Leo Tolstoy, Roger May ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

15 hours 43 min

Blending fact and fiction, this trilogy by a very young Tolstoy centres on the inner life of Nikolai as he navigates the universal challenge of growing up. In relating his thoughts and feelings, his self-awareness and embarrassing mistakes, the work is timeless: regardless of era, location and environment, we are given an unvarnished portrait of one boy both self-important and self-deprecating as ... Read more

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Blending fact and fiction, this trilogy by a very young Tolstoy centres on the inner life of Nikolai as he navigates the universal challenge of growing up. In relating his thoughts and feelings, his self-awareness and embarrassing mistakes, the work is timeless: regardless of era, location and environment, we are given an unvarnished portrait of one boy both self-important and self-deprecating as
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History of Britain, The

From neolithic times to the present day

by Richard Dargie ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

From the Stone Age to the 21st century, The History of Britain chronicles the epic story of this small but turbulent kingdom.Listen to the incredible events of the Norman invasions, the execution of Charles I, the uprisings in Dark Age Wales, the birth of tabloid newspapers in Victorian Britain and much more. Fully revised and updated to include the latest political developments, this fascinating ... Read more

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From the Stone Age to the 21st century, The History of Britain chronicles the epic story of this small but turbulent kingdom.Listen to the incredible events of the Norman invasions, the execution of Charles I, the uprisings in Dark Age Wales, the birth of tabloid newspapers in Victorian Britain and much more. Fully revised and updated to include the latest political developments, this fascinating
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This Sceptred Isle: Collection 1: 55BC - 1702

The Classic BBC Radio History

by Christopher Lee ...

Narrated by Anna Massey, Paul Eddington, Peter Jeffrey, Roger May, Paul Jenkins, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, Denys Hawthorne ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original first five volumes:55BC-1087: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror From Britannia under the Romans to the Dark Ages and the invasions of Angles, Saxons, Danes, and Norwegians.1087 ... Read more

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The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original first five volumes:55BC-1087: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror From Britannia under the Romans to the Dark Ages and the invasions of Angles, Saxons, Danes, and Norwegians.1087
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What To Do, Pernickety Boo?

by Sally Gardner ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Pernickety Boo
Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrellaSometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo.Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored ... Read more

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Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrellaSometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo.Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored
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The Great Irish Classics

15 Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

by Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Maria Edgeworth, Dion Boucicault, George Moore, Somerville & Ross, Jonathan Swift ...

Narrated by Judi Dench, Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston, Miriam Margoyles, David Suchet, Stephen Rea, Celia Imrie, Roger May, Martin Clunes, Joanne Froggatt ...

Unabridged

29 hours 38 min

A comprehensive collection of classic works from some of Ireland’s finest authors, adapted as full-cast BBC radio dramasIreland has a long tradition of storytelling, from ancient myths and mediaeval folk tales to 21st century bestsellers, Nobel Prize laureates and Booker Prize winners. Though small in size, the country has produced an extraordinary array of influential, groundbreaking writers who ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

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A comprehensive collection of classic works from some of Ireland’s finest authors, adapted as full-cast BBC radio dramasIreland has a long tradition of storytelling, from ancient myths and mediaeval folk tales to 21st century bestsellers, Nobel Prize laureates and Booker Prize winners. Though small in size, the country has produced an extraordinary array of influential, groundbreaking writers who
... Read more
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Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.'One of the most significant novellas of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis is a deeply haunting exploration of identity, isolation and the existential shadows that follow the human experience.Gregor Samsa, a seemingly average salesman and cloth merchant, ... Read more

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'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.'One of the most significant novellas of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis is a deeply haunting exploration of identity, isolation and the existential shadows that follow the human experience.Gregor Samsa, a seemingly average salesman and cloth merchant,
... Read more

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Hickory Dickory Dock

Level 5, B2+

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers
Abridged

3 hours 42 min

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.Strange items have disappeared from the student hostel ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.Strange items have disappeared from the student hostel
... Read more
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Noble Ambitions

The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War II

by Adrian Tinniswood ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

13 hours 35 min

A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic valuesAs the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts of their stately homes they could no longer afford, dukes and duchesses desperately clung to their ancestral seats, and a new class of homeowners bought ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic valuesAs the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts of their stately homes they could no longer afford, dukes and duchesses desperately clung to their ancestral seats, and a new class of homeowners bought
... Read more
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Bangers and Mash

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series

by Katie Hims ...

Narrated by Roger May, Marlene Sidaway, Mark Straker, Gerard McDermott, Catherine Harvey, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

All six episodes of the BBC radio sitcom about a former nun who takes a job with a chaotic catering companyLooking for a sign from God, nun Martina leaves her convent and becomes a temporary chef – only to walk straight into a catering crisis of epic proportions. Valentine’s Viennese Patisserie supplies classy Austrian snacks for corporate events, but now their pastry cook has left, no-one knows ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

All six episodes of the BBC radio sitcom about a former nun who takes a job with a chaotic catering companyLooking for a sign from God, nun Martina leaves her convent and becomes a temporary chef – only to walk straight into a catering crisis of epic proportions. Valentine’s Viennese Patisserie supplies classy Austrian snacks for corporate events, but now their pastry cook has left, no-one knows
... Read more

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