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Tapestried Chamber, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Sir Walter Scott ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

32 min

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE, was a Scottish playwright, novelist and poet who became the first English-language author to be internationally celebrated within their own lifetime. Although he wrote extensively, he was by profession an advocate and judge, and continued to practice alongside his writing career. Scott was fascinated by the oral tradition of the Scottish borders, with its ... Read more

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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE, was a Scottish playwright, novelist and poet who became the first English-language author to be internationally celebrated within their own lifetime. Although he wrote extensively, he was by profession an advocate and judge, and continued to practice alongside his writing career. Scott was fascinated by the oral tradition of the Scottish borders, with its
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Russian Literature - The Golden Age - The Romantics - A Short Story Collection

The holy trinity of a hugely influential literary period

by Nikolai Gogol, Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

In terms of literature the Russian author is almost a class apart. In this volume we bring together the Holy Trinity of Russian Romance from its Golden Age with short stories from the very talented pens of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostovesky and Ivan Turgenev.1 - The Golden Age of Russian Literature - The Romantics - An Introduction2 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Overcoat'3 - The ... Read more

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In terms of literature the Russian author is almost a class apart. In this volume we bring together the Holy Trinity of Russian Romance from its Golden Age with short stories from the very talented pens of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostovesky and Ivan Turgenev.1 - The Golden Age of Russian Literature - The Romantics - An Introduction2 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol also known as 'The Overcoat'3 - The
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3 Stories About Keeping Faith

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by F Scott Fitzgerald, Leo Tolstoy, Gabriela Cunninghame Graham ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, David Shaw-Parker, Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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Changing World: Origin: A LitRPG Saga (Book 1)

by Sergei Katz ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Changing World
Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

He’s entered the ultimate VRMMO. But will a glitch prevent him from leaving with his sanity?Unable to see color, smell, or taste, Dave longs for a more vibrant life. So when he learns of a Japanese company seeking beta testers in a unique full-immersion game, he jumps at the chance to escape his bland monochromatic world. But when a code-error causes him to skip the tutorial, he’s thrown into play ... Read more

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He’s entered the ultimate VRMMO. But will a glitch prevent him from leaving with his sanity?Unable to see color, smell, or taste, Dave longs for a more vibrant life. So when he learns of a Japanese company seeking beta testers in a unique full-immersion game, he jumps at the chance to escape his bland monochromatic world. But when a code-error causes him to skip the tutorial, he’s thrown into play
... Read more
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Insomnia

Interesting poem from 18th Century Scottish writer buried next to Shakespeare

by James Thomson B V ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

15 min

James Thomson B V was born in Port Glasgow, Scotland on the 23rd November 1834.At the age of 8 his sister died and his father suffered a stroke. Thomson was now sent south to be raised in a London orphanage, the Royal Caledonian Asylum on Chalk near Holloway. Shortly thereafter he was given the news that his mother had also now died. It was a bleak beginning to the next chapters of his life and ... Read more

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James Thomson B V was born in Port Glasgow, Scotland on the 23rd November 1834.At the age of 8 his sister died and his father suffered a stroke. Thomson was now sent south to be raised in a London orphanage, the Royal Caledonian Asylum on Chalk near Holloway. Shortly thereafter he was given the news that his mother had also now died. It was a bleak beginning to the next chapters of his life and
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Short Stories of Franz Kafka, The

Jewish master of the bizarre and creator of Kafkaesque

by Franz Kafka ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Mark Rice-Oxley, Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

1 hour 59 min

Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family.Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father.In 1889 Kafka was sent to the Deutsche Knabenschule, an elementary school in Prague. His father would only allow him to be educated in German ... Read more

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Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague, then in Bohemia, the eldest of 6, into a middle-class Jewish family.Life for the young Kafka and his passion for literature was often made an ordeal by his over-bearing and domineering entrepreneur of a father.In 1889 Kafka was sent to the Deutsche Knabenschule, an elementary school in Prague. His father would only allow him to be educated in German
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Music is Not Bound by Time

Time travel powered by music

by Steve Moretti ...

Narrated by Bethany Mason, Tom McLean ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Song for a Lost Kingdom
Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

A time-slip fantasy-adventure powered by music that refuses to be bound by time – and an impossible love that defies the tragic fate already determined by history.Crushed with the rejection of joining a world-renowned orchestra, a modern-day cellist finds new hope in an unexpected summons to Scotland. Adeena’s dying grandmother has a gift for her; a lost music score that Adeena performs on the ... Read more

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A time-slip fantasy-adventure powered by music that refuses to be bound by time – and an impossible love that defies the tragic fate already determined by history.Crushed with the rejection of joining a world-renowned orchestra, a modern-day cellist finds new hope in an unexpected summons to Scotland. Adeena’s dying grandmother has a gift for her; a lost music score that Adeena performs on the
... Read more
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Blank Cheque, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Lewis Carroll ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

11 min

Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on the 27th January 1832 at Daresbury, Cheshire, the eldest boy and the third child. Another eight followed.When Dodgson was 11, his cleric father moved his family to Croft-on-Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Although his father was active and highly conservative his son was ambivalent with those values and with the Church as a whole.In his ... Read more

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Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on the 27th January 1832 at Daresbury, Cheshire, the eldest boy and the third child. Another eight followed.When Dodgson was 11, his cleric father moved his family to Croft-on-Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Although his father was active and highly conservative his son was ambivalent with those values and with the Church as a whole.In his
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Misery

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Anton Chekhov ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

12 min

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his ... Read more

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his
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Vanka

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Anton Chekhov ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

9 min

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his ... Read more

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his
... Read more
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Cloak aka The Overcoat, The

by Nikolai Gogol ...

Narrated by Tom McLean, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born on 1st April 1809 to a father, descended from Ukrainian Cossacks and a mother with a military background in the Ukrainian town of Sorochyntsi, then part of the Russian Empire and rich in Cossack traditions and folklore.His father wrote poetry and plays which the young Gogol helped stage at his uncle’s home theatre. This helped ignite in him a love of literature ... Read more

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Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born on 1st April 1809 to a father, descended from Ukrainian Cossacks and a mother with a military background in the Ukrainian town of Sorochyntsi, then part of the Russian Empire and rich in Cossack traditions and folklore.His father wrote poetry and plays which the young Gogol helped stage at his uncle’s home theatre. This helped ignite in him a love of literature
... Read more
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Bet, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Anton Chekhov ...

Narrated by Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

16 min

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his ... Read more

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his
... Read more

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