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Body of Horror, A - A Short Story Volume

Horror tales with bodyparts playing a supernatural role

by Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

Our greatest fears are of the unknown. Usually we think those fears are in front of us…or behind us. But perhaps the human body itself holds the greatest horror. What happens after death? Do our bodies have a new existence either in whole…..or part? Will others seek to claim them and do unspeakable things? We don’t know. But our authors do. And they have the talents and wits to make these ... Read more

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Our greatest fears are of the unknown. Usually we think those fears are in front of us…or behind us. But perhaps the human body itself holds the greatest horror. What happens after death? Do our bodies have a new existence either in whole…..or part? Will others seek to claim them and do unspeakable things? We don’t know. But our authors do. And they have the talents and wits to make these
... Read more
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Colette: Gigi, Cheri and more

A BBC Radio Drama Collection

by Colette ...

Narrated by Melvyn Bragg, Lindsay Duncan, Joseph Millson, Frances Barber, Brigit Forsyth, Full Cast, Paul Ritter, Clare Higgins, Robert Hardy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

Writer Colette’s classic works brought to life in a unique audio collectionListen for the first time to this stunning collection of five of Colette’s most celebrated works, compiled and created by BBC Radio. French author and woman of letters, Colette is best known for her 1944 novella Gigi, which became the stage musical launching the career of Audrey Hepburn. Known for her frank, direct and ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Writer Colette’s classic works brought to life in a unique audio collectionListen for the first time to this stunning collection of five of Colette’s most celebrated works, compiled and created by BBC Radio. French author and woman of letters, Colette is best known for her 1944 novella Gigi, which became the stage musical launching the career of Audrey Hepburn. Known for her frank, direct and
... Read more
A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt

by Robert Earl Hardy ...

Like Jimmie Rodgers Woody Guthrie Robert Johnson and Hank Williams Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandts background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life on the road and the demons that pursued ... Read more

$13.19 CAD

Like Jimmie Rodgers Woody Guthrie Robert Johnson and Hank Williams Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandts background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life on the road and the demons that pursued
... Read more
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles

by Thomas Hardy ...

Narrated by Miles Turner, Robert Moreno ...

Unabridged

16 hours 13 min

"When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.Tess's life becomes entangled ... Read more

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"When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.Tess's life becomes entangled
... Read more

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Murder for Christmas Eve

Musreder Mysteries for Holidays: The Flying Stars, A Christmas Capture, Markheim, The Wolves of Cernogratz, The Ghost's Touch…

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford ...

Murder for Christmas Eve is a compelling anthology that offers a multifaceted exploration of mystery and suspense intertwined with the timeless charm of Christmas. This collection weaves together tales from a diverse array of literary styles, from the quintessential detective thrillers to gothic and supernatural narratives, all echoing the motifs of intrigue and enigma under the festive veil of a ... Read more

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Murder for Christmas Eve is a compelling anthology that offers a multifaceted exploration of mystery and suspense intertwined with the timeless charm of Christmas. This collection weaves together tales from a diverse array of literary styles, from the quintessential detective thrillers to gothic and supernatural narratives, all echoing the motifs of intrigue and enigma under the festive veil of a
... Read more
The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers

Victorian and Edwardian Yuletide Tales of Murder, Ghosts, Family Secrets, and Winter Suspense

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford ...

The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers gathers Victorian, Edwardian, and early modern short fiction in which the season of hospitality, ritual, and domestic intimacy becomes a setting for dread, detection, and surprise. Its range encompasses locked-room puzzles, supernatural visitations, sensation fiction, comic reversals, psychological suspense, and tales of crime concealed beneath ... Read more

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The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers gathers Victorian, Edwardian, and early modern short fiction in which the season of hospitality, ritual, and domestic intimacy becomes a setting for dread, detection, and surprise. Its range encompasses locked-room puzzles, supernatural visitations, sensation fiction, comic reversals, psychological suspense, and tales of crime concealed beneath
... Read more
Dark Christmas

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Cheney Train, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Robert Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Wilkie Collins, O. Henry, Saki, Fergus Hume, Edgar Wallace, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, R. Austin Freeman, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Fred M. White, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Emmuska Orczy, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford ...

The anthology "Dark Christmas" invites readers to experience the mysterious, the haunting, and the unexpected through a Victorian and Edwardian literary lens. The collection weaves together a rich tapestry of suspenseful tales and enigmatic narratives set against the backdrop of the festive season. Every story explores the darker side of Christmas, alternating between gothic settings and intricate ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The anthology "Dark Christmas" invites readers to experience the mysterious, the haunting, and the unexpected through a Victorian and Edwardian literary lens. The collection weaves together a rich tapestry of suspenseful tales and enigmatic narratives set against the backdrop of the festive season. Every story explores the darker side of Christmas, alternating between gothic settings and intricate
... Read more
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The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

by Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Robert Hardy ...

Series series Argo Classics
Unabridged

37 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.Is the world’s most famous detective on his deathbed? When Dr Watson finds Sherlock Holmes wasting away from a ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.Is the world’s most famous detective on his deathbed? When Dr Watson finds Sherlock Holmes wasting away from a
... Read more
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The Great Poets Rudyard Kipling

by Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Robert Glenister, Michael Maloney, Robert Hardy ...

Series series The Great Poets
Abridged

1 hour 12 min

This anthology contains many of Kipling’s most famous poems, If, Mandalay, Gunga Din. Though sometimes still regarded as a product of the colonial era, Kipling touches a very popular nerve in Britain’s literary tradition, and is regarded more generously now as a master of popular verse. It is often forgotten that he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. ... Read more

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This anthology contains many of Kipling’s most famous poems, If, Mandalay, Gunga Din. Though sometimes still regarded as a product of the colonial era, Kipling touches a very popular nerve in Britain’s literary tradition, and is regarded more generously now as a master of popular verse. It is often forgotten that he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907.
... Read more
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Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace Thackeray ...

Narrated by Robert Hardy ...

Series series The Penguin English Library
Abridged

4 hours 33 min

Penguin Classics presents William Makepeace Thackeray adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Robert Hardy.'Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?'No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky ... Read more

$18.45 CAD

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Penguin Classics presents William Makepeace Thackeray adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Robert Hardy.'Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?'No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky
... Read more

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Thornton Wilder: Our Town, The Bridge of San Luis Rey & More

A BBC Radio full-cast drama collection

by Thornton Wilder ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Robert Glenister, Annette Badland, Tom Goodman-Hill, Barbara Barnes, Helen McCrory, Robert Hardy, Sean Barrett, Elizabeth Proud ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

Four of Thornton Wilder's most acclaimed works, adapted for BBC Radio - plus bonus material exploring his life and careerThornton Wilder is one of America's most important literary figures. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times - for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth - and is the only person to be awarded the Pulitzer for both fiction and drama. ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Four of Thornton Wilder's most acclaimed works, adapted for BBC Radio - plus bonus material exploring his life and careerThornton Wilder is one of America's most important literary figures. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times - for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth - and is the only person to be awarded the Pulitzer for both fiction and drama.
... Read more
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Vile Bodies

by Evelyn Waugh ...

Narrated by Robert Hardy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

Satiric novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1930. Set in England between the wars, the novel examines the frenetic but empty lives of the Bright Young Things, young people who indulge in constant party-going, heavy drinking, and promiscuous sex. At the novel's end, the realities of the world intrude, with Adam Fenwick-Symes, the protagonist, serving on a battlefield at the onset of another world ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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Satiric novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1930. Set in England between the wars, the novel examines the frenetic but empty lives of the Bright Young Things, young people who indulge in constant party-going, heavy drinking, and promiscuous sex. At the novel's end, the realities of the world intrude, with Adam Fenwick-Symes, the protagonist, serving on a battlefield at the onset of another world
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks