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  • The Uncommon Reader

    A Novella

    by Alan Bennett ...
    From one of England's most celebrated writers, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of readingWhen her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The History Boys

    The Film

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Now a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight Pictures, The History Boys: The Film contains Alan Bennett's diary of the filming, the shooting script, and an introduction by director Nicholas Hytner, as well as an extensive plate section that includes a look behind the scenes and stills from the film.An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The Habit of Art

    A Play

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first in twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, among others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.Alan Bennett's new play is as much about the theater as ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • A Life Like Other People's

    by Alan Bennett ...
    From the acclaimed British writer behind The History Boys and The Uncommon Reader , "a touching portrait of his parents . . . and a sobering tale of depression and dementia" (NPR).In this poignant memoir of his parents' marriage, Alan Bennett recalls the lost world of his childhood and the lives, loves, and deaths of his unforgettable aunties, Kathleen and Myra. First published... ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Enough Said

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Poignant, funny, contemplative, personal, and political: Alan Bennett's fourth collection of diaries is the latest installment in a singular record of a singular life.*20 September. Have a notion for a radio series—Awkward Conversations.Enough Said* is Alan Bennett's fourth collection of diaries and prose. Covering the turbulent years of 2016 to 2024, the diaries take us through lockdown, Brexit, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The History Boys: A Play

    by Alan Bennett ...
    "A play of depth as well as dazzle, intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny." — The Daily TelegraphIn The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises—with gentle wit and pitch-perfect command of character—not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The Lady in the Van and Other Stories

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Now a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Bennett's famous and heartwarming story "The Lady in the Van" and more of his classic short-form work.Alan Bennett has long been one of the world's most revered humorists. From his acclaimed story collection Smut to his hilarious and sharply observed The Uncommon Reader, Bennett has consistently remained one of literature's most acute observers of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Complete Talking Heads

    by Alan Bennett ...
    The complete Olivier Award–winning monologue series from one of Britain's most renowned playwrights: "A masterclass in storytelling." — Guardian, UKTalking Heads is a classic of contemporary drama. In Bed Among the Lentils, a vicar's wife discovers a semblance of happiness with an Indian shop owner. In A Chip in the Sugar, a man's life begins to unravel when he discovers his aging mother has ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Winnie-The-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection

    Celebrate 100 Years of Magic in the Hundred Acre Wood

    by A. A. Milne ...
    Narrated by Alan Bennett ...

    Abridged

    3 hours 42 min

    Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends - from Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and A Party for Pooh.'If you were looking for the distilled essence of pure English cosy nostalgia, this audiobook may well be it... Every child should listen to it.' - The TelegraphWhat is the connection between a bear of very little brain and a honey pot? Usually ... Read more

    $12.08 USD

  • Untold Stories

    by Alan Bennett ...
    A unique collection of some of the finest and funniest writing by one of England's best-known literary figures."[Bennett] does what only the best writers can do—make us look at ourselves in a way we've never done before." —Michael PalinAlan Bennett's first major collection since Writing Home contains previously unpublished work—including the title piece, a poignant memoir of his family and of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Writing Home

    by Alan Bennett ...
    A collection of articles, reviews, essays, and diaries from the celebrated writer: "A wonderful book, the wit of which spills over even into the index" ( The Times, London).Bringing together the hilarious, revealing, and lucidly intelligent writing of one of England's best known literary figures, Writing Home includes the journalism, book and theater reviews, and diaries of Alan Bennett, as well ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Four Stories

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Like everything Bennett does, these stories are playful, witty and painfully observant of ordinary people's foibles. They all have brilliant twists, are immensely entertaining and highly moral. And all are modern classics.The Laying on of HandsThe painfully observant account of a memorial service for a masseur to the famous.The Clothes They Stood Up InThe comic tale of an elderly couple's trials ... Read more

    $9.99 USD