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Forgotten Authors, The - Men - Volume 6

Morgan Robertson to Francis Brett Young

by Morgan Robertson, Sax Rohmer, Benjamin Rosenblatt, Ömer Seyfettin, Oswald Sickert, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Hristo Smirenski, Karl Hans Ströbl, E G Swain, Martin Swayne, Allen Upward, Michael Vincent, Edward Lucas White ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons, Mark Rice-Oxley, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

14 hours 29 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Six of the Best – Charles Dickens

Their legacy in 6 classic stories

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

3 hours 2 min

Charles Dickens was born on the 7th February 1812, in Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children. The family endured many financial struggles and, when he was just 12, his father was sent to Marshalsea debtors' prison, the result of which was Dickens finished his education and went to work in a rat-infested boot-blacking factory to help pay off the debt. These experiences of neglect and ... Read more

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Charles Dickens was born on the 7th February 1812, in Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children. The family endured many financial struggles and, when he was just 12, his father was sent to Marshalsea debtors' prison, the result of which was Dickens finished his education and went to work in a rat-infested boot-blacking factory to help pay off the debt. These experiences of neglect and
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Six of the Best - John Galsworthy

Their legacy in 6 classic stories

by John Galsworthy ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 3 min

John Galsworthy was born on the 14th August 1867 on the family estate, Parkfield, in Kingston-upon-Thames. His family’s wealth came from the shipping industryAt age nine he began his education at Saugeen, a Bournemouth preparatory school, before moving to Harrow school in 1881, distinguishing himself as an athlete.Galsworthy attended New College, Oxford to read law and left with a second-class ... Read more

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John Galsworthy was born on the 14th August 1867 on the family estate, Parkfield, in Kingston-upon-Thames. His family’s wealth came from the shipping industryAt age nine he began his education at Saugeen, a Bournemouth preparatory school, before moving to Harrow school in 1881, distinguishing himself as an athlete.Galsworthy attended New College, Oxford to read law and left with a second-class
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H G Wells - Six of the Best

Their legacy in 6 classic stories

by H G Wells ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Richard Mitchley, Eliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

4 hours 23 min

Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly ... Read more

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Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly
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Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 6

Fergus Hume to Stanley Victor Makower

by Fergus Hume, Violet Jacob, Lionel Johnson, Mor Jokai, W G Kelly, Arabella Kenealy, Vladimir Korolenko, Selma Lagerlöf, Mikhail Lermontov, Cornelia Levetzow, Alfred Lichtenstein, Jean Lorrain, Arthur Lynch ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Janet Fullerlove, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Lettice Galbraith - A Short Story Collection

A gifted supernatural author whose identity remained a mystery for almost 100 years

by Lettice Galbraith ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

3 hours 46 min

Lettice Galbraith is yet another of those mysterious women of British literature of whom little was recorded.Lizzie Susan Gibson was born on the 27th January 1859 in Kingston-Upon-Hull in Yorkshire into a comfortable middle-class family.Her education was primarily private but at fifteen her father died, and life became rather different.After several years in London, she moved with her mother to ... Read more

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Lettice Galbraith is yet another of those mysterious women of British literature of whom little was recorded.Lizzie Susan Gibson was born on the 27th January 1859 in Kingston-Upon-Hull in Yorkshire into a comfortable middle-class family.Her education was primarily private but at fifteen her father died, and life became rather different.After several years in London, she moved with her mother to
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Media, The - A Short Story Collection

Classic stories before the age of social media

by Henry James, E M Delafield, E M Delafield, Frank R Stockton, H D Everett, W F Arnold, Barry Pain, Dorothy Edwards, Robert Duncan Milne, Owen Oliver, Winifred Holtby0, Charlotte Perkins Gilman1, C E Montague2 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley3, Robert Maskell4, Eric Roberts5 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

The Modern Age is one of information overload. Bombarded, surrounded, and battered by facts, figures, opinions and seemingly whatever else comes out of anyone’s head from all directions at all hours of the day and night. It’s exhausting.However, in this volume we go back a little way to when social media was an actual chat on the street corner or a dinner party, when breaking news was tomorrow’s ... Read more

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The Modern Age is one of information overload. Bombarded, surrounded, and battered by facts, figures, opinions and seemingly whatever else comes out of anyone’s head from all directions at all hours of the day and night. It’s exhausting.However, in this volume we go back a little way to when social media was an actual chat on the street corner or a dinner party, when breaking news was tomorrow’s
... Read more
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Holy Sonnets, The

Incredible sonnets often compared to that of Shakespeares

by John Donne ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Peter Bardon, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

24 min

John Donne was born on the 22nd January 1572 in London, into a Roman Catholic family when Catholicism was illegal in England, and there was turbulence and unrest with both state and church throughout much of Europe.His father, also named John, died when he was four, and his mother, Elizabeth Haywood, married a wealthy widower, ensuring the family were looked after. He received a good education at ... Read more

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John Donne was born on the 22nd January 1572 in London, into a Roman Catholic family when Catholicism was illegal in England, and there was turbulence and unrest with both state and church throughout much of Europe.His father, also named John, died when he was four, and his mother, Elizabeth Haywood, married a wealthy widower, ensuring the family were looked after. He received a good education at
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3 Stories with Deep conversations

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

by Vladamir Korolenko, Bernard Capes, Leo Tolstoy ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

1 hour 35 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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Forgotten Authors, The - Men - Volume 4

W G Kelly to William Mudford

by Vladimir Korolenko, Charles Lamb, Stephen Leacock, Mikhail Lermontov, Alfred Lichtenstein, F G Loring, Jean Lorrain, Arthur Lynch, Leonard Merrick, Richard Middleton, Kalman Mikszath, Robert Duncan Milne, Arthur Moore, Arthur Morrison, William Mudford ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
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Chivalry

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Ricardo Fernandez Garcia ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

The bookshelves of World literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From their countries and continents their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Ricardo Fernandez Garcia. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of World literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From their countries and continents their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Ricardo Fernandez Garcia.
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Message on the Sun-Dial, The

In this whodunit the real question is how

by J J Bell ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

31 min

The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is J J Bell. ... Read more

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The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is J J Bell.
... Read more

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