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  • Audiobook

    Pictures from Italy

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 35 min

    In 1843 the material that Dickens had gathered on his trip to America was published with the title American Notes [also produced by Assembled Stories]. The book was viewed with disdain from both sides of the Atlantic and in some quarters strong disapproval, his criticism having done little for Anglo-American relations.It was no coincidence then, perhaps, that Dickens and his wife, sister in law, ... Read more

    $14.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Father and Son

    by Edmund Gosse ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 32 min

    This story is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs. It ended, as was inevitable, in disruption. Of the two human beings here described, one was born to fly backward, the other could not help being carried forward. The affection of these two persons was assailed by forces in comparison with which the changes that health or fortune or place ... Read more

    $16.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Sir Harry Hotspur

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 9 min

    A man of conscience, duty, and tradition, an immature, impressionable girl of supreme virtue and perhaps the greatest cad in English Literature are the chief protagonists of this tale.Tragedy falls upon the House of Humblethwaite. Sir Harry Hotspur's son dies at 21 years of age. There is no other male heir save a second cousin, a scapegrace seemingly beyond redemption. Can Sir Harry's daughter, ... Read more

    $15.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Politics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

    by Peter Joyce ...
    This is your go-to guide to politicsAs the UK gears up for a snap general election on the back of a hotly contested and divisive referendum, there has never been a better time to discover more about politics and how it works.Politics: A Complete Introduction explains everything you need to know, giving you a comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to a complex subject.Inside you will ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Harry Heathcote of Gangoil

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 17 min

    "He was too imperious, too masterful, too much inclined to think that all things should be made to go as he would have them."Thus Trollope describes his hero Harry Heathcote, a settler and sheep farmer in the untamed bush of Australia in 1871. However, Harry has made enemies. In seeking always to act in the honourable fashion he cannot bend and embrace the weaknesses of others. A group of ex ... Read more

    $11.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder, The

    by Edgar Wallace ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 1 min

    The enigmatic Mr Reeder investigates eight cases involving baffling burglary and blackmail, mendacious and merciless murderers, cruel convicts and convincing cons, using his criminal mind to solve these unusual and peculiar mysteries. A lot of his inquiries involve Margaret Belman, a very pretty and appealing young lady who lives nearby, and the detective finds himself more and more attracted ... Read more

    $12.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Billy Budd

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 43 min

    On one level Melville’s tale is an historical adventure story telling of life aboard ship shortly after the mutiny at Spithead in 1797. Billy is taken from a homeward bound merchantman to serve on the ‘Seventy Four’ HMS Indomitable. He falls foul of Claggart, the ‘Master at Arms’, and the final confrontation results in death. Billy becomes an unwilling martyr - what passes for justice must be ... Read more

    $11.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Erewhon

    by Samuel Butler ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 29 min

    Not only is 'Erewhon' an adventure story but also Butler's satirical inversion of English customs and philosophy in the 19th century. The explorer Higgs discovers a well organised and civilised country - apparently idyllic. However, the body politic has two ruling obsessions, disease is considered a crime and machinery is seen as a threat to the supremacy of man.In his story Butler identified ... Read more

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    The Black Tulip

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 57 min

    When tulip-grower Cornelius van Baerle is framed for treason and sentenced to death, he is powerless against the brutal factional politics that put him in prison. But Rosa, the jailer’s daughter, is beautiful and strong-willed, and when they fall in love she determines not only to save him but also to grow the near mythical flower: the black tulip. Set in the savage turmoil of Holland’s late 17th ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Rupert of Hentzau

    by Anthony Hope ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 20 min

    Anthony Hope was constrained to return to the fictional land of Ruritania by an appreciative public who wanted more swashbuckling and derring-do from the hero Rudolph and more Machiavellian moustache twirling from the suave villain Rupert.The author came up with a literary construction which ensured he would never again have to visit fictional Ruritania - but nothing he subsequently wrote appealed ... Read more

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    Princess and the Goblin, The

    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 55 min

    Revolutionary for the time in encouraging children to think like children, the adventure of Princess Irene and Curdie, the boy miner, was to influence generations of writers, including Chesterton and Tolkien. Overflowing with fantastic ideas and images to delight the young and allegory to inspire their morality The Princess and the Goblin has remained one of the most exciting tales for over 100 ... Read more

    $12.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Semi-Detached House, The

    by Emily Eden ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 21 min

    The house is called "Pleasance" and is rented by two sisters, Blanche and Aileen.The story revolves around the fortunes of two neighbouring families of varied social standing. The sisters' semi-detachment is to the Hopkinsons. Whilst Blanche's husband, Arthur, is abroad on a mission, the neighbours soon prove themselves invaluable as friends and Blanche and Mrs Hopkinson discover that their ... Read more

    $12.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus