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Theatre in Times of Crisis

20 Scenes for the Stage in Troubled Times

by Mr Edward Bond, Mojisola Adebayo, Ms Sudha Bhuchar, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Zoe Cooper, MS Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Tim Crouch, Inua Ellams, Mr James Graham, Tanika Gupta, Hannah Khalil, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Mr Alistair McDowall, MR Vinay Patel, Ms Lucy Prebble, Philip Ridley, Mr Christopher Shinn, Simon Stephens, Chris Thorpe, Laura Wade, Anne Washburn, Luckstar Enterprises ...

Series series Methuen Drama Play Collections
Theatre has a complex history of responding to crises, long before they happen. Through stage plays, contemporary challenges can be presented, explored and even foreshadowed in ways that help audiences understand the world around them. Since the theatre of the Greeks, audiences have turned to live theatre in order to find answers in uncertain political, social and economic times, and through this ... Read more

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Theatre has a complex history of responding to crises, long before they happen. Through stage plays, contemporary challenges can be presented, explored and even foreshadowed in ways that help audiences understand the world around them. Since the theatre of the Greeks, audiences have turned to live theatre in order to find answers in uncertain political, social and economic times, and through this
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

32 hours 29 min

At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England-until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight.Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome, and daring Jonathan ... Read more

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At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England-until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight.Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome, and daring Jonathan
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Where the Heart Leads

by Stephanie Laurens ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series series Casebook of Barnaby Adair
Unabridged

14 hours 44 min

Romance Writers of America RITA Award FinalistNew York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows Regency London, and outside the exclusive enclave in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort, lay another world …An intriguing manHandsome, enigmatic, and deliciously dangerous, Barnaby Adair has made his name by solving crimes within the ton. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid, ... Read more

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Romance Writers of America RITA Award FinalistNew York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows Regency London, and outside the exclusive enclave in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort, lay another world …An intriguing manHandsome, enigmatic, and deliciously dangerous, Barnaby Adair has made his name by solving crimes within the ton. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid,
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Endurance

Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

10 hours 21 min

This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded.In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs ... Read more

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This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded.In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs
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Sherlock Holmes: The Sphinx Collection: Three Sherlock Holmes Mysteries in One Book

by pennie mae cartawick ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

Three Compelling Sherlock Holmes Mysteries In One Book. Narrated by the celebrity actor Simon Prebble who is also known as an award winner for the best voice in fiction.STORY ONE: The Mystery of the Poisoned Tomb."Ah good morning, John, if we do not hurry then we shall miss the unveiling of the sarcophagus." He leaped up, feeling much better than I did, and chased me into my own room so that I ... Read more

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Three Compelling Sherlock Holmes Mysteries In One Book. Narrated by the celebrity actor Simon Prebble who is also known as an award winner for the best voice in fiction.STORY ONE: The Mystery of the Poisoned Tomb."Ah good morning, John, if we do not hurry then we shall miss the unveiling of the sarcophagus." He leaped up, feeling much better than I did, and chased me into my own room so that I
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Break In

by Dick Francis ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series series Kit Fielding
Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

Dick Francis was a jockey and horse trainer for many years. His experience giveshis equestrian mysteries an authenticity that has attracted fans around the globe.To honor him, the Mystery Writers of America named Dick Francis a Grand Masterfor his impeccably crafted contributions to the genre.Jockey Kit Fielding has been riding the de Brescou’s horses in a succession oftriumphs on the race course. ... Read more

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Dick Francis was a jockey and horse trainer for many years. His experience giveshis equestrian mysteries an authenticity that has attracted fans around the globe.To honor him, the Mystery Writers of America named Dick Francis a Grand Masterfor his impeccably crafted contributions to the genre.Jockey Kit Fielding has been riding the de Brescou’s horses in a succession oftriumphs on the race course.
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To the Hilt

by Dick Francis ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form.Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather’s brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of ... Read more

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Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form.Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather’s brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of
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On a Wild Night

by Stephanie Laurens ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series series Cynster
Unabridged

15 hours 6 min

Where are all the exciting men in London?After spending years in the glittering ballrooms of the ton, Amanda Cynster is utterly bored by the current crop of colorless suitors. Determined to take matters into her own hands, one night she shockingly goes where no respectable lady ever should, but where many an intriguing gentleman might be found.But titillating excitement quickly turns to panic when ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Where are all the exciting men in London?After spending years in the glittering ballrooms of the ton, Amanda Cynster is utterly bored by the current crop of colorless suitors. Determined to take matters into her own hands, one night she shockingly goes where no respectable lady ever should, but where many an intriguing gentleman might be found.But titillating excitement quickly turns to panic when
... Read more

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Undermajordomo Minor

A Novel

by Patrick deWitt ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Narrated by Simon PrebbleFrom the bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers comes a brilliant and boisterous novelA love story, an adventure story, a fable without a moral, and an ink-black comedy of manners, Undermajordomo Minor is Patrick deWitt’s long-awaited follow-up to the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Sisters Brothers.Lucien (Lucy) ... Read more

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Narrated by Simon PrebbleFrom the bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers comes a brilliant and boisterous novelA love story, an adventure story, a fable without a moral, and an ink-black comedy of manners, Undermajordomo Minor is Patrick deWitt’s long-awaited follow-up to the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Sisters Brothers.Lucien (Lucy)
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The Untamed Bride

by Stephanie Laurens ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Black Cobra Quartet
Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

The first book in a brand-new series, The Black Cobra Quartet, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Stephanie Laurens, The Untamed Bride is the story of a bold, beautiful woman with a scandalous past and a battle-hardened, sinfully wealthy, completely unstoppable man who must join forces to fight a deadly foe known only as the Black Cobra—and who must also confront the ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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The first book in a brand-new series, The Black Cobra Quartet, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Stephanie Laurens, The Untamed Bride is the story of a bold, beautiful woman with a scandalous past and a battle-hardened, sinfully wealthy, completely unstoppable man who must join forces to fight a deadly foe known only as the Black Cobra—and who must also confront the
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Sherlock Holmes: The Griffin Collection

by pennie mae cartawick ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

Three Compelling Sherlock Holmes Mysteries In One Book. Narrated by the celebrity actor Simon Prebble who is also known as an award winner for the best voice in fiction.STORY ONE: Dirty Laundry in Paradise.For a moment, my estimation of the good Mr. Brae had increased somewhat, as I gathered he didn't want one of his servants taking the blame for a deed the poor soul hadn't perpetrated. I glanced ... Read more

$2.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Three Compelling Sherlock Holmes Mysteries In One Book. Narrated by the celebrity actor Simon Prebble who is also known as an award winner for the best voice in fiction.STORY ONE: Dirty Laundry in Paradise.For a moment, my estimation of the good Mr. Brae had increased somewhat, as I gathered he didn't want one of his servants taking the blame for a deed the poor soul hadn't perpetrated. I glanced
... Read more
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A Pale Horse

by Charles Todd ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Series Audiobook 10 - The Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries
Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

Late on a spring night in 1920, five boys cross the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey, intent on raising the devil. Instead, they stumble over the devil himself, sitting there watching them. Terrified, they run for their lives, leaving behind a book on alchemy stolen from their schoolmaster. The next morning, a body is discovered in the cloisters of the abbey—a man swathed in a ... Read more

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Late on a spring night in 1920, five boys cross the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey, intent on raising the devil. Instead, they stumble over the devil himself, sitting there watching them. Terrified, they run for their lives, leaving behind a book on alchemy stolen from their schoolmaster. The next morning, a body is discovered in the cloisters of the abbey—a man swathed in a
... Read more

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