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ID: 426262

Title: Caroline Poets

Author: Abraham Cowley, Andrew Marvell, John Donne

Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:02:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

The Caroline era was dominated by the growing religious, political and social conflict between the King and his supporters; the Royalists and it's Puritan opposition; the Roundheads.In contrast to the wars raging across Europe at the time, the Caroline period in Britain was an uneasy peace, as a dark shadow of civil conflict between King and Parliament worsened toward the latter part of Charles reign.Whilst Theatre unquestionably fell from its glittering peak achievements of William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, in Poetry the standard was perhaps only just shy of this bar.This Caroline period saw the flourishing of the Cavalier poets including Thomas Carew, Richard Lovelace and Sir John Suckling and the Metaphysical poets including George Herbert, Henry Vaughan and Katherine Phillip. These movements had also given birth to the talents of the masterful John Donne, as well as lyrically satisfying artists like Robert Herrick. To this heady, yet eclectic mix we can add the early work of John Milton.In this volume we demonstrate that these poets, quite rightly, make the Caroline Age one of the glories of poetry.

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ID: 493967

Title: I Choose You

Author: Gayle Curtis

Narrator: Esther Wane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:34:06

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

“Original, clever and sinister. I Choose You kept me guessing till the very end.” —Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End

When a killer chooses you, what choice do you have?

Thirty years ago, Elise and Nathaniel shared a horrific trauma that united them in grief. Now, grown up and married with a young family, they feel their worst nightmares are behind them. Until the day their daughter is abducted and murdered.

Both Elise and Nathaniel lost their mothers to a notorious killer who manipulated innocent victims into taking their own lives. Could it be that ‘the Watcher’ has returned for another round of the same sadistic game? Why now? And why are Elise and Nathaniel being targeted again?

When Elise’s family falls under suspicion, her world crashes down around her. Is there anyone she can trust, or is her whole life built on lies?

Only one thing is clear: someone left their cruel game unfinished all those years ago. This time the Watcher intends to win—once and for all.

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ID: 426261

Title: William Shakespeare - A Tribute in Verse

Author: Ben Jonson, John Milton, Matthew Arnold

Narrator: Ghizlea Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:02:21

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in late April 1565 and baptized there on 26th April. He was one of eight children. Little is known about his life but what is evident is the enormous contribution he has made to World Literature. His writing was progressive, magnificent in scope and breathtaking in execution. His plays and sonnets helped enable the English language to speak with a voice unmatched by any other.William Shakespeare died on the 23rd April 1616, survived by his wife and two daughters. He was buried two days after his death in the chancel of the Holy Trinity church.Poets rarely praise another of their kind but Shakespeare deserved all their praise and more. And our poets down the centuries have been lavish and fulsome with him. Or to paraphrase the great Bard himself:If words shall be the food of love, read on.

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ID: 426252

Title: Islamic Poetry - Volume 1 - The Mystics

Author: Hafiz , Kabir , Rumi

Narrator: David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Shyama Perara

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:37:31

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

Islam is one of the worlds great religions and over the centuries one of its strongest voices. For Peace. For Tolerance. For the realisation that we are all in this World together. Whatever our individual beliefs much of its teachings are wise words for us all.As Islam moved from its Arabian heartland to a wider geographic area so its core message remained albeit adapted to different lands, to different ears. Poets were ever eager to provide an alternate way of delivering the message in beautiful verse. Their simplicity was embracing, their ornateness a humble offering to greater forces.The poems here are both profound and wide-ranging. They give verse to thoughts that still preoccupy mankind as central to their message is love and humility. Civilisations may come and go, rise and fade, but culture and its arts linger on in oral histories and the written word.The contribution of these Mystic or Sufi poets comes in many forms. They view the world in ways that give us pause to reconsider our own. Obviously, translations come in many shades and hues and even if the translator colours the original meaning of the poem, the essential truths remain.In this volume we have gathered many of the most celebrated of these ancient and classical verses by poets of the caliber and brilliance of Rumi, Kabir, Hafiz and many others. Their wise words illuminate much of what we search for.

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ID: 780323

Title: Dreamland

Author: Nancy Bilyeau

Narrator: Cicely Long

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:12:32

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in Americas Playground.

The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of Americas richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family.

But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and its not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of.

Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything even murder.

Extravagant, intoxicating, and thumping with suspense, bestselling Nancy Bilyeaus magnificentDreamlandis a story of corruption, class, and dangerous obsession.

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ID: 426275

Title: London - The East End Stories

Author: Arthur Morrison, Henry W. Nevinson, William Pett Ridge

Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, Jake Urry, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:28:12

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

Londons East End has over the centuries been a magnet for immigration, innovation, culture, crime and a vast spectrum of other things.It is often seen as both part of and yet very distinct from the vast metropolis of London. Today it has been transformed from the often grimy, derelict and overcrowded area, that many of these stories describe, into a landscape of gentrification, sleek and shiny buildings and a booming economy.But here such noted talents as Arthur Morrison, Henry W. Nevinson, William Pett Ridge and Thomas Burke show The East End as it really was.

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ID: 430814

Title: Brute

Author: Joseph Conrad

Narrator: Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:48:43

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

Born in 1857 in Poland, Joseph Conrad became a British citizen just before he turned 30. In the intervening years he lost both parents; as an orphan aged 11 he was therefore raised by an uncle, who at 16 let the boy go to Marseille to work on merchant ships where the colourful life of the sea was further enhanced by stints gun running and, intriguingly, political conspiracy. At age 36 his life turned from one of ships to one of literary pursuit. In doing so Conrad brought to English Literature a further layer of style and a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work. He wrote many novels, rightly regarded today, as some of the finest in English literature. Among their canon are Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Shadow Line and, of course, Heart Of Darkness. For this volume we dwell among his numerous short stories. In these condensed, narrative structures much is said in beautiful language.His characters may be brave, comic, serious, trapped by their own constraints, or as in the Brute, the ship itself, but are always fully formed and true to his word.

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ID: 426260

Title: Poetry of the 16th Century

Author: John Fletcher, Michael Drayton, William Fletcher

Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:31:01

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

The ships of Europe explore the globe. The Age of Mercantilism sets the stage for centuries to come. The Reformation is underway and scientific thinking begins to challenge the Church even as Nation falls upon Nation. In the Americas and Asia ancient empires clash. Cultures resonate and express themselves with the fruit of the Ottoman, Safavid, Moghul and Chinese expansion. In England the Elizabethan age of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson and Spenser dawns. The English language begins to shape itself with wondrous verse and literature. A century where humanity interacts on a global scale. Consequences begin.

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ID: 493942

Title: Lost Hills

Author: Lee Goldberg

Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:41:55

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Police Stories

Summary:

“Lost Hills is Lee Goldberg at his best. Inspired by the real-world grit and glitz of LA County crime, this book takes no prisoners. And neither does Eve Ronin. Take a ride with her and you’ll find yourself with a heroine for the ages. And you’ll be left hoping for more.” —Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Thrills and chills! Lost Hills is the perfect combination of action and suspense, not to mention Eve Ronin is one of the best new female characters in ages. You will race through the pages!” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

A video of Deputy Eve Ronin’s off-duty arrest of an abusive movie star goes viral, turning her into a popular hero at a time when the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is plagued by scandal. The sheriff, desperate for more positive press, makes Eve the youngest female homicide detective in the department’s history.

Now Eve, with a lot to learn and resented by her colleagues, has to justify her new badge. Her chance comes when she and her burned-out, soon-to-retire partner are called to the blood-splattered home of a missing single mother and her two kids. The horrific carnage screams multiple murder—but there are no corpses.

Eve has to rely on her instincts and tenacity to find the bodies and capture the vicious killer, all while battling her own insecurities and mounting pressure from the media, her bosses, and the bereaved family. It’s a deadly ordeal that will either prove her skills…or totally destroy her.

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ID: 426256

Title: Short Stories of Oscar Wilde

Author: Oscar Wilde

Narrator: David Shaw-Parker, Jake Urry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:54:06

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford. Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles. With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day.His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with Salome in 1891. His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London.Whilst his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years hard labour. It was to break him.On release he left for France. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol in 1898. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line Alas I am dying beyond my means.

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