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ID: 794915

Title: The Well of Loneliness

Author: Radclyffe Hall

Narrator: Lucy Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:27:23

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

One of the most influential gay and lesbian novels, The Well of Loneliness

recounts the life and loves of Stephen Gordon, a defiant woman who

simply wants to be true to herself. Named by a father who wanted a

boy, Stephen is a keen fencer, horse rider and lover of women. Her less-

than-feminine behaviour causes a rift between her and her mother and

eventually she leaves home, living on her own terms and experiencing a

series of affairs. Her journey of self-discovery takes her from bohemian

Paris to the battlefield of World War One, where she becomes a hero

while we witness her joy and pain at being an other. Banned for

obscenity in 1928 and not republished until 1949, The Well of Loneliness

is a compelling exploration of sexuality and gender identity.

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ID: 794919

Title: Crewe Train

Author: Rose Macaulay

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:19:24

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. She wrote numerous novels, essays and biographies, and she was highly regarded for her versatility as a writer. Her works often explored themes of social change, womens rights and the complexities of human relationships. She had a unique ability to capture the essence of her characters and the world they inhabited, making her a much-admired figure in the literary world.

Crewe Train was published in 1926 and follows the story of Denham Dobie, a young woman in her early thirties, who lives a rather uneventful life in London. She is an independent and intelligent woman working as a scriptwriter for a film studio. Feeling dissatisfied with her mundane existence, Denham decides to embark on a journey to visit her eccentric and wealthy father in Crewe. Throughout her journey, Denham encounters a variety of intriguing characters and unexpected events.

The novel explores themes of societal expectations, gender roles and the search for personal fulfilment. Denhams journey allows her to question and challenge the norms of the society she lives in, leading to self-discovery and a re-evaluation of her own desires and aspirations.

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ID: 794917

Title: The Fable of the Bees

Author: Bernard Mandeville

Narrator: David Timson, Justin Avoth, Stephanie Racine, Will Kirk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22:31:43

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

The Fable of the Bees a satirical poem, prose discussion, three essays and six

dialogues completed in 1729 exposes human vices but defends them as a

necessity within a wealthy society. Mandevilles bees thrive until they start living

by honesty and virtue then they are impoverished. Mandeville did not play

by the rules: he satirised the sins of society but also ridiculed the widespread

hypocrisy of deploring these sins whilst reaping their benefits. He and his work

were attacked for the rest of the century. The wicked bees comeuppance is

not for their vices societys accepted moral code but, instead, for the folly

of denying them. There is no judgement on whether a rich society is superior

to a poor one; Mandeville simply analyses, with incorrigible playfulness, the

status quo as he sees it. The fascination of his arguments and the ensuing

controversy have caught and influenced philosophers and thinkers ever since.

Includes Mandevilles complete text (both Parts 1 and 2), in a multi-voice

recording headed by the outstanding David Timson.

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ID: 794922

Title: The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Best known for her short story The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an almost exact contemporary of Edith Wharton, is celebrated as one of Americas foremost feminist writers. This collection includes 28 of her short stories. In addition to The Yellow Wallpaper are The Unexpected (her first published work), The Great Wistaria, An Extinct Angel, The Unnatural Mother and Deserted. These stories range from the subversive to the humorous, and are often imbued with satire and social commentary. The Yellow Wallpaper, a description of a womans descent into madness, exhibits more than a touch of the gothic, while disparaging the patriarchal society in America of that time. Gender equality is a common theme throughout Gilmans stories as she points out the double standards that prevailed in turn-of-the-century America. Many of her ideas were both original and prophetic. This anthology is read by the prolific Laurel Lefkow, noted for her readings of many classic works of American literature.

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ID: 794924

Title: Vathek

Author: William Beckford

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:58:58

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Written in 1786, this Oriental fantasy tells the story of a dissolute and debauched Caliph, Vathek. Having become obsessed with power and immortality, Vathek embarks on a journey to obtain supernatural powers, in pursuit of which he proves willing to renounce his religion and sacrifice both his children and his soul. We follow Vatheks remarkable travels to the subterranean palace of Eblis, where his ultimate fate awaits him. Among the themes explored in Vathek are ambition, desire and the consequence of unbridled power. The novel influenced several later writers, including Poe and Lovecraft, and is given an exhilarating reading here by Jonathan Keeble.

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ID: 794916

Title: The Love Poems

Author: Ovid

Narrator: David Timson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:36:06

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

The Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) is best known for his epic poem Metamorphoses, a collection of myths and legends from Ancient Greece and Rome. His works continue to be widely read and admired, and he is regarded as one of the most significant poets of ancient Rome.

Ovids love poems are both brilliant and evocative. In Amores (Loves), the romantic mysteriousness of elegiac love-poetry is exploded by his witty and ironic treatment of the form. Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love) and Remedia Amoris (The Cures for Love) both lay down the rules for the game of love, which both sexes can play.

A.D. Melvilles translations, which also include the lesser-known Cosmetics for Ladies, have been specially licensed for this recording. It is delivered with customary panache by David Timson.

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ID: 794923

Title: Persian Pictures

Author: Gertrude Bell

Narrator: Juliet Stevenson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:03:22

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Travel, Middle East

Summary:

In 1892, Gertrude Bell visited Persia (now Iran) shortly after the appointment of her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, as British minister in Tehran. Three years later came Persian Pictures, Gertrude Bells first written work, which presents a series of vivid sketches of Persian culture and society at the time. Bell explores various cities and landscapes, and encounters local characters along the way, providing a unique perspective on Persian life and customs. While much of what is depicted in Persian Pictures has long since changed, Bells writing is a valuable account of the anachronisms and inconsistencies of the dying dynasty of medieval Persia. Her depiction of Muharram the month of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and Ramadan, display a mind finely attuned to the differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity, and East and West. Persian Pictures is both travelogue and meditation an elegiac and beautifully observed account of a spellbinding land.

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ID: 794920

Title: Potterism

Author: Rose Macaulay

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:51:34

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-24

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. She wrote numerous novels, essays and biographies, and she was highly regarded for her versatility as a writer. Her works often explored themes of social change, womens rights and the complexities of human relationships. She had a unique ability to capture the essence of her characters and the world they inhabited, making her a much-admired figure in the literary world.

First published in 1920, Potterism is a powerful satire about the Potter newspaper empire, and the ways in which journalists struggled during the First World War and the 1920s to balance the truth and what would sell. While Jane and Johnny Potter are at Oxford they learn to despise their fathers popular newspapers, though they still end up working for the family business. But Jane is greedy and wants more than society will let her have. Showcasing Macaulays wit and use of social commentary, Potterism is considered one of her most significant works.

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ID: 788750

Title: Rik Mayall's Famous! ...(Last Words)

Author: Mike Bennett, Rik Mayall

Narrator: Mike Bennett, Rik Mayall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:18:07

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-24

Publisher: One Media iP LTD

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, General Comedy

Summary:

This audiobook contains explicit content.

Welcome to Rik Mayalls outrageous outtakes from his last ever audio work, which with the comic genius in the editing chair, was his interpretation of a series of Grimms style fairytales, reimagined by Mike Bennett. But there is a twist in the tale! Sit down and witness the man himself off-grid, delivering the stories in his unique, inimitable, crooked style with all the humility he could muster. Rik rehearses, chats, adlibs, cusses, and blasphemes in a way that only he could get away with.

'Rik Mayalls Famous! ...(Last Words)' marks the tenth anniversary of Riks untimely passing in June 2014.

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ID: 787285

Title: Death in le Jardin

Author: Ian Moore

Narrator: Ian Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:45:07

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-24

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

From the bestselling author of Death and Croissants comes a murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Julia Chapman, or MC Beaton

On the surface, Richard Ainsworth has life where he wants it. Middle-aged navel gazing and Olympic levels of procrastination are exactly what rural life in France should be about.

Then crisis hits his posh B&B when redoubtable housekeeper, Madame Tablier, is accused of murder. Even more surprisingly, it's the murder of a former fiancé, turned brother-in-law. None of which the stubborn old woman denies.

Valérie d'Orçay is having none of it and their investigation leads them to a strange tourist garden village, where backbiting, recriminations and even former colleagues provide a deadly scenario more tangled than knotweed.

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