This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Homer’s The Odyssey is an epic tale of adventure, heroism, and destiny, following the legendary Greek hero Odysseus on his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. Facing mythical creatures, vengeful gods, and treacherous seas, Odysseus must rely on his cunning, bravery, and resilience to reunite with his wife, Penelope, and...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two adolescents from rival families in Verona—the Montagues and the Capulets—who fall instantly and intensely in love, secretly marry, and attempt to escape the social violence surrounding them. A series of impulsive decisions, miscommunications, and fatal timing errors follow: Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin Tybalt and is banished, Juliet fakes her death to avoid an arranged marriage, and a failed messag...

IN THIS THREE BOOK BOX SETBook 4. Pascal PassionIt is in the year that the headmistress, Audrey Finch-Matthews, is to retire, that the smooth running of this long-established educational establishment is interrupted by murder.When Detective Inspector Harry Falconer and Detective Sergeant Davey Carmichael of the Market Darley Police arrive to investigate, they discover a host of motives, both past and present, and grudges that reach ...

In this three book boxed setBook 7. Strict and PeculiarIn the village of Steynam St Michael, the old Strict and Particular Chapel is , at last, undergoing renovation, to the delight of the local inhabitants, who believe it will prove useful as a tourist attraction for the villageThe renovations, however, have been dogged by the sightings of mysterious hooded figures, and tributes of flowers, left here and there on the site.T...

"Origins of Chinese Civilization: A History of China" by Hui Wang takes you on a journey through China's ancient past, told in a way that feels like you're listening to an elder recounting myths around a campfire. The book starts with Fuxi, the first leader, whose inventions like the Eight Trigrams and fishing nets shaped early Chinese culture. The story moves through key figures like Nüwa, who patched the sky and shaped humanity from clay, and the Yan Emperor, who pioneered agriculture an...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Grave Stones is the ninth instalment of Andrea Frazer's Falconer Files, a detective series chock-full of picture-postcard villages, dastardly deeds, and a delightful slice of humour.The residents of Shepford St Bernard are to have a party in the church hall, in response to a request to boost congregation numbers only their new vicar is a woman, and a young one to boot, which is not to everyone's liking ... The m...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Reverend Florrie Feldman has put the unpleasantness of her old parish behind her and made a fresh start in the sleepy little village of Ford Hollow, a community at peace - on the surface.Underneath the calm façade the usual rivalries and petty jealous are simmering. There is also a deep undercurrent of resentment towards a company which plans to build a new housing estate, altering the ancient landscape irrevocably.Short...

Grave Stones is the ninth instalment of Andrea Frazer's Falconer Files, a detective series chock-full of picture-postcard villages, dastardly deeds, and a delightful slice of humour.The residents of Shepford St Bernard are to have a party in the church hall, in response to a request to boost congregation numbers only their new vicar is a woman, and a young one to boot, which is not to everyone's liking ... The morning after the party, the extent of the brooding res...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The UK is experiencing its worst winter for years.Catastrophic news for DI Harry Falconer, as he has rashly promised to spend Christmas with his sergeant, Carmichael, and Carmichael's rambunctious family, in Castle Farthing - only to find himself snowed in and in and spending a lot longer at chez Carmichael than is desirable...Without power or telephones, and Castle Farthing cut off from the outside world until further n...

The UK is experiencing its worst winter for years.Catastrophic news for DI Harry Falconer, as he has rashly promised to spend Christmas with his sergeant, Carmichael, and Carmichael's rambunctious family, in Castle Farthing - only to find himself snowed in and in and spending a lot longer at chez Carmichael than is desirable...Without power or telephones, and Castle Farthing cut off from the outside world until further notice, Christmas Day greets them... with a murder in S...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A synchronized assassination. A stolen path to near-immortality. A violet death-beam aimed at the stars. When the enigmatic Tarrano seizes power across Earth, Mars, and Venus, a sharp-tongued reporter, a pair of genius twins, and a fugitive princess form an unlikely resistance. Their chase barrels from Venusian jungles to a Martian City of Ice, through ...

Reverend Florrie Feldman has put the unpleasantness of her old parish behind her and made a fresh start in the sleepy little village of Ford Hollow, a community at peace - on the surface.Underneath the calm façade the usual rivalries and petty jealous are simmering. There is also a deep undercurrent of resentment towards a company which plans to build a new housing estate, altering the ancient landscape irrevocably.Shortly after Florrie takes over the parish reins, the chur...