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- Narrated by
- Richard Usher
- Audiobook 1 -
- The William Shakespeare Children's Collection
Unabridged
36 min
2024
EN
‘If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.’ Much Ado About Nothing takes place in Messina in Italy. It follows Hero and Claudio, a young couple, and the constantly arguing Beatrice and Benedick. But the jealous Don John complicates their lives with his scheming, and everything goes horribly wrong.
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Audiobook 1 -
- The Greek Mythology Children's Collection
Unabridged
37 min
2024
EN
Persephone, the Goddess of Spring Growth, has disappeared, and her mother, Demeter, is heartbroken. As the Goddess of the Harvest, Demeter’s job is to make sure that farm crops grow healthily. While searching for her daughter, however, she ignores her work. Crops begin to die. Animals and people begin to starve. Meanwhile Persephone is in the last place anyone would think to look, with the last God anyone would think to ask.
- Narrated by
- Richard Usher
- Audiobook 1 -
- The William Shakespeare Children's Collection
Unabridged
35 min
2024
EN
‘I am a man more sinned against than sinning.’ King Lear is an old king who wants to divide his land between his three daughters. But first, they must tell him how much they love him. When Cordelia remains silent, he disowns her. Can their relationship ever be repaired?
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Audiobook 1 -
- The Greek Mythology Children's Collection
Unabridged
37 min
2024
EN
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, War and Craft, has her mother Metis’s intelligence and her father Zeus’s determination. She is the last being anyone should challenge to a competition – least of all a human. In a moment of carelessness, Arachne challenges Athena to see whose ability to spin and weave fabrics is the best. Zeus will decide the winner, and the loser will never spin or weave again. Or will they?
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Audiobook 1 -
- The Greek Mythology Children's Collection
Unabridged
38 min
2024
EN
Angry that her followers have begun worshipping someone else, Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty, decides to punish the human Princess Psyche. She tells her son Eros, God of Love, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest, meanest creature on Earth. For once, Eros disobeys his mother. He and Psyche fall in love with each other. But when doubt drives them apart, Psyche must complete three impossible tasks for her happy ever after.
- Narrated by
- Charlie Sanderson
Unabridged
41 min
2020
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jane Austen's romantic classic - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Elinor and Marianne Dashwood have very different ideas about love. Marianne wants to be swept off her feet. Her sensible sister Elinor's feet are always firmly on the ground. But when their father dies and they are forced to move to a new home, will there even be room for love at all?
- Narrated by
- Saskia Coomber
Unabridged
54 min
2022
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Huckleberry Finn is desperate for another adventure – but his nasty father returning to steal him and his money away is not what he had in mind. Huck runs away and discovers that a slave, Jim, is also trying to escape the town. The two make good friends – but will they find the freedom that they both desire?
- Narrated by
- Saskia Coomber
Unabridged
53 min
2022
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! When their father’s military fort comes under attack, Cora and Alice embark on a dangerous journey through the American east to reunite with him. But the sisters cannot make it alone. Among their new allies are Hawkeye, a European soldier who has chosen to live among Native Americans, and Chingachgook and Uncas: the last members of the Mohican tribe.
- Narrated by
- Saskia Coomber
Unabridged
53 min
2022
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jack London's The Call of the Wild - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Buck, a wealthy judge’s dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north. Forced to become a sled dog, Buck learns to love the harsh, natural world. When the time comes, will he return to his former life as a pet, or will he embrace the call of the wild?
- Narrated by
- Charlie Sanderson
Unabridged
39 min
2020
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jane Austen's romantic classic - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! At ten years old, Fanny is sent to live with rich relatives at Mansfield Park. Fanny doesn't fit in there but she is grateful for the friendship of her cousin, Edmund. Years later, the arrival of Henry and Mary Crawford upsets their quiet lives. With even Edmund acting differently, can Fanny stay true to herself?
- Narrated by
- Charlie Sanderson
Unabridged
39 min
2020
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jane Austen's romantic classic - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Mrs Bennet is desperate to find rich husbands for her daughters, so the arrival of a charming new neighbour is welcome indeed. Sadly, the friend he brings with him is not. Mr Darcy seems to have even more pride than money. Nobody likes him - least of all Elizabeth Bennet. But not everyone is who they seem.
- Narrated by
- Charlie Sanderson
Unabridged
45 min
2020
EN
An adapted and illustrated edition of Jane Austen's romantic classic - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Laura has lived a fairy-tale life until a stranger knocks on her cottage door. Then her adventures and her troubles begin. In dramatic letters, Laura tells of heartless fathers and runaway children, long-lost grandfathers and thieving cousins. Hers is a story of doomed love, fierce friendship, and the unexpected dangers of fainting.











