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Professor's Mummy, The
Egyptian artifacts, abuse, love and murder all mix in this Victorian thriller
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
33 min
2024
EN
Ferguson Wright Hume was born in Powick, Worcestershire on the 8th July 1859.When he was three the family emigrated to Dunedin in New Zealand. Here he started his education at the Otago Boys' High School before studying law at the University of Otago. Hume was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 1885.He moved to become a barrister’s clerk to Melbourne and once there also began writing plays. The local theatres were not interested in his works, and it was only after one was s...
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In this whodunit the real question is how
- by
- J J Bell
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
31 min
2025
EN
The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is J J Bell.
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A man brags about his escape from an inescapable prison
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
31 min
2024
EN
Edward Alexander Crowley was born on 12th October 1875 to wealthy parents in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.He was educated at Malvern College, Tonbridge School, Eastbourne College and finally Trinity College, Cambridge where he focused on his passions of mountaineering and poetry and published several volumes.Life for Crowley was to abandon his parents’ Christian faith and instead to inject himself into Western esotericism. In 1898, he joined the esoteric Hermetic Or...
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Early 20th century story about a detectives dogged pursuit of a child murderer
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
18 min
2025
EN
George Robert Sims was born on the 2nd September 1847 in Kennington, London, the eldest of six children.His initial forays into literature were humorous pieces in ‘Fun’ magazine and ‘The Referee’, but then he applied his skills and hard work to the plight of the poor and social reform. On these subjects he wrote seriously and extensively though perhaps his ballad ‘Christmas Day in the Workhouse’ is both his best remembered contribution and a scathing introduction of his views....
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A trio of classic detective tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in
Unabridged
3 hours 2 min
2025
EN
There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore them...
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An unearthed gem of detective fiction.
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
24 min
2025
EN
The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is M McD Bodkin.
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Incredible sonnets often compared to that of Shakespeares
- Narrated by
- Robert MaskellPeter BardonGhizela Rowe
Unabridged
24 min
2023
EN
John Donne was born on the 22nd January 1572 in London, into a Roman Catholic family when Catholicism was illegal in England, and there was turbulence and unrest with both state and church throughout much of Europe.His father, also named John, died when he was four, and his mother, Elizabeth Haywood, married a wealthy widower, ensuring the family were looked after. He received a good education at both Oxford and Cambridge but was unable to obtain a degree without taking the oath of...
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From their pens to your ears, genius in every story
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
40 min
2026
EN
Karl Hans Strӧbl was born in Jihlava, Moravia in the Czech Republic, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on the 18th of January 1877.His education finished with his studies at the University of Prague, where he became involved in nationalist student politics, a precursor to his later right-wing and anti-semitic viewpoints.In 1910 he wrote an apocalyptic novel ‘Eleagabal Kuperus’, which was later adapted into a silent film.His literary output was prolific and r...
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From their pens to your ears, genius in every story
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
19 min
2025
EN
The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is the Suffragette Sarah Grand.
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Two is better than one
Unabridged
4 hours 43 min
2025
EN
Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. When one author decides to team up with another, either occasionally or full time, their new creations seem to amplify and encourage the words and ideas of each writer, helping to create narratives that are both new, and perhaps beyond the scope of just one of them. Collaborating and sounding off of one anoth...
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A unique and humorous take on a ghost story
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
22 min
2024
EN
Richard Barham Middleton was born on the 28th October 1882 in Staines, Middlesex.His education was primarily at Cranbrook School in Kent before he began work as a clerk, in 1901, at the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation in London. There he struggled with constraints and boundaries and by night he took to a bohemian lifestyle.Middleton moved into rooms in Blackfriars and joined the New Bohemians club where his literary contacts grew.He became an editor at Vanity F...
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A tale of redemption exploring vanity and beauty
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
Unabridged
18 min
2025
EN
The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Walter Besant.
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