A collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne read by Emma Topping and Basil Rathbone.

A Collection of six classic chilling horror stories includingThe Phantom Coach by Ameia Edwards and The Open Window by Saki.

An eclectic selection of short stories by masters of the genre including 'Eveline' by James Joyce and 'The Ash Tree' by M.R. James

Machiavelli's leading political and philiosophical treatise on the nature of power and the State in Renaissance Florence which continues to be relevant to modern political thinking.

Written around the 6th century BC by the sage Laozi and read by Emma Topping.

An wonderful collection of short stories for children.

The highly accaimed collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning written in the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. Read by Emma Topping and Katharine Cornell

A Collection of Katherine Mansfield's best loved Short Stories including "Miss Brill", "The Garden Party", "The Singing Lesson" and "Bank Holiday".

The Sheridan family is preparing to host a garden party. Laura is supposed to be in charge, but has trouble with the workers who appear to know better, and her mother (Mrs. Sheridan) has ordered lilies to be delivered for the party without Laura's approval. Her sister Jose tests the piano, and then sings a song in case she is asked to do so again later. After the furniture is rearranged, they learn that their neighbor Mr. Scott has died. While Laura believes the party should be called off,...

A selection of ten classic short stories including 'The Yellow Paint' by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'Toomai of the Elephants' by Rudyard Kipling

Scary tales to send a shiver up your spine!

A ghoulish collection of spooky poetry perfect for Halloween. Includes Danse Macabre, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Goblin Market.