Winner of the "Best Novel" and "Best Historical Fiction" categories at "The 2019 International Royal Dragonfly Book Awards."Abel de Santiago is a man on the run. Once a famous sniper, Abel finds himself a survivor of the Spanish Armada shipwrecks in 16th-C Ireland. Following his capture by a brutal sheriff, Abel flees torture and death with a priceless emerald ring. Dozens of English troopers hunt the Spaniard across the Irish wilds, beating every last bus...

The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.Alfred – Saxon, king, man of god – fights to hold the throne of the only lan...

The British Classics Collection: Volume One is a century-spanning collection of 24 classic works of fiction and poetry by British authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Joanne Froggatt, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Charles Dickens; Emily Brontë; Jane Austen; Thomas Hardy; George Eliot; D.H. Lawrence; George Orwell; and Mary Shelley, amongst...

"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity."Tolstoy's War and Peace, written in serial format and published between 1865 and 1869, is widely regarded as a masterwork of Russian literature and one of the world's greatest novels.This epic novel intricately weaves together the lives of several families against the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, and follows Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritan...

British history is a rollercoaster ride of power struggles and family intrigues, imperial conquest and class struggles, plagues and religious wars—and it’s all in this audiobook. That, plus the liveliest cast of characters found anywhere outside of the King James Bible. Whether you confuse your Tudors with your Stuarts, or wouldn’t know Catherine Parr from Catherine Howard, this is the perfect guide for you. From Stonehenge to Hadrian’s Wall, the Magna Carta to mad King George, the Battle ...

Brought to you by Penguin.WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020From the award-winning author of The Great Sea, a magnificent new global history of the oceans and of humankind's relationship with the seaFor most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples - for the spread of ideas and religion as well as commerce. This book traces...

These five chilling nineteenth-century ghost stories from both sides of the Atlantic include some of the best in the genre. Bierce is well-known, but To Let by B. M. Croker and The Upper Berth provide moments to tingle the spine, as does An Account of Some Strange Disturbances by Le Fanu. This collection, which is further enhanced by suitably chilling music, was originally released under the title Classic Chilling Tales III.

"If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war." From the sweeping grandeur of War and Peace to the heartbreaking intricacies of Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy: The Complete Collection contains unabridged recordings of fiction and non-fiction by one of literature's greatest storytellers. This anthology contains all Tolstoy's major novels, novellas and short stories together with four renowned works of non-fiction. The titles included in this collection are: Novels: War and...

The George Orwell Non-Fiction Collection contains unabridged recordings of the author's 3 full-length non-fiction books together with a selection of his most celebrated essays and the complete collection of his poetry. Orwell, a prolific writer on topics related to contemporary English society, is one of the rare writers whose journalism, fiction, and criticism are equally influential, and is widely regarded as one of the most predominant authors of the 20th century.The tit...

The Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection includes the complete collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's originial Sherlock Holmes novels and stories, all read by the award-winning Jonathan Keeble.The novels and stories included here, with relevant track-listings, are:Track 2 to 16: A Study in ScarletTrack 17 to 29: The Sign of FourTrack 30 to 44: The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTrack 45 to 57:...

The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Alan Grant Collection brings together two of the greatest crime writers of the 20th century and their most iconic characters. All 9 of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books are here - including 4 novels and 5 short story collections - and all 6 of the Inspector Alan Grant novels from Josephine Tey.Sherlock HolmesA Study in ScarletThe Sign of FourTh...

"To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's."This unabridged collection includes all fifteen of Dostoyevsky's published novels, stories of moral struggle, psychological unravelling, and the desperate search for meaning and identity in a chaotic world. From the epic Crime and Punishment, in which a tormented student wrestles with guilt and justice after committing the ultimate crime, to an exploration of faith, doubt and moral reckonin...