Fly to England, become friends with a ghost, and catch a thief with Freddie Jones in the second book of the new mystery series by Kate FosterFreddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly are setting off to England, where Freddie's parents have been hired to investigate a series of thefts at the luxurious Langbourne Hotel. Freddie's excited for his first trip to the other side of the world, but Grandma Lilly doesn't seem her usual self.When Freddie overhears someone mak...

Freddie Jones is lonely, friendless and misunderstood. His father has gone missing and his wicked grandmother is now in charge. Only eleven years old, yet feeling like he wants to give up on life, Freddie opens his heart to the universe… and the universe hears him.To his amazement, Freddie is carried off to a strange world where he forges new friendships. However, even his newfound friends can't replace his dear father; he longs to see him again. But perhaps his friends can give hi...

Matthew Rhys introduces this collection of plays, poems and prose by the great Welsh writer, featuring Dylan Thomas reading his own work plus bonus biographical plays based on his life'A spellbinding homage' The Guardian'Sure to satisfy every admirer of Dylan Thomas’ works from the most ardent aficionados to casual poetry lovers... Thomas demonstrates his gift for seeing the beauty in the ordinary and affectionately ribbing the...

Join Freddie Jones on an adventure to Spain in the third book in the new mystery series by award-winning author Kate FosterFreddie’s third adventure is unlike anything he’s done before – a family reunion in Andalusia, Spain, to celebrate his great-grandma Alba’s 100th birthday. Freddie is glad to have Hobnob and Grandma Lilly with him, because being around so many unfamiliar people makes Freddie’s worries multiply. It doesn’t help that Dad’s family has a ‘complicat...

Poucas pessoas sabiam que Freddie Mercury mantinha um diário. Quando morreu em 1991, deixou dezassete cadernos manuscritos que relatavam a sua vida, e a sua época, iniciados em 1976, quando os Queen estavam no auge da fama mundial. A sua última entrada foi escrita algumas semanas antes da sua morte. Apenas quatro das pessoas mais próximas sabiam o que tinha acontecido a esses diários. A uma delas, a filha, Freddie confiou-os secretamente pouco antes de morrer. Uma leitura impressionante, c...

With the possible exception of Mozart, Verdi is the most popular opera composer who ever lived. Quite early in his career his tunes were being cranked out by barrel organs throughout Europe and were well known to many who may never even have heard his name. But the complex man behind them remains elusive and puzzling. In this portrait-in-sound, Jeremy Siepmann and a group of distinguished actors take an in-depth look behind the popular image of a man who was, and perhaps remains, the most ...

Freddie Mercury, uno de los mayores talentos de la música pop de todos los tiempos, ha sido sin duda el más misterioso de aquellos intérpretes que llegaron a convertirse en leyenda. Sin embargo, y a pesar de que su ilimitada creatividad e inigualable sentido del espectáculo le granjeara millones de enfervorizados seguidores en todo el mundo, muy pocos han llegado a conocer al hombre que se escondía tras el mito. La biografía, además de relatar con detalle todos los pasos de su fascinante t...

A superb selection of Emlyn Williams’ finest playsEmlyn Williams was one of the brightest stars of Welsh stage and screen. An acclaimed playwright, actor and director, he made over 40 film and TV appearances, re-invented the one-man show with his virtuoso portrayals of Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas, and wrote numerous plays and screenplays. Featured here are seven of his most popular works, ranging from his classic semi-autobiographical tale The Corn is Gree...

Few people knew that Freddie Mercury kept a diary. When he died in 1991, he left behind seventeen handwritten notebooks chronicling his life and times, which he had begun to write in 1976 when Queen were at the height of their global fame. His final entry was made just weeks before his death.Only four of his nearest and dearest ever knew what became of those diaries. To one of them, Freddie secretly entrusted the collection just before he died. A mind-blowing read, they constitute t...

Alors que Queen est au sommet de la gloire, Freddie Mercury commence à rédiger un journal intime. À sa mort en 1991, il laisse derrière lui 17 carnets manuscrits retraçant ses pensées et sa vie. Un journal secret qu’il n’a jamais fait lire à personne de son vivant.Dans ces carnets, Freddie raconte absolument tout, sans peur du jugement, en toute honnêteté : son enfance et les abus dont il a été victime, ses relations amoureuses, son rapport au succès. Mais surtout, il dévoile son g...

Rudyard Kipling's famous tale tells the story of Mowgli, the 'man-cub' rescued from the tiger, Shere Khan, and adopted by a wolf pack. As he grows up, Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the rock python. His life is full of adventure with the jungle creatures, but soon the time comes when he is forced to leave and take his place among his own people. A kind woman looks after Mowgli but she can't protect him from the superstitious vil...

The authoritative portrait of one of Britain's greatest music icons: the late Freddie Mercury.'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted' - SPECTATORThis is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist, Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those...