Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old orphaned printer's apprentice Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in the legendary Sir John Fielding. Fielding, founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, then recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight London's most wicked crimes.

James Woodward is living his dream life—a nice house, a successful career, and the love of his life—until an act of civil disobedience traps him in the grip of an ever-expanding authoritarian frenzy since lower-Manhattan was turned to ash. During the administration of the 53rd President of the United States, a nuclear device has devastated Manhattan and leaves the nation in a downward spiral. A centuries-old cabal pulls the levers of the global machine; they are the man behind the curtain ...

Blind magistrate Sir John Fielding investigates corruption and murder in the seaside town of Deal, which has become a haven for smugglers.

“Richly detailed fiction…storytelling in the grand classic tradition.”—The New York Times“Fascinating and impeccably written . . . should delight old fans and new readers.”—Chicago Tribune“Triumphant.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)When Lord Lammermoor plunges to his death from Westminster Bridge before a dozen witnesses, his death is ruled a suicide. But his fatal leap coincides with the arrival of Dr. Goldsworthy—a student of the fam...

Experience the dangerous intrigue of Georgian England in this novel in Bruce Alexander's acclaimed historical mystery series featuring Sir John Fielding.When the body of a young girl is pulled from the Thames, blind magistrate Sir John Fielding’s investigation leads his protégé, Jeremy Proctor, into the notorious Seven Dials section of London. There the sordid inclinations of both the working class and aristocracy may be found—and there, Jeremy learns that the girl...

FOUR MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT - True Tales Of The SupernaturalOne man's fascinating experience of the paranormal is set down, anecdote by strange anecdote, over the span of a "normal" lifetime without exaggeration, or the use of artificial literary techniques. While the reader will sense a terrific understatement running throughout you will be left in no doubt that "there are more things in heaven and earth, than are even dreamed of."The easy, "pick up and read" format allows ...

Rediscover the classic stories of Thomas the Tank Engine in this lovely audio collection!A nostalgic offering to share between generations that makes a delightful present for Thomas fans. Children aged 3 and up will love becoming aquainted with beloved characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on Sir Topham Hatt’s railway.Featuring stories from Rev. W Awdry’s original Railway Series.The stories in this collection are a perfect blend of ...

Rediscover the classic stories of Thomas the Tank Engine in this lovely audio collection!A nostalgic offering to share between generations that makes a delightful present for Thomas fans. Children aged 3 and up will love becoming aquainted with beloved characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on Sir Topham Hatt’s railway.Featuring stories from Rev. W Awdry’s original Railway Series.

This selection of Hardy’s poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humour and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as ‘Weathers’ to the great love poems he wrote after the death of his first wife and the meditations on war and philosophy. The poems nearly eighty in total are set in the context of his life and thought, including personal writings by him and those closest to him.

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s last great tragedy, has remained one of the most popular plays since it’s first performance in 1606 probably in front of King James. This exciting new audiobook production is directed with fresh imagination by Fiona Shaw who breaks the conventional strait jacket that has hampered the development of Shakespeare on audio. We are as much in the twenty-first century as in medieval Scotland the tensions, the politics, the struggle for power and dark ambition is part of ou...

One of the key works of world philosophy, Plato’s The Republic sets out to consider the principles behind an ideal city state. This is the first audio recording of Plato’s great classic in a new translation by the Greek scholar Tom Griffith. No sooner than Bruce Alexander had left the studio having recorded Thomas Hardy, he was back at his Oxfordshire home studying hard for the next Naxos AudioBooks project Plato’s The Republic. ‘There couldn’t have been a greater contrast the deeply emoti...

Rediscover the classic stories of Thomas the Tank Engine in this lovely audio collection!A nostalgic offering to share between generations that makes a delightful present for Thomas fans. Children aged 3 and up will love becoming acquainted with beloved characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on Sir Topham Hatt’s railway.Featuring stories from Rev. W Awdry’s original Railway Series:Main Line EnginesSmall Railway EnginesEn...