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Mid-Wales: and a lonely bachelor avoids personal contact as much as humanly possible, despite the best efforts of his well-meaning but nosey next door neighbours. Gwilym Lloyd whiles away his time, pottering in the garden, learning the harmonica and writing letters to women serving long-term...

You said you'd listen to your favorite narrators read anything: Well, this ambrosial new audiobook brings together an acclaimed cast of narrators to read aloud the menus of some of our favorite local restaurants here at Audible headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, as only they know how. You haven't truly lived, or dined, until you've heard Cassandra Campbell capture the emotional nuances of Newark's best Indian-inflected burgers or let Nick Podehl extol the virtues of the pear arugula salad and then seductively steer you toward a plate of creamy mushroom linguini.

Old Time Radio Shows of days gone by when you had to use your imagination and not your eyes days of excitement, intrigue, murder, horror, suspense & mystery.

Prepare yourself for the ultimate multicast performance. We've gathered many of Audible's most popular narrators to bring to life some of the most extraordinary words ever written. 19 words, in fact, carefully selected and arranged alphabetically as in their original source: the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. We created this enlightening journey from AUDIENCE to LITERATURE because you asked for it.

From rural England to colonial India, in murky haunted mansions and under modern electric lighting, these master storytellers unfold spinetinglers which pull back the veil of everyday life to reveal the nightmares which lurk just out of sight. These stories are more than simply frightening - they're also disquieting exposures of mortality, loneliness and the human capacity for both evil and remorse.

This audiobook features all 16 Old Testament Prophets, set to music.

Film Reel Rewind: Movie Trailers from the 1970s, Volume 1 includes trailers for the following movies: Animal House (1978), A Touch Of Class (1973), Bees (1978), Confessions Of A Driving Instructor (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), Emmanuelle II (1975), Lord Of The Rings (1978), To The Devil A Daughter (1976), Jaws (1975), Midnight Express (1978), Tess (1979), Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Dive into the captivating world of Science Fiction, a genre that ignites the imagination by exploring the potential outcomes of ideas grounded in nature and scientific principles—yet are not confined to the realities of the authors time. These thought-provoking narratives often serve as philosophical thought experiments, entertaining readers while challenging them to ponder deep questions. Instead of relying on action, the protagonists in these tales use their intellect to navigate complex dilemmas. This curated collection features stories written before 1962, now in the public domain, ...

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape, spearheaded by Grammy-nominated poet aja monet (When The Poems Do What They Do), is an audio experience of stories written by, narrated by, and centering Black women across the diaspora. It encourages radical listening for the sake of connection, compassion, and community and celebrates the interior lives Black women embody. “We seek to encourage and establish a culture that fosters radical truth-telling love & solidarity,” —aja monet, Artistic Creative Director, Voices at V-Day.

Here are 12 specially selected favourite love poems, read by acclaimed actors Bill Wallis and Jenny Agutter. This literary bouquet of blooms includes Andrew Marvell's classic "To His Coy Mistress"; a beautiful extract from "The Song of Solomon"; Christina Rossetti's joyful "A Birthday"; and Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love".

Here are classic tales of terror to chill your blood, brilliantly read by the late, great Michael Williams. Enjoy these seven outstanding ghost stories from the masters of the genre: "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens; "The Watcher" by Robert Benson; "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce; "Dog or...

Birds and Nature was a captivating monthly publication from the Nature Study Publishing Company in Chicago, delighting readers from 1897 to 1907. This enchanting magazine featured a collection of short poems and vivid descriptions of birds, animals, and the wonders of nature, beautifully illustrated with color plates. Throughout its run, it underwent several title changes, including Birds, Birds and All Nature, and Nature and Art. In a unique twist, the June 1900 issue briefly transformed into Nature and Art, only to revert to Birds and Nature by September of that year, a title that would ...

'The Acts of the Apostles': Michael Williams reads the fifth book of the New Testament, in which Luke describes how early Christianity spread throughout the world. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast...

The short stories of Irish writers appeal to audiences far beyond the shores of Eire. These stories, in turn atmospheric, spookily funny, full of intriguing characters, picturesque, and touching, are steeped in the Irish delight in story-telling and cover an intriguing century of Irish city and country life.

It was a killer year for horror fiction of the harder kind. Authors, editors, and publishers presented readers with some startling works of horrific imagination, stories graphic in the extreme yet with subtleties suggesting larger meanings, tales that explore humanity by plumbing depths of soulless inhumanity and, in some cases, outright depravity. The stories here represent the best of them, disturbing tales that dig deep and take you into the dark heart of horror itself, unrelenting and unapologetic.

A collection of gripping detective stories featuring sharp-witted investigators, puzzling crimes, and clever resolutions. Each episode showcases the art of deduction and the thrill of the chase.

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir, including a never-before-published short story by Stieg Larsson. Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing, listeners have devoured this dark and compelling genre. Now the nation's best crime writers have been brought together to form the first-ever anthology of Swedish crime.

Discover the captivating world of Benjamin Brittens operas, which hold a revered place in the international repertoire. According to Operabase, his works are performed more frequently than those of any other 20th-century composer, surpassed only by Puccini and Richard Strauss when considering all operas after 1900. Britten drew inspiration from a diverse array of sources, ranging from biblical tales to Japanese noh plays. This collection features twelve source stories, with original texts for all but one—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is presented through Charles Lamb’s enchanting ...

Dave has a pretty good life: his company is thriving, he's got a lovely wife, a big house, kids at private schools. But then he gets a bit careless and things start to go wrong. Katie Hims is well-known to Radio Four listeners for her many original dramas and adaptations on that network. Most...

A hidden set of rules governs who owns what - explaining everything from whether you can recline your airplane seat to why HBO lets you borrow a password illegally - and in this lively and entertaining guide, two acclaimed law professors reveal how things become 'mine'. Mine is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether buying a cup of coffee or a house.