Wallace The Council of Justice Bill Homewood (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0030 | 9781843794578 | CD4
In this second classic crime novel in Edgar Wallace’s Four Just Men series, the heroic foursome pit themselves against The Red Hundred, an international anarchist organization led by the charismatic and beautiful assassin The Woman of Gratz.
Machiavelli The Prince Nigel Carrington (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0031 | 9781843794592 | CD3
For nearly 500 years Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince has laid bare the ruthless strategies that successful rulers use to gain and maintain their power. As germane for Renaissance prices as it is for today’s corporate moghuls and politicians, The Prince remains a chillingly effective primer on pure power.
The third novel in Mervin Peake’s popular Gothic series is being released to mark the 100th Anniversary of Peake’s birth. In 2000, the BBC minui-series of the first two novels starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee. Gormenghast (Abridged) NA0062 and Titus Groan (Abridged) NA0063 are also available).
Hunter The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm Martin Jarvis (reader)
NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0061 | 9781843795254 | CD4
Eccentric, absent-minded inventor Professor Branestawm, who has delighted readers of all ages for several decades with his bizarre inventions and hysterical adventures, comes vividly to life as read by Martin Jarvis, who was a friend of author Norman Hunter.
Whitford The History of Western Art Sebastian Comberti (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0055 | 9781843795063 | CD4
From the cave paintings of Lascaux to the challenging world of the 21st-century this marvellous Naoxs AudioBook addresses the eternal question: What is Art? The history of Western art is conveyed with remarkable clarity, though it may come as a delightful surprise to some listeners that an extensive history of art can be presented through the audio medium!
Haggard She - A History of Adventure (abridged) Bill Homewood (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0058 | 9781843795193 | CD4
She is one of the best-selling books of all time and Rider Haggard's most popular and influential novel. The supernatural queen 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' is lethal and irresistible, a thousand-year-old 'youthful beauty', all-powerful yet ultimately fragile, an African goddess who is half human and half mirage.
Dickens Hard Times Anton Lesser (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0023 | 9781843794431 | CD9
Hard Times provides a compelling insight into the social and economic pressures of the Victorian era, issues which remain fiercely contested in today's globalised and so-called 'post-industrial' world. Environmental damage, the cruel logic of econominc rationalism and the right of every person to enjoy life are Dicken's abiding themes.
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Naxos AudioBooks January 2012
The major novels of Dickens on Naxos AudioBooks for the author's 200th Anniversary
All the major novels of Charles Dickens will be available on audiobook in both abridged and unabridged form from Naxos AudioBooks by 2012.
Dickens Oliver Twist Retold for Younger Listeners Jonathan Keeble (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0087 | 97818437965872 | CD2
This is the first in a series of classics retold for younger listeners. Oliver Twist, Dickens’s second novel, has enthralled generations of readers since its publication in 1838. Orphaned and desolate, Oliver’s journey to London and subsequent induction into its dingy underworld is narrated with ceaseless energy by Jonathan Keeble. His depictions of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sikes are particularly mesmerising, and his reading is infused with a delicious knack for story-telling. Having been the subject of countless adaptations, Oliver Twist is an essential junior read, and this version is both exciting and accessible. Roy McMillan uses Dickens’s original words in the main, simplifying and clarifying them at certain points.
Dickens Nicholas Nickleby David Horovitch (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0074 | 9781843795612 | CD29
One of Dickens’s earlier novels, dating from 1839, it charts the fortunes of an honourable young man, Nicholas Nickleby, who has set out to make his way in the world. Dickens presents his remarkably vivid display of Victorian characters and the life they lead, from the generous to the fated to the crushed. Hope springs eternal, however, and righteous persistence brings rewards.
Sapper The Third Round Roy McMillan (reader) NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | NA0057 | 9781843795179 | CD6
In The Third Round, the third of Sapper’s Bulldog Drummond stories, Hugh Drummond has lost none of his trademark wit, charm, and confidence. In investigating the mysterious death of Professor Goodman, who holds the key to a formula for creating diamonds, he uncovers a menacing plot involving the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate and, inevitably, his seemingly indestructible enemy, the sinister Carl Peterson. Unexpected twists and turns are rife, and the climax sees a thrilling boat chase that makes for fantastic listening. Roy McMillan’s narration is sparkling and witty, the perfect match for Sapper.
