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62) John Milton
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John Milton's finest poetry includes sections from Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, the masque Comus, as well as sonnets and other poems.
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I committed a crime, it is true, a mad crime, but are not insane jealousy, passionate love, betrayed and lost, and the terrible pain I endure, enough to make anyone commit a crime without actually being a criminal? Guy de Maupassant
A lover's most unlikely jealousy, a mother's patient wait for revenge, a young actress driven to destruction by a cruel husband, a story of jilted love and murder in a London lodging house, and a confrontation that brings...
64) The Riddle
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A brutal string of murders spurs reporter Mike Sullivan (Vinnie Jones, Snatch, X-Men: The Last Stand) to search for the cunning killer in this supernatural mystery. But to stop the killings, he first must solve a century-old murder hidden inside the pages of a newly discovered Charles Dickens manuscript. Co-starring Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Underworld: Evolution) and Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement), this intriguing thriller takes an unusual twist guaranteed...
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale.
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it...
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it...
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Part two of the fascinating story of Dicken's Little Dorrit in which she finally cements her love for a handsome young man, and helps him overcome the hatred and deceit of his adopted mother so he can finally make his own way in the world. The conclusion of a classic tale of the strength of the human spirit in a world of impossible odds.
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The fifth volume in CSA Word's massively popular complete and unabridged 'Short Stories' collection is bound to please. With something for everyone this collection of classic stories read by only the best-suited and most established readers will delight the ears as a vintage wine excites the gullet.
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The Old Couple by Alphonse Daudet, read by Stephen Fry
Pat Hobby Does His Bit by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Kerry Shale
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Charles Dickens' famous tale of a frail but determined girl who fights her way out of the squalid conditions of a debtors' prison and into society. Part one follows her early life, her education, and her strength as those around her grab for quick riches instead of lasting love.
69) Say Your Prayers
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Orphaned brothers and Christian radicals, Tim and Vic, arrive in Ilkley with the relatively straightforward task of assassinating Professor John Huxley. However, after a classic case of mistaken identity, they find themselves having murdered the wrong man. Now stuck in the town during Ilkley's busiest weekend, they wait for the arrival of a foreboding mentor to give them instruction. The mission must still be completed - that's providing Vic's rage,...
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This is the touching account of Father Damien who went to the Hawaiian island of Molokai in 1872 to minister to the lepers exiled in a labor colony. He became widely known as the "Apostle of the Lepers" or "The Leper Priest" because of the care and sacrifice he made for those forgotten people . Based on a true story.
71) Enigma
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A C.I.A. Agent tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence to stop a murderous diabolical plot.
72) Murder Most Foul
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A collection of classic crime short fiction - story listing: Bluebeard's Bathtub by Margery Allingham read by Derek Jacobi; Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins read by Patrick Malahide; An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr read by Brian Cox and The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle read by Edward Hardwicke.
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This recording is the second in a new series featuring some of the greatest crime stories ever written. The Perfect Crime is written in the first person: I know I committed the perfect crime. Phoebe Wallowes, a well educated American woman, really irritates him. He also has a genuine terror that she will one day marry him. Something therefore has to be done. Sapper's Thirteen Lead Soldiers has an ingenious plot to murder Conte de Dinard at a secret...
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Last Tango in Halifax volume 5
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Alan finds it hard to choose his best man and Caroline and Kate are outed by John.
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Last Tango in Halifax volume 1
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Celia and Alan rediscover a relationship that started 60 years ago.
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Last Tango in Halifax volume 6
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Alan calls the wedding off. But can Celia rise to the occasion and get Alan back?
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Jason and the Argonauts volume 1
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One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in an epic saga of one man's quest for the Golden Fleece, a gift from the gods.
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Jason and the Argonauts volume 2
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One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in an epic saga of one man's quest for the Golden Fleece, a gift from the gods.
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Last Tango in Halifax volume 3
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Celia and Alan's search for a wedding venue leaves them trapped in a haunted mansion.
