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Animal Farm

by George Orwell ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

George Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire of a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set ... Read more

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George Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire of a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set
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Hard Times

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

13 hours 13 min

Whimsy, imagination, and sentiment have been banned in the Gradgrinds' upper-class household, but in Coketown, whose working class inhabitants fight for their very survival, the ban becomes a merciless creed. There, all that matters are the grinding wheels of production. Hard Times reflects a harsh world of grueling labor and pitiless relationships. But it is also a story of hope, of something ... Read more

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Whimsy, imagination, and sentiment have been banned in the Gradgrinds' upper-class household, but in Coketown, whose working class inhabitants fight for their very survival, the ban becomes a merciless creed. There, all that matters are the grinding wheels of production. Hard Times reflects a harsh world of grueling labor and pitiless relationships. But it is also a story of hope, of something
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R.D Wingfield: Post-Mortem Shock and other thrillers

14 Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

by R.D Wingfield ...

Narrated by Irene Sutcliffe, Penelope Lee, John Rowe, Christopher Scoular, Alan Tilvern, Antony Viccars, Douglas Blackwell, Anthony Hall, Sam Dastor, Christopher Venning, Patrick Tull, Lockwood West, Full Cast, Diana Olsson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

A collection of RD Wingfield’s finest thrillers from the Sixties, Seventies and EightiesBest known for his ‘Inspector Jack Frost’ series of novels, RD Wingfield also penned a string of gripping thrillers for BBC Radio. Initially thought lost, many of the 14 dramas in this collection were recovered and restored by Keith Wickham and the Radio Circle, and thanks to their careful preservation, are now ... Read more

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A collection of RD Wingfield’s finest thrillers from the Sixties, Seventies and EightiesBest known for his ‘Inspector Jack Frost’ series of novels, RD Wingfield also penned a string of gripping thrillers for BBC Radio. Initially thought lost, many of the 14 dramas in this collection were recovered and restored by Keith Wickham and the Radio Circle, and thanks to their careful preservation, are now
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Rumpole's Last Case

by John Mortimer ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Series series Rumpole
Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

The lively adventures and tongue-in-cheek commentary of Rumpole continue in this winsome collection of stories. Whether you already know this ingenious, exceedingly irreverent barrister or are meeting him for the first time, these delightful tales are sure to make you grin.This time, seven cases of suspicious goings-on pass through chambers. Rumpole uses the refined tastes of a garage mechanic to ... Read more

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The lively adventures and tongue-in-cheek commentary of Rumpole continue in this winsome collection of stories. Whether you already know this ingenious, exceedingly irreverent barrister or are meeting him for the first time, these delightful tales are sure to make you grin.This time, seven cases of suspicious goings-on pass through chambers. Rumpole uses the refined tastes of a garage mechanic to
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The Moonstone

With an introduction by Val McDermid

by Val McDermid, Wilkie Collins ...

Narrated by Ian Stewart, Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

20 hours 34 min

A new edition Wilkie Collins's classic novel with a new introduction by bestselling crime author Val McDermidThe Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon ... Read more

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A new edition Wilkie Collins's classic novel with a new introduction by bestselling crime author Val McDermidThe Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon
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The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

30 hours 39 min

'Rising rage and extreme bewilderment had swelled the noble breast of Mr Pickwick, almost to the bursting of his waistcoat' Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle and ... Read more

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'Rising rage and extreme bewilderment had swelled the noble breast of Mr Pickwick, almost to the bursting of his waistcoat' Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle and
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Series series Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several ... Read more

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Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several
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English Passengers

by Matthew Kneale ...

Narrated by Davina Porter, Gerard Doyle, Gianfranco Negroponte, Jenny Sterlin, Patrick Tull, Ron Keith, Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

20 hours 26 min

It is 1857, and Reverend Geoffrey Wilson has departed England to prove the literal truth of the Bible. The expedition heads towards Tasmania, where he is convinced he will find the real Garden of Eden. But the other passengers have their own agendas. Dr Potter is developing a sinister thesis, and the ship is crewed by smugglers of contraband brandy and tobacco. As the English passengers near ... Read more

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It is 1857, and Reverend Geoffrey Wilson has departed England to prove the literal truth of the Bible. The expedition heads towards Tasmania, where he is convinced he will find the real Garden of Eden. But the other passengers have their own agendas. Dr Potter is developing a sinister thesis, and the ship is crewed by smugglers of contraband brandy and tobacco. As the English passengers near
... Read more
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The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Series series Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
Unabridged

4 hours 6 min

Holmes is rescued from boredom by the strange case of Jonathan Small and the tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge. ... Read more

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Holmes is rescued from boredom by the strange case of Jonathan Small and the tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge.
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

by Samuel Johnson, James Boswell ...

Narrated by Alexander Spencer, Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

In 1773, an unlikely pair-a dominant figure of English literature and a young lawyer-set out on horseback to follow roads and cattle-trails across the Highlands to the Western Islands of Scotland. Their conversation and accounts are filled with curious detail, flashing wit and fascinating encounters with the high and low of the country. ... Read more

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In 1773, an unlikely pair-a dominant figure of English literature and a young lawyer-set out on horseback to follow roads and cattle-trails across the Highlands to the Western Islands of Scotland. Their conversation and accounts are filled with curious detail, flashing wit and fascinating encounters with the high and low of the country.
... Read more
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The Deceivers

by John Masters ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Unabridged

11 hours 3 min

Around a low-burning fire in a jungle clearing, a small group of late travelers huddles: a merchant, a Sikh with his son, a farmer. Silently, two men, flanking one of the travelers, crouch forward. A dirty cloth flashes momentarily and jerks around the traveler's neck. One of the men tugs the cloth, the other forces the traveler's head over to one side. Thuggee death has struck; Kali is assuaged. ... Read more

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Around a low-burning fire in a jungle clearing, a small group of late travelers huddles: a merchant, a Sikh with his son, a farmer. Silently, two men, flanking one of the travelers, crouch forward. A dirty cloth flashes momentarily and jerks around the traveler's neck. One of the men tugs the cloth, the other forces the traveler's head over to one side. Thuggee death has struck; Kali is assuaged.
... Read more
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King Solomon's Mines

by H. Rider Haggard ...

Narrated by Patrick Tull ...

Series series Allan Quatermain
Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

With all the adventure and suspense of an Indiana Jones movie, this 1885 novel recounts the journey of four men-three Englishmen and a regal native named Umbopa-who enter Africa's dark interior in search of the original site of King Solomon's Mines, reputed to be the location for a great stockpile of diamonds. Who and what these unlikely companions encounter along the way is the stuff of high ... Read more

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With all the adventure and suspense of an Indiana Jones movie, this 1885 novel recounts the journey of four men-three Englishmen and a regal native named Umbopa-who enter Africa's dark interior in search of the original site of King Solomon's Mines, reputed to be the location for a great stockpile of diamonds. Who and what these unlikely companions encounter along the way is the stuff of high
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