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An immersive collection of radio plays from the ‘Godmother of black British playwrights’ Multiple award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock was the first Black woman to have a play performed at the National Theatre in 1994 (Leave Taking), where she later became a writer in residence. This...

Brought to you by Penguin. **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** In this remarkable work of autobiography, the son of the great comic novelist Kingsley Amis explores his relationship with his father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life, including the...

Colum McCann explore notre capacité à nous relever après la chute, intime, politique ou artistique, dans une œuvre poignante sur la solitude humaine, le désir de lien, le colonialisme moderne, le réchauffement climatique, l'engagement social et le désespoir de celles et ceux qui refusent de subir. Anthony Fennell, écrivain irlandais en plein doute, espère retrouver l'inspiration avec un reportage sur un fait intrigant : la rupture des câbles des fournisseurs d'Internet enfouis en pleine mer.

Not much in Fitzwilliam Darcy’s life has been unexpected. Until now. As an officer in His Majesty’s service, Darcy’s life is completely mapped out before a letter from home sets him on a new path. He has inherited his family’s fortune, but as the former master’s great-nephew, he is not certain why. With his cousin Richard Fitzwilliam in tow, Darcy visits his former commanding officer to learn what it takes to run an estate. He is quickly captivated by one of Bennet’s many daughters, but he fights the attraction. His new duties require his full attention.

Jane Austen is perhaps the Regency era's most beloved writer, and a whole industry has grown up around her witty novels, her life, and her unforgettable characters. Here historian and author Suzie Grogan explains the universal themes of love, loss, betrayal, scandal and society found in her works, as well as providing a concise history of her life and times.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the most serious thing in society were a beautifully arranged lie? In *The Importance of Being Earnest*, Oscar Wilde turns Victorian respectability into a glittering comedy of masks, manners, names, and nonsense. First performed in 1895, this...

This is the history of England told in a new way: glimpsed through twenty-five remarkable poems written down between the eighth century and today, which connect us directly with the nation's past and the experiences, emotions, and imaginations of those who lived it. These poems open windows onto...

Tales Beyond The Pale is an anthology of poems ranging from the mundane to the fantastical, from the delightfully melancholy to the bitterly wistful. Meditations on myth, glimpses into the lives of unsung legends, stark confessions of the soul, and more await those who dare to pass beyond the pale…

What conflict can be wrought across a cosmos, cleansed of both the wicked and the just? What use is it to heed the call to action? When all that’s left to settle is the dust…This work attempts to answer those very questions, or at the very least explore their implications. A lone figure roams the red planet’s surface, and reckons with all that he has done, and all that he has lost.

Come aboard and sail the synaptic seas of sanity! Or lack thereof. What is truly going inside these capricious craniums of ours? What virtues and vices vie for command of our turbulent mindscapes? An equal parts cerebral and sentimental excursion into the voices that compel us all. Strap your heads in folks, for here there be monsters.

Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope Wilton In the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe...

The Mystery of the Missing Man Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. Summer 1924. Seven archaeologists board the morning train from Oxford to witness the Roman villa excavation at Ashton Steeple. Only six arrive. Dr Mortimer Quayle was seen settling into his compartment with his leather case. The conductor punched his ticket. Witnesses claimed to have seen him. But somewhere during the thirty-mile journey through the peaceful Cotswold countryside, Dr. Quayle vanished without a trace. How does a man disappear from a moving train?

Why do we write poetry? Who should write it? And where do you even start? Well, Brian Bilston, one of the UK’s most hilarious and best-loved poets, is here to take us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day. With his characteristic wit and charm...

Pourquoi une femme a-t-elle besoin d'argent et d'une chambre à soi pour écrire ? Dans cet essai majeur, Virginia Woolf mêle récit, ironie et réflexion pour interroger la place des femmes dans la littérature, les obstacles matériels qui ont limité leur liberté créatrice et les...

Read by Eimear McBride, an electrifying analysis of one giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust. The whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . When he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust's...

Young Elizabeth is living a life of quiet insignificance—content, clever, and unconcerned with ambition—until the sudden death of her parents places her under royal guardianship and draws her into the glittering, dangerous orbit of Carlton House. Her only comfort is her dear 'aunt', Princess Caroline of Brunswick, and her Bennet relations, with whom she spends part of every year. When it comes time to marry, she draws more earnest attention from the Prince Regent.

Yorkshire, England / County Clare, Ireland, 1918 Billy DeVere has spent his boyhood in the shadow of expectation — the heir his aristocratic father needs him to be. Then the Great War claims his father and both his brothers, and the life mapped out for him simply vanishes. In its place comes...

Explore the extraordinary legacy of W.B. Yeats through a collection that brings together his finest poetry, personal reflections, and writings on Ireland's literary revival. Known for his romantic and lyrical style of poetry, Yeats's work was often inspired by Irish myths, spiritualism, love, longing and loss. His later work became more modernist in style, challenging poetic conventions and shifting to a political focus. This audiobook edition is expertly read by Aidan Kelly.

A visionary work of early science fiction and philosophical thought, The New Atlantis imagines a remote island society where knowledge, discovery, and scientific inquiry are dedicated to the betterment of humanity. When European sailors arrive on the island of Bensalem, they encounter a civilisation shaped by learning, innovation, and enlightened governance, offering a compelling vision of progress centuries ahead of its time.

Five fantastical tales, each with a magical twist Discover a lady with a taste for immortality, a man who becomes a dragon, a man-eating witch and a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of fantasy, these epic tales are packed with magical elements, fantastical creatures...