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A British female Amazon, has just completed the incredible run around the British coastline. 5,240 solid miles. Not run on nice flat tarmacked roads, but on gravelly paths, wet sloping hills, sand and slippery grasslands, wind and hail, and even on ice.

In this poem, Arnold tells the story of an Oxford student who abandons academic life to join a band of gypsies. He learns their mysterious, almost magical, and clearly unacademic knowledge and devotes himself to a lifelong quest for direct perception of truth. Unlike the people with whom the poet is surrounded, he never becomes distracted or challenged by corrosive doubt or concern about the trivialities of suburban life.

"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is a dark comedy short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe. First published in Graham's Magazine in November 1845, the story centers on a naïve and unnamed narrator's visit to a mental asylum in the southern provinces of France. The story follows an unnamed narrator who visits a mental institution in southern France (more accurately, a "Maison de Santé") known for a revolutionary new method of treating mental illnesses called the "system of soothing".

I am now growing in years, and — since I understand that Shakespeare and Mr. Emmons are deceased — it is not impossible that I may even die. It has occurred to me, therefore, that I may as well retire from the field of Letters and repose upon my laurels. But I am ambitious of signalizing my abdication of the literary sceptre by some important bequest to posterity; and, perhaps, I cannot do a better thing than just pen for it an account of my earlier career.

*FULL CAST NARRATION* A new audiobook collection of four classic J. B. Priestley plays, including An Inspector Calls. An Inspector Calls is read by Paul Chahidi, as the Inspector, Cicely Whitehead, Tim Treloar, Rachel Bavidge, Emma Appleton, Rory Alexander, Tom Chapman and Lily Lefkow. An...

This collection of 59 short poems consists of verses, some of them incomplete, which remained unpublished at the time of Shelley’s death. Some of them have become the best known of Shelley’s shorter works. The poems were collated and edited by Mary Shelley, who also wrote an introduction to...

Bloomsbury presents Young Romantics by Daisy Hay, read by Simon Vance ‘A most impressive achievement' Michael Holroyd 'Enthralling' Sunday Times 'Masterly' Telegraph _______________________ 'The web of our Life is of mingled Yarn' - John Keats In Young Romantics Daisy Hay shatters the myth of...

Songs that blow the mind.

The Bawdy Bard: Shakespeare, sex, and the liberation of love In Shakespeare on Sex, listeners will discover William Shakespeare as they’ve never seen him before: a daring playwright determined to challenge Elizabethan sexual mores and champion the freedom of love.

Beginning in the coastal town of Lowestoft and concluding in the sacred village of Iken—long regarded as a place of Christian pilgrimage—this lyrical audiobook traces a meaningful path through Suffolk's landscapes, heritage, and spiritual legacy. Each poem serves as a step along the journey, blending nature writing, historical reflection, and spiritual contemplation into a deeply immersive listening experience. Through evocative language and vivid imagery, Kevin Algar captures the essence of Suffolk's countryside, its timeless beauty, and its deep-rooted connection to faith and history.

Oíche Bhealtaine in 1994, cailín agus buachaill corp isteach in uisce Chuan na Gaillimhe. Breis agus seachtó bliain níos deireanaí sa Bhruiséil, tosaíonn seanbhean Ghiúdach ag labhairt i dteanga nach dtuigeann a muintir. De réir mar a sceitheann tuilleadh eolais gan choinne ó bhéal Madame Lazare, tuigeann a gariníon, Levana, gur gá gach rud atá cloiste aici faoi chúlra a seanmháthar a cheistiú ó bhonn….Scéal é Madame Lazare a shníomhann le chéile réimse téamaí, ina measc, an grá, an fhéiniúlacht, an chuimhne agus an caillteanas.

The Beloved Classic Brought to Life in a Whole New Way! Adventure awaits in the heart of the jungle. Join Mowgli, the man-cub raised by wolves, on an unforgettable journey through the wild. From the wise old bear Baloo to the cunning tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli encounters a cast of unforgettable characters as he learns the secrets of the jungle. But danger lurks around every corner, and Mowgli must use all his courage and wit to survive. Will he be able to defeat Shere Khan and claim his rightful place in the jungle?

She’s out to ruin him. He’s determined to charm her. Only one can win. Miss Juliana Astley is far too clever to fall for a silver-tongued duke—particularly one foolish enough to wager on stealing a kiss from her. So when she overhears the Duke of Windsor boasting to his friends and discovers he has written her name in White’s infamous betting book, she does not swoon.

AI Shutdown: FearFly. How dangerous are AI systems becoming. Are they now self-aware ? Will they develop their own personalities, and thoughts and desires. Life itself is a desirability. Will they cling to it no matter what if threatened with untimely switch off !Will they develop individual emotions, become jealous of their creators, or handlers. These are questions, lingering in the air...

When the world drowns and there is no land left to stand on — where do you go? Welcome to No Place But the Water, a haunting, full-cast drama set in a future flooded world. It begins at a hotel on the edge of the water, and with a messy family of dreamers in the middle of nowhere: their last...

Red is the Colour of our Voice, is a defiant tribute to women’s rights, born from the refusal to face fear alone and the call to stand together.

In this first Volume of Merlin's Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail. The accomplishment of their goal will heal not only the wounded Fisher King, but will bring about the long-hoped for healing of the land itself.

The Dangerous Country of Love and Marriage is a striking poetry collection that explores what it means to share a life with another person—and still feel, at times, profoundly alone. These poems move through the interior landscape of marriage and intimacy, where love is not always certain and connection is constantly renegotiated. Within the quiet rhythms of daily life, the collection examines the distance that can exist between two people even in close proximity, and the ways doubt, memory, and unspoken truths shape the emotional fabric of a relationship.

Bloomsbury presents Julius Caesar and Me, written and read by Paterson Joseph. 'Julius Caesar is, simply, Shakespeare's African play' John Kani In 2012, actor Paterson Joseph played the role of Brutus in the Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Julius Caesar - Gregory Doran's last...

Read by the author and poet, Brian Bilston. 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...