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Audiobooks Narrated by Michael Ward
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"John Hannay, after surviving the actions of the Black Stone, the cabal of German spies from The 39 Steps, is now a soldier fighting in France during WW1. He receives a message from Bullivant, Head of the Foreign Office and his old ally from before the war. From there he and others are embroiled in a great german plot to secure the near east.
The adventure takes him from Portugal to Germany and finally to the deepest parts of Turkish Anatolia, as he and his friends attempt to solve the dying mystery left by Bullivant's son, and to work out just who or what is... Greenmantle.
The second of John Buchan's tales of Richard Hannay, Buchan wrote the story during the war, whilst attached to British HQ's Intelligence section. Widely popular at the time, supposedly read by Baden Powell and the Russian Imperial Family.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"The erudite Dr Thorndyke returns in this next anthology of his many and varied cases by R. Austin Freeman. This collection includes the stories:
The Blue Scarab: For what reason was a valueless blue-glass Scarab ornament stolen? Could it have any connection to a lost family legacy?
The Case of the White Footprints: A fellow doctor wishes he had Dr Jervis's life of solving crimes and outwitting malefactors, but soon finds it not to his taste...
The New Jersey Sphinx: The murderous thief has killed before, and he has killed again to steal a priceless ruby. Can Dr Thorndyke track him down?
The Touchstone: It seems unlikely that Thorndyke can recover a missing will, but the smallest of things will prove vital in Thorndyke's investigations.
A Fisher of Men: A man is robbed in his train carriage of his priceless blue diamonds, but how will fishing on the towpath help recover them?
The Stolen Ingots: Four bars of gold have been stolen, can they be recovered? And just when exactly were they stolen?
The Funeral Pyre: A burnt body is found in a burnt hay-rick. Luckily there is plentiful evidence nearby to identify him... but is all as it seems?
Published in 1923 as alternately Dr Thorndykes Casebook in the UK and The Blue Scarab in the states by R.Austin Freeman.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"A collection of short stories from the celebrated irish writer and dramatist: Oscar Wilde. Included within this collection are the stories:
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: Lady Windermere's pet palm-reader delivers a fearful oracle to Lord Arthur, but being a resolute gentlemen he knows just what to do...
The Canterville Ghost: The Ghost of Canterville Hall has led a highly creditable undeath for centuries, but now, the worst has happened... american's have moved into the hall!
The Sphinx without a Secret: Just what was the secret of the mysterious woman that Lord Murchison wanted to marry?
The Model Millionaire: Poor Hughie, he'll never raise the money he needs to marry, but even so, he's not above giving a tramp his artist friend is painting a sovereign. Surely, after all, the poor man needs it more than Hughie?
The Portrait of Mr W.H. : Oscar Wilde delves into the mystery of Mr W.H. The recipient of William Shakespeares' series of Sonnets. Presenting through this story, a series of highly plausible, if unprovable theories on this literary mystery.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"On a whim one day, New York dilettante Philo Vance asked his friend, the District Attorney FX Markham to take him on his next big case. This transpires to be the cold blooded murder of one Alvin Benson at his home just after midnight.
The police have a wealth of clues, and no end of suspects... but are any of them guilty? Vance thinks not. Now all he has to do is convince his friend the District Attorney as well as the wider New York police force, to ignore all clues, suppositions, inferences and circumstantial evidence to find the guilty man!
The first in S.S. Van Dines Philo Vance mysteries, The Benson Murder case marks the start of a widely successful chain of crime novels that would earn much acclaim over the next twenty years.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"When bankrupt Mr Bedford departs to Lympne to try and turn around his fortunes by writing a play, he has little inkling that he is about to meet a man who will send him tumbling into space!
Dr Cavor is a scientist without an ounce of common sense, hard at work to develop a substance opaque to gravity. Bedford soon becomes alive to the financial possibilities, but after a near fatal accident upon it's creation, Cavor suggests an alternative possibility for his new Cavorite: A journey to the moon.
But neither of them are prepared for the strange flora, and even stranger fauna they encounter, as the first men in the moon, will they survive to tell the tale?
Narrated by Michael Ward"
"Poor Bunny! A bad evening at cards leaves him without a penny, and desperate to preserve his good name. In his desperation he comes to A.J. Raffles, his old school friend, hoping for a solution.
Well... Raffles has one, but not perhaps the one Bunny was thinking of... for Raffles too, is desperately hard up, and has a novel solution to both their troubles: Burgulary!
The first in Hornung's Raffles: The Gentlemen Thief series, The Amateur Cracksman is a collection of eight short stories centered around the titular thief as narrated by his erstwhile compatriot bunny, from their first theft to a possible final farewell on a German steamship in the Mediterranean.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"In this beloved classic, James Hilton tells the story of a beloved school teacher, Mr Chipping, and his long tenure at Brookfield School. From before the war to long after, Mr Chipping, known as 'Chips' to all the boys, presides over Brookfield, until the final goodbye.
Often adapted, by radio, TV and film, Goodbye Mr Chips enjoyed great success when it was published in 1934 and can be considered a true classic.
Narrated by Michael Ward"
"It's a disaster! Sir Simon, the vaunted Canterville Ghost, has had years of success haunting the family mansion, centuries of wailing moans, rattling chains and phantasmagoria... and what should the Canterville family do, but sell up the house!
But it gets worse!
They've sold the house to Americans! And they aren't impressed by his tricks! They tell him to oil his chains! They throw pillows at his head! They ambush him in the parlour! They even removed the much vaunted bloodstain of Lady Caterville with detergent cleaner!
What is a self respecting spook to do!? This can't go on!
Published in 1887 by Oscar Wilde and Narrated by Michael Ward."
"Just who is the Secret Agent [Delta] of a certain embassy? Just who is Mr Verloc? The proprietor of a certain shop on Brett Street? The Vice-President of a certain revolutionary committee? Forced into a corner by his superiors, he acts in desperation and disaster awaits.
A tale of anarchy and realism, by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1905, it is considered one of his great city novels, as well as a great novellestic study of terrorism and it's proponents.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"The immortal tale of a puppet come to life, The Adventures of Pinnochio is said to be most translated italian book of all time, and possibly one of the best selling of all time.
We follow the misadventures of a puppet come to life, Pinnochio, as his mischievous nature brings him to grief time and time again. But over time, and with good guidance, and with hard and honest work on his part, perhaps he could become a real boy...
Written by Carlo Collodi in 1881 for the childrens magazine Giornale per i bambini, it would go on to become the classic known by everyone.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
"Edward Prendick thinks he's been saved when he is found adrift after shipwreck. But he soon finds himself exposed to fresh horrors as his journey takes him to the Island of Dr Moreau!
Shunned by society, Moreau and his assistant Montgomery perform acts of cruel surgery on animals and populate the island with the misbegotten results. Will Predick survive his time on the island? Will he return to civilised society with his sanity intact?
Written by HG Wells in 1896, the title earned widespread outrage and condemnation by critics and the media... and as a natural result is by far his best selling book to date.
Narrated by Michael Ward"
"In Cranford, society belongs to the women. Amazons of middle age, high refinement and 'Elegant Economy'. From the Jenkyn's sisters Deborah and Matilda, to Miss Pole; irascible and incredulous. From honourable Mrs Jamieson to Mrs Fitz-Adams.
Elizabeth Gaskell shows us the insights and workings of these spinsters across 16 episodic chapters, first published as a serial in Household World, and later being adapted into radio, plays and even a television series.
Narrated by Michael Ward."
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