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  Despised and Rejected

  Rose Allatini

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  In the year leading up to the First World War, four people’s lives intertwine, only to be pulled apart. A landmark of gay and pacifist literature, Rose Allatini’s story foregrounding conscientious objectors and queer love amidst wartime turmoil was banned months after its publication. 
  At a countryside hotel, guests watch an amateur play. One of the actors, Antoinette de Courcy, is infatuated with Hester Cawthorn, a reserved and alluring woman. Dennis Blackwood, a gifted composer, is intrigued by Antoinette, sensing that they are alike. He meets Alan, and the two are instantly attracted to each other. Unlike Antoinette’s determined pursuit of Hester, Dennis wholly represses his sexuality. With the war looming, families are torn apart by personal politics: the men around Dennis embrace the patriotic cause and sign up to fight. Dennis, however, knows that embracing peace is the only possible way to live. He attempts to stamp out his powerful desire for Alan by focusing all attention on Antoinette. Yet this only leads to mutual unfulfilment, and understanding comes too late. Each day, as Dennis and others defend themselves in public court and private circles, the likelihood of forced enrolment or imprisonment grows.Despised and Rejected is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1918, this edition includes an afterword by Jonathan Cutbill and is narrated by Robyn Holdaway.

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  The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard brings Holmes a mysterious problem about a man who shatters plaster busts of Napoleon. One was shattered in Morse Hudson's shop, and two others, sold by Hudson to a Dr. Barnicot, were smashed after the doctor's house and branch office had been burgled. Nothing else was taken. In the former case, the bust was taken outside before being broken.Holmes knows that Lestrade's theory about a Napoleon-hating lunatic must be wrong. The busts in question all came from the same mould, when there are thousands of images of Napoleon all over London.The next day, Lestrade calls Holmes to a house where there has been yet another bust-shattering, but there has also been a murder. Mr. Horace Harker found the dead man on his doorstep after investigating a noise. His Napoleon bust was also taken by a burglar entering through a window. It, too, was from the same mould. Also, a photograph of a rather ape-ish-looking man is found in the dead man's pocket...Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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  Government Inspector The -...

  Nikolai Gogol, Classic...

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  The Government Inspector is a classic satirical play in five acts by Nikolai Gogol. Set in a small provincial Russian town, the play follows a group of corrupt officials who panic when they hear a government inspector is coming incognito. Mistaking a simple traveler for the inspector, they descend into absurdity and chaos.Sharp, ironic, and timeless, this comedy exposes the rot within bureaucracy and human vanity. It has become one of the most important plays in Russian theatre, often described as the only true Russian comedy, and remains universally relevant to systems of power and corruption.

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  Bulldog Drummond

  H.C. McNeile

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  In the swirling mists of post-World War I England, a character emerged from the pen of "Sapper", (H.C.McNeile) whose adventures would captivate readers and endure through the ages. Bulldog Drummond, the invincible hero, burst onto the literary scene with a resounding force that echoed the sentiments of a society grappling with the aftermath of conflict and the winds of change. 
  Readers found themselves immersed in a world where espionage and intrigue stretched across a Europe still reeling from the Great War and "Bulldog Drummond" embodied the resilience and resourcefulness of a generation seeking purpose in the midst of societal upheaval. 
  It's clear that the adventures of Drummond, the intrepid ex-soldier looking for excitement, influenced Ian Flemming's James Bond of some 30 years later. 
  Welcome to a world where the villains are easy to spot, grey areas are few, women are to be rescued and the hero never loses his sense of humour! 
  Head Stories Audio presents the first instalment of its "Bulldog Drummond" series, wonderfully performed by Simon Hester. With original music.

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  Dracula Audiobook

  Bram Stoker, Classic Audiobooks,...

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  Dive into the chilling world of gothic horror with Dracula, Bram Stoker's timeless masterpiece. First published in 1897, this epistolary novel takes readers on a journey through diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings, weaving a suspenseful tale of fear, love, and the supernatural.The story follows Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor, who travels to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with a property purchase in England. What begins as a professional visit quickly unravels into a nightmarish ordeal as Harker discovers the Count's sinister secret: he is a vampire. Dracula's move to England sets off a desperate battle between good and evil, as Harker, his fiancée Mina, and their allies, led by the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing, strive to stop the vampire's reign of terror.A masterpiece of atmosphere and psychological tension, Dracula explores themes of power, sexuality, and the clash between science and superstition. With its unforgettable characters and haunting imagery, this novel has left an indelible mark on literature and popular culture, defining the vampire mythos for generations.

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  Escape of the American Frigate...

  James Fenimore Cooper

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  James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society.
  THE ESCAPE OF THE AMERICAN FRIGATE ALLIANCE: We cannot detain the narrative, to detail the scenes which busy wonder, aided by the relation of divers marvellous feats, produced among the curious seamen who remained in the ship, and their more fortunate fellows who had returned glory from an expedition to the land.

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