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  Adventures of Sherlock Holmes -...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  A missing man. A hidden identity. And a mystery that challenges even Sherlock Holmes. 
  In The Man with the Twisted Lip, from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, what begins as a simple disappearance quickly unravels into one of the most unusual and thought-provoking cases Holmes has ever encountered. 
  When a respectable gentleman vanishes under suspicious circumstances, all clues seem to point toward something far darker lurking beneath the surface. But as Holmes investigates, appearances begin to shift—and the truth proves far more unexpected than anyone could imagine. 
  Expertly narrated by Richard Stibbard, this classic mystery blends suspense, deduction, and psychological intrigue into a gripping listening experience. 
  A standout tale in the Sherlock Holmes canon, this story explores themes of identity, perception, and the secrets hidden in plain sight.

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  Rikki Tikki Tavi

  Rudyard Kipling

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  From Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, this is the story of the adventures of the young Indian Mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi, who saves a young boy and his family from the deadly snakes lurking in their garden. This classic tale of the loyal mongoose is narrated by Chikondi Chanthunya, who brings to life the valiant Rikki Tikki's struggles, and the lengths to which he must go to protect his adoptive human family.

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  Blood - From their pens to your...

  Hanns Heinz Ewers

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  Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on 3rd November 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany. 
  His first published poem was at 17 on the death, after a reign of only 99 days, of the German Emperor Frederick III. 
  A stint in the German military was cut short after only 44 days because of his myopia.  Writing was to be the way forward for him with a book of satiric verse published in 1901. At the same time he co-founded a literary vaudeville troupe that toured central and eastern Europe before censors and expenses forced its closure.  An inveterate traveller he was in South America when the Great War enveloped Europe and he relocated to New York. 
  From here his story darkens. Although by now a successful and admired author he was arrested in the U S in 1918 as a German Agent on the pretext of his travels and a falsified Swiss passport. Interned, he was released in 1921 and returned to Germany.  He claimed only to be raising money for the German Red Cross. 
  His literary fame is decidedly easier to clarify. His novels beginning with ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ in 1910 are dark, they bristle with evil intent and are littered with characters who have a dubious moral compass and yet, along with his short stories, are brazen, brilliant feats of literary narrative. 
  He also wrote and published plays, fairy tales, opera librettos, critical essays and lectured for many years on ‘The Religion of Satan’ and was one of the first to write scripts for the cinema, which he considered a legitimate art form. 
  As the Weimar republic began its chaotic death throes Ewers became attracted to the rising Nazi Party.  At first he was warmly received despite disagreeing with its anti-semitism (his most famed literary character had a Jewish mistress) and he was even commissioned by Hitler to write a biography of the Nazi martyr Horst Wessel.  This together with his own homosexuality culminated with his works being banned in 1934 and his assets and property seized.  It took him many years to have the ban lifted.  This association rightfully clouds his personal reputation but has meant his literary contributions are also overlooked and neglected. 
  Hanns Heinz Ewers died of tuberculosis on 12th June 1943 in his Berlin apartment.

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  Frankenstein: Cinematic Audio...

  Mary Shelley

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  Experience Mary Shelley's Frankenstein original text like never before. 
  Follow the ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose quest to conquer death unleashes a powerful and tragic creature. From the icy Arctic seas to the lonely mountains of Switzerland, this classic tale explores creation, responsibility, and the cost of playing god. 
  This production is a fully cinematic audio adaptation, featuring expressive performances, dynamic sound design, and cinematic music that brings each scene to life.

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  Legendary Wars of Ancient...

  Travis Hoang

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  This was an era of great powers: the vast territory of Persia, the military power of Sparta, the dominance of trade in Athens, the rising talents of Thebes, the ambitious Macedonia, the two powerful forces of the Western Mediterranean, and the flourishing Rome… 
  This was also an era of shining stars: 
  Agesilaus – the last king of Sparta 
  Epaminondas – the famous general who rose from Thebes 
  Philip – the founder of Macedonian hegemony 
  Dionysius – the tyrant of Syracuse 
  Camillus – the dictator who saved Rome 
  … 
  And this was also an era where hundreds of schools of thought vied for supremacy: the great philosopher Plato, the founder of the Skepticism Antisthenes, the Pythagoreans who considered numbers their sacred objects, the encyclopedic scholar Democritus, the father of Western medicine Hippocrates, the great playwright Aristophanes… 
  The protagonist is reborn through time and arrives in this era as a lowly mercenary. What will he bring to the world? 
  P/S: A historical military masterpiece.

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  A Man Could Stand Up —

  Madox Ford

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  There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. — W. H. Auden  
  A Man Could Stand Up — is the third of four installments in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End tetralogy, which follows Christopher Tietjens, a wealthy British landowner and the last British Tory; his unfaithful wife, Sylvia; and his mistress, Valentine Wannop.   
  Opening on Armistice Day (November 11, 1918), A Man Could Stand Up — serves as the climax of the series. Highlighting the tension between traditional values and a rapidly changing social order, the novel details Christopher and Valentine's trials as the post-war world takes shape around them.  
  Unique among other war fiction of the time, the Parade's End tetralogy privileges not the conflict of World War I itself, but the impact the war had on its participants and upon society writ large. With it's publication, Ford hoped to contribute to the obviating of all future wars. Parade's End is often referred to as one of the greatest 20th century novels, and one of the best depictions of war in literature. The 2012 television adaptation, written by Tom Stoppard and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and seven BAFTA Television Awards.

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