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  Hooded Detective - Pulp...

  T.W. Ford, J. Lloyd Conrich et al.

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  Embark on an extraordinary journey of 1940's pulp detective stories with "Hooded Detective," the enthralling audiobook that plunges you deep into a world of mystery and intrigue. Settle in as the talented voices of our actors breathe life into each character, immersing you in a web of suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat. 
  As the plot unfolds, you'll find yourself entangled in a complex labyrinth of clues and unexpected turns. Follow the enigmatic detective as he races against time to piece together the puzzle, unmasking the culprits behind a series of baffling crimes. With each chapter, the tension rises, leading to a heart-pounding climax that will leave you in awe. 
   
  Hear the passion, fear, and determination in every word spoken, igniting your imagination and drawing you into the heart of the thrilling narrative. Experience the thrill of solving the case alongside the Hooded Detective, as you analyze motives and identify hidden agendas. 
  Listen anytime, anywhere - whether you're on the go, relaxing at home, or indulging in some well-deserved "me-time." Our user-friendly navigation allows you to easily revisit your favorite moments or rewind to catch every intriguing detail. 
   
  Acclaimed by critics and loved by mystery enthusiasts, "Hooded Detective" has earned prestigious literary awards for its ingenious plot and compelling character development. It's no wonder listeners can't get enough of this captivating tale.

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  A Model Crime - From their pens...

  William Pett Ridge

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  William Pett Ridge was born at Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, on 22nd April 1859.  
  His family’s resources were certainly limited. His father was a railway porter, and the young Pett Ridge, after schooling in Marden, Kent became a clerk in a railway clearing-house. The hours were long and arduous, but self-improvement was Pett Ridge’s goal.  After working from nine until seven o’clock he would attend evening classes at Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institute and then to follow his passion; the ambition to write.  He was heavily influenced by Dickens and several critics thought he had the capability to be his successor.  
  From 1891 many of his humourous sketches were published in the St James's Gazette, the Idler, Windsor Magazine and other literary periodicals of the day. 
  Pett Ridge published his first novel in 1895, A Clever Wife. By the advent of his fifth novel, Mord Em'ly, a mere three years later in 1898, his success was obvious.  His writing was written from the perspective of those born with no privilege and relied on his great talent to find humour and sympathy in his portrayal of working class life. 
  Today Pett Ridge and other East End novelists including Arthur Nevinson, Arthur Morrison and Edwin Pugh are being grouped together as the Cockney Novelists.   
  In 1924, Pugh set out his recollections of Pett Ridge from the 1890s: “I see him most clearly, as he was in those days, through a blue haze of tobacco smoke. We used sometimes to travel together from Waterloo to Worcester Park on our way to spend a Saturday afternoon and evening with H. G. Wells. Pett Ridge does not know it, but it was through watching him fill his pipe, as he sat opposite me in a stuffy little railway compartment, that I completed my own education as a smoker... Pett Ridge had a small, dark, rather spiky moustache in those days, and thick, dark, sleek hair which is perhaps not quite so thick or dark, though hardly less sleek nowadays than it was then”. 
  With his success, on the back of his prolific output and commercial success, Pett Ridge gave generously of both time and money to charity. In 1907 he founded the Babies Home at Hoxton.  This was one of several organisations that he supported that had the welfare of children as their mission.  
  His circle considered Pett Ridge to be one of life's natural bachelors. In 1909 they were rather surprised therefore when he married Olga Hentschel.  
  As the 1920’s arrived Pett Ridge added to his popularity with the movies. Four of his books were adapted into films.  
  Pett Ridge now found the peak of his fame had passed. Although he still managed to produce a book a year he was falling out of fashion and favour with the reading public and his popularity declined rapidly.  His canon runs to over sixty novels and short-story collections as well as many pieces for magazines and periodicals. 
  William Pett Ridge died, on 29th September 1930, at his home, Ampthill, Willow Grove, Chislehurst, at the age of 71. 
  He was cremated at West Norwood on 2nd October 1930.

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  Les Misérables: Volume 2:...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.
  BOOK 2: THE SHIP ORION: Jean Valjean had been recaptured. The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details. We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.

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  The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s...

  Charles Dickens

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  Professor Redlaw, haunted by sorrowful memories, encounters a spectral double offering to erase his pain. Accepting the ghost’s bargain unravels hidden consequences, affecting those around him. Through spectral encounters and moral revelations, Dickens' tale explores the enduring power of memory, forgiveness, and the human spirit's resilience.

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  Tickets Please

  D H Lawrence

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  'Tickets Please' returns Lawrence to his  native Nottingham during the first world war. The social revolution of women doing jobs previously done by men, also begins to change the relationship between the sexes and the women in the story are aggressive and wanting their rights. But are they happier for conquering the flighty male in the story or is the domination of man by woman one step too far only generating hate and unhappiness?

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  The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

  J. R. R. Tolkien

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  First ever audio edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war. 
  The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son was originally published in the 1953 edition of Essays and Studies. In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record ‘the whole thing on tape’ as a way of ‘testing’ the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm. 
  For the older Tídwald, Tolkien adopted a slower, deeper voice, perhaps akin to ‘the voice of Gandalf’ that W.H. Auden recalls hearing as an undergraduate, as noted in Humphrey Carpenter’s J.R.R. Tolkien, A Biography. For the younger, more idealistic Torhthelm, Tolkien used a lighter, more spirited tone to convey his youth. Christopher Tolkien notes that his father added sound effects, such as the ‘creaking and bumping of the waggon wheels, by moving a piece of furniture in his study’. 
  This recording, together with an introduction and the two accompanying essays read by Christopher Tolkien, was released on cassette tape in 1992, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien and the 1001st anniversary of the Battle of Maldon. It was presented as a gift to the participants of the Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford, and is now available as an audiobook for the first time. 
  This epic tale, penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author, J.R.R. Tolkien, is a testament to his mastery in the realm of fiction and mythology. The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son, a classic in its own right, is a riveting blend of European folklore and fantasy tales, brought to life through Tolkien's poetic prowess. 
  For fans of Andrzej Sapkowski (The Complete Witcher), and Robert Jordan (Towers Of Midnight), Frank Herbert (Dune), HL Fourie (The Writing of Middle Earth), Paul J Bennett (Servant of the Crown) 
  HarperCollins 2023

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