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1000 Years of English Royalty
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Audio Cassette
This look at the public and private lives of British royal families brings the monarchs to life through their diaries and speeches and through observations by their contemporaries.
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Audio Download | Audio Cassette
As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, bestselling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny.
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The Chronicles of Narnia CD Box Set
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Audio CD ($60.00)
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for? This timeless boxed set includes all seven unabridged recordings...
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False Dawn
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Audio Download ($16.49) | Audio Cassette
The pathetic but perceptive Lewis Raycie is sent on a grand tour of Europe with instructions to collect great art....
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Farmer Giles of Ham & Other Stories
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Audio Download | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Farmer Giles of Ham is one of Tolkien's most popular stories, full of wit and humour, set in the days when giants and dragons walked the earth.
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Faust
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Audio Download | Audio CD ($23.18)
Faust is one of the pillars of Western literature. This classic drama presents the story of the scholar Faust, tempted into a contract with the Devil in return for a life of sensuality and power....
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Going Solo
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Audio Download | Audio Cassette
Chock-full of deadly dangers on the ground and daring deeds in the air, this second part of Dahl's memoirs, picks up where Boy left off. From escapades in East Africa to fighter pilot missions during World War II, Dahl's life story is gripping, moving, and unforgettable.
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Great Classic Stories
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Audio Download ($21.95) | Audio CD ($23.96)
Twenty-two unabridged classics by Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde and others are read by a host of narrators.
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The Great Poets: John Milton
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Audio Download ($11.98) | Audio CD
The quartercentenary of John Milton (1608-1674) is celebrated next year. This selection of his finest poetry includes sections from "Paradise Lost", "Samson Agonistes", the masque "Comus", as well as sonnets and other poems. They are read by two of Britain's leading classical actors.
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The History of English Literature
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Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD ($26.08) | Audio Cassette
English literature may very well be the greatest body of imaginative writing the world has yet seen...
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