Six Sci Fi stories from the past depicting the future which is NOW.some frightening and believable predictions that may well still come true. A great listen. This is science fiction at its literate best with every story a little gem. They include a clock that reverses the order of history, a potion that prolongs youth, a machine that disintegrates...

Consummate master of his craft, Stephen King has kept millions awake past midnight shivering at tales that probe the shadows and reveal the dark side. Now listeners can chill to this second dramatic unabridged production of short stories from his best selling book, Night Shift. It brings Stephen King's demonic stories fully to life - and the terror...

The Elk is the story of Bertie Thropplestances' grandmother, who is intent upon finding him a suitable wife, and it would seem that their tame elk would have a large part to play in this matter. Hector Hugo Munro, better known by his pen-name Saki, gives us another humorous satirical comedy on Edwardian society and culture.

The disappearance of a rather strong-willed and domineering woman is the talk of the town. She is nowhere to be found, and rumours abound that a kidnapping may well be afoot. Another satirical winner from Saki writing as H.H. Munro, where all is not necessarily as it seems and the witticisms are fast and frequent.

The collection begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In Third Floor Ri...

One of Rudyard Kipling's more farcical stories, this look at the strange administration of the British Raj introduces us to the eccentric inventor Mellish, and the rich and important Mellishe, both of whom desire an audience with the Viceroy of the Indian Empire. By a strange quirk of fate, the Viceroy's invitation gets sent to the inventor instead...

Moments of change, chance encounters, twists of fate that create a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. The collection includes four powerful pieces, 'Autobiographical in Feeling', set during the time of Munro's own childhood, in th...

The first volume of Wodehouse's brilliant complete and unabridged short stories. Originally a semi-novel, this version contains self-contained stories which are nonetheless linked, often by Bingo Little, an endearingly hopeless chap and a serial romancer: 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum 2. No Wedding Bells For Bingo 3. Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mi...

In First Class Ticket to Nowhere, lost in the fog, Sexton Blake and his friends stumble across a deserted railway station. Then there's a gunshot.

With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Curse of the Golden Cross', the past and present collid...

A spine-tingling collection of the following 14 tales:' The Judge's House' by Bram Stoker; 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford; 'Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand'; 'To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt' by Charles Dickens; 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Gabriel-Ernest ' by Saki; 'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry, 'My Own True Ghost Story...

With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Mistake of the Machine', Father Brown visits his friend...

A collection of the following mysterious and chilling stories: 'The Man of the Night' by Edgar Wallace; 'No 1 Branch Line: 'A Terribly Strange Bed' by Wilkie Collins; 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki; 'The Werewolf' by Frederick Marryat; 'The Mezzotint' by M.R. James and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe. This audiobook also includes 'The Signalman' by Ch...

With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Arrow of Heaven', a trip to New York leads to a murky t...

The following spooky vampire stories are given a spine-tingling read by Richard Pasco: 'The Mark of the Beast' by Rudyard Kipling; 'Aurelia' by E.T.A Hoffman; 'Ligeia' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Mrs Amsworth' by E. F Benson and 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker.

With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Perishing of the Pendragons', Father Brown learns to si...

A collection of eight classic horror stories: 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W Jacobs; 'Timber' by John Galsworthy; 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker; 'Martin's Close' by M.R James; 'The Man in the Bell' by W.E Aytoun; ' Caterpillars' by E. F Benson and 'A Tale of Terror' by Thomas Hood.

A short overture to the value of trusty animal friends, that also incorporates some historical interest and is a warming closer and thinking-point taken from CSA Word's 'Cats' collection'.

With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In Series 2, the High Priest of detection becomes involved in s...

Seven chuckle-inducing tales including: 'Brugglesmith' by Rudyard Kipling, 'The Cricket Match' from 'England, their England' by A.G. Macdonell, 'Reginald on House Parties' by Saki, 'The Great Winglebury Duel' by Charles Dickens, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain, 'A Photographer's Day Out' by Lewis Carroll and 'Jeff Pe...

A doting Grandmother comes a cropper of temptation when attempting to prove to her daughter that she can care for her children. Set on showing the kids a good time, Gran plays dressing up, the children's favourite game, although getting carried away with the charade may prove misguided.