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The Ballad of Reading Gaol & De Profundis
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Author Oscar Wilde
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 2h 11m
A stunning new reading of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. One of the most famous and successful writers of his day, Oscar Wilde was celebrated as much for his flamboyant personality and his prodigious wit as for his provocative essays, touching fairy stories and satirical plays. But in May of 1895, shortly after the premi...
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Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Author: Simon Callow
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Author Simon Callow
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 11h 4m
A short life of Dickens which celebrates the impact of the theatre on his life and work. Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow captures the essence of Charles Dickens in a sparkling biography that explores the central importance of the theatre to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language. From his early years as a child enterta...
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Charles Dickens: A Portrait In Letters
Author: David Timson
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Author David Timson
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 4h 10m
Those who only know Charles Dickens from his novels will be fascinated to discover the private and personal Dickens in this selection of his letters. His sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth thought they expressed his individuality; his friend Forster thought them literature. They give us a portrait of a complex man with so many different facets to his p...
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Author: George Orwell
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Author George Orwell
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h 11m
The animals in the farmyard decide that working for humans is doing them no favours, so under the leadership of Napoleon, the only Berkshire Boar on the farm, and the other pigs, they drive out the farmer and his cohorts and set about structuring their own society. Based on a list of supposedly animal-friendly rules such as "four legs good, two leg...
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An Interview With Simon Callow
Author: Listening Books
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Author Listening Books
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 8m
Simon is a hugely successful actor with one of the most recognisable voices in theatre and film. His narration work includes Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd, available to stream, number 00386. Image c The Hanbury Agency Ltd
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The Unopened Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Author: John Taylor
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Author John Taylor
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 2h 48m
Six extraordinary adventures, never revealed before, starring Simon Callow as Sherlock Holmes and Nicky Henson as Dr Watson, written by John Taylor. 'The Wandering Corpse': The professor claimed he knew how to resurrect the dead. Now he's dead and his body's missing from the coffin. 'The Horror in Hanging Wood': The victim's arm has been wrenched h...
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