Galahad is writing his memoirs, but will he upset all of his high-society friends in the process? The setting is the glorious Blandings castle, where Galahad Threepwood is trying to write his memoirs, which may well upset a few of his friends, whose youthful indiscretions he plans on exposing. A host of colourful and relatively ridiculous character...

Right Ho, Jeeves sees Bertie Wooster blithely attempting to assume the role of Jeeves himself as a matters-of-the-heart adviser. Very unwise: from Gussie Fink-Nottle's romance with Madeline Bassett, to Tuppy Glossop and his stop/go engagement to Angela Travers, the young master succeeds only in making a bally mess of everyone's love-lives. Toss int...

The debonair Uncle Fred makes a welcome return to Blandings, where plotting and confusion is rife. Blackmail, sabotage, jilted lovers and pigs under threat of kidnap all feature largely, making this hilarious instalment in the Blandings series irresistible to fans and newcomers alike. The story sees lovely debutante Myra Schoonmaker unhappily ensco...

Galahad's causing the usual uproar at Blandings, this time by deciding to write his memoirs - a choice not all of his high-society childhood buddies are keen on! Wodehouse's typically British farce is joyfully read by Martin Jarvis, who lends charismatic character voices to a plot which is as funny as it is ridiculous. Pig-kidnap also included!

Once again we find ourselves at that idyllic country seat, Blandings. This time it's debonair charmer, Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham (known to most as 'Uncle Fred') who has been lured to the castle by affable Lord Emsworth. His lordship requires an expert in human behaviour to prevent the egg-throwing Duke of Duns...

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In 'A Little Affair of Rivalry ', from the 'William - The Pirate' collection, Robert is infatuated with a newly-arrived beauty, but he soon finds he has a rival! Expect lashings of all of the usual delightful misbehavior and nonsense from the loveable scamp William Brown, his gang of friends, his 'enemies', and of course - his long-suffering parent...

That actor bloke MARTIN JARVIS has helped me rekord this casset tape. He thinks he can tork like me, but he can't. I sound better. So pay no attenshun to him. Jus' listen to me tellin' you 'bout the most important things in life! Listings: 1. My Summer Holiday; 2. What's Wrong with Civilizashun; 3. The Job I'd Like Best; 4. Commonsense About Holida...

Kim is a magnificent novel, populated by a rich cast of characters - from jewelers and spies, to horse dealers, mystics and military leaders. The novel was once described by Kingsley Amis as "not only the finest story about India . . . but one of the greatest novels in the language". The action takes place in British India in the 1880s and 1890s ag...

Lispeth is an Indian girl, orphaned when her Christian-convert parents succumb to Cholera. Taken on as a chaplain's wife's servant/companion, Lispeth grows into a handsome young lady. One day whilst out on a walk, she rescues an unconscious young Englishman, who she determines will be her future husband. However, racial prejudices and caste systems...

Rudyard Kipling classic written in 1890 - the obnoxious Fleete, newly arrived in India, desecrates the temple of Hanuman, the monkey god. A priest avenges Hanuman with a savage bite to Fleete's chest, with grave and mysterious consquences.

Kipling story which appeared as part of Plain Tales from the Hills - Strickland, a police officer with a deep knowledge of the local Indian people falls in love with Miss Youghal but her parents don't approve of the match.

An aging man who still lives with his mother harbors a bizarre secret fetish which he fears will ostracize him from his mother and perhaps leave him without a home if he were discovered. However, he may find that his mother's response to his foible is entirely unexpected, and when the two finally open up to each other, the resulting events are trul...

A young man's suicide doesn't put paid to a young lady's ideas of going to a dance, despite the derision of her chaperone, who suspects that she is, at least in part, to blame. On the journey, a great breeze whips up in the ladies' carriage, and the young lady suffers a mishap, and auditory hallucinations...what is happening, and can it be explaine...

This is the story of Laura, Amanda and a she-otter, executed in Saki's characteristic witty and caustic style. A classic humor story taken from CSA Word's 'Classic Saki Stories', the tale meets Laura, who is dying, and hears her views on reincarnation and her perhaps odd desire to return as a certain mischievous creature. Both a funny and a moving...

A small-town politician is world-weary, until he meets some unlikely allies, in the form of some animal companions! Saki's brilliant satirical wit is showcased to perfection in this wonderful short story from CSA Word's 'Classic Saki Stories' collection.

Sax Rohmer was the pseudonym of Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (15 Feb 1883-1 June 1959) later adopted the name Sax Rohmer in real life; born in Birmingham, Warwickshire; underworld journalist; song and sketch writer. Moris Klaw, eccentric antique dealer and psychic, tackles an intriguing mystery in this unusual and memorable story set in a museum

Rivalry and love and hate are explored in this intense study of two men's struggle for power. An interesting novel due to its depiction of a violent love/hate relationship between two men, this story highlights the strains of competition in pre-industrial rural society. Michael henchard attains the position of town mayor, but the lies that lead him...

Lawrence of Arabia's seminal work charts his time in the British Military Intelligence in the Levantine territories, during the wars with the Turks. The manuscript is candid and action-packed, and was entirely re-written after Lawrence lost the original manuscript whilst changing trains.

A tale by Hardy, master of human tragedy, about a girl's sacrifice for her long-engagement and her doomed love for a visiting soldier.

Tess goes through her life at the mercy of unscrupulous men, who take advantage of their positions in society and of her. But how far can a woman be pushed before she is forced to take revenge? Tess of the D'Urbervilles is an early exercise in girl power, Tess spends her life being bullied by men and is pushed to the brink. A dramatic and tragic st...