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This unusual narrative by eccentric self-taught English linguist, traveller and one-time bible salesman George Borrow combines elements of a…

The Rover (Version 2)

Read by Peter Dann

Joseph Conrad

Possessed "of a passion weary of itself", elderly ex-privateer Peyrol is driven by "a sudden impulse of scorn, of magnanimity…

Notes on Life and Letters

Read by Peter Dann

Joseph Conrad

Conrad described the twenty-six essays collected here as a "one-man show" comprising "Conrad literary, Conrad political, Conr…

Begbroke Science Park, Site Activities

Read by Peter Dobson

Peter Dobson

University of Oxford Podcasts

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Volume 2

Read by Peter Tucker

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This is the second half of the novel by Goethe (the first half, Volume 1, has been recorded separately).It describes the completion of Meist…

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Version 2)

Read by Peter Dann

Henry Fielding

"I do not pretend to say the young man is without faults; but they are all the faults of wildness and of youth; faults which he may, na…

Great Expectations (version 2)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of “Pip” from his childhood, through often pain…

Wulf the Saxon

Read by Peter John Keeble

G. A. Henty

Wulf the Saxon is a classic George Henty tale of nobility, loyalty and courage set in 11th century Britain. It relates the adventures of Wul…

Ion

Read by Simon-Peter Zak

Plato

In Plato's ION, Socrates questions Ion, whether he should really claim laud and glory for his 'rhapsodic' recitals of Homer's poetry.—Descri…

Bleak House (version 4)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Charles Dickens

Bleak house is one of Dickens finest achievements. It was written for serialisation in 1853 when Dickens was at the peak of his career. Mont…

Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (version 2)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Charles Dickens

Martin Chuzzlewit was Dickens 6th novel, serially published in 1843 - 44. Irrespective of the fact that Dickens considered - "Chuzzlewi…

Marie: An Episode in the Life of the Late Allan Quatermain

Read by Peter John Keeble

H. Rider Haggard

This is a superb sweeping romantic adventure story of how Alan Quatermain, hero of fourteen of Rider H Haggard's books, met, fell in love wi…

Dracula (version 5)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Bram Stoker

Dracula as written by Bram Stoker in 1897 was not the first depiction of vampires and other such creatures, Gothic horror stories had been a…

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 3)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens's third novel following on from Pickwick Papers and Oliver twist. It has a cast of wonderful characters that i…

Oliver Twist (version 3)

Read by Peter John Keeble

Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist was published in 1838 as a three volume book. The novel was the first of Dickens' works to realistically portray the degradatio…

A Bid For Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta

Read by Peter John Keeble

Guy Boothby

Guy Newell Boothby (1867 – 1905) was a prolific Australian writer. He moved to London in 1894 and became most well-known for his Dr.Nikola m…

Doctor Nikola Returns

Read by Peter John Keeble

Guy Boothby

Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to F…

The Faltese Malcom

Read by Peter E. Abresch

Peter E. Abresch

The Faltese Malcom was recorded using a number of actors in stereo, with left and right voices, where you'll find adventure, love, laughter,…

Letter from China

Read by Peter James Froning

Peter James Froning

This is a poignant and irreverent diary of the author's yearlong (2001-2) experience of teaching English to college students in Beijing, Peo…

Dr. Nikola’s Experiment

Read by Peter John Keeble

Guy Boothby

Guy Boothby's fourth novel of five about the svelte mysterious anti-hero Dr Nikola sees him progress further on his search for immortality. …

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