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Dive into the delightful world of P.G. Wodehouse with this captivating collection of short stories originally published in The Strand between 1918 and 1922. Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975), was a master of humor whose extensive oeuvre includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and an array of journalism. Celebrated for his wit and charm, Wodehouse enjoyed immense popularity throughout his remarkable seventy-year career, and his works continue to enchant readers to this day. - Summary by Wikipedia

Audible Studios presents the second volume of the best-selling PG Wodehouse collection. In this volume, Stephen Fry lends his voice to the Blandings stories. This collection contains: Summer Lightning, Heavy Weather, Blandings Castle and Elsewhere, Lord Emsworth and Others, Uncle Fred in the Spring Time.

H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as “The Time Traveller” tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as the beginning of the end of the world.View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: www.solgood.org/subscribeThis is a Librivox Recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain.

Mordecai’s simple life as the son of a blacksmith is transformed by the discovery of his magical birthright. As he journeys to understand the power within him he is drawn into a dangerous plot to destroy the Duke of Lancaster and undermine the Kingdom of Lothion. Love and treachery combine to embroil him in events he was never prepared to face. What he uncovers will change his understanding of the past, and alter the future of those around him.

Chesterton's allegorical masterpiece is a surreal, psychologically thrilling novel that centres on seven anarchists in turn of the century London who call themselves by the names of days of the week. The story begins when poet Gabriel Syme is recruited as a detective to a secret anarchist division of Scotland Yard by a shrouded, nameless person. Syme infiltrates a secret meeting of anarchists who are intent on destroying the world and becomes known as 'Thursday', one of the seven members of the Central Anarchist Council.

Three lives come together in a story of love, loss, and second chances. Smriti, a single mother to Jia, has always put duty before everything else. When she meets Keshav at a support group, her world starts to feel lighter. For the first time in years, she allows herself to hope for happiness.

Timothy Walter Bolton—better known as Timmy—has spent most of his life as a necromancer. When he isn't terrorising his enemies, he's plotting inside his castle, which is built on top of lightless chasms filled with nameless horrors and beings of a generally malevolent and megalomaniacal nature. But after one of his latest creations, a zombie hydra-dragon-bear, tries to eat him, he decides that maybe it's time to find a new, less dangerous, career.

Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton's lovable little Norfolk priest, has an uncanny knack of unraveling mysteries that leave lesser mortals floundering. His sympathetic understanding of human nature never deserts him, even when he himself is touched by a breath of scandal, thanks to the hasty conclusions of a crusading newspaperman. In this collection, Father Brown uses his distinctive style of deduction to solve the seemingly insoluble.

Soon Eafin is thrust into a great many unseen perils, frightful encounters, and life threatening events, all of which become his most challenging quest. But he must overcome the most frightful of obstacles: Thorekin, Wretchsouls, and the Valley of Shadowed Death. Eafin cannot fail to recover the Ancient Secret too long lost.

"PG Mates" is an Audible Original starring Shriya Pilgaonkar, Directed by Safura Ubaid. 2nd Unit Director is Gaurav Mishra, Music, Sound Design and Mixed by Tarique Ahmad. It's a coming-of-age story about college students at Delhi University who meet on campus and end up sharing an apartment as paying guests. This series offers a young comedic exploration as we delve into intertwined relationships, romantic entanglements, and the misadventures of college life.

Chesterton's talent as a mystery writer is displayed in this collection of detective stories, The Man Who Knew Too Much. In each story, the star detective, Horne Fisher, deals with another strange mystery: the vanishing of a priceless coin, the framing of an Irish "prince" freedom fighter, an eccentric rich man dies during an obsessive fishing trip, another vanishing during an ice skate, a statue crushing his own uncle, and a few more.

This title includes not only the entire audiobook of Right Ho, Jeeves, but also all of the P.G. Wodehouse titles in the current Classic Tales library. It also includes a Jeeves short story only available in the collection: "Extricating Young Gussie". The complete running time is over 15 hours. All titles have been remastered, and have never sounded better!

I grew up knowing three important facts. One, my parents hated Nexus shifters. Two, I was taught everyone should be scared of me, and they should be. Three, I'm a monster. I'm a Nexus, a powerful shifter bonded to five other souls… only I rejected them all at the mating ceremony and ran away with my parents when I was fifteen. After five years on the run, I've finally been found. My Nexus mates dragged me back to the biggest pack community in the mountains of Scotland, where they'll make sure I follow each of their rules and never let me out of their sight.

A realm long believed to be nothing more than legend now holds me captive, its cruel king whispering secrets of my lineage, of power buried deep in my bones—power he intends to steal for himself. King Helroth claims to know who I truly am…what I truly am. The longer I remain in his grasp, the more my memories fracture. The more the shadows whisper. And the more I wonder, what if he's right?

A rollicking collection of six fully dramatised Jeeves & Wooster novels, starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers. In The Inimitable Jeeves, Aunt Agatha is forcing Bertie to get engaged to the formidable Honoria Glossop. Can Jeeves save the day? Right Ho, Jeeves sees mayhem breaking out at...

This delightful collection showcases P. G. Wodehouse's signature wit and humor through a series of short stories. Featuring tales of quirky characters, unexpected romances, and comedic misunderstandings, the stories blend sharp social satire with lighthearted charm. From eccentric artists to meddlesome neighbors, each narrative is a masterclass in humor and storytelling, offering readers a glimpse into the brilliant world of one of the 20th century's greatest comedic authors. Summary by Mentor New York

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Weitere Menschen fallen den Goldmünzen zum Opfer und auch ich, Christoph Schwarz, kann diese Mordserie nicht stoppen. Doch bei meinen Ermittlungen stellt sich heraus, dass ich eine Gestalt verfolge, die sich selbst Hagen von Tronje nennt. Diese will jeden ermorden, der Kontakt mit dem Schatz und den Goldmünzen hat. Zusammen mit der Polizei beginnt die Jagd nach ihm und fordert weitere Opfer, denn er verfügt über die Macht sich unsichtbar zu machen.

Unweit von Worms werden bei Bauarbeiten Goldmünzen aus der Zeit der Burgunden gefunden. Jeder, der eine der Münzen berührt, stirbt auf grauenvolle Weise. Zusammen mit meiner Freundin Nadine Weyer, die einen Zeitungsbericht schreiben soll, mache ich mich auf den Weg zum Fundort und wir entdecken dabei ein schreckliches Geheimnis.