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Charles Marlow recounts his adventures into the Congo and into the brutality of British colonialism.

Galen was unhappy in his overcrowded farmhouse even before learning his uncles murdered his father for the spoils of a robbery. Now the only way to keep his family from killing each other—again—is to steal the magical amulet they’re fighting over. Too bad it turns out to be a hoax. A coup leaves Kayvin entrapped by the usurper, with his mother hostage in an icy prison. To save her life, he must venture alone into a hostile land to collect legendary artifacts. He can trust no one but a beautiful dancer and a young man trained to be the perfect luxurious companion—and perhaps not both of them.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of Homer’s epic seafaring adventure, dramatised by award-winning poet Simon Armitage and starring Tim McInnerny, Amanda Redman & Benedict Cumberbatch. ‘My fame is written in the heavens, and my fate too...’ So speaks Odysseus as he starts to recount his...

Gérards ganze Liebe gilt der Poesie. Doch leider kann er seine Leidenschaft mit niemandem teilen, da er aufgrund einer Behinderung weder schreiben noch richtig sprechen kann. Nur die Herumtreiberin Alexandra versteht ihn und nimmt ihn ernst. Und da Gérard auch sonst wenig vom Leben hat, schmiedet Alexandra einen abenteuerlichen Plan. Alexandra lebt aus dem Rucksack, jobbt auf einer Hühnerfarm und hat am Bruder ihres Vermieters einen Narren gefressen: Gérard leidet am Down-Syndrom und stellt jede Menge Unfug an, aber er trägt das Herz am rechten Fleck.

'Who can resist a smart, resourceful and independent Regency heroine? Prepare to fall head over heels' Good Housekeeping 'Told with zip and humour…most enjoyable' Historical Novel Society 'The Regency as we've never seen it before!' Emma Orchard, author of A Duke of One's Own 1812 Deep below...

A masterpiece of American individualism, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience is considered by many to be one of the most important pieces of political and philosophical writings ever produced by an American. Thoreau wrote the essay because of his opposition to slavery and the Mexican-American War. When the government engages in actions that are unjust, he believed that citizens should completely withdraw their support of the government and stop paying taxes, even if it results in imprisonment or violence.