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“Le Chiffre” is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a soviet SMERSH cell in France, but he’s on the verge of disaster after gambling away his client’s money. Taking the last of his stash, he lures a dozen wealthy players to a high-stakes baccarat game, hoping to hustle his way whole. The British Secret Service would like to see this red thorn plucked from the hide of Europe, and sends their best card sharp, James Bond, to bankrupt Le Chiffre for good.

A BBC Radio collection bringing together much-loved works by Alexandre Dumas and Alexandre Dumas fils, starring Timothy Spall, Anton Lesser, Iain Glen, Ruth Wilson and Dan Stevens. Alexandre Dumas père and fils are among the most popular and widely read authors in French literature, whose works have been adapted numerous times for stage, screen and radio. This BBC radio collection brings together three of their most famous tales of chivalry, heroism and romance.

Moby Dick di Herman Melville è oggi considerato uno dei più importanti libri della letteratura mondiale. La storia racconta le avventure di un marinaio, Ismaele, e del suo viaggio intorno al mondo sulla baleniera Pequod comandata dal capitano Achab a caccia di capodogli e balene, e in particolare della gigantesca Balena Bianca. Moby Dick è certamente uno straordinario romanzo d'avventura, ma anche un complesso studio del conflitto tra l'uomo e le imperscrutabili forze naturali che lo sovrastano.

Der Handlung gehen essayistische Bemerkungen voran, mit denen der Erzähler seine eigene Geschichte einleitet und bekräftigt. Grauenvolle Themen ließen sich nur da literarisch darstellen, „wo Ernst und Majestät der Wahrheit sie heiligen“. Er zählt eine Reihe von Katastrophen wie das Erdbeben zu Lissabon und die Große Pest von London auf, um schließlich zu konstatieren, dass das „furchtbarste Unheil […] den Einzelnen, nicht die Gemeinschaft“ treffe.

Der namenlose Ich-Erzähler hebt mit einer der für Poe typischen umfangreichen Vorreden an: „Von meiner Heimat und meiner Familie weiß ich wenig zu sagen. Schlimme Erfahrungen und die Länge der Jahre haben mich aus der einen vertrieben, der anderen entfremdet. Ererbter Reichtum verschaffte mir eine ungewöhnliche Bildung, und meine nachdenkliche Sinnesart setzte mich in den Stand, die Schätze des Wissens, die mir durch mein Studium von Jugend auf erworben hatte, in methodische Ordnung zu bringen.“

In THE SECOND FOUNDATION, Isaac Asimov addresses the phenomenon of genetic mutation and its potential danger to a civilization. This novel tells of an overwhelmingly powerful mutant human being, born with the ability to mold men's emotions and minds. He has brought down the First Foundation, and...

The Odyssey follows the epic ten-year journey of King Odysseus home after the Trojan War. Along the way he must survive a hurricane sent by the God Poseidon, escape imprisonment by the nymph Calypso, a murderous Cyclopes who traps his crew in a cave, and the fearsome monsters Scylla and Sirens...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Patrick Gibson, known for his roles in The OA, The Tudors and The Passing Bells. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Declan Kiberd 'Everybody knows now that Ulysses is the greatest novel of the century' Anthony...

In the 1870s, Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek "an original relation to nature," drops out of Harvard and heads west. He washes up in Butcher's Crossing, a small Kansas town full of restless men looking for ways to make money and ways to waste it. One of these men regales Will with tales of the immense buffalo herds hidden away in the Colorado Rockies and convinces him to join an expedition to track them down.

Read by Richard Armitage JAMES BOND PLAYS A DEADLY GAME OF CHANCE IN IAN FLEMING’S LEGENDARY FIRST 007 NOVEL “Le Chiffre” is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a soviet SMERSH cell in France, but he’s on the verge of disaster after gambling away his client’s money. Taking the...

Ignoring prophecies of doom, the seafarer Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling expedition that is an obsession for the ship's captain, Ahab. Once maimed by the White Whale, Moby Dick, Ahab has set out on a voyage of revenge. With godlike ferocity, he surges into dangerous waters - immune to the madness of his vision, refusing to be bested by the forces of nature.

The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. But the orders do not say what the Dolphin will find if she succeeds - that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was sabotage and that one of the survivors is a killer....

There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.

SMERSH, the Russian intelligence unit whose acronym stands for “Death to Spies,” is hell-bent on destroying Special Agent James Bond. His death would deal a catastrophic hammer blow to the heart of the British Secret Service. The lure? A beautiful woman who needs 007’s help. Tatiana Romanova is a Russian spy who promises to hand over the prized Spektor decoding machine if Bond aids her defection. Bond suspects a trap but can’t resist the opportunity to give the British the upper hand in a chilling new front of the Cold War.

Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of Don Quixote, offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death. The 12 novellas gathered together in Exemplary Novels reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes' imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent plots, and entertain listeners across continents and centuries.

Badgelor has been patient, or at least as patient as a homicidal badger can be. With the celebration of Grebthar Day, it's finally time to go get Charles! Nothing is going to stop Jim and his companions, not even the signs of the Dark Overlord's return. This adventure could be Windfall's greatest yet, or it could be its absolute downfall. 

For a century Bram Stoker's Dracula has reigned supreme as the undisputed masterpiece of horror writing. We have all grown up under the shadow of the elegant Count, at once an attractive, brutal, and erotic creature of the night.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Paterson Joseph, known for his roles in the forthcoming BBC adaption of Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, Peep Show, and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Richard Pevear. Young...

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable Children’s short stories written by one of our most successful playwrights of all time. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital...

Chandrakanta is a timeless tale of love, mystery, and royal intrigue set in an enchanting world of magic and adventure. At the heart of this classic Hindi novel is the passionate love story between the beautiful princess Chandrakanta and the brave prince Virendra Singh, whose love faces obstacles from rival kingdoms, ambitious villains, and fantastical creatures.