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An irresistible collection of sparkling stories featuring John Mortimer's beloved comic creation: Horace Rumpole is the most erudite, astute, and seldom defeated of barristers in the annals of the Old Bailey. In these 32 dramas, arranged in order of broadcast, four distinguished actors don the wig and white band to portray our hero as he recalls his long, eventful career.

Introduced by Sir Richard Eyre, these four iconic productions, dramatised with star casts, bring Shakespeare’s gripping histories to life in all their rich complexity.

Suave, unflappable and ambitious, veteran politician Charles Bannister knows his way around the corridors of power. As chief whip, he's adept at keeping MPs in line and squashing potential scandals—aided by his brother-in-law, MI6 Agent Henry Colvil, who whispers useful titbits of information in his ear. His position seems invincible—but nothing is forever, and when the tides of politics turn, Charles finds himself under threat. In these six series, we follow his fortunes and those of his close friend Home Secretary Dougal Baxter. Together, the duo rise, fall and rise again.

An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, and this haunting, surrealistic tale is the opening tale in our anthology.

Deutschland nach 1945: Klara und Leon haben überlebt - mit der Geburt ihres Sohnes Bärel wollen sie die Erinnerungen an Lager, Flucht und Verfolgung hinter sich lassen und ein neues Leben beginnen. Doch dann, bei einem Spaziergang im Park, trifft es Klara wie ein Schlag: Sie erkennt Liliput, ihre ehemalige Oberaufseherin im KZ. Klara steht unter Schock, hört auf zu sprechen und Bärel zu versorgen. Ihr Mann sieht nur einen Ausweg: "Schreibe, Klara, schreibe. Bann das Böse auf Papier! Fessele es mit deinen Worten!" Und Klara wagt den Blick in den Abgrund, zurück ins Leben.

In the cave Alisa and the Heirs have to face the five dangerous tests of humanity. But the closer Alisa gets to finding the Knot, the more of her friends she needs to leave behind. Will she be able to get them back and who will stop Dracula from untying the Knot first?