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Perhaps this concealment, this disguise, was beneath me… It is done, however, and it was done for the best. Elizabeth Bennet, walking in Kent the day after Mr Darcy’s proposal meets with an unfortunate mishap. A meeting with an adder has disastrous consequences for her and when she wakes from a period of unconsciousness, she has no memory at all of the last ten months of her life. To her complete shock she learns that she is engaged to a man called Darcy, a man she has no recollection of meeting before.

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Hero is a duology comprised of two previously published novella length variations of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.

All of his efforts to forget her had failed, and he had accepted that some part of her would always be with him. In the winter of 1812, a fatal accident on a stormy night plunges the Bennet family into mourning and scandal. Shunned and isolated from nearly everyone they have ever known and loved each of the Bennet sisters hurries to marry, to provide themselves the respectability of married women. Miss Elizabeth Bennet settles into marriage of prudence with a man she respects but could never completely love.

Lies woven in blood are lines waiting to be crossed. Lin is a competent, dedicated soldier but his mission takes a drastic turn when one of his charges is found murdered. Soon after, he is ambushed by magic-twisted monsters, gravely wounded, and abandoned by his one remaining ally. Waking to find his injuries healed by forbidden magic, Lin is marked as an oathbreaker by the very laws and beliefs he upholds. Lin soon finds his faith in the faction he’s lived his life upholding tested by the woman who saved him from the brink of death.

One of Russia's most iconic poets, Alexander Pushkin is often described as the 'father of Russian literature'. A gambler, playboy and social reformer, he was exiled by the Tsar for his controversial poetry and died aged 37 in a duel defending his wife's honour. This BBC Radio anthology includes dramatisations and readings of Pushkin's most famous works - plus biographical programmes and an original play based on his life.

David Edgar is among the UK’s leading contemporary dramatists, well known for his powerful plays chronicling Britain's changing political landscape over the past 50 years. More than 60 of his original plays, adaptations and translations have been performed around the world, and in 2023 he was honoured with a Writers’ Guild Outstanding Contribution award for his service to British playwriting. This radio anthology contains some of his most notable work.

A dark secret hangs over the Caribbean. Britain is at war with Napoleon, amid this chaos, a shadowy network acts against the common good. Lives hang in the balance while a young and ambitious lieutenant takes his new assignment aboard the H.M.S Valor. Circumstances soon lead him down a path, where he must weigh traditional judgement carefully. With sword and pistol in hand, he will confront his fate, where things are not as simple as they first appear, and the path of honor looks an awful lot like treason.

The 7 Deadly Myths traces antisemitism from its earliest origins to the present day and uncovers the dangerous conspiracy theories that have corrupted reasoning and led people and nations to diabolical acts. Exploring some of the most significant events in history and uncovering little-known villains, this book answers the questions of how antisemitism takes hold, how it is transmitted, and how it inspires violence to the present day.

Edited by the award-winning author, Niamh McAnally, Stories of Place will take you on a whirlwind journey across the globe courtesy of nine international writers whose tales span the genres of thriller, adventure, mystery, coming-of-age, LGBTQ+, young adult, and literary fiction, as well as the vast spectrum of the human experience. Each story is titled using the innovative geocode system What3Words, which uses three words to identify a precise location on Earth.

1899, London. The past, present, and future of all life is controlled by an ancient device, hidden for centuries. Supernatural forces are unrelenting in their search for it. When homeless 12-year-old Jack Picklewick unwittingly comes into possession of it, he finds himself thrust into the heart of a prophecy that was foretold at the dawn of time. With the guidance of forgetful horologist Mr. Moretimer, who claims to be Father Time, a daunting task lies ahead—prevent the device from falling into the hands of raging Mother Nature.

Ellora Artemer has managed to secure her place in the most prestigious Aura School in the Realm. Only problem? She has no Aura of her own. With her best friend suddenly becoming the most powerful Aurum in the school, Ellora must do all she can to avoid getting kicked out. But after a mysterious visit from the legendary Madori Spirit, she discovers a type of power even more potent than magic.

Meet Marilyn, she transformed her small hairdressing business into a Super Salon and a money making machine. How? By setting up an e-commerce website. This true-to-life story can be applied to any business model. If you don't understand anything about web hosting, WordPress, website builders, domain name registration, search engine optimization, and the overall cost to build a simple business website, Marilyn's story will make it simple and easy to understand.

Capitalism needs to transform, as its engine's real purpose - business - to solve society's problems and not profit from causing problems to the community. Everyone needs to feel a sense of justified belief in the capitalist system that offers an equitable share in the benefits. We need to move away from the new rentier capitalism into which we are gradually drifting into.

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