William Harrison Ainsworth
The Lancashire Witches
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
William Harrison Ainsworth
The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, t…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 009
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Various
A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 01
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Various and Edmondo De Amicis
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Windsor Castle, Book 1
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 1 - Anne Boleyn. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn as h…
Windsor Castle, Book 2
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 2 - Herne the Hunter. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn…
Rookwood
Read by Paul Curran
William Harrison Ainsworth
A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narr…
Windsor Castle, Book 4
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 4 - Cardinal Wolsey. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn a…
Auriol, or The Elixir of Life
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William Harrison Ainsworth
If you stumble upon the elixir of life, which provides you with eternal life, youth and health, then it's rather a bad idea to spoil this gr…
Windsor Castle, Book 3
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 3 - The History of the Castle. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Ann…
Windsor Castle, Book 5
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 5 - Mabel Lyndwood. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn a…
Windsor Castle, Book 6
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William Harrison Ainsworth
Book 6 - Jane Seymour. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn as …
Travels in Lancashire
Read by Phil Benson
Various,William Roscoe
A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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William Harrison Ainsworth
A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradu…
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
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William Harrison Ainsworth
The second volume of a romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely admi…
Manchester Poetry
Read by Phil Benson
James Wheeler
Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mec…
Jack Sheppard: A Romance
Read by Mark Leder
William Harrison Ainsworth
The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens'…
December Tales
Read by Ben Tucker
William Harrison Ainsworth
December is a time of winding down and of nature resetting itself. In this volume of so-titled December Tales, we listen to stories of human…