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H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes, King John and the Magna Carta, Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada, and many others. This recording contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.

Written by the author of the ever-popular Jane Eyre, Villette is widely admired as Charlotte Brontë’s finest work. The story follows the fortunes of a young teacher at a girls’ school in the French town of Villette and is superbly told by Mandy Weston. It is an adventure story, a romance, and a French lesson all in one! The much-praised unabridged recording returns here in a more accessible abridged format.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage, and determination changed the world.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

Following the success of the first Great Scientists title in the Junior Classics range, this collection features the lives of nine more remarkable scientists, with descriptions of their discoveries. From the astronomy of Copernicus and Halley to the natural science of Linnaeus and Humboldt, and from the discoveries of Pascal, Davy, Volta, and Babbage to the harnessing of atomic power by Julius Oppenheimer, it explores the contributions made by these great scientists, and their impact on our everyday lives.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

One thing that hasn't changed much at all in the last 10,000 years is the human brain. The relentless curiosity of the human mind, combined with our ability to solve problems, has resulted in huge innovation and change. Here, then, are some of the most revolutionary ideas of the last 300 years.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.