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A highly dramatic setting switches between London and Paris as the French Revolution looms and finally breaks out, in Dickens' well-known novel, first published in 1859.

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The reader portrays Swann's longing for the former courtesan Odette de Crecy, and Marcel's childish love for their daughter Gilberte, with exceptional passion.

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Using The New Cambridge Shakespeare text, recognized by the Royal Shakespeare Company and educational institutions worldwide, the intense lyrics about youth, love and emotional complexities of life contained in all 154 sonnets are presented.

Sara Crewe is sent to school in England from her home in India. Her teacher, Miss Minchin, treats her like a princess until she realises Sara doesn't possess a princess' fortune. Sara is then despatched to live in the attic and become a servant.

Humphrey van Weyden led a privileged existence during his early life, but suddenly finds himself cast into the sea, fighting for survival. Pitted against ruthless captain Wolf Larsen, van Weyden's courage and determination allows him to fight adversity and learn valuable lessons along the way, in this American classic originally published in 1904.

Dubliner William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. His moving work is distinguished from other verse of the period by their use of Irish Mythology. This strong sense of belonging to the culture of his native land remained with him throughout his life.

It is depression-era America and notorious huckster, Flanagan, plans the ultimate race, reeling in contestants with the promise of a glittering jackpot prize. Two thousand audacious hopefuls line up at the starting line from every walk of life and all ends of the globe, each with something to prove. As they run themselves ragged across America, they come up against numerous hazards, including the precipitous Rockies, shady mobsters and crooked...

A reluctant leader, wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence of Arabia threw himself into this role, masterminding triumphant military campaigns against the Turks during the First World War.

This program contains over 100 poems.

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The story of two families, living in rural prosperity at the beginning of the 19th century -- Able to see beyond the selfishness and hypocrisy of both families, Fanny embodies virtue and constancy in a world wracked by change and scandal.

From Marco Polo to the astronauts on the Apollo moon missions, here are the stories of nine great adventures and the lives of the men who took part in them. They pushed back the frontiers of man's knowledge of the world by their vision, courage and sheer doggedness. Their journeys, placed within an historical context, are also described in the words of the men themselves. 2 CDs.

Gatsby, famous for his prodigious wealth, glittering parties and murky background, harbors a poignant dream. As his dream is realized, the sordid underbelly of a society devoid of morality is realized as well.

Plato employed his theory of Forms not only in metaphysical speculation about the creation of the everyday world in which people live, but also in showing the way human society should be construed.

The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he has no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals.

When Roberta, Peter & Phyllis' father is arrested for a crime he did not commit, they fear the happy times are gone forever. However, unexpected exciting adventures and new friends await them.

Dubliners is a collection of short stories about the lives of the people of Dublin around the turn of the century. Each story describes a small but significant moment of crisis or revelation in the life of a particular Dubliner, sympathetically but always with stark honesty. Many of the characters are desperate to escape the confines of their humdrum lives, though those that have the opportunity to do so seem unable to take it. These stories i...

Filled with wit and humor, Nesbit's 1902 fantasy tells the adventure of 5 siblings sent to spend the summer with their uncle. One day, when the children wander from the strange house by the sea to play in old gravel pits, they uncover "It" a prehistoric Sand-fairy. Psammead (pronounced Sammyadd) was an odd-looking creature with eyes on long horns which, like those of a snail, moved in and out like telescopes, ears like that of a bat, its tubby...