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Timeless Tales for Kids
- By: E. Nesbit, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, and others
- Narrated by: Alistair McGowan, Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Overall128
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Performance105
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Story105
Timeless Tales for Kids is an enchanting compilation of children's classic stories read by an all-star cast....
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Needs Chapter names
- By T L Waldron on 27-12-19
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Timeless Tales for Kids
- Narrated by: Alistair McGowan, Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy, Luke Evans, Russell Tovey, Elizabeth McGovern, Dominic Cooper
- Series: Alice in Wonderland, Book 1-2, Treasure Island, Book 1, Little Women, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 13-02-18
- Language: English
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Classic Tales of Hauntings
- By: Bram Stoker, Ambrose Bierce, Lafcadio Hearn, and others
- Narrated by: Hayward Morse, Liza Ross, Garrick Hagon, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall65
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Performance54
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Story55
Sixteen classic stories from masters of the genre....
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Classic Victorian Hauntings
- By Highlight on 10-10-15
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Classic Tales of Hauntings
- Narrated by: Hayward Morse, Liza Ross, Garrick Hagon, Nigel Lambert, Paul Panting, Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 11-10-12
- Language: English
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Five Children and It
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Lynda Bellingham
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Abridged
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Overall182
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Performance157
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Story159
Robert, Anthea, Jane, Cyril and the Lamb are on holiday at the White House....
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Very bad value
- By B. Davison on 25-02-20
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Five Children and It
- Narrated by: Lynda Bellingham
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-08-12
- Language: English
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Olivia Colman Reads The Railway Children (Famous Fiction)
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Olivia Colman
- Length: 58 mins
- Abridged
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Overall279
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Performance237
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Story235
Olivia Colman reads E. Nesbit's classic novel. The Railway Children is a masterpiece of children's fiction. It wonderfully evokes a bygone age and is packed with fun, excitement and adventure....
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Massively Abridged
- By Amazon Customer on 22-10-21
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Olivia Colman Reads The Railway Children (Famous Fiction)
- Narrated by: Olivia Colman
- Length: 58 mins
- Release date: 01-08-13
- Language: English
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance4
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Story4
First written in 1904, this is one of Edith Nesbit's best-loved children's stories....
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 2, Five Children, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-08-11
- Language: English
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The Psammead Trilogy
- Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
- By: E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance58
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Story56
Edith Nesbit was to children in the early 20th century what J.K. Rowling is to today's young generation. Magic, mythical creatures, time travel, charms, words of power... Nesbit's stories have it all....
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terrible narration!
- By Mrs A on 05-04-16
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The Psammead Trilogy
- Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 1-3
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 06-06-13
- Language: English
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The Railway Children
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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After the mysetrious disappearance of their father, three children move to a small house near a country railway station....
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The Railway Children
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 14-01-13
- Language: English
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The Complete Book of Dragons
- By: Edith Nesbitt
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
This is a whimsical look at dragons and their brave adversaries....
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The Complete Book of Dragons
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 17-05-11
- Language: English
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The Lark
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Anne Hancock
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
Orphaned cousins Jane and Lucilla, both 19, receive the exciting news that their guardian is at last allowing them to leave boarding school. But their rosy future is thwarted when they find he's made some bad investments and fled, leaving them with a cottage in the English countryside....
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Melodic escapism
- By Nell64 on 03-03-24
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The Lark
- Narrated by: Anne Hancock
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 13-08-18
- Language: English
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The Victorian Ghost Story - The Women
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Craik, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and others
- Narrated by: Janet Fullerlove
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians.
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Victorian ghosts are the best!
- By Lisa Adams on 16-05-25
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The Victorian Ghost Story - The Women
- Narrated by: Janet Fullerlove
- Series: The Victorian Ghost Story
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-08-24
- Language: English
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The Wouldbegoods
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Teresa Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Abridged
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Overall10
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Performance4
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Story5
The Wouldbegoods, a sequel to The Treasure Seekers, reacquaints us with the six Bastable children....
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The Wouldbegoods
- Narrated by: Teresa Gallagher
- Series: The Bastable Family, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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The Book of Dragons
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance1
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Story1
First published in 1900, The Book Of Dragons is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved and most inventive childrens books....
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The Book of Dragons
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Series: The Book of Dragons, Book 1-8
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-11-11
- Language: English
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Abridged
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Overall9
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Performance5
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Story5
The Phoenix and the Carpet is the sequel to Five Children and It and continues the adventures of Robert, Cyril, Anthea, Jane, and their baby brother, Lamb....
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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Short Cat Stories for Kids
- By: Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Edric Vredenburg, and others
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Matt Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you have a pet cat? Settle down for Quiet Time and join us for a collection of feline tales, that will transport you and your little into the wonderful world that will show what our feline friends get up to when we’re not looking.
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Short Cat Stories for Kids
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Matt Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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The Railway Children
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Story10
Edith Nesbit's classic story of three children whose lives are turned upside down when their father suddenly goes away and they have to move to the country....
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Patronising voice!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-07-19
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The Railway Children
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-10-11
- Language: English
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The Story of the Amulet
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Abridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
This text centers around the purchase of an ancient amulet that can grant a family's heart's desire - the return of their parents....
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Not complete
- By Linda Buckingham on 31-08-23
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The Story of the Amulet
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 31-12-06
- Language: English
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Five Children and It
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance7
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Story8
First written in 1902, this is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved children's stories....
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Amazing
- By karen hilson on 01-02-18
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Five Children and It
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 22-07-11
- Language: English
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Five Children and It
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Abridged
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Overall11
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Performance3
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Story3
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....
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The best version
- By Amy on 04-10-21
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Five Children and It
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Series: The Psammead Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts - Volume 1
- A Collection of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill the Blood and Thrill the Senses
- By: Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit, Henry Wood, and others
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm, Alistair Lock, Katy Maw, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Few ghost stories are as chilling as the ones written by Victorian writers. Listen if you dare....
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Good Stories
- By Melinda on 26-09-20
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Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts - Volume 1
- A Collection of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill the Blood and Thrill the Senses
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm, Alistair Lock, Katy Maw, Sam Devereaux
- Series: Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 20-03-20
- Language: English
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More Strange Tales
- By: E. Nesbit, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story5
Another collection of 16 classic tales of the macabre and supernatural by some of the best-known writers in these genres....
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Enjoyed immensely!
- By Lex on 25-11-22
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More Strange Tales
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 17-08-16
- Language: English
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