Classic Love

For anyone who's in love - or hopes to be - what greater celebration could there be than to hear the world's greatest love poetry read lovingly by Richard Armitage? With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day.

Twelve dramatisations of the best love stories ever written, performed by star casts Treat yourself to this stunning collection of classic stories of love, loss, obstacles overcome and desperate attraction. This is a beautiful, moving and at times thrilling listen which takes you on a journey...

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is an enduring classic that perfectly balances sparkling comedy with deep emotional truth. Enter the world of the Bennet family, a household of five unmarried daughters facing an uncertain future in a society where marriage is the only path to security.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Retold by William Shakespeare and James Anthony, with a foreword by Stephen Fry. Read by Stephen Fry, Paapa Essiedu and the author. 'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has...

Brought to you by Penguin. A CLASSIC STORY OF ENDURING LOVE FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR 'It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love' Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic...

Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, addressing the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse. When Paramount Pictures released the film, starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford, it was critically panned, and remains one of the most legendary critical bombs in film history. The lavish, big-screen adaptation drew unexpected laughter in the scenes depicting life in the Crawford household. Rarely have such good intentions been met with such ridicule.

Jane Austen wrote Love and Friendship (originally spelled Love and Freindship [ sic]) when she was just 14 years old. The three notebooks that contain her early works, including this story, are currently on display at the Bodleian Library and the British Museum. Taking the form as letters written by the heroine to the daughter of her friend, this story resembles a fairy tale that lampoons the conventions of romantic stories at the time.

Have you ever wondered why silence is sometimes the loudest voice of all? Mansfield Park is widely considered Jane Austen's most ambitious and psychologically complex novel. Unlike her lighter works, this story delves into the quieter, more resilient strength of the human spirit, exposing the fragility of Regency social order and the profound difference between superficial charm and genuine moral worth.

After thinking long and hard, I have come to the conclusion that - although it may not be the kind of love my sister and I once had in mind - marrying Mr Darcy would be marrying for a love of the deepest kind. Recovering from their parents' deaths, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet have held their family together, leaning on the support of their uncle, Edward Gardiner, to help them survive. Thus, when Mr. Gardiner is threatened with scandal and ruin, Elizabeth vows to help him.

Have you ever wondered why the most beautiful illusions are often the most destructive? F. Scott Fitzgerald defined the Jazz Age, a time of unprecedented wealth and excess. Yet behind the parties, he saw a "Lost Generation" adrift. This essential collection unites his two most significant novels, offering a sweeping view of the glory and decay of the 1920s. In The Great Gatsby, enter the world of Jay Gatsby as he reinvents himself to reclaim a lost love, offering a searing critique of the American Dream.

Gerald Crich, son of a wealthy colliery owner, captures the heart of Gudrun, while Ursula becomes enamored with Rupert Birkin, a school inspector - their complex relationship likely modelled on that between Lawrence, his wife Frieda, and John Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield. Things are far from harmonious, and the discord and conflict leads to many heated and elaborate philosophical discussions about modern society and the nature of love, while tragedy looms large.

This adventure story has everything you could want: a handsome good guy, a pretty heroine, some bad guys, sword fighting, revenge, romance, and of course a happy ending, along with "rodents of unusual size." Join Westley (the plucky farm boy), Buttercup (the beautiful young maiden), Inigo Montoya (the driven, embittered swordsman), Prince Humperdinck (the scheming villain), and many other strange and unusual characters in this swashbuckling tale of good-natured silliness. Read by Rob Reiner, who directed the motion picture based on this fairy tale adventure.

'One of the best British crime writers' – Lee Child A shocking reveal threatens to unravel Detective Superintendent Roy Grace’s happy new life . . . Grace is newly married, having moved to a country cottage with Cleo and their baby son. But his first, long-missing wife, now found, has left...

Humphries has rendered (Ovid's) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique.

Have you ever wondered why we let our prejudices blind us to true love? The arrival of the wealthy Mr. Bingley and his stoic companion, Mr. Darcy, sends the Bennet household into a frenzy. For the intelligent and independent Elizabeth Bennet, it is the beginning of a complex dance of manners, misunderstandings, and sharp social satire. While her sister Jane falls for the gentle Bingley, Elizabeth clashes with the proud Mr. Darcy.

Decades after it was written, Forever remains a brave, honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak. From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Katherine and Michael met at a party. The attraction was instant, and pretty soon they were seeing each other...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford, read by Kristin Atherton. The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton Bobbin, including her rebellious daughter Philadelphia, the girl's pompous suitor, a couple...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the frozen isolation of rural New England, Ethan Frome lives a life defined by duty, disappointment, and silence. Trapped in an unhappy marriage to the sickly and demanding Zeena, Ethan has long resigned himself to a narrow existence on his...

LISTINGS: The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde. Mr & Mrs Dove by Katherine Mansfield. Angela by W.S. Gilbert. Perilous Play by Louisa May Alcott. The Singing Lesson by Katherine Mansfield. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion by Thomas Hardy. Genefer by Sabine Baring-Gould. The...

Have you ever wondered why the battle between your head and your heart is the hardest fight of all? Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is a brilliant exploration of the two conflicting forces that drive human behavior: the restraint of social convention and the overwhelming power of raw emotion.