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Anyone for cricket - and a spot of burglary?
An idle conversation on the merits of the glorious game with an old Etonian chum is just the excuse Blotto needs to put himself forward for a cricket tour to foreign climes...and so begins the next adventure for our intrepid duo, where the action takes them to India where, as everyone knows, the finest cricket players hail from - as well as the world's most skilled jewel thieves....
The Dowager Duchess has no problems in letting her two children go to the subcontinent as having her beautiful daughter Twinks married off to a massively rich Maharaja offers the Dowager Duchess the prospect of a permanent solution to the cash-draining maintenance of the Tawcester Towers plumbing.
So Twinks joins Blotto on a steamer bound for India, one that is full of young women desperate to marry well there - only once having encountered the dashing Blotto, a lot of them fancy the idea of getting married before they reach their destination. Unbeknownst to the siblings, also on the ship is the international jewel thief Archie Montmorency, passing himself off as one of Blotto's cricketing entourage. His real mission though is to steal the diamond which adorns the turban of the Maharajah of Koorbleimee.
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The brilliant Alexander McCall Smith became an international sensation with his New York Times best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels. His award-winning wit, made famous through that series, is fully on display in 44 Scotland Street.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Smith's answer to Maupin
- De Amazon Customer en 10-23-05
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Cocaine Blues
- De: Kerry Greenwood
- Narrado por: Stephanie Daniel
- Duración: 5 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,049
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,499
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,490
It's the end of the roaring twenties, and the exuberant and Honourable Phryne Fisher is dancing and gaming with gay abandon. But she becomes bored with London and the endless round of parties. In search of excitement, she sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. And so mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse, appear in her life. From then on it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A series that just gets better
- De Barbara Kindle Customer en 02-01-11
De: Kerry Greenwood
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A Few Right Thinking Men
- The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, Book 1
- De: Sulari Gentill
- Narrado por: Rupert Degas
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
Rowland Sinclair is an artist and a gentleman. In Australia's 1930s, the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet Rowland has a talent for scandal. He relies on the Sinclair fortune to indulge his artistic passions and friends: a poet, a painter and a brazen sculptress. Mounting tensions fuelled by the Great Depression take Australia to the brink of revolution, but Rowland Sinclair is indifferent to the politics...until a brutal murder exposes an extraordinary and treasonous conspiracy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stumbled Upon this Gem!
- De CaptiveBooks en 12-18-24
De: Sulari Gentill
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I Am a Cat
- De: Soseki Natsume, Aiko Ito - translator, Graeme Wilson - translator
- Narrado por: David Shih
- Duración: 21 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 124
Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him. A classic of Japanese literature, I Am a Cat is one of Soseki's best-known novels. Considered by many as the greatest writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki's I Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great performance!
- De mz en 04-03-20
De: Soseki Natsume, y otros
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Night of a Thousand Stars
- De: Deanna Raybourn
- Narrado por: Anna Parker-Naples
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 149
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 137
On the verge of a stilted life as an aristocrat's wife, Poppy Hammond does the only sensible thing - she flees the chapel in her wedding gown. Assisted by the handsome curate who calls himself Sebastian Cantrip, she spirits away to her estranged father's quiet country village, pursued by the family she left in uproar. But when the dust of her broken engagement settles and Sebastian disappears under mysterious circumstances, Poppy discovers there is more to her hero than it seems.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Stick to the print edition for this one
- De Caz en 11-21-15
De: Deanna Raybourn
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Marry in Haste
- Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- De: Anne Gracie
- Narrado por: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 411
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 381
Major Calborne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he's become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives. Cal can command the toughest of men, but his wild half-sisters are quite another matter. They might just be his undoing. When he discovers that Miss Emmaline Westwood, the girls' former teacher, guides them with ease, Cal offers her a marriage of convenience.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by the robotic narrator.
- De Cate F. en 05-29-17
De: Anne Gracie
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Tempest-tost
- The Salterton Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Robertson Davies
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare's play, falls in love with the beautiful Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows she has plans of her own, Hector despairs on the play's opening night.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First of the first (and shows it)
- De Mary en 12-22-09
De: Robertson Davies
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Before the Crown
- De: Flora Harding
- Narrado por: Edward Killingback, Imogen Wilde
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
1943: As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the suitability of the foreign prince is questioned by all at court. He is the risk she has never been allowed to take. The risk not even the shadow of the crown will stop her from taking.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting read
- De Kelly Ball en 08-01-24
De: Flora Harding
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Proper English
- De: KJ Charles
- Narrado por: Bella Lowe
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 255
A shooting party at the Earl of Witton’s remote country house is a high treat for champion shot Patricia Merton - until unexpected guests turn the social atmosphere dangerously sour. That’s not Pat’s biggest problem. She’s visiting her old friend, the Earl’s heir Jimmy Yoxall - but she wants to spend a lot more time with Jimmy’s fiancée. The irrepressible Miss Fenella Carruth, with her laughing eyes and lush curves, is the most glorious woman Pat’s ever met, and it quickly becomes impossible to remember why she needs to stay at arm’s length.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Throwing Propriety out the window!
- De A.E. Bross en 11-15-19
De: KJ Charles
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The Little Princesses
- The Story of the Queen's Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford
- De: Marion Crawford, Jennie Bond - foreword
- Narrado por: Sophie Roberts
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 70
Originally published in 1950, The Little Princesses was the first account of British Royal life inside Buckingham Palace as revealed by Marion Crawford, who served as governess to princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Beginnig of My Interest on the Royal Family
- De A. Bauza Higuera en 12-30-22
De: Marion Crawford, y otros
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Fall
- The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron
- De: John Preston
- Narrado por: Simon Bubb
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 102
In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into Manhattan harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing New York Daily News. Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing ovation while he dined. Ten months later, Maxwell disappeared off that same yacht in the middle of the night and was later found dead in the water. As John Preston reveals in this revealing biography, Maxwell’s death was as mysterious as his remarkable life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't make men like this anymore
- De Sylvia en 04-06-21
De: John Preston
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Jeeves & Wooster
- The Collected Radio Dramas
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: full cast, Michael Hordern, Richard Briers
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 386
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 322
A rollicking collection of six acclaimed dramatisations of P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster novels, starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers as Jeeves and Wooster. Also featuring Maurice Denham, Paul Eddington, David Jason, John Le Mesurier, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Cecil, Liza Goddard and Patrick Cargill.
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5 out of 5 stars
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tracks out of order
- De Justin Sluyter en 06-02-19
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Voyage Out
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
The Voyage Out is Virginia Woolf's haunting tale about a naïve young woman's sea voyage from London to a small resort on the South American coast. In symbolic, lyrical, and intoxicating prose, her outward journey begins to mirror her internal voyage into adulthood as she searches for her personal identity, grapples with love, and learns how to face life intellectually and emotionally. Its wit and exquisiteness, and its profound depth and insight into humanity, will capture the imagination of the listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely
- De Edith en 05-24-19
De: Virginia Woolf
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The Bad Miss Bennet
- A Novel
- De: Jean Burnett
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 154
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 139
Lydia was never the most upstanding of the Bennet sisters, but who ever said that moral rectitude was fun? At least she bested her elder sisters and was the first to get married. She never could understand what all the fuss was about after she left Brighton with her gallant. It is a shame, though, that Mr. Wickham turned out to be a disappointing husband in so many aspects, the most notable being his early demise on the battlefields of Waterloo. And so Lydia, still not yet twenty and full of enterprising spirit, is in urgent need of a wealthy replacement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great fun
- De MMRudy en 12-19-12
De: Jean Burnett
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Decline and Fall
- De: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrado por: Michael Maloney
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 223
Sent down from Oxford after a wild, drunken party, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly surprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at a boys' private school in Wales. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and Captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Then Sports Day arrives, and with it the delectable Margot Beste-Chetwynde, floating on a scented breeze.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Black Humor, Satire, and the Absurd
- De Gypsi en 06-09-18
De: Evelyn Waugh
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A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
- De: Vikram Seth
- Narrado por: Ayesha Dharker, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, full cast
- Duración: 5 h y 44 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 347
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 283
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 277
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families: the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans, and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married. But not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with.
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2 out of 5 stars
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would prefer unabridged naration
- De Tamshine en 07-07-11
De: Vikram Seth
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Something Fresh
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 916
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 829
The one thing that could be expected to disturb the peace of life at Blandings is the incursion of imposters. Blandings has imposters like other houses have mice. On this occasion there are two of them--both intent on a dangerous enterprise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So That's Where "Upstairs, Downstairs" Came From!
- De Beverly en 01-26-12
De: P. G. Wodehouse
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Rose
- My Life in Service to Lady Astor
- De: Rosina Harrison
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 291
In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of the Astor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the infamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament, entertained royalty, and traveled the world. "She's not a lady as you would understand a lady" was the butler's ominous warning. But what no one expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her match in the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl from the country.
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1 out of 5 stars
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AWFUL!! I was very disappointed.
- De The Louligan en 08-12-13
De: Rosina Harrison