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Orthodoxy, first published 1908, is Chesterton's spiritual autobiography. Subtitled, 'The romance of faith', Chesterton declares that people need a life of 'practical romance; the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.'

The tale of King Alfred, the Christian king who in 878AD battled a Viking invasion that had conquered the rest of England and burnt some cakes. He then became the last holdout of resistance against the invaders and forced the conversion of the Danish king Guthrum to Christianity after the battle of Ethandun.

King Claudius, when a young man, wrote a five-act tragedy which was damned, and all reference to it forbidden under penalty of death. The King has a son - Hamlet - whose tendency to soliloquize has so alarmed his mother, Queen Gertrude, that she has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to devise some Court revels for his entertainment. Rosencrantz is a former lover of Ophelia, to whom Hamlet is betrothed, and they lay their heads together to devise a plan by which Hamlet may be put out of the way. Some Court theatricals are in preparation.

Saint Teresa of Lisieux was a 19th-century Carmelite nun and, along with Saint Joan of Arc, is co-patroness of France. Her writings, including her autobiography, Story of a Soul, have inspired countless numbers of people. Having only recently been translated from the original French into English, this collection of the poems of St. Teresa beautifully captures the longings and desires of someone who gave the majority of her short life to the contemplation of the divine.

A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors. Humorous and whimsical verse are collated together in these timeless readings of poetry from our funniest writers. Performed by Sir John Gielgud; Imogen Stubbs; Tim Pigott-Smith; Peter Orr; Wendy Hillier.

A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

Capitainerie de La Rochelle, juillet 2018. Une cellule de crise accueille les parents des dix bacheliers qui ont embarqué sur le voilier-école Le Corsaire douze jours plus tôt en direction de la Guyane et dont on a totalement perdu la trace. Pour quelle raison la balise a-t-elle cessé d'émettre ?

A vingt ans, sa beauté rousse ensorcelante et son indépendance dérangent. Celle qu'on surnomme "la garçonne" aime s'aventurer la nuit tombée dans la profondeur des bois pour braconner. Les villageois s'interrogent : pourquoi cette orpheline est-elle la protégée du puissant comte de Cressey ? Un soir de novembre 1937, deux hommes l'agressent. Un traumatisme dans sa chair qui va bouleverser pour toujours son rapport à la vie, à la mort.

Cherry Elton was beside herself! Her own mother had arranged a marriage for her to a man she had never even met. She had no choice but to run away. Sky Westbrooke had no wish to marry, but his mischievous siblings sorely needed a firm maternal hand. Yet, how could he court his unseen bride, when into his employ had come the most remarkable, enchanting governess?