Audiobooks by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Wonder Of Women - Murder Stories Audiobook

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Murder - An Introduction2 - The Murder In Saltashe Woods by Baroness Orczy3 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell4 - In The Dark by Edith Nesbit5 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards6 - Mrs Raeburn's Waxwork by Lady Eleanor Smith7 - Talma Gordon by Pauline E Hopkins8 - A Twin Identity by Edith Stewart Drewery9 - Why Herbert Killed His Mother by Winifred Holtby10 - The Octoroon's Revenge by Ruth D Todd11 - An Expiation by Arabella Kenealy12 - Water Running Out by Ethel Lina White13 - Ben Pitcher's Elly by Mary E Mann14 - No 5 Branch Line. The Engineer by Amelia Edwards15 - The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad by Baroness Emmuska Orczy16 - The 4.15 Express by Amelia Edwards

Amelia B. Edwards, Arabella Kenealy, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy, Edith Nesbit, Edith Stewart Drewery, Ethel Lina White, Lady Eleanor Smith, Mary E Mann, Pauline E Hopkins, Ruth D Todd, Susan Glaspell, Winifred Holtby (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - The Murder Mystery

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The Whodunit is one of the great themes of literary fiction. We all believe that given the right clue at the right time we can deduce and logically unmask the killer. Unfortunately, our authors are not the most helpful of co-workers in this regard. With their more than liberal use of plot twists, red herrings and McGuffins they merrily ensure that the only one who really knows is them and them alone until it is time to reveal who really did the deed, and how.01 - Foundations of Fiction - Murder Mystery - An Introduction2 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe3 - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson4 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London5 - The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens6 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell7 - Better Dead by J M Barrie8 - The Cone by H G Wells9 - The Hounds of Fate by Saki10 - The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railroad by Baroness Emmuska Orczy11 - The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce12 - The Corpse Light by J E Preston Muddock writing as Dick Donovan13 - A Thing That Glistened by Frank R Stockton14 - Nightmare in Yellow by Fredric Brown15 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards16 - A Twin Identity by Edith Stewart Drewery17 - In A Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa18 - The Snow by Hugh Walpole19 - August Heat by W F Harvey20 - Allelulia by T F Powys21 - Juggernaut by D K Broster22 - The Bundle of Letters by Móritz Jókai23 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Ambrose Bierce, Amelia B. Edwards, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Charles Dickens, D.K. Broster, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Stewart Drewery, Frank R Stockton, Fredric Brown, H.G. Wells, Hugh Walpole, J. M. Barrie, Jack London, Móritz Jókai, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Saki, Susan Glaspell, T F Powys, W F Harvey (Author), Christopher Ragland, David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

This thrilling tale of mystery and suspense, set during the French Revolution, tells the tale of a dashing English aristocrat who risks his life to enter France and save innocents from the guillotine. Baroness Orczy's marvelously romantic tale of an English bonvivant, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his secretive plots to secure the escape of beleaguered French aristocrats from the clutches of 'Madame la Guillotine' is a classic still loved by readers the world over. In it, the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a secret society of English aristocrats who are determined to rescue their French counterparts from execution. Their leader is the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, whose name comes from the drawing of a red flower he uses to sign his messages.

Baroness Emma Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Orczy (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

The French Revolution is at the height of its fury. Daily, hundreds of aristocratic heads fall from the guillotine. Emotions run high, and anyone suspected of sympathy toward the nobility is in mortal danger. Only one man is daring enough to lead a small band against popular opinion-the Scarlet Pimpernel. Using masterful disguises and clever strategies, the Scarlet Pimpernel smuggles noblemen and women from France to safety in England. His success is a thorn in the side of the Revolution. As he vanishes from each escapade, he leaves no trace behind except an image of the colorful flower that is his emblem. The Scarlet Pimpernel must be stopped at all costs. But who is he? This enduring classic is filled with wonderful layers of intrigue and dashing courage. As the cunning hero, and the beautiful woman who loves him, move toward a final victory, the quickened pace is enhanced by Steven Crossley's dramatic narration.

Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (Author), Steven Crossley (Narrator)

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The Elusive Pimpernel

Baroness Emma Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Orczy (Author), Johanna Ward (Narrator)

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

"Who is this man, this Scarlet Pimpernel?" Each day this question grew more pressing to the rulers of the French Revolution. Only this man, this maddeningly elusive figure, threatened their total power, defying the vast network of fanatics, informers, and secret agents that the Revolution spread out to catch its enemies.

Baroness Emma Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Orczy (Author), Ralph Cosham (Narrator)

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