Audiobooks by Radclyffe Hall

Classic Love Stories: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: 12 Full-Cast Dramatisations

"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 through the greatest tales of romance ever told. These unmissable, dramatised novels feature stellar performances from fantastic casts including Vanessa Kirby, Hiftu Quasem, Kate Philips, Rory Kinnear, Toby Jones, John Hurt and David Tennant. Anna Karenina is Leo Tolstoy's powerful drama of desire, transgression and heartache. Starring Kate Philips (Wolf Hall), Alfred Enoch (Harry Potter) and Rory Kinnear (James Bond films). Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is a fantastic mix of injustice, romance, passion and danger wrapped up in a glorious love story. Starring Amanda Hale (Catastrophe) and Tom Burke (Strike). Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary is a masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery. Starring Sarah Smart (Wallander), Jude Akuwudike (Gangs of London) and James D’Arcy (Broadchurch) with John Hurt (Harry Potter) as the Narrator. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In a town full of hatred, where the streets ring with the Capulet-Montague feud and swords are too easily drawn, Romeo and Juliet find each other, fall in love, and never let go. Starring Trystan Gravelle (Mr Selfridge), Vanessa Kirby (Mission Impossible), David Tennant (Broadchurch) and Paul Ready (Motherland). Chéri by Colette is the story of a love affair between a courtesan and a man half her age, set in Paris before the First World War. Starring Frances Barber (Silk) and Joseph Millson (The Last Kingdom) with Lindsay Duncan (Birdman) as the Narrator. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen remains one of the world’s favourite novels, dealing with the timeless issues of love, social class and money with a witty, clever - though flawed - heroine at its heart. Starring Pippa Nixon (Unforgotten), Jamie Parker (The Crown) and Toby Jones (The Detectorists). The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni is an icon of Italian literature: the story of two lovers who want nothing more than to marry but are beset by the hazards of war, bread riots and the machinations of a nameless crime lord. Starring Hiftu Quasem (Killing Eve) and Ian Dunnett Jnr (Masters of the Air). The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall, written in 1928, is a pioneering novel about love and attraction between women. Starring Valerie Edmond as the enigmatic Stephen. Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's iconic love story. Heathcliff and Cathy's love is the beating heart of the story, set against the backdrop of the bleak Yorkshire moors. Starring Chloe Pirrie (Temple) and Ben Batt (Shameless). North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell explores social conscience, ideological difference and love in a mill town in the 1800s. Starring Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love) and David Threlfall (Shameless). The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a passionate life-long love affair which breaks all the rules of the restrictive high society of 1870's New York. Starring Susan Lynch (Happy Valley) and Kellie Bright (Eastenders). Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is a story of the belief in true romance and the power of money and love. Starring Alex Tregear (Silk: The Clerk’s Room), Toby Jones (The Detectorists) and Patrick Kennedy (Boardwalk Empire). This stunning collection is packed with the best romance stories written in the last 500 years – a fully dramatised, unmissable listen featuring some of the biggest names of stage and screen. ©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Alessandro Manzoni, Charlotte Brönte, Colette Avital, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell, Emily Brönte, Gustave Flaubert, Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy, Radclyffe Hall, Thomas Hardy, William Shakespeare (Author), David Tennant, Full Cast, John Hurt, Kate Philips, Rory Kinnear, Toby Jones, Tom Burke, Vanessa Kirby (Narrator)

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Banned Books: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: Four Full-Cast Dramatisations of Modern Classics

"Four modern masterpieces that dared to push boundaries and disrupt the status quo Deviant. Depraved. Dangerous. Denounced for their transgressive themes and inflammatory ideas, these 20th-century classics have all been considered so seditious that they had to be suppressed. Find out what made these iconic works so threatening to governments worldwide in these superlative dramatisations, featuring stellar casts and specially composed music. Ulysses – Prosecuted for obscenity in the UK and US, James Joyce’s seminal novel tells the combined stories of Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom, as they wander through Dublin on one ordinary day: 16th June 1904. The Well of Loneliness – Radclyffe Hall’s groundbreaking tale of lesbian love was judged as obscene soon after its publication in 1928, and banned in the UK for over 20 years. It centres around Stephen, a baby girl born to well-to-do parents who grows up feeling ‘different’ and knows she will never be attracted to a man. But will she always be an outcast? Brave New World – Aldous Huxley's visionary dystopian fable, banned in Ireland and Australia when it first appeared in 1932, portrays a corrupt future society where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science and the drug soma is the opiate of the people. Token dissidents Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson long to be free – but it is an outsider, John ‘the Savage’, who shows them the true meaning of rebellion. Nineteen Eighty-Four – London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Ministry of Truth employee Winston Smith finds love with Julia, the duo begin to question the Party – but for enemies of the state, Room 101 awaits… George Orwell’s classic tale, banned in the Soviet Union until 1988 and still one of the most-challenged books in the USA today. The star-studded casts of these dramatisations include Andrew Scott, Henry Goodman, Niamh Cusack, Stephen Rea, Valerie Edmond, Amanda Root, Justin Salinger, John Coy, Milton Lopes, Christopher Eccleston, Pippa Nixon and Tim Pigott-Smith. First published 1918 (Ulysses), 1928 (The Well of Loneliness), 1932 (Brave New World), 1949 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) Cast and credits Ulysses Cast: Stephen Rea, Andrew Scott, Kevin Trainor, Harry Livingstone, Janet Moran, Ronan Raftery, Jim Norton, Joshua Ellershaw, Aidan Dunlop, Henry Goodman, Niamh Cusack, Grainne Keenan, Stephen Hogan, Des McAleer, Christine Absalom, Jonathan Forbes, Bronagh Taggart, Sean Campion, John Rogan, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Joshua Ellershaw, Lorcan Cranitch, Gerard McDermott, Denise Gough, Pip Donaghy, Frances Barber, Susie Riddell Written by James Joyce Dramatised by Robin Brooks Directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Jonquil Panting Produced by Jeremy Mortimer Executive producer: Claire Grove Singer: Daire Halpin Pianist: Colin Guthrie The Well of Loneliness Cast: Valerie Edmond, Alexandra Bateman, Roberta Kerr, Rob Pickvance, Amanda Root, Sarah Parks, Paul Warriner, Russell Dixon, Katy Cavanagh, Sara Kaplan, Thomas Hudson, Martin Reeve, Paul Warriner, Katy Cavanagh, Malcolm Hebden Written by Radclyffe Hall Dramatised by Sarah Woods Directed by Melanie Harris Music composed and performed by Odaline de la Martinez Celloist: Andy Wardale Violinist: Janet Fuste Brave New World Cast: Justin Salinger, Jonathan Coy, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Anton Lesser, Milton Lopes, Karina Fernandez, Nicola Ferguson, Sam Rix, James Lailey, Sean Baker, Scarlett Brookes, Brian Protheroe, Nick Underwood Written by Aldous Huxley Dramatised by Jonathan Holloway Directed by David Hunter Nineteen Eighty-Four Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Pippa Nixon, Tim Pigott-Smith, Kim Wall, Robert Blythe, Sam Alexander, Susie Riddell, Christine Absalom, Don Gilet, Joe Sims and Joshua Swinney Written by George Orwell Dramatised by Jonathan Holloway Directed by Jeremy Mortimer (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, James Joyce, Radclyffe Hall (Author), Andrew Scott, Anton Lesser, Christopher Eccleston, Full Cast, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, Niamh Cusack, Pippa Nixon, Stephen Rea, Tim Pigott-Smith, Valerie Edmond (Narrator)

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The Well of Loneliness

"One of the most influential gay and lesbian novels, The Well of Loneliness recounts the life and loves of Stephen Gordon, a defiant woman who simply wants to be true to herself. Named by a father who wanted a boy, Stephen is a keen fencer, horse rider and lover of women. Her less- than-feminine behaviour causes a rift between her and her mother and eventually she leaves home, living on her own terms and experiencing a series of affairs. Her journey of self-discovery takes her from bohemian Paris to the battlefield of World War One, where she becomes a hero – while we witness her joy and pain at being an ‘other’. Banned for obscenity in 1928 and not republished until 1949, The Well of Loneliness is a compelling exploration of sexuality and gender identity."

Radclyffe Hall (Author), Lucy Scott (Narrator)

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The Well of Loneliness

"I have put my pen at the service of some of the most persecuted and misunderstood people in the world… So far as I know nothing of the kind has ever been attempted before in fiction. —Radclyffe Hall Originally published in 1928, The Well of Loneliness follows the life of Stephen Gordon, a girl born to parents who wished for a boy in late Victorian England. Through Stephen, Hall explores love, lonelieness, and the struggle for self-acceptance in the face of rejection. With its frank portrayal of lesbianism and queer identity, The Well of Loneliness was the subject of several obscenity trials and subjected to bans in multiple countries upon its publication. A watershed moment in LGBTQ+ literary history, its cultural impact endures to this day."

Radclyffe Hall (Author), Sophie Ward (Narrator)

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The Well of Loneliness & The Trial that Gripped a Nation: Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

"The pioneering novel of lesbian love and attraction brought to life by a full cast. Includes exclusive content. A baby girl named Stephen Gordon, is born to well-to-do parents. She grows from a young tomboy into a thoughtful woman who feels 'different'. Stephen is understood by her father but alienated from her mother. Bucking against the conventions of society she turns down an offer of marriage and forms a passionate attachment to an American woman. Gradually, Stephen realises she will never fall in love with a man – but will she be an outcast? In pursuit of love and experience, Stephen takes herself to bohemian Paris, a far cry from the strict confines of British society. She joins the ambulance corps in the First World War. It’s here she meets Mary and, when they become lovers, she takes a fatal step in deciding their future. First published in 1928, Hall’s novel has become a classic, telling the story of one woman’s desperate attempt to be loved and to love against all odds. To complement this stunning adaptation, writer Shelley Silas, in The Trial of the Well of Loneliness, tells the gripping story of how Hall’s pioneering novel, though not sexually explicit, became the centre of a 1928 obscenity trial. This original drama explores how the novel remains an iconic portrayal of lesbian relationships and contains the passionate plea: 'Give us also the right to our existence.' This download edition also features an exclusive edition of The Essay: Journeys to the Grave. A reflective, restorative and often playful journey in search of the final resting place of a literary hero. Diana Souhami steps into Radclyffe Hall’s tomb in London’s Highgate Cemetery, where the author resides with her lover, her lover’s husband and their dog Tulip – an aptly unconventional set-up in death as in life. ©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Cast and credits The Well of Loneliness Dramatised by Sarah Woods Written by Radclyffe Hall Directed by Melanie Harris Music composed and played by Odaline de la Martinez Violinist - Janet Foust Cellist - Andy Wardale Stephen - Valerie Edmond Young Stephen - Alexandra Bateman Mary/Collins/Angela - Amanda Root Anna/Valerie - Roberta Kerr Puddle - Sarah Park Martin - Paul Warriner Jamie/Violet - Katy Cavanagh Brockett - Malcolm Hebden Philip - Rob Pickvance Colonel Antrim - Russell Dixon Young Violet - Sara Kaplan Young Roger - Thomas Hudson Ralph - Martin Reeve First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 May 1999 The Trial of the Well of Loneliness Written by Shelley Silas Directed by Emma Harding Radclyffe Hall - Kate Fleetwood Una, Lady Troubridge - Anastasia Hille Stephen Gordon - Laura Christy Gilchrist Thompson - Will Kirk Sir Chartres Biron - Neil McCaul Eustace Fulton - Clive Hayward Norman Birkett - Rick Warden James Melville - Tony Turner Desmond McCarthy - Greg Jones Court Clerk - Adam Courting Court Actress - Scarlett Courtenay Puddle - Jessica Turner Additional research documents courtesy of Morris Ernst Papers, Harry Ransom Center and the University of Texas at Austin First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, January 2020 The Essay: Journeys to the Grave Written and presented by Diana Souhami First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 June 2022"

Radclyffe Hall, Shelley Silas (Author), Anastasia Hille, Diane Souhami, Full Cast, Kate Fleetwood, Shelley Silas, Valerie Edmond (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ? Churchyards

"'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Churchyards - An Introduction 2 - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 3 - In Kirkonnel Old Churchyard by Alexander Anderson 4 - Contemplative Verses on the Tombs in Drumcondra Church Yard by Thomas Dermody 5 - Reflections in a Churchyard by Jane Timbury 6 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 7 - A Summer Evening Churchyard by Percy Bsysshe Shelley 8 - Scenes in London IV - The City Churchyard by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 9 - Elegy - Supposed To Be Written in Barnet Churchyard by George Townsend 10 - In a Christian Churchyard by James Thomson 11 - Eastnor Churchyard by Radclyffe Hall 12 - Epitaph for a Roman Catholic Churchyard by John Kenyon 13 - Church Monuments by George Herbert"

Alexander Anderson, George Herbert, George Townsend, James Thomson, Jane Timbury, John Kenyon, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Lord Byron, Percy Bsysshe Shelley, Radclyffe Hall, Thomas Dermody, Thomas Gray (Author), Gideon Wagner, Jake Urry, Sean Barrett (Narrator)

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Elegies & Laments

"In these more modern time perhaps our first thoughts of an Elegy or a Lament is for someone's passing. Wreathed in grief and death we think of a headstone on a silent grave and the memories that shelter within our hearts, slowly receding from one generation to the next, as an often lonely voice extols the virtues and traits of the one who has passed. But these two very early forms of poetry, dating back to at least Ovid and probably further, are also surprising in their lyrical touch. These are not just mournful and sad but also whimsical or rich with celebration and tribute as they journey through joy, laughter, love, tears and comfort. Our Classic Poets, who have specifically chosen to include the form in the title of their work, include the likes of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Chatterton, Aphra Behn, Rainer Maria Rilke, Radclyffe Hall and many others of equal measure are always surprising in their views, their analysis and their sharing of words and thoughts, offering feelings that mirror our own and provide a balm of many hues for our wounded and tender souls. 1 - Elegies and Laments - An Introduction 2 - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 3 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 4 - An Elegy on a Pile of Ruins by John Cunningham 5 - Lament by Rainer Maria Rilke 6 - Elegy - Supposed to Be Written in Barnet Churchyard by George Townsend 7 - Elegy by Thomas Chatterton 8 - A Lament by Radclyffe Hall 9 - An Elegy by Ben Jonson 10 - Laeta - A Lament by HP Lovecraft 11 - Angellica's Lament by Aphra Behn 12 - Amores - Book I Elegy V - Corinna in an Afternoon by Ovid 13 - Morning Lament by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 14 - The Wind's Lament by John Morris-Jones 15 - Noon Day Elegiacs by T W Rolleston 16 - Midnight Lamentation by Harold Munro 17 - February. An Elegy by Thomas Chatterton 18 - Elegy in April and September by Wilfred Owen 19 - Elegy by Anna Seward 20 - Autumn Elegy by Leslie Norris 21 - Elegy on the Year 1788 by Robert Burns 22 - Elegy for an Enemy by Stephen Vincent Benet 23 - An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith 24 - Pointless It Is To Lament by Narsinh Mehta 25 - To the Beloved Dead - A Lament by Alice Meynell 26 - The Slave's Lament by Benjamin Cutler Clark 27 - The Slaves Lament by Robert Burns 28 - A Lament by Katharine Tynan 29 - The Going of the Battery (Wives Lament November the 2nd 1899) by Thomas Hardy 30 - Lament in 1915 by Harold Munro 31 - An Elegy on the Death of Llywelyn ab Gruyffyd by Gruffydd ap Yr Ynad Coch 32 - Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady by Alexander Pope 33 - Elegy on a Lady Whom Grief for the Death of Her Bethrothed Killed by Robert Seymour Bridges 34 - Lament by Edna St Vincent Millay 35 - The Mother's Lament For Her Infant by Lucretia Maria Davidson 36 - Elegy on the Death of Mr Phillips by Thomas Chatterton 37 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge 38 - Lament for Thomas McDonagh by Francis Ledwidge 39 - Elegy on the Earl of Rochester by Anne Wharton 40 - Elegy on William Shakespeare by William Basse 41 - Adonais - An Elegy on the Death of John Keats by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

Alexander Pope, Alice Meynell, Anne Wharton, Ben Jonson, Edna St Vincent Millay, Francis Ledwidge, H.P. Lovecraft, John Clare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Radclyffe Hall, Robert Burns, Thomas Chatterton, Wilfred Owen (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley, Sean Barrett (Narrator)

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Inside the Mind of Madness

"To have logic, to reason things out, to have a sense of what is and isn't and what can and can't is one of the traits we identify with being human. Sad to say that sometimes there are some amongst us who lose touch with this function, are unable to bring order and control to their world. That is not only a tragedy for themselves but can also have horrific consequences on those around them. Our wordsmiths in this volume, including Leo Tolstoy, Anatole France, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Barry Pain and others explore and exploit their stories and characters in a quest to share and shape our view and experience of what it may be like inside the Mind of Madness."

Anatole France, Barry Pain, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Radclyffe Hall, Vsevolod Garshin (Author), Bill Wallis, Richard Mitchley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1920's - The Women

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. In this decade the equality of the sexes is now law. In real life it's patchy. Power refuses to ebb or cede. In literary terms though women are again second to none with writing that strides confidently forward addressing the issues, the characters and the stories in unique and individual ways. 1 - The Top 10 - The Women - The 1920's - An Introduction 2 - The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield 3 - The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf 4 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 5 - The Difference by Ellen Glasgow 6 - Rhapsody by Dorothy Edwards 7 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt 8 - Blessed Are the Meek by Mary Webb 9 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen 10 - The Night of No Weather by Violet Hunt 11 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson"

Dorothy Edwards, Elinor Mordaunt, Ellen Glasgow, Helen Simpson, Katherine Mansfield, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Webb, Radclyffe Hall, Violet Hunt, Virginia Woolf (Author), Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe, Kelly Burke (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - Lesbian Love

"‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Lesbian Love2 - Wild Nights, Wild Nights by Emily Dickinson3 - The Touch by Renee Vivien4 - Hands and Lips by Radclyffe Hall5 - For the Courtesan Ch'ing Lin by Wu Zao6 - Love by by Edith Sodergran7 - I Can Give Myself To Her by Akiko Yosano8 - My Heart is Lame by Charlotte Mew9 - If You Could Come by Katharine Lee Bates10 - My Divine Lysis by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz11 - I Have Not Had One Word From Her by Sappho12 - L'Amitie, To Mrs M. Awbrey by Katherine Phillips13 - A Valentine by Matilda Betham Edwards"

Emily Dickinson, Radclyffe Hall (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Shyama Perera (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1920's - The English

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume the decade reveals some who are doing very well and the many who are not; underfoot, underpaid and under-represented. Our writers of many hues and telling talents bring both their stories and their characters to bear on the decade between the two world wars with searing clarity.01 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The English - An Introduction02 - The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf03 - The Horse Dealer's Daughter by D H Lawrence04 - Rats by M R James05 - The Resurrection of Father Brown by G K Chesterton06 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall07 - Running Wolf by Algernon Blackwood08 - Mrs Amworth by E F Benson09 - Smee by A M Burrage10 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson11 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen"

A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, D.H. Lawrence, E F Benson, G K Chesterton, Helen Simpson, M.R. James, Marjorie Bowen, Radclyffe Hall, Virginia Woolf (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1920's - The English - The Women

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume English women have begun the long haul to be treated as equals, even though some see others as beneath them. Class still has its boundaries and its distinctions. Our authors show that the decade brings much to revel in but also much to worry our hearts. 01 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The English - The Women - An Introduction02 - The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf03 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall04 - Her Murderer by Mary Cholmondeley05 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt06 - Blessed Are the Meek by Mary Webb07 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson08 - Sylvia by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.wav09 - The Black Crusader by Alicia Ramsay10 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen11 - The Night of No Weather by Violet Hunt"

Alicia Ramsay, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.Wav, Elinor Mordaunt, Helen Simpson, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Webb, Radclyffe Hall, Violet Hunt, Virginia Woolf (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Marie-Pierre (Narrator)

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