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    De Profundis and the First Stone , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 136min
    De Profundis by Oscar Wilde and The First Stone by T. W. H. Crosland In 1895 Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years gaol with hard labour for offences “of gross indecency.” After spells in Newgate, Pentonville, and Wandsworth prisons, Wilde was transferred to Reading Gaol, where he completed the remainder of his sentence. Two major works were inspired during this period: The Ballad of Reading Gaol, which was prompted by the execution of another prisoner, Charles Thomas Wooldridge in 1896, and De Profundis, a lengthy letter to his former lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde was not allowed to send the letter by post, but was permitted to take it with him when discharged from prison. He gave the letter to Robert Ross, to be sent to Douglas, and departed for France, where he died three years later. Douglas later denied having received the letter. De Profundis was published posthumously in 1905 in an expurgated version which has been used for this recording. The original text, containing nearly 50,000 words, was severely edited by Robert Ross down to a length of just under 18,000 words, many of the emendations being references to the family of the Marquis of Queensberry. Although the complete text was presented at a court case in 1913, it was not published until 1962. In this rambling epistle Wilde reflects on suffering, forgiveness, and redemption. As a confessional text, it ranks with the Confessions of Saint Augustine as an examination of the nature of penitence, its origin and transformative effect. Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1865-1924) was a journalist and social commentator. He became an associate of Douglas, after the latter had converted to Catholicism as proof of his personal reformation. Crosland was extremely moralistic and missed no opportunity to pillory public figures whom he considered to be examples of moral depravity or hypocrisy. Among his targets was Oscar Wilde, whose contrit ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Denis Daly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/002337/bk_mike_002337_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Ballad of Reading Gaol , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 27min
    The poem written by Wilde while in exile about his time in Reading Prison and the hanging of Charles Thomas Wooldridge. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/slnd/000371/bk_slnd_000371_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Secrets Of The Prison House V2
    Secrets Of The Prison House V2 ab 38.49 € als Taschenbuch: Or Gaol Studies And Sketches (1894). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Briefe & Biografien,
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    Behind the Sun , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 834min
    Friday Woolfe is in London's notorious Newgate gaol, awaiting transportation for prostitution and theft. There she meets three other girls: intelligent and opportunistic thief Sarah Morgan, naive young Rachel Winter, and reliable Harriet Clarke. On the voyage to New South Wales, their friendship becomes an unbreakable bond - but there are others onboard who will change their lives forever. And in the land behind the sun, the only thing they have is each other.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Helen Duff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/002500/bk_howe_002500_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Running Wolf (eBook, ePUB)
    A tale about the Shotley Bridge swordmakers 'Liesl held a finished blade before the firelight and traced one finger across the running wolf inscription that told the world a Solingen blade was at its throat.' When a German smuggler is imprisoned in Morpeth Gaol in the winter of 1703, why does Queen Anne's powerful right-hand man, The Earl of Nottingham, take such a keen interest? At the end of the turbulent 17th century, the ties that bind men are fraying, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend and brother against brother. Beneath a seething layer of religious intolerance, community suspicion and political intrigue, The Running Wolf takes us deep into the heart of rebel country in the run-up to the 1715 Jacobite uprising. Hermann Mohll is a master sword maker from Solingen in Germany who risks his life by breaking his guild oaths and settling in England. While trying to save his family and neighbours from poverty, he is caught smuggling swords and finds himself in Morpeth Gaol facing charges of High Treason. Determined to hold his tongue and his nerve, Mohll finds himself at the mercy of the corrupt keeper, Robert Tipstaff. The keeper fancies he can persuade the truth out of Mohll and make him face the ultimate justice: hanging, drawing and quartering. But in this tangled web of secrets and lies, just who is telling the truth? Ideal for fans of Devotion by Hannah Kent, World Without End and Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
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    Shortalk Children's Shorts: Thomas and Turner , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 104min
    Along with countless other 10 year olds, Ollie and Ben like football, riding bikes and playing in the park. They also like solving mysteries, and what better way to do that than to form a detective agency? Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page. The case of the Twitching Curtain by Amanda Thomas Ollie Thomas and Ben Turner have started their own detective agency. One day Ollie notices movement in a house he knows to be empty. How did they get in there and what are they doing? Join Thomas and Turner as they set out to solve their first case. The Dolls House Mystery by Amanda Thomas Ben tells Ollie that someone or something has been scaring his sister's friends by vandalizing thier toys. Will the Thomas and Turner Detective Agency be able to shed some light on these events and solve the case? Dognapped by Amanda Thomas 10 dogs have disappeared from the neighbourhod in as many days. Ollie Thomas and Ben Turner get on the trail but it is dark and dangerous. Can they find the dogs before they too are captured? The Haunted Gaol An old gaol is being used as an animal hospital, but strange noises coming from the old dungeon are scaring off staff. Ollie and Ben are asked to find out what is making the noise - this is no time to find that you are afraid of the dark. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amanda Thomas, Andrew Littlejohn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/shor/000005/bk_shor_000005_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Long Night: The Horus Heresy Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 42min
    The Dark Angels and the Night Lords fought one another to a bloody stalemate during the Thramas Crusade and, though the Lion eventually claimed victory, it left both Legions scattered and under-strength. Jago Sevatarion, First Captain of the Night Lords, languishes in a gaol cell in the heart of Ultramar. Far from a spent force, the Night Lords must consider where their loyalties lie, and what path they will take in the days and months to come. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gareth Armstrong, Tim Bentinck, Jane Collingwood, Jonathan Keeble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gawo/000212/bk_gawo_000212_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ashton's Hotel
    Ashton's Hotel ab 40.99 € als Taschenbuch: The journal of William Baker Ashton first governor of the Adelaide Gaol. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
    The best-selling autobiography of America's most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover).In his twenty-nine years, rock idol Manson has experienced more than most people have (or would want to) in a lifetime. Now, in his shocking and candid memoir, he takes readers from backstage to gaol cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered music superstar in the country. Illustrated with dozens of exclusive photographs and featuring a behind-the-scenes account of his headline-grabbing Dead to the World tour.
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    The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Dramatised), Hörbuch, Digital, 170min
    Tobias Smollett's uproarious satire of 18th-century life, dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus. Squire Bramble and family embark on their whistle-stop tour of Great Britain. They encounter adventure, mayhem, and the enigmatic Humphry Clinker. Episode 2: The family is stranded. Bramble is keen to continue their grand tour, but how can they leave London when Humphry is in gaol? Episode 3: The Bramble family's adventures continue as they begin the long trip home, a journey full of surprises and unexpected revelations. Starring Nigel Anthony and full cast. Directed by Marc Beeby.  Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Anthony, Full Cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/006968/bk_bbcw_006968_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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