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Engines of Mischief

Technology, Rebellion, and the Industrial Revolution in England, 1817-1818

by Louise Blakeney Williams, Brendan Palla, Megan Squire ...

Series series Reacting to the Past™
Engines of Mischief explores the day-to-day labor, economic, political, and social climate at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester, England, between 1817 and 1818. Using new economic theories of the time, parliamentary commissions, and news reports, students will engage with crucial issues of the day, debating factory conditions and child labor; the role of the government in the ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Engines of Mischief explores the day-to-day labor, economic, political, and social climate at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester, England, between 1817 and 1818. Using new economic theories of the time, parliamentary commissions, and news reports, students will engage with crucial issues of the day, debating factory conditions and child labor; the role of the government in the
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Rethinking Knife Crime

Policing, Violence and Moral Panic?

by Elaine Williams, Peter Squires ...

Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence. The book explores knife crime in its global and historical context and examines crime patterns including the “second wave” of knife crime in ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence. The book explores knife crime in its global and historical context and examines crime patterns including the “second wave” of knife crime in
... Read more
Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions

Power, Diversity, and the Emancipatory Struggle in Higher Education

Edited by Bianca C. Williams, Dian D. Squire, Frank A. Tuitt ...

Series series SUNY series, Critical Race Studies in Education
Argues that plantation life, its racialized inequities, and the ongoing struggle against them are embedded in not only the physical structures but also the everyday workings of higher education.Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions provides a multidisciplinary exploration of the contemporary university's entanglement with the history of slavery and settler colonialism in the United States. ... Read more

$35.99 USD

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Argues that plantation life, its racialized inequities, and the ongoing struggle against them are embedded in not only the physical structures but also the everyday workings of higher education.Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions provides a multidisciplinary exploration of the contemporary university's entanglement with the history of slavery and settler colonialism in the United States.
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The School for Scandal

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ...

Narrated by Edith Evans, Cecil Parker, Harry Andrews, Baliol Holloway, Alec Clunes, Claire Bloom, Athene Seyler, George Howe, William Squire, Anne Leon, Peter Williams, Peter Halliday, Michael Gough ...

Abridged

2 hours 5 min

Sheridan’s most famous play, The School for Scandal, has been called ‘the best existing English comedy of intrigue’. A favourite with audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 1777, this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit, it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety and charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans, Cecil Parker, and ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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Sheridan’s most famous play, The School for Scandal, has been called ‘the best existing English comedy of intrigue’. A favourite with audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 1777, this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit, it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety and charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans, Cecil Parker, and
... Read more

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Emlyn Williams: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Seven Full Cast Productions including The Corn Is Green

by Emlyn Williams ...

Narrated by Imelda Staunton, Anna Massey, Michael Redgrave, Rosaline Ayres, Edward de Souza, Carole Boyd, Elizabeth Morgan, Siôn Probert, William Squire, Sharon Morgan, Roger Hammond, Peter Penry-Jones, Sian Phillips, Freddie Jones, Melanie Walters, Richard Harrington, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

A superb selection of Emlyn Williams’ finest playsEmlyn Williams was one of the brightest stars of Welsh stage and screen. An acclaimed playwright, actor and director, he made over 40 film and TV appearances, re-invented the one-man show with his virtuoso portrayals of Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas, and wrote numerous plays and screenplays. Featured here are seven of his most popular works, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A superb selection of Emlyn Williams’ finest playsEmlyn Williams was one of the brightest stars of Welsh stage and screen. An acclaimed playwright, actor and director, he made over 40 film and TV appearances, re-invented the one-man show with his virtuoso portrayals of Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas, and wrote numerous plays and screenplays. Featured here are seven of his most popular works,
... Read more
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Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions

Power, Diversity, and the Emancipatory Struggle in Higher Education

Narrated by Mia Ellis ...

Unabridged

13 hours 39 min

Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions provides a multidisciplinary exploration of the contemporary university's entanglement with the history of slavery and settler colonialism in the United States. Inspired by more than a hundred student-led protests during the Movement for Black Lives, contributors examine how campus rebellions—and university responses to them—expose the racialized ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Plantation Politics and Campus Rebellions provides a multidisciplinary exploration of the contemporary university's entanglement with the history of slavery and settler colonialism in the United States. Inspired by more than a hundred student-led protests during the Movement for Black Lives, contributors examine how campus rebellions—and university responses to them—expose the racialized
... Read more

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Horrors of the Deep

by Franklin Ard, Elizabeth Beechwood, Joseph Carro, Paul Carro, Shane R. Collins, Renee S. DeCamillis, Devin Gaither, Rachel Halpern, Derek B. Hoffman, Rebecca McKenna, Karen Menzel, John Christopher Nelson, Sarah Parke, Cristina Perachio, Richard Squires, Genevieve Williams ...

The sea roils. The siren calls. The kraken awakens. Will you join the voyage into the unknown?In the murky depths lurk the strangest, most frightening creatures, things that thrive in the dangerous waters of the night. From wandering ghost ships to murderous mermaids to the horrifying kraken, the ocean is rife with dark legends that enthrall and fascinate us to this day.Prepare to be taken under ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The sea roils. The siren calls. The kraken awakens. Will you join the voyage into the unknown?In the murky depths lurk the strangest, most frightening creatures, things that thrive in the dangerous waters of the night. From wandering ghost ships to murderous mermaids to the horrifying kraken, the ocean is rife with dark legends that enthrall and fascinate us to this day.Prepare to be taken under
... Read more
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Shakespeare: The Histories

Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, Henry V, Henry VI Part I, Henry VI Part II, Henry VI Part III, Henry VIII, King John, Richard II, Richard III

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Prunella Scales, William Squire, Timothy West, full cast ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Argo Classics
Unabridged

27 hours 9 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.All 10 of Shakespeare’s timeless histories, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and ... Read more

$44.99 USD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.All 10 of Shakespeare’s timeless histories, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and
... Read more
Audiobook

The Little Foresters; A Story of Field and Woods (Unabridged)

by Clarence Hawkes ...

Narrated by Carl Squires, Thomas Williams, Armando Tinker ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

In the heart of the sprawling wilderness, a group of young foresters embark on an extraordinary adventure. Led by the wise and experienced Mr. Forester, they delve into the secrets of the natural world, learning the delicate balance of life and the importance of conservation. As they navigate dense forests, sparkling streams, and towering mountains, the Little Foresters encounter a cast of ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In the heart of the sprawling wilderness, a group of young foresters embark on an extraordinary adventure. Led by the wise and experienced Mr. Forester, they delve into the secrets of the natural world, learning the delicate balance of life and the importance of conservation. As they navigate dense forests, sparkling streams, and towering mountains, the Little Foresters encounter a cast of
... Read more
Audiobook

Henry V

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Prunella Scales, Julian Curry, William Squire, full cast ...

Series series Argo Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘All things are ready, if our mind be so.’Henry V covers events during the Hundred Years' War, ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Also available as: eBooks

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘All things are ready, if our mind be so.’Henry V covers events during the Hundred Years' War,
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

The Treasury of Romantic Poetry

by William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats ...

Narrated by Richard Burton, William Squire, Margaretta Scott, Peter Orr, Peggy Ashcroft, full cast ...

Series series Argo Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, read by some of the 20th century’s ... Read more

$16.99 USD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, read by some of the 20th century’s
... Read more
Audiobook

The Red and The Black

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Stendhal ...

Narrated by William Squire, Andrew Hall, Margo Gunn, Cyril Shaps, Full Cast, Edward de Souza ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

A BBC Radio drama of Stendhal's masterpiece - plus bonus documentaryBoth a sweeping chronicle of 19th Century France and a coming-of-age story of a young, idealistic social climber, The Red and the Black is one of the great works in world literature, and widely considered to be the first psychological novel.It charts the misadventures and romantic escapades of Julien Sorel, a timber miller's son ... Read more

$17.99 USD

A BBC Radio drama of Stendhal's masterpiece - plus bonus documentaryBoth a sweeping chronicle of 19th Century France and a coming-of-age story of a young, idealistic social climber, The Red and the Black is one of the great works in world literature, and widely considered to be the first psychological novel.It charts the misadventures and romantic escapades of Julien Sorel, a timber miller's son
... Read more