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20 TITLES on DVD in Mp3 format
Books & Short Stories
Anna Veronica
Ann Veronica was a controversial book detailing the development of a naive school girl into a “New Woman”. When it was published, the Spectator described it as a “poisonous book … capable of poisoning the minds of those who read it.” Although it is unlikely to offend modern listeners in this way, this novel addresses many feminist issues that are still relevant today. (Summary by Joy Chan)
(Running Time approx 10 hrs)
First Men in the Moon
Britain won the Moon Race! Decades before Neal Armstrong took his “giant leap for mankind” two intrepid adventurers from Lympne, England, journeyed there using not a rocket, but an antigravity coating
(Running Time approx 8 hrs)
Food of the Gods
Two stuffy English scientists, always looking to further their scientific knowledge, create a substance called Herakleophorbia, which in its fourth incarnation – known as Herakleophorbia IV – has the special ability of making things increase greatly in size. As the scientists begin experimentation on some chicks, the substance is misused by some “country folk” who don’t take it seriously and soon Herakleophorbia IV is running rampant throughout England and then across the globe, creating giant plants and animals that wreak havoc on the land and then the people. Then the first giant babies are revealed and for the first time humanity has to contend with the existence of a new race of giant people. How humanity deals with this shocking new creation is revealed in The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth. (Summary by Alex C. Telander)
(Running Time approx 6+ hrs)
The Island of Dr Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, and eugenics.
Runtime approx 4.5 hrs)
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1897) is one of the most famous science fiction novels of all time. Written by H.G. Wells (1866-1946), it tells the story of a scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility and uses it on himself. The story begins as the Invisible Man, with a bandaged face and a heavy coat and gloves, takes a train to lodge in a country inn whilst he tries to discover the antidote and make himself visible again. The book inspired several films and is notable for its vivid descriptions of the invisible man–no mean feat, given that you can’t see him!
(Running Time approx 5+ hrs)
Sleeper Awakes
The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore him, and their masters - the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name - do not want him breathing. (Summary by Stephan and Wikipedia)
(Running Time approx 8+ hrs)
The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895, later made into two films of the same title. This novel is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. (Summary from wikipedia.org)
(Running Time approx 4+ hrs)
Little Wars
Miniature wargaming got its start with the publication in 1913 of this thoroughly entertaining little account of how H.G. Wells, with certain of his friends, took their childhood toys and turned play into acceptable middle-aged sport by subjecting the exercise to the civilizing influence of actual rules.
(Running Time approx 2 hrs)
Short Stories
The Country of the Blind
Diamond Maker
Door in the Wall
Floor Games
Man who could make Miracles
The Red Room
The Late Mr Evesham
The Inexperienced Ghost
Strange Orchid
Under the Knife
Country of the Blind
This is a high quality audio recording by several modern readers read in English and/or English American accent.
It is provided in MP3 format on DVD for playing on PC Windows or Mac OS, MP3 and some DVD players.
They can also be transferred to your iPod, Mp3 player, Mobile Phone or Tablet to take with you and listen at your leisure.
Presentation
The recording is on a high quality printed DVD and supplied in a paper or plastic sleeve which makes a lovely present for any loved ones! |
