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Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, sank back in his chair looking like the good old man in a Victorian melodrama whose mortgage the villain had just foreclosed. He felt the absence of that gentle glow which customarily accompanied the departure of one of his sisters. Lord Emsworth needed Galahad....There are tricky corners to be rounded, and assorted godsons, impostors, and pretty girls to be paired off.

The description of his ancestral seat as an earthly Paradise would, at present, have struck its proprietor as ironical, full as it was with unwanted and troublesome inhabitants. What Lord Elmsworth needed above all was a rugged ally at his side to remove from Blandings its superfluous guests, leaving him in peace to tend to his beloved pig, Empress of Blandings. However, when Lord Ickenham is on a sweetness-and-light-spreading expedition, there's always apt to be trouble.

Bill, (Lord) Rowcester was well and truly in the gumbo. With the benefit of hindsight he could see that setting himself up as a Silver Ring bookie might not have been his smartest move ever. Particularly when being down on his dibbs threatens his oncoming nuptials with the sterling Jill Wyvern. Lucky for Bill he had the land-lease of Jeeves.

Flightless, helpless and often, frankly, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they? Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three sisters are hatched. And Ransome, Sims and Jefferies are no ordinary chicks: they grow up determined to fight back.

Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse. There's a crime wave that was to rock Blandings Castle to its foundations which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon; Ukridge appears on Corky's doorstep at three in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda; while the Oldest Member warns of the folly of driving into the father of the girl you love.

The date is AD 1650. Dodos are leading idyllic lives on an island in the Indian Ocean, but soon there will be no dodos anywhere at all on earth. Beatrice and Bertie are happily planning their wedding bliss and thinking of all the dodolings they will produce, unaware of the dangers lurking offshore in the anchored ship. The sea monkeys and rats within are dangerous, mean and hungry, and the unsuspecting dodos are in trouble!

This new, mixed-voice adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's tale introduces the friends Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Mr. Toad. It starts when Mole takes a break from his spring-cleaning and meets up with the adventurous rodent. In the Wild Wood, Ratty and Mole meet the reclusive Badger, and the friends, together with the irrepressible Mr. Toad, have many exciting adventures and mishaps. The Wind in the Willows is a timeless classic, loved by children and adults alike.

Harry Holdsworth had never heard of his Great-Uncle George until he inherited the old man’s most cherished possession: an African Grey parrot named Madison. Harry’s first reaction was one of dismay. Who wants a big pet bird – one that could live for another 40 years? But when Mad introduces himself in perfect American, Harry discovers he has found a friend – and more.

A wolf howls through the forests of Transylvania, the murky graveyards of H.P. Lovecraft, the mythic marshes of Count Stenbock and the ghostly vaults of English cathedrals in these timeless stories read by award-winning actors from The Story Circle company.

Brand Management. Bernice Summerfield needs a job. Professor Harry Burtenshaw thinks she’s just the ticket. But with the people of Lyndyaz celebrating their most important festival and the ruling Dominicci Corporation maintaining control with draconian glee, has Bernice turned up in the wrong place at the wrong time? Bad Habits. Meet Sister Bernice - newest initiate into the order of Saint Celestion.

Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back. Life doesn't look too promising for Saddlebottom, until he runs away from home and meets a very unusual cat. With the aid of a ginger tom named Bendigo he proves his mother wrong."

Lubber the dog and Squintum the cat join forces with a racing pigeon and a pretty young Irish setter to search for Lubber's home. All he can remember is that he lives in a cottage below a hillside on which is carved a white horse.

"I can't take Gloria. But no one else will have her. Who wants a goat?" Leo can't let Gloria die. But where do you keep a goat when you live in a first-floor flat? And what about the milking? He struggles to solve the problems, and Rachel and Harinder help him. But it's not just a goat they have to take care of. Before they know what's happening, there are ducks, too. And hens. And bees - Things are going wildly out of control!

RESCUE DOG. Barney loves living on a narrow boat with his owner, Jim. But when Jim’s grandson, Freddie, comes to stay, Jim doesn’t seem happy and Barney knows that something’s not right. Jim starts sleepwalking and Barney decides to keep an eye on him, but then disaster strikes...FAIRGROUND SURPRISE. Jim’s grandson, Freddie, is planning to buy a surprise birthday present for Jim at the spring fair.

Barney loves living on a narrow boat with his owner, Jim, and cruising along the canals and rivers. But he doesn’t like tunnels. They’re too scary. When he gets separated from Jim, Barney has to be very brave and face the longest and most frightening tunnel of all - alone!

Stand and deliver! Young Tod Golightly is off to find fame and fortune as a highwayman, with help from his four unlikely accomplices: Matilda the wise old donkey, Digby the mastiff, Loudmouth the magpie and a strong-smelling ferret called Evil. A daring robbery makes Tod the terror of the Great West Road, but the Bow Street Runners are hot on his trail...A funny, moving story about a boy and his animal friends, from bestselling author Dick King-Smith.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

When Frankie Blewitt brings home yet another F-for-failure school report, his parents decide to send him to boarding school. At first he is just relieved to be away from his horrible parents, but then he realises that something really weird is going on at Crammar Grammar. Frankie discovers that the headmaster, Dr Gore, has plans to turn the students into robot-like super-brains using his brain-drain machine!

Something STRANGE has happened to Rosie and her brothers! Rosie’s new pyjamas have led them to a dangerous discovery... Doctor Starkly-Bonkers has invented the DOOMBUSTER and history is all muddled up - and now the machine has been STOLEN! Can Rosie and the boys beat the pharaohs and dinosaurs, and will rice pudding REALLY stop the Vikings? Another hilarious adventure with some totally nutty nightwear, from best-selling author Jeremy Strong.