In this adventurous romance of Elizabethan days, Sir Nicholas Beauvallet (the ancestor of Simon the Coldheart) pits his sword and his wits against the Spanish. He does well until he meets the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Sylva on the blood-stained deck of a captured galleon.; Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Decorative case matches sample image. View More...
"Gervase Frant, seventh Earl of St. Erth, returns somewhat belatedly to his family seat after the Battle of Waterloo and finds that his relatives do not look kindly upon his homecoming." A series of mishaps, accidents?, make him wonder just how unhappy someone in the family is...; Faint edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 10 hours and 12 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available up... View More...
Due to a mis-understanding Elinor Rochedale finds herself in a situation where it almost makes sense (after some earnest urging by Lord Carlyon, cousin of the dying man) to be a reluctant bride and widow instead of being the new governess for a family in Sussex. Another fun Regency novel by this witty author.; Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours and 30 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to M... View More...
"On September 3, 1651, Charles II's hopes to recover the throne of England were crushed at the disastrous battle of Worcester and he had to flee for his life. This exciting novel recreates the forty days that followed (including the famous episode when Charles hid for a day in an oak tree) as he was spirited out of England by as brave a group of men and women as ever followed a King."; Faint edgewear to plastic clamshell case, red ink X on ISBN barcode. Complete and unabridged; 12 hours and 22 minutes; 10 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous ow... View More...
This witty audiobook combines Regency romance with a mystery. 'Captain Staple is finding post-Waterloo England sadly flat. But then he falls into cahoots (so to speak) with engaging Jeremy Chirk (highwayman), taciturn Gabriel Stogumber (Bow Street runner), and attractive Nell Stornaway (Squire's daughter) who exerts a compelling fascination even more exciting than Waterloo.' ; Light edgewear to plastic clamshell case, faint soil to decorative insert. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours 17 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Daniel Hill. One previous owner, not ex-library.; &... View More...
After the death of his father,Captain Adam Deveril, now Viscount Lynton reluctantly agrees to marry Jenny in order to save his family and their beloved estate, Fontley Priory. Jenny's father, Mr. Jonathan Chawleigh, a wealthy businessman, wants his only child to have a title and is willing to rescue the Deverils from penury so that she may have one. Jenny agrees to the marriage but as she is a shy woman with no real social ambitions, why does she marry Adam when she knows he loves another?; Ten cassettes, 13 3/4 hours, unabridged; cassettes in excellent condition. Plastic clamshell case has a ... View More...
Holtby wrote this novel after a brief visit to South Africa. It is the tale of a young English woman, Joanna, who yearns to travel to exotic places. She marries a young man with whom she believes life will be a great adventure. It is, but not in the way she expected.; Ex-library audio cassettes with usual stamps and markings. No decorative case, eight cassettes in protective cases in cardboard library box. Complete and unabridged; read by Elizabeth Proud. ; MP3 conversion instructions available upon request. View More...