Whether it's plain, unabridged spoken word, brought to life by a talented narrator, or works for the theatre; fiction, historical fiction or fact - I particularly like local history - as well as adventure.  That's about my cup of tea.  You will also find one or two short stories here, written by yours truely, details of my favourite contemporary authors, links to their home pages, and links to providers of spoken word; both on-line and CD and cassette recordings.  Finally there are more general literature links for your convenience.
 

This section deals mainly with the fictional literature I have read, arranged by author.  It may act as a bibliography for some and also contains links to authors web sites. Books I have read (popup window), or

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Here are my most used web addresses for spoken word recordings:

- - Please Select a provider - - -> Audible (UK) Chivers Audio Books Isis Audio Booksontape.com Learnoutloud.com Simonsays.com Naxos audiobooks
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Authors:

Bernard Cornwell official Site Bernard Cornwell - Bibliography Dick Francis Dick Francis Michael Crichton official web site Stephan King Thomas Harris

Tom Wolfe Umberto Eco Umberto Eco

General links:

Booker Prize
Booker Prize (Other)

Waterstones
Amazon (UK)

Dictionaries:

Oxford on-line English Dictionary
Online French-English Dictionary