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Talking About Detective Fiction written by P.D. James performed by Diana Bishop on CD (Unabridged)

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ISBN: 9781609981938
Genre - Main: Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific: Literature
Duration: 260 mins
Length: Unabridged
Author: P.D. James
Performer 1: Diana Bishop

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P. D. James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting.

Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickenss "Bleak House" and Wilkie Collins's "The Woman in White," and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell, P. D. James goes right to the heart of the genre.

Along the way she traces the lives and writing styles of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and many more. Here is P.D. James discussing detective fiction as social history, explaining its stylistic components, revealing her own writing process, and commenting on the recent resurgence of detective fiction in modern culture. It is a must have for the mystery connoisseur and casual fan alike."

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D-Day Despatches written by BBC Radio Archive performed by Robin Duff, Chester Wilmot, Colin Wills and Richard Dimbleby on CD (Abridged)£9.99

This programme focuses on the largest sea-borne invasion in modern history and one of the world's most tightly kept secrets. It brings together despatches from the BBC War Correspondents who brought up-to-the-minute, graphic descriptions of the events to the listening public. This is a unique collection, a chance to hear history in the making: the day and the hour of D-Day June 1944.