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The Death of Ivan Ilyich written by Leo Tolstoy performed by Oliver Ford Davies on Audio CD (Unabridged)

The Death of Ivan Ilyich written by Leo Tolstoy performed by Oliver Ford Davies on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

A high court judge living a carefree life in St Petersburg is one day beset by pains and soon has to come to terms with the fact that he will die. He must learn to face death without fear and yet feel compassion for the family he is leaving behind.

Imperium written by Robert Harris performed by Oliver Ford Davies on Audio CD (Abridged)

Imperium written by Robert Harris performed by Oliver Ford Davies on Audio CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9781846570353
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Historical
Duration:  390 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Robert Harris
Performer 1:  Oliver Ford Davies

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‘Harris’s novels about the Roman statesman Cicero are perfect audiobook material.’ 50 best audiobooks, Daily Mail When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the...

island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state.

This is the starting-point of Robert Harris's most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, it takes us inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, to describe how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach the top.

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