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The Cabinet of Curiosities




Fantasy, Fanfiction, Fables and Fairy Tales and Folklore Single-voiced Serial Audio Book


Synopsis:

"What 2ManyDJs did for pop music, this book does for spooky classic kids' stories. Garner, Cooper, Serraillier, Baum, Lewis, Pullman, Gaiman, they all make glorious cameos and get gleefully remixed into one universe. Clever, atmospheric, heartily recommended" YA fantasy audiobook from writer James Henry (Green Wing, Smack The Pony, Shaun The Sheep, Hey Duggee). Each episode approx 20mins. Written for younger teens, but if you grew up reading children's books from the Seventies and Eighties you might find it's a little bit for you as well.


Format: Audio Book

Continuity: Serial

Voices: Single

Genres: Fantasy, Fanfiction, Fables and Fairy Tales and Folklore

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Maturity: Children

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Country of origin: United Kingdom

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Episodes:

Part Eighteen: THE END (chapters 43-45)

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 11:38:52 GMT

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Part Seventeen: THE BATTLE IN THE AIR (chapters 41-42)

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:11:12 GMT

In this penultimate episode, Rosa, the Professor and Gary seize their last opportunity to stop the Earl.

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Part Sixteen: THE LEAF BOY AND THE DRAGON (chapters 39-40)

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:12:44 GMT

The last stage of the Earl's plan becomes clear and his army takes to the air.

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Part Fifteen: WALMINGTON-ON-SEA (chapters 37-38)

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:37:29 GMT

The Earl's plan reaches its final stage and Rosa is joined by some old friends.

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Part Fourteen: A FIRESIDE CHAT (chapters 34-36)

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:47:18 GMT

Rosa realises she must leave the Cabinet if she is ever to find out her true identity. 

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Part Thirteen: WEASELS AND PIRATES (chapters 32-33)

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:07:45 GMT

The tide turns in the bloody battle for the Cabinet. Rosa goes to help a friend and finds herself face to face with an earlier adversary.

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Part Twelve: THE FIRST BATTLE (chapters 30-31)

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:11:10 GMT

The Cabinet comes under attack.

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Part Eleven: THE LEAF BOY (chapters 28-29)

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:07:56 GMT

Rosa has a strange encounter in the basement of the Hotel and returns to the Cabinet with one more Treasure than expected.

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Part Ten: THE HOTEL RESPLENDENT (chapters 26-27)

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:15:44 GMT

Rosa successfully infiltrates the Hotel Resplendent, although leaving it again might be harder than she anticipated.

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Part Nine: A SPY IN THE CABINET (chapters 24-25)

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:27:18 GMT

Mirrors, crossword clues and spies.

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Part Eight: THE EARL'S TREASURE (chapters 22-23)

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:44:48 GMT

The Cabinet becomes a refuge for the people of Walmington. Rosa comes up with a plan to strike back against the Earl.

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Part Seven: WURGLAH (chapters 20-21)

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:46:28 GMT

Rosa and the Professor are ambushed before they can return to the Cabinet.

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Part Six: FOUR TREASURES (chapters 17-19)

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:59:48 GMT

Rosa and the Professor realise the Earl needs four great Treasures: the umbrella, a jar, a sword and a coin. To find out more, they visit the Unseen Gallery and the Kneehigh Taxi company.

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Part Five: AN EXTREMELY VORACIOUS LARVA (chapters 14-16)

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:53:53 GMT

Rosa and Gary explore the Cabinet's Natural History Gallery, where they are confronted by an Extremely Voracious Larva.

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Part Four: GREEN EGGS AND JARS (chapters 11-13)

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:18:50 GMT

Green eggs, an unusual library and a theory.

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Part Three: MICE AND WITCHES (chapters 8-10)

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:50:59 GMT

The Earl makes a terrible accusation. Rosa flees into the night where she meets sinister gloved women and some well-organised mice.

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Part Two: MEMORY (chapters 5-7)

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:00:58 GMT

Rosa Dew encounters the Professor, a talking dog and her own reflection and discovers a mysterious Earl is trying to find her.

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Part One: ARRIVAL (chapters 1-4)

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:07:31 GMT

YA audiobook from writer James Henry (Smack The Pony, Green Wing, Hey Duggee).

Rosa Dew, a young girl with no memory (but great fashion sense) wakes up in the rundown seaside town of Walmington, where she encounters a mysterious museum, a sinister Earl, a talking dog and a flying monkey named Gary.

'What 2ManyDJs did for pop music, this book does for spooky classic kids' stories. Garner, Cooper, Serraillier, Baum, Lewis, Pullman, Gaiman, they all make glorious cameos and get gleefully remixed into one universe. Clever, atmospheric, heartily recommended'

If you're enjoying this podcast, the newly revised ebook of The Cabinet Of Curiosities is now available from Amazon.