In Victorian London, Max Carrados investigates a series of perplexing crimes and mysteries. The unusual thing about that is that Max Carrados is blind... Wealthy, cultured and articulate, Carrados lives a full life, with many of his associates taking time to realise that he is blind. Assisted by the faithful manservant Parkinson, his secretary Mr Greatorex and the private investigator, Carlyle, Carrados investigates making use of his remaining senses. The adventures of Max Carrados have been adapted for radio and TV on a number of occasions.

The Secret of the League is a 1907 dystopian novel by Ernest Bramah, which describes the overthrow of a democratically-elected British Labour Party Government through a carefully prepared plot by members of the upper classes, and depicts such an overthrow as being a positive and desirable outcome. George Orwell credited the book with having given a considerably accurate prediction of the rise of Fascism, and also with reflecting "the mentality of the middle classes" and the brutal measures which members of these classes might condone or actively support, should they feel threatened with a...