History

London Labour and the London Poor Volume III

Read by Gillian Hendrie


Henry Mayhew



Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…

WWII News and Related Sound files from 1934


Various



Old Time Radio Programs. WWII News and Related Sound files from 1934

Extracts from 'The New and Complete Newgate Calendar', Vol. 1

Read by Roy Schreiber


William Jackson



Volume One of the New and Complete Newgate Calendar, covering the years 1700 through 1723, relates stories of British trials, the persons ac…

Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2

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Moncure Daniel Conway



Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This second volume of his autobiography covers the year…

The Precipice

Read by Mary Schneider


Elia Wilkinson Peattie



Elia Peattie was an outspoken journalist and social activist who gave her attention to such areas as orphanages, charity hospitals, the Woun…

Royal Romances of Today

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Kellogg Durland



"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marri…

WWII News and Related Sound files from 1937


Various



Old Time Radio Programs. WWII News and Related Sound files from 1937

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3

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Isaac D'Israeli



This is the third and final volume of Isaac D'Israeli's monumental work Curiosities of Literature. It covers a great range of diverse topics…

Jesus Christ Had Negro Blood in His Veins

Read by Jim Locke


W. L. Hunter



This short work attempts to establish that Jesus had black ancestry dating back to Ham, the son of Noah, who had been made black-skinned as …

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi


Ida M. Tarbell



Volume 1 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln covers his life from his boyhood to his election to the presidency in 1860. Tarbell, in addit…

The Ukraine

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George Raffalovich



“We are not the same nation with Russian people,” the statement which all Ukrainians wish to convey to the whole world for centuries. The st…

A Book of Scoundrels

Read by Greg Lewin


Charles Whibley



An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of th…

Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Version 2)

Read by Gloria Loughry


Inazō Nitobe



Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…

A History Of England

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Charles William Chadwick Oman



A one-volume survey of the history of England from Celtic and Roman times through the end of the nineteenth century. Muscular prose makes an…

The Chronicles of America Volume 06 - The Fathers of New England

Read by Jim Locke


Charles Andrews, Charles Mclean Andrews and Charles Morris



This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same …

Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster



A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

Bible (YLT) 15: Ezra

Read by Mark Penfold


Young's Literal Translation and Young'S Literal Translation



This book describes the return of Israelites from exile in Babylon. One group returns to rebuild the Temple and restore the worship of The L…

Idle Hours In A Library

Read by David Wales


William Henry Hudson



“[these essays on Shakespeare, Pepys, Restoration novels, and bohemianism]—the results of many hours of quiet but rather aimless browsing am…

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