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Shaped by the Classics?

In Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation (OCCT)

Read by Tania Demetriou, Helen Slaney, Henriette Korthals Altes and John McKeane


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Vanity Fair (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


William Makepeace Thackeray


One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mo…

The Enchanted April (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


Elizabeth Von Arnim


Four very different women, with very different reasons for wanting to escape a cold and dreary London, come together to share a month's holi…

The Benefactress

Read by Helen Taylor


Elizabeth Von Arnim


Anna Estcourt, twenty-five and beautiful, is the penniless ward of her distant brother and his exasperating wife. Turning down all offers of…

The Story of the Amulet

Read by Helen Taylor


E. Nesbit


The third of the series featuring Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane: four children who are, as they often say, "the sort of people that wo…

The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2)

Read by Helen Taylor


E. Nesbit


Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a m…

Love's Shadow

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Lever…

Somehow Good

Read by Helen Taylor


William Frend De Morgan


A mysterious man arrives in London and, in a freak accident, gets electrocuted on an underground train and loses his memory. A young lady ca…

The Fortunate Foundlings

Read by Helen Taylor


Eliza Haywood


A story of love and adventure, following the fortunes of a young man and woman each trying to make their way in the wide world. Horatio and …

Tenterhooks

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


The second of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, an Edwardian comedy of manners. Several years have passed since the events in 'Love's Shadow', b…

Love at Second Sight

Read by Helen Taylor


Ada Leverson


In the final instalment of the 'Little Ottleys' trilogy, three years have passed since Bruce and Edith's marriage was in danger of collapse.…

Mrs. Armytage, or Female Domination

Read by Helen Taylor


Catherine Grace Frances Gore


Mrs Armytage is a widowed landowner, spirited, independent and very much used to having her own way and exercising total dominance over her …

Tension

Read by Helen Taylor


E. M. Delafield


When the role of ‘Lady Superintendent’ becomes available at the Commercial and Technical College for South West England, the calm and capabl…

The Value of Humanities

Read by Helen Small


Helen Small


University of Oxford Podcasts

Oriel College

Read by John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


University of Oxford Podcasts

India's Love Lyrics

Read by Helen Williford-Lower


Laurence Hope


The poetry of Adela Florence Cory aka Violet Nicolson, is some of the most unique and passionate in the English language. Under the pen name…

The House by the Churchyard

Read by John


Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu


Murder, mystery, mayhem, romance and relationships. Our classic who-done-it takes place in olde Dublin, Ireland in the village of Chapelizod…

The Gold of Fairnilee

Read by John


Andrew Lang


A fairy story set in Scotland about Jean and Randal and what happens when Randal disappears into fairyland. This is Lang's second fairy tal…

The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers

Read by John


Victor G. Durham


Three American naval officers are assigned to a newly commissioned submarine, the Grant. The US navy wants commander Jack, ensigns Hal and E…

The Spy Company, a Story of the Mexican War

Read by John


Archibald Clavering Gunter


The Exciting adventures of a beautiful Texan debutante. She was raised in New York City high society and attended the best schools. When her…

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