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Umbrellas and Their History

In Insomnia Collection Vol. 002

Read by Seneca Suter


William Sangster


Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. Ho…

Vanishing Point

In Short Science Fiction Collection 034

Read by Seneca Suter


C. C. Beck


Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

01 - Madschun

In The Olive Fairy Book

Read by Seneca Suter


Andrew Lang


Andrew Lang’s Olive Fairy Book (1907) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was …

Friction, Lubrication, and Ionic Liquids

In Chemistry for the Future: Strange Substances and Structures

Read by Susan Perkin and Alex Smith


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Religious Toleration and Political Liberalism

In Science and Religious Conflict Conference

Read by Susan Mendus and Nick Southwood


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Verses on a Young Lady - Read by DSD

In Verses on a Young Lady

Read by Dick Summerfield


Tobias Smollett


LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Verses on a Young Lady Playing on a Harpsicord and Singing by Tobias Smollett. This was the W…

Village of Sing-Sing

In American Scenery, Vol. 1

Read by Dick Thomas


Nathaniel Parker Willis


Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…

Chapter LXI: Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians Part I

In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

Read by Dick Durette


Edward Gibbon


The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Chapter XLIX: Conquest of Italy by the Franks Pt. II

In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. V

Read by Dick Durette


Edward Gibbon


The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Doornenroosje

In Sprookjes Verzameld door de Gebroeders Grimm, deel twee

Read by Dick Vestdijk


Gebroeders Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


De volledige verzameling van sprookjes, die de gebroeders Grimm samenbrachten. In dit tweede deel staan een aantal zeer bekende sprookjes, m…

ON THE ALLEGED OPTIMISM OF DICKENS

In Charles Dickens

Read by Dick Durette


G. K. Chesterton


G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inim…

A Note on Chamber Music

In How to Appreciate Music

Read by Dick Summerfield


Gustav Kobbé


Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral…

Chapter 12, part 1

In A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II

Read by Dick Durette


John Bagnell Bury


J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition…

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