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Sea and Sardinia

Read by Anthony Ogus


D. H. Lawrence


A travel book describing a journey taken by Lawrence and his wife Frieda (whom he refers to as the Queen Bee) by sea from Sicily to Sardinia…

Bat Rider and the Cave of Oomba

Read by Anthony Barton


Anthony Barton


On the planet of the mile-high Yumi trees, only a few lucky boys and girls may fly bats to the treetops to harvest the fruit. Matthew John w…

The Man Who Was Thursday (Version 2)

Read by Anthony Ogus


G. K. Chesterton


Subtitled by the author as a "Nightmare", this is a fantasy, comic thriller about a plot to end the world by a group of anarchists…

England, My England

Read by Anthony Ogus


D. H. Lawrence


A book of ten short stories, written with Lawrence's typical sensibility to and awareness of social mores, set around the period of the Firs…

Typhoon (version 2)

Read by Anthony Ogus


Joseph Conrad


A seafaring novella in which those manning ships are pitted against the forces of nature. A typical Conrad exploration of human beings under…

The Third Person

Read by Anthony Orr


Henry James


The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The 'ghostly man about the house' in whom two increasingly competitive maiden ladies come …

Non-Combatants and Others

Read by Anthony Ogus


Rose Macaulay


Through a variety of experiences of the effects of the First World War, an art student is drawn into pacifism. Rose Macaulay's satirical no…

Ghetto Comedies

Read by Anthony Ogus


Israel Zangwill


A series of tales, poignant as well as comic, set in the Jewish East End of London by the writer known as the "Dickens of the ghetto&qu…

The Diaries of John Evelyn Volume I

Read by Anthony Ogus


John Evelyn


John Evelyn was a 17th century polymath, with interests in the fine arts, architecture, gardening, as well as anatomy and the natural scienc…

The Hole in the Wall

Read by Anthony Ogus


Arthur Morrison


A lively story about a pub, and those who ran it, at the end of the 19th century in the East End Dockland of London, with its poverty-strick…

Origins of Nature

Read by Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Grell Mystery

Read by Christine Blachford


Frank Froest


Mr Robert Grell, millionaire and socialite, is found murdered in his study on a stormy evening. It's up to Heldon Foyle, the detective, to u…

The Price of Love

Read by Christine Blachford


Arnold Bennett


Rachel Louise Fleckring works for the elderly Mrs Maldon, and although with the woman for only a short time, she is taken into the heart of …

The Fun of Getting Thin

Read by Christine Lehman


Samuel G. Blythe


In this short, amusing book, subtitled "How to Be Thin and Reduce The Waist Line," Samuel G. Blythe explains how he was able to lo…

The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness

Read by Christine Lamberton


Florence Hartley


A guide for ladies, written in 1860, on what is accepted as correct behavior in polite society. The advice covers dress, travelling, staying…

Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School

Read by Christine Blachford


Jessie Graham Flower and Josephine Chase


This delightful book tells about a group of smart young people who get up to some wonderful adventures together - and save one another from …

Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School

Read by Christine Blachford


Jessie Graham Flower and Josephine Chase


Being a good and loyal friend is not easy, and Grace learns it the hard way. But, as in all children's books, good triumphs over evil. (Summ…

Discourses of Epictetus

Read by Christine Rottger


Epictetus


Philosophical discourses of Epictetus as recorded by his affectionate student, Arrian. One main precept expounded is that we do not fear eve…

Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School; or, Fast Friends in the Sororities …

Read by Christine Blachford


Jessie Graham Flower and Josephine Chase


In "Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School"; Or, "Fast Friends in the Sororities," the girl chums will appear as mem…

Home Vegetable Gardening

Read by Christine Rottger


Fredrick Frye Rockwell


Either as hobby or a great economic help, home vegetable gardens are valued. With spare time limited, this book is a great aid to those who …

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