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The Soul of an Immigrant

Read by Sue Anderson


Constantine Panunzio


Constantine Panunzio (1884-1964) begins his autobiography by describing his childhood in Molfetta, Italy. At age 13, he left home as a sailo…

My Days and Dreams

Read by Sue Anderson


Edward Carpenter


Hard to imagine now, but there have been times and places where just wearing sandals could get you labeled as being in rebellion against est…

Spiders

Read by Sue Anderson


Cecil Warburton


The mental capacity of spiders; web architecture; spiders that live under water, even though they need air to breath; spiders that mimic ant…

Our Search for a Wilderness, An Account of Two Ornithological Expeditions to Ve…

Read by Sue Anderson


William Beebe and Blair Niles


In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…

Migration of Birds

Read by Sue Anderson


U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service and U. S. Fish And Wildlife Service


Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast "60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 mi…

Towards Democracy

Read by Sue Anderson


Edward Carpenter


“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920

Read by Sue Anderson


Constantine Panunzio


"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be un…

Joanna Traill, Spinster

Read by Ashley Sue Murphy


Annie E. Holdsworth


Timid Joanna Traill’s every move is dictated by her overbearing sisters. Then she meets Mr. Boas, a man who works to give “fallen” women a …

Ambition for Leadership

In Women in Science

Read by Carol Black


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Fraud of Forgiveness without Reconciliation in Economic Life.

In Alumni Weekend

Read by Michael Black


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Pictures of Philostratus - Part 13

In Essays on Art

Read by Elizabeth Black


Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. He addressed many aspect…

D H Lawrence’s Rite

In Revisiting the Rite: The Rite of Spring Centenary Conference

Read by Sue Jones


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

First Approach to Mt. Rainier (1833)

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033

Read by Sue Anderson


William Fraser Tolmie


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States…

A Blacksmith by Trade

In A Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound

Read by Sue Anderson


John R. Jewitt


John Jewitt (1783-1821), a blacksmith by trade, spent the years 1803-1806 as a slave among the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound, off t…

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