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Chapter 04

In Candide

Read by Justine Young


Voltaire


Candide, ou l’Optimisme, (“Candide, or Optimism”) (1759) is a picaresque novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Voltaire never ope…

The Mystery of the "Ocean Star"

In The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' - A Collection of Maritime Sketches

Read by Lala Young


W. Clark Russell and William Clark Russell


This is a collection of short stories of mystery and romance, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages.

Min-Young Kwon

In Ruskin School of Art

Read by Min-Young Kwon


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Min-Young Kwon

In Ruskin Art Show

Read by Min-Young Kwon


Various


Recent graduates of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford talk about their Final Year Projects.

Chapter XXXVIII

In The Deluge Volume 2

Read by David Granville Young


Henryk Sienkiewicz


The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a th…

Chapter 13

In Pan Michael: An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey

Read by David Granville Young


Henryk Sienkiewicz


This is the third part of the Sienkiewicz trilogy. It is loosely based on the politics of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.It is better kn…

THE SPINNING WHEEL

In Raggedy Andy Stories

Read by Jamie Ash Young


John B. Gruelle and Johnny Gruelle


Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young ch…

The Cove of the Seven Swans

In The Ladder of Rickety Rungs

Read by David Granville Young


T. C. O'Donnell


Bedtime is the time for strange and wonderful stories as we drift into slumber. This children's book is full of them and the adventures of …

Sound and Light

In The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners

Read by Melanie D. Young


Agnes Giberne


This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has…

The Philosophy of the Radiometer and its Cosmical Revelations

In Science in Short Chapters

Read by Melanie D. Young


W. Mattieu Williams


This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interestin…

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