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Why should we study medieval romance?

In Challenging the Canon

Read by Nicholas Perkins and Sarah Wilkin


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Fall of the Roman Empire (Bryan Ward-Perkins)

Read by Bryan Ward-Perkins and Oliver Lewis


Bryan Ward-Perkins and Oliver Lewis


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales

Read by Gryphon Perkins


Frank R. Stockton


A collection of nine enchanting short stories filled with curious beasts and unexpected endings. Included are The Bee-Man of Orn; The Griffi…

The Blazing World

Read by Sarah Terry


Margaret Cavendish, Duchess Of Newcastle and Margaret Lucas Cavendish


The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a …

How to Camp Out

Read by Sarah Jennings


John Mead Gould


Advice on camp gear, clothing, cooking, hiking, and other topics. Much of the book remains good and sensible advice today, but modern reader…

A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children

Read by Sarah Jennings


E. Louise Smythe


This is a book of simple, classic stories for beginning readers. It is included in Year 1 of the Ambleside reading list. There are short lis…

The Story of the Treasure Seekers (version 3)

Read by Sarah Hill


E. Nesbit


This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowe…

The Spirit of the Curé of Ars

Read by Sarah Cain


Alfred Monnin


St. Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney (known in English as St. John Vianney), was a French priest that lived from 1786-1859. He would later become…

Legon Awakening

Read by Nicholas Taylor


Nicholas Taylor


Set in a world that is not our own, Legon Awakening takes you through an epic journey into a land full of imagination and innovation. Join L…

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Read by Nicholas Taylor


Nicholas Taylor


Join Bill Morison on his journey through corporate America, as he learns about auditing insurance and just how irritating people can be. Thi…

Piggy Moto - All Star Boar Band

Read by Nicholas McRae


Nicholas McRae


A band of porcine musicians have entered an international competition with the hopes of changing the world's unflattering prejudices concern…

The World of Unicellular

Read by Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


It is the next book of an author of apocalyptic books. It may be said that this book is an adapted version of “Book of Rescue from the Dooms…

The Elements of Style

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


William Strunk, Jr.


“The Elements of Style (1918) by William Strunk, Jr. is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the best-known and most influe…

Arabic Primer

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Sir Arthur Cotton


“Languages”, Sir Arthur Cotton writes, “are usually learnt as if it took a long time to learn the grammar &c.;, but that to speak with a…

Persian Self-Taught (in Roman Characters) with English Phonetic Pronunciation

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Shaykh Hasan


“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have no…

Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation, Volume 2

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


William W. Mann


This is Volume 2 of William Mann’s “Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation”. It is part of a series of Self-Taught books written …

The Mysterious Forces of Civilization

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás


The Mysterious Forces of Civilization (Persian: Risálih-i-Madaníyyih) is a work written before 1875 by ‘Abbás Effend&ia…