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In Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

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Isaac D'Israeli

This is a collection of short essays on literature. Various subjects are discussed, such as libraries, critics, the classics, and all sorts …

Water Scarcity: a shortage of water or a shortage of ideas?

In Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011

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Various

University of Oxford Podcasts

Chapter VII - On Our Knowledge of General Principles

In The Problems of Philosophy

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Bertrand Russell

The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focus…

Lines, composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey

In Short Poetry Collection 257

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William Wordsworth

This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during October 2024.

Federalist No. 40 by James Madison

In The Federalist Papers

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Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison and James Madison

The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Const…

Reginald

In Reginald

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Saki

Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro. His witty, biting and occasionally od…

TORCH Launch (Video)

In Oxford Research in the Humanities

Read by Professor Jonathan Bate

Various

The University of Oxford is home to an impressive range and depth of research activities in the Humanities. The Oxford Research Centre in th…

Online Harassment and Social Media: Criminal Offences and Defamation.

In Safer Internet Day 2014

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Various

University of Oxford Podcasts

Doctor

In Short Science Fiction Collection 073

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Murray Leinster

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

13 - Trifles

In How to Succeed

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Orison Swett Marden

In this volume, Orison Swett Marden explains the road to success in simple terms for the benefit of anyone, who wishes to follow in his foot…