The World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine


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This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century.

Topics in Part II include India, Siam, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for Sakoontala, or the lost ring:

King: Tomas Peter
First Attendant: Eva Davis
Second Attendant: TJ Burns
Child: lorda
Sakoontala: Monika M.C.
Matali: DrPGould
Kasyapa: ToddHW
Aditi: Sandra Schmit
Pupil: Nemo
Narrator: Sonia

Chapitres

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The pastimes of an Assyrian King, Painting, Frontispiece 2:25 Lu par Sonia
India Part I: The coming of the Aryans: historical note 1:57 Lu par Sonia
Hymn to Indra and Soma, from the Rig-Veda 2:27 Lu par Sonia
The people whom the Aryans found in India, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 10:40 Lu par Sonia
Savitri's choice, from the Mahabharata, rewritten by Elizabeth A. Reed 28:56 Lu par Availle
India Part II: Buddha and his teachings: historical note 1:40 Lu par Monika M. C.
The life of Buddha, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 9:50 Lu par Monika M. C.
Stories of Buddha, by Sir Edwin Arnold 20:51 Lu par Monika M. C.
Karma: a story of Buddhist ethics, by Paul Carus 31:48 Lu par April6090
India Part III: A group of folklore stories: historical note 1:14 Lu par April6090
Right and might, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 3:43 Lu par Nemo
The man in the Moon, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 2:50 Lu par Nemo
The legend of the rice, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 1:32 Lu par DrPGould
The lord Krishna and the lapwing's nest, by Margaret E. Noble 1:29 Lu par RajVO
The peacock and the tortoise, by John Christian 2:48 Lu par Tomas Peter
Let's see on which side the camel sits, by John Christian 1:13 Lu par April6090
The washerman and the donkey, by John Christian 4:19 Lu par RajVO
The seven weavers and the field of flax, by John Christian 1:26 Lu par RajVO
Some Indian proverbs 0:58 Lu par DrPGould
India Part IV: India in days of yore: historical note 1:38 Lu par RajVO
Alexander the Great in India, by Plutarch 15:14 Lu par Kevin Stewart
Interior of the temple of Vimala Sah, Photograph p. 90 3:03 Lu par RajVO
The rock edicts of Asoka, by Vincent A. Smith 12:55 Lu par Availle
Poems by King Bhartrihari 1:27 Lu par DrPGould
Sakoontala, or the lost ring, by Kalidasa 19:46 Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
India Part V: The Mogul conquest: historical note 2:23 Lu par RajVO
Prince with attendants in a garden, Indian painting p. 114 3:03 Lu par RajVO
The peacock throne of the great mogul, Shah Jehan, by Jean Baptiste Tavernier 6:30 Lu par Jim Locke
The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful tomb in the World, by Bayard Taylor 16:32 Lu par ToddHW
On the march with Aurungzebe, by François Bernier 27:51 Lu par Jim Locke
Women of the palace at play, Indian painting p. 142 2:33 Lu par Nemo
The decline of the Mogul empire, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 9:09 Lu par Kevin Stewart
India Part VI: India becomes a British province: historical note 3:06 Lu par Sonia
How Robert Clive defended Arcot, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 11:23 Lu par Jim Locke
The black hole of Calcutta, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 9:22 Lu par Kevin Stewart
The impeachment of Warren Hastings, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 14:10 Lu par Jim Locke
Indian customs and manners in 1840, by Hon. Mountstuart Elphinestone 22:22 Lu par Jim Locke
The relief of Lucknow, by Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4:53 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Jessie's Dream, painting p. 180 1:44 Lu par Jim Locke
When Queen Victoria became empress of India, by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts 13:46 Lu par Jim Locke
India Part VII: The India of to-day: historical note 1:52 Lu par Jim Locke
What is caste ?, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 5:36 Lu par Jim Locke
The amusements of an eastern king, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude 8:59 Lu par Jim Locke
An idol car with stone wheels, photograph p. 200 2:41 Lu par Jim Locke
How the Mohammedans keep the festival of the Mohurrim, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude 28:49 Lu par Jim Locke
Sunday in the British army in India, by Rev. Arthur Male 15:24 Lu par Jim Locke
Camp life in India, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams 17:10 Lu par Jim Locke
The towers of silence, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams 19:05 Lu par Jim Locke
The last voyage, painting p. 245 2:04 Lu par Jim Locke
Fables by Ramakrishna, a Brahman saint of to-day 6:26 Lu par Jim Locke
The coronation Durbar of 1911, by John Finnemore 19:51 Lu par Jim Locke
Siam: historical note 1:40 Lu par Jim Locke
The reception of a white elephant, by Mrs. A. H. Leonowens 11:57 Lu par Jim Locke
The white elephant, by Heinrich Heine 4:27 Lu par Jim Locke
Afghanistan: historical note 1:35 Lu par Jim Locke
"The hill of bones", by Rev. Arthur Male 14:24 Lu par April6090
Persia Part I: The mighty empire: historical note 2:07 Lu par Jim Locke
Sohrab's last contest, by Matthew Arnold 16:23 Lu par Jim Locke
When Cyrus the Great was a boy, by Xenophon 13:24 Lu par DrPGould
Croesus showing Solon his treasures, painting p. 302 1:50 Lu par Tomas Peter
How Cyrus the Great won the land of gold, by Jacob Abbott 46:17 Lu par Jim Locke
The seven sleepers of Ephesus, in the land of Lydia, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 6:46 Lu par Jim Locke
King Darius and the flying Scythians, by Herodotus; retold by Alfred J. Church 22:39 Lu par Jim Locke
How Xerxes set out to conquer Greece, by Herodotus 27:38 Lu par DrPGould
Persia Part II: Days of decline: historical note 1:39 Lu par Chris Fields
The last king of Persia, by Plutarch 25:16 Lu par Farnood
The family of Darius at the feet of Alexander the Great, painting p. 368 1:54 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Dara, by James Russell Lowell 4:40 Lu par Tomas Peter
The building of the bridge of Tus, by Elizabeth A. Reed 11:14 Lu par Farnood
Little stories from Sadi, a Persian author of the Twelfth Century 4:42 Lu par DrPGould
Persia Part III: Stories of modern Persia: historical note 1:20 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Poe's tales at the Persian court, by Wilfrid Sparroy 13:07 Lu par Tomas Peter
The prince who lost his book, by Wilfrid Sparroy 8:36 Lu par Kevin Stewart
The food of the royal tutor, by Wilfrid Sparroy 8:41 Lu par Kevin Stewart
A Persian wedding, by Charles James Wills 18:57 Lu par Farnood
The Persian bazaars, by Eustache de Lorey and Douglas Sladen 15:31 Lu par Farnood
New Year's calls and gifts, by Samuel G. Wilson 26:56 Lu par April6090
Persia Part IV: How things are done in Persia: historical note 0:52 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
How the Persians build a house, by S. G. W. Benjamin 3:23 Lu par Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The audience chamber of the shah, by S. G. W. Benjamin 2:48 Lu par yaelh
How to make calls, by S. G. W. Benjamin 6:24 Lu par yaelh
Making a present to an official, by S. G. W. Benjamin 2:23 Lu par yaelh
Getting a glass of milk, by S. G. W. Benjamin 1:22 Lu par April6090
How a Persian Mohammedan says his prayers, by Rev. S. G. Wilson 5:01 Lu par TJ Burns
Mesopotamia Part I: The kingdoms of Chaldaea and Assyria: historical note 1:50 Lu par DrPGould
The Chaldaeans and their wars, by Diodorus the Sicilian 7:33 Lu par DrPGould
How the Chaldaeans wrote books, by G. Maspero 7:57 Lu par Sonia
The tower of Babel, by Sir David Lyndsay 2:44 Lu par Devorah Allen
The lion hunt, Assyrian bas-relief p. 474 2:01 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
How the Assyrians and Babylonians lived, by A. H. Sayce 14:39 Lu par DrPGould
The destruction of Sennacherib, by Lord Byron 3:05 Lu par Nemo
Mesopotamia Part II: Babylon the magnificent: historical note 2:26 Lu par TJ Burns
How Semiramis built Babylon, by Diodorus the Sicilian 10:34 Lu par cathar maiden
The make-believe elephants of Semiramis, by Diodorus the Sicilian 12:41 Lu par April6090
Daniel the fearless, from the Old Testament 11:08 Lu par Ellen Murphy
Belshazzar, by Heinrich Heine 2:47 Lu par cathar maiden
The fall of Babylon, by Jacob Abbott 30:37 Lu par realisticspeakers
Palestine Part I: In Old Testament times: historical note 1:20 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The journey to the promised land 30:10 Lu par Talie Hass
The shepherd boy who became king 23:51 Lu par Talie Hass
The story of King Solomon 18:36 Lu par Farnood
Stories from the Talmud 13:26 Lu par yaelh
The destruction of Jerusalem, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard 7:11 Lu par Devorah Allen
Jeremiah at the fall of Jerusalem, painting p. 582 2:00 Lu par Larry Wilson
Palestine Part II: A Roman province: historical note 1:10 Lu par Larry Wilson
On the morning of Christ's nativity, by John Milton 11:35 Lu par Larry Wilson
The burning of the temple, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard 11:30 Lu par Devorah Allen
Palestine Part III: The crusades: historical note 1:26 Lu par Sonia
''God willeth it !'', by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot 10:32 Lu par Sonia
The crusaders before Jerusalem, painting p. 610 1:52 Lu par Sonia
The tearing down of England's flag, by Sir Walter Scott 14:21 Lu par DrPGould
The children's crusade, by Eva March Tappan 5:07 Lu par April6090
The children's crusade, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1:38 Lu par Tomas Peter
St. Louis as a prisoner, by Joseph François Michaud 12:49 Lu par Sonia