The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia


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This is the third 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 III include Egypt, Northern, Western and Central Africa, South Africa and Arabia. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The Death of Cleopatra:

Dolabella: Tomas Peter
Charmian: Monika M.C.
Cleopatra: Sandra Schmit
Iras: Eva Davis
Guardsman: Roger Melin
Clown: Nemo
First Guard: DrPGould
Second Guard: Larry Wilson
Caesar: alanmapstone
Narrator: Sonia

Chapitres

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Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece 3:08 Lu par Sonia
Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note 2:20 Lu par Sonia
Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus 7:32 Lu par Sonia
Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards 5:56 Lu par Sonia
How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards 5:59 Lu par Sonia
Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10 2:18 Lu par Sonia
The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero 14:38 Lu par Jim Locke
How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson 19:19 Lu par Jim Locke
An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus 2:43 Lu par Jim Locke
Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note 2:12 Lu par Jim Locke
From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley 3:56 Lu par Nemo
The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie 5:09 Lu par DrPGould
Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40 1:35 Lu par Keith Hunter
The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie 9:57 Lu par DrPGould
The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie 15:22 Lu par DrPGould
Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note 1:41 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor 16:05 Lu par Monika M. C.
How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus 5:41 Lu par thestorygirl
Building the pyramids, painting p. 68 3:28 Lu par thestorygirl
Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner 13:01 Lu par Jim Locke
Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74 1:46 Lu par thestorygirl
How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie 18:34 Lu par April6090
Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84 1:59 Lu par thestorygirl
Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note 1:06 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian 18:00 Lu par Jim Locke
The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament 53:40 Lu par thestorygirl
Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100 1:42 Lu par thestorygirl
In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham 26:25 Lu par Jim Locke
'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright 34:06 Lu par Jim Locke
The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley 12:43 Lu par Jim Locke
Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson 24:39 Lu par Jim Locke
Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley 24:00 Lu par Jim Locke
Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note 1:50 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers 18:33 Lu par Dave Lantz
The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch 3:15 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204 3:29 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare 12:30 Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note 1:43 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214 1:31 Lu par Foon
The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott 23:56 Lu par DrPGould
Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228 2:08 Lu par Tomas Peter
The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854 20:12 Lu par thestorygirl
How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by Alfred Egmont Hake 2:37 Lu par Chris Fields
The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous 17:47 Lu par Graham Scott
Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner 28:37 Lu par Scotty Smith
Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical note 2:29 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer 2:10 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil 13:50 Lu par Dave Lantz
Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276 2:14 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert 15:01 Lu par April6090
The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church 19:06 Lu par DrPGould
Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note 2:06 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Bach McMaster 13:34 Lu par Graham Scott
Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir 19:14 Lu par Farnood
Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis 7:01 Lu par Angelique G. Campbell
Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322 2:19 Lu par April6090
One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis 20:46 Lu par Farnood
The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. Thompson 6:46 Lu par April6090
Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note 2:28 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson 13:12 Lu par Farnood
The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson 13:44 Lu par Farnood
The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson 30:19 Lu par TJ Burns
Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note 2:20 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park 2:30 Lu par Tomas Peter
A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park 4:43 Lu par DrPGould
A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone 12:55 Lu par DrPGould
'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone 2:30 Lu par DrPGould
A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone 1:38 Lu par Devorah Allen
The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone 2:11 Lu par Devorah Allen
The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone 2:25 Lu par Robin Cook
How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley 9:43 Lu par DrPGould
Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historical note 2:06 Lu par Foon
The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu 38:52 Lu par Jim Locke
Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 9:01 Lu par Jim Locke
Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 7:21 Lu par Tomas Peter
Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 3:45 Lu par Jim Locke
South Africa: Historical note 1:53 Lu par Nella
The last trek, painting p. 436 1:23 Lu par Foon
The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope 37:38 Lu par April6090
A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph 12:40 Lu par Farnood
In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen 19:44 Lu par Jim Locke
Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen 17:37 Lu par Jim Locke
Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note 2:04 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine 10:25 Lu par Farnood
Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan 7:22 Lu par April6090
A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496 2:17 Lu par April6090
The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy 7:56 Lu par Foon
Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note 1:36 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field 3:49 Lu par TJ Burns
Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field 2:34 Lu par Angelique G. Campbell
Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field 7:05 Lu par Foon
Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field 5:52 Lu par DrPGould
The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 5:28 Lu par swalkerl
The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 3:17 Lu par Tomas Peter
The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 6:20 Lu par Michele Fry
The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 2:02 Lu par Michele Fry
Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note 1:41 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret 7:56 Lu par DrPGould
Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret 4:49 Lu par Sonia
Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536 1:34 Lu par Sonia
A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton 10:35 Lu par Sonia