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19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

In Essays book 1

Read by Lorraine B


Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne


Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

The Ordeal of Mark Twain

Read by Lucretia B.


Van Wyck Brooks


This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attribu…

Priče iz Davnine

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Ivana Brlić Mažuranić


Priče iz davnine, glasovita zbirka od osam pripovijetki-bajki Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić, u kojima je autorica ostvarila svoj književni vrhunac.[…

Taking Chances - Episode One: Ellen's Bet

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B. E. Thalia


"Ellen's Bet" is the first volume in a collection of erotic literary stories called "Taking Chances". They are stories a…

Fat Vampire

Read by Johnny B. Truant


Johnny B. Truant


When overweight treadmill salesman Reginald Baskin finally meets a co-worker who doesn't make fun of him, it's just his own bad luck that te…

The Ballad of the White Horse

Read by Joshua B. Christensen


G. K. Chesterton


An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihi…

Unicorn Western

Read by Johnny B. Truant


Johnny B. Truant


Cast out from the magical kingdom of The Realm and into the dying desert of the Sands beyond, Marshal Clint Gulliver and his unicorn Edward …

The Bialy Pimps

Read by Johnny B. Truant


Johnny B. Truant


Life is good at Bingham's Bagel Deli. The loathed customers are dealt the poor treatment they seem to deserve, bad rap music is played loudl…

Moralnosc pani Dulskiej

Read by Violet B Czaykowska


Gabriela Zapolska


This recording is in Polish.Moralność pani Dulskiej – dramat naturalistyczny z 1906 r., jedno z najważniejszych dzieł Gabrieli Zapolskiej. P…

Wild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960s

Read by Jack B. Rochester


Jack B. Rochester


Wild Blue Yonder is the coming-of-age story of Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers, a smart but sheltered boy from suburban Chicago whose beloved fa…

The Legacy of Jade: A Traveler's Faith

Read by Paul B. Moore


Paul B. Moore


The first novel of Alluvion, the Hidden Realm series. Velinor, a seeker, believer, and member of the Travelers, journeys with young Jade to …

Madrone

Read by Jack B. Rochester


Jack B. Rochester


Madrone, the second volume in the Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers trilogy, follows Wild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960s. It’s 1969 and Nate i…

The Haunted Ship

Read by Carrie B. Gorman


Kate Marion Tucker


Summer adventures on the Coast of Maine. - Summary by Carrie Gorman

Clematis

Read by Carrie B. Gorman


Bertha B. Cobb and Ernest Cobb


An orphan is found by police and taken to a children's home. In the summer she is sent to the country where a surprise awaits her. - Summary…

Inaugural Lecture - Nature's Revenge: A History of Risk, Responsibility, and Rea…

In Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Read by Lorraine Daston


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Sleeping Beauty

In The Fir-Tree Fairy Book

Read by Carrie-Lorraine Sherry


Clifton Johnson


In this volume, Clifton Johnson has compiled his favourite fairy tales. We hear a lot of animals, because fairy tales with animals in them a…

The Bowes Tragedy

In Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England

Read by Carrie-Lorraine Sherry


Various


This traditional, and, for the most part, unprinted literature,—cherished in remote villages, resisting everywhere the invasion of modern na…

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