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Pioneer work in the Alps of New Zealand; a record of the first exploration of the chief glaciers and ranges of the Southern Alps
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Arthur Paul Harper
“Situated as we were at Camp 2, in fine rata bush, with a luxuriant undergrowth of tree-ferns and other plants - which in England would be c…
Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, Vol. I
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Ernst Dieffenbach
“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, o…
The Queen's Necklace
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Alexandre Dumas
The Queen's Necklace is historical fiction based on an actual scandal in the court of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI during 1784-85, "T…
The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks from 25 August 1768-12 July 1771
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Joseph Banks
In this Journal, Joseph Banks records almost daily observations of the journey of the ship the Endeavour on the first of James Cook’s voyage…
With the Empress Dowager of China
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Katharine Carl
Through the eyes of an artist, With the Empress Dowager of China provides a glimpse of life in the Chinese Imperial Court, unseen by any oth…
Station Amusements in New Zealand
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Mary Anne Barker
Station Amusements in New Zealand is a collection of vignettes about life on a sheep station (high country farm) in colonial New Zealand dur…
The KEA: a New Zealand problem
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
George Reginald Marriner
The kea (Nestor notabilis) is the world's only alpine parrot, and is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Although this large parrot …
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Altho…
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1
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Alfred Russel Wallace
The Malay Archipelago is a classical Victorian work combining natural history, biogeography and ethnology while describing Wallace's travels…
Literary Taste: How to Form It
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett describes a method for enjoying literature, and suggests the contents of a comprehensive library. Chapters 1-10 and 14 descri…
Egyptian Tales, translated from the Papyri, Series One
Read by Timothy Ferguson
William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Brief, and in some cases incomplete, stories of magic from ancient Egypt. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)
Greek and Roman Ghost Stories
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Lacy Collison-Morley
A non-fiction work, comparing and collecting ghost stories by Classical Greek and Republican or Imperial Roman authors. (Summary by Timothy …
On War (Volume 1)
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Carl Von Clausewitz
A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing…
Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Lord Thomas Cochrane
This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the deve…
Tours in the South Coast District
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Queensland Railways
An early booklet, designed to encourage tourism in the northern parts of New South Wales, and the southern parts of Queensland, particularly…
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt
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Gaston Maspero
A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists traveling to Egypt in the 19th Ce…
The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History
Read by Timothy Ferguson
James Francis Hogan
This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. (Summ…
On War (Volumes 2 and 3)
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Carl Von Clausewitz
Perhaps the most famous work on the philosophy of war, and the effective use of military force, by a European author. (Summary by Timothy Fe…
The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance
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Edith Birkhead
A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. - Summary by Timothy Ferguson
Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 2
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Lord Thomas Cochrane
This second volume of the biography of Lord Cochrane deals with his fall from grace, imprisonment for debt, loss of honours, and attempts to…