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Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Plato


Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…

Fires and Fire-Fighters

Read by Maria Kasper


John Kenlon


John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…

Tin Horns and Calico

Read by Maria Kasper


Henry Esmond Christman


In the early 19th century, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, hundreds of square miles of land were still the feudal domains of large l…

Seven Sages and Delphic Maxims - Ἑπτὰ Σοφοὶ καὶ Δελφικὰ Παραγγέλματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Joannes Stobaeus


The Seven Sages of Hellas were philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the early sixth century BCE. They were well known for their wisdom…

The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children

Read by Maria Abrenica


Amerel


Mr. Harvey's two sons Thomas and John were very anxious for their cousin Samuel Reed to spend the August holidays with them. The boys had no…

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

Read by Maria Kasper


Horace Mann


Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His A…

Bicycling for Ladies

Read by Maria Kasper


Maria E. Ward


Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…

A Romp Through Philosophy for Complete Beginners

Read by Marianne Talbot


Marianne Talbot


University of Oxford Podcasts

Alguns dels poemes d'Ausiàs March

Read by Maria Josep Altadill


Ausiàs March


Aquest audiollibre conté diversos poemes del poeta valencià Ausiàs March. Aquests poemes són especialment conegu…

El Libro de la Vida

Read by Marian Martin


St. Teresa of Avila


El Libro de la Vida se redactó en periodos sucesivos y con finalidades distintas, aunque el periodo de redacción definitivo su…

Relatos y Cuentos 001

Read by Marian Martin


Various


Recopilación de relatos y y cuentos de temas variados: humor, fantasía, y temas sociales, entre otros. (Resumen: Marian Martin…

The Four Million

Read by Marian Brown


O. Henry


Born in 1862 and died in 1910, O. Henry’s birth name is William Sydney Porter; however, he adopted the pen name O. Henry while in prison. He…

The Trimmed Lamp: and other Stories of the Four Million

Read by Marian Brown


O. Henry


Born in 1862 and died in 1910, O. Henry’s birth name is William Sydney Porter; however, he adopted the pen name O. Henry while in prison. He…

Lo Catalanisme

Read by Josep Maria Camps Collet


Valentí Almirall I Llozer


"Lo Catalanisme" és l’obra de referència de Valentí Almirall i va suposar l’arrencada del catalanisme pol&iac…

El beso

In Leyendas

Read by Marial


Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer


Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, aparte de su importante obra lírica, escribió narraciones del género leyenda, muchas de …

53 - Song

In The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5

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Edgar Allan Poe


This, the last of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains a collection of both prose and poetry. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast List for Secti…

Life of Perino Del Vaga, Painter of Florence, part 1

In Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6

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Giorgio Vasari


The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…

Chapter III, Part 1

In Carmen

Read by Mariana


Prosper Mérimée


On a trip to Spain in 1830, our narrator recounts his encounters with two strange characters: a thief named Don José Navarro and a be…

Chapter 41

In North and South

Read by Marianna


Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


Set in Victorian England, North and South is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman whose life is turned upside down when her family relo…

Lady Jane Grey

In Women of History

Read by MarianneVictoria


Anonymous


An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An in…

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