The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia
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Eva March Tappan
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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 (16 hr 12 min)
Chapters
The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie
5:09
Read by DrPGould
The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Pet…
9:57
Read by DrPGould
'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright
34:06
Read by Jim Locke
The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke…
12:43
Read by Jim Locke
How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by …
2:37
Read by Chris Fields
Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical…
2:29
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note
2:06
Read by J. M. Smallheer
How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Ba…
13:34
Read by Graham Scott
The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. T…
6:46
Read by April6090
The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilber…
13:12
Read by Farnood
The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilb…
13:44
Read by Farnood
The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson
30:19
Read by TJ Burns
Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note
2:20
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from …
3:49
Read by TJ Burns
Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field
2:34
Read by Angelique G. Campbell
Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabi…
5:52
Read by DrPGould
The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer
6:20
Read by Michele Fry