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History of France

Read by Adele Pooley

Charlotte Mary Yonge

A brief history of France from the early 800AD to the 1870s, focusing on the successive heads of state and the different wars which shaped F…

Famous English Poets by Hamilton W. Mabie

In The Mentor 2

Read by Adele Pooley

Hamilton Wright Mabie

The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…

European History in the Secondary School

In The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 3, November 1909

Read by Adele Pooley

Various

"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geogr…

The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 3 At a Railway Station

In Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts

Read by Adele Pooley

David Alec Wilson

Although David Alec Wilson is best known for his writings about Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish civil servant who spent much time in India…

Mrs. Slingsby and the Baronet Again

In The Mysteries of London Vol. III

Read by Adele Pooley

George W. M. Reynolds

The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the third volume. Initially se…

Earthquake Areas of the Earth - Embezzlement

In 1000 Things Worth Knowing

Read by Adele Pooley

Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.

Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that…