History

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria

Read by Sibella Denton


Gaston Maspero



History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

The Antiquities of the Jews

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Flavius Josephus



Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …

The Story of the Middle Ages

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Samuel B. Harding



Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entert…

By Ox Team to California

Read by Sue Anderson


Lavinia Honeyman Porter



Imagine a young, twenty-something woman in 1860, reared “in the indolent life of the ordinary Southern girl” (which means she has never lear…

Autobiography of a Seaman

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…

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars

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Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus



The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 12…

The Book of Lieh-Tzu

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Liezi



Although Lieh Tzu's work has evidently passed through the hands of many editors and gathered numerous accretions, there remains a considerab…

The Constitution of the United States of America

Read by Kristen McQuillin


United States Government and Unit



This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.

A Short History of Scotland

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Andrew Lang



A Short History of Scotland is a concise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by…

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern

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H. G. Wells



The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

The Sound of War

Read by David Greenspan




The Sound of War is a collection that captures the essence of World War II through actual sound recordings. With a total of 18 episodes, thi…

Germania

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus



The Germania (Latin: De Origine et situ Germanorum, literally The Origin and Situation of the Germans), written by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus a…

The Flying Saucers are Real

Read by Roger Melin


Donald Keyhoe



The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs b…

The U-boat Hunters

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James Brendan Connolly



The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encoun…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus



Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Eusebius History of the Christian Church

Read by David Leeson


Eusebius Of Caesarea



Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time, with special regard to the following points:1. the succession…

A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier

Read by Barry Eads


Joseph Plumb Martin



Joining the Continental Army as a teenager, Joseph Plumb Martin spent the next eight years fighting in the Revolutionary War as an enlisted …

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World

Read by David Cole


James Cook



Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita …

Henry V

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William Shakespeare



After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sun…

Immortality and the Unseen World

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W. O. E. Oesterley



The full title of this book is Immortality and the Unseen World - A Study in Old Testament Religion. Oesterley describes the beliefs that pr…

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