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G. A. Henty
In Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar
"He is sharp, and does his lessons well. I have no difficulty with him, on that score; but he is a perfect imp of mischief." Young…
Spotlighting the Year - 1933
In That Was The Year 37 06 14 Spotlighting The Year 1933
Gerald Mohr narrates this program that highlights events from the year 1933.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
In NBC University Theater 49 08 27 Nineteen Eighty Four
David Niven stars in this first radio production of George Orwells' novel; Nineteen Eighty-Four. The story of Winston Smith and his struggle…
The History: A Programme in Three Parts
Read by Kirby Evers
Edmund Dene Morel
In Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade on the Congo
Morel explains the history and formation of the Congo Free State, owned by King Leopold II. However, Morel, a humanitarian, focuses on the a…
The Descent Into Modern Atlantis
In Magic Island from www stardustotr com
Magic Island was a science-fantasy radio serial syndicated in 1935. The series had 130 15-minute episodes, and all episodes have survi…
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Read by Steven Seitel
Richard Jefferies
In Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolutio…
Preface
Read by Celine Major
Francis Parkman, Jr.
In Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
Part five of Francis Parkman's multi-volume series France and England in North America is but one of the masterful narratives that have earn…
Preface to the Dictionary – Part 1
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Samuel Johnson
In Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language
The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold …
A Point In Time
In CBS Mystery Theater Fantasy Selection 4
A selection of fantasy, supernatural and science fiction episodes from the 1970s radio series CBS Mystery Theater. For more fantasy and SF o…
Preface
Read by Christine Rottger
John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor
In Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories
Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…
BAD MEMORIES
In 3 Julian Simpson - Bad Memories
3 Julian Simpson - Bad Memories In 2004, a successful architect and his family mysteriously disappear from their home. Six years later five …
Chapter 1: Some Interpretations of Universal History: Bodin and Le Roy
Read by Barry Ganong
John Bagnell Bury
In The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he…
Conclusion
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Carrie Chapman Catt
In Woman Suffrage and Politics
Written after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and published in 1923, "This book's essential contribution must be sought in its …
CHAPTER 13, TONKIN
Read by Rita Boutros
François-Henri Turpin
In History of the Kingdom of Siam
Turpin's History of Siam, published at Paris in the year 1771 consists of two volumes, the first of which deals merely with the natural Hist…
Introduction
Read by Annie C.
Howard Pyle
In Men of Iron (Version 3)
Myles Falworth, son of a wrongfully outlawed lord, grows up amid the rough life of the dark ages. This book tells how he grows from an impul…
Preface
Read by BettyB
Käthe Schirmacher
In The Modern Woman's Rights Movement
A history of the international woman’s rights movements originally published in 1905 and updated in 1909; English translation published in 1…