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Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children

Read by Joy Chan


Mary Esther Miller Macgregor


A collection of Arthurian tales retold for children. (Summary by Joy Chan)

Stories from Pentamerone

Read by Joy Chan


Giambattista Basile


This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stori…

Poems of Passion

Read by Joy Chan


Ella Wheeler Wilcox


A collection of love poems. (Summary by Joy Chan)

Clarimonde (or La Morte Amoreuse)

Read by Joy Chan


Théophile Gautier


This is the story of a priest named Romauld, and his all-consuming love for the beautiful courtesan, Clarimonde. (Summary by Joy Chan)

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in…

Read by Lillis Joy


William Wilberforce


William Wilberforce was an English politician best known for his leadership in the movement to stop the slave trade. He began his political …

Chapter 46

In North and South

Read by Dani


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…

Chant for Dark Hours

In Enough Rope

Read by Dani H


Dorothy Parker


A collection of poems by Dorothy Parker that previously appeared in Life, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The New York World. Included here…

Learning that emerges in 'Times of Trouble'

In Anthropology

Read by Joy Hendry


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Count me in - volunteers in museums

In Illuminating the Museums conference 2014

Read by Joy Todd


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

09 - Chapter 9

In A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

Read by Joy Easton


James E. Seaver


Mrs. Mary Jemison was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them …

XXXV - Stirling Citadel.

In The Scottish Chiefs

Read by Joy Easton


Miss Jane Porter and Jane Porter


An adventure novel about William Wallace, one of the most popular books ever written by Jane Porter. The French version was even banned by N…

Chapter 1

In David Blaize

Read by Joy Dunne


E. F. Benson


Written during World War I but set before the war, David Blaize is a coming-of-age story set in an all-boys boarding school. We follow David…

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