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The Wallet of Kai Lung

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Ernest Bramah


The Wallet of Kai Lung is a collection of fantasy stories by Ernest Bramah, all but the last of which feature Kai Lung, an itinerant story-t…

Lilith

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George MacDonald


Lilith, written by the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald, was first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its lat…

English Literature

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Geraldine Hodgson


This book is not meant to be a History of English Literature, but an introduction for those who do not know much about it, or who may be thi…

Victorian Literature

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Clement Shorter


Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter is a brief work that gives a good introduction to many of the important writers, historians, and cri…

Greek Literature

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Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard


"The Greeks were the most intellectual people of the old world. … The study of Greek literature is therefore a proper element in a libe…

The Brothers Karamazov (version 3)

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky


Originally published in serial form in 1879-80, “The Brothers Karamazov” is recognized as one of the very greatest masterpieces of world lit…

More William

Read by Kara Shallenberg


Richmal Crompton


The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to …

James Joyce A Tale Of Two Cities



It’s worth remembering that  Ulysses , the most famous literary evocation of Dublin city, was written by a man living many miles away f…

Literature and Form

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Catherine Brown


University of Oxford Podcasts

Oblomov

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


Ivan Goncharov


Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the nove…

Ways of Mankind-Adult Discussion Series


sanwal


Ways of Mankind-Adult Discussion Series [pdf for info!] It was one of the first programs produced by the NAEB with a $300,000 grant from the…

Literature, Art and Oxford


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Feminism in Greek Literature

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Frederick Adam Wright


This study, published in 1923, examines the views regarding women's place in Ancient Greek society based especially on the writings of Homer…

International Women's Literature Collection

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Various


This is a collection of works -- short stories or poetry -- by women writers in English from around the world and first published before 192…

Curiosities of Street Literature

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Various


This is a collection of broadsides from London. Broadsides are short, popular publications, a precursor to today's tabloid journalism. The c…

Six lectures on literature

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Charles Harold Herford


C. H. Herford was Professor of English Literature at the Victoria University of Manchester in era when public lectures were published in pam…

Writing Quebec [Readings]


SANWAL CBC


A ten part series of readings of remarkable Quebec Literature, Fiction and Poetry, focusing on post-war writing. Heather Brown Between The C…

Robert Weaver The Godfather Of Can Lit



Robert Weaver The Godfather of Canadian Literature Ideas CBC Radio Monday, January 26, 2009   Alice Munro ,  Austin Clarke &n…

Dick Tracy



One of the longest running young-adult-oriented old radio shows during the golden age of radio was the widely popular "Dick Tracy."…

India's Love Lyrics

Read by Helen Williford-Lower


Laurence Hope


The poetry of Adela Florence Cory aka Violet Nicolson, is some of the most unique and passionate in the English language. Under the pen name…

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