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The siege of Leyden (1574), by John Lothrop Motley

In The World’s Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Read by Philip Watson


Eva March Tappan


This is the seventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March …

Homer, The Hero Poet of Ancient Greece

In Hero Tales from History

Read by Philip Watson


Smith Burnham


This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It…

The slaying of the monster Grendel, retold by Florence Holbrook (from ''Beowulf…

In The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and …

Read by Philip Watson


Eva March Tappan


This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…

Prayers and Meditations

Read by Steven Watson


Samuel Johnson


The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…

A Journey Round My Room

Read by Steven Watson


Xavier De Maistre


Sentenced to house arrest for forty-two days owing to his participation in a duel, Xavier de Maistre was inspired to write a travel memoir a…

Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories

Read by Philip Martin


Cal Stewart


A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)

The Price of Friendship

Read by Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll


Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll


Chad Baker is in love with Amy Snider, though he doesn't know it. He thinks they're just friends like the rest of the kids in eighth grade. …

Summer Surprise

Read by Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll


Philip 'Norvaljoe' Carroll


Chad is in love with Amy. He knows it now, but isn't sure how to deal with it. It's summer vacation before starting high school. Chad has r…

The Future of the UK Gas Network: Part one The UK Energy Research Centre

In UKERC Energy Workshops

Read by Jim Watson


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Telescopes Now Lecture 4: The Pierre Auger Observatory

In Museum of the History of Science

Read by Alan Watson


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Addressing the crisis in Europe and the global economy: Lessons from the 1920s and 1930s?

In St Antony's College Podcasts

Read by Maxwell Watson


Various


St Antony's College is the most international of the six graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relati…