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Oriel College

Read by John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


University of Oxford Podcasts

Mark Twain and the Happy Island

Read by John Greenman


Elizabeth Wallace


This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace an…

The War of the Worlds (Version 4)

Read by johnnyenglish


H. G. Wells


The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialized in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and…

Broken

Read by Cedric Johnso


Cedric Johnso


The city of Charlton is a city divided: Upper Charlton, where the rich and powerful work and play, and Charlton Terrace, where the poor are …

The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers

Read by John


Victor G. Durham


Three American naval officers are assigned to a newly commissioned submarine, the Grant. The US navy wants commander Jack, ensigns Hal and E…

The House by the Churchyard

Read by John


Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu


Murder, mystery, mayhem, romance and relationships. Our classic who-done-it takes place in olde Dublin, Ireland in the village of Chapelizod…

The Wild Irishman

Read by John


T. W. H. Crosland


History and customs of the Irish and Ireland. A word of warning to the listener: The Wild Irishman contains the biased, uncomplimentary opin…

The Gold of Fairnilee

Read by John


Andrew Lang


A fairy story set in Scotland about Jean and Randal and what happens when Randal disappears into fairyland. This is Lang's second fairy tal…

Arizona Argonauts

Read by John


H. Bedford-Jones


Imagine it's early 1900's and you want to get away from it all. So you head to Two Palms, Arizona. Where for entertainment, people await the…

Secret history revealed by Lady Peggy O'Malley

Read by John


Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson


"If, two years ago, when I was sixteen, I hadn’t wanted money to buy a white frock with roses on it, which I saw in Selfridge’s window,…

Purgatory

Read by John


Rev. Francois Xavier Schouppe


Purgatory by FX Schouppe, SJ, a french Catholic theologian who died in November, 1904 details the place where saved souls go before Heaven. …

The Spy Company, a Story of the Mexican War

Read by John


Archibald Clavering Gunter


The Exciting adventures of a beautiful Texan debutante. She was raised in New York City high society and attended the best schools. When her…

Fairhaven; a Story of Pilgrim Land

Read by John


Henry Grattan Donnelly


Fairhaven is the story of a very wealthy couple who lived in New York City in a palatial mansion. They had all the trappings of the super ri…

Tools and Means

Read by John Mierau


John Mierau


Meet Tom Brogan. An ordinary guy. With a sister in a coma. Seeing visions of a mass murderer. Becoming one himself. Tom knows the voices in …

Europe and Elsewhere

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


This collection of articles came from Mark Twain's travels and experiences abroad. While many had been previously published, there also were…

The Arizona Callahan

Read by John


Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones and H. Bedford-Jones


The same distinguished writer who gave you such thrilling stories of far places as “The Brazen Peacock” and “Lou-Lou” knows the odd corners …

The Art of Dying Well

Read by John


St. Robert Bellarmine


The Art of Dying Well is a guide book for people who want to go to heaven. It was written over 400 years ago by Saint Robert Bellarmine in l…

Sketches New and Old

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1882. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the or…

Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive

Read by John Greenman


Samuel Smiles


Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new…