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It Happened in Egypt
Lord Ernest Borrow and Captain Anthony Fenton think they know a secret - a secret that could make them both rich. En route, they are sidetra…
Letters from Egypt
As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters …
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his …
The Spell of Egypt
The Spell of Egypt invites listeners on a captivating journey through the landscapes and cultures of Egypt, as seen through the eyes of Brit…
Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the So…
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World
Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding gover…
Europe Revised
Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …
Peeps at Many Lands
Written primarily for children, James Baikie's 'peep' at ancient Egypt is a really well done, historical account of the ways of that fascina…
The Book of Hallowe'en
This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other…
Letters from England
Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As …
Story Hour Readers
Story Hour Readers invites young listeners into a delightful collection of short stories crafted for children in the 19th century. Compiled …
A Popular History of Ireland
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
Barbara in Brittany
Barbara, an English girl and the eldest of her family, spends most days helping her widowed mother care for her younger siblings. Then disas…
Peeps at Many Lands
Peeps at Many Lands invites listeners on a captivating journey through Egypt, as seen through the eyes of R. Talbot Kelly. This travelogue, …
A Popular History of Ireland
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
A Popular History of Ireland
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
A Popular History of Ireland
A Popular History of Ireland by Thomas D'Arcy McGee offers a detailed exploration of Ireland's rich and complex past, focusing particularly …
A Popular History of Ireland
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
Won by Crime
Won by Crime transports listeners to the exotic setting of Goa, where adventure and intrigue unfold against a backdrop of colonial tensions.…
Tiny Story Book
Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)