Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece
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3:08 |
Read by Sonia |
Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note
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2:20 |
Read by Sonia |
Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus
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7:32 |
Read by Sonia |
Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards
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5:56 |
Read by Sonia |
How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards
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5:59 |
Read by Sonia |
Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10
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2:18 |
Read by Sonia |
The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero
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14:38 |
Read by Jim Locke |
How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson
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19:19 |
Read by Jim Locke |
An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus
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2:43 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note
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2:12 |
Read by Jim Locke |
From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D…
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3:56 |
Read by Nemo |
The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie
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5:09 |
Read by DrPGould |
Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40
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1:35 |
Read by Keith Hunter |
The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Pet…
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9:57 |
Read by DrPGould |
The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie
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15:22 |
Read by DrPGould |
Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note
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1:41 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor
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16:05 |
Read by Monika M. C. |
How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus
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5:41 |
Read by thestorygirl |
Building the pyramids, painting p. 68
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3:28 |
Read by thestorygirl |
Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner
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13:01 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74
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1:46 |
Read by thestorygirl |
How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie
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18:34 |
Read by April6090 |
Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84
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1:59 |
Read by thestorygirl |
Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note
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1:06 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian
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18:00 |
Read by Jim Locke |
The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament
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53:40 |
Read by thestorygirl |
Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100
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1:42 |
Read by thestorygirl |
In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham
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26:25 |
Read by Jim Locke |
'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright
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34:06 |
Read by Jim Locke |
The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke…
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12:43 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson
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24:39 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley
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24:00 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note
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1:50 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers
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18:33 |
Read by Dave Lantz |
The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch
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3:15 |
Read by Alan Mapstone |
Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204
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3:29 |
Read by Alan Mapstone |
The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare
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12:30 |
Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note
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1:43 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214
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1:31 |
Read by Foon |
The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott
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23:56 |
Read by DrPGould |
Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228
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2:08 |
Read by Tomas Peter |
The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854
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20:12 |
Read by thestorygirl |
How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by …
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2:37 |
Read by Chris Fields |
The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous
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17:47 |
Read by Graham Scott |
Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner
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28:37 |
Read by Scotty Smith |
Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical…
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2:29 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer
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2:10 |
Read by Alan Mapstone |
Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil
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13:50 |
Read by Dave Lantz |
Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276
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2:14 |
Read by Alan Mapstone |
The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert
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15:01 |
Read by April6090 |
The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church
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19:06 |
Read by DrPGould |
Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note
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2:06 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Ba…
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13:34 |
Read by Graham Scott |
Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir
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19:14 |
Read by Farnood |
Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis
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7:01 |
Read by Angelique G. Campbell |
Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322
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2:19 |
Read by April6090 |
One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis
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20:46 |
Read by Farnood |
The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. T…
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6:46 |
Read by April6090 |
Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note
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2:28 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilber…
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13:12 |
Read by Farnood |
The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilb…
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13:44 |
Read by Farnood |
The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson
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30:19 |
Read by TJ Burns |
Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note
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2:20 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park
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2:30 |
Read by Tomas Peter |
A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park
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4:43 |
Read by DrPGould |
A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone
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12:55 |
Read by DrPGould |
'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone
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2:30 |
Read by DrPGould |
A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone
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1:38 |
Read by Devorah Allen |
The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone
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2:11 |
Read by Devorah Allen |
The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone
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2:25 |
Read by Robin Cook |
How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley
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9:43 |
Read by DrPGould |
Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historica…
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2:06 |
Read by Foon |
The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu
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38:52 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu
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9:01 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu
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7:21 |
Read by Tomas Peter |
Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu
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3:45 |
Read by Jim Locke |
South Africa: Historical note
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1:53 |
Read by Nella |
The last trek, painting p. 436
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1:23 |
Read by Foon |
The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope
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37:38 |
Read by April6090 |
A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph
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12:40 |
Read by Farnood |
In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen
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19:44 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen
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17:37 |
Read by Jim Locke |
Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note
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2:04 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine
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10:25 |
Read by Farnood |
Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan
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7:22 |
Read by April6090 |
A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496
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2:17 |
Read by April6090 |
The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy
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7:56 |
Read by Foon |
Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note
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1:36 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from …
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3:49 |
Read by TJ Burns |
Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field
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2:34 |
Read by Angelique G. Campbell |
Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by C…
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7:05 |
Read by Foon |
Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabi…
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5:52 |
Read by DrPGould |
The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer
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5:28 |
Read by swalkerl |
The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer
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3:17 |
Read by Tomas Peter |
The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer
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6:20 |
Read by Michele Fry |
The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer
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2:02 |
Read by Michele Fry |
Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note
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1:41 |
Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret
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7:56 |
Read by DrPGould |
Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret
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4:49 |
Read by Sonia |
Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536
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1:34 |
Read by Sonia |
A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton
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10:35 |
Read by Sonia |