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Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving's Old Christmas tells of an American's travels through England during the Christmas season. Through a chance meeting with…

Better Angel

Read by Greg W.


Richard Meeker


In 1933, Forman Brown wrote, under the pseudonym Richard Meeker, a controversial novel called Better Angel, about a young man coming to term…

David and the Phoenix

Read by Greg Weeks


Edward Ormondroyd


David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on…

A Christmas Carol (Version 09)

Read by Greg Giordano


Charles Dickens


"A Christmas Carol" has been credited with relaunching the celebration of Christmas as we know it. It relaunched Charles Dickens' …

Michael Kohlhaas (English Translation)

Read by Greg W.


Heinrich von Kleist


Michael Kohlhaas is an 1811 novella by Heinrich von Kleist, based on a 16th-century story of Hans Kohlhase. Both the theme (a fanatical ques…

Mother Stories

Read by Greg Giordano


Maud Lindsay


"I have endeavored to write, for mothers and dear little children, a few simple stories, embodying some of the truths of Froebel's Moth…

Tales of a Traveller

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Writing under the pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Washington Irving chronicled his travels through Europe in the early 1820’s. He wrote of peopl…

Rock Crystal

Read by Greg W.


Adalbert Stifter


On Christmas Eve, two children, a brother and sister, leave their grandmother's house in an Alpine village and get lost in the mountain snow…

More Selected Classics of Washington Irving

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…

The Damnation of Theron Ware

Read by Greg W.


Harold Frederic


The Damnation of Theron Ware (published in England as Illumination) is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic. It is widely consid…

Washington Irving in London

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He est…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Although this book may not have the immediately recognizable title of, say, “Rip Van Winkle” or “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” this book deserve…

A Book of Scoundrels

Read by Greg Lewin


Charles Whibley


An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of th…

The Fair Rewards

Read by Greg W.


Thomas Beer


"The Fair Rewards" by Thomas Beer . . . is a really distiguished novel. The writing is far above the average: it has style and sop…

Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 1

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Martin Andersen Nexø


When the first part of "Pelle Erobreren" (Pelle the Conqueror) appeared in 1906, its author, Martin Andersen Nexo, was practically…

Oliver Taplin on Classics

In Interviews with Oxonians

Read by Oliver Taplin and Oliver Lewis


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Oliver Taplin on Classics

In Faculty of Classics

Read by Oliver Taplin and Oliver Lewis


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The World of Unicellular

Read by Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


It is the next book of an author of apocalyptic books. It may be said that this book is an adapted version of “Book of Rescue from the Dooms…

Implant

Read by Michael Wallace and Jefferey Anderson


Michael Wallace and Jefferey Anderson


Neurosurgeon Julia Nolan places cortical implants into the brains of field operatives to record data from their auditory and visual cortices…

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