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The Complete Confectioner

Read by Steve C


Hannah Glasse


The original version of Hannah Glasse’s ‘The Complete Confectioner’ was first produced about 1760 but the publication referenced here is fro…

The Tale of a Tank, and Other Yarns

Read by Steve C


Harold Ashton


Harold Ashton was the War Correspondent of The Daily News during the First World War and reported extensively on the British army’s involvem…

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

Read by Steve Cullen


Robert Fortune


An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…

First From the Front

Read by Steve C


Harold Ashton


In this brief book I have lifted a very small corner of the curtain of war, to tell of my adventures — a week in the North Sea, and a breath…

Stories Of Alpine Adventure

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Mont Blanc is the Monarch of the Mountains: They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. (Byr…

The Magic Mountain (Volume Two)

Read by Steve Gough


Thomas Mann


Thomas Mann’s epic novel depicts a decaying, corrupted European society on the eve of the First World War. Set in a luxurious sanatorium hig…

Stories Of Balloon Adventure

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…

Stories of the Fire Brigade

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…

Stories of the Royal Humane Society

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…

Origins of Nature

Read by Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


University of Oxford Podcasts

An Idler In The Wilds

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…

Jesus College

Read by Niall Ferguson, Richard Evans and Lord Bragg


Niall Ferguson, Richard Evans and Lord Bragg


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Burston Rebellion

Read by Steve C


Thomas George Higdon


The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…

Selected Short Stories

Read by Mike Harris


P. G. Wodehouse


A miscellaneous collection of short stories, not featuring any of Wodehouse's regular characters, most concern love and romance and, being W…

The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath

Read by Mike Justice


William Walker Atkinson


Increase your awareness about the forgotten art of breathing as researched, practiced and written by our Eastern brothers. Inside you will f…

The Dragon and the Raven: Or The Days of King Alfred

Read by Mike Harris


G. A. Henty


During the reign of King Alfred, Danish forces have invaded the English countryside. Although the English try to repulse these attacks, they…

Vatican Assassin

Read by Mike Luoma


Mike Luoma


Bernard Campion, aka "BC", is an assassin for the Pope, struggling with his work's inherent contradictions while trying to take ca…

Alibi Jones

Read by Mike Luoma


Mike Luoma


Science Fiction Adventure in the year 2135! Alibi Jones, a Mediator for the Solar Alliance, is on the trail of alien kidnappers. He'll soon …

Vatican Ambassador

Read by Mike Luoma


Mike Luoma


BERNARD CAMPION has killed for the Pope as an agent of the Office of Papal Operations, the OPO. But the old pope is dead, and Pope Linus the…

Alibi Jones and The Sunrise Of Hur

Read by Mike Luoma


Mike Luoma


Mediator for the Solar Alliance, Alibi Jones searches for a stolen Dakhur artifact, a golden tiara with a blood red gem – The Sunrise of Hur…

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