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In Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Read by David Clifton


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University of Oxford Podcasts

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Read by Martin Clifton


G. K. Chesterton


Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet a…

The Wisdom of Father Brown

Read by Martin Clifton


G. K. Chesterton


This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a s…

The Diary of a Nobody

Read by Martin Clifton


George Grossmith


The Diary of a Nobody is the fictitious record of fifteen months in the life of Charles Pooter, his family, friends and small circle of acqu…

Crome Yellow

Read by Martin Clifton


Aldous Huxley


Crome Yellow, published in 1921 was Aldous Huxley’s first novel. In it he satirizes the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story…

Queen Lucia

Read by Martin Clifton


E. F. Benson


E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire, where his father, who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, was th…

The Vicar of Wakefield

Read by Martin Clifton


Oliver Goldsmith


Published in 1766, 'The Vicar of Wakefield' was Oliver Goldsmith's only novel. It was thought to have been sold to the publisher for £…

Tales of the Five Towns

Read by Martin Clifton


Arnold Bennett


This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of t…

Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures

Read by Martin Clifton


Douglas William Jerrold


Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857) was the son of an actor manager. After some time in the Navy and as an apprentice printer he became a pl…

A Personal Anthology of Shakespeare

Read by Martin Clifton


William Shakespeare


This personal anthology is my choice of speeches from Shakespeare that I enjoy reading (that I would like to have had by heart years ago!) a…

On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery

Read by Martin Clifton


Joseph Lister


Joseph Lister was born near London in 1827. He studied medicine at the University of London and pursued a career as a surgeon in Scotland. H…

The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service

Read by Tom Clifton


James R. Driscoll


The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service is a boys adventure story set in WWI - Three College Chums join the military and face the perils of s…

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Version 3)

Read by David Clarke


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (Londo…

The Count of Monte Cristo (version 3)

Read by David Clarke


Alexandre Dumas


Le Comte de Monte-Cristo is an adventure novel and one of the author's most popular works. He completed the work in 1844. The story takes pl…

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Read by David Barnes


Robert Louis Stevenson


The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. London lawyer…

The Pursuit of God

Read by David Leeson


Aiden Wilson Tozer


"As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." This thirst for an intimate relationship with…

The Metamorphosis

Read by David Barnes


Franz Kafka


The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, "The Transformation") is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arg…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 4)

Read by David Clarke


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories that were originally illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first…

The Imitation of Christ

Read by David Barnes


Thomas à Kempis and Thomas À Kempis


The Imitation of Christ is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity. The life of Christ is presented as the…

A Study In Scarlet (Version 6)

Read by David Clarke


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detectiv…

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