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Letters of Pliny

Read by Andrew Coleman

Pliny The Younger

The largest surviving body of Pliny's work is his Epistulae (Letters), a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and…

World population and human capital in the 21st century

In Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Read by Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper and Wolfgang Lutz

Various

University of Oxford Podcasts

Chapter 5

In Book of the Damned

Read by Andrew Coleman

Charles Fort and Charles Hoy Fort

The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types o…

Book 3, Part 2

In The Annals Vol 1

Read by Andrew Coleman

Tacitus - Church/Brodribb and Publius Cornelius Tacitus

The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…

Chapter LX: The Fourth Crusade Part I

In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

Read by Andrew Coleman

Edward Gibbon

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Combray, Part 1

In Swann's Way

Read by Andrew Coleman

Marcel Proust

Swann's Way is the first book in the seven-volume work In Search of Lost Time, or Remembrance of Things Past, by Marcel Proust. It is a nov…