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Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect

Read by David Wales


Lawrence Weaver


This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…

The Christmas Bishop

Read by David Wales


Winifred M. Kirkland


This 1913 story is far more than a Christmas tale. It is a story about spiritual wisdom; the seeking of wisdom, the getting of wisdom, even…

Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays

Read by David Wales


Charles Maclaurin


This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…

The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 1

Read by David Cole


James Cook


Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…

Anglo-American Memories

Read by David Wales


George Washburn Smalley


“These Memories [1911] were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune….…

King Edward I of England: Three Essays

Read by David Wales


Thomas Frederick Tout


Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…

Tall Tales Of Cape Cod

Read by David Wales


Marillis Bittinger


“The title of this volume is perhaps misleading. Tall Tales of Cape Cod they are, yes, but in a broader sense that are the feel and the basi…

The Easter Mystery Of Jesus Christ; A Miscellany Of Readings, Poems, And Hymn T…

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Various


The story of Jesus Christ is a treasure of Western civilization. Understanding that life and story is necessary for a proper understanding …

A London Mosaic

Read by David Wales


Walter Lionel George


An idiosyncratic view of various aspects of London, England, published in 1921. Walter Lionel George (1882 – 1926) was an English writer, c…

Religio Journalistici

Read by David Wales


Christopher Morley


The great Canadian journalist and humorist ruminates and reflects upon his life and calling in this 1924 little gem. - Summary by david wale…

Jeremy At Crale; His Friends, His Ambitions And His One Great Enemy

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Hugh Walpole


This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…

A Christmas Miscellany 2023

Read by David Wales


Various


Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales

How We Elected Lincoln; Personal Recollections of Lincoln and Men of His Time

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Abram J. Dittenhoefer


Dittenhoefer as a young man campaigned for Lincoln in 1860 and was an elector for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. Born in Cha…

The Children's Book Of Christmas

Read by David Wales


J. C. Dier


This 1911 collection is of snippets from many different sources and genres: myths, songs. poems, hymns, book sections, etc. The sources are…

The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour

Read by David Wales


Edward John Hardy


The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…

On Reading The Bible

Read by David Wales


Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


These are three lectures (numbers 8, 9, 10) excerpted from the author’s 1920 book On The Art Of Reading. The lectures were delivered to stu…

A Mathematician's Holiday

Read by Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


University of Oxford Podcasts

Motherload

Read by David Collins-Rivera


David Collins-Rivera


A remote corner of a bleak system...A broken-down gunboat, stuck in space...An incompetent captain and a misfit crew...A pirate ship, a sile…

Thrills and Mystery Podcast - Season 1

Read by J. David Core


J. David Core


These are the archives of The Thrills and Mystery Podcast, a weekly fiction show featuring crime stories, noir, thrillers, mysteries, advent…

Street Candles

Read by David Collins-Rivera


David Collins-Rivera


A SPACER'S RULES FOR SUCCESS 1.) Never be desperate 2.) Never do more than your job description 3.) And never, ever go down the well..…

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