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In Undergraduate Admissions (PodOxford)

Read by Mike Nicholson, Richard Earl, Steve Roberts and Lucinda Rumsey


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

First year English Tutorial: Old English Riddles

In English Tutorials at Mansfield College

Read by Lucinda Rumsey


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The House of Grey

Read by Collin Earl


Collin Earl


14-year-old Monson Grey faces the same challenges that any freshman high school kid would. Difficult classes, weird teachers, food fights…gi…

Harmonics: Rise of The Magician

Read by Collin Earl


Collin Earl


They built what could not be constructed. A weapon lightyears ahead of its time. A weapon so superior it defied the known laws of physics. …

Darwin 200

Read by Richard Dawkins, Richard Harries and Jeremy Paxman


Richard Dawkins, Richard Harries and Jeremy Paxman


University of Oxford Podcasts

Ancient Egypt

Read by Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Blue Castle (Version 2)

Read by Bryn Roberts


Lucy Maud Montgomery


"The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery tells the story of Valancy Stirling, a repressed and timid woman living under the control of…

Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers

Read by Bryn Roberts


Edith Hubback Brown


"Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers" by Edith & John Hubback is a biography that explores the lives of Jane Austen's two sailor bro…

Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the School of the Japanese Colour-print Artists

Read by Bryn Roberts


Dora Amsden


Ukiyo-ye prepared Japan for intercourse with other nations by developing in the common people an interest in other countries, in science and…

Mugby Junction

Read by Bryn Roberts


Charles Dickens and Variousandcharles Dickens


Originally published in 1866 in the Christmas edition of Dickens's magazine, "All the Year Round.", "Mugby Junction" off…

Speeches: Literary and Social

Read by Bryn Roberts


Charles Dickens


Speeches: Literary and Social is a collection of speeches given by Charles Dickens in various settings, including banquets, public gathering…

The Events of 1848, Especially in Their Relation to Great Britain

Read by Bryn Roberts


Richard Monckton Milnes


The Events of 1848, Especially in Relation to Great Britain" by Richard Monckton Milnes is a historical work that delves into the tumul…

How to Paint Permanent Pictures

Read by Bryn Roberts


Maximilian Toch


"How To Paint Permanent Pictures" by Maximilian Toch delves into the intricate art of creating lasting images through painting. To…

Bleak House (version 3)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


The Chancery Court had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, the guardianship of orphans, and disput…

King Solomon's Mines

Read by John Nicholson


H. Rider Haggard


King Solomon’s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a jou…

Little Dorrit (Version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Little Dorrit, one of the three great novels of Charles Dickens’ last period, was produced in monthly installments from 1855 to 1857, and is…

Our Mutual Friend, Version 3

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Our Mutual Friend, the last novel completed by Charles Dickens, has many plots, twists and turns, from the murky river Thames to the gold an…

Allan Quatermain

Read by John Nicholson


H. Rider Haggard


Allan Quatermain was the quintessential Victorian English gentleman cum African big-game hunter. In this book, the second in the series, Qua…

The Old Curiosity Shop (version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Written in the years 1840 to 1841, when Dickens was twenty-eight years old, this is a ‘Road’ tale in the very best tradition. Little Nell Tr…

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Nicholas Nickleby is a young Devonshire man of nineteen, handsome and hot headed, devoted to his sister Kate and his parents. Following the …

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