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The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks from 25 August 1768-12 July 1771

Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan


Joseph Banks


In this Journal, Joseph Banks records almost daily observations of the journey of the ship the Endeavour on the first of James Cook’s voyage…

The Story of a New Zealand River

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Jane Mander


"This is the land of the lost, one of those happy spots where no questions are asked. Of course, the fact of a person's being here is u…

With the Empress Dowager of China

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Katharine Carl


Through the eyes of an artist, With the Empress Dowager of China provides a glimpse of life in the Chinese Imperial Court, unseen by any oth…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the…

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Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt and Alexander Von Humboldt


Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …

Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, an…

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Ernst Dieffenbach


“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, o…

Pioneer work in the Alps of New Zealand; a record of the first exploration of t…

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Arthur Paul Harper


“Situated as we were at Camp 2, in fine rata bush, with a luxuriant undergrowth of tree-ferns and other plants - which in England would be c…

Station Amusements in New Zealand

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Mary Anne Barker


Station Amusements in New Zealand is a collection of vignettes about life on a sheep station (high country farm) in colonial New Zealand dur…

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement

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Samuel Butler


Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Altho…

The KEA: a New Zealand problem

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George Reginald Marriner


The kea (Nestor notabilis) is the world's only alpine parrot, and is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Although this large parrot …

An Answer to the Jews, Chapters 1-7

In The Shorter Works of Tertullian Volume 2

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Tertullian


In the latter part of the second and in the former part of the third century there flourished at Carthage the famous Tertullian, the first L…

Lohengrin zu Brabant

In Märchen 4

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grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts begannen die Brüder Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, traditionelle, bisher vor allem mündlich weitergegebene E…

Study Skills

Read by Sally LePage, Liz Timoney White, Inés Dawson and Luke Ogilvie-Thomson


Sally LePage, Liz Timoney White, Inés Dawson and Luke Ogilvie-Thomson


University of Oxford Podcasts

The World War, Part VIII. The fighting machines. Historical note

In The World’s Story Volume XV: The World War

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Horatio W. Dresser


This is the last volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story, originally started by Eva March Tappan. This book, edited by Horatio W. D…

Instances of Wounded Stags attacking Stalkers

In Amid the High Hills

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Sir Hugh Fraser


A regular contributor to magazines and periodicals on outdoor pursuits, in this work, Fraser discusses salmon fishing, deer stalking, fauna …

The Comstock Lode - Hoisting Works, Shafts and Mining, Past and Present

In A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

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Dan Dequille


This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…

Psalm 99 Part 1

In Expositions on the Book of Psalms (Vol. 4 - Psalms 76-101)

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Saint Augustine of Hippo


These sermons on the Psalms of the Holy Prophet and King David are as poetic as the Psalms themselves. They are well-suited for inspirationa…

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