History

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

Read by Ruth Golding


John Leighton



A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), …

True Stories of Wonderful Deeds

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William James Mcglothlin



37 short pieces perfect for newer recorders. These one page Stories of (mostly) Wonderful Deeds were written for Little Folk to teach them a…

History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2

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Henry Charles Lea



Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods us…

Captain William Kidd And Others Of The Buccaneers

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott



Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside. - Summary by david wales

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 2

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot



François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior…

History of the Civil War, 1861-1865

Read by Celine Major


James Ford Rhodes



Superbly written, this overview of the Civil War, won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1918. Rhodes covers not only the battles and the gener…

Römische Geschichte Buch 5

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Theodor Mommsen



Mommsen erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Römische Geschichte Fünftes BuchDie B…

30 American Poems

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Various



This is a sequel of sorts to 37 American Poems, one of my first solos. Concentration here is on late 19th to early 20th Century works by US …

The Story of Books

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Gertrude Burford Rawlings



Rawlings follows the development of printing from the origins of writing to modern printing. Some of the earliest records are ancient Egypti…

Historic Girls

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Elbridge Streeter Brooks



Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)

Station Life in New Zealand

Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan


Mary Anne Barker



Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) tha…

The Frozen North

Read by Laura Victoria


Edith Horton



The Frozen North offers short sketches of the first men who bravely took great risks to explore the unknown polar regions and unlock the mys…

A Brief History of Carthage

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Joshua Jared Scott



A short history of the ancient city of Carthage, from the time of its founding through its destruction at the conclusion of the Third Punic …

A History of the Philippines

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David Prescott Barrows



This book is one of the earliest studies of Philippine history by an American scholar. In preparation for this book, the author conducted et…

The Reconciliation of Races and Religions

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Thomas Kelly Cheyne



“The primary aim of this work is twofold,” writes Thomas K. Cheyne. “It would fain contribute to the cause of universal peace, and promote t…

French History for English Children

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Caroline Emelia Stephen



A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summa…

Religion and Science from Galileo to Bergson

Read by Laurie Anne Walden


John Charlton Hardwick



This history of Western philosophy, published in 1920, explores how people have explained the natural world during the last few centuries, w…

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