The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia


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This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part III include Egypt, Northern, Western and Central Africa, South Africa and Arabia. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The Death of Cleopatra:

Dolabella: Tomas Peter
Charmian: Monika M.C.
Cleopatra: Sandra Schmit
Iras: Eva Davis
Guardsman: Roger Melin
Clown: Nemo
First Guard: DrPGould
Second Guard: Larry Wilson
Caesar: alanmapstone
Narrator: Sonia (16 hr 12 min)

Capítulos

Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece 3:08 Leído por Sonia
Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note 2:20 Leído por Sonia
Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus 7:32 Leído por Sonia
Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards 5:56 Leído por Sonia
How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards 5:59 Leído por Sonia
Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10 2:18 Leído por Sonia
The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero 14:38 Leído por Jim Locke
How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson 19:19 Leído por Jim Locke
An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus 2:43 Leído por Jim Locke
Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note 2:12 Leído por Jim Locke
From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D… 3:56 Leído por Nemo
The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie 5:09 Leído por DrPGould
Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40 1:35 Leído por Keith Hunter
The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Pet… 9:57 Leído por DrPGould
The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie 15:22 Leído por DrPGould
Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note 1:41 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor 16:05 Leído por Monika M. C.
How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus 5:41 Leído por thestorygirl
Building the pyramids, painting p. 68 3:28 Leído por thestorygirl
Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner 13:01 Leído por Jim Locke
Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74 1:46 Leído por thestorygirl
How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie 18:34 Leído por April6090
Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84 1:59 Leído por thestorygirl
Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note 1:06 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian 18:00 Leído por Jim Locke
The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament 53:40 Leído por thestorygirl
Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100 1:42 Leído por thestorygirl
In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham 26:25 Leído por Jim Locke
'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright 34:06 Leído por Jim Locke
The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke… 12:43 Leído por Jim Locke
Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson 24:39 Leído por Jim Locke
Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley 24:00 Leído por Jim Locke
Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note 1:50 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers 18:33 Leído por Dave Lantz
The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch 3:15 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204 3:29 Leído por Alan Mapstone
The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare 12:30 Leído por LibriVox Volunteers
Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note 1:43 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214 1:31 Leído por Foon
The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott 23:56 Leído por DrPGould
Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228 2:08 Leído por Tomas Peter
The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854 20:12 Leído por thestorygirl
How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by … 2:37 Leído por Chris Fields
The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous 17:47 Leído por Graham Scott
Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner 28:37 Leído por Scotty Smith
Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical… 2:29 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer 2:10 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil 13:50 Leído por Dave Lantz
Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276 2:14 Leído por Alan Mapstone
The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert 15:01 Leído por April6090
The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church 19:06 Leído por DrPGould
Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note 2:06 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Ba… 13:34 Leído por Graham Scott
Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir 19:14 Leído por Farnood
Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis 7:01 Leído por Angelique G. Campbell
Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322 2:19 Leído por April6090
One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis 20:46 Leído por Farnood
The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. T… 6:46 Leído por April6090
Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note 2:28 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilber… 13:12 Leído por Farnood
The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilb… 13:44 Leído por Farnood
The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson 30:19 Leído por TJ Burns
Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note 2:20 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park 2:30 Leído por Tomas Peter
A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park 4:43 Leído por DrPGould
A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone 12:55 Leído por DrPGould
'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone 2:30 Leído por DrPGould
A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone 1:38 Leído por Devorah Allen
The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone 2:11 Leído por Devorah Allen
The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone 2:25 Leído por Robin Cook
How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley 9:43 Leído por DrPGould
Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historica… 2:06 Leído por Foon
The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu 38:52 Leído por Jim Locke
Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 9:01 Leído por Jim Locke
Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 7:21 Leído por Tomas Peter
Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu 3:45 Leído por Jim Locke
South Africa: Historical note 1:53 Leído por Nella
The last trek, painting p. 436 1:23 Leído por Foon
The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope 37:38 Leído por April6090
A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph 12:40 Leído por Farnood
In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen 19:44 Leído por Jim Locke
Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen 17:37 Leído por Jim Locke
Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note 2:04 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine 10:25 Leído por Farnood
Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan 7:22 Leído por April6090
A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496 2:17 Leído por April6090
The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy 7:56 Leído por Foon
Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note 1:36 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from … 3:49 Leído por TJ Burns
Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field 2:34 Leído por Angelique G. Campbell
Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by C… 7:05 Leído por Foon
Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabi… 5:52 Leído por DrPGould
The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 5:28 Leído por swalkerl
The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 3:17 Leído por Tomas Peter
The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 6:20 Leído por Michele Fry
The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer 2:02 Leído por Michele Fry
Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note 1:41 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret 7:56 Leído por DrPGould
Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret 4:49 Leído por Sonia
Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536 1:34 Leído por Sonia
A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton 10:35 Leído por Sonia