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Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art

Read by Lynne T


William Henry Holmes


A study of ceramics in the Americas: its form, function and ornamentation as well as its history. Produced by the Smithsonian's Department o…

Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James


Two young men share a carriage from London to the fictional village of Emberton early on a late August morning. One is a Captain Delaware of…

Richelieu: A Tale of France

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James


Written in three volumes, this fictionalized biography of Richelieu is supposedly based on a manuscript that fell into the author's hands an…

Lord Montagu's Page

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James


A young man is crossing the English Channel bound for France. It is obviously not his first such trip, but who is he and what is his errand?…

The Fate: A Tale of Stirring Times

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James


The lot of a younger son was less assured than his older brother in days gone by. It was worse for his descendant, especially if he wanted t…

Arrah Neil; or, Times of Old

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George Payne Rainsford James


During his lifetime, James published an estimated 100 novels. Arrah Neil was published some 40 years after his death. In this historical nov…

Community, Community of Practice, and the Methodological Commons

In Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School

Read by Ray Siemens


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Book 1, Chapter 7, Part 1

In Open The Door

Read by Lynne


Catherine Carswell


This award-winning book tells the coming of age story of Joanna Bannerman. Considered largely autobiographical, it shows Joanna with all her…

Chapter 16 - Pioneer life in Kansas—our newspaper "The Revolution"

In Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

Read by Lynne Carroll


Elizabeth Cady Stanton


Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

Chapter 12A: Army and Navy

In Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball

Read by Lynne Handler


William H. Edwards and William Hanford Edwards


A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity in America. (summary by Ian Hatley)

11 - The Magician's Horse

In The Grey Fairy Book

Read by Lynne Handler


Andrew Lang


The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries — Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other re…

Book 2 Chapter 01

In The Broad Highway

Read by Lynne T


Jeffery Farnol and John Jeffery Farnol


Our hero, Peter Vibart, an Oxford graduate with no means of support but for 10 guineas he has inherited, sets out on a walking tour of the K…

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