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In Oxford Martin School: Interviews and Commentaries

Read by Sarah Harper


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Exploring the demographic transition in the 21st Century

In Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011

Read by Sarah Harper


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The ageing society and its implications

In Entrepreneurship

Read by Sarah Harper, Lynne Cox and Julian Savulescu


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

World population and human capital in the 21st century

In Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Read by Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper and Wolfgang Lutz


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Blazing World

Read by Sarah Terry


Margaret Cavendish, Duchess Of Newcastle and Margaret Lucas Cavendish


The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a …

How to Camp Out

Read by Sarah Jennings


John Mead Gould


Advice on camp gear, clothing, cooking, hiking, and other topics. Much of the book remains good and sensible advice today, but modern reader…

A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children

Read by Sarah Jennings


E. Louise Smythe


This is a book of simple, classic stories for beginning readers. It is included in Year 1 of the Ambleside reading list. There are short lis…

The Story of the Treasure Seekers (version 3)

Read by Sarah Hill


E. Nesbit


This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowe…

The Spirit of the Curé of Ars

Read by Sarah Cain


Alfred Monnin


St. Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney (known in English as St. John Vianney), was a French priest that lived from 1786-1859. He would later become…

The Black art, fully exposed and laid bare part 2

In Herrmann's Book of Magic

Read by Ellie Harper


Alexander Herrmann


Black Art Fully Exposed.A complete and practical guide to drawing-room and stage magic for professionals and amateurs, including a complete …

The Ship's Last Battle

In The Ship of Ishtar

Read by Micaela Harper


Abraham Merritt


Imaginative, sensual, gory.John Kenton, WWI veteran and wealthy archaeologist, receives stone artifact from a friend in Babylon. Surprisingl…

BOOK I. The Way to Winchester. Chapter VII

In Uther and Igraine

Read by Rachel Harper


Warwick Deeping


This beautifully written book imagines the lives of Igraine and Uther Pendragon before the legend of Arthur began. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Creativity Lecture 2: Creative Selves, Creative Expression

In Keble College

Read by Richard Harper


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Tell-Tale Heart

In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 015

Read by Sarah


Edgar Allan Poe


A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

The Burghers' Gathering

In The Poetry of South Africa

Read by Sarah


Alexander Wilmot


Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…

The Pearl Necklace, part 2

In Deeds of Daring done by Girls

Read by Sarah


Hannah Hudson Moore


Do not think, dear girls, that because you are girls you may not have as much courage as your brothers. I believe that quite as stout hearts…

The Storyteller

In Ballads of Peace in War

Read by Sarah


Michael Earls


This is a collection of poetry by Michael Earls, a Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and administrator. This collection of poetry concer…

A Fascinating Book

In Reviews

Read by Sarah Jennings


Oscar Wilde, ed. Robert Ross and Oscar Wilde


Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would hav…