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Letters of Pliny

Read by Andrew Coleman

Pliny The Younger

The largest surviving body of Pliny's work is his Epistulae (Letters), a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and…

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

Vol 5 - Affairs at Crotona, Ch 125-131

In The Satyricon

Read by Andrew Coleman

Gaius Petronius Arbiter

Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius,…

30 - OF CANNIBALS

In Essays book 1

Read by Andrew Coleman

Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

Book of Luke, Chapters 08-11

In Bible (WEB) NT 01-27: The New Testament

Read by Andrew Coleman

World English Bible

The World English Bible is a translation of the Bible into modern English. Work on the project began in 1997, but the translation has been r…

16 - Surah 016: The Bee

In The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

Read by Andrew Coleman

Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (…

Part 3

In The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I

Read by Andrew Coleman

James Boswell

Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is widely considered to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. It was revolutionary in it…

Combray, Part 5

In Swann's Way

Read by Andrew Coleman

Marcel Proust

Swann's Way is the first book in the seven-volume work In Search of Lost Time, or Remembrance of Things Past, by Marcel Proust. It is a nov…