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Explaining the Rise of Diaspora Institutions

In Centre for International Studies Podcasts

Read by Alan Gamlen, Robin Cohen and Kalypso Nicolaidis


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

In Defense of Women

Read by ML Cohen


H. L. Mencken


In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while ot…

King Arthur and His Knights

Read by Robin Cotter


Maude L. Radford Warren


A collection of King Arthur's adventures, from his ascent to King of Britain to his death. This book includes some of the crucial Arthurian …

The Sign of the Four

Read by Robin Cotter


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


When a young lady approaches Sherlock Holmes looking for help in finding out what happened to her father when he disappeared 10 years earlie…

Rainbow Valley

Read by Robin Cotter


Lucy Maud Montgomery


Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert’s six children along with the e…

Summer

Read by Robin Cotter


Edith Wharton


The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England. The novel details the sexual awakening of its protagonist, Charity …

The Tale of Timothy Turtle

Read by Robin Cotter


Arthur Scott Bailey


One of Bailey's "Sleepy-Time Tales," this is the story of Timothy Turtle, a grumpy old turtle trying to live his life alongside Bl…

The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 3)

Read by Robin Lamb


G. K. Chesterton


This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in…

Erosion

Read by Lon S. Cohen


Lon S. Cohen


Canyon Park is bowed down under a relentless torrent of rain. The fields are flooded, the bridges crumble and the increasingly isolated town…

Social Media and Faith

Read by Robin Dunbar, Jenny Rutherford, Graham Ward and Joel Harrison


Robin Dunbar, Jenny Rutherford, Graham Ward and Joel Harrison


University of Oxford Podcasts

Sailing Alone Around The World

Read by Alan Chant


Joshua Slocum


Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boa…

The Bat

Read by Alan Winterrowd


Mary Roberts Rinehart


The novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run of 867 shows on Broadway and has been performed all over the world and…

The House on the Borderland

Read by Alan Winterrowd


William Hope Hodgson


In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. While there, …

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Read by Alan Chant


Charles Dickens


The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and readers h…

The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers

Read by Alan Chant


E. Nesbit


The Bastable children, first met in The Treasure Seekers, are sent to stay in the countryside; is it large enough to contain their exuberant…

Armageddon- 2419 A.D. (Version 2)

Read by Alan Winterrowd


Philip Francis Nowlan


Armageddon—2419 A.D. is the first appearance of the character that would become Buck Rogers. First published in the August 1928 issue of Ama…

Doctor Ox's Experiment

Read by Alan Winterrowd


Jules Verne


An early, light-hearted short story, published in 1872 by Jules Verne. It takes place in the Flemish town of Quiquendone, where life moves a…