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In Undergraduate Admissions (PodOxford)

Read by Mike Nicholson, Ruth Gull and Peter Williams


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

Legends of Norseland

Read by Ryan Williams


Mara L. Pratt


Collection of tales from the Norse legends, from the beginning of the golden kingdom of the Aesir, to it's end within the flames of Ragnarok…

The Story of Red Feather

Read by Mira Williams


Edward S. Ellis


The fierce chieftain Red Feather is leading a raiding party of Sioux across the Montana frontier, and the Clarendon homestead is directly in…

Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive

Read by Peter Robinson and Hannah Lucas


Peter Robinson and Hannah Lucas


University of Oxford Podcasts

Origins of Nature

Read by Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny


University of Oxford Podcasts

King Solomon's Mines

Read by John Nicholson


H. Rider Haggard


King Solomon’s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a jou…

Bleak House (version 3)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


The Chancery Court had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, the guardianship of orphans, and disput…

Little Dorrit (Version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Little Dorrit, one of the three great novels of Charles Dickens’ last period, was produced in monthly installments from 1855 to 1857, and is…

Our Mutual Friend, Version 3

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Our Mutual Friend, the last novel completed by Charles Dickens, has many plots, twists and turns, from the murky river Thames to the gold an…

The Old Curiosity Shop (version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Written in the years 1840 to 1841, when Dickens was twenty-eight years old, this is a ‘Road’ tale in the very best tradition. Little Nell Tr…

Allan Quatermain

Read by John Nicholson


H. Rider Haggard


Allan Quatermain was the quintessential Victorian English gentleman cum African big-game hunter. In this book, the second in the series, Qua…

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Nicholas Nickleby is a young Devonshire man of nineteen, handsome and hot headed, devoted to his sister Kate and his parents. Following the …

Dombey and Son

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


Charles Dickens the author of Dombey and Son, originally wrote the book in installments which were published from October 1846 to April 1848…

Great Expectations (Version 3)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


In one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved stories, Philip Pirrip, known as “Pip”, narrates his own journey, from the hindsight of 50 years.Pip…

Oliver Twist (version 6)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


"Please sir, I want some more," the famous line spoken by Oliver Twist at age nine, becomes the tipping point of a huge change in …

Barnaby Rudge (version 2)

Read by Mil Nicholson


Charles Dickens


One of the two Historical novels Charles Dickens wrote, Barnaby Rudge is set around the ‘Gordon’ riots in London in 1780. The story begins i…

Bible (KJV) NT 23: 1 John

Read by Joshua Nicholson


King James Version


The First Epistle of John, often referred to as First John and written 1 John, is a book of the New Testament. This fourth catholic or "…

Coleshanger

Read by Norman E Williams


Norman E Williams


“Coleshanger people are pretty bad,” said Uncle Edward. “They won’t cross water after sunset. And they have to be in bed by midnight, otherw…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2)

Read by Ruth Golding


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine …

Mental Efficiency

Read by Ruth Golding


Arnold Bennett


In this light-hearted yet thought-provoking collection of articles, Bennett offers his thoughts on exercising the mind, organising your life…

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