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2007 Lecture 1: Starting in the middle

In John Locke Lectures in Philosophy

Read by Robert Stalnaker


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University of Oxford Podcasts

Spirits in Bondage

Read by Robert Garrison


C. S. Lewis


Spirits in Bondage is C.S. Lewis’s first book and the first of his works to be available in the public domain. It was released in 1919 unde…

The Seventh Man

Read by Robert Keiper


Max Brand


The Seventh Man by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as “Whistling Dan,” and hi…

The Window at the White Cat

Read by Robert Keiper


Mary Roberts Rinehart


When a clumsy, well-meaning lawyer gets involved with a pair of delightful old maids and a beautiful girl, he must acquire some of the skill…

The Three Great Virtues - Three Essays by Emerson

Read by Robert Scott


Ralph Waldo Emerson


Faith Hope and Charity ...... In the Language of Emerson these translate as: Self - Reliance, Love, and Friendship. (summary by Robert Scott…

Poetics

Read by Robert Foster


Aristotle


Aristotle’s Poetics from the 4th century B.C. aims to give a short study of storytelling. It discusses things like unity of plot, reversal o…

Old Indian Legends

Read by Robert Scott


Zitkala-Sa


Fourteen Old Indian Legends by Native American (Dakota) Author Zitkala-sa. These Legends feature the exploits of Iktomi the Native American …

A Study In Scarlet (version 5)

Read by Robert Dixon


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


"A Study in Scarlet" is the first ever Sherlock Holmes story split into two quite distinctive parts. The first part is told from …

The Hunting of the Snark

Read by Robert Garrison


Lewis Carroll


This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical Snark. The Bellman, the Butcher, the Baker, the Beaver and…

The Cruise of the Dazzler

Read by Robert Keiper


Jack London


Young Joe Bronson, caught between poor grades and his father's threats of military school, runs away from home. He joins the crew of a sloop…

Bible (ASV) 18: Job

Read by Robert Garrison


American Standard Version


The Book of Job (American Standard Version) is presented in forty-two chapters and is one of the Old Testament Wisdom Books. The narrative c…

Bible (ASV) 21: Ecclesiastes

Read by Robert Garrison


American Standard Version


Ecclesiastes (or The Preacher) is the twenty-first book of The Bible. The author of this book is unknown but is considered by many biblical …

Bible (ASV) 22: Song of Solomon

Read by Robert Garrison


American Standard Version


The Song of Songs is the twenty-second book of The Bible and was authored by Solomon. In some translations, this book is entitled The Song o…

The Valley of Decision

Read by Robert Keiper


Edith Wharton


Odo Valsecca, a promising nobleman, inherits a dukedom at a young age and, over the course of his young life, must quickly learn the politic…

Teddy's Button (Version 2)

Read by Robert Harder


Amy Le Feuvre


Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contenti…