The History of Britain by John Milton audiobook.
Genre: history
Written by the poet and polemicist John Milton, The History of Britain is an ambitious attempt to trace the story of the British Isles from legendary beginnings through the arrival of the Saxons and into the early medieval period. Drawing on classical writers, medieval chronicles, and national ... Show More
Apr 24
The Book of the Cheese by Thomas Wilson Reid ~ Full Audiobook [history]
The Book of the Cheese by Thomas Wilson Reid audiobook. Genre: history The Book of the Cheese is a lively historical portrait of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, the famous tavern tucked away in Wine Office Court off Fleet Street, London. Compiled by Thomas Wilson Reid, the book treats t ... Show More
3h 7m
Apr 23
Upper Canada Sketches by Thomas Conant ~ Full Audiobook [history]
Upper Canada Sketches by Thomas Conant audiobook. Genre: history Upper Canada Sketches is a vivid blend of family chronicle, local history, and frontier memoir in which Thomas Conant looks back on the making of early Ontario, still remembered here by its older name, Upper Canada. ... Show More
6h 7m
Apr 2023
502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski
Harold Bloom called Persuasion "the perfect novel." Virginia Woolf said "In Persuasion, Jane Austen is beginning to discover that the world is larger, more mysterious, and more romantic than she supposed." In this episode, the first of three parts, Jacke takes a look at Jane Aust ... Show More
35m 41s
Jan 2023
475 Portable Magic - A History of Books and Their Readers (with Emma Smith)
As we all know, the text of a book can possess incredible powers, transporting readers across time and space. But what about the books themselves? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Emma Smith (This Is Shakespeare) about her new book, Portable Magic: A History of Books and Th ... Show More
51m 40s
Mar 2023
497 The Art of War by Sun Tzu
By any measure, the ancient Chinese military treatise The Art of War has had an astonishing literary history, proving itself over two and a half millennia to be one of the world's most essential and enduring books. In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the life and legacy of thi ... Show More
55m 23s