Henry VI Part 1 by William Shakespeare audiobook.
Genre: drama
In Henry VI, Part 1, William Shakespeare opens his sweeping chronicle of England's Wars of the Roses with a kingdom already fraying at the edges. The young King Henry VI has inherited a crown but not the authority to command the hardened nobles who surround him. As England mourns the death of th ... 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
Oct 2025
738 Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (#15 Greatest Book of All Time)
Emily Brontë only published one full-length book before dying at the tragically young age of 30. But that book, Wuthering Heights, which tells the story of obsessive and vengeful love on the rugged moors of Yorkshire, is still considered one of the pinnacles of English literature ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2025
742 Edgar Allan Poe (with Richard Kopley) | Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (#12 GBOAT) | My Last Book with Christopher Herbert
It's October, the perfect month to celebrate the master of mystery and the macabre. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Richard Kopley about his book Edgar Allan Poe: A Life, a comprehensive critical biography that combines a narrative of Poe's enduring challenges (including h ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 2025
743 Fairy Tales (with Jack Zipes) [RECLAIMED] | Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (#11 GBOAT) | Chaucer News
An early encounter with one of the most famous people in the world initiated Jack Zipes into the world of fairy tales - and he never looked back. In this episode, Jacke talks to the fairy tale expert about his book Buried Treasures: The Power of Political Fairy Tales, which profi ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 2020
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
<p>In early nineteenth-century Russia, the threat of Napoleon’s invasion looms, and the lives of millions are about to be changed forever. This includes Pierre Bezúkhov, illegitimate son of an aristocrat; Andrew Bolkónski, ambitious military scion; and Natásha Rostóva, compassion ... Show More
7h 37m