Loves Labours Lost by William Shakespeare audiobook.
Genre: comedy
In the kingdom of Navarre, a young king and his three closest companions make a bold vow: for three years they will devote themselves to study, fasting, and strict abstinence, building a little academy of the mind sealed off from distraction. Their high-minded plan is tested almost immediate ... Show More
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News From Nowhere by William Morris ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]
News From Nowhere by William Morris audiobook. Genre: scifi In News From Nowhere, William Morris blends dream vision, social criticism, and speculative fiction into a vivid journey through a transformed England. After falling asleep following a heated discussion about politics an ... Show More
7h 37m
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The Revolutions of Civilization by William Matthew Flinders Petrie ~ Full Audiobook [history]
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1h 41m
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932. What is so great about Shakespeare? 🎭 (with Mum & Dad)
In this episode I talk to my parents about the topic of William Shakespeare. We discuss the enduring appeal and significance of William Shakespeare's work, biographical details of his life, the key themes in Shakespeare’s plays, and the impact of his language on modern English. W ... Show More
1h 30m
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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
Aug 2023
The Long and Short: James Joyce's Dubliners
James Joyce wrote most of the short stories in his landmark collection, Dubliners, when he was still in his 20s, but a tortuous publishing history, during which printers refused or pulped them for their profanity, meant they weren’t published until 1914, when Joyce was 33. In the ... Show More
11m 9s
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744 Love, Sex, and Frankenstein (with Caroline Lea) | #10 Greatest Book of All Time | My Last Book with Geoffrey Turnovsky | A Letter from a Middle School Teacher and Mom
The year is 1816, and 18-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. They're on their way to visit Lord Byron's villa in Lake Geneva, Switzerland - and to change the course of literary history. In this episode, Jacke talks to Carol ... Show More
1h 26m