Laura Caldwell
85 books
*Non-fiction
515
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. II
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published...
21 hours 25 minutes
Exploration
842
Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
*Non-fiction
531
World English Bible - Bible (WEB) NT 01-27: The New Testament
The World English Bible is a translation of the Bible into modern English. Work on the project began in 1997, but the translation has been released directly into the public domain, free of copyright. It is largely an...
19 hours 21 minutes
Exploration
521
Henry Morton Stanley - How I Found Livingstone
Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying «Dr Livingstone, i Presume?». Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New...
16 hours 58 minutes
Memoirs
527
Ernest Shackleton - South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Shackleton's most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic to the Ross Sea south of the Pacific, by way of the Pole. It set out from London on 1...
15 hours 33 minutes
*Non-fiction
519
Charles Mackay - Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1
The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: «National Delusions», «Peculiar Follies», and «Philosophical Delusions». The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics...
14 hours 19 minutes
Medical
444
Henry Gray - Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 2 (Gray's Anatomy)
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded through many successive editions. This recording is of the public-domain 1918...
12 hours 52 minutes
