The Story Book of Science
The famed French naturalist Fabre covers a large variety of subjects in these 70 short but fascinating essays about insects, animals and nature in general.
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Embark on a thrilling journey through the life of mountain man Joe Meek, as he navigates the wild west from his youth at the tender age of 18 in 1829 to his later years serving as Marshall of the Oregon Territory. A man of countless adventures, Meeks...
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The famed French naturalist Fabre covers a large variety of subjects in these 70 short but fascinating essays about insects, animals and nature in general.
Embark on a riveting journey down the historic waterways of Wisconsin and Illinois in Historic Waterways. This podcast recounts the intriguing journey of 600 miles canoeing experience during the summer of 1887. It is a candid, unembellished narrative...
Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders is a classic novel about a dog named Joe and his journey to find love and happiness. The book is based on the true story of a real-life dog who suffered abuse at the hands of his former owner. Through Joe's eyes,...
Emily Brontë's only novel, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them...
Dive into the intriguing life of Armand-Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal de Richelieu. This feared and respected figure was not only the mentor and right-hand man of Louis XIII, but also a master strategist who managed to wrestle control from...
Set against the background of the Irish famine in the 1840’s, the novel tells of the tangled relationships between Clara Desmond, Herbert Fitzgerald and his cousin Owen Fitzgerald.