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The World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine by Eva March TAPPAN (1854 - 1930)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Poetry, Essays & Short Works
Read by: Sonia, Availle, Monika M. C., April6090, Nemo, DrPGould, RajVO, Tomas Peter, Kevin Stewart, Jim Locke, ToddHW, alanmapstone, Chris Fields, Farnood, J. M. Smallheer, Kara Shallenberg, yaelh, TJ Burns, Devorah Allen, Sandra Schmit, Ellen Murphy, realisticspeakers, Talie Hass, Larry Wilson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 95 - Daniel the fearless, from the Old Testament
00:11:08 - 96 - Belshazzar, by Heinrich Heine
00:13:55 - 97 - The fall of Babylon, by Jacob Abbott
00:44:32 - 98 - Palestine Part I: In Old Testament times: historical note
00:45:52 - 99 - The journey to the promised land
01:16:02 - 100 - The shepherd boy who became king
01:39:53 - 101 - The story of King Solomon
01:58:29 - 102 - Stories from the Talmud
02:11:54 - 103 - The destruction of Jerusalem, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard
02:19:05 - 104 - Jeremiah at the fall of Jerusalem, painting p. 582
02:21:06 - 105 - Palestine Part II: A Roman province: historical note
02:22:16 - 106 - On the morning of Christ's nativity, by John Milton
02:33:51 - 107 - The burning of the temple, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard
02:45:21 - 108 - Palestine Part III: The crusades: historical note
02:46:47 - 109 - ''God willeth it !'', by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
02:57:18 - 110 - The crusaders before Jerusalem, painting p. 610
02:59:11 - 111 - The tearing down of England's flag, by Sir Walter Scott
03:13:32 - 112 - The children's crusade, by Eva March Tappan
03:18:38 - 113 - The children's crusade, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
03:20:16 - 114 - St. Louis as a prisoner, by Joseph François Michaud
This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World's Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part II include India, Siam, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine. - Summary by SoniaCast list for Sakoontala, or the lost ring:King: Tomas PeterFirst Attendant: Eva DavisSecond Attendant: TJ BurnsChild: lordaSakoontala: Monika M.C.Matali: DrPGouldKasyapa: ToddHWAditi: Sandra SchmitPupil: NemoNarrator: Sonia
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