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Read by Tilda Swinton and Olivia Laing. ‘Wonderful and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ~ ‘Constantly surprising’ GUARDIAN ~ ‘Stunning’ DEBORAH LEVY ~ ‘Compulsively fascinating’ NEW STATESMAN ~ ‘Beautiful’ HANYA YANAGIHARA ~ ‘Daring and seductive NEW YORK TIMES ~ ‘Profound...

Best friends Katie and Frankie discuss all things Keeper of the Lost Cities: including shipping, analysis, and more. Icon made by the lovely @yukonfox on Tumblr!

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Graffiti as Architecture is a groundbreaking audiobook that reveals graffiti as a serious spatial language rather than a surface decoration or rebellious afterthought. Moshe Katz shows how the graffiti artist already thinks like an architect: using line...

A surprise nuclear war may cause the End of the World, but not the way anyone could have imagined. A classic science fiction tale from Galaxy Magazine. (Summary by Mark Nelson)

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After the storming and the sack of Rome by the Goths under their king, Alaric, the worshippers of false gods or heathen, as we call them, tried to prove that this calamity was due to the Christian religion, and began more fiercely and bitterly than ever to blaspheme the true God. This it was that kindled my zeal for the House of God, and induced me to defend the City of God against the calumny and misrepresentations of her foes. After many serious interruptions this great undertaking, which was extended over many years, was at length finished in twenty-two books. Of these, the first five are ...

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction.The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several ...

毎期多くの企業人が自己表現のスキルアップのために受講されているCM・番組ナレーターカレッジ。その修了生を中心に朗読の輪を広げていく番組。

Narrated by Melanie McHugh. To read most histories of art, you might be forgiven for supposing that great artists are superhuman, and the knowledge of different movements, periods and styles is essential to truly appreciate art. It's time to look at art in a new way. THE POWER OF ART delves into...

‘An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel’ Observer, Books of the Year ‘A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity… [written with] exceptional delicacy and restraint’ TLS...

Bollywood Ke Iconic Villains is an engaging podcast series delving into the legendary villains of Bollywood. How they got their first break and which role changed their life forever. An engaging podcast series delving into the legendary villains of Bollywood. How they got their first break and which role changed their life forever.

A romance set against the backdrop of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. (Summary by E Tayaban)

The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall was originally published in 1845, and is considered the first muckraking novel. It is a lurid and thickly plotted exposé of city life in antebellum Philadelphia, exposing the hypocrisy of the Philadelphia elite as well as the darker underside of American capitalism and urbanization. Lippard's Philadelphia is populated with parsimonious bankers, foppish drunkards, adulterers, sadistic murderers, reverend rakes, and confidence men. - Summary by the Narrator

In 'Three Years at Glenwood,' Katie Robertson takes a bold step away from her small-town roots to pursue her dream of becoming a school teacher in a bustling city. As she navigates the challenges of urban life, Katie encounters a world filled with new friendships, academic hurdles, and the complexities of social dynamics among her peers. Her journey is not just about education; it’s a compelling exploration of faith, growth, and resilience. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society, the story delves into the lives of young evangelical Christians striving to maintain their ...

A short and gentle overview of mediaeval life in a large city. It lightly covers the class structure of society, local government, guilds, pageantry and punishment. The author has an easy, rhythmic style which leaves the reader wanting to find out more. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)

A podcast comedy noir unlike any other ... In a fog-bound metropolis that never was, radio detective Harding Park untangles crimes and conspiracies, scandals and secrets, and keeps a watchful eye on the poultry. Full cast, full sound, and packed with absurdist style, Fog City blends old-school radio theatre vibes with sharp satire and shadowy intrigue. Imagine this: The Maltese Falcon, The Streets of San Francisco, Bojack Horseman, The Twilight Zone, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — all trapped together on a gondola ... with a duck.

Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities is a novel that views the eighteenth century French Revolution through the lens of nineteenth century Victorian Romanticism. Dickens tells the story of a wide range of characters in London and Paris whose lives intersect in the turbulence of the revolution. Unusual among his novels, A Tale of Two Cities relies heavily on plot rather than characterization. The moralism so typical of Dickens is much in evidence, however, as the author stages his story in the most violent period of the revolution, the Reign of Terror (1792-1794). It is very much a tale of ...

'A rare and wonderful book... I could not be more enthusiastic.' Simon Winchester 'A treasure trove of human history and obsession...the breadth of research and insight is dazzling.' Glasgow Herald 'A highly companionable guide, adventurous and romantic' Independent on Sunday On a journey that...

In the fourth volume of the acclaimed series In Search of Lost Time, the intricate lives of M de Charlus and other men-women in the opulent world of French high society intertwine with the narrators passionate and evolving relationship with Albertine. Experience the depth of emotion and the complexities of love in this beautifully woven narrative, narrated by Michael OKelly.

A podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. Plus detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, drawings, and the dimly imagined future. With Luke Jones and George Gingell.