Educational resources for busy parents
This website contains a treasure trove of wonderful, educational, classic audio books. Unfortunately, technology has come a long way since my children and I built this site in 2009, and keeping it up to date is no longer feasible for me. We no longer charge for a subscription and have unblocked all the content so …
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The audio and text presented here is for the non-profit purpose of teaching English as a second language. It cannot be downloaded, only streamed. Click on the link and the text will open so you can follow along as you listen.
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This recording of The Great Gatsby?was made for educational purposes to assist ESL learners.?Downloadable files are NOT available of this material, it is streaming only. Click on the link for the chapter you want to stream and the text will also appear, allowing you to follow along in the text while you listen.
Listen to and read a brief kids’ version of Saint George and the Dragon here. Watch a brief video from the National Gallery of Art about Raphael’s painting of Saint George and the Dragon. Click here for a companion story to St. George and the Dragon.
Works and Days provides advice on agrarian matters and personal conduct. The Theogony explains the ancestry of the gods. The Shield of Heracles is the adventure of Heracles accepting an enemy’s challenge to fight. – Summary by Arthur Krolman for Librivox Whole book (zip file)Download Subscribe by iTunesiTunes Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Internet …
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This dialogue brings Socrates face to face with the famous sophist Gorgias and his followers. It is a work likely completed around the time of “Republic” and illuminates many of the spiritual ideas of Plato. The spirituality, as Jowett points out in his wonderful introduction, has many ideas akin to Christianity, but is more generous …
Meno (Ancient Greek: ?????) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written in the Socratic dialectic style, it attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning in this case virtue in general, rather than particular virtues, such as justice or temperance. The goal is a common definition that applies equally to all particular …
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After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sunny pageant Chorus guides us along Henry’s glittering carpet ride of success as the new king completes his transformation from rebellious wastrel to a truly regal potentate. Of course, …
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to become …
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Julius Caesar
Hamlet part 1 Hamlet part 2
?Self Reliance Read this essay online in Essays, First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ravi Zacharias speaks on courtship and marriage. Learn more about this broadcast here. Part 1: Marriage should last a lifetime Part 2 Thoughts about selecting a mate Part 3 Important qualities in a spouse Part 4 Dealing with pressure and staying pure Part 5 Prioritize your?relationship with the Lord first
The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller which premiered in 1953. It famously used the Salem Witch Trials to offer a commentary on McCarthyite America. This production stars Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley, Jr., Joe Spano, and Michael York, among others. You can stream the audio here.
This recording of the Hobbit was made for educational purposes to assist ESL learners. Downloadable files are NOT available of this material, it is streaming only. Click on the link for the chapter you want to stream and the text will also appear, allowing you to follow along in the text while you listen.
Hamlet by Shakespeare, simplified for school children?by Shakespeare Lynch Multimedia is performed by Michael Matus. Description from iTunes: Shakespeare made easier for schoolchildren and baffled adults with an easy to understand narrative adaptation and parallel text with the original. Why adapt Shakespeare? Well, it’s hard! A lot of actors in Shakespeare productions can act it, …
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Click here to stream individual episodes of the Orson Welles Shakespeare collection, or to download all the episodes. This collection of early Orson Welles radio theater productions includes the following plays. Hamlet Julius Caesar Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice Macbeth Henry ?V Romeo and Juliet Richard III Richard II King Lear
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