The World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine


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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 Sonia

Cast list for Sakoontala, or the lost ring:

King: Tomas Peter
First Attendant: Eva Davis
Second Attendant: TJ Burns
Child: lorda
Sakoontala: Monika M.C.
Matali: DrPGould
Kasyapa: ToddHW
Aditi: Sandra Schmit
Pupil: Nemo
Narrator: Sonia

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The pastimes of an Assyrian King, Painting, Frontispiece 2:25 Leído por Sonia
India Part I: The coming of the Aryans: historical note 1:57 Leído por Sonia
Hymn to Indra and Soma, from the Rig-Veda 2:27 Leído por Sonia
The people whom the Aryans found in India, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 10:40 Leído por Sonia
Savitri's choice, from the Mahabharata, rewritten by Elizabeth A. Reed 28:56 Leído por Availle
India Part II: Buddha and his teachings: historical note 1:40 Leído por Monika M. C.
The life of Buddha, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 9:50 Leído por Monika M. C.
Stories of Buddha, by Sir Edwin Arnold 20:51 Leído por Monika M. C.
Karma: a story of Buddhist ethics, by Paul Carus 31:48 Leído por April6090
India Part III: A group of folklore stories: historical note 1:14 Leído por April6090
Right and might, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 3:43 Leído por Nemo
The man in the Moon, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 2:50 Leído por Nemo
The legend of the rice, by Katherine Neville Fleeson 1:32 Leído por DrPGould
The lord Krishna and the lapwing's nest, by Margaret E. Noble 1:29 Leído por RajVO
The peacock and the tortoise, by John Christian 2:48 Leído por Tomas Peter
Let's see on which side the camel sits, by John Christian 1:13 Leído por April6090
The washerman and the donkey, by John Christian 4:19 Leído por RajVO
The seven weavers and the field of flax, by John Christian 1:26 Leído por RajVO
Some Indian proverbs 0:58 Leído por DrPGould
India Part IV: India in days of yore: historical note 1:38 Leído por RajVO
Alexander the Great in India, by Plutarch 15:14 Leído por Kevin Stewart
Interior of the temple of Vimala Sah, Photograph p. 90 3:03 Leído por RajVO
The rock edicts of Asoka, by Vincent A. Smith 12:55 Leído por Availle
Poems by King Bhartrihari 1:27 Leído por DrPGould
Sakoontala, or the lost ring, by Kalidasa 19:46 Leído por LibriVox Volunteers
India Part V: The Mogul conquest: historical note 2:23 Leído por RajVO
Prince with attendants in a garden, Indian painting p. 114 3:03 Leído por RajVO
The peacock throne of the great mogul, Shah Jehan, by Jean Baptiste Tavernier 6:30 Leído por Jim Locke
The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful tomb in the World, by Bayard Taylor 16:32 Leído por ToddHW
On the march with Aurungzebe, by François Bernier 27:51 Leído por Jim Locke
Women of the palace at play, Indian painting p. 142 2:33 Leído por Nemo
The decline of the Mogul empire, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 9:09 Leído por Kevin Stewart
India Part VI: India becomes a British province: historical note 3:06 Leído por Sonia
How Robert Clive defended Arcot, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 11:23 Leído por Jim Locke
The black hole of Calcutta, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 9:22 Leído por Kevin Stewart
The impeachment of Warren Hastings, by Thomas Babington Macaulay 14:10 Leído por Jim Locke
Indian customs and manners in 1840, by Hon. Mountstuart Elphinestone 22:22 Leído por Jim Locke
The relief of Lucknow, by Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4:53 Leído por Alan Mapstone
Jessie's Dream, painting p. 180 1:44 Leído por Jim Locke
When Queen Victoria became empress of India, by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts 13:46 Leído por Jim Locke
India Part VII: The India of to-day: historical note 1:52 Leído por Jim Locke
What is caste ?, by Sir William Wilson Hunter 5:36 Leído por Jim Locke
The amusements of an eastern king, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude 8:59 Leído por Jim Locke
An idol car with stone wheels, photograph p. 200 2:41 Leído por Jim Locke
How the Mohammedans keep the festival of the Mohurrim, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude 28:49 Leído por Jim Locke
Sunday in the British army in India, by Rev. Arthur Male 15:24 Leído por Jim Locke
Camp life in India, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams 17:10 Leído por Jim Locke
The towers of silence, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams 19:05 Leído por Jim Locke
The last voyage, painting p. 245 2:04 Leído por Jim Locke
Fables by Ramakrishna, a Brahman saint of to-day 6:26 Leído por Jim Locke
The coronation Durbar of 1911, by John Finnemore 19:51 Leído por Jim Locke
Siam: historical note 1:40 Leído por Jim Locke
The reception of a white elephant, by Mrs. A. H. Leonowens 11:57 Leído por Jim Locke
The white elephant, by Heinrich Heine 4:27 Leído por Jim Locke
Afghanistan: historical note 1:35 Leído por Jim Locke
"The hill of bones", by Rev. Arthur Male 14:24 Leído por April6090
Persia Part I: The mighty empire: historical note 2:07 Leído por Jim Locke
Sohrab's last contest, by Matthew Arnold 16:23 Leído por Jim Locke
When Cyrus the Great was a boy, by Xenophon 13:24 Leído por DrPGould
Croesus showing Solon his treasures, painting p. 302 1:50 Leído por Tomas Peter
How Cyrus the Great won the land of gold, by Jacob Abbott 46:17 Leído por Jim Locke
The seven sleepers of Ephesus, in the land of Lydia, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 6:46 Leído por Jim Locke
King Darius and the flying Scythians, by Herodotus; retold by Alfred J. Church 22:39 Leído por Jim Locke
How Xerxes set out to conquer Greece, by Herodotus 27:38 Leído por DrPGould
Persia Part II: Days of decline: historical note 1:39 Leído por Chris Fields
The last king of Persia, by Plutarch 25:16 Leído por Farnood
The family of Darius at the feet of Alexander the Great, painting p. 368 1:54 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Dara, by James Russell Lowell 4:40 Leído por Tomas Peter
The building of the bridge of Tus, by Elizabeth A. Reed 11:14 Leído por Farnood
Little stories from Sadi, a Persian author of the Twelfth Century 4:42 Leído por DrPGould
Persia Part III: Stories of modern Persia: historical note 1:20 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Poe's tales at the Persian court, by Wilfrid Sparroy 13:07 Leído por Tomas Peter
The prince who lost his book, by Wilfrid Sparroy 8:36 Leído por Kevin Stewart
The food of the royal tutor, by Wilfrid Sparroy 8:41 Leído por Kevin Stewart
A Persian wedding, by Charles James Wills 18:57 Leído por Farnood
The Persian bazaars, by Eustache de Lorey and Douglas Sladen 15:31 Leído por Farnood
New Year's calls and gifts, by Samuel G. Wilson 26:56 Leído por April6090
Persia Part IV: How things are done in Persia: historical note 0:52 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
How the Persians build a house, by S. G. W. Benjamin 3:23 Leído por Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The audience chamber of the shah, by S. G. W. Benjamin 2:48 Leído por yaelh
How to make calls, by S. G. W. Benjamin 6:24 Leído por yaelh
Making a present to an official, by S. G. W. Benjamin 2:23 Leído por yaelh
Getting a glass of milk, by S. G. W. Benjamin 1:22 Leído por April6090
How a Persian Mohammedan says his prayers, by Rev. S. G. Wilson 5:01 Leído por TJ Burns
Mesopotamia Part I: The kingdoms of Chaldaea and Assyria: historical note 1:50 Leído por DrPGould
The Chaldaeans and their wars, by Diodorus the Sicilian 7:33 Leído por DrPGould
How the Chaldaeans wrote books, by G. Maspero 7:57 Leído por Sonia
The tower of Babel, by Sir David Lyndsay 2:44 Leído por Devorah Allen
The lion hunt, Assyrian bas-relief p. 474 2:01 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
How the Assyrians and Babylonians lived, by A. H. Sayce 14:39 Leído por DrPGould
The destruction of Sennacherib, by Lord Byron 3:05 Leído por Nemo
Mesopotamia Part II: Babylon the magnificent: historical note 2:26 Leído por TJ Burns
How Semiramis built Babylon, by Diodorus the Sicilian 10:34 Leído por cathar maiden
The make-believe elephants of Semiramis, by Diodorus the Sicilian 12:41 Leído por April6090
Daniel the fearless, from the Old Testament 11:08 Leído por Ellen Murphy
Belshazzar, by Heinrich Heine 2:47 Leído por cathar maiden
The fall of Babylon, by Jacob Abbott 30:37 Leído por realisticspeakers
Palestine Part I: In Old Testament times: historical note 1:20 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The journey to the promised land 30:10 Leído por Talie Hass
The shepherd boy who became king 23:51 Leído por Talie Hass
The story of King Solomon 18:36 Leído por Farnood
Stories from the Talmud 13:26 Leído por yaelh
The destruction of Jerusalem, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard 7:11 Leído por Devorah Allen
Jeremiah at the fall of Jerusalem, painting p. 582 2:00 Leído por Larry Wilson
Palestine Part II: A Roman province: historical note 1:10 Leído por Larry Wilson
On the morning of Christ's nativity, by John Milton 11:35 Leído por Larry Wilson
The burning of the temple, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard 11:30 Leído por Devorah Allen
Palestine Part III: The crusades: historical note 1:26 Leído por Sonia
''God willeth it !'', by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot 10:32 Leído por Sonia
The crusaders before Jerusalem, painting p. 610 1:52 Leído por Sonia
The tearing down of England's flag, by Sir Walter Scott 14:21 Leído por DrPGould
The children's crusade, by Eva March Tappan 5:07 Leído por April6090
The children's crusade, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1:38 Leído por Tomas Peter
St. Louis as a prisoner, by Joseph François Michaud 12:49 Leído por Sonia