The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Poetry, *non-fiction

Narrators: Sonia, Jim Locke, Nemo, DrPGould, Keith Hunter, J. M. Smallheer, Monika M. C., Thestorygirl, April6090, Dave Lantz, Alan Mapstone, Group, Foon, Tomas Peter, Chris Fields, Graham Scott, Scotty Smith, Farnood, Angelique G. Campbell, TJ Burns, Devorah Allen, Robin Cook, Nella, Swalkerl, Michele Fry

Number of Chapters: 101

Length: 16 hours and 12 minutes

Language: English

This is the third 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 III include Egypt, Northern, Western and Central Africa, South Africa and Arabia. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The Death of Cleopatra:

Dolabella: Tomas Peter
Charmian: Monika M.C.
Cleopatra: Sandra Schmit
Iras: Eva Davis
Guardsman: Roger Melin
Clown: Nemo
First Guard: DrPGould
Second Guard: Larry Wilson
Caesar: alanmapstone
Narrator: Sonia

Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece (Sonia)

Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note (Sonia)

Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus (Sonia)

Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards (Sonia)

How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards (Sonia)

Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10 (Sonia)

The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero (Jim Locke)

How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson (Jim Locke)

An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus (Jim Locke)

Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note (Jim Locke)

From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley (Nemo)

The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie (DrPGould)

Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40 (Keith Hunter)

The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie (DrPGould)

The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie (DrPGould)

Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor (Monika M. C.)

How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus (thestorygirl)

Building the pyramids, painting p. 68 (thestorygirl)

Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner (Jim Locke)

Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74 (thestorygirl)

How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie (April6090)

Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84 (thestorygirl)

Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian (Jim Locke)

The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament (thestorygirl)

Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100 (thestorygirl)

In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham (Jim Locke)

'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright (Jim Locke)

The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley (Jim Locke)

Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson (Jim Locke)

Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley (Jim Locke)

Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers (Dave Lantz)

The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch (Alan Mapstone)

Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204 (Alan Mapstone)

The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare (Group)

Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214 (Foon)

The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott (DrPGould)

Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228 (Tomas Peter)

The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854 (thestorygirl)

How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by Alfred Egmont Hake (Chris Fields)

The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous (Graham Scott)

Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner (Scotty Smith)

Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer (Alan Mapstone)

Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil (Dave Lantz)

Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276 (Alan Mapstone)

The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert (April6090)

The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church (DrPGould)

Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Bach McMaster (Graham Scott)

Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir (Farnood)

Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis (Angelique G. Campbell)

Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322 (April6090)

One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis (Farnood)

The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. Thompson (April6090)

Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson (Farnood)

The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson (Farnood)

The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson (TJ Burns)

Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park (Tomas Peter)

A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park (DrPGould)

A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone (DrPGould)

'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone (DrPGould)

A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone (Devorah Allen)

The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone (Devorah Allen)

The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone (Robin Cook)

How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley (DrPGould)

Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historical note (Foon)

The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu (Jim Locke)

Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu (Jim Locke)

Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu (Tomas Peter)

Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu (Jim Locke)

South Africa: Historical note (Nella)

The last trek, painting p. 436 (Foon)

The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope (April6090)

A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph (Farnood)

In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen (Jim Locke)

Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen (Jim Locke)

Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine (Farnood)

Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan (April6090)

A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496 (April6090)

The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy (Foon)

Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field (TJ Burns)

Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field (Angelique G. Campbell)

Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field (Foon)

Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field (DrPGould)

The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer (swalkerl)

The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer (Tomas Peter)

The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer (Michele Fry)

The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer (Michele Fry)

Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note (J. M. Smallheer)

Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret (DrPGould)

Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret (Sonia)

Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536 (Sonia)

A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton (Sonia)

The audiobook The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia falls under the genres of Historical Fiction, Poetry, *non-fiction. It is written by Eva March Tappan.

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