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The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III

The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III by Various; William Jennings Bryan; Francis Whiting Halsey. 20 sections, 7 hr 27 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

Details

Length
7 hr 27 min
Sections
20
Language
English
Read by
volunteer readers
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
worldsfamousorations5_greatbritain3_1908_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 01 - Sir John Alexander Macdonald - On Canadian Confederation 21:29
  2. 02 - Thomas Carlyle - Address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University 26:21
  3. 03 - Goldwin Smith - The Secret Beyond Science 6:54
  4. 04 - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - On the Principles of His Party 51:53
  5. 05 - William Ewart Gladstone - On the Domestic and Foreign Affairs of England 41:39
  6. 06 - Charles Bradlaugh - His Plea at the Bar of the House 13:55
  7. 07 - Randolph Henry Spencer, Lord Churchill - His 'Trust the People' Speech 16:30
  8. 08 - Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d Marquess of Salisbury - On the Desertion of Gordon in Egypt 19:36
  9. 09 - Charles Haddon Spurgeon - Men Made Rich by the Poverty of Christ 20:00
  10. 10 - Augustine Birrell - The Distinction of Burke 23:27
  11. 11 - James, Viscount of Bryce - On the Government of Ireland Bill 30:56
  12. 12 - Arthur James, Earl of Balfour - On the Benefits of Reading 18:55
  13. 13 - Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of Rosebery - Robert Burns 21:27
  14. 14 - Joseph Chamberlain - The True Conception of Empire 17:37
  15. 15 - Sir Wilfrid Laurier - On the Death of Queen Victoria 17:40
  16. 16 - Herbert Henry Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith - Trade and the Empire 20:54
  17. 17 - John, Viscount Morley - His Address at Pittsburg 26:50
  18. 18 - Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - On the Policy of the Liberal Party 26:42
  19. 19 - Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - His 'The Duma Is Dead: Long Live the Duma' Speech 11:31
  20. 20 - Lord Robert Reid Loreburn - On the Policy of the English Liberals 12:50