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101 of 101 (100%) sections assigned

101 of 101 (100%) sections completed

This project has a dedicated proof-listener who will listen to all sections: Kitty

SectionTitleReaderNotesListen UrlStatus
1 Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece  Kitty PL OK
2 Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note  Kitty PL OK
3 Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus  Kitty PL OK
4 Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards  Kitty PL OK
5 How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards  Kitty PL OK
6 Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10  Kitty PL OK
7 The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero  neecheelok70 PL OK
8 How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson  neecheelok70 PL OK
9 An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus  neecheelok70 PL OK
10 Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note  neecheelok70 PL OK
11 From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley  NemoR PL OK
12 The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie  DrPGould PL OK
13 Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40  KeithMan PL OK
14 The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie  DrPGould PL OK
15 The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie  DrPGould PL OK
16 Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
17 A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor  moniaqua PL OK
18 How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus  thestorygirl PL OK
19 Building the pyramids, painting p. 68  thestorygirl PL OK
20 Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner  neecheelok70 PL OK
21 Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74  thestorygirl PL OK
22 How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie  adr6090 PL OK
23 Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84  thestorygirl PL OK
24 Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
25 The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian  neecheelok70 PL OK
26 The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament  thestorygirl PL OK
27 Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100  thestorygirl PL OK
28 In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham  neecheelok70 PL OK
29 'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright  neecheelok70 PL OK
30 The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley  neecheelok70 PL OK
31 Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson  neecheelok70 PL OK
32 Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley  neecheelok70 PL OK
33 Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
34 Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers  dlantz PL OK
35 The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch  alanmapstone PL OK
36 Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204  alanmapstone PL OK
37 The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare  Roger alanmapstone moniaqua silverquill catharmaiden Kitty WiltedScribe bluechien NemoR DrPGould PL OK
38 Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
39 Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214  Foon PL OK
40 The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott  DrPGould PL OK
41 Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228  WiltedScribe PL OK
42 The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854  thestorygirl PL OK
43 How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by Alfred Egmont Hake  ChrisFields PL OK
44 The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous  grs2905 PL OK
45 Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner  iBeScotty PL OK
46 Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
47 Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer  alanmapstone PL OK
48 Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil  dlantz PL OK
49 Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276  alanmapstone PL OK
50 The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert  adr6090 PL OK
51 The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church  DrPGould PL OK
52 Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
53 How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Bach McMaster  grs2905 PL OK
54 Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir  Farnood PL OK
55 Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis  BurgundyGrace PL OK
56 Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322  adr6090 PL OK
57 One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis  Farnood PL OK
58 The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. Thompson  adr6090 PL OK
59 Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
60 The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson  Farnood PL OK
61 The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson  Farnood PL OK
62 The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson  benderca PL OK
63 Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
64 Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park  WiltedScribe PL OK
65 A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park  DrPGould PL OK
66 A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone  DrPGould PL OK
67 'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone  DrPGould PL OK
68 A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone  mightyfelix PL OK
69 The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone  mightyfelix PL OK
70 The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone  Rawbean23 PL OK
71 How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley  DrPGould PL OK
72 Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historical note  Foon PL OK
73 The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu  neecheelok70 PL OK
74 Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu  neecheelok70 PL OK
75 Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu  WiltedScribe PL OK
76 Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu  neecheelok70 PL OK
77 South Africa: Historical note  Nella PL OK
78 The last trek, painting p. 436  Foon PL OK
79 The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope  adr6090 PL OK
80 A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph  Farnood PL OK
81 In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen  neecheelok70 PL OK
82 Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen  neecheelok70 PL OK
83 Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
84 The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine  Farnood PL OK
85 Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan  adr6090 PL OK
86 A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496  adr6090 PL OK
87 The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy  Foon PL OK
88 Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
89 Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field  benderca PL OK
90 Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field  BurgundyGrace PL OK
91 Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field  Foon PL OK
92 Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field  DrPGould PL OK
93 The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer  swalkerl PL OK
94 The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer  WiltedScribe PL OK
95 The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer  msfry PL OK
96 The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer  msfry PL OK
97 Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note  knotyouraveragejo PL OK
98 Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret  DrPGould PL OK
99 Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret  Kitty PL OK
100 Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536  Kitty PL OK
101 A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton  Kitty PL OK