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

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

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Essays & Short Works , Religion , History , Historical Fiction , Philosophy , Poetry

Running Time: 17 hours 57 minutes 22 seconds

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