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World's Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

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

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Religion , History , Historical Fiction , Philosophy , Poetry , *Non-fiction

Running Time: 16 hours 12 minutes 44 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Prayer in a mosque: Old Cairo, Painting, Frontispiece Sonia	3:08
2	Egypt Part I: How things were done four thousand years ago: Historical note Sonia	2:20
3	Strange stories of early Egypt, by Herodotus Sonia	7:32
4	Early Egyptian picture-writing, by Amelia B. Edwards Sonia	5:56
5	How the Egyptians painted portraits, by Amelia B. Edwards Sonia	5:59
6	Conquests of Rameses II, an Egyptian wall painting p. 10 Sonia	2:18
7	The king's palace and his attendants, by G. Maspero Jim Locke	14:38
8	How the Egyptians amused themselves, by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson Jim Locke	19:19
9	An Egyptian experiment, by Herodotus Jim Locke	2:43
10	Egypt Part II: Stories and poems of Ancient Egypt: Historical note Jim Locke	2:12
11	From the oldest book in the world, by Ptah-Hotep, put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley Nemo	3:56
12	The lost malachite, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie DrPGould	5:09
13	Procession of the royal bull Apis-Osiris, painting p. 40 Keith Hunter	1:35
14	The shipwrecked sailor, from the ancient Egyptian, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie DrPGould	9:57
15	The magic book, from the ancient Egypt, edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie DrPGould	15:22
16	Egypt Part III: Pyramids and palaces: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:41
17	A trip to the pyramids, by Bayard Taylor Monika M. C.	16:05
18	How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus thestorygirl	5:41
19	Building the pyramids, painting p. 68 thestorygirl	3:28
20	Karnak and the Hall of Columns, by Charles Dudley Warner Jim Locke	13:01
21	Colonnade of the temple of Rameses III, Thebes, photograph p. 74 thestorygirl	1:46
22	How to excavate a buried town, by W. M. Flinders Petrie April6090	18:34
23	Portal of Euergetes I, Thebes, photograph p. 84 thestorygirl	1:59
24	Egypt Part IV: In the days of Pharaoh: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:06
25	The mighty reign of Sesostris (Rameses II), by Diodorus the Sicilian Jim Locke	18:00
26	The story of Joseph, from the Old Testament thestorygirl	53:40
27	Joseph sold by his brethren, painting p. 100 thestorygirl	1:42
28	In the brick fields, by Rev. J. H. Ingraham Jim Locke	26:25
29	'Let my people go'', by Théophile Gautier; translated by Augusta McC. Wright Jim Locke	34:06
30	The victory over the Khita, by Pen-Ta-Ur, 1326 B.C. put into meter by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley Jim Locke	12:43
31	Finding Pharaoh, by Edward L. Wilson Jim Locke	24:39
32	Going to see Pharaoh (Rameses II), by Hardwicke D. Rawnsley Jim Locke	24:00
33	Egypt Part V: The glory wanes: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:50
34	Why Phanes was exiled, by Georg Ebers Dave Lantz	18:33
35	The founding of Alexandria (332 B.C.), by Plutarch Alan Mapstone	3:15
36	Antony and Cleopatra, painting p. 204 Alan Mapstone	3:29
37	The death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.), by William Shakespeare Roger Melin	12:30
38	Egypt Part VI: Modern Egypt: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:43
39	Bonaparte in Egypt, painting p. 214 Foon	1:31
40	The battle of the pyramids (1798), by John S. C. Abbott DrPGould	23:56
41	Bonaparte before the Sphinx, painting p. 228 Tomas Peter	2:08
42	The story of the Suez Canal, from ''All the year round'', 1854 thestorygirl	20:12
43	How General Gordon outwitted the King of Abyssinia (between 1873 and 1880), by Alfred Egmont Hake Chris Fields	2:37
44	The death of General Gordon at Khartoum (1885), by Anonymous Graham Scott	17:47
45	Up the cataracts of the Nile (1875), by Charles Dudley Warner Scotty Smith	28:37
46	Northern Africa Part I: Legendary history and the story of Carthage: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:29
47	Ulysses in the land of the Lotus-Eaters (Tripoli), by Homer Alan Mapstone	2:10
48	Aeneas at Carthage, by Virgil Dave Lantz	13:50
49	Aeneas at the court of Dido, painting p. 276 Alan Mapstone	2:14
50	The cutting of the aqueduct, by Gustave Flaubert April6090	15:01
51	The fall of Carthage (146 B.C.) by Rev. Alfred J. Church DrPGould	19:06
52	Northern Africa Part II: Life and customs in Northern Africa: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:06
53	How the Barbary pirates learned to respect the American flag (1815), by John Bach McMaster Graham Scott	13:34
54	Traditions of the sheikhs of Morocco (sixteenth century), by T. H. Weir Farnood	19:14
55	Morocco law (sixteenth century), by Edmondo de Amicis Angelique G. Campbell	7:01
56	Hawking in Algeria, painting p. 322 April6090	2:19
57	One day in Morocco (nineteenth century) by Edmondo de Amicis Farnood	20:46
58	The great market of Tripoli (latter part of nineteenth century), by George E. Thompson April6090	6:46
59	Northern Africa Part III: The mystery of the desert: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:28
60	The hour of prayer in the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson Farnood	13:12
61	The oasis of the great-grandfather (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson Farnood	13:44
62	The music of the desert (latter part of nineteenth century), by Gilbert Watson TJ Burns	30:19
63	Western and Central Africa Part I: Unveiling the dark continent: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:20
64	Writing a charm (about 1795), by Mungo Park Tomas Peter	2:30
65	A zealous missionary (about 1795), by Mungo Park DrPGould	4:43
66	A visit to King Moselekatse (1829), by Anne Manning Rathbone DrPGould	12:55
67	'The mountain with several caves'' (1854), by David Livingstone DrPGould	2:30
68	A magic lantern in Africa (1854), by David Livingstone Devorah Allen	1:38
69	The electric wind of the desert (1854), by David Livingstone Devorah Allen	2:11
70	The merman missionary (1854), by David Livingstone Robin Cook	2:25
71	How I found Livingstone (1871), by Sir Henry M. Stanley DrPGould	9:43
72	Western and Central Africa Part II: Adventures in the African jungle: Historical note Foon	2:06
73	The village of dwarfs (about 1870), by Paul du Chaillu Jim Locke	38:52
74	Crossing an African bridge (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu Jim Locke	9:01
75	Consulting the Man in the Moon (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu Tomas Peter	7:21
76	Du Chaillu the First, King of the Apingi (about 1868), by Paul du Chaillu Jim Locke	3:45
77	South Africa: Historical note Nella	1:53
78	The last trek, painting p. 436 Foon	1:23
79	The diamond fields of South Africa (about 1870), by Anthony Trollope April6090	37:38
80	A modern battlefield (about 1898), by Julian Ralph Farnood	12:40
81	In the South African army (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen Jim Locke	19:44
82	Advancing upon the enemy (1903-1904), by Gustav Frenssen Jim Locke	17:37
83	Arabia Part I: Early history: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:04
84	The legend of the Arabs, by Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine Farnood	10:25
85	Mohammed (about 570-632), by Eva March Tappan April6090	7:22
86	A reading from the Koran, painting p. 496 April6090	2:17
87	The ''Square House'', or Kabah, by Hadji Khan and Wilfrid Sparroy Foon	7:56
88	Arabia Part II: Stories of the caliphs of Bagdad: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:36
89	Al Mansur, builder of Bagdad, and the poet (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field TJ Burns	3:49
90	Al Mansur rebuked (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field Angelique G. Campbell	2:34
91	Al Mahdi and the two wishes (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field Foon	7:05
92	Haroun Al Rashid and the musician (eighth century A.D.), adapted from the Arabic by Claude Field DrPGould	5:52
93	The caliph and the poet of the Barmeks (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer swalkerl	5:28
94	The division of the reward (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer Tomas Peter	3:17
95	The caliph and ''the man with the stew'' (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer Michele Fry	6:20
96	The poet and the jester (eighth century A.D.), by E. H. Palmer Michele Fry	2:02
97	Arabia Part III: Stories of modern Arabia: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:41
98	Justice in Arabia (nineteenth century), by Colonel L. Du Couret DrPGould	7:56
99	Wit from Arabia, by Colonel L. Du Couret Sonia	4:49
100	Arabian Horsemen in battle, painting p. 536 Sonia	1:34
101	A pilgrimage to Mecca, by Sir Richard F. Burton Sonia	10:35