The Story of the Middle Ages: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Story of the Middle Ages by Samuel B. Harding: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 19 original MP3 tracks, 5:31:23 running time and a link to listen.
The Story of the Middle Ages, credited to Samuel B. Harding, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Story of the Middle Ages, by Samuel B. Harding. Read by Kara Shallenberg. Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entertaining fashion, and helps to explain the influence of the Middle Ages on modern times. Topics covered include the rise of the Christian church, Feudalism, Charlemagne, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, and the daily life of peasant, noble, and clergy. (Summary by Kara)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Story of the Middle Ages
- Author credits: Samuel B. Harding
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 19
- Listed recording duration: 5:31:23
Catalogue topics
- children
- history
- europe
- harding
Track guide
- 00 - Introduction — 5:32
- 01 - The Ancient Germans — 14:48
- 02 - Breaking the Frontier — 12:15
- 03 - The Wanderings of the West-Goths — 11:25
- 04 - End of the Western Empire — 22:48
- 05 - The Growth of the Christian Church — 15:22
- 06 - The Rise of the Franks — 20:45
- 07 - Franks and Mohammedans — 14:41
- 08 - Charlemagne — 20:35
- 09 - The Growth of Feudalism — 12:26
- 10 - The Deeds of the Northmen — 17:07
- 11 - The First Crusade — 21:43
- 12 - Later Crusades — 14:52
- 13 - Life of the Castle — 18:46
- 14 - Life of the Village and Town — 28:06
- 15 - Life of the Monastery — 16:42
- 16 - Papacy and Empire — 19:08
- 17 - The Hundred Years' War — 25:08
- 18 - End of the Middle Ages — 19:25
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