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  • David Crockett His Life and Adventures-John Stevens Cabot Abbott
    Aug 24 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    6 Std. und 54 Min.
  • Post Mortem Essays, Historical And Medical-Charles MacLaurin
    Aug 23 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    6 Std. und 6 Min.
  • Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave-Henry Bibb
    Aug 22 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    5 Std. und 19 Min.
  • Old New Zealand Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times-Frederick Edward Maning
    Aug 21 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    5 Std. und 56 Min.
  • Adventures in Idealism-Eugene Benjamin, Boris Bogen, Saul Drucker, Jacob Lipman, Solomon Lowenstein, Bernard Palitz, Joseph W. Pincus
    Aug 20 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    5 Std. und 19 Min.
  • Loves of Great Composers-Gustav Kobbé
    Aug 19 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    2 Std. und 49 Min.
  • John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides An Autobiography; First Part-John Paton
    Aug 18 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    7 Std. und 15 Min.
  • Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous-Sarah Knowles Bolton
    Aug 17 2026
    Robert Clive, often regarded as the architect of British power in India according to historian Thomas Macaulay, played a pivotal role in shaping the subcontinent’s future. Serving on the Governor’s Council in India from 1834 to 1838, Macaulay championed legal and educational reforms, believing that British control was a civilizing mission intended to eliminate India’s perceived backwardness and superstition while introducing a refined English culture. This perspective is vividly expressed in both his essay on Clive and his analysis of Warren Hastings. However, it’s important to acknowledge that many Indians have historically held a contrasting view of this colonial narrative. (Nicholas Clifford)
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    9 Std. und 31 Min.