All Episodes
The World’s Story Vol. VIII Nordic Adventures and Exploration — 111 episodes
111 - Captain Scott's last message 1912 by Robert F Scott
110 - The rivals in the Antarctic 1911 from Harper's Weekly
109 - At the South Pole photograph p 574
108 - Norway at the South Pole 1911 by Roald Amundsen
107 - In Antarctic winter quarters 1908-1909 by Sir Ernest H Shackleton
106 - The search for the Poles Part III The South Pole Historical note
105 - Admiral Peary in his North-Pole costume photograph p 546
104 - The discovery of the North Pole 1909 by Admiral Robert E Peary
103 - The attack of the ice 1893 by Fridtjof Nansen
102 - A balloon search for the North Pole 1897 by G Firth Scott
101 - The fate of Sir John Franklin 1849 by Elizabeth Doten
100 - The search for the Poles Part II The North Pole Historical note
099 - Paying a call in the Northwest Passage 1906 by Roald Amundsen
098 - The Northwest Passage by Sir John Everett Millais English painter 1829-1896 painting p 518
097 - How to build a snow-hut by Roald Amundsen
096 - Fifteen hundred miles of floating ice 1871-1872 by Hans Hendrik
095 - Spitzbergen the island that belongs to no one by Lord Dufferin
094 - The search for the Poles Part I Adventures in the frozen North Historical note
093 - Escaping from a glacier by Dr Isaac I Hayes
092 - What is an iceberg by Dr Isaac I Hayes
091 - The farewell of the Greenlanders from the Cornhill magazine
090 - The Eskimos and their ways from the Cornhill magazine
089 - How to build a ''woman's boat'' by Dr Isaac I Hayes
088 - Greenland customs of two centuries ago by Hans Egede
087 - Greenland Part II Stories of life in Greenland Historical note
086 - A model parliament by Dr Isaac I Hayes
085 - The apostle to Greenland 1721-1736 by Jacob A Riis
084 - The search for the lost colonies of Greenland 1579-1671 by Dr Henry Rink
083 - How the Greenlanders got a bishop 1126 by Dr Isaac I Hayes
082 - How Eric the Red came to Greenland 983 by Dr Isaac I Hayes
081 - Greenland Part I Stories from the history of Greenland Historical note
080 - How Icelandic children get their surnames by Mrs Disney Leith
079 - Waiting for the Great Geyser to spout 1874 by Bayard Taylor
078 - Climbing Mount Hekla 1854 by Pliny Miles
077 - The fire mountains of Iceland 1783 by Lord Dufferin
076 - Iceland Part III Iceland and its people Historical note
075 - How the boy Sigurd won the horse Greyfell by William Morris
074 - The burning of Njal 1014 from the Saga of Burnt Njal
073 - How Grettir the outlaw saved the farmhouse early eleventh century from the Saga of Grettir the Stron
072 - Thangbrand the priest about 1000 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
071 - How Kjartan of Iceland became a Christian about 1000 from the Laxdaeler's Saga
070 - Glum and his man Ingolf about 950 from ''Viga-Glum's Saga''
069 - The Irish in Thule eighth century from the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
068 - Iceland Part II Stories from the Icelandic Sagas Historical note
067 - How the laws were made in Saga time
066 - Paying visits in Saga time by J Fulford Vicary
065 - How the early Icelanders dressed by J Fulford Vicary
064 - How the Sagas came to be written by Sabine Baring-Gould
063 - Iceland Part I In Saga times Historical note
062 - Hans Christian Andersen as a boy by himself
061 - The fall of Queen Caroline Mathilda 1772 by G Hesekiel from the memoirs of Baron Simolin
060 - Stories of Tordenskjold the great Danish admiral early eighteenth century
059 - King Christian 1677-1730 by Johannes Evald
058 - The ''Madman of the North'' overcomes Copenhagen 1700 by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
057 - Denmark Part III Scenes from Danish history Historical note
056 - Molboer stories
055 - The King of Denmark's ride by Caroline Norton
054 - King Volmer and Elsie by John G Whittier after the Danish of Christian Winter
053 - Denmark Part II Folk-stories and legends Historical note
052 - Waldemar Atterdag and the Hansa 1361 by Helen Zimmerman
051 - The letter of King Canute 1027
050 - The speaking of Prince Uffe the Speechless by Saxo Grammaticus
049 - How King Rorik regained the tribute by Saxo Grammaticus
048 - The slaying of the monster Grendel retold by Florence Holbrook from ''Beowulf'' an ancient epic poem
047 - The play scene in ''Hamlet'' by Daniel Maclise Irish painter 1806-1870 painting p 234
046 - The ghost of Hamlet's father by William Shakespeare
045 - Denmark Part I Tales of the Dark Ages Historical note
044 - The Nobel Prize by Vance Thompson
043 - Bringing home the body of Charles XII by Gustav Olaf Cederstrom Swedish painter 1845 painting p 208
042 - How the ''Madman of the North'' defended himself at Bender 1713 by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
041 - The crossing of the Little Belt 1658 by Z Topelius
040 - The battle-song of Gustavus Adolphus by Michael Altenburg
039 - Gustavus Adolphus at Lutzen 1632 by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
038 - The marriage of Gustavus Vasa 1523 by Wilhelm Jensen
037 - Gustavus Vasa the saviour of Sweden 1520 by William Widgery Thomas Jr
036 - The blood-bath of Stockholm 1520 by William Widgery Thomas Jr
035 - Sweden Part II Tales from Swedish history Historical note
034 - Sigrid the Haughty about 988-1000
033 - The defeat of the Jomsburg Vikings 983 by Neander N Cronholm
031 - How the Swedes learned of Christianity 850 by S Baring-Gould
032 - How Ragnar Lodbrog won a wife and a nickname by Saxo Grammaticus
030 - How the Swedes elected their king by Neander N Cronholm
029 - The hall of the early chiefs by Henry Morley
028 - Sweden Part I Stories of Viking life and adventure Historical note
027 - The music of Ole Bull by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
026 - Market day in the Far North photograph p 106
025 - How the Laplanders live by A F Mockler-Ferryman
024 - The Naerodal and Jordalsnut photograph p 100
023 - A home in the North photograph p 92
022 - Finn blood nineteenth century by Jonas Lie
021 - Norway Part III Life in the Far North Historical note
020 - Birchlegs carrying King Hakon by Knut Bergslien Norwegian painter born 1827 painting p 88
019 - How King Sigurd smoked out the pirates 1107 from the Heimskringla
018 - How King Harald Hard-Ruler gave his treasure for his life 1049 by Hjalmar H Boyesen
017 - King Magnus who was reformed by a poem reigned from 1035-1047 by Hjalmar H Boyesen
016 - The ancient church of Gol photograph p 76
015 - Stories of Olaf the Saint 1015-1030
014 - Iron-Beard by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
013 - Stories of Olaf Tryggvason king of Norway from 996 to 1000
012 - The story of Hakon the Good 934-961 from the Heimskringla
011 - The discoverer of the North Cape about 890 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
009 - Boinnis Glacier and river photograph p 28
010 - Norway Part II Tales of the sea-rovers Historical note
008 - Proverbs from the Eddas
007 - The death of Balder from the Younger Edda
006 - Thor among the giants from the Younger Edda
005 - Thor fishes for the Midgard Serpent from the Younger Edda
004 - The horse Sleipnir from the Younger Edda
003 - The wolf Fenris from the Younger Edda
002 - Norway Part I Stories from Scandinavian mythology Historical note
001 - The humiliating entry of Sonnavater and Knut into Stockholm by C G Hellquist Swedish artist 1851-189