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Umbrellas and Their History

Name: Umbrellas and Their History
Author: William Sangster

William Sangster

Read by Clarica, Leon Mire, Erin Hastings, Anne Cheng, Phillipa Chantry and Roger Melin · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introductory (9:49)
The Ancient History of the Umbrella (26:57)
The Umbrella in England (22:52)
The Story of the Parachute (8:42)
Umbrella Stories (14:40)
The Regeneration of the Umbrella (23:11)