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- 9 min
- Poems (L’Allegro and Il Penseroso), by John Milton
In a superb poem, Milton bids Loathed Melancholy begone to some dark cell. He calls for the joys of youth and vows eternal faith with them. (Volume 4, Harvard Classics)
John Milton marries his third wife, Elizabeth Marshall, Feb. 24, 1662.
19 min - Introductory Note: Robert Louis Stevenson
Introductory note on Robert Louis Stevenson (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
2 min - Samuel Pepys, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Gossipy, witty Pepys had a curiosity that made him famous. He knew all the news of court and street. Stevenson, who never put his pen to a dull subject, writes of Pepys. (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Samuel Pepys born Feb. 23, 1632.
18 min - 9 min
- Ode for General Washington’s Birthday, by Robert Burns
Burns asks for Columbia's harp, and then sings of liberty. He bewails the sad state of the land of Alfred and Wallace which once championed liberty, and now fights for tyranny. (Volume 6, Harvard Classics)
George Washington born Feb. 22, 1732.
3 min - Introductory Note: John Henry Newman
Introductory note on John Henry Newman (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
3 min - The Idea of a University (Ch.1 What Is a University?), by John Henry Newman
Just what makes a university? A group of fine buildings? A library? A staff of well-trained teachers? A body of eager students? A winning football team? Cardinal Newman defines the prime functions of a university. (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Cardinal Newman born Feb. 21, 1801.
20 min - 3 min
- Letters on the English (On the Quakers), by Voltaire
Because the early Quakers shook, trembled, and quaked when they became inspired --- they received the title of "Quakers." This sect attracted the keen-minded Voltaire, who made interesting notes on them during his visit to England. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
44 min
About Harvard Classics
From the publisher's feed
Former President of Harvard University Charles W. Eliot wrote in his introduction to the Harvard Classics, "In my opinion, a five-foot shelf would hold books enough to give a liberal education to any…
one who would read them with devotion, even if he could spare but fifteen minutes a day for reading." Here you are, you can easily listen to his entire 15-minutes-a-day study guide while commuting to and from work (most of us spend far more than 15 minutes a day commuting each day), doing mundane work in the office, washing dishes at home, or doing most of the things day in and day out. It is so easy, so entertaining, and so educational that they can be listened to again and again, until they permeate into our own thinking and into our characters. Perhaps, in one year's time, you will become someone you barely recognize, all for the better. Who knows?
-- Rich E Book
-- Rich E Book
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