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- 3 min
- Letters on the English (On Inoculation), by Voltaire
The beautiful daughters of the Circassians were in demand for the seraglios of the Turkish Sultan. Voltaire tells how these beauties were protected from smallpox centuries before modern vaccination. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
Voltaire ill with smallpox, Nov., 1723.
13 min - Introductory Note: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Introductory note on Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (Volume 17, Harvard Classics)
3 min - The Valiant Little Tailor, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
When the cold winds howled about the thatched huts of the German peasant, the mother drew her children to her side and told them stories. Collected and retold by the Grimm brothers, these stories have perennial charm. (Volume 17, Harvard Classics)
23 min - Introductory Note: Alfred Tennyson
Introductory note on Alfred Tennyson (Ridpath Library of Universal Literature)
7 min - Morte d’Arthur, by Alfred Tennyson
A barge with black sails bearing three black robed queens with crowns of gold carried away the dying King Arthur. Will they bring him back and fulfill Merlin's prophecy? (Volume 42, Harvard Classics)
Queen Victoria appointed Tennyson poet laureate, Nov. 19, 1850.
18 min - Introductory Note: Friedrich von Schiller
Introductory note on Friedrich von Schiller (Volume 26, Harvard Classics)
3 min - William Tell (Act III, Scene III), by Friedrich von Schiller
The arrow shot from his bow with a twang and whizzed through the air. Tell covered his eyes, fearing to see where the arrow hit. Then the shout of triumph, a shout of the people and not of the tyrant-but the end was not yet. (Volume 26, Harvard Classics)
William Tell incident, legendary date, Nov. 18, 1307.
15 min - 10 min
- Sir Walter Scott, by Thomas Carlyle
Are you curious about famous people, their lives, habits, personalities? Carlyle discusses the intimate life of his illustrious countryman, and reveals Scott, the man, and Scott, the genius who entertained Christendom with his stories. (Volume 25, Harvard Classics)
Scott writes dedication of "Ivanhoe," Nov. 17, 1817.
24 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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