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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
Episodes
Apr 15, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
1 min
Introductory note on Walt Whitman (the Ridpath Library of Universal Literature)
Apr 15, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
19 min
The rugged, genuine Lincoln was idealized by Walt Whitman - the founder of the new school of American poetry. Two of Whitman's finest poems were inspired by Lincoln. (Volume 42, Harvard Classics)
Lincoln died April 15, 1865.
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
27 min
Spanish towns in the New World were rich in treasure and tempting booty for English soldiers of fortune, who were venturesome and merciless. "Ho! for the Spanish Main!" was the rallying cry for all freebooters and buccaneers. (Volume 33, Harvard Classics)
Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
29 min
Kings, emperors, the greatest artists and sculptors of the Renaissance at its most magnificent period, walk through the pages of his autobiography --- not as cold, austere, historical characters but as the intimate friends of Cellini. (Volume 31, Harvard Classics)
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
25 min
You would doubtless like to know how to hold your own in any argument. Read what Leslie Stephen declares the finest specimen in our language of the conduct of argument. (Volume 37, Harvard Classics)
Apr 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022
9 min
Introductory note on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Apr 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022
20 min
The virgin beauty of Margaret enchanted Faust, who dazzled her with the brilliance of many gems. Margaret innocently took his gifts, believing that beauty should not "blush unseen" - but unmindful of consequences to follow. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)