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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
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Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Men in all ages have recognized the ingenuity of the practical philosophy and freshness of Æsop's allegories. Spend a few delightful moments with the wit and wisdom of Æsop. (Volume 17, Harvard Classics)
Caxton prints Æsop's Fables, March 26, 1484.
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Introductory note on Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Volume 46, Harvard classics)
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Hamlet pondered over which course contained the least unhappiness --- whether to suffer here and not incur new dangers, or whether to end it all and chance the unknown terrors of the next world. See how Hamlet reasoned. (Volume 46, Harvard Classics)
Shakespeare makes his will, March 25, 1616.
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Guenevere, King Arthur's queen, justly accused but harshly treated, makes a noble and brave attempt to convince her court that Gawaine lied and that Launcelot was true. (Volume 16, Harvard Classics)
William Morris born March 24, 1834.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Introductory note on The Thousand and One Nights (Volume 16, Harvard Classics)
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Shahrazad, favorite of the treacherous Sultan's harem, selected a most thrilling story for her bridal night. By leaving it unfinished she was privileged to live to continue it the next night --- and so on for a thousand and one nights. (Volume 16, Harvard Classics)
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Introductory note on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
The Faust legend, which can be traced to puppet shows of earlier days, portrays a philosopher who, through Satan's aid and in return for the price of his soul, works magic at will. From this rude framework Goethe has reared a drama of sublime grandeur. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Goethe died March 22, 1832.