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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
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
17 min
A humble Scotchman, plowing his fields, turns over the nest of a frightened mouse. He apologizes with the deepest sincerity and explains how "the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." (Volume 6, Harvard Classics)
Robert Burns born Jan. 25, 1759.
Jan 24, 2022
Jan 24, 2022
Jan 24, 2022
25 min
When his ship approached the siren's rock, Odysseus stuffed the ears of his crew with wax and had himself bound to the mast that he might hear the alluring voice of the siren and yet not wreck his ship on the enchanted rock. (Volume 22, Harvard Classics)
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
23 min
Pascal, the keen-minded philosopher and mathematician, fathomed the human traits of man's nature with the same accurate measurements which made him famous in the realm of geometry. Read his searching analysis of man's conceit. (Volume 48, Harvard Classics)
Pascal publishes "Provincial Letters," Jan. 23, 1656.
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
18 min
The classic plays of French literature are produced to-day precisely as when they were given for the resplendent kings they were written to please. We are fortunate to have in English, excellent translations of these noble plays. (Volume 26, Harvard Classics)
Corneille elected to French Academy. Jan. 22, 1647.
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022
2 min
Introductory note on Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 17, Harvard Classics)
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022
23 min
The Emperor of China lies on his deathbed grieving for the song of his favorite bird. Hark, the song! It charms, coaxes, and bribes Death to depart. It brings new life to the master. (Volume 17, Harvard Classics)