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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
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Introductory note on William Makepeace Thackeray (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Swift was embarrassed by two women; Stella, whom he really loved, and Vanessa, with whom he had flirted and who had taken him seriously. Marriage to either one would break the heart of the other. (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Introductory note on Marcus Tullius Cicero (Volume 9, Harvard Classics)
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Cicero agrees with Browning that old age is the golden time of life, when the fruits of a well-spent life are harvested. Cicero, the wise Roman, welcomed old age for its gifts: wisdom, sound judgment, and contentment. (Volume 9, Harvard Classics)
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
The gods met in council and decreed that Odysseus be set adrift. Poseidon, God of the Sea, shattered the raft and Odysseus was cast ashore to encounter further adventures. (Volume 22, Harvard Classics)
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Introductory note on James Henry Leigh Hunt (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Weep if you must. It is far better than to repress your tears. But Leigh Hunt finds greater virtue in cheerfulness. Fanciful and graceful --- his writings exerted a wholesome influence on all nineteenth century journalism. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)
James Henry Leigh Hunt born Oct. 19, 1784.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Introductory note on Percy Bysshe Shelley (The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature)
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
From the title of a recently popular novel, we know that one prominent fiction writer of to-day was inspired by the verses of Shelley. Many others have also felt the stirring vigor of his poetry. What is your reaction? (Volume 41, Harvard Classics)