Collection of 32 essays by American authors ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Emerson to Whitman to Henry James to Theodore Roosevelt. On subjects from the gout to insects with a 24 hour life span to old bachelors to leaves of grass to the odes of Horace. It seems to be an attempt to show off the Americans as writers. (Summary by JCarson)
This collection was compiled by Brander Matthews.
This collection was compiled by Brander Matthews.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 Section 1
55:38 - Chapter 2
02 Section 2
1:03:21 - Chapter 3
03 Section 3
1:04:05 - Chapter 4
04 Section 4
1:02:56 - Chapter 5
05 Section 5
1:01:10 - Chapter 6
06 Section 6
1:03:15 - Chapter 7
07 Section 7
1:00:21 - Chapter 8
08 Section 8
56:29 - Chapter 9
09 Section 9
1:03:22 - Chapter 10
10 Section 10
1:04:17 - Chapter 11
11 Section 11
1:00:19 - Chapter 12
12 Section 12
1:00:23 - Chapter 13
13 Section 13
1:00:33 - Chapter 14
14 Section 14
1:02:07 - Chapter 15
15 Section 15
1:03:10 - Chapter 16
16 Section 16
1:01:27 - Chapter 17
17 Section 17
1:01:24 - Chapter 18
18 Section 18
1:02:47 - Chapter 19
19 Section 19
55:33 - Chapter 20
20 Section 20
1:06:13