Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era
John Lord
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Length 10 h 24 min
Chapters 28
Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the worlds of music, art, science and invention. Though not personally written by Lord, the book is attributed to him. - Summary by KHand
Chapters
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Publisher's Preface Read by KHand 4:26
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Richard Wagner, Part 2 Read by KHand 21:47
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Richard Wagner, Part 3 Read by KHand 20:48
4
John Ruskin, Part 1 Read by KHand 20:07
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John Ruskin, Part 2 Read by KHand 23:54
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John Ruskin, Part 3 Read by KHand 15:14
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Herbert Spencer, Part 1 Read by KHand 27:09
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Herbert Spencer, Part 2 Read by KHand 28:02
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Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1 Read by KHand 28:21
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Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2 Read by KHand 25:15
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John Ericsson, Part 1 Read by KHand 25:21
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John Ericsson, Part 2 Read by KHand 24:04
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John Ericsson, Part 3 Read by KHand 25:55
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Li Huang Chang, Part 1 Read by KHand 21:51
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Li Huang Chang, Part 2 Read by KHand 19:42
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Li Huang Chang, Part 3 Read by KHand 20:32
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David Livingstone, Part 1 Read by KHand 21:12
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David Livingstone, Part 2 Read by KHand 21:08
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David Livingstone, Part 3 Read by KHand 21:26
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Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1 Read by KHand 20:38
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Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2 Read by KHand 19:35
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Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3 Read by KHand 18:52
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Michael Faraday, Part 1 Read by KHand 23:05
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Michael Faraday, Part 2 Read by KHand 22:58
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Michael Faraday, Part 3 Read by KHand 23:26
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Rudolf Virchow, Part 1 Read by KHand 20:34
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Rudolf Virchow, Part 2 Read by KHand 18:58
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Rudolf Virchow, Part 3 Read by KHand 19:06
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