Old and New Masters
Robert Lynd
Play
Length 8 h 32 min
Chapters 38
First published 1919
Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw... these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: some well known, and some a bit more obscure to the average reader today. Robert Lynd (1879 – 1949) is best known as a literary essayist and Irish nationalist. He published many essays, all written in an easy, conversational style. Lynd was an essayist after the manner of Charles Lamb, and deserves to be better known. A complete list of his works is available at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wilson_Lynd (summary by chocmuse)
Chapters
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01 - Ch.1: Dostoevsky the Sensationalist Read by chocmuse 15:24
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02 - Ch.2: Jane Austen: Natural Historian Read by Snapdragon 15:08
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03 - Ch.3.i - Mr G.K. Chesterton and Mr Hilaire Belloc: 1. The Heavenly Twins Read by Phil Chenevert 15:24
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04 - Ch.3.ii - Mr G.K. Chesterton and Mr Hilaire Belloc : The Copiousness of Mr. Belloc Read by Phil Chenevert 8:24
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05 - Ch.3.iii - Mr G.K. Chesterton and Mr Hilaire Belloc: 3. The Two Mr. Chestertons Read by TriciaG 14:07
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06 - Ch.4.i - Wordsworth: 1. His Personality and Genius Read by TriciaG 19:42
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07 - Ch.4.ii - Wordsworth: 2. His Politics Read by TriciaG 16:13
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08 - Ch.5.i - Keats: 1. The Biography Read by Vickie Ranz 15:36
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09 - Ch.5.ii - Keats: 2. The Matthew Arnold View Read by Amy Gramour 10:21
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10 - Ch.6.i - Henry James: 1. The Novelist of Grains and Scruples Read by chocmuse 8:00
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11 - Ch.6.ii - Henry James: 2. The Artist at Work Read by Bill Mosley 17:21
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12 - Ch.6.iii - Henry James: 3. How He was Born Again Read by Bill Mosley 17:45
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13 - Ch.7 - Browning - The Poet of Love Read by chocmuse 15:43
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14 - Ch.8 - The Fame of J.M. Synge Read by Lucretia B. 8:29
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15 - Ch.9 - Villon: The Genius of the Tavern Read by Arlene Joyce 14:42
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16 - Ch.10 - Pope Read by pekein 12:58
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17 - Ch. 11 - James Elroy Flecker Read by Amy Gramour 9:07
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18 - Ch.12 - Turgenev Read by pekein 12:15
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19 - Ch.13 - The Madness of Strindberg Read by Vickie Ranz 17:22
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20 - Ch.14 - 'The Prince of French Poets' Read by Arlene Joyce 16:03
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21 - Ch.15 - Rossetti and Ritual Read by Snapdragon 10:03
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22 - Ch.16 - Mr Bernard Shaw Read by Canby Ibarra 16:45
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23 - Ch.17 - Mr Masefield's Secret Read by Bill Mosley 19:13
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24 - Ch.18.i - Mr W.B. Yeats: 1. His Own Account of Himself Read by Timothy Ferguson 16:51
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25 - Ch.18.ii - Mr W.B. Yeats: 2. His Poetry Read by Timothy Ferguson 13:33
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26 - Ch.19 - Tchehov: The Perfect Story-Teller Read by pekein 12:46
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27 - Ch.20 - Lady Gregory Read by Snapdragon 10:57
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28 - Ch.21 - Mr Cunningham Graham Read by April Gonzales 7:18
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29 - Ch.22.i - Swinburne: 1. The Exotic Bird Read by Oracle4 9:08
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30 - Ch.22.ii - Swinburne: 2. Genius without Eyes Read by Oracle4 13:52
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31 - Ch.23 - The Work of T.M. Kettle Read by Oracle4 12:15
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32 - Ch.24 - Mr J.C. Squire Read by Lucretia B. 12:48
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33 - Ch.25.i - R. Joseph Conrad: 1. The Making of an Author Read by pekein 10:45
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34 - Ch.25.ii - R. Joseph Conrad: 2. Tales of Mystery Read by pekein 14:07
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35 - Ch.26.i - Mr Rudyard Kipling: 1. The Good Story-Teller Read by Snapdragon 5:47
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36 - Ch.26.ii - Mr Rudyard Kipling: 2. The Poet of Life with a Capital Hell Read by Snapdragon 11:34
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37 - Ch.27.i - Mr Thomas Hardy: 1. His Genius as a Poet Read by chocmuse 15:25
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38 - Ch.27.ii - Mr Thomas Hardy: 2. A Poet in Winter Read by CaprishaPage 18:20
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