Oxford Book of American Essays
Various
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Length 20 h 29 min
Chapters 20
First published 1914
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.
Chapters
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01 Section 1 Read by James E. Carson 55:38
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02 Section 2 Read by James E. Carson 1:03:21
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03 Section 3 Read by James E. Carson 1:04:05
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04 Section 4 Read by James E. Carson 1:02:56
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05 Section 5 Read by James E. Carson 1:01:10
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06 Section 6 Read by James E. Carson 1:03:15
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07 Section 7 Read by James E. Carson 1:00:21
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08 Section 8 Read by James E. Carson 56:29
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09 Section 9 Read by James E. Carson 1:03:22
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10 Section 10 Read by James E. Carson 1:04:17
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11 Section 11 Read by James E. Carson 1:00:19
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12 Section 12 Read by James E. Carson 1:00:23
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13 Section 13 Read by James E. Carson 1:00:33
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14 Section 14 Read by James E. Carson 1:02:07
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15 Section 15 Read by James E. Carson 1:03:10
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16 Section 16 Read by James E. Carson 1:01:27
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17 Section 17 Read by James E. Carson 1:01:24
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18 Section 18 Read by James E. Carson 1:02:47
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19 Section 19 Read by James E. Carson 55:33
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20 Section 20 Read by James E. Carson 1:06:13
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