Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books

Charles William Eliot, Various

Play

Length

21 h 29 min

Chapters

38

Language

English

Genre

Literary Collections

First published

1909

Chapters

1. 1 Introductory NotesRead by Martin Geeson 7:48
2. 2 Prologues & Epilogues to the History of Troy and other writings, Part 2Read by Martin Geeson 35:19
3. 3 Dedication of The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John CalvinRead by MaryAnn 51:42
4. 4 General Syllabus by John CalvinRead by MaryAnn 10:20
5. 5 Dedication of The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies by Nicolaus CopernicusRead by Availle 15:50
6. 6 Preface to the History of the Reformation in Scotland by John KnoxRead by doublemirrors 6:04
7. 7 Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh on The Faerie Queene by Edmund SpenserRead by Martin Geeson 15:24
8. 8 Preface to The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, Part 1Read by Bob Neufeld 42:52
9. 9 Preface to The History of the World, Part 2Read by Bob Neufeld 45:55
10. 10 Preface to The History of the World, Part 3Read by Bob Neufeld 29:23
11. 11 Preface to The History of the World, Part 4Read by Bob Neufeld 24:53
12. 12 Preface and Plan of The Instauratio Magna by Sir Francis Bacon, Part 1Read by Bob Neufeld 36:16
13. 13 Preface and Plan of The Instauratio Magna, Part 2Read by Bob Neufeld 33:28
14. 14 Preface and Plan of The Instauratio Magna, Part 3Read by Martin Gradwell 14:26
15. 15 Preface to the First Folio Edition of Shakespeare's Plays by John HemingeRead by Martin Geeson 6:03
16. 16 Preface to The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac NewtonRead by Availle 8:38
17. 17 Preface to Fables, Ancient and Modern by John Dryden, Part 1Read by Martin Geeson 43:18
18. 18 Preface to Fables, Ancient and Modern, Part 2Read by Martin Geeson 42:16
19. 19 Preface to Joseph Andrews by Henry FieldingRead by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 20:19
20. 20 Preface to the English Dictionary by Samuel JohnsonRead by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 36:10
21. 21 To the Earl of Chesterfield by Samuel JohnsonRead by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 49:52
22. 22 Preface to Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson, Part 1Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 50:30
23. 23 Preface to Shakespeare, Part 2Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 51:56
24. 24 Preface to Shakespeare, Part 3Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 30:58
25. 25 Introduction to The Propylaen by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheRead by Ernst Pattynama 46:54
26. 26 Prefaces to Poems by William Wordsworth, Part 1Read by TriciaG 38:03
27. 27 Prefaces to Poems, Part 2Read by TriciaG 40:43
28. 28 Prefaces to Poems, Part 3Read by TriciaG 35:04
29. 29 Prefaces to Poems, Part 4Read by TriciaG 35:42
30. 30 Prefaces to Poems, Part 5Read by TriciaG 33:01
31. 31 Preface to Cromwell by Victor Hugo, Part 1Read by Leni 46:57
32. 32 Preface to Cromwell, Part 2Read by Leni 45:20
33. 33 Preface to Cromwell, Part 3Read by Leni 38:00
34. 34 Preface to Cromwell, Part 4Read by Leni 36:55
35. 35 Preface to Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Part 1Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 42:04
36. 36 Preface to Leaves of Grass, Part 2Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 34:53
37. 37 Introduction to The History of English Literature by H. A. Taine, Part 1Read by Kalynda 29:12
38. 38 Introduction to The History of English Literature, Part 2Read by Kalynda 36:00

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