Student's History of American Literature
William Simonds
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Length 12 h 40 min
Chapters 30
First published 1909
Engaging history of American Lit from the 1600's up through the late 1890's. The author, who was a professor at Knox College, really put a lot into this, combining national history with his love for literature. - Summary by BellonaTimes
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Bellona Times 3:44
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Ch 1, Pt 2. Pilgrims and Puritans in New England Read by Bellona Times 22:04
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Ch 1, Pt 3. The New England Clergy Read by Bellona Times 24:47
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Ch 1, Pt 4. Puritan Poetry in New England Read by Bellona Times 20:10
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Ch 2. The Eighteenth Century. Pt 1. The First Half of the Century Read by Bellona Times 19:30
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Ch 2, Pt 2. Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1790 Read by Bellona Times 27:36
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Ch 2, Pt 3. The Second Half of the Century Read by Bellona Times 14:02
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Ch 2, Pt 4. Poetry of the Revolution Read by Bellona Times 20:35
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Ch 2, Pt 5. The Close of the Century Read by Bellona Times 26:04
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Ch 3. The Beginning of the Nineteenth Century. Pt 1. The New Literature: The Knickerbocker Group Read by Bellona Times 21:42
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Ch 3, Pt 2. Washington Irving: 1783-1859 Read by Bellona Times 34:13
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Ch 3, Pt 3. James Fenimore Cooper: 1789-1851 Read by Bellona Times 20:30
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Ch 3, Pt 4. William Cullen Bryant: 1794-1878 Read by Bellona Times 38:28
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Ch 4. Philosophy and Romance. Pt 1. The Literary Development of New England Read by Bellona Times 18:36
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Ch 4, Pt 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1803-1882 Read by Bellona Times 43:27
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Ch 4, Pt 3. Henry D. Thoreau: 1817-1862 Read by Bellona Times 12:44
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Ch 4, Pt 4. Nathaniel Hawthorne: 1804-1864 Read by Bellona Times 35:24
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Ch 4, Pt 5. Edgar Allan Poe: 1809-1849 Read by Bellona Times 32:59
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Ch 5. The New England Poets. Pt 1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 1807-1882 Read by Bellona Times 34:04
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Ch 5, Pt 2. John Greenleaf Whittier: 1807-1892 Read by Bellona Times 37:48
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Ch 5, Pt 3. James Russell Lowell: 1819-1891 Read by Bellona Times 32:20
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Ch 5, Pt 4. Oliver Wendell Holmes: 1809-1894 Read by Bellona Times 21:04
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Ch 6. General Literary Development. Pt 1. The Historians Read by Bellona Times 18:14
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Ch 6, Pt 2. Orators and Statesmen Read by Bellona Times 6:45
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Ch 6, Pt 3. Writers of Pennsylvania and New York Read by Bellona Times 28:02
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Ch 6, Pt 4. Novelists and Humorists Read by Bellona Times 18:22
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Ch 6, Pt 5. Poetry, South and North Read by Bellona Times 36:33
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Ch 7. Recent Years. Pt 1. Scholars and Essayists Read by Bellona Times 9:02
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Ch 7, Pt 2. Poets of this Generation Read by Bellona Times 15:14
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Ch 7, Pt 3. Contemporary Fiction Read by Bellona Times 47:33
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