Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era


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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 (10 hr 24 min)

Chapters

Publisher's Preface 4:26 Read by KHand
Richard Wagner, Part 1 20:40 Read by KHand
Richard Wagner, Part 2 21:47 Read by KHand
Richard Wagner, Part 3 20:48 Read by KHand
John Ruskin, Part 1 20:07 Read by KHand
John Ruskin, Part 2 23:54 Read by KHand
John Ruskin, Part 3 15:14 Read by KHand
Herbert Spencer, Part 1 27:09 Read by KHand
Herbert Spencer, Part 2 28:02 Read by KHand
Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1 28:21 Read by KHand
Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2 25:15 Read by KHand
John Ericsson, Part 1 25:21 Read by KHand
John Ericsson, Part 2 24:04 Read by KHand
John Ericsson, Part 3 25:55 Read by KHand
Li Huang Chang, Part 1 21:51 Read by KHand
Li Huang Chang, Part 2 19:42 Read by KHand
Li Huang Chang, Part 3 20:32 Read by KHand
David Livingstone, Part 1 21:12 Read by KHand
David Livingstone, Part 2 21:08 Read by KHand
David Livingstone, Part 3 21:26 Read by KHand
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1 20:38 Read by KHand
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2 19:35 Read by KHand
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3 18:52 Read by KHand
Michael Faraday, Part 1 23:05 Read by KHand
Michael Faraday, Part 2 22:58 Read by KHand
Michael Faraday, Part 3 23:26 Read by KHand
Rudolf Virchow, Part 1 20:34 Read by KHand
Rudolf Virchow, Part 2 18:58 Read by KHand
Rudolf Virchow, Part 3 19:06 Read by KHand