The Education of Henry Adams


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(4.7 stars; 16 reviews)

The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. (Introduction by Wikipedia) (17 hr 37 min)

Chapters

Editor's Preface and Preface 8:22 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 1: Quincy (1838-1848) 42:08 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 2: Boston (1848-1854) 34:56 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 3: Washington (1850-1854) 30:21 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 4: Harvard College (1854-1858) 33:43 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 5: Berlin (1858-1859) 26:00 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 6: Rome (1859-1860) 33:02 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 7: Treason (1860-1861) 25:04 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 8: Diplomacy (1861) 39:32 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 9: Foes or Friends (1862) 36:03 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 10: Political Morality (1862) 49:12 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 11: The Battle of the Rams (1863) 26:40 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 12: Eccentricity (1863) 30:10 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 13: The Perfection of Human Society (1864) 28:42 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 14: Dilettantism (1865-1866) 32:01 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 15: Darwinism (1867-1868) 28:05 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 16: The Press (1868) 36:50 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 17: President Grant (1869) 27:03 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 18: Free Fight (1869-1870) 32:27 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 19: Chaos (1870) 32:05 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 20: Failure (1871) 31:30 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 21: Twenty Years After (1892) 36:52 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 22: Chicago (1893) 31:04 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 23: Silence (1894-1898) 31:57 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 24: Indian Summer (1898-1899) 35:32 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 25: The Dynamo and the Virgin (1900) 25:03 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 26: Twilight (1901) 24:20 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 27: Teufelsdrockh (1901) 27:09 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 28: The Height of Knowledge (1902) 19:08 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 29: The Abyss of Ignorance (1902) 20:20 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 30: Vis Inertiae (1903) 26:00 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 31: The Grammar of Science (1903) 26:24 Read by Jeannie
Chaoter 32: Vis Nova (1903-1904) 23:11 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 33: A Dynamic Theory of History (1904) 31:55 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 34: A Law of Acceleration (1904) 20:16 Read by Jeannie
Chapter 35: Nunc Age (1905) 14:20 Read by Jeannie

Reviews


(4 stars)

I used this recording when I wasn't able to read the book. The reader is excellent and clear in both pronunciation and conveying the meaning of the content.


(5 stars)

Very fine reading!! Adams, however, diminishes in acuity after 1890; very witty and insightful before that.


(5 stars)

An excellent trading, clear and well paced. The reader's voice is extremely pleasant.