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From the Easy Chair Vol. 1

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George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split from the party in the 1880s over the choice of presidential candidate. He was an original member of the New York Board of Education. This anthology of essays is the first of a three volume work, showing his broad knowledge and interest. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (4 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Edward Everett in 1862

15:20

Read by Matthew Squaire

At the Opera in 1864

6:46

Read by Justin Bresson

Emerson Lecturing

7:18

Read by BettyB

Shops and Shopping

10:07

Read by BettyB

Mrs. Grundy and the Cosmopolitan

8:20

Read by April6090

Dickens Reading (1867)

13:17

Read by April6090

Phillis

7:17

Read by Matthew Squaire

Thoreau and my Lady Cavaliere

12:25

Read by DrPGould

Honestus at the Caucus

12:48

Read by SK

Thalberg and Other Pianists (1871)

11:37

Read by DrPGould

Urbs and Rus

10:22

Read by aniroo

Rip Van Winkle

6:49

Read by BettyB

A Chinese Critic

9:22

Read by SK

Holiday Sauntering

8:42

Read by BettyB

Wendell Phillips at Harvard (1881)

10:56

Read by SK

Easter Bonnets

6:13

Read by April6090

Jenny Lind

13:43

Read by Lynne T

The Town

5:35

Read by April6090

Sarah Shaw Russell

6:47

Read by Diana Schmidt

Street Music

7:59

Read by April6090

A Little Dinner with Thackeray

10:21

Read by John

Cecilia Playing

10:08

Read by John

The Mannerless Sex

8:51

Read by Availle

Robert Browning in Florence

13:16

Read by DrPGould

Players

9:23

Read by SK

Unmusical Boxes

8:05

Read by Kathleen Moore

The Academy Dinner in Arcadia

7:57

Read by BettyB