From the Easy Chair Vol. 1
George William Curtis
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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)
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| Edward Everett in 1862 | 15:20 | Gelesen von Matthew Squaire |
| At the Opera in 1864 | 6:46 | Gelesen von Justin Bresson |
| Emerson Lecturing | 7:18 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| Shops and Shopping | 10:07 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| Mrs. Grundy and the Cosmopolitan | 8:20 | Gelesen von April6090 |
| Dickens Reading (1867) | 13:17 | Gelesen von April6090 |
| Phillis | 7:17 | Gelesen von Matthew Squaire |
| Thoreau and my Lady Cavaliere | 12:25 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
| Honestus at the Caucus | 12:48 | Gelesen von SK |
| Thalberg and Other Pianists (1871) | 11:37 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
| Urbs and Rus | 10:22 | Gelesen von aniroo |
| Rip Van Winkle | 6:49 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| A Chinese Critic | 9:22 | Gelesen von SK |
| Holiday Sauntering | 8:42 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| Wendell Phillips at Harvard (1881) | 10:56 | Gelesen von SK |
| Easter Bonnets | 6:13 | Gelesen von April6090 |
| Jenny Lind | 13:43 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
| The Town | 5:35 | Gelesen von April6090 |
| Sarah Shaw Russell | 6:47 | Gelesen von Diana Schmidt |
| Street Music | 7:59 | Gelesen von April6090 |
| A Little Dinner with Thackeray | 10:21 | Gelesen von John |
| Cecilia Playing | 10:08 | Gelesen von John |
| The Mannerless Sex | 8:51 | Gelesen von Availle |
| Robert Browning in Florence | 13:16 | Gelesen von DrPGould |
| Players | 9:23 | Gelesen von SK |
| Unmusical Boxes | 8:05 | Gelesen von Kathleen Moore |
| The Academy Dinner in Arcadia | 7:57 | Gelesen von BettyB |