The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins
John Churton Collins
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John Churton Collins was a literary critic who lived from 1848-1908. In 1904 John Collins became professor of English literature at Birmingham University (United Kingdom). He writes about the lives of English and German authors beginning with William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and ending with Alfred, Lord Tennyson(1809-1892). He wrote the book in response to On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, by Thomas Carlyle (1840). His son, L.C. Collins, collected these essays from various sources after his father's death. (Summary by Craig Campbell)
Additional proof-listening by Larry Wilson (9 hr 35 min)
Chapters
Preface | 3:20 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Shakespearean Theatres part 1 | 23:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Shakespearean Theatres part 2 | 22:13 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Samuel Johnson part 1 | 24:31 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Samuel Johnson part 2 | 26:30 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Edmund Burke | 36:38 | Read by Craig Campbell |
William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 1 | 27:11 | Read by Craig Campbell |
William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 2 | 34:01 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 1 | 30:14 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 2 | 23:41 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Emerson | 1:02:49 | Read by Lucretia B. |
Emerson's Writings | 47:09 | Read by Lucretia B. |
Matthew Arnold Part 1 | 28:21 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Matthew Arnold Part 2 | 26:39 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Browning and Butler | 36:27 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Browning and Montaigne | 27:20 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Browning and Lessing | 29:32 | Read by Craig Campbell |
Tennyson | 18:22 | Read by Denise Nordell |
Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 1 | 21:07 | Read by Availle |
Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 2 | 26:24 | Read by Availle |