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54 - OF VAIN SUBTLETIES

In Essays book 1

Read by Martin Geeson

Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

Vol 01, Ch. 08, part 1

In The Mysteries of Udolpho

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Ann Radcliffe

Considered a change agent in early Gothic romance; oft-referenced in later literary works or paid homage to by such authors as Jane Austen (…

Latin for Beginners 01

In LibriVox Language Learning Collection Vol. 004

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Ranulph Higden, translated by John of Trevisa and Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge

This collection is part of an initiative to create a language learning resource at LibriVox. The LibriVox Language Learning Collections cont…

On Respectable People

In The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

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William Hazlitt

The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things is a posthumous collection of essays by William Hazlitt, organized by his grandson, Wi…

21 - Book II, Chapter XI

In Henrietta Temple

Read by Martin Geeson

Benjamin Disraeli

The Armine family, in particular the young Ferdinand Armine, is in great financial difficulties. Ferdinand's grandfather has burdened the fa…

Mac Flecknoe

In Dryden vs Shadwell - a Poetic Duel

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John Dryden

Throughout history there have been many creative artists whose fame depends largely on their association with a much greater artist. Such th…

Come Down, O Maid

In Short Poetry Collection 099

Read by Martin Geeson

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) and Alfred, Lord Tennyson

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.

How Pantagruel gave judgment upon the difference of the two lords

In Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book II

Read by Martin Geeson

François Rabelais

The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in th…

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