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Chapters XLII-XLIII

In A Journey Round My Room

Read by Steven Watson


Xavier De Maistre


Sentenced to house arrest for forty-two days owing to his participation in a duel, Xavier de Maistre was inspired to write a travel memoir a…

The Mother's Return

In Precepts in Practice; or, Stories Illustrating the Proverbs

Read by JW Watson


Charlotte Maria Tucker


Fifteen short stories that are full of morals and wisdom, warmth and comfort, charm and wit—all inspired by the book of Proverbs. Each of th…

Walter Scott

In The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits

Read by Steven Watson


William Hazlitt


William Hazlitt was a keen observer of his time and the people populating the literary landscape. He presents short monographs on such illus…

What is Man?

In Sermons on Several Occasions, Second Series

Read by Timothy Watson


John Wesley


John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …

Preface

In Prayers and Meditations

Read by Steven Watson


Samuel Johnson


The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…

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