The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins, credited to John Churton Collins, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins by John Churton Collins. Read in English by Craig Campbell; Larry Wilson; Lucretia B.; Denise Nordell; 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-Worhsip, 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.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins
• Author credits: John Churton Collins
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 9:35:49

Catalogue topics

• German
• religion
• essays
• christian
• British
• Proverbs
• proberbs

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 3:20
2. 01 - Shakespearean Theatres part 1 — 23:20
3. 02 - Shakespearean Theatres part 2 — 22:13
4. 03 - Samuel Johnson part 1 — 24:31
5. 04 - Samuel Johnson part 2 — 26:30
6. 05 - Edmund Burke — 36:38
7. 06 - William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 1 — 27:11
8. 07 - William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 2 — 34:01
9. 08 - Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 1 — 30:14
10. 09 - Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 2 — 23:41
11. 10 - Emerson — 1:02:49
12. 11 - Emerson's Writings — 47:09
13. 12 - Matthew Arnold Part 1 — 28:21
14. 13 - Matthew Arnold Part 2 — 26:39
15. 14 - Browning and Butler — 36:27
16. 15 - Browning and Montaigne — 27:20
17. 16 - Browning and Lessing — 29:32
18. 17 - Tennyson — 18:22
19. 18 - Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 1 — 21:07
20. 19 - Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 2 — 26:24

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