The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins

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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. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Audiobook 00-10 (144MB) Download M4B Audiobook 11-19 (119MB)

Directors & creators

John Churton Collins

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;German; religion; essays; christian; British; Proverbs; proberbs

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