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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…

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…

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…

Preface

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…

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