From the Easy Chair Vol. 1
George William Curtis
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George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split from the party in the 1880s over the choice of presidential candidate. He was an original member of the New York Board of Education. This anthology of essays is the first of a three volume work, showing his broad knowledge and interest. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (4 hr 9 min)
Chapters
| Edward Everett in 1862 | 15:20 | Read by Matthew Squaire |
| At the Opera in 1864 | 6:46 | Read by Justin Bresson |
| Emerson Lecturing | 7:18 | Read by BettyB |
| Shops and Shopping | 10:07 | Read by BettyB |
| Mrs. Grundy and the Cosmopolitan | 8:20 | Read by April6090 |
| Dickens Reading (1867) | 13:17 | Read by April6090 |
| Phillis | 7:17 | Read by Matthew Squaire |
| Thoreau and my Lady Cavaliere | 12:25 | Read by DrPGould |
| Honestus at the Caucus | 12:48 | Read by SK |
| Thalberg and Other Pianists (1871) | 11:37 | Read by DrPGould |
| Urbs and Rus | 10:22 | Read by aniroo |
| Rip Van Winkle | 6:49 | Read by BettyB |
| A Chinese Critic | 9:22 | Read by SK |
| Holiday Sauntering | 8:42 | Read by BettyB |
| Wendell Phillips at Harvard (1881) | 10:56 | Read by SK |
| Easter Bonnets | 6:13 | Read by April6090 |
| Jenny Lind | 13:43 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Town | 5:35 | Read by April6090 |
| Sarah Shaw Russell | 6:47 | Read by Diana Schmidt |
| Street Music | 7:59 | Read by April6090 |
| A Little Dinner with Thackeray | 10:21 | Read by John |
| Cecilia Playing | 10:08 | Read by John |
| The Mannerless Sex | 8:51 | Read by Availle |
| Robert Browning in Florence | 13:16 | Read by DrPGould |
| Players | 9:23 | Read by SK |
| Unmusical Boxes | 8:05 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| The Academy Dinner in Arcadia | 7:57 | Read by BettyB |