The Tocsin of Revolt, and other Essays
Brander Matthews
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This is a volume of essays by American author Brander Matthews. Matthews is today mostly remembered for his short pieces of speculative fiction, but his essays are also of enduring interest. This volume contains 15 essays on different topics, ranging from contemporary history (1922) over literature to philosophy. They are written in a very accessible style and will interest readers and listeners today as much as they must have interested readers when the book was published in 1922. - Summary by Carolin (6 hr 3 min)
Chapters
| The Tocsin of Revolt | 24:44 | Read by Scotty Smith |
| The Duty of the Intellectuals | 26:46 | Read by Gary Grenholm |
| The Dwelling of a Day-Dream | 24:34 | Read by Allan R. Tate |
| What is American Literature? | 18:30 | Read by KHand |
| The Centenary of a Question | 19:52 | Read by KHand |
| American Aphorisms | 24:10 | Read by Lisa S. Ware |
| A Plea for the Platitude | 17:45 | Read by Karla Patin |
| The Length of Cleopatra's Nose | 26:07 | Read by Karla Patin |
| Concerning Conversation | 21:42 | Read by Scotty Smith |
| The Gentle Art of Repartee | 21:09 | Read by KHand |
| Cosmopolitan Cookery | 22:40 | Read by KHand |
| On Working too much and Working too fast | 14:01 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| The Modernity of Molière | 13:21 | Read by Sonia |
| Theodore Roosevelt as a Man of Letters | 26:28 | Read by KHand |
| Memories of Mark Twain | 1:02:09 | Read by Scotty Smith |