The Posthumous Essays of John Churton Collins


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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-Worship, 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 (9 hr 35 min)

Chapters

Preface 3:20 Read by Craig Campbell
Shakespearean Theatres part 1 23:20 Read by Larry Wilson
Shakespearean Theatres part 2 22:13 Read by Larry Wilson
Samuel Johnson part 1 24:31 Read by Craig Campbell
Samuel Johnson part 2 26:30 Read by Craig Campbell
Edmund Burke 36:38 Read by Craig Campbell
William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 1 27:11 Read by Craig Campbell
William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft Part 2 34:01 Read by Craig Campbell
Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 1 30:14 Read by Craig Campbell
Wordsworth as a Teacher Part 2 23:41 Read by Craig Campbell
Emerson 1:02:49 Read by Lucretia B.
Emerson's Writings 47:09 Read by Lucretia B.
Matthew Arnold Part 1 28:21 Read by Craig Campbell
Matthew Arnold Part 2 26:39 Read by Craig Campbell
Browning and Butler 36:27 Read by Craig Campbell
Browning and Montaigne 27:20 Read by Craig Campbell
Browning and Lessing 29:32 Read by Craig Campbell
Tennyson 18:22 Read by Denise Nordell
Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 1 21:07 Read by Availle
Curiosities of Popular Proverbs Part 2 26:24 Read by Availle