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Oxford Book of American Essays
by Various
Chosen by Brander Matthews
Collection of 32 essays by American authors ranging from Benjamin Frannklin to Emerson to Whitman to Henry James to Theodore Roosevelt. On subjects from the gout to insects with a 24 hour life span to old bachelors to leaves of grass to the odes of Horace. It seems to be an attempt to show off the Americans as writers. (Summary by JCarson)
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Total running time: 20:28:50
Read by James E. Carson
In addition to the reader, this audio book was produced by:
Dedicated Proof-Listener: DaveC
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Bart de Leeuw
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[ogg vorbis - 35.6MB] - 03 - Section 3 – 01:04:05
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[ogg vorbis - 35.1MB] - 04 - Section 4 – 01:02:56
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[ogg vorbis - 34.3MB] - 05 - Section 5 – 01:01:10
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[ogg vorbis - 33.7MB] - 06 - Section 6 – 01:03:15
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[ogg vorbis - 34.5MB] - 07 - Section 7 – 01:00:21
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[ogg vorbis - 33.3MB] - 08 - Section 8 – 00:56:29
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[ogg vorbis - 30.9MB] - 09 - Section 9 – 01:03:22
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[ogg vorbis - 34.8MB] - 10 - Section 10 – 01:04:17
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[ogg vorbis - 35.5MB] - 11 - Section 11 – 01:00:19
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[ogg vorbis - 33.6MB] - 12 - Section 12 – 01:00:23
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[ogg vorbis - 34.0MB] - 13 - Section 13 – 01:00:33
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[ogg vorbis - 33.4MB] - 14 - Section 14 – 01:02:07
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[ogg vorbis - 34.6MB] - 15 - Section 15 – 01:03:10
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[ogg vorbis - 34.3MB] - 16 - Section 16 – 01:01:27
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[ogg vorbis - 33.6MB] - 17 - Section 17 – 01:01:24
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[ogg vorbis - 34.6MB] - 18 - Section 18 – 01:02:47
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[ogg vorbis - 35.4MB] - 19 - Section 19 – 00:55:33
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[ogg vorbis - 30.6MB] - 20 - Section 20 – 01:06:13
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Cataloged on November 18, 2012
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