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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers

John Lord (1810 - 1894)

The 13th in the series, this book focuses on the great writers of the time. As Dr. Lord passed away prior to the completion of his lecture series, the topics contained in this book also include works by other authors in an attempt to round out the subject matter. - Summary by KHand

Genre(s): *Non-fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Publisher's Preface	KHand	00:02:55
Play 01	Jean Jacques Rousseau, Part 1	KHand	00:26:46
Play 02	Jean Jacques Rousseau, Part 2	KHand	00:24:44
Play 03	Sir Walter Scott, Part 1	KHand	00:21:40
Play 04	Sir Walter Scott, Part 2	KHand	00:22:42
Play 05	Sir Walter Scott, Part 3	KHand	00:21:20
Play 06	Sir Walter Scott, Part 4	KHand	00:22:31
Play 07	Lord Byron, Part 1	KHand	00:25:13
Play 08	Lord Byron, Part 2	KHand	00:23:53
Play 09	Lord Byron, Part 3	KHand	00:22:32
Play 10	Thomas Carlyle, Part 1	KHand	00:25:00
Play 11	Thomas Carlyle, Part 2	KHand	00:22:49
Play 12	Thomas Carlyle, Part 3	KHand	00:23:20
Play 13	Lord Macaulay, Part 1	KHand	00:24:36
Play 14	Lord Macaulay, Part 2	KHand	00:26:16
Play 15	Shakespeare; Or the Poet, Part 1	KHand	00:19:51
Play 16	Shakespeare; Or The Poet, Part 2	KHand	00:19:30
Play 17	John Milton; Poet and Patriot, Part 1	KHand	00:25:07
Play 18	John Milton; Poet and Patriot, Part 2	KHand	00:24:37
Play 19	John Milton; Poet and Patriot, Part 3	KHand	00:24:52
Play 20	John Milton; Poet and Patriot, Part 4	KHand	00:25:04
Play 21	Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Part 1	KHand	00:19:49
Play 22	Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Part 2	KHand	00:20:46
Play 23	Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Part 3	KHand	00:18:54
Play 24	Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, Part 1	KHand	00:26:34
Play 25	Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, Part 2	KHand	00:28:41

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