From the Easy Chair Vol. 3

George William Curtis (1824 - 1892)

The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, 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. ( Lynne Thompson)

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Hawthorne and Brook Farm Larry Wilson
00:22:19
Play 02 Beecher in his Pulpit After the Death of Lincoln Larry Wilson
00:08:39
Play 03 Killing Deer Nemo
00:12:57
Play 04 Autumn Days Nemo
00:09:00
Play 05 From Como to Milan During the War of 1848 Cleon Cumberbatch
00:14:43
Play 06 Herbert Spencer on the Yankee Cleon Cumberbatch
00:09:04
Play 07 Honor DrPGould
00:07:14
Play 08 Joseph Wesley Harper DL Archer
00:06:04
Play 09 Review of Union Troops, 1865 DrPGould
00:10:00
Play 10 April 1865 Ed Fenton
00:07:03
Play 11 Washington in 1867 DL Archer
00:09:12
Play 12 Reception to the Japanese Ambassadors at the White House Availle
00:11:28
Play 13 The Maid and the Wit DrPGould
00:07:40
Play 14 The Departure of the Great Eastern DrPGould
00:07:16
Play 15 Church Street DrPGould
00:14:00
Play 16 Historic Buildings DL Archer
00:12:43
Play 17 The Boston Music Hall DrPGould
00:12:08
Play 18 Public Benefactors DrPGould
00:07:19
Play 19 Mr. Tibbins's New-Year Call DrPGould
00:09:14
Play 20 The New England Sabbath Larry Wilson
00:07:46
Play 21 The Reunion of Anti-Slavery Veterans, 1884 DL Archer
00:08:12
Play 22 Reform Charity DrPGould
00:11:49
Play 23 Bicycle Riding for Children aniroo
00:07:03
Play 24 The Dead Bird Upon Cyrilla's Hat an Encouragement of 'Slarter' brianna
00:06:35
Play 25 Cheapening his Name DrPGould
00:07:12
Play 26 Clergymen's Salaries Larry Wilson
00:14:51