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The Columbian Orator

Caleb Bingham (1757 - 1817)

The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolrooms in the first quarter of the 19th century to teach reading and speaking. Typical of many readers of that period, the anthology included many speeches celebrating "republican virtues" and promoting patriotism. The Columbian Orator is an example of progymnasmata, containing examples for students to copy and imitate. In his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, former slave and abolitionist writer Douglass describes how he "got hold" of a copy of the Columbian Orator at the age of twelve, with far-reaching consequences for his life. - Summary by Wikipedia

Some of the sections were done as Dramas instead of solos. The readers for these Dramas are: Kalynda, MaryAnnS, Algy Pug, Linette Geisel, David Olson, progressingamerica, Chuck Williamson, A LibriVox Volunteer, Larry Wilson, Sonia, Craig Franklin, Nemo, Leanne Yau, Tomas Peter, Jim Locke, April6090, and CarinaStarr7.

The dramas were edited and proof listened by Linette Geisel and A LibriVox Volunteer.

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Writing & Linguistics, Short non-fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Introduction and Preface	TheNeobro	00:03:03
Play 01	01 - General Instructions for Speaking	Jim Locke	00:53:15
Play 02	02 - Oration on Eloquence - Perkins	TheNeobro	00:08:53
Play 03	03 - Speech in Congress, 1789 - Washington	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:05:22
Play 04	04 - Speech of a Roman General - P. Emilius	DebK	00:04:16
Play 05	05 - Exhortation on Temperance in Pleasure - Blair	Jim Locke	00:05:20
Play 06	06 - Judah's Plea for Benjamin, before Joseph - Philo	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:05:26
Play 07	07 - Plea in behalf of Thomas Muir - Muir	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:04:13
Play 08	08 - On the starry Heavens - Hervey	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:06:01
Play 09	09 - Paper, a Poem - Franklin	Jim Locke	00:03:55
Play 10	10 - Speech before the Roman Senate - Cato	DebK	00:03:15
Play 11	11 - Dialogue between Duellist, Savage, and Mercury - Littleton	Group	00:10:25
Play 12	12 - Speech of an Indian Chief	Jim Locke	00:03:42
Play 13	13 - On the Creation of the World - Blair	Jim Locke	00:05:28
Play 14	14 - Lines spoken by a little Boy - Everett	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:01:48
Play 15	15 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1766 - Pitt	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:06:37
Play 16	16 - Scene from the Farce of Lethe - Garrick	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:06:55
Play 17	17 - Eulogy on Dr. Franklin - Fauchet	Jim Locke	00:11:49
Play 18	18 - Epilogue to Addison's Cato	Jim Locke	00:02:47
Play 19	19 - Self-Conceit, an Address by a small Boy	Jim Locke	00:05:04
Play 20	20 - Dialogue between Howard and Lester	Jim Locke	00:04:00
Play 21	21 - Christ's Crucifixion - Cumberland	Jim Locke	00:07:48
Play 22	22 - The Wonders of Nature - Hervey	Jim Locke	00:04:00
Play 23	23 - Dialogue on Physiognomy	Jim Locke	00:05:55
Play 24	24 - Oration at the Festival of Gratitude - Carnot	Jim Locke	00:08:08
Play 25	25 - Address to the President of the United States - Adet	Jim Locke	00:03:19
Play 26	26 - President's Answer - Washington	Jim Locke	00:03:18
Play 27	27 - The oppressive Landlord, a Dialogue	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:14:18
Play 28	28 - Speech in the British Parhament, 1770 - Mansfield	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:07:07
Play 29	29 - On the Day of Judgment - Davies	Jim Locke	00:06:00
Play 30	30 - Christ triumphant over the apostate Angels - Milton	Jim Locke	00:04:42
Play 31	31 - Slaves in Barbary, a Drama in two Acts - Everett	Group	00:36:59
Play 32	32 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 - Pitt	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:09:06
Play 33	33 - Plea before a Roman Court - Socrates	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:08:56
Play 34	34 - Dialogue on Cowardice and Knavery	Group	00:08:26
Play 35	35 - Speech in the British Parliament - - Sheridan	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:04:07
Play 36	36 - Extract from an Oration against Catiline - Cicero	DebK	00:02:47
Play 37	37 - Description of the first American Congress - Barlow	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:05:27
Play 38	38 - Speech of a French General to his Army - Buonaparte	Jim Locke	00:03:54
Play 39	39 - Reflections over the Grave of a young Man - Hervey	Jim Locke	00:02:54
Play 40	40 - Scene from the Drama of "Moses in the Bulrushes" - H. More	Jim Locke	00:08:28
Play 41	41 - Speech of a Roman General - C. Cassius	DebK	00:04:39
Play 42	42 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1784 - Erskine	Jim Locke	00:06:42
Play 43	43 - Address to the People of the United States - Washington	Brian Darby	00:08:15
Play 44	44 - Dialogue on the Choice of Business for Life	Group	00:08:11
Play 45	45 - Speech of a French General - Buonaparte	Brian Darby	00:05:52
Play 46	46 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 - Pitt	progressingamerica	00:05:17
Play 47	47 - Dialogue between a Schoolmaster and School-Committee	Group	00:16:27
Play 48	48 - Speech in the British Pariiament, 1770 - Pitt	Jim Locke	00:08:17
Play 49	49 - On the general Judgment Day - Dwight	Jim Locke	00:06:22
Play 50	50 - On the Works of Creation and Providence - Hervey	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:03:16
Play 51	51 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 - Fox	Jim Locke	00:06:33
Play 52	52 - The Conjurer, a Dialogue - Everett	Group	00:21:04
Play 53	53 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1775 - Pitt	Jim Locke	00:04:05
Play 54	54 - Speech of the Caledonian General - Galgachus	Jim Locke	00:07:25
Play 55	55 - Modern Education, a Dialogue	Jim Locke	00:13:35
Play 56	56 - On the Existence of God, a Sermon - Maxcy	Jim Locke	00:20:01
Play 57	57 - The Dignity of Human Nature - Burges	Jim Locke	00:03:48
Play 58	58 - Infernal Conference - Cumberland	Jim Locke	00:20:51
Play 59	59 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 - Pitt	Jim Locke	00:06:40
Play 60	60 - On the Day of Judgment - Young	Jim Locke	00:04:25
Play 61	61 - The dissipated Oxford Student - Altered from Burney	Jim Locke	00:23:56
Play 62	62 - Speech in Congress, on the British Treaty - Ames	Jim Locke	00:08:56
Play 63	63 - Oration on Independence, July 4, 1796 - Blake	SunnyMoroz	00:06:28
Play 64	64 - General Description of America, a Poem - Everett	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:06:17
Play 65	65 - Dialogue between a Master and Slave - Aikin	Jim Locke	00:06:36
Play 66	66 - Speech in the Irish Parliament - O'Connor	Carol	00:15:45
Play 67	67 - Scene from the Tragedy of Tamerlane - Rowe	Group	00:09:23
Play 68	68 - Speech in the British Parliament - Barre	Jim Locke	00:03:55
Play 69	69 - The Last Day - Everett	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:08:25
Play 70	70 - Dialogue on Loquacity	Jim Locke	00:08:47
Play 71	71 - American Sages - Barlow	Jim Locke	00:02:42
Play 72	72 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 - Pitt	Larry Wilson	00:08:21
Play 73	73 - Scene from the Tragedy of Cato - Addison	Jim Locke	00:05:33
Play 74	74 - Oration delivered at Boston, July 4, 1794 - Phillips	Jim Locke	00:02:29
Play 75	75 - Dialogue between a White Man and an Indian - Everett	Jim Locke	00:08:13
Play 76	76 - Oration, pronounced at Boston, July 4, 1796 - Lathrop	Jim Locke	00:05:47
Play 77	77 - Dialogue between Edward and Harry - Everett	Group	00:07:23
Play 78	78 - David and Goliath - H. More	Jim Locke	00:08:28
Play 79	79 - Oration on the Powers of Eloquence	Jim Locke	00:18:44
Play 80	80 - Dialogue on Civilization	Jim Locke	00:10:30
Play 81	81 - Oration on the Manumission of Slaves - Miller	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:04:04
Play 82	82 - A Forensic Dispute - Everett	Jim Locke	00:10:36
Play 83	83 - Oration delivered at Boston, March 5th, 1780 - Mason	Jim Locke	00:02:46

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