The Service

Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

An essay in three parts written in July 1840. "Human life is his topic, and he views it with an Oriental scope of thought, in which distinctions of Time and Space are lost in the wide prospect of Eternity and Immortality." (from the Introductory Note by F. B. Sanborn) - Summary by Fritz

Genre(s): Modern

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introductory Note Phil Schempf
00:06:25
Play 01 Part I. Qualities of the Recruit Phil Schempf
00:12:50
Play 02 Part II. What Music Shall We Have? Phil Schempf
00:07:13
Play 03 Part III. Not How Many, But Where the Enemy Are Phil Schempf
00:12:11