Facts You Should Know about the Classics
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Joseph McCabe, a prolific Catholic writer, here gives us a brief overview of classic literature from the ancient and Greek classics through Shakespeare and modern American classics. It is limited in scope, but this is a useful survey. This is Number 109 in The Little Blue Book series edited by E. Haldeman-Julius - Summary by Larry Wilson
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| Preface | 2:01 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Classics of the Ancient World | 4:39 | Read by jenno | |
| Greek Literature | 15:08 | Read by Owlivia | |
| Roman Literature | 13:22 | Read by jenno | |
| Early Christian Classics | 3:36 | Read by jenno | |
| Classics of the Middle Ages | 1:11 | Read by Stacey Malcolm | |
| Arab and Persian Writers | 2:18 | Read by jenno | |
| Dante and the Middle Ages | 4:20 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| Heralds of the Renaissance | 2:50 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| The New Age in Italy and France | 10:12 | Read by marisad6 | |
| Cervantes and the New Spain | 2:23 | Read by earlyryeser | |
| Shakespeare and the English Rebirth | 14:11 | Read by Steve C | |
| Classics of the Modern Period | 2:01 | Read by Tom Shoesmith | |
| Voltaire and French Classics | 7:47 | Read by Tom Shoesmith | |
| Germany, Russia and Scandinavia | 7:54 | Read by Rita Boutros | |
| Modern English Writers | 10:03 | Read by BettyB | |
| American Classics | 7:34 | Read by BettyB |