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Day 51 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge

 


Jul 23: BACON'S ESSAYS

Friendship Above Love?

There are styles in friendship as well as in clothes. The mode
of friendship of Bacon's time went out with plumed hats and
long hose. But Bacon knew the true test of a friend.

Read from BACON'S ESSAYS ...................   Vol. 3, pp. 65-72


Jul 24: Darwin's THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE

Indian Sorcery Blamed for an Earthquake

Darwin visited a South American city ruined by an earthquake.
There he heard the superstitious account of the phenomenon.
The ignorant people accused Indian women of bewitching the
volcano. But Darwin has another explanation.

Read from Darwin's THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE ......  Vol. 29, pp. 306-316


Jul 25: LAY OF BRYNHILD

A Goddess and Her Mortal Lover

Brynhild, Woden's daughter, carried the dead heroes to Valhalla
where they could feast and fight without dying; until a sin divested
her of divinity, and she fell in love with Sigurd.

Read: LAY OF BRYNHILD ..........................   Vol. 49, pp. 391-395


Jul 26: Thomas a Kempis

Peace Amid Strife

While Europe was shaken with wars, Thomas a Kempis lived
in happy seclusion in his convent. His writings convincingly
reflect the serenity and happiness of a man who has found peace—
a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Read from Thomas a Kempis .......................   Vol. 7, pp. 205-211