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Day 64 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeSep 13: Bunyan's PILGRIM'S PROGRESSGood That Came from a Game PitFrom cockfighting, bear baiting, and like sports, the wife of John Bunyan converted him to a life of humility and reverence. While imprisoned for preaching, he used his idle time in writing a fantastic story of a soul's salvation—probably the most famous allegory ever written. Read from Bunyan's PILGRIM'S PROGRESS ........... Vol. 15, pp. 13-23 Sep 14: Dante's DIVINE COMEDYDante and St. PeterDante, having journeyed through Hell and Purgatory, comes at last to St. Peter on his throne. St. Peter calls for the aid of St. James and St. John before passing final judgment on Dante's righteousness. Read from Dante's DIVINE COMEDY ............ Vol. 20, pp. 387-395 Sep 15: Washington's FAREWELL ADDRESSRefused to Serve Three TermsGeorge Washington retired to private life in 1796, entrusting "the preservation of the Union" to the "love of liberty." His last appeal is a vital message to American citizens, as pertinent today as when he penned it. Read: Washington's FAREWELL ADDRESS ......... Vol. 43, pp. 233-249 Sep 16: HOLINSHED'S CHRONICLESPenalty for Silence"Such felons as stand mute [do not confess] are pressed to death by huge weights laid upon a board that lieth over their breast and a sharp stone under their backs." Old English punishments, recorded by Holinshed, make startling reading. Read from HOLINSHED'S CHRONICLES .............. Vol. 35, pp. 363-370 |