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Day 70 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeOct 7: THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMANAn Uncanonized American SaintJohn Woolman was the foremost leader of the early Quakers and contributed much to the spiritual life of the American Colonies. He was a pioneer in the crusade against slavery. Read from THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN .......... Vol. 1, pp. 283-288 Oct 8: Fielding's PREFACE TO JOSEPH ANDREWSFielding's Parody Becomes HistoryFielding wrote a lengthy story to burlesque a novel of Richardson. But the travesty overshot its mark. Instead of a mere parody, it became a masterpiece. Read: Fielding's PREFACE TO JOSEPH ANDREWS ...... Vol. 39, pp. 176-181 Oct 9: LATIN HYMNSSongs Shake the Walls of JerichoDo you know that many of your favorite hymns have echoed for hundreds of years through vast cathedrals, and resounded from the walls of Jericho during the Crusades? Read: LATIN HYMNS ........... Vol. 45, pp. 546-556; also pp. 567-568 Oct 10: Cervantes' DON QUIXOTEA Fugitive in Boy's ClothesThe romance-stricken Don Quixote sees a fair youth seated by the side of a stream, "his feet like two crystals, his hands like snowflakes." The youth was a charming girl! Read from Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE ................ Vol. 14, pp. 252-266 |