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Day 65 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge





Sep 17: WHITTIER'S POEMS

Romance on a New England Farm

"For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It
might have been.' " On this theme Whittier based the story of
a fair farmer girl and a rich judge.

Read: WHITTIER'S POEMS ....................   Vol. 42, pp. 1351-1364



Sep 18: Dana's TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST

Home After Storms and Adventures

"Every sight was full of beauty. We were coming back to our
homes, and the signs of civilization from which we had been so
long banished—" wrote Dana, as his ship entered Boston Harbor.

Read from Dana's Two YEARS BEFORE THE MAST .......   Vol. 23, pp. 348-356



Sep 19: Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE

Humor That Survived Slavery

Held as a Moorish slave for five years, Cervantes was submitted
to almost daily tortures. But even the horrors of slavery could
not dull his sense of humor, as evinced by his most witty and
amusing novel.

Read from Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE ..........   Vol. 14, pp. 48-54



Sep 20: THE KORAN

Women's Rights in the Harem

The Koran defines the powers of a husband over his wives. Thus
a woman unfaithful to her lord may be walled up alive.

Read from THE KORAN ........................   Vol. 45, pp. 967-974