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Day 81 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge




Nov 20: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES


Old Stories Ever New

When the cold winds howled about the thatched huts of the
German peasant, the mother drew her children to her side and
told them stories. Collected and retold by the Grimm brothers,
these stories have perennial charm.

Read from GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES .................    Vol. 17, pp. 90-98


Nov 21: Voltaire's LETTERS


Bargains in Wives

The beautiful daughters of the Circassians were in demand for
the seraglios of the Turkish Sultan. Voltaire tells how these
beauties were protected from smallpox centuries before modern
vaccination.

Read from Voltaire's LETTERS ....................     Vol. 34, pp. 93-97


Nov 22: Virgil's AENEID


How a Queen Died for Love

Deserted by her lover, Queen Dido applied to her heart the only
balm that could ease her pain.

Read from Virgil's AENEID ..........................    Vol. 13, pp. 167-177


Nov 23: PASCAL'S THOUGHTS


Less Than Star Dust

According to Pascal, a man is not even as significant as a speck
of star dust in the universe. Pascal's thoughts on the subject are
startling to the modern reader, and they furnish rich food for
the imagination.

Read from PASCAL'S THOUGHTS ....................    Vol. 48, pp. 26-36