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Day 90 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge





Dec 28: DRAKE'S GREAT ARMADA


Ho! for the Spanish Main!

Drake with a fleet of twenty-five ships and twenty-three hundred
men sets sail to plunder and lay waste Spain's treasure hoards in
the New World. Gold and silver bar, nuggets and jewels awaited
the bold adventurers.

Read from DRAKE'S GREAT ARMADA .............     Vol. 33, pp. 229-240



Dec 29: Homer's ODYSSEY


These Guests Outstayed Their Welcome

After twenty years' absence, Odysseus returned home to find his
house filled with strangers rioting and wasting his treasure.
Crafty Odysseus, with the aid of his son and the gods, devised a
bold plan to rid his home of the unwelcome guests.

Read from Homer's ODYSSEY ......................     Vol. 22, pp. 296-309



Dec 30: Dana's TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST


Dana Meets a Tattooed Sailor

Dana's description of the picturesque, pre-gold-rush California
is unique. While he was on the Pacific coast he met a British
sailor who was elaborately tattooed and of an unforgetable appearance
and personality.

Read from Dana's Two YEARS BEFORE THE MAST ...............    Vol. 23, pp. 77-86



Dec 31: Carlyle's INAUGURAL ADDRESS


Curiosity and Interest as Guides to Reading

The most unhappy man, Carlyle says, is the man who has no
real work—no interest in life. To avoid this miserable state, he
advises faithful and diligent reading along the lines dictated by
curiosity and interest.

Read from Carlyle's INAUGURAL ADDRESS ............    Vol. 25, pp. 364-374