Classic Audiobook Collection

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick. A new Edition

Anonymous

The book followed the wandering Reverend Yorick as he traveled from England to the Continent, focusing on his keen observation of human nature through chance encounters and moments of tenderness. The narrative shifted between comedy and pathos as Yorick measured the world by sympathy rather than mileage, blending satire with sincerity.

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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne Section 1

The Virgin of the Sun

H. Rider Haggard

The book was presented as a full audiobook, described as a sweeping tale blending romance, historical imagination, and adventure set against the backdrop of the fading Inca empire in Peru, starting in medieval England. The narrative detailed the escapades of an Englishman who became intertwined with the Children of the Sun and defied the priesthood for forbidden love.

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The Virgin of the Sun by H. Ryder Haggard Dedication My dear Little, Some five and thirty years ago, It was our custom To discuss many matters. Among them, I think, The history and romance Of the vanished empires of Central America. In memory of those far-off days, Will you accept A tale that deals with one of them. That of the marvellous Incas of Peru.

Chamber Music, Pomes Penyeach and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions

James Joyce

It was described as a captivating collection of poems that delved into the depths of human emotion and everyday life, with themes of love, loss, and beauty in the mundane, and each poem was a window into Joyce's soul.

Heaven Upon Earth

James Janeway

This book was read by a girl who was deeply affected by its message, and it helped her develop her relationship with God.

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She spent much time in reading the scripture and a book called the best friend in the worst of times

The Shamanic Way of the Bee

Simon Buxton

This book was a source of comfort and guidance for the girl.

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The spiritual bee was a great companion of hers

The Saints' Everlasting Rest

Tim Cooper

This book was mentioned as being a favorite of John Harvey, who read it with great interest and made notes from it while preparing for death.

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He was never well but when he was more immediately engaged in the service of God

Time And Free Will

Henri Bergson

The narrator was engrossed in reading Bergson's *Time and Free Will* in English translation while on a train and was particularly focused on the author's argument regarding freedom and motives.

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I could not say at which station the woman and her baby entered the train.

Brown Cow Stunning!

It was mentioned that Cowley, a buccaneer, documented his voyages and described one island as having many different forms, sometimes resembling a ruined fortification, and at other times, a great city. His naming of this island, 'Cowley's enchanted aisle', may have been influenced by his own self-image.

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my fancy led me to call it Cowley's enchanted aisle, for we having had a side of it upon several points of the compass. It appeared always in so many different forms, sometimes like a ruined fortification upon another point like a great city, etc.

The Annals of Imperial Rome

Cornelius Tacitus

The man with the weed strongly discouraged the young gentleman from reading Tacitus, citing its negative influence on his view of human nature and potential to induce cynicism. He offered an alternative, recommending cheerful books promoting love and trust instead.

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don't read this book it is poison moral poison

The Pleasures of the Imagination

John Brewer

The man with the weed recommended Achenside's Pleasures of Imagination as a positive alternative to Tacitus, suggesting that readers should focus on cheerful books that inspire love and trust.

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see producing a pocket volume achenside his pleasures of imagination

The Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy

John Flaxman

Pierre considered looking at this book of plates with Lucy, but ultimately decided against it, as he associated it with Francesca's mournful face and the sadness of Dante's work.

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

It was mentioned as a favorite spiritual guidance book.

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Favorite spiritual guidance book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle