THE PLEASURES OF LIFE - SIR JOHN LUBBOCK - PART I - CHAPTER I THE DUTY OF HAPPINESS - CHAPTER II THE HAPPINESS OF DUTY - CHAPTER III A SONG OF BOOKS - CHAPTER IV THE CHOICE OF BOOKS - CHAPTER V THE BLESSING OF FRIENDS - CHAPTER VI THE VALUE OF TIME - CHAPTER VII THE PLEASURES OF TRAVEL - CHAPTER VIII THE PLEASURES OF HOME - CHAPTER IX SCIENCE - CHAPTER X EDUCATION - PART II - CHAPTER I AMBITION - CHAPTER II WEALTH - CHAPTER III HEALTH - CHAPTER IV LOVE - CHAPTER V ART - CHAPTER VI POETRY - CHAPTER VII MUSIC - CHAPTER VIII THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE - CHAPTER IX THE TROUBLES OF LIFE - CHAPTER X LABOR AND REST - CHAPTER XI RELIGION - CHAPTER XII THE HOPE OF PROGRESS - CHAPTER XIII THE DESTINY OF MAN - PREFACE
HIGH ELMS,
PREFACE - TO THE TWENTIETH EDITION.
HIGH ELMS,
THE PLEASURES OF LIFE - PART I
SHAKESPEARE.
TRENCH. - CHAPTER I. - THE DUTY OF HAPPINESS.
CHAPTER II - THE HAPPINESS OF DUTY.
EPICTETUS.
CHAPTER III - A SONG OF BOOKS.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (387K characters)
Release date
2005-04-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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1834–1913
A true Victorian polymath, this English writer moved easily between science, politics, and public life. He is especially remembered for helping shape prehistoric archaeology and for turning close observation of the natural world into clear, lively books.
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