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Day 24 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge




Apr 2: Darwin's VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE

A Spoon Dances in the Moonlight

A huge spoon dressed in human finery, placed on a grave, appears
to become convulsed when the moon's rays fall on it and
dances to the tune of chanting natives. Weird sights, according
to Darwin, abound in the South Seas.

Read from Darwin's VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE .....  Vol. 29, pp. 462-471


Apr 3: Walton's LIFE OF GEORGE HERBERT

Romance with a Happy Ending

"As a conqueror enters a surprised city; love made such resolutions
as neither party was able to resist. She changed her name
into Herbert the third day after this first interview."

Read from Walton's LIFE OF GEORGE HERBERT ........   Vol. 15, pp. 392-404

Apr 4: SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

The Mistakes of a Night

Genial and rollicking fun are provided in this highly entertaining
story of a man who mistakes a private house for an inn,
and who treats his host's daughter like a serving maid.

Read from SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER ........  Vol. 18, pp. 205-215


Apr 5: Hobbes' LEVIATHAN

You and Your Dreams

Dreams and their causes interested Hobbes. Without superstition,
the philosopher weighed the evidence of ghosts, goblins,
and witches.

Read from Hobbes' LEVIATHAN ................  Vol. 34, pp. 313-322