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[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature on the part of those who read themselves or who direct the reading of others, and that in this and other ways, the volume may stimulate to a wise selection of Books and to enlightened and successful methods of Reading. - Summary by Preface
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introductory
31:20 - Chapter 2
What is a book? And what is it to read?
20:46 - Chapter 3
How to read - Attention in reading
17:07 - Chapter 4
How to read with interest and effect
23:51 - Chapter 5
The relations of the reader to his author
41:40 - Chapter 6
The influence of books and reading on the opinions and principles
20:35 - Chapter 7
The moral influence of books and reading - The reading of fiction
20:38 - Chapter 8
Imaginative Literature: Its representation of moral evil
38:02 - Chapter 9
The religious character and influence of books and reading
20:09 - Chapter 10
A Christian literature: How conceived and defined
30:14 - Chapter 11
A history and historical reading
41:29 - Chapter 12
How to read history
1:00:35 - Chapter 13
A course of historical reading
51:28 - Chapter 14
Biography and biographical reading
1:00:10 - Chapter 15
Novels and novel reading
47:45 - Chapter 16
Poetry and poets
54:10 - Chapter 17
The criticism and history of literature
42:16 - Chapter 18
The criticism of English literature
37:52 - Chapter 19
Books of science and duty
41:46 - Chapter 20
Religious books and Sunday reading
43:26 - Chapter 21
Newspapers and periodicals
41:19 - Chapter 22
The library
40:28