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Note-Books of Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler, Henry Festing Jones

Read by Kristin Lewis, Ellies, Mayah, Barbara Baker, Colleen McMahon, Rebecca N, Foon, KHand and 5pak · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface by Henry Festing Jones (16:55)
Biographical Statement (22:06)
Lord, What is Man? (32:13)
Elementary Morality (51:05)
The Germs of Erewhon and of Life and Habit (51:05)
Memory and Design (22:56)
Vibrations (19:43)
Mind and Matter (46:24)
On the Making of Music, Pictures and Books (48:43)
Handel and Music, part 1 (28:59)
Handel and Music, part 2 (33:27)
A Painter’s Views on Painting, part 1 (21:29)
A Painter’s Views on Painting, part 2 (22:56)
The Position of a Homo Unius Libri (26:55)
Cash and Credit (32:47)
The Enfant Terrible of Literature (36:44)
Unprofessional Sermons (32:52)
Higgledy-Piggledy (20:58)
Titles and Subjects (13:51)
Written Sketches, part 1 (24:59)
Written Sketches, part 2 (27:56)
Material for a Projected Sequel to Alps and Sanctuaries, part 1 (31:24)
Material for a Projected Sequel to Alps and Sanctuaries, part 2 (30:37)
Material for Erewhon Revisited (22:09)
Truth and Convenience (26:41)
First Principles, part 1 (27:29)
First Principles, part 2 (27:29)
Rebelliousness (31:19)
Reconciliation (16:09)
Death (14:23)
The Life of the World to Come, part 1 (29:38)
The Life of the World to Come, part 2 (23:21)
Poems (41:01)