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Characters Of Theophrastus

Theophrastus

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface; Introduction; Epistle Dedicatory (34:18)
Part 1: The Dissembler; The Flatterer; The Coward; The Over-Zealous Man; The Tactless Man; The Shameless Man; The Newsmonger; The Mean Man; The Stupid Man; The Surly Man. (18:48)
Part 2: The Superstitious Man; The Thankless Man; The Suspicious Man; The Disagreeable Man; The Exquisite; The Garrulous Man; The Bore; The Rough; The Affable Man; The Impudent Man. (18:36)
Part 3: The Gross Man; The Boor; The Penurious Man; The Pompous Man; The Braggart; The Oligarch; The Backbiter; The Avaricious Man; The Late Learner; The Vicious Man. (19:13)