The reading calendar

One reading for each day of the year, from the 1930 edition of the Reading Guide to the Harvard Classics. Pick a day to read it. The weekdays are shown for 2026; the readings belong to the date, so they are the same every year.

January 31 readings

  1. 1Franklin’s Advice for the New Year
  2. 2School-Day Poems of John Milton
  3. 3Cicero on Friendship
  4. 4A Flounder Fish Story
  5. 5The Soaring Eagle and Contented Stork
  6. 6Warned by Hector’s Ghost
  7. 7If He Yawned, She Lost Her Head!
  8. 8Trying the Patience of Job
  9. 9A Treasure Hunt in Nombre de Dios
  10. 10Where Love Lies Waiting
  11. 11Hamilton—Father of Wall Street
  12. 12What Is Good Taste?
  13. 13Rousseau Seeks Sanctuary in England
  14. 14The First Step Toward Independence
  15. 15“The Moving Finger Writes”
  16. 16The Old Woman and the Wine Jar
  17. 17Franklin’s Family Tree
  18. 18Origin of Yale “Brekekekex-Ko-ax”
  19. 19Poe on Poetry
  20. 20“Ah! It Is St. Agnes’ Eve—”
  21. 21The Nightingale’s Healing Melody
  22. 22A King’s Pleasure Now Yours
  23. 23Pascal Knew Men and Triangles
  24. 24Odysseus Silenced the Sirens
  25. 25A Field Mouse Made Famous
  26. 26In the Cradle of Civilization
  27. 27Dante and Beatrice in Paradise
  28. 28Man’s Wings
  29. 29Visits the Land of Fire
  30. 30First Problem Play Popular
  31. 31What “Don Quixote” Really Slew
  1. 1Franklin’s Advice for the New Year
  2. 2School-Day Poems of John Milton
  3. 3Cicero on Friendship
  4. 4A Flounder Fish Story
  5. 5The Soaring Eagle and Contented Stork
  6. 6Warned by Hector’s Ghost
  7. 7If He Yawned, She Lost Her Head!
  8. 8Trying the Patience of Job
  9. 9A Treasure Hunt in Nombre de Dios
  10. 10Where Love Lies Waiting
  11. 11Hamilton—Father of Wall Street
  12. 12What Is Good Taste?
  13. 13Rousseau Seeks Sanctuary in England
  14. 14The First Step Toward Independence
  15. 15“The Moving Finger Writes”
  16. 16The Old Woman and the Wine Jar
  17. 17Franklin’s Family Tree
  18. 18Origin of Yale “Brekekekex-Ko-ax”
  19. 19Poe on Poetry
  20. 20“Ah! It Is St. Agnes’ Eve—”
  21. 21The Nightingale’s Healing Melody
  22. 22A King’s Pleasure Now Yours
  23. 23Pascal Knew Men and Triangles
  24. 24Odysseus Silenced the Sirens
  25. 25A Field Mouse Made Famous
  26. 26In the Cradle of Civilization
  27. 27Dante and Beatrice in Paradise
  28. 28Man’s Wings
  29. 29Visits the Land of Fire
  30. 30First Problem Play Popular
  31. 31What “Don Quixote” Really Slew

February 29 readings

  1. 1King Arthur’s Knights Find Holy Grail
  2. 2“Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man”
  3. 3A House of Mirth and Revelry
  4. 4“Genius, a Secret to Itself”
  5. 5Diamonds, Diamonds Everywhere!
  6. 6Charles Lamb Suggests To-day’s Reading
  7. 7A Letter from a Lion
  8. 8Tragic Death of a World-Famous Beauty
  9. 9Rest Between Wars
  10. 10No Fancy for a Plain Gentleman
  11. 11The Queen Freezes Her Philosophy
  12. 12Oxford Corrects Lincoln’s Mistake
  13. 13The Frank Story of an Amazing Life
  14. 14Love Always Young
  15. 15The World Well Lost?
  16. 16Social Circles Among Ants
  17. 17Death His Curtain Call
  18. 18Lasting Peace with Great Britain
  19. 19Earthly Experience of a Chinese Goddess
  20. 20Voltaire Observes the Quakers
  21. 21Does Football Make a College?
  22. 22An Ode for Washington’s Birthday
  23. 23Pepys’ Nose for News
  24. 24Lights and Shadows of Milton
  25. 25Punished for Too Sharp a Wit
  26. 26A David Who Side-stepped Goliath
  27. 27Poet Apostle of Good Cheer
  28. 28Spoke Latin First
  29. 29Goethe’s Tale of a Maiden in Loveleap day
  1. 1King Arthur’s Knights Find Holy Grail
  2. 2“Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man”
  3. 3A House of Mirth and Revelry
  4. 4“Genius, a Secret to Itself”
  5. 5Diamonds, Diamonds Everywhere!
  6. 6Charles Lamb Suggests To-day’s Reading
  7. 7A Letter from a Lion
  8. 8Tragic Death of a World-Famous Beauty
  9. 9Rest Between Wars
  10. 10No Fancy for a Plain Gentleman
  11. 11The Queen Freezes Her Philosophy
  12. 12Oxford Corrects Lincoln’s Mistake
  13. 13The Frank Story of an Amazing Life
  14. 14Love Always Young
  15. 15The World Well Lost?
  16. 16Social Circles Among Ants
  17. 17Death His Curtain Call
  18. 18Lasting Peace with Great Britain
  19. 19Earthly Experience of a Chinese Goddess
  20. 20Voltaire Observes the Quakers
  21. 21Does Football Make a College?
  22. 22An Ode for Washington’s Birthday
  23. 23Pepys’ Nose for News
  24. 24Lights and Shadows of Milton
  25. 25Punished for Too Sharp a Wit
  26. 26A David Who Side-stepped Goliath
  27. 27Poet Apostle of Good Cheer
  28. 28Spoke Latin First
  29. 29Goethe’s Tale of a Maiden in Love

March 31 readings

  1. 1Invented Sir Roger de Coverly
  2. 2What Sailors Do on Sunday
  3. 3For Poets and Fishermen
  4. 4Penn—Pioneer, Thinker, and Builder
  5. 5Laughed at Locks
  6. 6West Point’s Outcast, America’s First Great Poet
  7. 7Bacon Warns Judges
  8. 8Dangerous Experiment with a Wife
  9. 9Common Sense and Good Manners
  10. 10Beaumont—The Adonis of Elizabethan Playwrights
  11. 11Gain Gleaned from Suffering
  12. 12An Irish Bishop’s Wit
  13. 13Before Nobility Ran Tea Rooms
  14. 14A Maiden’s Forfeit
  15. 15Beware the Ides of March!
  16. 16Crabs Climb Trees?
  17. 17An Old Irish Legend
  18. 18New Way to Pay Old Debts
  19. 19Seeing Old Egypt
  20. 20Apples, Feathers, and Coals
  21. 211,000 Years of History on the Surface of a Shield
  22. 22From Puppet Show to Majestic Drama
  23. 23First of a Thousand Harem Stories
  24. 24A Queen Pleads
  25. 25How Conscience Makes Cowards of Us All
  26. 26“2,500 Years Ago Æsop Said . . .”
  27. 27When Is a Lie Not a Lie?
  28. 28Pins and Other Points
  29. 29Hero and Goddess Break Engagement
  30. 30The Plague of Milan
  31. 31The Ghastly Whim of John Donne
  1. 1Invented Sir Roger de Coverly
  2. 2What Sailors Do on Sunday
  3. 3For Poets and Fishermen
  4. 4Penn—Pioneer, Thinker, and Builder
  5. 5Laughed at Locks
  6. 6West Point’s Outcast, America’s First Great Poet
  7. 7Bacon Warns Judges
  8. 8Dangerous Experiment with a Wife
  9. 9Common Sense and Good Manners
  10. 10Beaumont—The Adonis of Elizabethan Playwrights
  11. 11Gain Gleaned from Suffering
  12. 12An Irish Bishop’s Wit
  13. 13Before Nobility Ran Tea Rooms
  14. 14A Maiden’s Forfeit
  15. 15Beware the Ides of March!
  16. 16Crabs Climb Trees?
  17. 17An Old Irish Legend
  18. 18New Way to Pay Old Debts
  19. 19Seeing Old Egypt
  20. 20Apples, Feathers, and Coals
  21. 211,000 Years of History on the Surface of a Shield
  22. 22From Puppet Show to Majestic Drama
  23. 23First of a Thousand Harem Stories
  24. 24A Queen Pleads
  25. 25How Conscience Makes Cowards of Us All
  26. 26“2,500 Years Ago Æsop Said . . .”
  27. 27When Is a Lie Not a Lie?
  28. 28Pins and Other Points
  29. 29Hero and Goddess Break Engagement
  30. 30The Plague of Milan
  31. 31The Ghastly Whim of John Donne

April 30 readings

  1. 1“Oh! to Be in England Now That April’s There”
  2. 2A Spoon Dances in the Moonlight
  3. 3Romance with a Happy Ending
  4. 4The Mistakes of a Night
  5. 5You and Your Dreams
  6. 6Who Is Bad?
  7. 7Nature Guided His Pen
  8. 8Beware the Vengeful Hounds!
  9. 9A Perfect Land in a Wilderness of Waters
  10. 10Americans—by Will of the King
  11. 11Danger in Being Young and Fair
  12. 12The Perfect Argument
  13. 13Michelangelo His Boon Companion
  14. 14A Raid on Spanish Treasure in America
  15. 15O Captain! My Captain!
  16. 16Inside the Gates of Hell
  17. 17Benjamin Franklin—Book Salesman
  18. 18Ready for Adventures and Conquests
  19. 19Battle of Concord
  20. 20Byron Gave His Life for Freedom
  21. 21Books as Windows to the Past
  22. 22Happiness as a Duty
  23. 23“If You Have Poison for Me, I Will Drink It”
  24. 24Nineteen Million Elephants
  25. 25Mighty Rome Feared These Men
  26. 26Do Miracles Still Happen
  27. 27He Dared to See Forbidden Beauty
  28. 28“Vanity of Vanities,” Saith the Preacher
  29. 29How I Got Rich—by Sindbad the Sailor
  30. 30Washington’s Dictum on Private Life
  1. 1“Oh! to Be in England Now That April’s There”
  2. 2A Spoon Dances in the Moonlight
  3. 3Romance with a Happy Ending
  4. 4The Mistakes of a Night
  5. 5You and Your Dreams
  6. 6Who Is Bad?
  7. 7Nature Guided His Pen
  8. 8Beware the Vengeful Hounds!
  9. 9A Perfect Land in a Wilderness of Waters
  10. 10Americans—by Will of the King
  11. 11Danger in Being Young and Fair
  12. 12The Perfect Argument
  13. 13Michelangelo His Boon Companion
  14. 14A Raid on Spanish Treasure in America
  15. 15O Captain! My Captain!
  16. 16Inside the Gates of Hell
  17. 17Benjamin Franklin—Book Salesman
  18. 18Ready for Adventures and Conquests
  19. 19Battle of Concord
  20. 20Byron Gave His Life for Freedom
  21. 21Books as Windows to the Past
  22. 22Happiness as a Duty
  23. 23“If You Have Poison for Me, I Will Drink It”
  24. 24Nineteen Million Elephants
  25. 25Mighty Rome Feared These Men
  26. 26Do Miracles Still Happen
  27. 27He Dared to See Forbidden Beauty
  28. 28“Vanity of Vanities,” Saith the Preacher
  29. 29How I Got Rich—by Sindbad the Sailor
  30. 30Washington’s Dictum on Private Life

May 31 readings

  1. 1What Would <i>You</i> Ask Judas Iscariot?
  2. 2First Sparks of Electricity
  3. 3Why “Machiavellian”?
  4. 4A Champion of Science
  5. 5Strange Adventures in Man’s Clothes
  6. 6A Poor Artist Defies a Rich Duke
  7. 7A Bishop Bargains
  8. 8Behind the Screen in the School for Scandal
  9. 9Relation of Art to Freedom
  10. 10A Knight Among Cannibals
  11. 11Latest Gossip in Malfi
  12. 12His Wife’s Golden Hair Enshrined His Poems
  13. 13What Does Your Dog Think of You?
  14. 14Jenner’s Amazing Smallpox Cure
  15. 15Glimpses Into the Beyond
  16. 16Favorite Superstitions of Celtic Imagination
  17. 17An Honest Life’s Reward
  18. 18The Night Life of Flowers
  19. 19Golden Advice on Manners
  20. 20Shakespeare’s Finest Work
  21. 21An Honest Man Defined
  22. 22True Love in Difficulty
  23. 23A Plea for an Unfortunate
  24. 24They Had No Money—Yet Bought and Sold
  25. 25Do What You Fear
  26. 26Daughter Declares Her Love
  27. 27Lessing’s Courageous Stand for Toleration
  28. 28Master of Melodious Lyrics
  29. 29Adventures in Bagdad
  30. 30When the Throb of the War Drum Is Stifl’d
  31. 31America’s Most Surprising Poet
  1. 1What Would <i>You</i> Ask Judas Iscariot?
  2. 2First Sparks of Electricity
  3. 3Why “Machiavellian”?
  4. 4A Champion of Science
  5. 5Strange Adventures in Man’s Clothes
  6. 6A Poor Artist Defies a Rich Duke
  7. 7A Bishop Bargains
  8. 8Behind the Screen in the School for Scandal
  9. 9Relation of Art to Freedom
  10. 10A Knight Among Cannibals
  11. 11Latest Gossip in Malfi
  12. 12His Wife’s Golden Hair Enshrined His Poems
  13. 13What Does Your Dog Think of You?
  14. 14Jenner’s Amazing Smallpox Cure
  15. 15Glimpses Into the Beyond
  16. 16Favorite Superstitions of Celtic Imagination
  17. 17An Honest Life’s Reward
  18. 18The Night Life of Flowers
  19. 19Golden Advice on Manners
  20. 20Shakespeare’s Finest Work
  21. 21An Honest Man Defined
  22. 22True Love in Difficulty
  23. 23A Plea for an Unfortunate
  24. 24They Had No Money—Yet Bought and Sold
  25. 25Do What You Fear
  26. 26Daughter Declares Her Love
  27. 27Lessing’s Courageous Stand for Toleration
  28. 28Master of Melodious Lyrics
  29. 29Adventures in Bagdad
  30. 30When the Throb of the War Drum Is Stifl’d
  31. 31America’s Most Surprising Poet

June 30 readings

  1. 1Thrilling Play by Tutor of Shakespeare
  2. 2“Back to Nature” in the Seventeenth Century
  3. 3Pulse Aids Epochal Discoveries
  4. 4’Neath the Iron Hand of Spain
  5. 5The Rent of Land from Human Food
  6. 6A Shrill Cry in the Night!
  7. 7“There’s Rosemary—that’s for Remembrance!”
  8. 8Eloquence Wins Over Prejudice
  9. 9Enchanting Songs of David
  10. 10Horrible Prophecy Fulfilled
  11. 11He Sang of His Beautiful Elizabeth
  12. 12Vishnu Holds Up a Battle
  13. 13Athens Flouts Aristides
  14. 14A Philosopher Prefers Prison Cell
  15. 15Strikers Storm the Tower of London
  16. 16Spirits at the Top of the World
  17. 17Risked His Scalp in Prayer
  18. 18Cinderella Lives To-day
  19. 19Freaks of the Dog Fad in England
  20. 20No Salt for These Birds
  21. 21Would You Converse with Royalty?
  22. 22Pliny Tells Ghost Stories
  23. 23Greek Scholar at Three
  24. 24Had No Right Hand
  25. 25Advice to Virgins from a Wise Man
  26. 26In the Lair of the Green-Eyed Monster
  27. 27Do You Take Poison Daily?
  28. 28Pages from the Pampas Book of Etiquette
  29. 29“Is That a Dagger I See Before Me?”
  30. 30Rather King Than Majority
  1. 1Thrilling Play by Tutor of Shakespeare
  2. 2“Back to Nature” in the Seventeenth Century
  3. 3Pulse Aids Epochal Discoveries
  4. 4’Neath the Iron Hand of Spain
  5. 5The Rent of Land from Human Food
  6. 6A Shrill Cry in the Night!
  7. 7“There’s Rosemary—that’s for Remembrance!”
  8. 8Eloquence Wins Over Prejudice
  9. 9Enchanting Songs of David
  10. 10Horrible Prophecy Fulfilled
  11. 11He Sang of His Beautiful Elizabeth
  12. 12Vishnu Holds Up a Battle
  13. 13Athens Flouts Aristides
  14. 14A Philosopher Prefers Prison Cell
  15. 15Strikers Storm the Tower of London
  16. 16Spirits at the Top of the World
  17. 17Risked His Scalp in Prayer
  18. 18Cinderella Lives To-day
  19. 19Freaks of the Dog Fad in England
  20. 20No Salt for These Birds
  21. 21Would You Converse with Royalty?
  22. 22Pliny Tells Ghost Stories
  23. 23Greek Scholar at Three
  24. 24Had No Right Hand
  25. 25Advice to Virgins from a Wise Man
  26. 26In the Lair of the Green-Eyed Monster
  27. 27Do You Take Poison Daily?
  28. 28Pages from the Pampas Book of Etiquette
  29. 29“Is That a Dagger I See Before Me?”
  30. 30Rather King Than Majority

July 31 readings

  1. 1Darwin Not First Evolutionist
  2. 2“Julius” Becomes “July”
  3. 3Gettysburg by an Eyewitness
  4. 4Some Chose to Remain British Subjects
  5. 5A Tailor Entertains a King
  6. 6The Origin of “Utopia”
  7. 7Scandal That Lurked Behind Lace and Powder
  8. 8Italy’s Fair Assassin
  9. 9A Little Lying Now and Then
  10. 10America’s First Immigrants
  11. 11Star Gazing—A Cure for Tired Minds
  12. 12But He Walked!
  13. 13Athenians Also Complained of Taxes
  14. 14The French People Triumph
  15. 15When Elizabeth Dined
  16. 16The Mohammedan Jesus
  17. 17A Throne for Son or Stepson?
  18. 18They Loved in Vain
  19. 19She Wanted Heroes All to Herself
  20. 20A Cobbler in Jail
  21. 21Scotland’s Own Poet
  22. 22Trapped in a Cave with a Frenzied Giant
  23. 23Friendship Above Love?
  24. 24Indian Sorcery Blamed for an Earthquake
  25. 25A Goddess and Her Mortal Lover
  26. 26Peace Amid Strife
  27. 27Once Surgeons Operated in Frock Coats
  28. 28An Idyl of Agriculture
  29. 29Stonehenge—England’s Unsolved Mystery
  30. 30The First English Colony in North America
  31. 31Charm School for Women
  1. 1Darwin Not First Evolutionist
  2. 2“Julius” Becomes “July”
  3. 3Gettysburg by an Eyewitness
  4. 4Some Chose to Remain British Subjects
  5. 5A Tailor Entertains a King
  6. 6The Origin of “Utopia”
  7. 7Scandal That Lurked Behind Lace and Powder
  8. 8Italy’s Fair Assassin
  9. 9A Little Lying Now and Then
  10. 10America’s First Immigrants
  11. 11Star Gazing—A Cure for Tired Minds
  12. 12But He Walked!
  13. 13Athenians Also Complained of Taxes
  14. 14The French People Triumph
  15. 15When Elizabeth Dined
  16. 16The Mohammedan Jesus
  17. 17A Throne for Son or Stepson?
  18. 18They Loved in Vain
  19. 19She Wanted Heroes All to Herself
  20. 20A Cobbler in Jail
  21. 21Scotland’s Own Poet
  22. 22Trapped in a Cave with a Frenzied Giant
  23. 23Friendship Above Love?
  24. 24Indian Sorcery Blamed for an Earthquake
  25. 25A Goddess and Her Mortal Lover
  26. 26Peace Amid Strife
  27. 27Once Surgeons Operated in Frock Coats
  28. 28An Idyl of Agriculture
  29. 29Stonehenge—England’s Unsolved Mystery
  30. 30The First English Colony in North America
  31. 31Charm School for Women

August 31 readings

  1. 1His Influence Still Lives
  2. 2Poems from a Heart of Love
  3. 3When the Greeks Sacked Troy
  4. 4World’s Greatest Bedtime Stories
  5. 5Joys of the Simple Life
  6. 6A Prophet of Aerial Warfare
  7. 7The Last Golden Words of Socrates
  8. 8Men Transformed by Circe’s Wand
  9. 9English Bridal Party Jailed
  10. 10“Give Them Cake,” said the Queen
  11. 11Clever Repartee of Epictetus
  12. 12Zekle’s Courtin’
  13. 13Too Close to See the Battle
  14. 14A College Boy Goes to Sea
  15. 15Into Death’s Face He Flung This Song
  16. 16Inspiring Ritual of Temple Worship
  17. 17Three Walls Luther Saw
  18. 18“I Took Her by the Hair and Dragged Her Up and Down”
  19. 19Roses Boiled in Wine
  20. 20Plot Against Eve
  21. 21Hidden Treasures in an Old Book
  22. 22Aboard the Old Sailing Ships
  23. 23Which Is a Beautiful Woman?
  24. 24Survivor’s Story of Vesuvius
  25. 25Britain Saved by a Full Moon
  26. 26The Prince of Wales Wins His Spurs
  27. 27Priceless Treasures of Memory
  28. 28The World’s Love Tragedy
  29. 29Cleopatra Bewitches Mark Antony
  30. 30Simple Life in a Palace
  31. 31America’s Greatest Thinker
  1. 1His Influence Still Lives
  2. 2Poems from a Heart of Love
  3. 3When the Greeks Sacked Troy
  4. 4World’s Greatest Bedtime Stories
  5. 5Joys of the Simple Life
  6. 6A Prophet of Aerial Warfare
  7. 7The Last Golden Words of Socrates
  8. 8Men Transformed by Circe’s Wand
  9. 9English Bridal Party Jailed
  10. 10“Give Them Cake,” said the Queen
  11. 11Clever Repartee of Epictetus
  12. 12Zekle’s Courtin’
  13. 13Too Close to See the Battle
  14. 14A College Boy Goes to Sea
  15. 15Into Death’s Face He Flung This Song
  16. 16Inspiring Ritual of Temple Worship
  17. 17Three Walls Luther Saw
  18. 18“I Took Her by the Hair and Dragged Her Up and Down”
  19. 19Roses Boiled in Wine
  20. 20Plot Against Eve
  21. 21Hidden Treasures in an Old Book
  22. 22Aboard the Old Sailing Ships
  23. 23Which Is a Beautiful Woman?
  24. 24Survivor’s Story of Vesuvius
  25. 25Britain Saved by a Full Moon
  26. 26The Prince of Wales Wins His Spurs
  27. 27Priceless Treasures of Memory
  28. 28The World’s Love Tragedy
  29. 29Cleopatra Bewitches Mark Antony
  30. 30Simple Life in a Palace
  31. 31America’s Greatest Thinker

September 30 readings

  1. 1Expelled from College, Founded a City
  2. 2Too Great a Price for Love
  3. 3Seven Years to Reach England
  4. 4Voltaire Criticizes
  5. 5Survival of the Fittest
  6. 6The Pride of All Scotchmen
  7. 7The King’s Love
  8. 8When Europe Lay Under Ice
  9. 9When Nature Beckons
  10. 10Famous Poet-Physician
  11. 11Wages—Why and How Much?
  12. 12Love Letters of Elizabeth Browning
  13. 13Good That Came from a Game Pit
  14. 14Dante and St. Peter
  15. 15Refused to Serve Three Terms
  16. 16Penalty for Silence
  17. 17Romance on a New England Farm
  18. 18Home After Storms and Adventures
  19. 19Humor That Survived Slavery
  20. 20Women’s Rights in the Harem
  21. 21Æneas and the Old Witch
  22. 22A King for a Souvenir
  23. 23Dying Concerns Every Man
  24. 24Citizens Lured from Their Homes
  25. 25A Courtship of Twenty Years
  26. 26And the World Rocked with Laughter
  27. 27Pascal’s Fundamentals of Religion
  28. 28He Introduced the Germ
  29. 29Prophet of 400 Million People
  30. 30A Gentleman According to Emerson
  1. 1Expelled from College, Founded a City
  2. 2Too Great a Price for Love
  3. 3Seven Years to Reach England
  4. 4Voltaire Criticizes
  5. 5Survival of the Fittest
  6. 6The Pride of All Scotchmen
  7. 7The King’s Love
  8. 8When Europe Lay Under Ice
  9. 9When Nature Beckons
  10. 10Famous Poet-Physician
  11. 11Wages—Why and How Much?
  12. 12Love Letters of Elizabeth Browning
  13. 13Good That Came from a Game Pit
  14. 14Dante and St. Peter
  15. 15Refused to Serve Three Terms
  16. 16Penalty for Silence
  17. 17Romance on a New England Farm
  18. 18Home After Storms and Adventures
  19. 19Humor That Survived Slavery
  20. 20Women’s Rights in the Harem
  21. 21Æneas and the Old Witch
  22. 22A King for a Souvenir
  23. 23Dying Concerns Every Man
  24. 24Citizens Lured from Their Homes
  25. 25A Courtship of Twenty Years
  26. 26And the World Rocked with Laughter
  27. 27Pascal’s Fundamentals of Religion
  28. 28He Introduced the Germ
  29. 29Prophet of 400 Million People
  30. 30A Gentleman According to Emerson

October 31 readings

  1. 1Princes To-day and Yesterday
  2. 2Veteran Tells of Indian War
  3. 3Good Enough for Chaucer
  4. 4His Mouth Full of Pebbles
  5. 5Amateur Athlete in Old Athens
  6. 6The Atrocious Spectacle of October 6th
  7. 7An Uncanonized American Saint
  8. 8Fielding’s Parody Becomes History
  9. 9Songs Shake the Walls of Jericho
  10. 10A Fugitive in Boy’s Clothes
  11. 11Æneas Flees from an Inconsolable Love
  12. 12Columbus’ Letter Miraculously Found
  13. 13Pagan Virtue Perpetuated
  14. 14No Spice and Little Gold
  15. 15First Families of America
  16. 16When Medicine Was a Mystery
  17. 17Reason His Only Religion
  18. 18“If Winter Comes”
  19. 19Virtue in Smiles
  20. 20Odysseus Adrift on a Raft
  21. 21No Fault to Find with Old Age
  22. 22Swift’s Love Problems
  23. 23When Cæsar Turned the Tables
  24. 24Clytemnestra Meets Her Rival
  25. 25It Greatly Encouraged Intrigue
  26. 26Franklin Learned the Secret
  27. 27Fruit of Seven Years’ Silence
  28. 28How Dice Taught Spelling
  29. 29Genius Rises from a Stable
  30. 30Geology’s Greatest Benefactor
  31. 31Witches Walk To-night
  1. 1Princes To-day and Yesterday
  2. 2Veteran Tells of Indian War
  3. 3Good Enough for Chaucer
  4. 4His Mouth Full of Pebbles
  5. 5Amateur Athlete in Old Athens
  6. 6The Atrocious Spectacle of October 6th
  7. 7An Uncanonized American Saint
  8. 8Fielding’s Parody Becomes History
  9. 9Songs Shake the Walls of Jericho
  10. 10A Fugitive in Boy’s Clothes
  11. 11Æneas Flees from an Inconsolable Love
  12. 12Columbus’ Letter Miraculously Found
  13. 13Pagan Virtue Perpetuated
  14. 14No Spice and Little Gold
  15. 15First Families of America
  16. 16When Medicine Was a Mystery
  17. 17Reason His Only Religion
  18. 18“If Winter Comes”
  19. 19Virtue in Smiles
  20. 20Odysseus Adrift on a Raft
  21. 21No Fault to Find with Old Age
  22. 22Swift’s Love Problems
  23. 23When Cæsar Turned the Tables
  24. 24Clytemnestra Meets Her Rival
  25. 25It Greatly Encouraged Intrigue
  26. 26Franklin Learned the Secret
  27. 27Fruit of Seven Years’ Silence
  28. 28How Dice Taught Spelling
  29. 29Genius Rises from a Stable
  30. 30Geology’s Greatest Benefactor
  31. 31Witches Walk To-night

November 30 readings

  1. 1Last Strokes of Shakespeare’s Pen
  2. 2Journey Through a Hot Country
  3. 3Letters to an Emperor
  4. 4Gold or Glory?
  5. 5Costly Opinion on Divorce
  6. 6A Genius Needs Few Tools
  7. 7The Voice from a Stone-Dead City
  8. 8Blind But Unconquered
  9. 9Once War Songs, Now Pious Prayers
  10. 10A Poet Who Piped for His Supper
  11. 11America’s Doughboy Glorified
  12. 12Story of the First Dresses
  13. 13When Carthage Was Monte Carlo
  14. 14He Worried About It
  15. 15Food Profiteers 300 Years Ago
  16. 16Just Before the Gold Rush
  17. 17At Thirty Scott Began to Write
  18. 18Apple or Son the Arrow’s Mark
  19. 19No Man Knows His Resting Place
  20. 20Old Stories Ever New
  21. 21Bargains in Wives
  22. 22How a Queen Died for Love
  23. 23Less Than Star Dust
  24. 24The Book that Upset Tennessee
  25. 25Cupid as a Shoemaker
  26. 26Shakespeare Should Be Heard
  27. 27What Land is This?
  28. 28Poems Made from Visions
  29. 29How Ideas Originate
  30. 30“Don’ts” for Conversation
  1. 1Last Strokes of Shakespeare’s Pen
  2. 2Journey Through a Hot Country
  3. 3Letters to an Emperor
  4. 4Gold or Glory?
  5. 5Costly Opinion on Divorce
  6. 6A Genius Needs Few Tools
  7. 7The Voice from a Stone-Dead City
  8. 8Blind But Unconquered
  9. 9Once War Songs, Now Pious Prayers
  10. 10A Poet Who Piped for His Supper
  11. 11America’s Doughboy Glorified
  12. 12Story of the First Dresses
  13. 13When Carthage Was Monte Carlo
  14. 14He Worried About It
  15. 15Food Profiteers 300 Years Ago
  16. 16Just Before the Gold Rush
  17. 17At Thirty Scott Began to Write
  18. 18Apple or Son the Arrow’s Mark
  19. 19No Man Knows His Resting Place
  20. 20Old Stories Ever New
  21. 21Bargains in Wives
  22. 22How a Queen Died for Love
  23. 23Less Than Star Dust
  24. 24The Book that Upset Tennessee
  25. 25Cupid as a Shoemaker
  26. 26Shakespeare Should Be Heard
  27. 27What Land is This?
  28. 28Poems Made from Visions
  29. 29How Ideas Originate
  30. 30“Don’ts” for Conversation

December 31 readings

  1. 1Are Skeptics Faulty Thinkers?
  2. 2Practical Jokes in King Arthur’s Day
  3. 3Met the Gods of Ten Thousand Worlds
  4. 4The Queen Weds a Poor Stranger
  5. 5Poems by an Artist’s Model
  6. 6Moralizing as a Seductive Art
  7. 7What Cicero Least Expected
  8. 8Dream Women Shaped His Destiny
  9. 9Slavery’s Last Stand
  10. 10Benvenuto Boasts of Gallantry
  11. 11The Most Dashing Figure in Athens
  12. 12How the Glorious News was Carried to Aix
  13. 13To the South Seas with the Gallant Drake
  14. 14Pastoral Poems and Politics
  15. 15Odysseus Talks with Ghosts
  16. 16How Man’s Courtship Differs from Animal’s
  17. 17Dies on the Eve of Her Son’s Conversion
  18. 18For a Gentleman
  19. 19Samson Finds a Champion
  20. 20Egypt Visited by the First Reporter
  21. 21“Madam Bubble” Not to Be Discouraged
  22. 22Rubbing Noses in New Zealand
  23. 23Saved from a Bonfire of Books
  24. 24Christmas Made a Dull Day
  25. 25The Christmas Story
  26. 26Silence Cost Her a Kingdom
  27. 27Million-Year-Old Islands
  28. 28Ho! for the Spanish Main!
  29. 29These Guests Outstayed Their Welcome
  30. 30Dana Meets a Tattooed Sailor
  31. 31Curiosity and Interest as Guides to Reading
  1. 1Are Skeptics Faulty Thinkers?
  2. 2Practical Jokes in King Arthur’s Day
  3. 3Met the Gods of Ten Thousand Worlds
  4. 4The Queen Weds a Poor Stranger
  5. 5Poems by an Artist’s Model
  6. 6Moralizing as a Seductive Art
  7. 7What Cicero Least Expected
  8. 8Dream Women Shaped His Destiny
  9. 9Slavery’s Last Stand
  10. 10Benvenuto Boasts of Gallantry
  11. 11The Most Dashing Figure in Athens
  12. 12How the Glorious News was Carried to Aix
  13. 13To the South Seas with the Gallant Drake
  14. 14Pastoral Poems and Politics
  15. 15Odysseus Talks with Ghosts
  16. 16How Man’s Courtship Differs from Animal’s
  17. 17Dies on the Eve of Her Son’s Conversion
  18. 18For a Gentleman
  19. 19Samson Finds a Champion
  20. 20Egypt Visited by the First Reporter
  21. 21“Madam Bubble” Not to Be Discouraged
  22. 22Rubbing Noses in New Zealand
  23. 23Saved from a Bonfire of Books
  24. 24Christmas Made a Dull Day
  25. 25The Christmas Story
  26. 26Silence Cost Her a Kingdom
  27. 27Million-Year-Old Islands
  28. 28Ho! for the Spanish Main!
  29. 29These Guests Outstayed Their Welcome
  30. 30Dana Meets a Tattooed Sailor
  31. 31Curiosity and Interest as Guides to Reading
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