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Historical Fiction
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Walter Pater - Marius the Epicurean, Volume 2
The conclusion of Pater's historico-philosophical novel about a young Roman nobleman's search for purpose and meaning. Set in the time of Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the book traces its title character's...
5 hours 20 minutes
*Non-fiction
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François Fénelon - Lives of the Ancient Philosophers
François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointed tutor to Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682-1712) by Louis XIV in 1689. He wrote Dialogues of...
8 hours 34 minutes
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Lionel Giles - Musings of a Chinese Mystic: Selections from the Philosophy of Chuang Tzu
If Lao Tzu then had revolted against the growing artificiality of life in his day, a return to nature must have seemed doubly imperative to his disciple Chuang Tzu, who flourished more than a couple of centuries...
2 hours 27 minutes
