Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 12 - Miscellany


Enjoy listening to some of The Great Agnostic's fiery articles, speeches and introductory remarks at a variety of banquets, expositions (like the World's Fair), and celebrations in late 1800's America. The controversial Col. Ingersoll was one of the most sought after Toastmasters and speakers in his day, filling great lecture halls before, during, and after the Civil war, amassing 12 volumes of collected written material. Volume 12 are the collected papers that didn't fit into the previous 11 volumes, and were on some occasions not edited by himself. Ingersoll, son of an itinerant Baptist preacher and well versed in scripture, was an ardent atheist, freethinker & co-founder of the Unitarian church, an abolitionist, great supporter of the arts, devoted family man, and friend to some outstanding clergy whether they agreed with his religious views or not. This volume does not include the 21 Tributes, presented as a sequel in a separate audiobook. (Summary by Michele Fry, BC ) (11 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Publisher's Preface 3:41
I. Prof. Van Buren Denslow's "Modern Thinkers" 40:14
II. Preface to Dr. Edgar C. Beall's "The Brain and the Bible" 20:22
III. Preface to "Men, Women and Gods" 10:29
IV. Preface to "For Her Daily Bread" 13:44
V. Preface to "Agnosticism and Other Essays" 25:11
VI. Preface to "Faith Or Fact" 20:24
VII. The Grant Banquet 13:10
VIII. Thirteen Club Dinner 11:40
IX. Robson and Crane Dinner 9:15
X. The Police Captains' Dinner 11:15
XI. General Grant's Birthday Dinner 9:40
XII. Lotos Club Dinner, Twentieth Anniversary 4:44
XIII. Manhattan Athletic Club Dinner 15:10
XIV. The Liederkranz Club, Seidl-Stanton Banquet 11:27
XV. The Frank B. Carpenter Dinner 24:53
XVI. Unitarian Club Dinner 37:01
XVII. Western Society of the Army of the Potomac Banquet 10:55
XVIII. Lotos Club Dinner in Honor of Anton Seidl 18:09
XXI. The Children of the Stage 13:20
XX. Address to the Actors' Fund of America 19:09
XIX. Lotos Club Dinner in Honor of Rear Admiral Schley 16:39
XXII. Address to the Press Club 11:49
XXIII. The Circulation of Obscene Literature 39:13
XXIV. Convention of the National Liberal League 6:37
XXV. Convention of the American Secular Union 13:16
XXVI. The Religious Belief of Abraham Lincoln 20:20
XXVII. Organized Charities 10:17
XXVIII. Spain and the Spaniards 10:01
XXIX. Our New Possessions 20:35
XXX. A Few Fragments on Expansion 7:09
XXXI. Is It Ever Right for Husband or Wife to Kill Rival? 16:03
XXXII. Professor Briggs 27:35
XXXIII. Fragments, Part 1 27:53
XXXIV. Fragments, Part 2 25:35
XXXV. Fragments, Part 3 21:27
XXXVI. Fragments, Part 4 21:45
XXXVII. Effect of the World's Fair on the Human Race 11:18
XXXVIII. Sabbath Superstition 14:06
XXXIX. Jesus Christ 4:56
XXXX. Life 4:27