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Impressions of Theophrastus Such

Impressions of Theophrastus Such is a work of fiction by George Eliot, first published in 1879. It was Eliot's last published writing and her most experimental, taking the form of a series of literary essays by an imaginary minor scholar whose eccentric character is revealed through his work. (Summary from Wikipedia) (6 hr 43 min)

Chapters

Looking Inward

Looking Backward

How We Encourage Research

A Man Surprised at his Originality

A Too Deferential Man

Only Temper

A Political Molecule

The Watch-Dog of Knowledge

A Half-Breed

Debasing the Moral Currency

The Wasp Credited with the Honeycomb

"So Young!"

How We Come to Give Ourselves False Testimonials, and Beleive In Them

The Too-Ready Writer

Diseases of Small Authorship

Moral Swindlers

Shadows of the Coming Race

The Modern Hep! Hep! Hep!