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Tocsin of Revolt, and other Essays

This is a volume of essays by American author Brander Matthews. Matthews is today mostly remembered for his short pieces of speculative fiction, but his essays are also of enduring interest. This volume contains 15 essays on different topics, ranging from contemporary history (1922) over literature to philosophy. They are written in a very accessible style and will interest readers and listeners today as much as they must have interested readers when the book was published in 1922. - Summary by Carolin (6 hr 3 min)

Chapters

The Tocsin of Revolt

The Duty of the Intellectuals

The Dwelling of a Day-Dream

What is American Literature?

The Centenary of a Question

American Aphorisms

A Plea for the Platitude

The Length of Cleopatra's Nose

Concerning Conversation

The Gentle Art of Repartee

Cosmopolitan Cookery

On Working too much and Working too fast

The Modernity of Molière

Theodore Roosevelt as a Man of Letters

Memories of Mark Twain