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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era

Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the worlds of music, art, science and invention. Though not personally written by Lord, the book is attributed to him. - Summary by KHand (10 hr 24 min)

Chapters

00 - Publisher's Preface

4:26

01 - Richard Wagner, Part 1

20:40

02 - Richard Wagner, Part 2

21:47

03 - Richard Wagner, Part 3

20:48

04 - John Ruskin, Part 1

20:07

05 - John Ruskin, Part 2

23:53

06 - John Ruskin, Part 3

15:13

07 - Herbert Spencer, Part 1

27:08

08 - Herbert Spencer, Part 2

28:01

09 - Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1

28:21

10 - Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2

25:15

11 - John Ericsson, Part 1

25:21

12 - John Ericsson, Part 2

24:03

13 - John Ericsson, Part 3

25:54

14 - Li Huang Chang, Part 1

21:50

15 - Li Huang Chang, Part 2

19:42

16 - Li Huang Chang, Part 3

20:31

17 - David Livingstone, Part 1

21:11

18 - David Livingstone, Part 2

21:07

19 - David Livingstone, Part 3

21:25

20 - Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1

20:37

21 - Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2

19:34

22 - Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3

18:51

23 - Michael Faraday, Part 1

23:05

24 - Michael Faraday, Part 2

22:57

25 - Michael Faraday, Part 3

23:26

26 - Rudolf Virchow, Part 1

20:34

27 - Rudolf Virchow, Part 2

18:58

28 - Rudolf Virchow, Part 3

19:05