Education of Henry Adams
Chapter 1 of 36 Editor's Preface and Preface
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- Running time
- 17 h 37 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Jeannie
Chapters
About this recording
The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. (Introduction by Wikipedia)