Modern History
The roving critic
Carl Van Doren · narrated by Juniper
2026
5h 11m
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Carl Van Doren ranges widely as the roving critic, turning his sharp, generous eye on the books and writers of his day. These essays capture American letters coming of age in the early twentieth century. Lively criticism from a Pulitzer-winning man of literature.
Inside this audiobook
11 chapters
- 1I. TOWARD A CREED28m
- 2II. THREE OF OUR CONQUERORS33m
- 3III. TWO NOTES ON YOUTH11m
- 4IV. HOWELLS: MAY 192019m
- 5V. NOOKS AND FRINGES1h 18m
- 6PICTURES OF THE PAST16m
- 7VI. LONG ROADS26m
- 8VII. SHORT CUTS25m
- 9VIII. A CASUAL SHELF38m
- 10IX. POETS’ CORNER24m
- 11X. IN THE OPEN13m
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