Project Gutenberg 2010-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 44 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Kingsley, Frances Eliza Grenfell 1814 1891 Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Westminster Abbey -- The stage as it was once -- The first discovery of America -- The servant of the Lord -- Ancient civilisation. Transcribed from the 1875 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price "Lectures Delivered in America in 1874" by Charles Kingsley is a collection of lectures presented during a trip to America, likely in the late 19th century. The work examines various topics, including the reverence for history, the significance of Westminster Abbey, and the cultural exchanges between Americans and their European counterparts. Kingsley seeks to emphasize the importance of respecting the past while navigating the modern world. At the start of the first lecture, Kingsley discusses the value of acknowledging and learning from history, particularly through places like Westminster Abbey, which he identifies as a collective resting place for notable figures that symbolizes national identity. He appreciates the admiration Americans show for historical sites, reflecting on their cultural roots and the shared heritage between Britain and America. He argues that this reverence allows young nations to gain strength and independence, inspiring a deeper understanding of their own identities and responsibilities in the broader context of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Speeches, addresses, etc. PR Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Literature 249789 249682 2024-10-13T08:16:28.303105 2023-09-13T12:25:23.681837 text/html text/html 249418 2010-01-12T16:26:58 text/html 94747 2010-01-12T16:29:07 text/html application/zip 191319 2024-10-13T08:16:36.474570 application/epub+zip 192295 2024-10-13T08:16:32.191085 application/epub+zip 158059 2024-10-13T08:16:30.743098 application/epub+zip 393353 2024-10-13T08:16:39.417633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368570 2024-10-13T08:16:35.432058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333362 2022-09-14T09:16:26.317675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225181 2024-10-13T08:16:27.643110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226262 2010-01-12T16:25:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89722 2010-01-12T16:29:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 225016 2010-01-12T16:29:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89311 2010-01-12T16:29:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21407 2024-10-13T08:16:39.556529 application/rdf+xml 20144 2024-10-13T08:16:31.316071 image/jpeg 4630 2024-10-13T08:16:31.028074 image/jpeg 186570 2024-10-13T08:16:28.327089 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia