Project Gutenberg 2014-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 205 Ingersoll, R. Sturgis (Robert Sturgis) 1891 Ingersoll, Robert Sturgis 16019986 Open That Door! Walled in -- An open door -- Reading fiction with an eye on life -- History and your vote -- Clio's vintage -- The poet and the reader -- The children of Pan -- Men behind books -- Keeping up with life. Produced by Al Haines "Open That Door!" by Robert Sturgis Ingersoll is a philosophical and motivational work written in the early 20th century. The book explores the barriers individuals often face in life and encourages readers to embrace literature as a means to break free from these constraints. It presents a heartfelt argument for the transformative power of reading and the importance of maintaining a child-like sense of wonder throughout one’s life. At the start of the book, Ingersoll reflects on the egotism inherent in authorship and the universal desire for more from life, asserting that everyone wishes to enjoy the fullness of existence. He likens the struggles of adulthood to walls that impede our view of life’s possibilities, suggesting that to overcome these obstacles, one must embrace literature as a key to unlocking new understandings and experiences. He emphasizes the importance of seeing the world through the eyes of a child, advocating for a return to a state of vibrant curiosity and engagement with life, thus setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how literature can enrich our lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45959/45959-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Books and reading Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Other 220162 220115 2024-09-19T09:05:57.687018 2023-09-20T05:27:30.055904 text/html text/html 223066 2014-06-13T14:48:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 103909 2014-06-13T14:48:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 112627 2024-09-19T09:06:08.178925 application/epub+zip 223684 2024-09-19T09:06:07.066965 application/pdf 223683 2024-09-19T09:06:00.765960 application/pdf 116006 2024-09-19T09:06:02.359944 application/epub+zip 116007 2024-09-19T09:05:58.941953 application/epub+zip 171668 2024-09-19T09:06:10.602901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159875 2024-09-19T09:06:05.132994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160159 2022-09-20T21:42:35.867662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175797 2024-09-19T09:05:57.280010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176043 2014-06-13T14:48:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 68542 2014-06-13T14:48:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 175619 2014-06-13T14:48:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68400 2014-06-13T14:48:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 175624 2014-06-13T14:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68362 2014-06-13T14:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26078 2024-09-19T09:06:10.746933 application/rdf+xml 162130 2024-09-19T09:05:56.653050 2023-09-20T05:27:29.719900 text/x-rst text/x-rst 162130 2014-06-13T14:48:56 text/x-rst 90814 2014-06-13T14:48:56 text/x-rst application/zip 9079 2024-09-19T09:06:01.256942 image/jpeg 1562 2024-09-19T09:06:01.022942 image/jpeg 103109 2024-09-19T09:05:57.707029 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