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Twain's sharp commentary and humor make this audiobook a timeless examination of artistic merit, inviting us to reconsider the works we revere and the criteria we use to judge them.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10646</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b297c017b79944e58b03c0bc83eba4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Visions and Revisions - John Cowper Powys</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/visions-and-revisions-john-cowper-powys--72104323</link><description><![CDATA[Powys presents a set of literary devotions of great figures in Literature who have obsessed him. 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Powys delivered popular lectures throughout the United States and was able to hold audiences in rapt attention for hours while speaking about great literature and writers, this book from the earlier part of his writing career gives us a little glimpse into what those lectures must have been like. - Summary by Keri Ford]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72104323</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:37:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72104323/visions_and_revisions_john_cowper_powys.mp3" length="196536980" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Cowper Powys</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Powys presents a set of literary devotions of great figures in Literature who have obsessed him. 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